The Dargaville Primary School Newsletter is sent home most Wednesdays. The online version is usually posted on the same day. If you would like a paper copy please call in at the Dargaville Primary School Office, Portland St, Dargaville.

Wednesday 2nd June 2004

COMING EVENTS
7th June—Queens Birthday
15th June—PTA Meeting

DPS NEWS

PTA PIZZA DRIVE
A reminder to get your pizza orders filled and returned to the school no later than Wednesday 23rd June. Delivery will be Wednesday June 30th. We have spare forms at the office if you did not receive one.

FUN WITH TE REO
Aunty—Whaea, Uncle—Matua keke, Sister—tuahine, Brother—tungane.

BIBLE
Bible on Thursday from 12 —12.30pm in the school hall for the Senior Syndicate.

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
Parents are welcome to attend the school assembly held fortnightly at 9am on Thursday’s in the school hall. The next assembly is June 3rd.

LIBRARY
Thanks to Carlrine Gillespie for the help with the lucky book orders. Please make sure all forms are filled out correctly and coupons signed by parent if joining a club. There have been no offers to help cover library books as yet. If you could help cover one small box it would be most appreciated. Lucky books, issue 4 closes on 17th June.
Thanks Anita.

KAPA HAKA
Senior and Middle syndicate Multi Culture Group will be performing at The Warehouse at 1.30pm, Thursday 3rd June (tomorrow). All children to have their black shorts please. If girls can have their hair already put up it will save me heaps of time. Please make sure your child’s permission form is signed and returned for them to leave the school. No permission slip signed by parent and returned means no going to the performance.
Cheers
Kath Bennett-Galo.
PLEASE NOTE: The dates for the Talent Quest auditions have been changed due to other commitments on these dates. Revised dates are, Junior Syndicate—10th June
Middle Syndicate—17th June
Senior Syndicate—24th June

AFTER SCHOOL
There have been a number of children left to play on the school playground unsupervised in recent weeks. We would like to remind parents that all children should leave the school immediately after school closes and that the school does not provide after school care and children should not be left alone in the school grounds.

BUS TRAVEL
The bus service only provides for children that regularly travel on the bus, any extra children (friends) cannot travel on the bus and you will have to make arrangements to transport them yourselves.
Also a reminder to parents that if your child is not traveling on the bus to phone the school or send a note to your child’s teacher. Often we get conflicting stories from children who say they should/not be going on the bus, because they have overheard a conversation at home which has not been finalised. This puts us in an awkward position of whether or not to send them on the bus. As you can appreciate we don’t want to send a child home, if no one is there, and we don’t like to hold a child at school only to find out that they should have been on a bus.

OTHER NEWS AND EVENTS.

FISH FACTORY JUNIOR YOUTH
10-12yrs, come along and join in with games at the Fish Factory Youth Centre, 28 Hokianga Rd—pool, fooze ball, PS2 and table tennis. Join in with the team games too. $2 cost. Ph Steve Clark 439 7467.

KIDS CLUB
Last week of the five week kids club programme. Even if its your first time, come along and join in the fun, games, songs, story and take home a craft. 5-9yrs, $3 cost. At the DBCC 4-7pm Friday night 4th June.
Ph Grant Taylor 439 7507.

MARSDEN BAY HOLIDAY CAMP
Marsden Bay Holiday Camps will be having a Children’s Camp in the School Holidays at Marsden Bay Youth Camp, One Tree Point, Ruakaka. July 4th—9th, ages 9-13years. Lot of great activities including: Go-karts, motor bikes, buggy, trampoline, flying fox, abseil tower, air rifles, archery, canoes, water slide indoor games, night games and sports. For more information phone Colleen & Geoff Rout 09 438 3338 or fax 09 438 3442. Registration forms are available from the school office.

GIRLGUIDE BISCUITS
Chocolate and mini-chocolate biscuits for sale $2.30 a packet. Phone Lyn 439 0627.

WINTER ILLNESSES
With winter coming on and many illnesses around, please be aware of meningitis and if in doubt take your child to the doctor. They may be very sick if they show one or more of the following:
* have a fever
* refuse drinks or feeds
* sleepy or floppy or harder to wake
* crying or unsettled
* a rash/spots
a headache

MOBILE EAR CLINIC
The clinic will be outside Woolworths on Monday 14th June from 9.00am to 3.30pm. No appointment necessary just call in for all glue ear assessments, treatment of discharging ears, grommet checks, wax and foreign body removal.

TRIVIA PURSUIT EVENING
Dargaville Kindergarten’s major fundraiser for 2004 is a Trivia Persuit evening to be held at the Lighthouse Function Centre on Friday 25th June. Six people per team and $60 per team. Entries close 18th June. For entry forms and more information phone Dargaville Kindergarten 439 8875.

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