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Kia ora whānau,
As we head into the final week of Term 3, we want to welcome you to our very last newsletter for the term! It has been a busy, exciting term, and we are so proud of everything our students have achieved.
This term, our staff have come together to carefully review our breaktime routines, looking at what is working well and identifying key areas for improvement. As we finalise this review before the end of the term, we are planning to trial a new schedule where children head out to play first and eat afterward. We look forward to testing this approach next term to see how it positively impacts our students’ energy, focus, and overall well-being.
With just one week to go until the school holidays, we hope everyone enjoys a well-deserved, restful break. Thank you all for your continued support this term!
Regards, Devika & the TPS team
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TPS Fundraiser – Details about tomorrow
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COLOUR RUN – THIS FRIDAY! Friday 18 September 1:30–3:00pm
WHAT TO BRING
Please send your child with:
– OLD WHITE OR LIGHT-COLOURED T-SHIRT
– OLD RUNNING SHOES
– GOGGLES – optional
– TOWEL AND/OR CHANGE OF CLOTHES – recommended as children will get colourful and may get wet!
Please name everything and send items you don’t mind getting colourful.
WHEN IS YOUR CHILD RUNNING?
1:30pm – Kererū classes
Approx. 2:00pm – Tūī classes
Approx. 2:30pm – Kiwi classes
***These times are approximate and may change on the day.
Each group will make its way around the obstacle course and through our sponsored colour stations, with plenty of colour, music and fun along the way!
The event will finish at 3:00pm.
FAMILIES ARE WELCOME TO WATCH
A designated parent viewing area will be set up on the field. We ask that families please remain in this area rather than around the course, concrete or playground areas. This will help us keep the course safe and make end-of-day collection run smoothly.
The Colour Run course is for TPS students only. Parents and siblings are welcome to watch but cannot participate or run alongside the children.
WHAT IF IT RAINS?
We’ll be keeping a close eye on the weather. A decision on whether the Colour Run will go ahead or be postponed will be made by 2:00pm on Thursday. Families will be notified once a decision has been made.
CAN YOU HELP AFTERWARDS?
Could you spare 30 minutes after school on Friday?
We’d really appreciate a few extra hands to help tidy up, pack away equipment and move some of the heavier items after the event. Contact: scg@tps.school.nz
THERE’S STILL TIME TO FUNDRAISE!
It’s not too late to set up a fundraising page or keep sharing your existing one!
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This week, Kiwi students have been learning to use adjectives to describe characters.
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Maths – Telling the Time
In Room 5B, we have been learning all about telling the time! The children have been practising recognising o’clock, quarter past and half past times and learning about the hour and minute hands.
To help us with our learning, we have also made our own clocks and used them to practice setting different times. We have had lots of fun learning together and are becoming confident little time-tellers!
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We are thrilled to keep our school grounds open after 3:00 PM so families and children can enjoy the community space. However, we have noticed a growing number of children left unattended without adult supervision.
Please remember that any children remaining on school grounds after hours must be actively supervised by a parent or adult guardian at all times. Our school staff cannot manage after-hours supervision, safety concerns, or conflict resolution once the school day ends. Thank you for your support and cooperation.
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We are excited to share that Room 6B will be launching in Term 4, co-taught by our wonderful Deputy Principals, Sarah and Denise! Both of them are thrilled to step into this learning space together and bring their energy, experience, and passion directly into the classroom. We know the students in 6B are going to have a fantastic term ahead under their expert guidance.
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We are so excited to have the Life Education van on school grounds this week and next! This unique experience allows our students to step into a vibrant mobile classroom and work with a specialised Educator alongside their classroom teacher. A massive thank you to all the families who have made a financial contribution to help bring this valuable program to our school—your support ensures our children get to enjoy these engaging, hands-on health and well-being lessons!
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**PLEASE NOTE**
FRIDAY SUSHI WILL BE CLOSED TEMPORARILY FOR ORDERS ON
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER
FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER
FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER
**YOU CAN STILL ORDER LUNCH ON THE ABOVE DATES, WITH EZLUNCH**
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ORDERS CLOSE MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER – 5:00pm
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HELPING AT Home – Mathematics (Year 3-6)
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Click here – Maths Portal for parents
You can use the website to help your child practice what they have learned at school.
- It is best to work together on the year level your child has just finished at school, not the year they’re about to start.
- Short, regular sessions will help build confidence with Maths. This can be 10 to 15 minutes sessions, 3 to 5 times a week.
- After your child completes each question or puzzle, you will see a summary page suggesting next steps.
- You can use the Maths practice site on your tablet, laptop or phone.
The Maths practice website is a pilot that will run until the end of December 2026 so we can see how useful it is for families.
NZC Maths practice
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Week 9 – NZ Māori Language week – TOMORROW – Colour RUN!
Week 10 – Life Education Trust visiting TPS
Term 3 ends: Friday 25 September
Term 4 starts: Monday 12 October
Week 1 – Mihi Whakatau – (new families)
2027 out of zone applications close (14 October)
Click here for School Calendar
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We believe we are a team! If you have a question, a worry, or some feedback for us, my door is always open.
Please feel free to catch me for a chat or drop me an email at devikat@tps.school.nz
We love hearing from you directly. It is always the fastest and most postive way to solve problems, support your child, and make our school the best it can be.
If you hear another parent sharing a worry or a concern, please kindly encourage them to reach out to me directly too!
Thank you for partnering with us to keep our school community supportive, positive, and connected!
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TPS Sports Calendar for Term 4
TPS Run Club – Wednesday mornings at 8:00am, leaving from the blue gates on Collins Street, running around the local streets of Takapuna. Registrations for Term 4 are here, join us for early morning Taka beach runs!!
North Harbour Basketball Semester 2 – last game 27th/28th October plays offs 11th/12th and 18th/19th November.
Touch Rugby – Starts Monday 19th October – have a fun season TPS Flyers
TPS Athletics Carnival (year 1-6) – Tuesday 10th November at Onewa Domain Athletics inner field.
Kiwi/Tui Year 1-3 9:15am – 1:00pm back to TPS Kereru/Tui Year 4-6 9:15am- 2:00pm
Athletics Volunteers needed to help out at the field events and running race marshalls, if you can help please email sports@tps.school.nz.
TPS TRYathlon open to Year 1-6 students – Friday 27th November at TPS. If you would like to enter your child register here. If you registered your child in Term 1 there is no need to re-register again. A list of all registered athletes will be posted on Hero this week.
Clusters Athletics – Friday 4th December at Onewa Domain Athletics Track.
Clusters Cross Country – congratulations TPS runners, you all represented us well on Friday 4th at Killarney Park Reserve. The conditions were perfect and the course was challenging. India, Mia-8th, Harper, Evie, Aaron-1st, Beauden, Bruno , Henry-8th, Yoyo-7th, Amber, Kovindi, Sea-ahn, Abdul, Ethan, Harry, Mila- 5th, Imogen-8th, Karen, Isabel, Noah-3rd, Arjun, Hyan-8th and Oliver.
What a close finish!!! 1st place Aaron
 
Basketball Results for Week 8 and Week 9
Taka Slam Dunk 28 v Long Bay Bulls 28
Taka Slam Dunks 26 v Bayfield Mavericks 30
Taka Tigers 18 v Bayfield Mavericks 22
BYE
Taka Stars 7 v Long Bay Heat 25
Taka Stars 18 v Northcote Nuggets 26
Taka Alley Oops 25 v St Joes 20
Big win 38 – 12 against Glamorgan Hawks
TPS in action
Run Club runs to Takapuna Beach 16th September
Tui play football most days on the field
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Yummy Sticker – Ok TPS, it is time for more YUMMY apple eating, as we need to boost out yummy sticker count!
Send in your Yummy Stickers to add to the class chart or click on the link here for your own personal home chart. All Yummy sticker charts need to be returned to the school by October 15th and they will be sent to Head Office for an official count.
Community Notices
Devonport Squash Club is encouraging more young people to give squash a try. It is a fantastic sport that develops fitness, coordination, resilience and confidence, while also providing a fun and welcoming social environment.
They offer programmes for a range of ages and experience levels, from children picking up a racquet for the first time through to those looking to develop their skills more seriously.
Harbour Futsal Schools League Term 4
Is your child keen on playing football and in Year 1 – 6?
All you need is 7 players and register here
Futsal information for Term 4
Match day: Sunday afternoons
Dates: 18th Oct – 6th Dec (No games 25th Oct – Labour Weekend)
Match Venue: NNH Arena, 44 Northcote Rd, Northcote
Player fees – Y1/2 Early-bird $75.00 (Futsal Skills + Game session – 35min)
Y3/4, Y5/6 Early-bird $99.00 (League game – 35min)
Little Legends Cards are a small New Zealand business creating personalised collectible cards for young sports players.
Each card is designed around the child, their sport, team colours and achievements. They can be used as end-of-season keepsakes, team gifts, prizegiving acknowledgements or simply something families can order to celebrate their child’s sport.
Check out these examples littlelegendscards.co.nz
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We are fizzing with excitement for our upcoming Holiday Program!!!
First week of the Holidays :
Sept 28 – Oct 2
Belmont Intermediate School Dance studio
8:30am – 3:30pm
Select which days suit you or book in for the whole week and put together a show to be performed on the afternoon of Friday 2nd October!
Learn dance & drama skills, enjoy games!
Arts and crafts!
Hone your performance skills, have fun!
Be creative!
Give Parents a break!
One Day $80.00
Book for 2 or more days $65.00 a day
Book for 2 or more siblings $65.00 per person
Join us for the whole time Mon – Fri (and put on a show!) $300.00 (just $60.00 a day)
Places limited, get in quick!
Book & pay by credit card here:
https://app.classmanager.com/portal/pocket-rockets/register
For more info contact jane@pocketrockets.co.nz
We can’t wait to see you!
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Parent Portal:
The Parent Portal is an online platform that provides parents and whānau with easy-to-use resources and tools to support their child’s education at home. You can find more information on the Parent Portal online: https://www.education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/parent-portal
School Policies:
Each term, the whole school community is invited to review and comment on specific policies and procedures. This feedback is captured using the review button on topics that are under review. The review topics for each term are listed on the Current Review and Review Instructions page.
General Feedback:
At any time, members of the school community can send general feedback on a topic to the school by clicking the green feedback button on the top right of the page. Visit the Schooldocs website.
Username: takapunaprimary Password: deedsnotwords
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Did you know that bottle tops and container lids can no longer be recycled in your curbside bins?
But the good news is, they can still be recycled and our school is a collection point!
Here are few tips:
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Separate plastic from metal
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Remove from ziplock/plastic bags before placing in the boxes
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Lids should be clean and dry
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YES: Flip-top/hinged caps, Screw caps, Milk bottle caps, Ice cream container lids, Yoghurt and dip lids, Supplement bottle lids, Household cleaning lids, Shampoo & cosmetic lids, Felt tip lids, Crown caps (bottle caps), Jar lids, Ring pull caps, Wire from sparkling drinks, Metal screw top caps, Aluminium lids, Wine lids, Food tin lids
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NO: pumps or triggers, coffee cup lids, coffee pods, glass
Bonus:
We’ll win a $1000 cash prize from Resource Recovery Devonport if our school collects the most per capita this year!
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An investment in our students
Our mission at Takapuna Primary School is to deliver a great quality learning environment that supports a quality education. To support this, we are seeking your help.
Your school donations make a very real difference to us as a state-funded public school. Our basic costs are met by the Ministry of Education, but it’s the money we receive from our school community that really allows us to provide opportunities, equipment and teaching beyond what is funded by the government.
The school donation for 2026 is $260 per student, or $420 for families with two or more students.
We can arrange weekly, fortnightly, or monthly instalments via internet banking if this helps spread the cost. Importantly, donations are tax deductible so approximately one third of every donation can be claimed back as a tax credit. That means for a $260 donation you receive $86 back in your wallet. Your actual donation cost is just $174.
To make your donation payments please go to the ‘Hero’ app and click on ‘Student Billing’. Alternatively, any payments can also be made directly into the school bank account 12 3026 0792484 00 – if doing so, please ensure you include your child’s name and ‘donation’ as reference on the payment.
Any queries regarding payments can be directed to our accounts team: accounts@tps.school.nz
If you would like to know more about how the School Board operates, and/or would be interested in understanding how else you can help, please contact: takapunaboard@tps.school.nz
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IMPORTANT
If your child is LATE (after 8:58am), please make sure they sign in at the office upon arriving at school.
If they are RETURNING to school after an appointment offsite, they MUST sign in at the office BEFORE going to their classroom.
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REMEMBER……..
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE CURRENT PARENT CONTACT DETAILS ON FILE.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE UPDATED IF YOUR CHILD HAS ANY NEW MEDICAL INFORMATION WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF.
If you moved to a new house, changed your mobile phone number or if your child has any NEW medical information we should be aware of, please email office@tps.school.nz
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This class photo was taken 25 years ago.
Do you recognise the teacher?
It is Mrs Penney, now fondly known as Glenis!
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TPS turns 150 in 2029!
Are you a Facebook or Social Media Whizz?
Takapuna Primary School Alumni Network needs your help!
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TPS recently launched an alumni group on Facebook. We’re just in the beginning stages and we need someone who can assist with the growth of the group by attracting members. The objectives of the TPS Alumni Network are:
- Build a database of TPS alumni
- Develop connections with TPS’s current staff and students
- Enhance current students’ understanding of TPS’s history
- Offer fundraising opportunities for alumni to invest so TPS can continue its high-quality educational standards
- Promote TPS’s brand in the community
- Host alumni events
- Begin the path towards TPS’s 150th reunion in 2029
- Create an online archive of TPS class photos, memorabilia etc.
Alumni Facebook group coming soon ……
If you would like to assist by helping us develop the Facebook group, please contact us at alumni@tps.school.nz
The time commitment is approx 1-2 hours per month.
Thank you
TPS Board of Trustees
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2027 Term Dates
Term 1: Wednesday 3 February – Friday 9 April
Term 2: Tuesday 27 April – Friday 2 July
Term 3: Monday 19 July – Friday 24 September
Term 4: Monday 11 October – Friday 17 December
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Kia Ora everyone – We are Kelly Club Takapuna!
 
Kelly Club values providing a safe, “home away from home” environment that nurtures children through fun, educational activities like sports, cooking, and arts. Their core focus is on inclusivity, building confidence, and creating a supportive space where children can grow, make friends, and feel comfortable being themselves!
Our key Kelly Club values and focus areas:
Safety and Care: Programs are OSCAR-approved with trained, police-vetted staff, ensuring a secure “home away from home”.
Fun and Engagement: Activities are structured to keep kids active and entertained, including sports, baking, discovery/science, and arts & crafts.
Inclusivity and Respect: A welcoming, diverse environment is promoted, treating all children with kindness and empathy, and focusing on mutual respect.
Child Development: Programs focus on boosting self-confidence, encouraging creativity, teaching new skills, and facilitating social growth through play.
Community and Flexibility: Programs are designed in partnership with local schools and offer flexible, convenient booking and payment options for parents.
Come join in the fun! What are you waiting for?
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Kelly Club Holiday Programme – Book Now!
Join us for an unforgettable adventure these school holidays!
Our Holiday Programme provides ample entertainment for kids aged 5 to 13, giving them the opportunity to do things they enjoy in a safe, supportive, and encouraging environment.
Our programme changes each holiday, and these holidays will be jam-packed with new arts and crafts, cooking, discovery, games, and sports.
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Lunch sorted, and a chance to win.
Did you know you can order lunch through Ezlunch and have it delivered to your child right here at school?
Perfect for busy mornings, treat days, or beating the lunchbox scramble.
This month there’s an extra reason to try it.
Kindo are giving away $10,000 in prizes. From fuel vouchers to Kindo credits. Every school is guaranteed a winner.
To enter, just place an order and you’re in. More orders = more chances to win.
Order on Kindo today https://bit.ly/orderezlunch
Promo T&Cs https://bit.ly/4icRzAl
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CLICK HERE to read Tots to Teens Magazine
What’s in this issue for parents?
» 5 mistakes to avoid during an epic meltdown
» The rejection reset
» Navigating co-parenting with confidence
» Tiny talk, big impact!
» Bali bliss: ideas for your next family holiday
» Get hooked on books!
» Feeling crafty? Get your felt on!
» Quick, delicious, and healthy treats for the ultimate lunchbox upgrade
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