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On Tuesday 29th May, TPS sent a team of competitive gymnasts to the School Gymsport Festival at Argos Gymnasium. The team consisted of 6 very dedicated girls who all performed amazingly. Well done to you all and a special congratulations to those girls that placed. 

Year 3/4 Gymnastics Team: Katie Daniels, Jasmin Murray, Charlotte Watson, Brianna Newlove, Kate Hawthorne and Jazmine Trusler.

Jasmin Murray - 4th Springers Club

Charlotte Watson - 6th Flyers Novice

Katie Daniels - 3rd Flyers Club

On Wednesday 30th May our Year 3/4 Rippa Rugby team represented not only our school, but the Western Bay of Plenty, in the Baywide Rippa Rugby Championships at Paengaroa Sports Grounds. There was some seriously tough competition from throughout the Bay, but our team performed strong, winning the Bowl Final!!!! and bringing home a very cherished trophy!!!!

Our Year 3/4 team consisted of Kenza Taele, Charlotte Watson, Brooke Poutawera, Blake Anderson, Liam Collett, Campbell Syme, Corban Crowther, Dean Power, Xavi Taele and Joshua Savage.

Well done team!!

On 18th May TPS was proudly represented by two fantastic Rippa Rugby teams at the WBOP Rippa Rugby Championships at Blake Park. We represented Canada and both teams performed amazingly!!!

Year 5/6 team - Runners Up Shield Challenge

Year 3/4 team - Runners Up Championship Cup

The Year 3/4 team has qualified for the Baywide Rippa Rugby Championship which will take place next week at Paengaroa Sports Grounds in Te Puke. Go Hard!!!!!!

On the 16th of March our TPS Surfing Team of 3 competed in the BOP Primary Schools Surfing Competition.  All three competed hard and represented the school well.  Rumour has it that they are so inspired by the event they started training for the 2013 competition the very next day. Well Done Xavi Taele, Rory Goodchap and Brady Anderson (travelling reserve George Goodchap).

I had the pleasure of reading some wonderful  poems written by the writing group who have been working with Mrs. Hughes this term.  Some skilful use of personification (objects or nonhuman organisms are given human characteristics) and simile are evident in the descriptions of innate objects such as a tree in the playground.  Well done

The soldier in the field stands tall and proud

Watching the children as they grow through their years

The tree is like a grandfather

Protecting and caring for the school

Today three gorgeous girls came and shared their Mihi with me, to go along side this learning, they had also made a visual representation of their Whanau.   Kia ora  girls, you made my day.

Dear Mrs.Taylor,

13th September 2011
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