Reminder of bus fundraising meeting on Tuesday 27th August (tomorrow) at 7:15pm at school. We’ll be discussing the Gala dinner (2nd November) and RED 2 movie night. All welcome to attend. CHANGE OF PLAN. MEETING EARLIER AT 6.45PM IN STAFFROOM.
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Seeing Red. Buy Your Tickets Now
We need to confirm numbers this week. Please buy your tickets.
$20 ticket includes movie, nibbles, and a beer or wine on arrival. Get your tickets from the school office or BUY ONLINE at Givealittle. Click on ‘Donate Now’, enter credit card details and type RED 2 in the comment box. Print your receipt to present on the night.
RED 2 Movie Night
WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
7PM for drinks and nibbles
Movie starts at 8pm
Pukekohe Cinema 3, Edinburgh St
Gift idea for Father’s Day. Buy Dad a RED 2 movie ticket.
On Lookout for Newer Bus
The Bus Society is on the lookout for a newer, larger bus to replace the current 1996 Hino model. Listed below are our requirements.
If you have any referrals or suggestions for where we can source a newer, larger school bus please contact Sally.
Future bus requirements:
- 60 seats for primary children
- Bench seating if possible
- Seat belts not required
- 8 to 10 metres long. Want to fit as many kids as possible in smallest possible size bus.
- Ideally under 150k mileage
- Preferably not manufactured in China
Cape Hill & Tuhimata Trial
This week our bus driver Debbie is trialling a new bus route segment in the morning, turning right out of Grace James Rd and along Cape Hill Rd and Tuhimata Rd to school. The trial segment is marked in red on the map below.
The Bus Society needs to know how many children would catch the bus on Cape Hill Rd or Tuhimata Rd if this became an option. Please use the form below if you would like the bus to stop on Cape Hill Rd or Tuhimata Rd.
Welcome on board Debbie Courtney
You’ll have seen a new face at the wheel of the Pukek
ohe East School bus. Debbie Courtney is our new bus driver and has a wealth of experience driving buses, 16 years to be exact. Her family business specialises in motorhome upholstery and seating and Debbie owns a 9-metre motorhome, the same length as the school bus. Recently Debbie and her husband moved to a 10-acre property on Tuhimata Rd. Debbie’s grandson Ashton Cook is in Totara class.
We’re still on the lookout for another driver to job-share with Debbie.
Pukekohe East School Bus 