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February 16 Number 2

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MULTIPURPOSE ROOM PROGRESS On Saturday a fleet of tractors organized by Ali McKay arrived along with a digger owned and operated by Paul Jenkins to begin excavating the foundations for the Multipurpose Room (MPR). Many thanks to Paul, who donated his time, digger, bulldozer and roller, Ali for organising the day and using his tractor and trailer. Neil Troost, Mutch Urlich, Wayne Sandford and Nick Wigram for providing their tractors and trailers and their time. Catherine Munro and Victoria Wigram for organizing food and those who donated food and drink for this event. A job well done. The hole is now filled and compacted with metal, ready for building to start, thanks to trucks from Big Red Trucking (Duncan Mackay), Greg Sowry and good rates from Parkers Transport and Aaron McAulay. Thanks to Mountfield Quarry and Supplies for heavily discounted metal used in the fill. Thanks to all those who have taken a turn on the roller too or simply supported the others.. We are waiting for consent from Council so the building can start. There are a few hiccups at the moment! Above Right: The excavation uncovered part of an old sewage pit that had to be pumped out. Boys of all ages found this an interesting place to play! Clark Pullan is removing the submersible pump while Josh and Baxter are “assisting”.

Waipu Primary School Ph 4320135 Fax 4320809 email: office@wps.school.nz Txt absences to 0273930218 Website: www.wps.school.nz Tena Koutou Katoa Dear Parents, Thank you for helping your child get off to a good start in 2017. You did this by being organised with stationery, uniforms and getting them to class on time. Many people don’t realise how important the first day of school is. Lots of things are new, the group of people are different and the teacher will have different expectations. These are communicated and reinforced on this first day and followed up for many weeks afterwards. Ever walked into a room full of people late? How do you feel when everyone turns and looks at you? This is how your child feels when they are late. They have also missed vital information for the day. Children need to be at school by 8.15 at the latest so they can get organised for their day and reconnect with their friends before the bell rings. We expect children to be able to do these things by themselves quite early in their school life. It is called developing independence. Communication is important. We have several ways we communicate with you: newsletters, emails, texts, facebook, parent app, phone and the school website. Our main communication method is the newsletter. (It is on the parent app and website) Please read it and put important dates on your calendar, in your diary, on your phone or on your fridge – whatever works for you. Coming events are also on the Facebook page and if you install the parent app on your smartphone it will send you reminders. If I can install it on mine, I am sure everyone else can. We expect you to communicate with us too, especially if your child is not at school for some reason or is to go home in a different way. Please text to the absence line or phone if something unexpected happens and you need to change arrangements. Please limit bus changes and don’t leave them until the last minute as it makes the office staff pretty grumpy! If you need to talk about your child’s learning, behaviour or wellbeing please contact the class teacher initially. You can also talk to me. While our office staff are great it is not their role to discuss student matters and resolve them. They have been told to put you through to me if you need to discuss these matters. COLLABORATIVE TEACHING This year teachers have another teacher they are paired with so they can practice collaborative teaching. This means your child may end up in a different room for either maths, reading or writing. Studies show that collaborative teaching can improve learning and we are hoping it will lift our success rate just a little higher than it is at present. BRAINFOOD Most classes stop for a break around 9.30am. We call this a brainfood break and the food eaten should be as close as possible to its natural source. Fruits, vegetables, nuts and popcorn are ideal. No processed foods are allowed. We do this because children need refuelling regularly and it is quite a while since they have had breakfast. Putting the right food in your body is important as it helps the brain to function correctly. A

child’s diet is important and their food should be as close to natural as possible. Lots of water is needed and children are encouraged to drink this at school. It is a bit like putting the right fuel in your car as a friend of mine found out. He accidentally put petrol in a diesel engine. His Range Rover went really well for about a hundred kilometres then stopped. $18,000 to fix!! SEESAW Seesaw is an app that can show parents where children are at with their learning at school. For many busy people this is an ideal way of catching up with your child’s learning. Last year we experimented with Seesaw and teachers were learning how it worked. This year we will be a bit more formal with what is put on Seesaw. By the end of term there will be a video of your child reading, doing maths and showing off some of their writing. There may also be other group activities. Make sure you link yourself up when the code comes home so you can see what your child is doing. All work put on the Seesaw app is checked by teachers. By the end of the year this will be like the report portfolios we send home but in digital form. MARCH INTERVIEWS

It is time for early birds to book their March Interview time with your child’s teacher. For all students this will be a goal setting time and for Senior School students a chance to touch on the National Standards sheet that will be sent home prior to the day. To book your interviews go to: schoolinterviews.co.nz school. The interview code is ysz4h We will send home paper forms closer to the date. REMINDER - Bream Bay Hockey Club JMC (years 1 -8) Rally Day 2017 Bream Bay Hockey Club are having their junior rally day on Sunday 19th of February at the Bream Bay College turf, start time 2pm. Come along if you want to register your child for this season, or even if you’d just like to find out more about junior hockey. Also, if you are interested in helping with junior hockey in any way at all - ie coaching or managing a team - we’d love to hear from you. For more information please contact Bream Bay Hockey JMC Coordinator Lucy Trist on 027 232 0410 or email managers@campwaipucove.com WAIPU PLAYCENTRE Waipu Playcentre is open Tuesday and Thursday 9.30-12.30 and Friday 9-12 on St Mary's Road. Free for under twos and $20 per term for over twos. Come and check out our fantastic facilities and learn with your children. Phone Kate for more info 021064698 LEARN KARATE Karate for beginners at the Coronation Hall on Wednesdays. 4-4.30pm $3. Learn self-defence and build confidence. Age 5+ 432 0760 or 021 256 3838

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EVENT CINEMA MOVIE FAMILY PASS - AYLA PARINGATAI WHANGAREI AQUATIC CENTRE FAMILY PASS - KATE BROWLEE $120 LEARN2SURF AT WAIPU COVE VOUCHER- SAMANTHA COWPLAND EVENT CINEMA MOVIE FAMILY PASS - JACK BROWNLEE WHANGAREI AQUATIC CENTRE FAMILY PASS - TAYLA RYLAND WHANGAREI AQUATIC CENTRE FAMILY PASS - MARAMA APERAHAMA EVENT CINEMA MOVIE FAMILY PASS - JESSICA COWPLAND MUSIC LESSONS Piano, keyboard and guitar lessons available during school time. For details contact Isabelle Moon. 4320804 or 0211378179

CARNIVAL NEWS

MUFTI DAY – 17 March Wear mufti and bring a bag of

wrapped lollies please for prizes on kids zone.

White elephant drop off through the St Mary's road gate, 8.30-9.30 Tuesdays. Gail McKay will be there to receive items that "you would be happy to buy yourself" or just don't need anymore. GETTING A LOAN? -Ask the ASB about $500 for Waipu School. Use the voucher below.

BIKE NORTHLAND Stuart Bell from Bike Northland has been working with students using the bikes on the cycle track. At the moment he is teaching those who are not so confident to ride well. He is also working with classes on a variety of cycling skills. Ask your child what they have learnt. We have 48 bikes donated by Transpower. Work on the bikeshed is starting soon. SENIOR SWIM SPORTS – 21 FEBRUARY -9am start The Senior Swimming Sports are fast approaching and we need volunteers to help out on the day. The role will involve time keeping. There will be 2 time keepers per lane. Let Jenna know if you can help. The day starts at 9am with heats. Finals start at 1.10pm. Come along and support your child. WAIPU RUGBY CLUB JUNIOR RALLY DAY The Waipu Rugby Club has a Junior Rally Day on Thursday 9 March starting at 5pm at the club. All players from 5 - 14 years of age are more than welcome to come along and register for the 2017 rugby season. We have great coaches and managers who are very organised, reliable and totally committed to their teams. The Waipu Rugby Squash Club is very supportive and passionate about encouraging our young people to be active and part of a team sport. Contact Mutch Urlich 0272971144. RUGBY LEAGUE The “TAKAHIWAI JUNIOR” rugby league club, welcomes ALL new and returning players, for our 2017 season. BOYS & GIRLS (up to U11) muster/registration day for ALL grades; U5 (new), U7, U9, U11, U13, U15 & U17, will be held on; SUNDAY, 5 MARCH @ 10am, Takahiwai Clubrooms Corner of; One Tree Point & McEwan Roads

“Come dressed ready to have a GO” Please bring ID (birth cert/passport) for ALL new & unregistered players ALL ENQUIRIES TO: Kylie - 0221590778 EM – JHAPE@xtra.co.nz FB – Takahiwai Juniors (like, comment, share) MEET THE TEACHER Great to see a good number of people enjoying themselves in a relaxed atmosphere at this evening. Thank you to those who did the organizing and cooking for the night.

COMING EVENTS FEBRUARY 21 – Senior Swimming Sports 22-24 –R3 Camp 23-24 – Junior Camp 27 -1 March –R4/5 Camp

MARCH 1-3 – R1/2 Camp 6 – PTA meeting 7pm 8 – BOT meeting 1pm 8-9 – R11 Camp 14 – Interviews 1pm start 17 – Carnival Mufti Day 25 –Puka Puka Party

UNIFORM SALES

Second hand uniforms are available from Kylie Jacoby. Phone Kylie on 02102693876 to see what she has available. If you have a uniform you don’t need consider giving it to Kylie as money from second hand clothing comes back to the school. The uniforms are held at school but you need to arrange a time with Kylie to view on Wednesday between 8am and 9.30am.

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