WAIKOWHAI PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 4 : 17th March 2015 Ko te Tamaiti te Po te Kaupapa

Ole tamaitiiti o le fatu o le faamoemoe The Child – the Heart of the Matter

 Kia ora, Talofa lava, Namaste, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Hello everyone. We would like to welcome the following student to the school: Melody Reopoamo.

 

Incredible Years Parenting Course

This 10 week course will be held at Hay Park Primary School next

term starting on Wednesday April 22nd from 9am – 11.30am.

Childcare is provided. If you are interested in attending the course

please let the office staff know.

School Organisation Terms 2 & 3

With the departure of Mrs Allen, Miss McGrath will take up the role of Acting Deputy Principal until a

new appointment has been made later in the year.

We are also very pleased to welcome Mrs Paula Dron back to the school next

term. Mrs Dron will replace Miss McGrath in Room 11 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Community  Picnic  Thank  you  to  the  large  number  of  families  who  attended  the  picnic  on  Friday  night.  It  was  great  to  see  so  many  of  you  here.  This  was  also  our  first  fundraiser  for  this  year’s  Year  5/6  

camp  and  we  are  pleased  to  inform  you  that  we  raised  $865  on  the  day.    

Year  5  &  6  Camp  Our  2015  Camp  meeting  was  well  supported    last  Wednesday  evening.  If  you  were  unable  to  attend  the  meeting  we  have  set  up  a  

‘Camp’  tab  on  the  school  website  where  you  will  find  the  presentation  that  was  shared,  the    camp  itinerary  and  a  list  of  clothing  

items  you  could  start  collecting.  We  will  add  more  information  about  the  camp  as  the  

year  progresses.    

Property  Update  There  have  been  a  few  hiccups  over  the  past  couple  of  weeks   due   to   weather   and   deadlines.   However,   we  are  pleased  to  inform  you  that  the  Arborist  work  has  now  been  completed  and  the  relocatable  classrooms  have   arrived.   Work   will   now   begin   to   get   the  classrooms  ready    for  Rooms  10  and  11  to  move  into  at  the  beginning  of  Term  2.    

Senior  School  Swimming  Sports  

This  will  be  held  this  Thursday  morning  from  9.30am  –  

12pm  at  Cameron  Pools.  Please  come  along  and  support  

your  children.  

We  would  also  like  to  thank  staff  at  Cameron  Pools  for  

finding  sponsorship  for  us  so  that  there  is  no  cost  for  pool    

hireage  on  Thursday.  

 

MindLab Trips These trips will take place next week. If

you have not returned your child’s permission slip or money please do so by

this Friday 20th March at the latest.

Published Writers Cornwallis  Beach  Trip  by  Room  10  

Vrrrroooom! The driver started the bus. Last Tuesday Waikowhai School went to Cornwallis Beach to have a fun day and meet other families. First everyone got on the

5 buses, suddenly Room 3 and Room 10 started to talk. The buses were slow. We had to wait for a long time. It got really hot. Finally we arrived at the beach. We huddled into our house groups. We were dressed in yellow. We looked like sunflowers. We were sitting on the lunch mats. We got our lunchboxes out and we ate our morning tea. I had a delicious sandwich and I ate it. It was full of yummy stuff. Next I went to the beach and I made a cool sandcastle with my friends. It was really fun. The sand was brown and black and soft. After that we quickly changed into our swimming togs. I rushed into the water and I swam all the way to the men standing at the back. The water tasted salty, I wanted to get out. After I changed into my normal clothes it was time for lunch. We played a bit of soccer. Finally it was time to go. We squished onto 4 buses. I hope we get to go again. The trip was really fun. By Qais Omeri “1,2,3,4….hurry up Room 10” Miss Daly counted. Last Tuesday the whole of Waikowhai Primary school went to Cornwallis Beach to have an awesome day. We wanted to meet other families and work as a team in our house groups. Room 3 and Room 10 quietly went onto the big old bus. The bus went pssssht and we were on our way. On the drive I saw beautiful trees and a view of shimmering water. I sat next to Lily and we laughed and chattered like hyenas. Finally we parked in the parking centre. “That was a long windy drive” I said. Next all of the houses sat on their big mats. There were Tui, Kea, Pukeko and Ruru. I was in Pukeko and I was green. When everybody sat I could see Kea as red as raspberries. I wanted to eat them. While I was eating my morning tea Holly suddenly appeared beside me. Then we went swimming in the freezing salty water, it was really cold. My goosebumps came up. I went rubbish picking but I found no rubbish. It was a really clean beach! I found lots of sea snails, oysters, baby mussels, cockles and scallop shells. It was fun picking up shells and learning about them. After that we had a sandcastle competition. My team made a turtle it had a big shell. We thought it looked sparkly because of the brown and black sand. I also found sqidgey seaweed, squishy bernets, fierce crabs and huge rocks. I heard loud waves crashing onto the surface. I could smell the tasty sausages floating on the fresh breeze. When I lifted my head I could see the beautiful long wharf. Finally it was time to go. We slowly squished on the buses and began the long

School  Assemblies  These  have  now  returned  to  the  original  time  of  2.00pm  for  the  remainder  of  this  term.  We  have  also  moved  the  location  of  the  assemblies  to  under  the  Gum  Tree  outside  the  library  where  there  is  more  shade.  Classes  running  assemblies  are  as  follows:    Week  7:  Room  10  Week  8:  Room  6  Week  9:  Mrs  Allen’s  farewell  assembly          (Please  note  that  this  will  be  held  on  Thursday  2nd  April  –  last  day  of  Term  1).    

Molley  Green  Community  Day  Saturday  28th  March  

We  are  very  pleased  to  be  involved  in  the  above  event  this  year.  Our  school  will  run  a  cupcake  and  sweet  stall  on  the  day  with  all  proceeds  going  towards  this  year’s  senior  school  camp  trip  to  the  snow.  Our  school  Choir  and  Kapahaka    Group  will  also  be  

performing  on  the  day  with  a  12.30pm  slot  booked  on  the  stage.  Please  note  this  time  has  been  changed  from  11.30am  by  the  organisers.  If  you  are  able  to  help  with  baking  or  selling  items  on  the  day,  please  complete  the  attached  notice  and  return  to  

school  by  this  Friday.    

‘Reporting  to  Parents’  Meeting    

If you would like to understand your child’s school report better or you want to know how your

child’s Individual Learning Pathway Goals are decided please

come along to Room 5 next Wednesday night 25th March at 7pm. We look forward to seeing

you there.

FOTs Meeting Tomorrow night, Wednesday 18th

March, at 7.30pm in the Staffroom

All welcome.

windy trip back to school. Some children fell asleep. I thought that the Cornwallis Beach trip was awesome. I loved building the sandcastles the most. By Joyce Wang

Cornwallis  Beach  Trip  by  Room  11  As me and my mum went up onto the car, we got stuck where the gate is. I played in the car, as I wanted for all of the buses to go for us to drive out of the school so we could go to Cornwallis Beach. The road was curly as. Later we arrived! I saw the sparkling water, the teachers shouted we needed to do the beach clean up. Later we went to the beach for the clean and I found no rubbish. Thirdly we had lunch, I had sausages for lunch . come one gave me a cup but it was full of chips! Finally we got to swim in the water I ran to the sparkly water, I jumped in and it was very cold, I got out and my feet got all sandy. At last we went home. By Ben Lee “The moment has come” I said in my brain. The whole school is so excited for the journey to Cornwallis, I can’t wait to meet new fun friends. Our school is ready to explore the extraordinary beach. “To Cornwallis” I shouted. As we jumped on the bus I could hear children screaming from the other end of the bus. Even though it was extremely hot in the bus, I had to sit still. Minutes later the road started to bet bumpy. I started to bounce at the same time. Eventually when we go there, we got changed fast like a flash. Eewww! This sand is gooey. The sand squished between by toes. Although I was all dirty we made a great sand sculpture. Meanwhile we saw the sparkling water…. Shivers I am freezing. By Dorothy Brunt Hooray  the  moment   I  had  been  waiting   for!  When  we  arrived  at  Cornwallis   the  whole  entire  school  had  to  clean  up  bunches  of  rubbish  on  the  beach.    Next  we  were  so  starving  that  we  got  o  have  morning  tea,  so  we  weren’t   starving   at   all.     After   that  we  were   so   sweaty   and  hot  we   got   to   go   swimming!     It  was   so  warm   I  wanted  to  stay  in  the  wavy  ocean.    By  Antonio  Mata-­‐Uluave  

MERIT CERTIFICATES

Classroom teachers award merit certificates to students who have made an exceptional effort or have improved in a particular curriculum area. We would like to congratulate the following students who have received merit certificates in the last two weeks: Week 5 Term 1: Rudi Levao, Kenny Zhen, Rebecca Hansen, Hasti Jalali, Peter Yeh, Cassie Pau, Ardmore Kailea, Malissa Fifita, Emma Abraham-Maaka, Tyler Caffery, Conroy Craig, Caitlin Niva, Ofa Tupou, Jack Reeve, Travis Noa, Jaydin Jackson, Qais Omeri, Mekilini Tupou, Cris Moetu, Lavinia Craig.

Week 6 Term 1: Disaree Taufa, Jackson Willis, Maddison Hughes, Jason Kyte, Jamie Nagle, Chimay Johnson, Leo Chen, Paula Latu, Celine Mejo, Reegan Hall, Faidhi Sazli, Steven Uluave, Safa Nazari, Caitlin Doolan, Maanov Bali, Lydias Yong, Joyce Wang, William Vakalahi, Antonio Mata-Uluave, Kowhai Wihapi.

Student of the Week Congratulations also go to Stevie-Lee Webster from Room 10, and Rena Rajan from Room 9 for being selected as students of the week in the last 2 weeks. Well done! DUFFY CERTIFICATES Duffy certificates are values based and are awarded by classroom teachers to students who have demonstrated a key value such as kindness, respect, responsibility, empathy or honesty towards others. We would like to congratulate the following students who have received Duffy certificates in the last two weeks: Jacob Uaisele, Diya Patel, Faith Cagiaceva, Toby Simpson, Claire Willem, Robert Sevele, Ivan Kerr, JP Pau, Meleane Tupou, Cruize Raftstrand-Subritzky, Hepisipa Pamaka, Jessica Hansen, Ishaan Greenwood, Qutee Li, Sebastian Apikotoa, Salote Faleafa, Virginia Faleafa, Daniel Apelu-Vui, Hilary Ge, Harmony Wahrlich.

Calendar of Events:

Pasifika Fiafia Day Saturday 21st March Reporting to Parents Meeting Wednesday 25th March 7pm in Room 5 BOT Meeting Tuesday 24th March MindLab Trips 24th – 26th March Molly Green Day Saturday 28th March

COMMUNITY  NOTICES    

               

               

   

Variety Kiwi Kid Sponsorship is available for help with expenses such as

 • Medical • School related costs like stationery,

uniforms, camps. • Essential items such as warm jackets,

shoes for school, pyjamas, bedding, • Extra-curricular costs like sports fees,

uniforms and footwear, music/dance/swimming classes.

The Variety Sponsorship forms are available at school. If you require any help filling out the forms and/or a letter of support, our school Social Worker Lynair Bergman will be happy to help. Lynair is at school each Thursday and Friday and can be contacted by phoning or texting her on 027 225 8924.

 

Royal Oak Primary School Carnival Come and enjoy fun and festivity galore on Saturday 21st March, 11am – 3pm! Over 70 stalls including Tower of Terror and Dent the Wreck for the big kids or Face Painting and Bouncy Castles for the littlies. All the popular activities will also be there, including the Dunk Machine, Smash Palace, Treasure Hunts, Hair Styling and the Obstacle Course. Enjoy loads of $1 and $2 fun. Be tempted by the popular international food stalls, win amazing prizes at the auctions and find bargains galore at the Pre-loved Sale. Of course a Carnival can’t be without candy floss, FROZEN and Minion helium balloons! A great family day out.

 

 

 

Carpe Diem Kids Waikowhai will be having an exciting Holiday Programme with amazing new trips from April 6th to 17th at the school hall. Prices include 2 trips per wk. Part-time enrolments also available. Discounts for referrals / Sibling discounts and WINZ subsidies are also available. To enrol please contact Vinita White on 0800 CD KIDS (0800 23 5437) / 021 1550242 or email waikowhai@carpediemkids.co.nz All details are also on our website www.carpediemkids.co.nz