WADESTOWN SCHOOL

Community Newsletter

Principal: Sally Barrett Website: www.wadestown.school.nz Thursday 3 August, 2017

Dear Parents

A warm welcome to the following new students and their families who have joined us recently at Wadestown

School: Gabi Lopez Beuke (Rm 1), Emily Gan (Rm 1), Matthew Jones (Rm 1), Lucas Batt (Rm 1), Claude Kelly

(Rm 1), Thomas Rozitis (Rm 1), Rafa Gibson (Rm 11), Flynn Roberts (Rm 15), Eva Roberts (Rm 7), Tharu

Wijesinghe (Rm 8) and Cecile Aldridge (Rm 4).

Celebration of the Arts Curriculum

In Terms 3 and 4 we look forward to celebrating the Arts Curriculum in all its various forms – drama, dance,

music and visual art. The staff have planned some wonderful activities which I know will be enjoyed by all our

students and school community. In addition you may wish to note the following events in your diary:

The annual WCC Young People’s Arts Festival begins in September and we are taking part in various

activities including the Artsplash Concert on Tuesday 19 September at 5.15pm at the Michael Fowler

Centre. All our Year 3-4 students will be participating in this evening of music and song along with

students from other primary schools in the Wellington region.

During this term each class Year 1-6 will be presenting a ‘Celebration of Learning’ for parents to come

and enjoy. You will be advised of dates and times by each teacher and we are timetabling these

presentations carefully especially for families that have children at both sites.

This year the Year 7-8 production will be held in Term 4 and script-writing is well underway. All Year 7-

8 students will be involved in the production and will have the opportunity to be editors, actors,

singers, stage crew, ICT, props or sound. We are looking forward to a great evening of entertainment

by our senior students.

All classes will be working on calendar art for the school PTA fundraising initiative and the students

love to take part in this activity. There is something very special about individual students’ art work

being published in card, calendar and diary form. These will be available for purchase later in Term 4.

News from the Pohutukawa Team (Years 1-2)

On Thursday 27 July Year 1 students celebrated 100 days at school. We made crowns and had a special

afternoon tea. Mrs Barrett came and asked the children and teachers what they remembered most about

their first day at school. There were some interesting answers as you can imagine!

Year 1 and 2 students are enjoying our trips to the ASB Centre in Kilbirnie where coaches work with our

classes on gymnastics, floorball (hockey) and a variety of ball skills.

2017 Year 7-8 Science Fair Results

In the first week of Term 3 the Year 7-8 Science Fair was on display in the hall and we are very proud of the

students and the hard work and effort they have put into their individual science projects. Congratulations to

those students whose science project qualified for the NIWA Wellington Regional Science Fair later this term.

Year 8

1st Max Wallace

2nd Ollie Taylor

3rd equal Evelyn Peacock

3rd equal Angus Miller

5th Josh Bennett

6th equal Cian Meech

6th equal Isabel Riseley

6th equal Charlotte Hogan

9th equal Eva Calvert

9th equal Cara Homewood

9th equal Harriet Allen

9th equal Lilly Warrender

Year 7

1st Matthew Crawford

2nd Annabelle McCarthy

3rd Thomas Nicholls

4th Bella Marks

5th equal Henri Nishalke

5th equal Taya Lewis

5th equal Max McLachlan

5th equal Ben Sneddon

Student Well-being

There has been much public discussion about youth mental health recently. The Ministry of Education has

asked all schools to let parents know about their website which has links to organisations that can be

contacted for help, support and advice: www.parents.education.govt.nz/mental-health/

From the Library

We continue to seek volunteers to help in the library with processing new library books and classroom literacy

resources as well as mending existing stock. We are also about to embark on an overhaul of the Year 1-4 Book

Baskets which are used in our junior literacy programmes. If you have any spare time – at school or home –

and could assist with these tasks then we would love to hear from you. Please contact Derek Piper at

derek@wadestown.school.nz

Student Council Sausage Sizzles – 5 & 6 July

We celebrated the end of Term 2 with two sausage sizzles organised by the Student Council. We raised funds

for Ronald McDonald House. The PTA purchased some large drink dispensers for our delicious drinks which

included lemon, lime and orange and mixed berry. These were very popular as was the record number of

sausages purchased by all the students including our lovely Weld St visitors too! Thank you to all the parents

who supported our fundraiser and assisted us with the barbeque on two very busy lunchtimes. It was a

perfect way to end the term.

Beyond the Backyard

Congratulations to Kana Shinoda whose story was

chosen to be published in "Beyond the Backyard",

an anthology of stories by intermediate school

students. This was a national competition which

attracted 600 entries from schools throughout New

Zealand and Kana was invited to attend the launch

event. We are very proud of your wonderful

achievement, Kana, and look forward to reading

your story in the “Beyond the Backyard” anthology.

Year 4-8 School Swimming Sports – Friday 28 July

25m Freestyle

Year 4 Boys Gus McHardy 1st, Carlo Bareta 2nd, Luke Elliott 3rd

Year 4 Girls Isabella Ismail-Sander 1st, Eva Van Der Zouwe 2nd, Maia McKee 3rd

Year 5 Boys Samuel Beardmore 1st, Jock Holmes 2nd, Sefton Mitchell 3rd

Year 5 Girls Addison Pritchard-Matagi 1st, Abby Morton 2nd, Sophie Jones 3rd

Year 6 Boys Ben Hogan 1st, Ollie Carlyon 2nd, James Dick 3rd

Year 6 Girls Charlotte Hall 1st, Ava Lilley 2nd, Rosa Stanley 3rd

Year 7 Boys Lachie Candy 1st, Max McLachlan 2nd, Ben Sneddon 3rd

Year 7 Girls Amy McHardy 1st, Kate McHardy 2nd, Sophie Hull 3rd

Year 8 Boys Angus Miller 1st, Sam Elliott 2nd, Luke Mackle 3rd

Year 8 Girls Georgina Huttley 1st, Charlotte Hogan 2nd, Jessica Pearce 3rd

25m Backstroke

Year 4 Boys Gus McHardy 1st, Carlo Bareta 2nd, Max Delahunty 3rd

Year 4 Girls Isabella Ismail-Sanders 1st, Eva Van Der Zouwe 2nd, Maia McKee 3rd

Year 5 Boys Samuel Beardmore 1st, Ashton Lilley 2nd, Tom Winfield 3rd

Year 5 Girls Sophie Jones 1st, Addison Pritchard-Matagi 2nd, Lauren Goldstone 3rd

Year 6 Boys Archie Sims 1st, Ben Ward 2nd, James Dick 3rd

Year 6 Girls Charlotte Hall 1st, Eva Lilley 2nd, Rosa Stanley 3rd

Year 7 Boys Ben Sneddon 1st, Max McLachlan 2nd, Lucas Carden 3rd

Year 7 Girls Kate McHardy 1st, Amy McHardy 2nd, Sophie Hull 3rd

Year 8 Boys Luke Mackle 1st, Sam Elliott 2nd, Luke Rhodes 3rd

Year 8 Girls Georgina Huttley 1st, Charlotte Hogan 2nd, Jessica Pearce 3rd

25m Breaststroke

Year 4 Boys Gus McHardy 1st, Luke Elliott 2nd, Seth Gibson 3rd

Year 4 Girls Isabella Ismail-Sanders 1st, Maisie Small 2nd, Sophia Paviour–Smith 3rd

Year 5 Boys Samuel Beardmore 1st, Jock Holmes 2nd, Tom Langford 3rd

Year 5 Girls Abby Morton 1st, Sophie Jones 2nd, Addison Pritchard-Matagi 3rd

Year 6 Boys Mackenzie Maurd 1st, Ollie Carlyon 2nd, Ben Hogan 3rd

Year 6 Girls Charlotte Hall 1st, Tori Angus 2nd, Gabrielle Healy 3rd

Year 7 Boys Max McLachlan 1st, Lucas Carden 2nd, Lachie Candy 3rd

Year 7 Girls Kate McHardy 1st, Amy McHardy 2nd, Sophie Hull 3rd

Year 8 Boys Tim Ebersohn 1st, Angus Miller 2nd, Ollie Severinsen 3rd

Year 8 Girls Georgina Huttley 1st, Ariella Angus 2nd, Charlotte Hogan 3rd

25m Butterfly

Year 4 Boys Gus McHardy 1st

Year 4 Girls Isabella Ismail-Sanders 1st, Sophia Paviour-Smith 2nd, Eva Maddison 3rd

Year 5 Boys Jock Holmes 1st, Sefton Mitchell 2nd, Notre Wongsurawat 3rd

Year 5 Girls Sophie Jones 1st, Addison Pritchard-Matagi 2nd, Madison Homewood 3rd

Year 6 Boys Ben Hogan 1st, Ollie Carlyon 2nd, James Dick 3rd

Year 6 Girls Charlotte Hall 1st, Ava Lilley 2nd, Gaby Newton 3rd

Year 7 Boys Max McLachlan 1st, Lachie Candy 2nd, Ben Sneddon 3rd

Year 7 Girls Amy McHardy 1st, Kate McHardy 2nd, Sophie Hull 3rd

Year 8 Boys Angus Miller 1st, Luke Rhodes 2nd

Year 8 Girls Georgina Huttley 1st, Ariella Angus 2nd, Charlotte Hogan 3rd

50m Freestyle

Year 4 Boys Gus McHardy 1st, Carlo Bareta 2nd, Hadlee Maurd 3rd

Year 4 Girls Isabella Ismail-Sanders 1st, Eva Van Der Zouwe 2nd, Maya McKee 3rd

Year 5 Boys Samuel Beardmore 1st, Jock Holmes 2nd, Tom Langford 3rd

Year 5 Girls Addison Pritchard-Matagi 1st, Abby Morton 2nd, Sophie Jones 3rd

Year 6 Boys Ben Hogan 1st, Ollie Carlyon 2nd, James Dick 3rd

Year 6 Girls Charlotte Hall 1st, Ava Lilley 2nd, Gaby Newton 3rd

Year 7 Boys Max McLachlan 1st, Ben Sneddon 2nd, Lachie Candy 3rd

Year 7 Girls Amy McHardy 1st, Kate McHardy 2nd, Sophie Hull 3rd

Year 8 Boys Angus Miller 1st, Luke Mackle 2nd, Sam Elliott 3rd

Year 8 Girls Georgina Huttley 1st, Charlotte Hogan 2nd

Relays

Year 4 Kereru 1st, Kotare 2nd, Ruru 3rd

Year 5-6 Kotare 1st, Kereru 2nd, Ruru 3rd, Tui 4th

Year 7-8 Kereru 1st, Kotare 2nd, Ruru 3rd, Tui 4th

Teachers /Parents/House Teams Parents 1st, Kereru 2nd, Teachers 3rd, Ruru 4th

Congratulations to the parents who swam a hard fought race again!

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following Year 3 and 4 students who have been selected for the Wests Roosters Under

8 Representative Rugby Team: Carlo Bareta, Ciaran Gibson, Rhys Griffiths, Leo McLachlan, Tane Short,

Benjamin Smith, Drew Stanway, Grayson Stanway and Noah Talbot.

PTA update The PTA has a busy couple of months coming up with lots of events for parents and the school:

* Year 1 get-together: Thursday 17th August, 7pm at the Thistle Inn

* Year 2 get-together: Thursday 3 August, 7pm at the Sprig & Fern

* Year 3 and 4 get-together: Thursday 24 August, 7pm at the Thistle Inn

* Inspire family photography – get stunning photos of the kids or the whole family. This will be held at school

on Saturday 2 September. Book on www.theschoolinterviews.co.nz using the code: bdf4n.

We also have some changes in committee members:

* Duncan McLaren has taken over the treasurer position. Welcome aboard Duncan.

* Nicola Maurd and family are moving overseas for two years so she is stepping down as Year 4 coordinator. If

you would like to take up this coordinator position please email nickydoig@hotmail.com

Wadestown School Working Bee - Saturday 9th September

Please mark this day in your calendar. We have lots of projects to complete and even a couple of hours of

your time is a huge help. The working bee helps contribute to the school’s maintenance programme,

maintaining the gardens, grounds, fencing and general maintenance items. The parents provide the labour

and it’s a great way to catch up with the parents and families that make up our school community and give

the school its yearly spring-clean.

We have a number of projects including tidying up the grounds, gardening, pruning, planting, building and

painting. If you’re a willing volunteer, please email Michael Calvert with your details: mcjcalvert@xtra.co.nz

If you can’t make it, please consider a small donation to this worthwhile school project. You can make an

online deposit to the PTA account: 12-3140-0348889-00 with WkgBee as the reference – every bit helps!

Join us for the next PTA meeting: Wednesday 16 August, 7.30pm in the school staff room (Rose St). All

parents are very welcome.

Kind regards,

Sally Barrett

Principal

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Dates for Term 3 2017

Week Date Event

3 Tuesday 8 August Board of Trustees meeting, Rose St staffroom, 8.00pm

9 & 10 August School photos at Rose St

4 Monday 14 August Avril Macdonald author visit for Year 1-4 classes

Wednesday 16 August PTA meeting, Rose St staffroom, 7.30pm

Thursday 17 August ICAS Maths exam

5 Tuesday 22 August Western Zone Swimming Sports

6 Friday 1 September Orange Day Parade for Year 6 Road Patrollers

Saturday 2 September Inspire Photography PTA Fundraiser, Weld St

7 Wednesday 6 September Preschool Information Morning, Weld St, 9.30am-12.30pm

Saturday 9 September PTA School Working Bee

8 13-29 September Life Education Programme throughout the school

9 Tuesday 19 September Artsplash rehearsal, Michael Fowler Centre, 9.30-11.30am

Artsplash concert, Michael Fowler Centre, 5.15pm

Board of Trustees meeting, Rose St staffroom, 7.00pm

10 25-26 September Year 5-6 to Science Roadshow

Tuesday 26 September Western Zone Netball Tournament

Community Notices

Disclaimer: Please note that the inclusion of these notices does not necessarily imply endorsement by Wadestown School.

Kelly Sports Term 3 – classes start in Week 2

Kelly Sports will be back in Term 3 with their fun and exciting classes. Kelly Sports encourages children to have fun, build

confidence and to give sport a go. We believe that sport and physical activity has so much to offer young people; it

improves fitness, develops communication skills, team work and gives them a place to channel their energy.

Play Like a Sports Hero! – Thursdays 3.05-4.05pm. Great for the younger ones. Learn the fundamentals of all sports –

throwing, running, jumping, striking, balance and many more. Includes fun games & drills to build these skills.

Play Like a Sports Hero! – Thursdays 3.05-4.05pm. Come and try Football, Netball, Handball and Rippa Rugby. It’s a great

way to try new sports, learn new skills and improve ability. We use games & drills to teach game sense and team play.

For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellysports.co.nz email adminwgtn@kellysports.co.nz or call

04 972 7201.

Healthy Eating for Your Family

Upcoming nutrition course for busy parents. Tips for fussy eaters, lunch box ideas, understanding food labels and more!

Starts Thursday 17th August, limited places available. To book or for more information, go to

http://www.cecwellington.ac.nz/courses/1282-healthy-eating-for-your-family

FUN French & Spanish language classes for 3 - 12 years olds

• Lots of fun activities, drama, music & games taught in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere!

• Language resources available to support parents at home.

• Free Trial Lesson Available

• After-school, lunchtime and pre-school French classes available throughout Wellington.

• Spanish classes are waiting to start depending on class numbers.

• New: Easy online registration

Contact: Annick on 021 462 042 or email annick@lcfclubs.co.nz or visit www.lcfclubs.co.nz for more information.

Is your daughter looking for something a little different?

We still have spaces available in our recreational classes this term. Come along and try out our new badge programme.

Your daughter will work through Levels 1 to 10 over time. We have classes available from Mon to Sat, min. numbers

apply. Our classes are in Thorndon, just opposite the Botanical Gardens.Rhythmic Gymnastics is a mix of dance and

gymnastics. It develops hand-eye co-ordination through the use of apparatus – rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon. We

are the only Rhythmic Gymnastics Club in the Wellington region. If your daughter loves to dance and is looking for

something a little different, then come along to a class and give it a try! Email info@rhythmicgym.nz to arrange a FREE

trial. For more information about Elements and our classes, visit www.rhythmicgym.nz

Northland Memorial Community Centre

FREE play every Saturday morning for term 3 in the main hall at Northland Memorial Community Centre, 5 Woburn

Road. Hall is open from 9am-12pm. Everyone welcome.

Week of Engineering public open day at Te Papa, Saturday 5 August from 10am – 4pm

The expo is a chance to indulge your curiosity, get you thinking and exploring the fascinating world of engineering.

Engage in real-world projects, interactive activities, displays or watch a free screening of the Dream Big movie-thanks to

sponsorship from Opus International Consultants Ltd, NZ. There will be a tower building challenge and Lego! Win a

prize for the tallest tower.