WAIKOWHAI PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 16 : 18th OCTOBER 2016

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. Welcome back to the final and busiest term of the year. A special welcome to our new families and their children: Alexandra Marshall, Madeleine Drummond, Benjamin Schumacher, Temana Nepia, Anna Baird and Josie Noa.

ASSEMBLY THIS TERM Week 2 Room 9

Week 3 Room 3

Week 4 No Assembly

Week 5 Room 1

Week 6 Room 11

Week 7 Room 5

Week 8 Room 4

Week 9 Room 6

Week 10 Year 5’s

Week 11 Final Assembly Year 6

Leaving Assembly Class Photos

Please note the change of date for your child’s class photo this term. Photos will now take place on Monday 7th November.

School Production Tickets Tickets are selling fast, so please come into the office to book your seats. Remember there are only 150 seats available at each of the 3 shows.

Show times are as follows: Wednesday Evening: 7pm, doors open 6.45pm Thursday Evening: 7pm, doors open 6.45pm Friday morning: 11am, doors 10.45am

Please remember that children need to be seated at each evening performance 30 mins before show time. ALL Yr 5 & Yr 6 children need to be at the performance at 6pm.  

Class Costumes Please send your child’s costume items to school as soon as possible. Room 1 Pastel coloured t-shirts and shorts. Room 3 White t-shirts, black pants for boys, black leggings for girls. Room 5 Costumes have already been completed. Room 4 Green long sleeve t-shirts and green long pants. Room 6 T-shirts, can be in different shades of green, purple

or pink (children have been given some fabric samples to choose a colour from).

Room 10 Costumes have already been completed. Room 11 Plain coloured t-shirts (blue, red, yellow, green,

purple or orange) and plain coloured pants. Yellow socks (if they have them)

 

Senior  School  MOTAT  Trip  Thanks  to  all  the  parent  helpers  who  accompanied  the  senior  school  students  to  MOTAT  last  week.  

Hats for Sale School hats can be purchased from

the school office for $6. Your child

must wear a hat everyday at school.

Children without hats will need to sit

in shaded areas during break times.

 

It was a very long day getting to see olden day fashion things and getting to work with other parents and other students. I felt adrenaline rush when I was going on the tram because it was so miraculous. I thought that there wasn't going to be any game consoles at MOTAT but to my surprise there were tons The Tram was my inspiration there because I have never been on a tram before. Jeremiah Uaisele Room 8  

“Time for exploring!” Our group had some spare time, so why not explore? We explored the old village, mostly Everyone looked at the jail so we peered through a tiny window and all of a sudden... a creepy man stared at us thinking we would let him out.”AHHH!”everyone screamed. After getting freaked out we thought it would be cool to see the old school. The school had moss and rust surrounding the building. I creeped into the classroom it was so small, someone was pretending to be a very strict teacher we had our own desks. Aime Mao Room 8  

 

 

 

School  Athletics  Our  School  Athletics  has  been  postponed  until  Tuesday  November  10th  because  the  school  fields  are  still  very  wet.    

Strategic Plan Questionnaire Our new Board of Trustees has been in office for just over a term now and they would really appreciate your thoughts on how the school is going and what you would like to see over the next 3 years.

A letter from the BoT is attached to this newsletter. We encourage you to complete the questionnaire online by going to: https://goo.gl/forms/TVkTewq02cRtJ5Zh2 This link can also be found on the front page of the school’s website: www.waikowhai.school.nz

However, if you would prefer to fill in a paper copy of the questionnaire please return the completed tear off slip at the bottom of the BoT letter and we will send home a paper version with your child tomorrow.

Questionnaires will need to be completed by Tuesday 1st November.

Remember that you could win a $100 Countdown voucher and lunch for your child’s classroom by completing the questionnaire.

Building  Projects    

New  Class  Spaces  As  you  are  aware,  the  construction  of  3  new  class  spaces  will  begin  this  term.  These  spaces  are  called  ‘Innovative  Learning  Environments’  or  ‘ILEs’  and  have  been  designed  by  the  Ministry  of  Education.  The  spaces  are  expected  to  be  completed  early  in  Term  1  2017.  Our  Year  5/6  students  will  move  into  the  building,  once  it  has  been  completed.  You  can  find  a  plan  and  photos  of  what  these  spaces  will  look  like  on  the  notice  board  in  the  foyer  of  Block  One.    There  is  also  a  tab  on  the  school  website  that  shows  you  plans,  photos  and  links  to  international  research  regarding  ILE’s.  

Rooms 10 and 11 Refurbishment The above classrooms will also be renovated during Term 1, 2017 to reflect the latest teaching methodology.  

Term 4 Dates Senior School MOTAT Trip Tues 11th October School Athletics Day Thurs 27th October School Production Wed 7pm 2nd November Thus 7pm 3rd November Friday 11am 4th November Class Photos Monday 7th November Strategic Planning Meeting Tues 15th November Year 6 Graduation Dinner Tues 13th December Year 6 Rangitoto Trip Thurs 15th December Reports/Portfolios home Thurs 15th December Leavers/Prize Giving Assembly Tues 11am 20th December

2017 Term Dates Term One - Thursday 2nd February – Thursday 13th April (Good Friday 14th April) Term Two – Monday 1st May – Friday 7th July Term Three – Monday 24th July – Friday 29 September Term Four – Monday 16th October – Tuesday 19th December

Cornwallis Beach Trip Fri 17th February 2017  

 

Congratulations to Amaya Phillip from Room 10 for becoming the NZ Junior Champion for Judo over the weekend!!

 

FoTs The Friends of the School group are holding their next meeting tomorrow night at 7.30pm in the staffroom. All welcome!

 

 

WRITING ABOUT TADPOLES BY ROOM 4

COMMUNITY NOTICES  

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 week: Lewis Kennedy, Abdullah Hosseini, Caja Su’a, Tayzsar Vakauta, Vili Vakauta, Angelina Craig, TJ Nooana, Ruta Levao, Abdul Rahman Bilal, Madeleine Drummond, Anna Baird, Nicholas Cowie, Cecile Weir, Grace Hall, Fadlan Sazli, Ivan Taumoeanga, Tylah Caffrey, Ishaan Greenwood, Amaya Phillip, Jaeda Alfred-Wood, Nora Thant, Joshua Hadnett, Safa Nazari, Benson Ireland, Joshua Symon, Meleane Tupou, Kruze Hall, Lavinia Craig, Abigail Alea.

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 received Duffy certificates in the last week: Paige Harris, Erana Meiklejohn-Whiu, Nicholas Cowie, Peitynn Faa’tea, Jasmine Wilkings, Jack Reeve, Conrad Brunt, Abigail Alea, Alexandra Marshall, Maddison Hughes, Nirvana-Jayde Tauelima Tongia, Troy Wilson, Devesh Kant, Tyson De Boer, Bruno Anderson-Lally.

STUDENT  OF  THE  WEEK  Congratulations to

Lily Puletaha from when she was in Room 1 for being selected as Student of the Week last week……..Well done!  

 

POSTCARDS… Teachers send postcards to children’s homes when they notice something extra special that a child has done, either in the classroom or in the playground. Congratulations to the following children who were sent postcards in the last couple of weeks: Jaimie Harris, Brittany Puletaha, Disaree Taufa, Jordan Su’a, Vili Vakauta, Maryam Sarwa, Rayhan Irfani, Reegan Hall, Marwa Koshani, Robert Sevele, Rio Perry and Sifa Teisi.

   

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I will keep it in a fish tank and I will drill holes in it. I want a tadpole because one of my previous pets died and the tarantula moved house. Logan Liang

I will feed it twice a day. Another reason is because it eats flies and stays an animal. Nicolas Cowie

I want tadpoles to watch them grow. I will look after them. I will feed them weeds. Tadpoles are cool Mrs Law. They’re awesome. I will look after the frogs. Jonathon McLellan