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SCHOOL NOTICES ** PRIZEGIVING INFORMATION **

A reminder that our prizegiving will be held next Wednes-day 16th December at 10.30am. We would love to see as many of you here as possible. Prizegiving is a great op-portunity to celebrate with us as we acknowledge individu-al student classroom achievements as well as farewell our Year 6 students as they move into their next exciting schooling phase—the shift to College! Following assembly there will be a yummy shared kai of Christmas ham rolls with homemade coleslaw. Our thanks to the Tai whanau for catering our prizegiving lunch and for feeding our school pig during this year. Children are welcome to leave after prizegiving lunch but please ensure your child’s teacher is made aware. Helpers are required from 9am to help make the rolls be-fore prizegiving. Please let the office know if you can help.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 2015 Our last school day this year is Thursday 17th December. School will be closing at 12.15pm on this day.

TOUCH RUGBY

Congratulations to East Beta (yr 5/6) who have made it through to the semi-finals tonight. East Dragons (yr 3/4) will play in the finals tonight, and East Eels (yr 3/4) will play off for 5th & 6th place. Well done to all of our stu-dents who committed to their team and gave it heaps this year!

LIBRARY Our library is now closed and we are running our annual stock take. Please return all books - 250 books are cur-rently outstanding. Sharon has a prize for the class who is the first to return all books. Fantastic!

WAIHI EAST SCHOOL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 39/15 9 December 2015

Kia ora, A massive thank you to the team of whanau/parents who are working together to keep the pool open over the summer break. Our amazing pool helpers are the: Wright, Douglas, Moore, Coxon, Hill, Bloxham and Urlich whanau. With the hot weather coming, our community will appreciate this leisure option. As with all fun things, we can have a smidgen of a group who do not follow the rules. Please phone 111. Silly actions can sometimes lead to awful accidents and we certainly do not want that. Our Year 6 art project looks amazing. A massive thank you to Mr. Phil Gurnick and Room 2 on the fabulous art work on the bike container. Your artwork enhances this area and will be a lasting memory of the time you shared at Waihi East School. Year 7 class placements are currently being discussed at Waihi College. Individual interviews with College staff will take place in January and Phil is meeting with Heather Tucker prior to this as support to transition your child into a new learning environment. Prize Giving is nearly upon us. I look forward to celebrating our successes with you. Last week, I had the opportunity to do some Facebook investigating at school due to some tricky comments directed at our students. Facebook is not a site children use at school, however when the issues spill over into the school community, I need to get involved. Without being rude, and thinking of your tamariki/children, I ask that if your child has a Facebook account, please check it out every now and again. Please consider putting protections in place so that only friends can view photos and leads. Some beautiful students look much older than their age and some comments/friends may be worth checking out. I leave this in your very capable hands. Our school garden is producing beautiful kai. My thanks to our caretaker Ross Cowan and Lynette Steele who weed and water this area daily, ensuring we harvest some top quality veg. Please help yourself to the produce over the summer season and give the garden a water with the hose if you have a free moment or two. Nga mihi nui Emily Hargreaves (ehargreaves@east.school.nz)

TOUCH RUGBY DRAW—9 DECEMBER Semi finals and finals will be played today. Sausage siz-zle (home made farm sausages) and juicies available to purchase. $2 each.

POOL KEYS

Pool keys are now available through the office at a cost of $20 per key ($5 will be refunded to you on return of your key in 2016). It is a requirement to purchase one key per whanau. Keys are not to be shared. This money goes towards the costs of chlorine and maintenance of our pool during the summer season.

PAST PUPIL ACHIEVEMENTS Waihi East School would like to acknowledge and congratulate

the following former students of Waihi East School on their won-derful schooling achievements this year:

Jordayne Bardin 2nd in Biology 3rd in English and Photography Winner of BOP Polytechnic ‘Secondary School Achiever Award’ for 2016 Jordayne begins a Bachelor of Science in Marine Studies at BOP Poly-technic in 2016 Joseph Bellamy 1st in Accounting 3rd in Calculus

Josaye Frew Winner of the Chairman's Award for Citizenship 2015 Cultural Captain Josaye will study Psychology at Waikato University in 2016

Natasha Jones 3rd in Painting Natasha begins a Health Science Degree (Dental) at AUT in 2016

Emily Manktelow 2nd in Health 3rd in Physical Education 2015 Royal House Leader Winner of the Principals Award for Significant Contributions to School Life Emily begins a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise at Wintec in 2016.

Tyler Tamati 1st in Tourism 1st in Music 3rd in Catering Winner of the Penny Bowden Cup (top performing arts) Winner of the Maia Short Memorial Scholarship for top academic, citizen-ship and attitude Tyler will study Tourism in Auckland in 2016

Nicole Taylor 2015 Dux 1st in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography 1st = in Statistics Amaranth House Leader Winner of the John Coombes Memorial Cup top in Science and Maths Nicole will study a Health and Science Degree at Auckland University in 2016

Alyssa Thurston 1st in Calculus 1st in Textiles 1st = in Statistics 2nd in Accounting 2015 Deputy Head Girl Winner of the Top All Round Girl Alyssa will begin joint degrees in Engineering and Commerce at Auckland University in 2016

Sophie-Lee Fransham Announced as Deputy Head Girl at Waihi College for 2016

Reid Samson Announced as Sports Leader at Katikati College for 2016

COMMUNITY NOTICES

L & N - Love and Nurture candles and soy melts We have a variety of beautiful scented soy candles and melts available for sale through the office. These would make wonderful Christmas presents. Candles are $25 each. $5 from each sale will be donated to Waihi East School. Pop into the office where we have order forms and samples available for you to view.

SANTAS COMING TO ATHENREE HOMESTEAD

Ho ho ho…… Santa will be at the Athenree Homestead this Sunday (13 December) from 1—4pm. He’s looking forward to seeing lots of children and will be available for photos (please bring your own camera). Cookies and lem-onade will be on the lawn of the Homestead and the Sta-tion Refreshment Rooms will be open for Athenree Teas. TEMEPARA GEORGE IS CALLING ALL NETBALLERS

Wow! A fantastic opportunity has come up where students can attend a netball coaching session run by Temepara George in Whangamata. Details as follows: When: Tues 29th & Wed 30th December 9am-12pm and 1-4pm on both days Age: 8-12 years and 13-17 years Cost: $40.00 per session (max of 16 per session) Also available is a coaching session for coaches. $15 for 1 hour Q & A session. To register please contact Jennifer Chappel on 863 7563

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News from the Waihi East School Board of Trustees December 2015

IMPORTANT DATES

Term 4 2015

16th Dec Prize Giving (10.30am)

17 December Last day of 2015 (finishing at 12.15pm)

2 February First day of learning at Waihi East School

Dear Parents and Whānau

The Leadership Team presented the 2015 school wide data to the Board of

Trustees on Monday evening. We were impressed by the outcomes and the next

steps that have been formulated for our children.

Celebrations and the school in action

Buddy programmes (tuakana teina) across the school has supported

achievement levels and positive interactions between students, allowing our

leaders in the senior school the opportunity to form relationships with our

juniors.

Whānau programmes have been well received eg: Reading Together and

homework tips.

IEPs are initiated for ALL students who sit just below, below and well

below National Standards. Students who graduate from IEPs are

celebrated at whole school assembly where whānau are invited and

students receive a certificate and kai voucher.

The Leadership Team has closely monitored all underachievers every term.

Teacher aide programmes are modified to accelerate this group from the

findings, using recent data and designed around needs and interests.

External programmes provided by the Ministry of Education- focus 2015

was Accelerated Literacy Learning- with a reading focus.

The use of the teaching for inquiry model has had impact in all classes. The

use of video and personal reflection has supported staff to consider new

practices.

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Teachers as experts, are working with underachievers every day (as

expected in our school wide curriculum delivery agreements). Student

ownership of the tuakana-teina program process - students supporting

each other’s learning.

Areas for improvement for 2016

A continued shift for all students working at or above National

Standards, with particular focus on our priority Pacifika and Maori

learners (note our Maori students are tracking above National data).

Focus on reading in the junior school, and raising achievement and

engagement with our boys in all areas.

Further communication and shared understanding of curriculum goals

with whānau to design programmes with joint activities for their

tamariki (IEPs).

Proactively draw on community resources and expertise to improve

learning opportunities for students, with a particular focus on Pasifika.

Continuation of teaching as an inquiry with a key competency focus

alongside a teaching strategy as our main focus for 2016.

Continuation of the use of video and personal reflection has supported

staff to consider new practices. Next step is to view each other’s

teaching (or video) with a critical eye to develop practice, generate

ideas and consider options.

Staff led workshops for whānau once a term. These may include pizza

and puzzles, bring a bloke/shelia day (a special role model), chips and

challenges.

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Progress Statements

Maths, reading and writing each have their celebrations and tricky bits. We are

well on track to meet the Ministry of Education target of 85% achieving at or

above National Standard by the end of 2017.

Check out our data:

Mathematics Reading Writing

Whole School

data- those

working at or

above National

Standard

82% 77% 79%

Maori student

data- those

working at or

above National

Standard

83%

(wahoo!)

75% 79%

Males data- those

working at or

above National

Standard

74% 68% 63%

Females data-

those working at

or above National

Standard

89%

(wahoo!)

83% 94%

(wahoo!)

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School Charter

Our Charter is ready for implementation in 2016. Each of the goals has been

fleshed out into manageable chunks of mahi/work for next year. In addition to

these we have our targets of raising achievement in mathematics, reading and

writing. Our full Charter will be available on our website once the Ministry of

Education have signed it off in March.

Goal 1

Utilizing innovative practices, teaching staff will nurture a passion for learning in

students with a strong emphasis in literacy and numeracy.

Goal 2

Engage all students effectively, with a particular focus on Treaty of Waitangi

partners.

Goal 3

Develop/maintain reciprocal partnerships with parents and whānau within the

Waihi East community.

Goal 4

Supporting and engaging Pasifika students and families, with the intent of all

Pasifika students reaching National Standards.

Goal 5

Supporting inclusion for students with special education needs.

Technology Proposal

Rachael Coll presented a very informative proposal about strengthening our ICT

tools in the school to strengthen achievement outcomes for our

tamariki/children. We will be sharing her proposal with you in the New Year and

consulting with the school community as to how you would like us to move forward.

Kind Regards

Donna, Seton, Tineke, Pete, Alex, Julie and Emily

Waihi East School Board of Trustees

NAG 1 - CURRICULUMNew Learning:Tau Mai Te Reo 2013-2017Pasifika Education Plan 2O13-2O17Accelerated Learning in Literacy (introducing across theschool)

Gonsolidation of:Tataiako- cultural competenciesKahikitia 2013-2017OTJsSLC

I lmproved student learning in numeracy and literacy[] Accelerated programmes for at-risk childrenI I Continue Teaching as lnquiry processtl All learning to take a thematic approach

NAG 2 _ SCHOOL OPERATIONSLl School wide achievement reports to BOT and

communityLl Student-led conferences

Student led assembliesI l EOTC opportunities throughout yeartr Review policies

NAG 2a - NATIONAL STANDARDSl l Reporting to parents in writing twice annually on

progress and achievement

NAG 3 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT! Professional Development in Accelerated Literacy

Learning (ALL).itNew appraisal systems supports teacher quality, on-going learning and focusing on teaching as inquiry,including Key Competency and Teaching Strategy.l l Mentoring of teaching practice by expert staff**Succinct channels of communication, util izing the

Leadership teams knowledge, knowing they willseek further clarity from experts on our behalf.

NAG 4 - PROPERTY AND FINANCEI Develop new five year property planll School grounds and gardensU Budget aligns to charterLl Additional Teacher employed from BOT funds-Application for grants to enable artwork depicting Waihi East's

history, culture and current journey (Rick Fisher)

WAIHI EAST SCHOOL 2016 ANNUALPLAN

'Rise Above and Shine'

NAG 5 - HEALTH AND SAFETY! Emphasis on nutrition and exercise! Regular safety drills carried out - 1 drill every termly! Monthly inspections carried out

GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENTlr Training BOT of new members in governance andmanagement.tl Reporting on the National Standardsti Charter Reviewtl Enhance and celebrate strong relationships with Whanau! Principal to be appraised by external appraisert- Appraisal systems refined practice consolidated

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tlI readiness for Term 1 2016, based on data II and involving needs of teaching andI learninq -

I NAG 8 - ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE I

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT / SCHOOLEVENTS[ ] Team East Whanau Christmas party (or like)u Out of school tripsl l Year 5/6 camp & Y3/4 noho{i Sports at School Northern Zone, W.B.O.P.

level and Hauraki Competitions-swimming, cross country, athletics,SEVENS,

Ll, Agriculture day / group dayL Various sports exchangesL: Entertainment groups -including Kapahaka,

choir and visiting groupsI School picnic and social occasions, e.g.

pumpkinsr End-of-year prize givingi l Senior and Junior tr ips! School performance (Term 3)! Matariki Cluster Events (Term 2)U Marae visitl'l Duffy bookstl Breakfast clubLl FundraisinS (e.S. Pit Rim Fun Run, Gala)ll Community event involvement - Waihi's Got

Talent, Xmas Parade, Carols at the Lake,

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