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Confident, Respecul, Curious Kids Tuesday 30th January 2018 Issue: Term 1—Week 1 23 Princes Street Principal: Yvonne Blair Waikari 7420 Ph: 03 3144250 Ph: 03 3144250 Email: [email protected] Fax: 03 3144350 Board Chair: Cath Petrie Email: [email protected] Webpage: waikari.school.nz Tena Koutou Katoa Welcome everyone back to school for 2018. A spe- cial welcome to Nico Oberholzer who begins as a new entrant, Lotti Beach (Year 2) and her family, Baylee Harre—Smith (Year 3) and her family. We look forward to getting to know you all. Swim Weeks We will be running focussed swimming lessons twice a day for the first two weeks of school— dependent on weather and pool operation. All chil- dren are to please bring their togs and towel ( could be good to have 2 towels) and goggles. We also recommend long hair to be tied back and rash tops. Swimming Pool Due to the high school use, and a few operational problems at present we will be closing the pool this week for after school use as well as the weekend. We are very sorry for the inconvenience and will return to normal after Waitangi Day. Id like to thank Ash, Nicky and especially Cath for maintaining the pool over the holiday period. This is a huge commitment and especially this year with the teething problems with the heating system. Sun Safe This term is a hat term. Please have the uniform hat which is a navy bucket hat. We have sun- screen readily available for the children to use. If you prefer you may send along your own sun- screen with your child. Heat Care With the high temperatures due this week we would like all children to bring water bottles. It could even pay to freeze these overnight. We will be op- erating the air conditioners in the classrooms as well as in the library for lunchtimes. Yoghurts can be named and brought to the office to store in the fridge if required. Weka / Fruit Break Room Weka will be having a Feed& Readbreak at approximately 10.00am. Please ensure the chil- dren bring a peice of fruit or veg with them each day. Choir Next week I will be asking for those children wishing to be a part of the school choir in 2018. Nortje has kindly made herself available again. Please discuss your childs participation with them so that parent and child are at a agreed consensus for being in- volved in the choir this year. Hi Vis Vests Bus students will be issued their vests. Bus students must wear these. Non bus students—if you would like your child to be issued with their high-vis vest for travelling to and from school please let the office know. Dropping off & picking up children from School Please collect your children from the school side of the road—if you have to park on the other side of the road we ask that parents escort children across. As you can appreciate we do not have a designated or manned crossing and at 3.00pm it is very congested. All children must leave the school via the main gate. Bikers must walk their bike out to the footpath and along to the 2nd gate before riding (unless children are on the road with a parent). Please note that Police recommend that children under 10 years of age should not ride on the road unless accompanied by an adult riding with them. Consent forms The updated 2018 consent forms will be sent home this week. Only one form is needed per family. Please return them as soon as possible. Family Accounts School donations and stationery costs will be worked out and invoiced to families over the next week. Jewellery and Make-up at School Waikari School policy is that NO jewellery or make- up is to be worn to school unless of cultural or reli- gious significance with a written request to wear, with the exception of sleepers or stud ear rings. Calendar on Website The school calendar is on the website with tentative dates already included—remember these are sub- ject to changes.

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Page 1: Tuesday 30th January 2018 Issue: Term 1—Week 1 · Confident, Respectful, Curious Kids Tuesday 30th January 2018 Issue: Term 1—Week 1 23 Princes Street Principal: Yvonne Blair

Confident, Respectful, Curious Kids

Tuesday 30th January 2018

Issue: Term 1—Week 1

23 Princes Street Principal: Yvonne Blair Waikari 7420 Ph: 03 3144250 Ph: 03 3144250 Email: [email protected] Fax: 03 3144350 Board Chair: Cath Petrie Email: [email protected] Webpage: waikari.school.nz

Tena Koutou Katoa Welcome everyone back to school for 2018. A spe-cial welcome to Nico Oberholzer who begins as a new entrant, Lotti Beach (Year 2) and her family, Baylee Harre—Smith (Year 3) and her family. We look forward to getting to know you all. Swim Weeks We will be running focussed swimming lessons twice a day for the first two weeks of school—dependent on weather and pool operation. All chil-dren are to please bring their togs and towel ( could be good to have 2 towels) and goggles. We also recommend long hair to be tied back and rash tops. Swimming Pool Due to the high school use, and a few operational problems at present we will be closing the pool this week for after school use as well as the weekend. We are very sorry for the inconvenience and will return to normal after Waitangi Day. I’d like to thank Ash, Nicky and especially Cath for maintaining the pool over the holiday period. This is a huge commitment and especially this year with the teething problems with the heating system. Sun Safe This term is a hat term. Please have the uniform hat which is a navy bucket hat. We have sun-screen readily available for the children to use. If you prefer you may send along your own sun-screen with your child. Heat Care With the high temperatures due this week we would like all children to bring water bottles. It could even pay to freeze these overnight. We will be op-erating the air conditioners in the classrooms as well as in the library for lunchtimes. Yoghurts can be named and brought to the office to store in the fridge if required. Weka / Fruit Break Room Weka will be having a ‘Feed& Read’ break at approximately 10.00am. Please ensure the chil-dren bring a peice of fruit or veg with them each day. Choir Next week I will be asking for those children wishing to be a part of the school choir in 2018. Nortje has

kindly made herself available again. Please discuss your child’s participation with them so that parent and child are at a agreed consensus for being in-volved in the choir this year. Hi Vis Vests Bus students will be issued their vests. Bus students must wear these. Non bus students—if you would like your child to be issued with their high-vis vest for travelling to and from school please let the office know. Dropping off & picking up children from School Please collect your children from the school side of the road—if you have to park on the other side of the road we ask that parents escort children across. As you can appreciate we do not have a designated or manned crossing and at 3.00pm it is very congested. All children must leave the school via the main gate. Bikers must walk their bike out to the footpath and along to the 2nd gate before riding (unless children are on the road with a parent). Please note that Police recommend that children under 10 years of age should not ride on the road unless accompanied by an adult riding with them. Consent forms The updated 2018 consent forms will be sent home this week. Only one form is needed per family. Please return them as soon as possible. Family Accounts School donations and stationery costs will be worked out and invoiced to families over the next week. Jewellery and Make-up at School Waikari School policy is that NO jewellery or make-up is to be worn to school unless of cultural or reli-gious significance with a written request to wear, with the exception of sleepers or stud ear rings. Calendar on Website The school calendar is on the website with tentative dates already included—remember these are sub-ject to changes.

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Innovation and Enterprise The above is our theme for the year with lots of exciting activities planned. Please be on the look out for any old technology that you may have they we could borrow to set up a display in the library. When I say old I have to admit it could be from the 60’s, 70’s or 80’s which makes me feel really old!! I’m thinking of old telephones, kitchen ware, tools, cassettes, etc—things that perhaps are no longer used and the children would not have seen. Camps Term One We have the opportunity to join with Greta Val-ley School for senior camps this year. We have tentatively booked Week 6 for a Year 6-8 camp and a Year 4– 5 camp. It means that our chil-dren get to mix with other peers their own age and the Year 6-8 camp can be slightly more challenging. We would only need 2 parent helps per camp from each school. As we police vet parent helps could you please advise myself if you are interested in attending either camp asap. William Pike Challenge Year 7-8 (Including Year 6 in 2018) Both schools (Greta Valley and Waikari) have been looking at ways to challenge and motivate our Year 7 and 8 children. I approached Greta Valley School about doing the William Pike Challenge as a joint group. So we have decided to do this and the teachers are very excited. It involves 5 challenge activities, a project activity and community service time. Loburn School has been involved in this for several years and highly recommends it. You can have a look on https://williampike.co.nz/wpca for more information. School Bus Transport Just a reminder, the Ministry rules for travelling on school buses do not allow schools to pick up children in another school’s catchment. The con-tracts have just been renewed and signed by schools for 2018. Website Reminder Remember to keep updated on events and things that have happened on our school webpage waikari.school.nz

Headlice Yes—it is that time of year again when it is im-portant to keep checking your child’s hair for headlice. Remind your children not to share hats and make sure all long hair is tied up while at school.

Waitangi Day There will be No school on Waitangi Day—Tuesday 6th February. Yvonne Blair Principal

TERM ONE TE REO This Term’s Whakatauki : Iti rearea Although the bellbird is small in stature Kahikatea ka taea It can fly to the top of the lofty White Pine Tihei mauri ora And exhort the breath of life Everyday Phrases: Weeks 1-5—e noho—Sit down E tu—Stand up Weeks 6-11 whakaronga mai—listen in my direction Titiro mai—Look in my direction Weeks 1-3 Morena—good Morning Haere Mai—Welcome back to me Ka kite—See you soon Weeks 4-7 kia ora Nau mai—Welcome Ma te wa In the morning (see you in the morning) Weeks 8—11 Ata marie—Good Morning Haere Mai Ka Kite We are also introducing a thanks for Kai Whakapainga Enei Kai

Hei orange Mo te tinana

Rosie, Keygan, David

and Tanner all agree

that it’s great to be

back at school

especially in the pool

on a hot day.

Miss Jevins takes a

junior swimming les-

son during swim

week.