WAIMAUKU SCHOOL NEWSLETTER OPENING DOORS TO LIFE’S JOURNEY

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Ko te Rāapa tenei rā, te tekau ma wha o Hakihea 2016 (Wednesday 14 December) 2016-20-12

Our School Value for Term 4 INTEGRITY

Dear Parents / Caregivers

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR 2016 PRIZE WINNERS

See the full list of certificate and cup recipients at the end of this newsletter. CITIZENSHIP ASSEMBLY Congratulations to Clara Donne from Room 13 on receiving the Mary Gibson Citizenship Cup Award today. Clara is also the first recipient to wear our new senior school korowai. Well done Clara. Many thanks to AWA NURSERIES who lent us some of their beautiful plants to decorate our hall for our prize givings. Waimauku School appreciates their continued support.

WAIMAUKU SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FLOAT My sincere thanks to Claire Arkell and her team for organising and constructing the float for our school this year. It was an amazing float with our school retaining the top spot in the float competition. Thanks to the team involved and all of Santa’s little helpers. Merry Christmas!

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GOLF DAY In perfect weather, a very successful PTA golf day was held last week at the Muriwai Golf course. This was the last event on the PTA’s fundraising calendar. A huge thank you to Andrea Finlay and her team for organising this day. Because of its success and popularity, this day is set to become a regular event on our school calendar. The money raised from the event will be put towards the shading project in front of Rooms 5-8.

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS Thank you to the teams who played: Natures Creation Tree Fellas Established Delta Force Q Construction Tanya Franklin - The Travel Brokers PBS Healthy Practice Alpha Electrical Heimsath Alexander Fireballs Big Als Bashes One Hit Wonders!

Thanks to our generous sponsors: Positive Choice Silverdale Adventure Park Clip n Climb Paint the Earth Thai Taste ANZ Spa Di Vine The Tasting Shed Tree Adventures Carriages Cafe Coopers Creek Selaks Settlers Country Manor Inflatable World Hallertau Flippin’ Fun Farmlands The Village Beauty Studio Awa Nursery Curry Leaf Restaurant Wills Outfitters Natures Creation ePack Precious Imprints Soljans Estate Winery Auckland Seafood School Paper Plus Helensville Harrisons Commercial PBS Advisers Healthy Water Solutions Scott Hill Golf Muriwai Golf Club Muriwai Lodge Store Sand Dunz Beach Café Mike Van de Elzen R & D Construction Soundgroup Holdings Waimauku Pharmacy Waimarie Wines Eadie Family Rollinson Family Kelly Tarltons

1. SCHOOL BUSES FOR THE LAST DAY OF TERM - School finishes on Monday 19 December at 12.00pm. Buses will be running at these times: Ararimu, Peak and Muriwai 1 buses will depart just after 12.00pm and Muriwai 2 and Foster runs will depart at approx 12.35pm. PLEASE NOTE CHILDREN WILL BE HOME EARLIER THAN USUAL. If any parents are wanting supervision for their children from 12.00pm, please phone After School Care on 027 641 2735. 2. SCHOOL START DATE AND GOAL SETTING INTERVIEWS FOR 2017 - As previously mentioned, goal setting meetings for teachers/parents/students will be taking place prior to school starting next year. This will entail a scheduled interview time with parents and their child/ren to meet the

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teacher and set directions and goals for the coming year. These 20 minute interviews (per child), will take place on either Tuesday 31 January or Wednesday 1 February 2017, (between 9am - 4.20pm) depending on which day you choose when making your on-line booking. Regular classes for all students will commence on Thursday 2 February. Parents will be emailed the necessary information to make these bookings on Monday 19 December. Information will also be on the school website under ‘Information’. 3. OFFICE HOURS DURING THE HOLIDAY BREAK - The office will be open for enrolments and Matific (Maths Programme) payments ($12 per child) from 9am to 4.30pm on Tuesday 31 January and Wednesday 1 February 2017.

4. STATIONERY LISTS FOR 2017 - 2017 requirements will be sent home along with your child’s school report on Friday 16 December. We do ask that you look at purchasing the required stationery on-line from www.myschool.co.nz Search for Waimauku School, select your child’s year level and follow the instructions on the website. Orders over $57.50 made on-line will be delivered free of charge to your home address. Alternatively, Office Max have a retail store at 93 Wairau Road, Glenfield. Please check the delivery windows on the website to ensure you receive all required items in time for the start of the school year. Stationery sales at school will not be available until 01 March 2017. Stationery lists are also available on the school website under Information. Please note the stationery list you receive with the reports is based on the school’s cost to buy in the stationery throughout the year and is slightly higher than the ‘my school’ on-line pricing. In 2017, all students will be participating in an on-line Maths programme, Matific. The subscription for this is $12 per child per year and needs to be paid at school via cash/chq/eftpos/kindo please. We also ask that a ream of photocopy paper is brought into school; this is used for various activities in each of the classrooms. 5. SCHOOL LEAVERS - NOTICE RE EZLUNCH / KINDO SCHOOL SHOP If your family is leaving our school and moving to another school that does not use ezlunch or Kindo for school payments, you need to close your account. If you’re not sure about the new school, log in, go to My Details and click on the list of schools, scrolling to find your new school. If your new school is NOT on the list, you will need to close your account. Send an email to helpdesk@tgcl.co.nz requesting to close your account. This request will need to: Be emailed from your account email address, state the current balance on the account, provide the bank account number for refunding the balance (or ask for it to be forwarded to the school). Refunds and account closures will be actioned during January/February. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and myself I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe holiday break. Kind regards Gary Pasfield Principal PRIZEGIVING RESULTS FOLLOW

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2016 PRIZEGIVING AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT TO LEARNING AND

CITIZENSHIP

TARAWERA TEAM Year 1 Classes Room 24 Excellence Jono Davis Reading Charlie Grey Mathematics Brooke Backhouse-Smith Writing and Visual Art Commitment to Learning Zoe Mallett All Curriculum Areas Room 23 Excellence Amelia Holden Reading and Writing Rhianna Boyd Reading Commitment to Learning Andrea Yang Mathematics Tess Ritchie Writing Room 22 Excellence India Macdonald Reading and Writing Lilja Fridholm Reading and Writing Commitment to Learning Ethan Wilson-Vogler All Curriculum Areas Bailey Welch All Curriculum Areas Room 21 Excellence Clay Lincoln Reading and Mathematics Eli Hetrick Reading Brodie Hole Reading Commitment to Learning Livia McNaughton Reading and Writing Room 20 Excellence Alex Walker Reading and Mathematics Summer Warhaft Visual Art Commitment to Learning Yuzu Endo All Curriculum Areas Ella Lawler Reading and Writing Room 19 Commitment to Learning Summer-Rose Watson Reading and Writing Katelin Francis Reading and Writing Leo Jones Writing and Visual Art Cooper Adcock Reading and Mathematics

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Room 1 Excellence Samira Gould Writing Cooper Dryland Mathematics Maisie Perkins Reading Sage Abdelnoor Visual Arts Year 2 Classes Room 28 Excellence Ruby Whitaker Writing Luca O’Brien Mathematics and Reading Jacob Kensington Reading Noah Gavin Inquiry Room 27 Excellence Cody McNabney Mathematics Robert Richmond Reading Maya Goldie Reading Commitment to Learning Lennox Buckley All Curriculum Areas Room 26 Commitment to Learning Jessica Broughton All Curriculum Areas Ethan Barter Inquiry Grace O’Connor Reading Ava Hall Reading Room 25 Excellence Niko Akehurst Reading Millie Rotherham Reading Leon Tylor Mathematics Rubyjade Jones Writing RUAPEHU TEAM - Year 3 / 4 Classes Room 2 Zac Masterton Reading, Written Language and Mathematics Alexandria Skinner Reading and Written Language Poppy Jones Reading, Mathematics and Visual Art Gemma O’Brien Reading and Mathematics Emily Warhaft Reading Estella Jensen Reading Room 3 Rebecca Steffens Written Language, Reading and Mathematics Jai Bilish Mathematics Jack Adcock Reading Stella Oberste-Berghaus Visual Art Alexis Fagan Written Language Samuel Francis Science and Inquiry

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Room 4 Briana Hoy Mathematics and Visual Art Aidan Orsler Mathematics, Written Language and Reading Grace Boam Reading Eden Grundy Reading Kaiya Jones Reading and Written Language Room 5 Matai Harrison Reading, Mathematics, Inquiry and Visual Art Siarrah Hawke Written Language, Inquiry and Te Reo Maori Sam Anderson Mathematics, Reading and Science Ella Gregory Visual Art Kassia Brown Physical Education Ione Eadie Mathematics and Physical Education Room 6 Tiki Iti Atkinson Reading Daniel Barnard Mathematics Joseph Priestley Mathematics Natalie Osmond Inquiry and Written Language Hendrix Darvill Art and Written Language Room 7 Joseph Tautu-Buchanan Reading, Mathematics and Science Luka Kirk Reading, Written Language and Visual Art Zico Vicelich Mathematics and Te Reo Maori Charlotte Spence Reading, Mathematics and Te Reo Maori India Vratny Reading, Mathematics and Written Language Milo Lindsay Reading, Written Language and Inquiry Room 8 Maggie Redman Written Language, Reading, Mathematics and Visual Art Fern Backhouse-Smith Mathematics, Reading and Visual Art Pearse O’Malley Reading, Mathematics and Te Reo Maori Jeremy Pennington Mathematics and Music Chelsea Finlay Mathematics, Reading and Physical Education Lily Bulman Written Language, Mathematics, Reading and Visual Art Kapa Haka Zak Culverwell Charlotte Spence Ariana Burnett Koby Kelland Tiki Iti Atkinson TONGARIRO TEAM - Year 5 / 6 Classes Room 11 Helene Cunningham Mathematics and Science Chloe Crawford Reading Luke Matson Writing Emma Cordes English Mia Anderson Science, Visual Art and Technology Cooper Sinton English, Mathematics and Physical Education

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Room 14 Gabrielle Wilcox English, Mathematics, Science and Visual Art Elsbeth Purdue English, Mathematics and Science Elena Abbott English and Mathematics Mackenzie Walton Reading Eva Dykgraaf Physical Education and Mathematics Ruby Cooper English and Science Room 15 Luca Donne Mathematics, English and Visual Art Joel Elliott Mathematics and Physical Education Billie Gillbanks Mathematics, Visual Art and English Luca Jamieson Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology Amelia Watt Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology Jordyn Whittaker Mathematics and English Room 16 Baxter Hilson Mathematics, English, Science, Social Sciences and Physical Education Freddie Eadie Mathematics, Science and Physical Education Samuel Carpenter English and Social Sciences Zac Plunkett English, Science and Technology Rafi Grocott Mathematics, English, Social Sciences and Technology Quinn Jude Mathematics, Science and Technology Room 17 Grace Adcock English, Mathematics and Social Sciences Ella Culverwell English, Mathematics, Visual Art, Social Sciences and Technology Christian McNabney Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Social Sciences Tamzin Olley English, Social Sciences, Mathematics and Physical Education Crystal Wilson English, Social Sciences, Mathematics and Physical Education Matthew Pennington Mathematics, Technology, Science and Social Sciences Room 18 Jamie Hunter Reading and Mathematics Madi Kensington English and Social Sciences Roman Matson Mathematics and Physical Education Shanaye Holman Visual Art Bryn Fearnside Science Emma Steffens English and Social Sciences Kapa Haka Tate Goldie Phoebe Smith Lucas Pritchard NGAURUHOE TEAM - Year 7 / 8 Classes Kapa Haka Katie Knaggs Penny Roberts Daz Pivac Bailey Parry Sam Lees Clara Donne

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French Xavi Leitch Oscar Jensen Rheannah Rapley Riley Gudopp Spanish Kassidy Beazley Annabelle Stanley Caleb Sherrock Cinnamon Sommerville Music Year 7’s Xavi Leitch Jade Rollinson Phoenix Williams Beth Torrance-Hetherington Year 8’s Max Hibbert Caleb Sherrock Ruby Williams Sam Thompson Room 9 Leo Vujcich Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science and Inquiry Blake Miers Mathematics Bridget Orsler Reading and Writing Isla Turner Visual Art, Inquiry and Mathematics Pippa Jackson Inquiry and Physical Education Claudia Robinson Reading, Science and Inquiry Room 10 Maire Iti Atkinson Reading and Writing Rosa Hollister Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Physical Education and Inquiry Taylah Shields Reading and Mathematics Max Hibbert Reading and Mathematics Anthony Learnan Reading and Mathematics Annabelle Stanley Reading, Writing, Oral Language, Mathematics and The Arts Room 12 Ruby Williams Reading, Writing, Oral Language and The Arts Jacob Smith Mathematics and Physical Education Kahlil Grocott Reading and Writing Ruby Skinner Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Inquiry Beth Torrance-Hetherington Reading and Writing Stella Sherriff Visual Art and Physical Education

Room 13 Peter Parker Mathematics, Reading, Writing and Inquiry Caleb Sherrock Mathematics, Reading, Writing and Inquiry Imogen Wightman Mathematics, Reading and Writing

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Cinnamon Sommerville Writing and Physical Education Elliott Lawler Physical Education Clara Donne Visual Art CUP AWARDS Kapa Haka The Diane Rawlinson Cup for Dedication to Kapa Haka Oliver Smith Kapa Haka The Alexis Langhorne Cup for Dedication to Kapa Haka Morgan Costello Music The Robertson Family Cup for Excellence in Music Across Ngauruhoe Team Morgan Costello Performing Arts The Hillebrand Family Cup for Dedication to Performing Arts Across Ngauruhoe Team Annabelle Stanley Sports The Ngauruhoe Team Sports Cup for Sportsperson of the Year Across Ngauruhoe Team Elliott Lawler Mathematics The Sheena Ashford-Tait Cup for Excellence in Mathematics Across Ngauruhoe Team Peter Parker Literature The Margaret Rogers Cup for Excellence in Literature Across Ngauruhoe Team Annabelle Stanley Visual Art The Logan Architects Cup for Excellence in Visual Art Across Ngauruhoe Team Stella Sherriff The Pichon Family Endeavour Cup for Effort and Commitment Across Ngauruhoe Team Plus $50 Voucher Daz Pivac Most Improved Student The Barfoot & Thompson Helensville Cup Quinn Webber Best Overall Student Barfoot & Thompson Helensville Cup Caleb Sherrock

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CITIZENSHIP AWARDS Our Citizenship awards, presented to those children who have demonstrated care, thoughtfulness and consideration to others are regarded as the most important awards we give. Congratulations to the following children who were awarded the Citizenship Award for their class. Tarawera Team Ruapehu Team Room 1 Ash Walls Room 2 Martha Komornicki Room 19 Jamie Harnett Room 3 Nathan Spice Room 20 Yuzu Endo Room 4 Briana Hoy Room 21 Adam Butt Room 5 Lucas Gudopp Room 22 Caitlin Francis Room 6 Vinnie Reilly Room 23 Cara Gibson Room 7 Zak Culverwell Room 24 Maggie Donne Room 25 Tarrin Shanks Room 26 Ella Ross

Room 8 Rosa Pritchard

Room 27 Peyton Gunner Room 28 Caysen Coers Tongariro Team Ngauruhoe Team Room 11 Molly Richmond Room 9 Pippa Jackson Room 14 Charlie Burge Room 10 Annabelle Stanley Room 15 Lucas Pritchard Room 12 Olivia Nielsen Room 16 Jack East Room 13 Clara Donne Room 17 Harriet Barter Room 18 Dylan Bulman

Winner of the Mary Gibson Citizenship Cup:

Clara Donne from Room 13. Congratulations Clara!

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

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