30 June 2016 - Waipu Primary School

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June 30
Number 11
TRENT JONES OFF TO OLYMPICS
Trent Jones a former Waipu student is off
to the Rio Olympics to represent New
Zealand in BMX racing. Trent came back
to his old school and talked to the
students before giving them a
demonstration of some of his skills. Below
right: Trent leaps over 6 volunteers.
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Tena Koutou Katoa
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
From 15-17 June I was fortunate to be part of a
group of Whangarei Principals who visited Napier,
Hastings and Havelock North to look at some
schools in that area. The weather was great in
Napier as they have had no rain since March. Bit
chilly in the mornings though!
Sending teachers and Principals into other
schools is a great way of bringing back the best to
our school.
Nearly all the schools I visited were further down
the road in developing students IT skills than we
are. Most had iPads for all their Year 4 to 6
students and for Year 1 to 3 they had a ratio of
one iPad per two students. Schools were not
totally digital and still felt book work was
important. IPads were generally funded by the
school fundraising group or PTA’s. One school of
600 leased half their iPads. Interestingly schools
we visited had not heard of Seesaw but were
keen to follow up when I explained how Seesaw
worked.
Some of the schools were working in collaborative
spaces or sharing the teaching load between
classes. It was interesting to see how this worked
and is something we may look to do in the future
as our school is modernised.
Another area we looked at involved a child’s
transition to school from their preschool learning.
Much of this was based on a creative play style of
learning. Students were taught in small groups
and then returned to their play activities.
Two of these schools were into their second 4/5
year ERO review cycle (Waipu is in it’s first) and it
was easy to see why as they were doing all the
these things well and getting good National
Standard results.
There were a number of other small things we
discovered that may or may not tweak the way we
do things at Waipu. Some of these relate directly
to teaching practice and student achievement.
STAFF CHANGES
Julie Lumb is now our cleaner. She now has two
roles at our school. Three if you include parent.
Our new teacher aide for rooms 10 and 11 will be
Sabrina Black.
ORCHIDS FOR SALE
We have been given a large number of orchids to
sell. The funds we receive will go towards our
Good Fairy Fund. If you would like some before
the general public are alerted please contact the
office. Plants are $10 each. There are several
bulbs with each plant.
CALF CLUB DAY
For those keen to get started early with calf and lamb
selection you can pick your animal soon. All animals
must be born on or after July 1. Let’s see if we can have
over 100 calves, goats or lambs turn up on the day this
year. (We had 96 last year).
GOATS AVAILABLE
Calf Club Goats available approximately mid-July. Please
call Haley or Marina on 4321247 to pre order.
TARTAN DAY
On July 1 it is International Tartan Day and there
will be a parade down the main street of Waipu.
Waipu Primary School will be taking part provided
the weather is reasonable. There are prizes for
those who are best dressed in tartan. It would be
great if all of our children could find a small piece of
tartan to wear in the parade. The parade begins at
11am by the Waipu Police Station.
CHANGES AT HOME TIME
If you need to change where your child goes at
home time please phone and talk to office staff.
The office is extremely busy and texts/emails can
easily be missed.
A STAR IS BORN?
Emer Lea is going to be Marta in the Sound of
Music over the next school holidays. She will be
performing.... Thursday 14 July, Saturday 16th
nd
th
July, Friday 22 July, Sunday 24 July (matinee)
and Thursday 28th July. It will be a fantastic show,
and the singing is AMAZING!!!! (Some superstars
in the adult cast).
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Meat lover wraps have sold out and will no longer
be part of the lunch menu.
PIZZA DAY
Put July 8 (last day of term) in your diaries for a
Pizza Day. Our lunch crew have come up with a
great deal thanks to the Pizza Barn. Orders will
need to be in early though. The order form was
sent home on Monday.
WAIPU 150 SPEECH FINALS
July 5, Celtic Barn foyer, 7pm. Come along and
hear the 12 finalists deliver their speeches.
Congratulations to the following students who
have made the finals:
Year 4 – Ethan Carroll, Ollie Buckle, Olivia
Papworth, Nia Owen.
Year 5 – Emer Lea, Harris Lymburn, Lila McEvoy,
Noah Martin.
Year 6 – Bridee Lumb, Ava McAulay, Nyria
Pullan, Bridget Cullen.
A free night in comfortable surroundings.
END OF TERM
Last Day for Term 2 is July 8. First day of Term 3 is
July 25.
WIG DAY FOR CHILD CANCER
Thank you for supporting this day and letting your child
have a bit of fun. There were some fantastic wigs and
hairdos on display. Our final tally was $314.
JOSEPH SULLIVAN VISIT
Our students were fortunate to have Olympic
Ambassador Joseph Sullivan visit last Thursday. Joe
was a gold medal winner at the last Olympics in rowing.
He had a great message about trying your best and
never giving up.
Below: Joseph Sullivan celebrates winning gold in 2012
MUSIC LESSONS
Isabelle Moon has spaces in Term 3 for piano, keyboard
and guitar during school hours. Phone Isabelle on
4320804 or 0211378179 for more details.
PRINCIPAL’S SPECIAL AWARDS
Week 7: Rhyder Harrington, Jazmyn Greenwood, Pippi
Panui-Park, Hunter Gailey, Kaiser Jacoby, Lauren
Papworth, Carissa Lynch, Ben Wigram.
Week 8: Elise Doherty, Benjamin Porter, Kayden Hall, Saskia
Martin, Nyria Pullan, Billie Sharpe, Tennesse Brewer,
Aleena Everitt-Flintoff, Hunter Dobson, Phoebe Cookson.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Term 3 sees the start of a new program for our school.
This is called ‘Life Choices’. ‘Life Choices’ is acceptable
for all state schools and is New Zealand based.
‘Life Choices’ utilises the Key Competencies and Values
of the New Zealand Teaching Curriculum.
While sessions are taught from a Christian perspective
they are non-judgemental and suitable for all children in
a school no matter their belief system.
If you have previously taken your child out of classes
you may wish to reconsider your decision. You are
welcome to have a look at the teachers manual and
students book.
Any queries can be made to Julie Malone 4320388
or 0210726710 or to any of the CRE teachers.
TH
ND
CUPCAKE HOLIDAY CLASSES 11 – 22 JULY
Come and learn how to BAKE your own cupcakes and
then decorate in funky styles!!!! These classes are run
twice a day. Morning sessions will be 10.30 – 12.30
Afternoon sessions 1.30 – 3.30. Each sessions is $40
You will bake your own cupcakes, learn to ice in fondant
and make cool decorations, children will take home
between 4-6 cupcakes depending on childs ability.
Ages are 5 and up. If I have enough interest I will also
run a teenagers class which will involve making
handbags, makeup, etc for on top of your cupcakes.
Please visit my website www.caketinlove.co.nz or my
facebook page. Or you can also call me
on 0275618112 or 4329811
Be in quick as spaces do fill quickly.
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE
Musical House Concert at Black Sheep Farm, Waipu
Cove on Sunday 10th July at 3:30pm. Flute, piano and
Emma Couper singing, will present a lovely programme
of different genres to suit all tastes. There are 10 free
tickets available for children interested in music. Light
refreshments afterwards. Adult tickets $40, Tel Lisa on
4320435
SOCCER SKILLS
Tikipunga Sports Park:
th
5 mornings 9.30am to 12.30pm Monday 18 to Friday
nd
22 of July. Parents can register their children from 1 to
5 days – a discount applies for 5 days
The cost per session is $24 or $96 for the week
Registration
link: https://reg.sportingpulse.com/regoform.cgi?formID=
56015
COMING EVENTS
JULY
AUGUST
1 – Tartan Parade
1 – PTA meeting 7pm
1 – School Disco
5 – Kahurangi Dance
4 – PTA 7pm
Group
5 – Waipu 150 Speech
10 – BOT Meeting 1pm
Finals
12 – School Cross Country
8 – Last Day Term 2
25 – Term 3 starts 8.30am
UNIFORM SALES
Second hand uniforms are available from Kylie
Jacoby. Phone Kylie on 02102693876 to see
what she has available. If you have a uniform
you don’t need consider giving it to Kylie as
money from second hand clothing comes back
to the school.
The uniforms are now held at school but you
need to arrange a time with Kylie to view on
Tuesday between 8am and 9.30am.
SCHOOL DISCO
The Waipu Primary School Disco in Term 2 will be held
on Friday 1st July from 5pm - 7pm at the Coronation
Hall. The theme is "Super Heroes" and there will be
prizes for best dressed. Entry is $2 per person and there
will be plenty of food and drink for sale. All funds raised
go towards the Year 6 End of Year Camp to Rotorua.
Fresha Valley supports Waipu Primary School
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