Tena koutou 29 October 2014 Week 3

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Week 3
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Our staff had a very informative professional learning day yesterday learning about restorative justice practices. We certainly have plenty of ideas on how to further develop our behaviour management systems using a restorative approach. We also spent time looking at our curriculum planning for 2015. Our overarching theme is discovery and we will start the year looking at the 100 year war anniversary to tie in with the Gallipoli memorials next year. Scientific discovery and world discoveries will be the major areas of emphasis for the remainder of the year. Kapa Haka Performance
Our groups are very busy practising for their performance at the &RUEDQ¶V$UW&HQWUHRQth November. Parents and students have also been very busy making poi and organising the uniforms ready for the day. Year 7 and 8 Camp
Our campers returned from their week long camp at Motutapu looking extremely tired, but all reports tell of a great camp with our students excelling in their behaviour. They challenged themselves on the activities well supported by the parent helpers. Our thanks to the staff who made the camp such a great success. Athletics
Our Year 3 to 8 Athletics day is next week on Thursday 6th November. See notice in Sports News section for more details. Organisation 2015
A final reminder that if you have additional information that you would like the teachers to consider about your child when making class placements please email it to the associate principals by Friday 31st October. dhaven@waitakereprimary.school.nz for students in Years 5 to 8 and ajelas@waitakereprimary.school.nz for students in Years 1 to 4. Alternatively if you would like your son to be considered for one of the boys only classes please email Denise Haven (dhaven@waitakereprimary.school.nz) by Friday 31st October. We are starting to draft our classes for 2015 next week 2015 Dates:
Term 1 Monday 2nd Feb to Thursday 2nd April Term 2 Monday 20th April to Friday 3rd July Term 3 Monday 20th July to Friday 25th September Term 4 Monday 12th Oct to Wednesday 16th December Korean International Students
For the week of February 8 ± February 14, 2015 we are hosting 40 students from Korea. Please consider being a homestay family. We are still desperately short of families to host an international student. It is a very rewarding experience, you are recompensed monetarily and the benefits for the school will be passed on to your children. It is not necessary to have children at the age of the students. We just need loving, caring families. If you have never done it before, now is a good time to start²it is only for one week. If you are interested or need more information please call Wendy Melles on 0274738343 or email wendymelles@gmail.com ICAS Results
Congratulations to the following students who achieved very well in the ICAS Spelling, Writing and English Assessments this year. Spelling
Writing
English
Credit Credit
Merit
Oliver Johnston Eve Breckon Ross Crook Alice Arbon Jake Starrs Tom Crook Chloe Bellamy Karen Haskell Oliver Johnston Teh-­Jah Mead Chloe Bellamy Daniel Crawford Samuel Dykes Teh-­Jah Mead Georgia Normington Sophie Jones Emily Thompson Taine Hurman Eloise Luff-­Hansen Distinction
Ethan Ward Liam Rushton Alice Arbon Merit
Anna Jackson Emily Thompson Sophie Jones Bobby Proietti Anataia White Distinction
Jayna Palmer Credit
Cassidy Coleman Ross Crook Neils Grosmann Jordan McCrae Alice Arbon Chloe Bellamy Emily Thompson Taine Hurman Samuel Mc Neill 29 October 2014
KEY DATES
OCTOBER
30 Sustainability Group Meeting Thursday 7pm in staffroom
NOVEMBER
3 November PTA Meeting 7pm Staffroom 3 New Caledonia Meeting 7pm 6 Y3-­8 School Athletics Day (save day 10/11) 7 Last day for Calendar Orders 11 Multicultural Festival Corbans Art Complex 13 Awards Assembly 2pm (full school) 14 Mobile Dental Clinic arrives 19 BOT Meeting 7.20pm 21 NW Athletics 25 APPA Choir Performance 26 Y0-­2 Athletics Day 28 School Leaders 2015 Planting Day 29 NZ Ukulele Festival²Trust DECEMBER
1 New Entrant Parents Meeting 3 Strings Attached Puppet Show 4 End of Year Arts Evening Celebration 10 BOT Meeting 7.20pm 11 Awards Assembly 2pm (full school) 16 Year 8 Graduation Dinner²TUESDAY 18 Term 4 Ends 12.40pm school bus has been
ordered for this time
Term Dates for 2014
Term 4³13 October to 18 December
Waitakere Primary School
810 9607
Facsimile
810 9657
Mobile
027 610 9607
Email: office@waitakereprimary.school.nz
Web:
www.waitakereprimary.school.nz
CONTACTING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mike Allen³Chairperson
810 7103
Sarah Brenchley³Secretary
810 9558
Adrienne Hansen
810 9962
Scott Hindman
810 9910
Wade Hansen
0272863237
Stephen Bishop
810 7075
CONTACTING PTA
Leah Simonsen³Chairperson 810 9653
Linda Greenhorn³Treasurer 810 8207
Merit
Rhian McCorquodale³Secretary 810 7006
Karen Haskell CONTACTING TE RUNANGA
Liam Mcleod Scott Hindman
810 9910
Janet Cole
810 9150
Teh-­Jah Mead CONTACTING the SUSTAINABILITY GROUP
Anna Jackson Diane Harry
Liam Hansen email dharry@waitakereprimary.school.nz
Georgia Normington WESTGATE CHILDRENS COMMUNITY
Joshua Drew DENTAL CLINIC
832 2116
Liam Rushton KIDS CLUB
027 604 0907
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Waitakere Primary School Waitakere Friday 24th October Dear Mrs Delaney, We had an amazing time at Nourish Gardens. Before I started building the compost I was like: what a waste of day! %XLOGLQJFRPSRVWLVQ¶WHYHUJRLQJ
to help anyone! But while I was making it, I changed my thinking completely, and I realised how wrong I was. I felt great to know that I was helping the environment by helping Nourish Gardens become the place it will grow to be. I thought I would be fussy about having to touch horse poo and mud, but a switch must have flicked somewhere in my EUDLQEHFDXVH,GLGQ¶WPLQGDWDOOVRPD\EH,NQHZWKDW,ZRXOG
stimulate the community by doing so. Please give all my thanks to John and Marian for the wonderfully delicious potatoes the cooked for us. I remembered biting into the crisp skin and being greeted by a scrumptious mouthful of steaming heaven. Your animals are very cute and playful but Friday and Jazz were a little disruptive while you were trying to talk. I liked the swing and the trampoline, though! Friday looked funny when she was dancing under the trampoline, and your hilly paddocks are fun to roll down. <RXDUHDYHU\LQVSLULQJZRPDQDQGLW¶VDPD]LQJWKDW\RXGHYRWH\RXU
time and effort to help other people and the community. When our trip came to an unwanted and abrupt end, you could tell everyone was disappointed. Thank you so much for inviting us to your farm and you DQGWKHWHDPDUHDPD]LQJSHRSOH<RX¶UHWKHNLQGRISHRSOHZKRFDQ
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big difference with no rubbish hanging in or around the plants. As you can see above, the plants have been replaced with green refreshing bushes or flowers. When they all start to grow they will look fabulous. Now all we need to do is keep this environment clean and no stepping on the gardens or plants. And again thanks to everyone that helped out in the working bee for this new project! By Aiyana & Maya in ruma rua Pictures done by Summer Fox 7XL·VE\5RRP
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black. Two little pompoms hang from its throat. Tui, hanging upside down on the flax bush, drinking nectar from the flowers. Bright, shiny eyes looking for worms. Devon Bone Athletics Our Year 3 to 8 Athletics day is next week on Thursday 6th November. 3OHDVHVHQG\RXUFKLOG¶VFRPSOHWHGSHUPLVVLRQVOLSEDFNWRWKHLUWHDFKHU
as soon as possible. This event is part of our Sports programme and is compulsory for all Year 3 to 8 students. Please ensure that your child wears appropriate clothing on the day, including a sunhat, and has plenty of food and water. Basketball I hope the season is going well for all our teams. Just a reminder for fees to be paid to our office. Coaches and Managers remember to let me have your award winners by the end of Week 5 (Friday 14th November) Thanks for your support Jayne Kearney jkearney@waitakereprimary.school.nz Cadbury Fundraising Chocolates for sale $40.00 a box of 24 bars, (these usually retail for $60.00). See Tina French SCHOLASTIC
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Make salads or salad sandwich fillings interesting by using a range of vegetables like grated carrot, snow pea sprouts, lettuce or rocket or baby spinach, sliced celery, tomatoes, avocado and cucumber. PTA 2015 Fundraising
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gorgeous calendars, diaries and greeting cards. Easy to post, the calendars and cards make perfect Christmas gifts for family and friends. Look out for your parent order form and art work coming home on Friday 17th October, with a return date of 7th November. CALENDARS $13.50 / CARDS $14.50 / DIARIES $18.00 THE PTA ARE RAFFLING AN ENTERTAINMENT BOOK,
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Firebird
On Wednesday the 22nd of October 40 students from our school went into town to watch a performance called the Firebird. An orchestra joined with a dance company involving school students from year 1-­13. It was a spectacular show for all ages. This performance as well as the comfy seats in the Aotea Centre, I am sure many will want to go again. Thank you to Ms Marston for organising this. It was amazing. By Indy Brown Room 2