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Week 11
Wednesday 13th April - PTA Zoom Meeting 7pm - invite below
Thursday 14th April - Last Day of Term 1
Term 2
Week 1
Monday 2nd May - First Day of Term 2
Wednesday 4th May - BSLA Parent Session 3:15pm-4:00pm - Staffroom
Week 3
Monday 16th May - Chess Power Chess Tournament
Tuesday 17th May - Marae Visit Senior Kapahaka - overnight
Week 4
Monday 23rd May - Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm - Staffroom
Week 6
Monday 6th June - Queens Birthday - School Closed
Thursday 9th June WPS Swim Competition
Week 8
Friday 24th June - Matariki - School Closed
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Families Leaving WPS
If you and your family are leaving Wānaka Primary School at the end of this term and haven't notified the office, can you please do so as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Pirate Ship Repairs Over the Holidays The pirate ship playground will be fenced off on Thursday after school and be out of bounds for the remainder of the holidays for repairs and maintenance. |
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PB4L Mufti Day - Congratulations Kākāriki Tribe A big congratulations to Kākāriki tribe for collecting the most PB4L tokens this term. As a prize, all students who are in Kākāriki tribe only are allowed to wear mufti to school this Thursday.
The mufti is free and Kākāriki students can wear their tribe colour or any school-appropriate clothing. No face paint please. |
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Student Teachers At the moment we have 2 student teachers from Canterbury University posted at school. Emma Rankin is working with Danielle Meyer-Budge and her class in Room 15, and Alison Doran is in Room 28 with Charlotte Lawrie. They will have a couple of postings with us so we welcome them to our WPS whānau.
Covid Update
Monday and Tuesday - 6 children isolating due to household contacts, 2 who were already in isolation tested positive for Covid over the weekend and we had 7 children test positive on Monday (2 in Room 20, 3 in Room 18, 1 in Room 15 and 1 in Room 29).
This week Jason and Kelly are working from home as household contacts and Clair has tested positive. I am still in Palmerston North working from afar but as usual the wonderful staff, 'at the chalkboard' so to speak, are making sure things are running smoothly and everyone is being well looked after and kept busy with their learning and school life.
Teacher Only Day This is an early heads up that we only have 1 teacher only day happening during the remainder of this school year. We did try to get them all in before the children returned to school in February but our expert in the teaching of writing wasn't available until term 4 as he is always pretty well booked up. We have a Teacher Only Day with him on Friday 11th November, which is the 4th week of Term 4. We have booked in other sessions in 2023.
Keeping Updated in 'Back to Basics' - Parent Sessions We continually update our teachers in the basic literacies of maths, reading, writing and oral language as they are the cornerstones of successful learning.
Next term we intend to offer you, our parents, information meetings on the maths and literacy work we have been working on for professional learning and implementing in our classrooms. So watch out for these in this (check out BSLA sessions advertised below) and upcoming newsletters.
Happy Holidays Have a great Easter. School finishes at 3pm on Thursday for the Easter and school holiday break and returns Monday 2nd May for term 2. Keep safe and healthy everyone. |
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Better Start Literacy Approach Parent Session We would like to invite parents to come and hear about the Better Start Literacy Approach that Pod 1 and Pod 3 are using in their classrooms and find out about how to use the new books with your child at home.
This approach is supported by the Ministry of Education and developed by Professors Gail Gillon, Brigid McNeill and their team from the Child Well-Being Research Institute and School of Teacher Education at the University of Education.
When: Wednesday 4th May 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Where: Staffroom
Childcare: There will be staff members to watch whanau whilst you are in the meeting |
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Snow Sports Programme 2022 It is early to get this information, but better to be organised. We will send you an email in the coming days about the Cardrona/TC Programme and Snow Farm. We are still making decisions about how to enhance the programme but we have had overwhelming feedback for the 5 days programme to continue. So the dates for 2022 are locked in, any further changes will be communicated to you in Term 2 after the BOT meeting.
DATES for 2022 Snow Sports and EOTC programme - 11 August
- 18 August
- 25 August
- 1 September
- 8 September
- Postponement is the 15 September
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St John's Mufti Day A big thank you to everyone for supporting our mufti day in support of St John. We raised $732 for St John. Everyone loved seeing the ambulance that came to visit. |
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Kindling For Sale We are selling banana boxes of dry pine kindling to fundraise for our girls' and boys' clubs. Support our students and keep your home warm this Winter.
Available to collect from the school office.
$10 per box or 2 for $15  A big thank you to Doug from Wood for Good and Dave Collett Contracting for the donation and delivery of the kindling. |
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A message from the PTA Committee The WPS PTA would like to thank all of the parents and families who got involved and attended the Parenting Place presentation last month presented by Pio Terei and Sheridan Eketone. We would like to ask those that attended if you have time to please email the PTA committee with any feedback you have on the presentation. Our aim is to have one of these Zoom sessions for parents each term with different presenters if the uptake is positive enough, so we would greatly appreciate any feedback you have. Please contact Adele at pta@wanaka.school.nz.
Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who pulled off yet another great Easter Hot X Bun morning - I know this is something the kids all look forward to and the PTA will continue to arrange throughout the years.
Another thank you to all of the families again for your great response to the Kai Pai orders. Orders are ready for pick up, please come to the school office.
The PTA will be meeting via zoom tomorrow evening at 7pm so we invite you to please come and join from the comfort of your home. A reminder there is no obligation to join the committee but if you would like to be involved in any way or just find out what we have planned for 2022 please feel free to use the link below and join in. We will also be providing a regular update in the newsletter once a month to keep you all up to date with fundraising events and volunteer opportunities.
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71413925257?pwd=vqyJBuo9-YUsSDKJDCwUrKwukpJ7hP.1
We would like to do a 'Welcome back to school coffee and cake' morning on the second week of Term 2 for existing and new families/parents to attend. This is a great opportunity to meet other families in the area or catch up with some familiar faces. A confirmed date for this will be in the first newsletter back after term. |
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Thank You New World Three Parks Last Wednesday our students enjoyed freshly baked Hot X Buns for morning tea organised by our wonderful PTA, which also raised $430.40 for the school's Makerspaces' project. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help.
An especially big thank you to Dean and Natasha Bartley at Three Parks New World who generously donated the Hot X Buns. |
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Library News 
Ebooks and Audio Books The Wānaka Public Library has 2 fantastic Ebook Platforms which are highly recommended. All you need is a library membership which is free. Click on the image below to find out more and browse to see what is available: 
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Contact for our local Public Health Nurse Pip McLean is our local Public Health Nurse - should you wish to get in contact with Pip her contact details are: 03 440 4309 or 0272 839 395 or email Pip.McLean@southerndhb.govt.nz |
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School Holiday DIY Crafting Kits |
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Wānaka Children's Spectacular Easter Egg Hunt |
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Dance Workshops  |
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Autumn Dance Camp School holiday programme designed for kids 5 - 12 years with creative flair. Packed full of dance and art workshops. Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th April 9am - 3pm at Dance Wanaka studios. Experience not essential.  For more information and to register, visit www.dancewanaka.com. |
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Girls Football Development Camp |
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Aspiring Gym Sports
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Learn to Play Ice Hockey for 5-12 Year Olds |
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| Delicious, nutritious and popular with kids, Subway delivers school lunches every Friday. Order online at subwayexpress.co.nz by 9am. |
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