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Term 1
Week 5
Pod 8 Swimming
Wednesday 1st March - Parent Voice Meetings 3:15pm - 5pm
Wednesday 1st March - PTA Meeting 7pm Staffroom
Thursday 2nd March - Parent Voice Meetings 3:15pm - 5pm (Pod 2 only)
Friday 3rd March - El Gregoe Performance - 9:15am and 11am
Friday 3rd March - Pod 5 Assembly - 2:15pm - Hall
Week 6
Pod 7 Swimming
Monday 6th March - Teacher Only Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday 7th March - Run, Jump, Throw - Years 1-3
Week 7
Pod 3 Swimming
Tuesday 14th March - Athletics Day - Years 4-6
Week 8
Monday 20th March - Otago Anniversary - SCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday 21st March - UC Athletics
Friday 24th March - Pod 3 Assembly - 2:15pm - Hall
Week 9
Monday 27th March - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Monday 27th March - Pod 7 trip to Arrowtown Museum
Wednesday 29th March - COPSSA Athletics
Friday 31st March - Pod 8 Assembly - 2:15pm - Hall
Saturday 1st April - Wānaka Trail Ride
Week 10
Thursday 6th April - End of Term 1
Term 2
Week 1
Monday 24th April - Upper Clutha Primary Schools' Teacher Only Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday 25th April - ANZAC Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
Wednesday 26th April - First Day of Term 2
IMPORTANT NOTICES Parent Voice Meetings Bookings for our Parent Voice Meetings are open. Please go to https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code to make a booking. Time slots are available between 3:15 to 5pm.
Pods 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8
Wednesday 1st March 3:15 - 5:00pm
Event Code: yj5nn
Pod 2
Wednesday 1st March and Thursday 2nd March 3:15 - 5:00pm
Event Code: 7d654
Lismore Bike Park Closure Lismore Bike Park is closed for the next eight weeks while significant redevelopment is undertaken by Bike Wānaka. From 6th to 8th March some trees are being felled and removed so please be especially aware if traversing across Lismore Park on these days. |
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This Week in brief The leadership team have started the P.A.T. (Progressive Achievement Tests) testing this week with Years 3-6. This will continue next week. This gives us normed data about where our students' achievement is, in comparison to the rest of NZ. This helps triangulate all the data we get from other class and school assessments to not only track how individual students are performing, but also to look at our school wide performance in the foundation literacies.
Classes are working on their Show Art, which we do every year, for a display at the Wānaka A&P Show next Friday, 10th March.
Pod 8 has been swimming this week and it's Pod 7 next week and Pod 3 the week after. Please remind children to bring their togs to school - children in Year 5 and 6 should be self-managing this, not have parents running togs in when they get to school and remember they didn't pick up their swim gear. Year 3 and 4 are practising their scootering skills this week and on Friday we have El Gregoe, the magician, comedian and teacher of values perform for us - his last performance after 25 years.
Also on Friday at 2.15pm we have our first assembly since the end of 2020. Pod 5 are sharing their learning for the year so far and all parents are welcome. Please be seated by 2.10pm sharp and if you bring a preschooler please keep them quiet and with you at all times.
Upper Clutha Primary Schools - Teacher Only Day - Monday 6th March All our primary schools are closed on Monday 6th March to allow all teachers to attend a Curriculum Refresh day in mathematics.
Junior Run, Jump and Throw day Next Tuesday 7th March is our Run, Jump and Throw activity day for Year 0-3 children. We invite all parents along to share this day with us. Bring a picnic lunch and a rug and let's make a picnic day of it. The PTA are providing a sausage sizzle ($2), drinks ($2) and ice blocks ($1) for sale on the day. No preorders required. We also hope to have a coffee cart here for that coffee fix for adults. Please ensure your child has their SUNSAFE SCHOOL HAT with them and we would love to see our parents modelling good sun safe practice by also wearing a hat, especially if it's 26 degrees like it has been this week.
The Year 4-6 Wānaka Primary School Athletics day is Tuesday 14th March so book that one in too. We hope this is also a nice day for a picnic and a sausage sizzle.
PTA raffle HELP! We need your support. We have only had a few items donated for our raffle which is our main term 1 fundraiser. We are urgently seeking donations of food, treats, snacks, vouchers, groceries, health and beauty products, pamper products, small toys, games in fact anything that you yourself would like to win in a raffle. We need these in no later than Friday this week so the PTA can put them into attractive hampers ready to head off to the Wanaka A&P Show.
So far we have had offers from 4 stall holders, to sell our raffle tickets but it would be great to have more.
Funds raised by the PTA are going into our Playscape areas all over the school to provide quiet areas, to carry out some more plantings, seating, tiling, storage and of course to install a few more exciting pieces of play equipment as funding allows.
We also have a bit of a Pod competition going to generate some more interest in donating to our raffle...it could be a bag of crisps for one child and bath bomb from another. The winning pod, the one who collects the most items for the hampers, on Friday, wins an extended lunchtime.
Parent Voice Meetings It was great to see a good turn out to our parent voice meetings yesterday. Remember if you haven't booked, bookings are still open. If you can't do this week, and you want to catch up with a teacher, please email them directly to set up a meeting time. At all times of the year please don't hesitate to email teachers about any queries or to make a time to come in and talk to them about your child. Communication between home and school is crucial to a child's successful learning and life at school. |
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Garden To Table  We are after clean jam jars for our chutneys and jams. Please drop any you have spare into the office. Thanks for your help. |
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Collection for Children Impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle We are doing a collection for the children impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle.
If you have any spare, good condition items listed below to donate for any age, please drop them into the Wānaka Primary School office or in to WanaExcel, 11 Cliff Wilson St. - School bags
- Lunch boxes
- Drink bottles
- School hats, hair ties or clips
- White crop tops/singlets for under school blouses
- Black bike pants for under skirts
- School sandals / shoes
- New socks
- Togs
- Pencil cases and stationery
- PE sneakers
Items will be collected this week and shipped to our drop point where they will be distributed to the right schools/students that need them.
Thank you for your support and to Chante (one of our mums) for organising this. |
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Tribe Day       A great tribe day was had by all. Thanks Anna Speak for your superb organisation. Congratulations to the children selected as our new tribe leaders. Thanks for your generosity the Coin Trail raised $759.70 for children affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. |
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Positive Behaviour For Learning - PB4L PB4L School-Wide looks at behaviour and learning from a whole-of-school as well as an individual child perspective. The framework is based on international evidence and is helping New Zealand schools build a culture where positive behaviour and learning is a way of life. Each fortnight we focus on a school wide goal to encourage positive behaviours. The current goal is: 'We are kind, gentle and considerate of others and their property'. |
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PTA Meeting - Wednesday 1st March, 7pm Our next PTA meeting is Wednesday 1st March at 7pm in the staffroom. We will be organising our upcoming fundraisers. Come and join us...the more the merrier. |
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Wānaka Trail Ride – Calling for Communications Experts Are you a straight talker? A sharp shooter? You don’t make anagrams out of Trail Ride roles just to get attention? If you answered “Yes. Yes. No” to the above, then you could be just the person we need.
The Wanaka Trail Ride team is looking for people to join the small but vital Communication and Incident Control Team. We need people who: - Have experience using two-way radios in a similar situation
- Are proficient in map-reading ability
- Pay attention to detail in record keeping
- Can keep calm and carry on
If this sounds like you, please visit the link below to find the detailed role description. And just phone or email if you have any further questions or wish to discuss the role. Don’t delay – help us to keep up the momentum for WTR 2023 by signing up for a volunteer role today!
For information on all roles and to register, please click here for the website.
Cheers, on behalf of the WTR crew – Alix, Anne-Marie, Gillian, Jen, Lucy, Phil, and Steph
Rachel Allibone (Volunteer Coordinator) M: 021 1029 130 rachel@wanakatrailride.org  Serious stuff. Photo credit: Tonia Kraakman Photography |
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Library News Click the image below to view our wonderful Library Webapp.
Feel free to email Melissa at any time if you have any questions. 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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Climate Strike - 3:15pm Friday 3rd of March - Lismore Park
Organised by MAC Sustainability Committee - This strike has been organised in conjunction with schools all around the country as a way to voice our concerns about the climate crisis. Climate Change is HERE, it affects us all and time is running out! The national demands for the strike are:  No new mines /fossil fuels
 E-bike subsidies (to change the national conversation around transport)
 Double marine protection
 Make it 16 (lower the voting age)
 Fund farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture
  March 3rd   is our moment to come together in honour of our shared planet. 
 Be there.
 Share our event.
 Tell your friends.
 Bring your family.
 Bring your bro.
 Your voice matters. 
If you're ready to make a stand for your future, we need all hands on deck to turn this ship around.  Please click here for a map of the route
School Strike 4 Climate NZ | Facebook |
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Wanaka A&P Show Wanaka A&P show is back! After missing out last year due to Covid, the show is back bigger than ever before with two days of education and entertainment. Livestock competitions, live demonstrations, farm animals, shopping, kids zone, food and drink – there is something for everyone over the two days. The show runs on Friday March 10th and Saturday March 11th 8.30am - 4.30pm and we encourage you to purchase your tickets from our website - they are both cheaper and it means no waiting at the entry gate. Please remember ticket purchases are Eftpos only and there will be no ATM’s in the grounds. For all details and the entertainment schedules go to www.wanakashow.co.nz |
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Volunteers Wanted for Wheels at Wanaka |
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The Incredible Years Parenting Programme  Family Works are pleased to be able to offer our Incredible Years Parenting programme again in 2023. It will be held in Cromwell on Wednesday evenings
6 - 8.30pm, starting 15th of March 2023. It runs for 14 weeks and is for any parent/caregiver
with a child aged between 3-8 years.Please click here for the brochure |
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Relay For Life Join us for Relay For Life Wanaka and let's do something remarkable together!
Everyone and anyone can get involved, so rally your friends, whānau, classmates and workmates and join your community in the fight against cancer.
Date: 3pm Saturday 18 - 11am Sunday 19 March
Location: Pembroke Park, Wānaka
Registration
Signing up is simple - complete your details and start or join a team.
Standard fee: $20.00 per person
Your registration fee includes: - Your participation in the ceremony and event on the day
- An online personal fundraising page
- Candle bag for Candlelight Ceremony
- Tasty snacks to keep you going throughout the night
- A goodie bag of treats from our amazing sponsors
- A baton for your team (or get creative and make your own!)
- Space for your team to set up camp
- Ongoing support from your local Relay For Life team who are still with you every step of the way, physically or online.
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Junior Football Registrations  Registrations for the 2023 Junior Football Season are now open. WAFC are offering children the option to 'Come and Try' for a couple of training sessions before deciding to commit. We have girls only teams for each age group as well so please select this option when registering. The Soccer Sisters programme is available so please click on the 'Come and Try' option if you have a girl aged U6-U8 that would like to give it a go. To register, go to wanakafootball.nz/register. If you've previously registered, click on the green 'Current or Past Member of Wanaka AFC'. If you're new to the club this year, or would like to register for the 'Come and Try', click on the blue 'New to Wanaka AFC'. Training starts on March 7th (U9-U10 & U15-17) or 8th (U6-U8 & U11-U13) so we look forward to seeing you then! More details can be found at wanakafootball.nz/training Any questions, please email info@wanakafootball.nz |
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Upper Clutha Junior Rugby |
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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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