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IMPORTANT DATES
Week 5
Tuesday 23rd May - Upper Clutha Rippa Rugby
Week 6
Thursday 1st June - COPSSA Rippa Rugby
Friday 2nd June - Pod 2 Assembly - 2:15pm - Hall
Week 7
Monday 5th June - Kings Birthday - SCHOOL CLOSED
Wednesday 7th June - PTA Meeting - 7pm - Staffroom
Friday 9th June - Tribe Afternoon
Week 8
Monday 12th June - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Tuesday 13th June - WPS Swimming Competition Years 4-6
Saturday 17th June - PTA Quiz Evening now postponed until 4th August
Week 9
Monday 19th June - Mata-Au Festival - Senior Kapa Haka
Tuesday 20th June - UC Swimming Competition
Friday 23rd June - Pod 7 Assembly - 2:15pm - Hall
Friday 23rd June - Reports sent home
Week 10
Tuesday 27th June - COPSSA Swimming Competition
Wednesday 28th June - Parent Conferences
Thursday 29th June - Parent Conferences
Friday 30th June - Last Day of Term 2
Term 3
Monday 17th July - First Day of Term 3 IMPORTANT NOTICES
If Possible Avoid Using Totara Terrace - Thursday 1st June
Delta will be working on the powerlines on Totara Terrace between Matai Road and Beech Street for the day on Thursday 1st June - 8.30am - 4.00pm. Traffic Management will be in place, if you can it would be a good idea to avoid driving down Totara Terrace on this Thursday.
Safety on the Roads There was an incident on the road outside MAC last week where a child ran out between buses and was knocked over by a scooter. They were unhurt but it could have been much worse. Please both remind your children about road safety and be aware when driving close to the schools.
Lost Property We have 30+ unnamed school fleeces in lost property. Please come in and claim if you have one missing. These will be put up for sale if unclaimed by Friday 2nd June.
Also we have a dozen unnamed drink bottles. Please also check these and the following lost property out.
Parent Conferences
Parent Conferences are Wednesday 28th June and Thursday 29th June 3:15 - 5pm. Bookings will be go live on the School Interviews website next Tuesday. A code and link for booking will be sent out in next week's newsletter. |
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Dr. Julie's Kitchen Fundraiser
We have the opportunity to fundraise through Dr. Julie's Kitchen. Dr Julie is a New Zealand author with eight published books which target the niche market of parenting, pregnancy, baby and toddler feeding and feeding your family tribe. She is on a mission to change the way we eat for the next generation. Dr Julie’s Kitchen provides food options like what you would make at home, preserving as many nutrients as possible and in packaging that leaves only a little footprint on the planet.
Products available for you to purchase are: Slow Cooker Mix Packs - Devilled Sausages, Creamy Chicken and Tikka Masala Cookie Mix - Ginger and White Chocolate Cookie Mix Chocolate
All Slow Cooker Mixes are free from all added sugars, preservatives, additives and artificial colours and flavours. The Cookie Mixes are gluten free and have packed in extra protein, fibre and healthy fats. Only coconut sugar and white chocolate is used for sweetness.
PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER HERE BY FRIDAY 9TH JUNE 2023
(Products will be available for pick up the last week of term)
Click here for more information on the products available. |
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WEEK 5 We are half-way through the term on Friday! It is another busy week this week with students and staff going here, there and everywhere. Last Thursday we had the amazing Zoi Sadowski Synott come along and speak to the children. She actually emailed me to ask if she could come back to her old school and to talk to the students about her learning journey from school to being a ski champion. Not that she put it like that as she is such a modest, matter of fact young lady, who has not lost her zest for life and her ability to create goals and achieve them. We loved having you talk to our students Zoi.
Yesterday we had everyone in the pink with our Anti-Bullying Pink Shirt day. There were some delightful concoctions and everyone made sure they practised being thoughtful, kind and respectful of others. Well done everyone. I may have forgotten to dress up for the last Tribe Day but yesterday I remembered, thank goodness.
Anne and I have started working with our Sing Squad Year 5 and 6 singers. This happens every Tuesday from 12.15 through to 12.45pm in the hall. If your child would like to take part, or you think they would love to be part of our choir, remind them to come along. Some of our boys don't see it as cool (typical Central Otago mind-set) and we have some great singers so we would love to see them come along. I have done a bit of shoulder tapping - but have resisted a tackle and drag to get them there so far (:
Today we have 80 students taking part in the Upper Clutha Rippa Rugby competition. We have 6 teams participating with 50 children in the Year 5 & 6 section and 30 (4 teams) in the Year 3 & 4 section. I know they will all have a great day and we will put the photos in as we receive them, hopefully before we dispatch this newsletter.
Tomorrow we have Rob Profitt White in school working with the maths lead teachers from all of our UC primary schools, as well as Queenstown Primary School and some teachers from MAC. They will spend time with Rob in the morning talking about the teaching of tasks to build mathematical capabilities and then Rob will move into different classrooms to demonstrate effective ways of doing this, with critiquing afterwards to reflect on good practice.
Jason and Jennie are off to a Numicon refresher course on Thursday. Numicon is a great resource for supporting students who find some maths concepts challenging. They will then come back and share their learning with the rest of their teams.
A reminder that we have the Pod 2 assembly next Friday 2nd June at 2.15pm. Be prepared for a huge dose of cuteness. Pod 1s assembly last Friday was jam packed full of work that showed their wonderful learning over the last term or so and highlighted the confidence of the children presenting and their excitement about sharing their learning. Thanks for a fabulous assembly Pod 1. All of the assemblies this year have been awesome - I wonder if it has something to do with not being able to hold them over Covid - we appreciate being able to be part of them even more. Thanks to the great crowds of parents who are turning up to our assemblies - your kids love having you here at school sharing their school life with you.
Mid Year Reporting to Parents Remember the Parent Deep Dive, where you come in and spend an hour or so with your child as they show you and tell you all about their learning, their successes, their challenges and show you the results of their work, in effect reporting to you on their learning. This is on Thursday 22nd June 11-12.30, 1.30-3pm and 4- 5pm. We have 3 parts to our reporting system - students reporting to parents, written reports and parent teacher interviews. Of these 3 the students reporting to parents is the most important part of the process.
As a result of feedback from previous years we are not only sending written reports home through the portal, but we will also email a copy to every parent (as some have difficulty with the portal), and on request we will also provide a printed out, hard copy (as some families do not have a printer at home). Jason is the person to get in touch with on the 23rd June, which is the date reports will be sent out, for any issues or to request a printed copy.
We will open the Interview Booking schedule for interviews (to be held on 28th and 29th June) with teachers, next week. We have set up this process again this year at the request of parents who preferred a structured format, rather than contacting teachers themselves. Please note that all 3 of these reporting options are available, but you may not feel you need to participate in all 3, especially if you are a parent who pops into class often.
Please Buckle Your Children Up With this comment I am talking to parents out there more as a granny, than a principal. I am very concerned about the growing number of preschoolers and younger school aged children who are not being secured into car seats or into a seat belt. Please ensure your toddlers and preschoolers are not out of their seat or leaning out the window and they are buckled in securely. Please ensure your children are buckled in before you take off from the carpark or Pick Up Drop Off (PUDO) areas, even if you have to get out of the car to do so. I do try and help where I can but the driver is the one who must make sure children are secured before they drive off. It makes me quite anxious to see children who are moving freely in their seat or car.
Since the beginning of this term I have seen 4 accidents around Ironside/Kings Drive with cars pulling out and hitting another. Particularly in the grassed area opposite the staff carpark entry, and the broken yellow lines before you come into PUDO, Drivers are parking irresponsibly and pull out suddenly or cut the corners, or park on corners leaving little room for other cars coming past. Carelessness, everyone is in a hurry, rainy weather, 'crazy' driving and CHILDREN NOT SECURELY BELTED IN, are recipes for disaster. Please keep your children, especially our wee dudes, safe. It only takes a minute. Have you also checked that your car seat is up to code? A faulty seat or belt can be fatal.
Footwear Please keep in mind that any footwear children wear to school needs to be appropriate - children do phys-ed, play games and run around and even though modern footwear is cool some of it is not safe for the child. Can your child run nimbly in shoes that don't fall off or wobble about? Some Crocs for example may not be the best footwear for school even though the kids love them.
Water Not Sweet Drinks A reminder that we would expect children to bring water bottles they can fill up with water, to school, as part of our Healthy Schools programme. Please no fizzy or sugary drinks at all. Thanks. |
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Swimming Sports Year 4-6 (Tues 13th June) Next week, students will be asked by their teachers if they would like to enter the senior swimming competition. Please have a chat with your child to decide if they would like to take part. Students will be expected to enter at least two events. |
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Pod 6s Rosehip Berries Pod 6 have had a busy few weeks collecting, and storing rosehip berries. We now need to de-seed and dehydrate some of these for use next term. We still need more berries if anyone wants to head out foraging. We would appreciate these in whole or de-seeded form for dehydrating. You can find some info about the berries here:
https://wilddispensary.co.nz/blogs/news/how-to-use-rosehips |
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Loosy The Loose Parts Trailer
We have a trailer filled with lots of different things children can play with and put together on loan from Sports Central. Each pod has a day to enjoy constructing, playing and working collaboratively. We are looking at acquiring something similar so we can continue loose parts play. |
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Zoi Sadowski Synott Visit WPS ‘old’ girl and Winter Olympic medal winner Last Thursday, we were privileged to have Zoi visit us. She inspired us all with her outstanding achievements, showing videos of her medal-winning runs, telling us stories and explaining how she made her dreams come true. Her message for us all was about setting goals and working hard to achieve them. At eight years old, she fell in love with snowboarding and began her journey to become an Olympic champion. We all got to see her medals and ask her questions before she visited the pods to sign autographs. She was truly inspiring. |
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Creatives in Schools: School Wide Visual Arts Project Using the competencies of creativity and collaboration, and 'being the best they can be', the students of Pod 1 (previously Pod 4) and Pod 6 (previously Pod 5) have produced some stunning art work.
With repurposed skis as their canvas, the children of Pod 6 had great fun painting images onto the skis to represent themselves. The awesome collaborative outcome is an arrangement of the skis to spell WANAKA.
Supported by Pod 8 students, Pod 1 created a 3D model of our local landforms and waterways. The final result is fabulous - call in to the pod to have a closer look and to see the students' wonderful individual models too.
Next week, they will continue with their preparation for painting landscape scenes onto the tiles at the back of the pod.
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Wānaka Primary Snow Sports Programme Children enrolled at Wānaka Primary School have the opportunity to be involved with a winter Programme for 2023. 5-day programme at Cardrona or Treble Cone 1-day Ski Experience at Cardrona only All children enrolled in the 5-day programme MUST be transported by a caregiver up and down the ski field and get them to their lessons on time. It is also the caregiver's responsibility to monitor their children at lunchtime. Registration for the 5-day programme is OPEN now until 21 July. The 1-day programme will have transport and supervision organised by the school. Registration for the 1-day programme OPENS on the 29 May Please read all information on the school website |
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School Camps 2023 - Term 3 & 4 Confirmed Costs for Year 5 & 6 Camps
Payment details: Online to Wānaka Primary School Account No: 02-0673-0023784-001 OR Eftpos / cash at the office If there are challenges that would make payment for camps difficult, please come in and see, ring or email Wendy (wendyb@wanaka.school.nz) or Lucy (office@wanaka.school.nz) as soon as possible. Payment can be made in instalments. More information will follow about each individual camp.
Please regularly check your emails. |
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Garden to Table Our Enviro Team enthusiastically planted 100 seedlings donated from Zealandia and used the tools made and donated by students at Mount Aspiring College. We are very grateful to both Zealandia and Mount Aspiring College for their support of our Garden to Table area. |
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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: 'I take ownership of my learning and behaviour'. |
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PTA Kiwiana Quiz The WPS PTA committee is happy to announce we have a new date for the Kiwiana Quiz Night.
Get in quick to book your table of six. This could be a corporate table, a group of friends, or get a couple of tables together and compete against workmates!
Please pop into the office or call and reserve your table now. Also please feel free to contact Adele on pta@wanaka.school.nz or through the facebook page.
Please have a team name ready when booking and use this as your reference when paying to the Wānaka Primary PTA account: 02-0673-0024330-00
Thank you. |
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Library News
Click here 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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Wastebusters Low Waste Living Household Workshops Do you want to learn more about how you can reduce your household waste and save money doing it!? Wastebusters is excited to introduce its brand new workshop series - Low Waste Living - Households. The workshops will be jam-packed full of loads of plastic-free swaps & alternatives, tips for successfully & affordably refilling and shopping, delicious low-waste recipes, handy bathroom swaps plus effective ways to reduce your food waste.
So come and join Wastebusters for a fun, chilled night out sharing ideas and getting inspired. Tickets are $10 which include yummy low-waste snacks and nibbles for the evening. Wānaka 6pm - 8pm Wednesday 24th May at the Wānaka Community Hub Tickets are available from https://events.humanitix.com/low-waste-living-workshop-with-wastebusters-wanaka Lake Hāwea 6pm - 8pm Tuesday 30th May at the Lake Hāwea Community Centre Tickets are available from https://events.humanitix.com/low-waste-living-workshop-with-wastebusters-hawea |
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Food for Love Crumble Fundraiser |
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Gluten Free Pasta Making Workshop for Kids |
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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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