Wānaka Primary School Newsletter for Term 2 Week 6

Newsletter Term 2 Week 6

4th June 2024

IN THIS NEWSLETTER

IMPORTANT DATES

Term 2
Week 6
Wednesday 5th June - World Environment Day Working Bee and Pod 1 Mufti
Thursday 6th June - COPSSA Rippa Rugby Tournament in Queenstown
Week 7
Monday 10th June - Maths Lesson Open Classroom - Info Below
Monday 10th June - PTA Meeting - 3.30pm
Wednesday 12th June - Maths Challenge
Wednesday 12th June - Maths Parent Information Evening 5.30 - 6.30pm
Thursday 13th June - WPS Cross Country - timetable below
Week 8 - Book Week
Monday 17th June - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Thursday 20th June - Book Week Dress Up Day
Friday 21st June - Haka Tū Haka Ora Competition Y6 Kapa Haka group
Friday 21st June - Pod 1 Assembly - 2.15pm - Hall
Week 9
Tuesday 25th June - Parent Deep Dive - as part of our mid year reporting process
Thursday 27th June - Upper Clutha Cross Country
Thursday 27th June - Students reports available on Edge Portal
Friday 28th June - Matariki Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
Week 10
Monday 1st July - Parent Teacher Conferences 3.15pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday 2nd July - Parent Teacher Conferences 3.15pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday 2nd July - Mata-au Kapa Haka Festival
Wednesday 3rd July - Mufti Day for winning Tribe only
Thursday 4th July - COPSSA Cross Country
Friday 5th July - Red Nose Day
Friday 5th July - Last day of term 2
Term 3
Monday 22nd July - First day of term 3

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Scholastic NZ Brochure

The latest Scholastic NZ Brochure is available from classrooms. If you wish to place an order, please follow the instructions on the inside back cover using Option 1 – Credit Card / LOOP. No cash / orders are accepted at school.

If your order is a gift, please tick the ‘GIFT’ option, otherwise all orders are handed out to the children.

Orders will close at 9.00am on Thursday 13th June

2 Weeks To Go Until Book Week

Lost Property

Please check your merino jumpers as we have a student who is missing their named WPS merino jumper.

Tribe T-Shirts

Tribe T-shirts will be available next week for collection from the school office for those that ordered them.

Snow Day Procedure

If snow occurs overnight, a decision regarding school closure, or a delayed start, will be made in the morning – we will notify you by the following methods:

Radio Wanaka – 92.2FM
Our school website – home page
Bulk email
Our School App

If the school closes during the day due to snow, we will notify you via the methods above – please refrain from phoning the office. Buses will not run. Children can be collected and signed out from their classrooms where they will remain under the supervision of a teacher. If you are personally unable to collect your child, then other arrangements should be made for collection.

If a parent wishes to have someone that is recorded as an emergency contact collect their child, the pick up person should go to the classroom, provide identification (if not known to the teacher) and sign the child out.

Now is a good time to consider your emergency contacts – and ensure that the office has recorded the details of at least two people, living locally, who you trust to collect your child if the school closes due to snow.

Wānaka Primary School Tech Sale

FROM THE BOARD

Term 3 Enrolments

This year Wānaka Primary School is not taking new enrolments in term 3 for children who intend to engage in Cardrona's HPC competitive training programme during the school week. Families coming to Wānaka will need to make their own arrangements for their children's schooling.

The correspondence school, Te Kura, is able to provide online learning whilst students are residing in Wānaka. You can also approach your current school and seek online learning from them for term 3.

CURRICULUM COMMENT

Winter Ills and Chills

We have a number of staff and students who are unwell with a variety of bugs floating around out there; head colds, tummy bugs and Covid positive illness. Please do not send your children to school if they are unwell. Attendance is important but not if your child is unwell. Staff have been given the same message - if you are unwell stay home. We are a sharing, caring school but not with winter bugs.

What's Up Next Week

MATHEMATICS - what and how is your child learning in maths? Next week is a busy week for parents interested in the teaching/learning of mathematics. On Monday parents are welcomed into their child's class to see a maths session in practice and Wednesday evening between 5.30 - 6.30pm we have a parents' information session where you can find out more details and ask any questions you may have with our maths lead team. Check out the notice about this included in this newsletter. We also have a maths challenge for children next Wednesday 12th June, the sponsorship form for this was sent home with students last week.
WPS CROSS COUNTRY - is next Thursday 13th June. Every class is involved in our school cross country. More information below.

Mid Year Reporting to Parents

As usual we put into place a 3 tiered process of reporting mid year. This consists of a Deep Dive, where parents come into the classroom to share children's learning, look through their workbooks, work on the walls, deep learning projects, etc, written reports and parent/teacher conferences.

The parent Deep Dive day with your child is on Tuesday 25th June with 3 sessions available; 11am -12.30, 1.30 - 3pm, and 4 - 5pm
Written Reports will be sent home via email/Edge portal on Thursday 27th June
Parent/teacher conferences are on Monday 1st July and Tuesday 2nd July 3.15pm - 5pm. A booking process will be set up for this. We will also offer these conferences as online or telephone conferences to ensure everyone can have access to these.

Teachers are currently in the process of writing their student reports and you will notice that we have added in more space into the report format for reading, writing and maths comments.

We usually get a 95% plus response to our Deep Dives so we are looking forward to welcoming you in to classrooms to explore your children's learning and progress.

SCHOOL NOTICES

Upcoming Maths Events

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
MATHS LEARNING FOR YOUR CHILD?

Come along and see how the updated New Zealand Curriculum has changed how we teach maths.

Monday 10th June - Maths Lesson Open Classroom:
This is a great opportunity for you to see first-hand how your child's maths class runs on a normal school day.

Pod 1: 9:45 - 10:30am
Pod 2: 11:00 - 11:45am
Pod 3: 11:00 - 11:45am
Pod 4: 9:45 - 10:30am
Pod 6: 9.15 - 10.00am
Pod 7: 9:45 - 10:30am

Wednesday 12th June - Maths Challenge:
This is a fundraiser for updating our maths resources in line with the NZ maths curriculum expectations. A sponsorship sheet has been sent home last week. The children will be challenged to complete a task in 3 minutes.

Wednesday 12th June - Parent Information Evening 5.30 - 6.30 pm:
Come along to the school hall to hear about the changes, followed by some hands-on activities run by the children.

2024 Wānaka Primary Snow Sports - Term 3

The snow sports programme for 2024 is live. All information about this programme, including links to enrol, is on our school website at the link below. Please look carefully at the dates for booking, and information about the programme. Any queries to Jasonc@wanaka.school.nz

2024 Snow Sports LINK

SPORT NOTICES

WPS Cross Country Races

Our school-wide cross country races are being held next Thursday 13th June. The races are a part of our P.E. and Health curriculum so all students are participating, with their own personal goals to aim for.

Parents are welcome to attend and support the children, but will be asked to watch the races from designated areas. This is because the races cross the field in different directions. Our start/finish line is on the school field.

The approximate race start times are:

9.45am Year 6 Boys

9.50am Year 6 Girls

10.10am Year 5 Boys

10.15am Year 5 Girls

11.05am Year 4 Boys

11.10am Year 4 Girls

11.35am Year 3 Boys

11.40am Year 3 Girls

12.00pm Year 2 Boys

12.05pm Year 2 Girls

12.25pm Year 0-1 Boys

12.30pm Year 0-1 Girls

Children will need:

Sneakers
A drink bottle of water
A smile and positive attitude

Students are encouraged to wear running clothes in their tribe colours.

The top ten finishers from the Year 5 and 6 races will qualify for the Upper Clutha event being held on Thursday 27th June.

PB4L SCHOOL-WIDE GOAL

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 behavior'.

PTA NOTICES

PTA Meeting - Monday 10th June - 3.30pm

Our next PTA meeting will be held on Monday 10th June at 3.30pm. Just pop by the school office if you are keen to join us. Thanks :)

ENVIRO SCHOOLS

World Environment Day Dress Up For Pod 1

This Wednesday, 5th June, is World Environment Day. Pod 1 children are wearing green/blue clothes on this day as part of a gold coin fundraiser for Te Kākano Plant Nursery. It was decided not to make this a school-wide mufti day due to the numerous events happening this term. However, if any other children wish to make a gold coin donation to this wonderful local organisation it will be gratefully accepted.

Working Bee 1-3pm Wednesday 5th June

Tomorrow, Wednesday 5th June, is World Environment Day. To celebrate the Enviro team are having a working bee planting in the native reference garden.

If you would like to join us, you are most welcome to come along tomorrow between 1pm and 3pm. If you would like your child to take part, please email their classroom teacher giving permission for them to help. Send them along with a change of old clothing and footwear (children love getting messy).

World Environment Day 2024: The Journey to a Greener Future

World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event celebrated on the 5th of June to raise awareness about the importance of preserving and enhancing our environment. Established by the United Nations in 1972, World Environment Day serves as a global platform for fostering environmental action and engaging communities in sustainable living. This year, the theme for World Environment Day is 'Journey to a Greener Future', focusing on the collective effort required to protect our planet and ensure a more sustainable future for all.

WPS Honey

LIBRARY NEWS

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.

2 WEEKS TO GO Till Our Biannual BOOK Week

Digital and Audio Resources

Borrow box is an amazing resource which you can have free access to for digital reading and audio resources for your children. Click on the image below to look at the amazing range. You need a QLDC library membership (which is free) to borrow.

BookHub

BookHub is an relatively new NZ based website where you can search for books you want to buy online from NZ based booksellers rather than from overseas sites.

Obviously I support local booksellers as well but if you are an online shopper I fully support supporting NZ businesses before the likes of Amazon who charge exorbitant shipping fees. Click on the icon or this link : https://bookhub.co.nz/

Quote of the Week

HEALTH SNIPPETS

When to Keep Your Child at Home

When your child:

Has signs of being unwell i.e. grizzly, unsettled, listless or tired
Has a high temperature or appears very hot
Is complaining of, or appears to have a sore tummy, throat or ears
Has a continuous cough
Should be at home if has had diarrhoea and vomiting within the last 48 hours
Has weeping, red eyes and/or a yellow discharge around the eyes
Has broken skin sores
Has become ill with a communicable disease e.g. measles, chicken pox

If you are unsure, call your Doctor or Healthline for free health advice: 0800 611 116. Please inform school if your child is going to be kept home due to illness.

Child health snippets kindly provided by our local Public Health Nurse.

COMMUNITY NOTICES