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Week 2
Friday 31st July - Pod 8 Assembly - 2:15pm - School Hall
Friday 31st July - Written Reports will be sent home digitally
Week 3
Monday 3rd August - Chess Power Tournament (info below)
Tuesday 4th August - Students Sharing Evidence of their Learning to Parents
Thursday 6th August - EOTC / SNOW Programme - Day 1
Week 4
Monday 10th August - Parent / Teacher Interviews 3:30 - 5:00pm (all rooms excluding Pod 1 & Room 23)
Tuesday 11th August - Parent / Teacher Interviews 3:30 - 5:00pm
Wednesday 12th August - Parent / Teacher Interviews 3:30 - 5:00pm (Rooms 1, 4 & 23 only, Rooms 2 & 6 will organise their own interviews)
Wednesday 12th August - PTA Meeting 7:00pm - Staffroom
Thursday 13th August - EOTC / SNOW Programme - Day 2
Friday 14th August - Pod 4 Assembly - 2:15pm - School Hall
Week 5
Monday 17th August - BOT Meeting 5:00pm - Staffroom
Thursday 20th August - EOTC / SNOW Programme - Day 3
Week 6
Thursday 27th August - EOTC / SNOW Programme - Day 4
Friday 28th August - Pod 3 Assembly - 2.15pm - School Hall
Week 7
Wednesday 2nd September - WPS Cross Country Event
Thursday 3rd September - EOTC / SNOW Programme - Day 5
Friday 4th September - Father's Day Breakfast
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Parent / Teacher Interview Bookings
- Monday 10th August 3:30 - 5:00pm (all rooms excluding Pod 1 & Room 23)
- Tuesday 11th August 3:30 - 5:00pm
- Wednesday 12th August 3:30 - 5:00pm (Rooms 1, 4 & 23 only)
Please note: - Rooms 2 & 6 will organise their own conferences
For all other classes, please go to the School Interviews website, www.schoolinterviews.co.nz, enter our code - zqxnn - and follow the simple instructions. If you do not have access to a computer, or need assistance please contact the office.
Scholastic NZ Brochures The latest Scholastic brochure is available from classrooms. If you wish to place an order, please turn to the inside back page and use Option 1 - Credit Card LOOP system. No cash orders are accepted at school.
If you wish purchases to be a gift, please tick GIFT option otherwise all orders are handed out to students.
Orders will close at 3:00pm on Wednesday 5th August. |
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Ezra's Dance Performances Wow! Wow! Wow! Thanks to the parents, family members and friends who supported the children's dance performances on Friday. It was an amazing turn out and the children and teachers really loved seeing and hearing the support from you all. I was very impressed also with the way you all joined into the dance with your children. I have captured a few moments below: Lateness to School Just another reminder we would like children out of the car, and walking through the school gates at 8:50am please. The 'come into class' bell rings at 8.55am and children are expected to have unpacked their bag and taken in all they need for their learning so that at 9am children are seated to start the day. It is fabulous to see so many of you using the kiss and drop zones in the morning, but please ensure you are at the drop off point by 8.50am. We would appreciate your support with this as children wandering in once class has started is disrupting for all and embarrassing for your child.
Reporting to Parents School reports will be in your portal, on our student management system Edge, for you to access and read this Friday 31st July. You will be notified via an email. Please email the office if you have any difficulties accessing the reports, or if you don't receive an email. The email goes to the person identified as the main contact on Edge.
Next week on Tuesday 4th August we invite you into pods so children can report to you about their learning over the last 2 terms. The slots are 11-12:30pm, 1.30-3pm and 4:30-6pm. If you opt to come in the 4.30-6pm slot, don't forget to bring your children with you as this is their reporting time to you. You will receive more information from teachers later this week.
After all of this reporting you will be saturated with knowledge about your child's learning, progress and life at school. Please jot down any questions you may have so you remember to ask them at the parent/teacher interviews which are on Monday 10th - Wednesday 12th August. Instructions are above to make a booking.
POD 8's Live Assembly this Friday 2:15pm Make sure you come along and enjoy Pod 8's assembly, which I am told is completely organised by the Pod 8 children. So goodbye to digital meetings and assemblies this term, we are face to face...and it feels SO GOOD!
Chess Tournament Every year Markus organises a Chess Tournament for the schools from Alexandra, Queenstown, Cromwell and of course Wānaka areas. This is being held next Monday 3rd August in our school hall. There are 40-50 students taking part and so a good competition should be had by all. Markus will have further information for those taking part. |
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EOTC School-Based Programme This gets under way next Thursday 6th August. If your child is based at school for EOTC or are part of the One-Day Cardrona Experience, they will bring home a letter by the end of this week confirming which group they have chosen to be part of: Adventuring, The Arts or Be the Change - in our Environment. Further correspondence with any necessary information for you about the activities they will be involved in, will come via email from the teachers leading the groups. For the first day, we would like all children to meet in the hall. A roll will be taken, they will then learn which pod they will be based at and move to this pod. For the remaining Thursdays, they will go straight to this pod at 8:50am. All groups will spend a good part of the school day outside, so it is necessary for students to come to school dressed warmly, with jackets and sturdy footwear. Students are allowed to wear 'mufti'. Keen to be involved? We would love and appreciate any parent volunteers to help us for a morning, afternoon, or a full day on any of the Thursdays! There will be a range of activities happening every day in our school grounds, which you may like to support, and having parents accompany groups leaving the school grounds will help ensure low adult-student ratios. Please email kathn@wanaka.school.nz if you are able to volunteer. |
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5 Day SNOW Programme Next week is our first day for skiing/snowboarding. You will receive an email next Monday confirming all the details of the programmes at the SnowFarm, Cardrona and Treble Cone. Please be early and patient on the first day. Remember to re-read all the information on the school website as well. All cancellations etc. will be on the school website and via our NEW school App. Please check regularly.
Supervising Parent Passes
An email was sent today from Jason to get information for parents who would like the passes at Cardrona and Treble Cone at the reduced cost. Please note there is only one pass per day per family, you can nominate 2 adults per family. This MUST be completed by Monday 3rd August at 10am, if you miss this deadline there are no more chances to get your names on the list and you will have to pay the full ticket price.
Rentals
If you are renting equipment for the programme and have not been measured please go to Cardrona Corner ASAP to organise this. |
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Chess Power Tournament On Monday 3rd August Wānaka Primary School is hosting the 2020 Chess Power Central Otago Regional Tournament in our school hall from 9:00am to 2:15pm.
15 students from our school will play 7 games of chess against students from other schools in the area. So far we have around 40 students coming from other schools and we are looking forward to a great day of chess!
Parents/Caregivers of students attending the tournament are invited to come along and watch their children playing chess. See you there! |
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Library News 
Click here to view our Library Webapp which also gives access to our eLibrary and lots of useful links, activities and book recommendations. There are also lots of talking stories including ones from Melissa, our librarian.
Feel free to email Melissa at any time if you have any questions.
Erik's Reading Challenge Register here to enter Erik's Reading Challenge
Remember you only have to read 5 books to get a voucher so everybody wins!!! |
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Job Opportunity - Kaiako in Kapahaka |
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AFC Support
AFC is a home based visiting service that offers support to parents/caregivers living in Upper Clutha area, who may be facing challenges which are impacting on their family’s well-being, especially following COVID. Our services aim to strengthen parent/child relationships and increase skills, knowledge and confidence, so that children thrive in safe, loving environments. Our service is free and voluntary.
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Community Yoga For Everybody |
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Cheese Roll Fundraiser - Cat Rescue |
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Sunday Afternoon Concert at Lake Wānaka Centre Cellists of Otago with Soprano Rebecca Ryan Free for children and students at school! Dunedin based Cellists of Otago, directed by Dr Heleen du Plessis, comprises University of Otago students, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, high school pupils and community cellists. Renowned New Zealand Soprano Rebecca Ryan who will join the ensemble. Cellists of Otago and Rebecca Ryan have chosen well-known songs from musicals and operas together with cello repertoire.  Cash sales at Gifted Design and on https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2020/cellists-of-otago/wanaka. Cash door sales from 6.30 pm - adults $35 and children at school free |
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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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