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Term 3
Week 6
Thursday 1st September - EOTC/Ski Day 3
Friday 2nd September - Fathers Day Breakfast 8-9am (info below)
Friday 2nd September - Tribe Day (Random Acts of Kindness)
Friday 2nd September - PTA Hot Chocolate at Morning Tea
Week 7
Wednesday 7th September - Board Elections
Thursday 8th September - EOTC/Ski Day 4
Week 8
Monday 12th September - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Tuesday 13th September - UC Cross Country
Wednesday 14th September - Wanna Be a Star Finals
Thursday 15th September - EOTC/Ski Day 5
Week 9
Pod 5 Swimming Lessons
Talk Like a Pirate Week
Friday 23rd September - Dress Like a Pirate Day / Tribe Day
Friday 23rd September - PTA Sausage Sizzle Lunch
Week 10
Pod 4 Swimming Lessons
Thursday 29th September - Strike Drumming Performance
Friday 30th September - Last day of Term 3
Term 4
Week 1
Monday 17th October - First day of Term 4
Week 2
Monday 24th October - Labour Day - School Closed
Week 3
Y5 Camp Columba
Week 4
Pod 1 Swimming Lessons
Week 5
Pod 2 Swimming Lessons
Y6 Camp - Dunedin - Waiora
Week 6
Y4 Camp - Bannockburn IMPORTANT NOTICES
EOTC Thursday
A reminder that all EOTC school based students need to wear clothing that is suitable for exercise and possibly getting dirty on Thursday EOTC days. e.g. track pants and trainers. Please leave sleepwear such as oodies and onesies at home. Fathers Day Breakfast $5 per breakfast. Deadline for purchasing tickets is 3pm tomorrow, Wednesday 31st August. Please see poster below for further information.
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 3pm on Wednesday 14th September. |
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Kings Seeds Fundraiser for Garden to Table Kings Seeds are giving Wānaka Primary School the opportunity to fundraise through the sale of seeds - flowers, organics, seeds for sprouting, herbs and vegetables. The order form is attached (it is quite substantial - a hard copy will be sent home with students tomorrow). Your completed orders need to be returned to the School Office by Friday 2nd September. Thanks for supporting this Garden to Table fundraiser. |
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2023 Mount Aspiring College Enrolments If your child will be attending Mount Aspiring College next year it is now time to let us know by completing an enrolment form. Please click here to access the online form. All online enrolments will be checked and we will get back to you if we have any questions. An acknowledgement will be sent to you in due course and further information regarding term dates etc will be emailed to you during term 4. For all queries please email enrol@mtaspiring.school.nz |
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Board Elections Election Day – Wednesday 7th September
At the close of nominations at 12 noon Wednesday 3rd August, the following
nominations were received for parent vacancies on the School Board:
· Brendan Hearle
· Mitch Campbell
· Niamh Shaw
· Stephanie Welch
· Francis Jasper
We will now be proceeding to election. Papers on how to vote electronically will be distributed by email - please check your spam filters - particularly for those who have a gmail address. For those without valid email addresses voting papers will be mailed for a paper vote.
Voting closes at 12 noon on Wednesday 7th September
Please take some time to read through our candidate statements here. We value your participation in this process.
Returning Officer, Wayne Jamieson, CES, 89 Nazareth Avenue, Middleton, Christchurch | PO Box 414,Christchurch 8140 | P (03) 338 4444 | Cell 021 399 744 | Web www.cessl.org.nz |
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ERO - Profile Reporting Te Ara Huarau is the evaluation approach that the Education Review Office (ERO) is using in our school. This is a developmental approach to evaluation where ERO and our school work together over time rather than one off reviews that happened previously. Te Ara Huarau is used in most English-medium state and state-integrated schools. ERO maintains a regular review programme to evaluate and report on the education and care of young people in the schools. Our school worked alongside ERO to write our Profile Report. This type of report will only happen once as part of our initial engagement with Te Ara Huarau. The profile report reflects our strategic goals and a shared evaluation focus on one or more areas that are important to us as we work together to improve outcomes for all our learners. ERO, like us, have a strong focus on equity and excellence. Future reporting will show our progress and achievement towards meeting the goals we have set. Public reports like the Profile Report are published on ERO’s website. Illness and Mask Wearing Last week our absences were as follows: we had 5 children and 2 staff off with COVID and 3 in isolation, so those stats are going down. However those with other bugs, colds and flus are at 37-40 students a day. The week before we averaged a similar average of 35- 40 children absent a day. The Board will consider the numbers for the rest of the week and I will update you on Friday, via email as promised.
We had Otago medical students onsite last Tuesday as part of their community engagement and they were very impressed with the majority of children wearing masks and the responsible way they were doing so, especially our 5 and 6 year olds. The children were also very articulate about the reason for wearing them or distancing and talking about looking after others as well as themselves. The med students were very impressed with how happy and engaged our students are and the positivity of the school in general. They also commented that school seemed much more exciting, engaging and quite different to their primary school experiences.
Seasons for Growth Last week Coral Potter (a teacher in Pod 5) took part in the 2 day Seasons for Growth training. This is much valued training given all the pressures our children and families are facing currently. The Seasons for Growth programme is about supporting children dealing with loss, grief, changes in their lives and bereavements. This programme will be offered again next year. Hannah Chisholm in Pod 8 is also a trained facilitator so Coral will join Hannah and Mandy from REAP in delivering this programme in Wānaka Primary School.
FUN FRIDAY this week Come dressed in your tribe colours and remember it is Random Acts of Kindness Week
We start with Fathers Day Breakfast (8-9am) and then it's the PTA hot chocolate/Milo during morning tea for the children (great acts of kindness, thanks PTA). We finish the day with our Tribe afternoon with a games afternoon all based around activities/acts of kindness. Anna, Hannah and the student leaders have a great afternoon planned for everyone. Bring on those tribe colours and chants! COULD ALL STUDENTS BRING A NAMED MUG for their hot chocolate on Friday morning. If you can help please let your teacher know.
WPS Cross Country Thanks to Kath for organising another brilliant sports event yesterday - a great day was had by all with some pleasing results and even the weather played its part. It was great to see parents back in enjoying watching children take part again. Thank you for coming along to support this event.
Calendar Art Classes are busy finishing their calendar art this week so keep an eye out for the preview of your child's art work and the instructions for orders in the next week or so.
EOTC School Based Programme Photos More pics from our School Based Winter EOTC Programme...such fun and great learning too.
The Arts - Year 2 Photos show Year two students proudly wearing their newly printed t-shirts for the cross country races. The students helped screen print the tribe logo (designed by Year 6 students) onto their t-shirts last week. 
Digi - Year 3 Last week our Year 3 students participated in a treasure hunt around the school in search of QR codes, a photography lesson where they produced some amazing photos and a digital sketching lesson where they created their own version of a landscape that included the Wānaka Tree. Enviro - Year 5 |
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School Camps 2022 - Term 4 Confirmed costs for Year 5 and 6 camps Payment is due Wednesday 28th September Payment details:
Online to Wānaka Primary School Account No: 02-0673-0023784-001
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Eftpos / cash at the office If there are challenges that would make payment of camps difficult please come in and see, ring or email Wendy or Lucy as soon as possible. Payment can be made by instalments. More information will follow about each individual camp.
Please regularly check your emails. |
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Spring Seed Fundraiser for Garden To Table |
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Cross Country
What wonderful weather we had for our cross country yesterday!
It was great to be able to welcome parents along to support the children; thank you for the encouragement you provided to the runners on course. Congratulations to every participant who took on the challenge of completing their course with a 'can-do' attitude; this was evident by the perseverance they showed while running and the smiles (and relief) on their faces at the end of each race. I bet there were many children who slept extra well last night!
Well done to the top ten Year 4, 5 and 6 finishers who have qualified to compete at the Upper Clutha Cross Country event. Parents of qualifiers will be contacted by email this week.
Placegetters:
Year One Boys
1st: Hudson Roberts
2nd: Mahe Bowden
3rd: Sam Taylor
Year One Girls
1st: Mathilde Moir
2nd: Grace Alderton
3rd: Pearly Toy
Year Two Boys
1st: Mason Molloy
2nd: Harry Parker
3rd: Ruben Watkins
Year Two Girls
1st: Cleo Burford
2nd: Nell Fahy
3rd: Emmy Langridge
Year Three Boys
1st: James Sheppard
2nd: Callan Basson
3rd: Monty Bright
Year Three Girls
1st: Ruby Coombs
2nd: Maia Milburn
3rd: Emmie Wyatt
Year Four Boys
1st: Edward Hollows
2nd: Felix Julius
3rd: Rio Carnie
Year Four Girls
1st: Ally Moir
2nd: Sophie Lucas
3rd: Cora Duncan
Year Five Boys
1st: Oliver Simpson
2nd: Holden O'Brien
3rd: Willis McCarroll
Year Five Girls
1st: Emily Boswell
2nd: Isabella Dye
3rd: Charlise Wyatt
Year Six Boys
1st: Sam Taylor
2nd: Theo Taylor
3rd: John Quirke
Year Six Girls
1st: Lea Moylan
2nd: Bianca Soares
3rd: Jordi Bright
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WPS Netball Committee 2022 / 2023 Meeting The Wānaka Primary Netball Committee are meeting to wrap up the 2022 year and discuss the 2023 season at 6pm Thursday 7th September at Alchemy. A few of our committee are leaving as their children are moving on from WPS next year, so we would love some new parents to join us for a drink and join the committee for the 2023 season! Any queries, please contact Portia at wpsnetballers@gmail.com |
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Library News Click the image below to view our wonderful Library Webapp.
 I have been busy updating our library webapp. Click on the link to see how it looks. There are recommended books/series, information on Authors and lots more. I am adding new items weekly.
Under "Dashboards" at the top you can click in and view the new digital research I am working on to assist teachers and the children on topics they are working on. This is a process and the content will continue to grow as I work on it with the teachers and the National Library, collating good material. It's kind of like a school intranet. 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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Get involved for Conservation week! Come and help us plant native trees at Domini Park. No experience required.
Date: Monday 5th September
Location: Domini Park
Time: after school - 3:15pm to 5pm
What: native tree planting with Te Kākano
What to bring: some gardening gloves and your energy |
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Seasons for Growth Parent Programme |
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UPPER CLUTHA SCHOOLS – SKI & SNOWBOARD RACE Tuesday 20th SEPTEMBER (postponement day Wednesday 21st) Registrations for this event are open NOW! Close STRICTLY Friday 16th Sep 4pm (NO late registrations can be accepted) IMPORTANT INFO – PLEASE READ Open to all Year 3 to Year 8 students of intermediate skiing/boarding ability, no racing experience required. Come and have FUN racing down a Giant Slalom course. Get a team of 3 or 4 together from your school. PRIMARY OR INTERMEDIATE - they will have to race in the category according to the corresponding school year of the eldest team member. Teams are either - all boys, all girls or mixed where the best 3 combined times count towards placings. NO MIXED DISCIPINES – EITHER SKI OR SNOWBOARD TEAMS ONLY. SEE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER & PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. |
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Luggate Albion Junior Cricket Club |
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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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