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Week 8
Wednesday 6th September - Bob Bickerton Musical Performance
Thursday 7th September - Day 5 EOTC / Snow Sports Programme
Friday 8th September - Save our 'Mohua' Dress Up Day
Week 9
Pod 6 Swimming Week
Year 6 Camp Week Thursday 14th September - COPSSA Cross Country Week 10
Pod 1 Swimming Week
Wednesday 20th September - Creatives Project Exhibition - 1.30-3.00pm
Friday 22nd September - Last Day of Term
Term 4
Week 1
Monday 9th October - First day of Term 4
Week 2
Wednesday 18th October - Polyfest in Queenstown
Week 3
Monday 23rd October - Labour Day - School Closed
Tuesday 24th October - School Photos
Tues 24 Oct - Fri 27 Oct - Year 4 Camp - Bannockburn
Week 4
Pod 2 Swimming Week
Monday 30th October - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Tues 31 Oct - Fri 3 Nov - Year 5 Camp - Camp Columba
Wed 1 Nov - Tues 2 Nov - Year 3 Camp
Week 5
Wednesday 8th November - School Disco
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Creatives in Schools
Many thanks to ex-pupil Cameron Tippett, and his dad Gavin, from Mt Iron Geodrill, who did an amazing job moving our donated power poles and installing them into their new home at the front entrance of the school. Over the next couple of weeks students from Pod 7 will be painting their designs onto them.
Working Bee
We would appreciate help this Saturday 9th September anytime between 10am and 3pm for jobs such as painting or plywood cutting. If you can help, please email, kathn@wanaka.school.nz.
Road Works on Aubrey Anderson Intersection The Eastbound lane on a small section of Aubrey Road just past Anderson Road is closed to traffic between the hours of 7am and 6pm each day until Friday 8th September.
Traffic will be able to travel on Aubrey east to west as normal however, west to east bound traffic will need to detour via Anderson Road and the state highway. The pedestrian/bike path will still be open.
Please note these works and lane closure will not affect the bus routes and buses will run as normal. |
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Calendars, Sketch Pads, Greeting Cards and Diaries Fundraiser |
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Board update Last night's meeting saw the Board Members Jump Jamming and playing games led by our Student Leadership Group. The Student Leaders did a wonderful presentation to the Board explaining the current leadership roles and the training opportunities they have had. Murray Gadd followed with his presentation on the writing PLD he has been working on with our teachers and students. Wendy had the Board Members put their thinking caps on for some Strategic Direction for 2024-2026. Francis presented the finance report which is far from doom and gloom and lastly we have the School Board Mid Term Elections coming up, with the election date confirmed as Wednesday 15th November 2023.
The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday 30th October, 5pm in the School Staffroom. |
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Isn't the weather amazing. A fabulous day for the UC Cross Country today and hopefully for our last snow/schoolbased day on Thursday.
Writing Professional Development Dr. Murray Gadd has been working in school observing teachers working with their writing groups and supporting them in continuing to improve learner outcomes. He shared his purpose and work in the school at the Board Meeting last night and is leading a staff workshop after school today on working with gifted writers. After the staff workshop today Murray is meeting with the leadership team to give feedback on his work over this last term. This is his last session with us at Wānaka Primary School and it has been an absolute delight to watch him at work with our teachers and kids. Next term he will consider our end of year data in writing, and along with a teacher and student survey, will then analyse the results and share these in a report with the Board, which I will then share with our community via the newsletter.
Save our Mohua Day - Friday 8th September On Friday 8th September we would like you to wear something yellow. Bring a gold coin to help Forest and Bird try to save the endangered Mohua from predators.
Finished colouring competition pictures need to be dropped into Reception tomorrow morning so that our visitors from Forest and Bird can judge them. We will be having a special assembly with them later in the day.
Pod 6 Swimming next week (11th - 15th September) Please remember to send your children along every day next week with their togs and towels. The children will be travelling to and from the pool via minivans, apart from a few who may travel with the teacher or a parent in cars.
From Monday 18th - 22nd September - Pod 1 are swimming.
NZPF - New Zealand Principals' Conference Next week I will be attending this conference in Queenstown. Twenty three of our Year 5 and 6s are performing as part of the UC Kapa Haka group and I can already feel the hairs on my neck rising as they are going to be absolutely AMAZING and I will be sitting in the audience feeling so TUMEKE. Many thanks to Anne Jenkins who has put so much time, effort, love and absolute passion and leadership in preparing not only our kids but working with the whole UC group to ensure they are well rehearsed and ready to go. Anne, you are a star! Many thanks also to the parents who are taking our Year 6 campers to the conference performance on Tuesday and from there down to join their classmates at camp in Dunedin. And an extra thank you to these wonderful Year 6s in particular who opted to miss a day at camp to take part in our UC group. You are TUMEKE too!
Creative Arts Soiree ...but it will be the afternoon on Wednesday 20th September - the last week of school this term.
Wow! It has arrived. The time when we will share the hard work of our tamariki and our Creatives tutor, Chrissy Wickes and our Creatives lead teacher Kath Nicholson. Two terms of working on the visual arts as part of our Ko Wai Tātou - Who Are We - throughline for this year. It has been all about construction with some inside artworks produced and some large outdoor installations as well. So...we invite you all along to our showcasing of the Creative Arts at Wānaka Primary School at 1.30pm on the 20th September.
The programme is as follows:
Please be seated in the hall by 1.25pm as we will begin sharp at 1.30pm.
1.30pm: Senior Kapa Haka performance
Junior Kapa Haka performance
Band performance
Sing Squad performance
Dance performance (seniors)
2.00pm: The Creatives Projects
Kath will share the scope of this project
2.15pm: You will be given a 'map' to then move off on your own exploration of our Ko Wai Tātou art installations from each pod. At each mark on the map you will find some students who will tell you all about the art work you are viewing.
Everyone is welcome to attend our Creative Arts Showcase. We are so excited to be sharing these with you.
A reminder that the last day of term 3 is Friday 22nd September and the first day of term 4 in Monday 9th October.
Photo of last week's one day experience at Cardrona. |
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School Camps 2023 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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Fathers Day Breakfast
A big thank you to our families and Mitre 10 and
New World Three Parks for supporting our Father's Day Breakfast.
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Upper Clutha Cross Country
Well done to everybody who participated - it was a great day.
Results will be available on the COPSSA website. |
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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.
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.
Quote of the Week |
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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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Mindful Parenting Course Please click here to book or scan the QR code on the poster. |
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Wanaka Swim Club Have-A-Go Event |
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Central Otago Demonstration Concert |
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2023 Upper Clutha Schools – Ski & Snowboard Race Tuesday 19th SEPTEMBER (postponement day Wednesday 20th)
Registrations for this event are open NOW!
Close STRICTLY THURSDAY 14th Sep - 4pm
(NO late registrations can be accepted)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ
CLICK HERE TO ENTER AT SNOW SPORTS NZ
Any queries please contact the Race Coordinator: Robyn Millar ucssevent@gmail.com or 0275 766 966
This event is brought to you by Wanaka Snowsports Club & Cardrona Alpine Resort & Mike Greer Homes |
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Community Kai - Meaningful Conversations |
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Wānaka Kids Club - Spring Holiday Programme |
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Kahu Youth Spring Holiday Programme
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After School Watercolour Classes |
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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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