Wānaka Primary School Newsletter for Term 3  Week 9
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Newsletter Term 3  Week 9
20th September 2022

IN THIS NEWSLETTER

IMPORTANT DATES


Term 3
Week 9
Pod 5 Swimming Lessons
Talk Like a Pirate Week
Wednesday 21st September - PTA Meeting 6:30pm - Albert Town Tavern
Friday 23rd September - Dress Like a Pirate Day / Tribe Day
Friday 23rd September - PTA Sausage Sizzle Lunch
Week 10
Pod 4 Swimming Lessons
Monday 26th September - Public Holiday for Remembrance of the Queen - School Closed
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
Tuesday 25th October - SCHOOL PHOTOS
Week 3
Y5 Camp Columba
Week 4
Pod 1 Swimming Lessons
Y3 Camp - School
Monday 7th November - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Saturday 12th November - PTA Kiwiana Quiz - 7pm - Hall
Week 5
Y6 Camp - Dunedin - Waiora
Week 6
Y4 Camp - Bannockburn
Week 7
Monday 28th November - Teacher Only Day - School closed for instruction
Week 8
Monday 5th December - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Wednesday 7th December - Matinee performance of Pantomime 'Super Stan'
Thursday 8th December - 6pm evening performance of Pantomime 'Super Stan'
Friday 9th December - Final tribe afternoon - Water based fun!
Week 9 
Monday 12th December - End of year students reports sent home
Wednesday 14th December - Year 6 Graduation Assembly - 1pm
Thursday 15th December - Last day of school 2022 - 3pm finish

First Day of Term 1 2023 - Wednesday 1st February
 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

Leaving Wānaka Primary School?

If your family is leaving WPS at the end of the term and you have not yet advised the office, can you please do so as soon as possible.

Also, if your family enrolled only for term 3 and your plans have changed, please also advise the office.

School Camps 2022 - Term 4


Confirmed costs for Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 camps
Payment is due Friday 30th September

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 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.

Annual Scholastic Book Fair - Save the Date

Monday 21st November - Friday 25th November

It's coming up again - our biggest annual fundraiser for our library.  Open before and after school all week in our school library.  Great pre Christmas shopping.

2023 Mount Aspiring College Enrolments

If your child will be attending Mount Aspiring College next year it is now time to let them know by completing an enrolment form.  Please click here to access the online form. 

All online enrolments will be checked and they will get back to you if they 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
 

Open Evenings for Families New to Mount Aspiring College

MAC invite parents of students who will be new to the college in 2023 to take the opportunity to attend one of the following open evenings:

Wednesday 28th September, 6:00 pm
Wednesday 9th November, 6:00 pm 
 
At each session there will be a presentation providing general information about the College followed by a tour of the school.
 
CURRICULUM COMMENT

Wanna-Be-A-Star Finals and Band Performance

After two years of covid restrictions it was amazing to have our 'Wanna-Be-A-Star' show back this year. Congratulations to ALL the students who participated and displayed their amazing talents.

Junior School


Middle School


Senior School


School Band
 
Thanks to Anne Jenkins for the great inspiration and organisation of this event.
 

Maths is all go at WPS

Over the last 2 days our maths lead team of 7, along with lead teachers from the other Upper Clutha Schools have been working with our wonderful maths facilitator, Rob Profitt White, looking at maths task design and assessment.  We have one more session in term 4 with Rob this year and we have just signed up to continue working with him for another year.  The building of teacher capability and having fidelity in a learning/teaching philosophy and approach are the key essence of effective pedagogy in literacy and maths.  In fact any learning - beats any 'programme' heads down as teachers can pull out strategies and tasks that are truly personalised or differentiated for each learner as they need them to develop their own knowledge, skills and strategies.   Also it is a fun approach - our kids love the games and practices.  
 

Dress Like A Pirate Day

I have my outfit all ready for Friday.  A striped t-shirt and a scarf around the head or as a belt works well.  It will be a fun day with teams games in the afternoon as Tribe Day.  I have heard some 'pirates' also have their tribe colours featuring in their costumes.  

The PTA will be providing a sausage, free of charge for lunch, but as it is only 1 per child please send your child along with plenty of other things to eat for lunch.
 

Central Lakes Polyfest Performance for Senior Kapahaka

At last, after two years of restrictions, our wonderful Kapahaka group will be performing at the 2022 Central Lakes Polyfest on Wednesday 19th October, at the Queenstown Events Centre.

They will be travelling in our school vans, leaving from school at 8:30am to allow time to watch and support some of our local schools. Our Kapahaka group is performing at 11:00am.

There is no cost to the children but spectators are asked to make a gold coin donation.  More information will be sent home to children in the Kapahaka group this week.

Thanks Whaea Anne and Coral for working with Whaea MaryAnne to prepare our children for this Polyfest and for organising their involvement and inspiring them to perform.  You are TUMEKE!

MONDAY SCHOOL IS CLOSED - QUEEN'S MEMORIAL HOLIDAY
SCHOOL NOTICES

Photos from EOTC


Pod 1


Treble Cone
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:  'We take care of our school and use spaces and equipment for their purpose'.
PTA NOTICES

PTA Meeting - Tomorrow - 6:30pm - Albert Town Tavern

The next PTA meeting will be tomorrow, Wednesday the 21st of September, at 6:30pm at the Albert Town Tavern.  Please feel free to come along and get involved with the planning of our next event. 

Contact Adele McKenna on pta@wanaka.school.nz for further information.
SPORT NOTICES

Upper Clutha Cross Country

Last Tuesday, we had 55 year 4, 5 & 6 students represent the school at the Upper Clutha Cross Country at the Lake Hawea Holiday Park.  

Well done to all our athletes, who took on the challenging trail course and gave it their all.  We were very proud of your efforts as representatives of our school.

Congratulations to the following students who placed in the top ten of their races:

Year 4 Girls
1st  Ally Moir
2nd  Sophie Lucas
4th  Boh Fairmaid
5th  Cora Duncan
6th  Caley Clifford
8th  Clara Smith
Year 4 Boys
4th Edward Hollows
Year 5 Girls
1st  Emily Boswell
4th  Isabella Dye
8th  Charlise Wyatt
Year 5 Boys
1st  Oliver Simpson
3rd  Holden O'Brien
4th  Dan Heiler
5th  Arthur Searle
6th  Willis McCarroll
7th  Owen Burford
8th  Rhys Brugman
9th  Alex Barrett
Year 6 Boys
1st  Sam Taylor

Good luck to the above year 5 and 6 students who will now represent Upper Clutha at the Central Otago Championship event this Thursday.
 

LIBRARY NEWS

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:
HEALTH SNIPPETS

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
COMMUNITY NOTICES

Care Matters Workshop

Festival of Sport and Recreation

Expo and Have-A-Go Day

Introduction to Indian Dance

QLDC Elections

Dunedin Brick Show 2022

Adult Art Course

Silent Movies Live
HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

Kids Art and Craft Afternoon

Art and Craft Sessions

Aspiring Gym Sports

Spring Dance Camp

School holiday programme designed for kids 5-13 years with creative flair.  Two days packed full of fun dance & art workshops.  No experience necessary.  Choose either 6-7 October (week 1) or 10-11 October (week 2), 9am-3pm.  Dance Wanaka studios on Cliff Wilson Street. 
 
For more info & to register, visit www.dancewanaka.co.nz
 
 

Special Olympics NZ Have-A-Go Day
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Kids After School Art Classes

Wānaka Junior Touch

Wānaka Junior Touch will be played in Term 4 on Friday nights at Kelly’s Flat (Aubrey Road) for Year 5 through to Year 10 (see below for Year 3 & 4*).

Last year all teams were mixed, but this year we are looking to have separate girls and boys divisions. 

The focus will be on fun, participation, skill development, and learning the game. 

Season Start: Friday 21 October 2022 (first week of term)
Season End: Friday 9 December 2022
Times: Teams will be allocated their time slot (likely between 3.30pm and 6pm) once registration numbers and teams are finalised.  
Grades: Grades will be determined by the number of registrations received but we are looking to have teams for girls and boys for i) Years 5 & 6 ii) Years 7 & 8 and iii) Years 9 & 10
Teams:  We will allocate players into even teams, so players may get moved during the first weeks if games are lopsided.
Playing Uniform: Everyone will be allocated a team and a playing singlet.  No bare feet, spikes, and rugby boots with removable sprigs are allowed. 
Cost: $40 per child and payment will be online.

Registrations: Opening later this week (check at https://www.sporty.co.nz/wanakajuniortouch )

* For Years 3 & 4, Tiny from Sport Central will run 45-minute sessions. The sessions are about learning the skills and playing games, as the kids work towards playing Touch. There will be no fee payable, but parent help will be required to help out so email Tiny at tiny@sportotago.co.nz to register your child and offer Tiny a helping hand.

Children's Art Workshop

Aspiring Athletes 2022/2023 Season Information

 

Summer Club Night’s

Non-Competitive
Thursday 20th Oct to Thursday 15th Dec
Competitive
Thursday 20th Oct to Thursday 15th Dec then
Thursday 2nd Feb to Thursday 16th March

Register NOW for the season!

All children from age 6 (as at 31/12/22) are welcome
to join the Aspiring Athletes Club. Participate in fun
activities at our weekly Club Nights held every
Thursday at 4.30pm *

Emphasis is on having fun and learning the
basics of athletic events

Children 7yrs + can also choose to compete at athletic
events in and around Otago (additional training
after each Club Night session offered for this)

See our website for more information around
‘Competitive’ and ‘Non Competitive’
Check out the Aspiring Athletes Website

Coaching will be in the age groups below:
Grade 6yrs – 45min session 4.30-5.15pm
Grade 7yrs – 14yrs – 1hr session 4.30 – 5.30pm
(+ optional ½ hr for athletes aged 7+ registered as ‘competitive’)

Independent Competitive Squad Training for
14yrs + also available
see www.aspiringathletes.nz
for more information, registration fees, uniforms & more

*Due to ongoing maintenance at Three Parks the first few weeks
of the athletics season will be at the MAC Sports Grounds before
moving back to our usual location of Three Parks


REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 19th OCTOBER
Delicious, nutritious and popular with kids, Subway delivers school lunches every Friday.  Order online at subwayexpress.co.nz by 9am.
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