Wānaka Primary School Newsletter for Term 4 Week 2
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Newsletter Term 4 Week 2
22nd October 2024

IN THIS NEWSLETTER


 

IMPORTANT DATES


Term 4
Week 2
Year 6 Camp Week - all week
Tuesday 22nd October - Year 5 Camp Meeting 5pm - Rm 24 Pod 6 - 
All Year 5 parents welcome
Wednesday 23rd October - Central Lakes Polyfest - Queenstown Events Centre
Week 3
Monday 28th October - Labour Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
Year 4 Camp Week
Wednesday 30th October - Year 4 Camp - Pod 3
Thursday 31st October - Year 4 Camp - Pod 4
Week 4
Pod 2 Swim Week - all week
Tuesday 5th November - Year 5 Camp - all week
Wednesday 6th November - Year 3 Camp - Pod 4
Thursday 7th November - Year 3 Camp - Pod 3
Week 5
Friday 15th November - TEACHER ONLY DAY - School is closed for instruction
Week 6
Book Week - all week
Week 7
Tuesday 26th November - End of Year Parent Deep Dives
Friday 29th November - End of Year Reports emailed to parents
Week 8
Tuesday 3rd December - Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday 4th December - Parent Teacher Conferences
(booking system to be set up for these)
Thursday 5th December - WPS End of Year Disco - (more information next week)
Week 9
Tuesday 10th December - Matinee Performance of Pantomime
Wednesday 11th December - Evening Performance of Pantomime
Friday 13th December - Wendy's Farewell
Week 10
Monday 16th December - Tribe Water Fun afternoon
Tuesday 17th December - Year 6 Graduation Assembly 1pm
Wednesday 18th December - Last day of school 2024

Term 1, 2025
Monday 3rd February - First day for students 2025
 

IMPORTANT NOTICES


Year 5 Camp Meeting

The Year 5 Camp Meeting is at 5pm today, Tuesday 22nd October, in Room 24, Pod 6.  All parents are invited to attend.           
 

Friday 1st November is Gumboot Friday!

Children are asked to come to school in their flashiest gumboots and bring a gold coin donation to donate to "I Am Hope", a charity supporting little people with big feelings.  Don't have gumboots?  No worries - just wear whatever you like, decorate your feet even, but please remember a gold coin for this important charity. 
 
CURRICULUM COMMENT

What's Happening...

The sun is shining and many happy parents farewelled their Year 6 children as they departed this morning for camp.  They have an exciting week planned with an overnight stay at the museum, a trip to the aquarium, Orokonui and the Botanical Gardens.  We wish the parents who are helping and teachers all the best for the week.  Next week our Year 4 children are off to Bannockburn for a night and the Year 5 children the following week to Camp Columba.  Tomorrow Anne and Kelly are taking a Kapa Haka group to Queenstown for the Central Lakes Polyfest.
 

We expect Wendy back later in the week when she returns from her trip to Finland where she examined the practice and curriculum of their educational systems.  We look forward to hearing her feedback on a system that is regarded as one of the best in the world.

With Wendy being away the staff and office have been working hard at organising her farewell.  After 50 years in Education and 20 years at Wānaka Primary School, this will be quite the occasion.

With the onset of summer can we please ensure that all jumpers and hats are well-named as students tend to strip them off during the day as it heats up. 

A reminder that it is Labour Day on Monday - no school, have a super long weekend.  
FROM THE CLASSROOM

Creativity from the Classroom

 




SCHOOL NOTICES

Kings Seeds Fundraiser

Scholastic Book Club/Loop Instructions

 


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. 

Or click on the image below to order:

Orders will close at 9am Thursday 31st October.
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 are open to new learning opportunities and challenging ourselves'.
ENVIRO SCHOOLS

Seedlings for Sale at our Garden to Table Cart
LIBRARY NEWS

Lock in the Date 18th - 22nd November

 4 weeks to go!

 

Our annual book fair is coming up in week 6.
This is our biggest fundraiser for our school library.
This is a great time to do some Christmas shopping!

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. 
 

 

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

 
OUT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Junior Cricket

After School Art Classes
COMMUNITY NOTICES

Wheels at Wanaka Vehicle Museum Open Weekend

Mt Aspiring Netball Club Need You for the 2025 Season

Angels and Heroes Disco

Queenstown Writers Festival


Please click here for more information about the Queenstown Writers Festival

Duathlon - Preschool  to Year 8

Help Decorate Community Link's New Produce Stand

Parenting NeuroStars
Delicious, nutritious and popular with kids, Subway delivers school lunches every Friday.  Order online at subwayexpress.co.nz by 9am.
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