IN THIS NEWSLETTER

IMPORTANT DATES

Week 6
Tuesday 27th August - Father's Day Breakfast orders are CLOSED
Thursday 29th August - EOTC/SKI Programme - Day 4
Friday 30th August - Father's Day Breakfast
Friday 30th August - Pod 5 Assembly
Week 7
Monday 2nd September - Clean Up Wanaka
Wednesday 4th September - Schooling Options in 2020 LWC 7pm - info below
Thursday 5th September - EOTC/SKI Programme - Day 5
Friday 6th September - Fun Run - info below
Week 8
Monday 9th September - BOT Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Friday 13th September - PTA Friday Night Lights
Week 9
Pod 5 Swimming All Week
Friday 20th September - Pod 6 Assembly
Week 10
Pod 4 Swimming All Week

CAMP DATES FOR YEARS 4-6
TERM 4
Week 4
Monday 4th - Friday 8th November - Pod 7 - Year 6 - Waiora
Monday 4th - Friday 8th November - Year 5 Students
(2 Camps of 2 nights/3 days at Camp Columba)
Monday 4th - Friday 8th November - Year 4 Camp Week
(Individual class dates yet to be decided - Camp is 1 day/1 night)
Week 5
Monday 11th - Friday 15th November - Pod 8 - Year 6 - Tirohanga

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Schooling Options for 2020

Info Evening - Wednesday 4th September - LWC 7-9pm
For all parents of primary school aged and preschool children

The principals of Wanaka Primary, Holy Family, Hawea Flat and Take Karara schools have organised a question and answer session around 'WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS IN THE UPPER CLUTHA FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLING IN 2020' to be held on Wednesday 4th September at 7pm at the Lake Wanaka Centre. This is an opportunity to receive information and ask questions about school zones, options for children who are currently at WPS but live outside of the new WPS zone, transition to school programmes for children turning 5 in the next six months, school bus options, etc.

This meeting comes ahead of an online form that we will ask parents of WPS children and any parents of preschoolers to complete, so our cluster of schools has some data about enrolment numbers at each year level for 2020. As you can imagine, Take Karara and Wanaka Primary School would like to know how many children they can expect for the start of next year so staffing can be confirmed. We are seeking return of this information from all parents by the end of term 3.

Thursday Cardrona and Treble Cone Skiers

A reminder please to sign in with our staff when you arrive at either of the skifields. This is a health and safety requirement that we must abide by.

Parking Consideration Please

Please be considerate to the school's neighbours and don't park over their driveways - both on Totara Terrace, Ironside Drive and Kings Drive.

Missing Shoes from Cardrona Rentals

A pair of black and white Van platform shoes must of mistakenly been picked up in rentals last week - if you know of the whereabouts of the shoes, can you please contact the school office.

Tribe Day Fun Run and Sausage Sizzle

Friday 6th September

On Friday 6th September, we are holding a Tribe Day Fun Run and Sausage Sizzle at school. We would like the children to gather sponsors for the event and money raised will go towards further development of the field for children to use at break times. We are hoping to landscape the hill behind pod 8 as a quieter space for children to go, as well as building a ball wall and seating outside pod 7.

FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST

Father's Day Breakfast

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

Friday Night Lights - Thanks goes out to our sponsors

Friday Night Lights School Gala

Friday 13th September - 5.30-8.00pm

Friday Night Lights is a hugely popular and fun event for our school community showcasing our school talent, with stalls, activities and a food court, the evening ends with a grand finale.

We are still looking for some helpers and we truly appreciate any time you can give, as we all know ‘many hands make light work’ and the small amount of volunteer time you can offer is all that we need to ensure this event stays on the calendar.

Click here to view where help is needed.

Friday Night Lights - Light Up the Catwalk Fashion Parade

Friday Night Lights in being held on Friday 13th September and so it is time to start thinking, with your children, about a design for the 'Light up the Catwalk Fashion Parade'. The theme this year is 'FRIDAY THE 13TH' so lit up and scary is what we are looking for. A form to register for the fashion show part of the night's entertainment can be found here so start thinking about those great designs and the materials you will need and register as soon as you have made up your mind.

Friday Night Lights - Entertainment

We are seeking students to take part in the stage entertainment, so if your child is interested in dancing, singing, playing an instrument, etc. they need to email Wendy (wendyb@wanaka.school.nz) to register their interest. The hall is usually pretty noisy at our Friday Night Lights School Gala so soft singing voices and a lone instrumentalist are hard to hear over this, even with a strong sound system. So groups performing together or dances with loud music is the way to go. Tell your children to come and talk to me if they would like to discuss the item they would like to perform. I will be shoulder tapping some of those Wana-be-a-Star performers as well.

SPORT NOTICES

Congratulations to our Gymnasts

Congratulations to the Wanaka Primary School pupils from Aspiring Gymsports Gymnastic Club who recently competed in the Dunedin Junior Gymnastic competition. Results below:

Step 1 - Honor Jones achieved a PB on bars and earned a score of over 50 points in total, one more 50 pointer and shes on her way to Step 2.

Step 2 - Ivy Campbell scored a PB on beam and bar. Louise Bennett and Vienna Harley both achieved their second qualifying scores with Vienna having PB on bar, vault 5th place, beam 5th place, floor 2nd place and 4th overall. Vienna and Louise have now qualified to move to Step 3.

Step 3 - Lily Bennett scored a PB in bar, Molly Brown scored PB in vault and bar, Lucy Wellington scored PB in bar and earned 5th on floor, Fleur Jansen scored PB on beam with 3rd place and Amelia Knight scored PB on bar and beam, vault 4th and earned her first Step 3 qualifying mark of over 50.

Some of the girls will be competing this weekend and at the Otago teams and ribbons comp in the next school holidays before wrapping up the comp season in Balclutha at Labour Weekend. Congratulations on your performances and good luck with your next competition.