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Week 6
Pod 1 (Rooms 3 & 4) Swimming Week
Wednesday 20th November - Year 6 Athletics - Interschool - 3 Parks Sports Ground
Friday 22nd November - Pod 6 Bake Sale
Friday 22nd November - Pod 2 Assembly - 2.15pm - School Hall
Week 7
Scholastic Book Fair - Monday 25th - Friday 29th November - School Library
Monday 25th November - School photo orders close 3pm
Wednesday 27th November - Dress Up As Your Favourite Book Character
Friday 29th November - MAC Orientation Morning for Year 6 Students
Calendar Art should be distributed this week
Week 8
Monday 2nd December - 'Be On Cosie's Team' Dress up Day (see below)
Monday 2nd December - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - School Staffroom
Wednesday 4th December - Reporting to Parents 1.30-3.00pm and 5.00-6.00pm
(Refer to Curriculum Comment for more information)
Friday 6th December - Pod 1 Assembly - 2.15pm - School Hall
Week 9
Wednesday 11th December - Pantomime 1pm Matinee Performance
Thursday 12th December - Pantomime 6pm Evening Performance
Thursday 12th December - Year 2 School Camp - Rms 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14
Week 10
Tuesday 17th December - Year 6 Graduation Assembly - 1pm
Wednesday 18th December - Last day of school for 2019 - 3pm finish
2020
Monday 3rd February - School commences for 2020
Saturday 28th March - Wanaka Trail Ride
IMPORTANT NOTICES School Photos This is the last week for school photo orders - close off is Monday 25th November 3pm. No late orders will be accepted.
Return Reading Books Please This year we have experienced difficulty with many children not returning their reading book each day. This is something that should be embedded into the children's daily routine by now. If we do not receive the books back, then other children are missing out on reading material as well as this being a huge cost to the school in replacing books. Therefore, it is timely for everyone to check the house for reading books to return please, as well as reinforcing this daily return and swap routine. Many thanks for your support.
Scholastic Book Orders Most of the Scholastic book orders have been distributed to students although some back orders are still to arrive. If you ordered a page of stickers - 'A special Gift of Reading for you' - please contact Katrina to collect.
Parent Help Wanted for the Scholastic Bookfair Monday 25th - Friday 29th November - before and after school.
Any help would be appreciated. Please call Melissa in the library on 443 7687 ext 7010.
MAC and NCEA Exams NCEA exams are still underway at MAC this week - please ensure children know to stay away from the barriers and walk around the far side of the tennis courts if they are entering MAC grounds. |
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'Be On Cosie's Team'
You may be aware that Marj Cosgrove's hubby Cosie has been diagnosed with cancer. The Wanaka Community are rallying around to support Cosie. Like Blair Vining, he cannot access all the health help he needs through public services, and has to access his next course of treatment privately. Marj and Cosie are valued members of our school and wider community; Marj has been an esteemed member of our teaching team for 12 years.
On Monday 2nd December, the staff are dressing up to raise some funds to help with treatments during this tough time. 'We're on Cosie's Team' is our theme and we want to raise some funds to put on a 'Give a Little' page supporters have set up for Cosie, to help with these medical costs. We are inviting children...and any parents who may wish to join us...to come dressed in their favourite sporting team's shirt or colours (as Cosie is a sports fanatic) and bring a gold coin donation. It will be nice to show Marj and Cosie how much we care and to support his upcoming medical costs.
Come on join us ... 'Be on Cosie's Team!' |
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Scholastic Book Fair - Next Week One Week to go to our Annual Book Fair
The books have arrived and lots of other goodies
great for Christmas shopping
Hours:
Monday to Friday from 8.30 until 9.00am
and every afternoon 2.30 until 4.30pm |
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End of Year Reporting - Interactive Reporting Expos All parents are invited to our new innovative end of year reporting expos we have developed in line with our Deep Learning work. The format is similar to the Deep Dives our teachers do to learn more about the evidence of Deep Learning. The children and teachers are starting to get ready to show you the work that will highlight their progress and achievement over the year, along with evidence such as assessments, their workbooks and work around the classroom. Children will be rehearsing their presentations, following prompts/scripts so that you get to see the important aspects of their work. We are aiming for students and parents to be actively involved in the process as research, and our own experience of recent expos, shows this to be very powerful. You will learn so much more than a paragraph on a report form can tell you. Teacher time, that would have been spent writing reports, now goes in to supporting the children and setting up the learning environment so their learning and the assessments are demystified and transparent. You will still get a written report but it has a different look and will be a much more realistic and positive experience for our learners, and you too.
We have noted how our students LOOK FORWARD to sharing their learning at expos and we aim to capture that same buzz as part of our reporting. We urge as many of you as possible to come along on Wednesday 4th December - Pods 2, 3 and 4 have the 1.30-2.15pm time slot and then Pods 5, 6, 7 and 8 have the 2.15-3.00pm time slot. Students will also be presenting to parents from 5.00-6.00pm on the same day, but there won't be the same buzz with lots of people around and groups sharing their work, so if you can make the afternoon sessions do it. At our expos, we find children who don't have a parent to present to are rather disappointed, so we will ensure that one of our staff will fill in to be the roving fill-in parent and be with children whose parent is not attending. Children will also share their end of year written report with parents during the expo. Teachers will be roving and available to talk, but it you need more time and want to schedule a follow up time with the specific teacher please do so. There will be no formal process for this.
After these interactive reporting expos, we will be seeking your feedback so that we can further build on these to make them more effective for our learners and for you as parents. Deep learning is all about student agency and learning relationships with parents, teachers and students. You will learn about how your children are working with regard to appropriate curriculum levels for their year level, their progress and attitudes and their deep learning and competencies too. And if you still need more information, the teacher is available during and after the expos. We can pack so much more into these expos about your child than we could in a written report. We hope you find that too. We are all very excited about these upcoming interactive reporting expos.
Symphony Orchestra We have the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra coming to perform for all students on Thursday 28th November at 9am - a real treat. We are so fortunate that they have offered to perform for us.
Pod 2 Assembly - Parking! Pod 2 assembly is on this week and our junior assemblies are always well attended. We love having you all come to our assemblies, but remember you often don't return to your car until 3pm or after. So please ensure you DO NOT park in the pick up drop off areas when you come to assembly and park sensibly, as poor parking only encourages similar behaviour from others. Thanks to all the parents who have said how wonderful it has been to have the PUDO (Pick up Drop off) and dental clinic carpark working so smoothly. I know Claire and Tim do a great job in the carpark and this is now a safer area for our children. I would also like to say that the drivers I see everyday in the PUDO area have been respectful, their children are training them well and it is running smoothly, with no cars blocking the carpark or patrolled crossing area anymore. Thank you all for keeping our children safe. |
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Room 24's Welcome Sign Last term Room 24 was working on developing our understanding of what it is to be a global citizen. We learned about discrimination, racism, stereotyping and how we can eliminate these behaviours from our world.
The more discussion we had in class, the more we realised we had to ‘take action’ and make sure part of our school culture included celebrating people’s differences and the diverse cultures within our school.
To ‘take action’ our class decided that it would be a good idea to make a welcome sign which had welcome written in all the languages of families in our school.
We were surprised at the number of languages spoken by families that attend our school. There are 21 languages spoken.
We created two signs that we are going to put around the school. One is going in the office area and two are being put at the school entrances.
The Board of Trustees have agreed to help us raise the money to pay for these signs. We are having a 'Bake Sale in Pod 6 this Friday 22nd November' and we would like everyone's support.
A big thanks from Room 24.
Levi and Dan
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Dress Up As Your Favourite Book Character Wednesday 27th November  |
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Pantomime - 'Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits' The YEAR 6 DRAMA CLUB are performing their Pantomime 'Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits' in week 9 of this term. There is a matinee performance on Wednesday 11th December at 1pm and an evening performance on Thursday 12th December at 6pm. We invite all parents, grandparents and members of the community to come along and join us. Tickets are just $5 this year to help cover the costs of makeup and costumes. All students at Wanaka Primary School will be given the opportunity to see the dress rehearsal of the panto on the Wednesday morning and in the matinee performance. If students come to the evening performance they will need to pay the $5 admission. |
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Writing Instruments and Colgate Recycling Programme Wanaka Primary School is a collection point for the 'Writing Instruments' and the 'Colgate Oral Care' Recycling Programme. Bins are located in the library foyer and the following products can be placed in the 'Writing Instruments' bin: - pens, felt tips, highlighters, markers, mechanical pencils, fountain pens, ink cartridges, correction tape and white out pots.
And in the 'Colgate Oral Care' bin: - toothpaste tube and caps, floss containers, toothbrushes, toothbrush, toothpaste and floss outer packaging and mouthwash bottles.
The waste is recycled and we can get recycled benches and tables for our efforts.
A huge thank you goes out to Donnelle Dunlop as she has instigated and is managing this project on behalf of the school.
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Erik's Fish and Chips Reading Challenge Well done to all the children that have been doing the Erik's Reading Challenge, kindly spopnsored by Erik's Fish and Chips. Just a reminder that all vouchers need to be redeemed by the end of this month. |
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Coaches Club - Teaching A Skill |
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Wanaka Kids Club - Bike Club |
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Wanaka Community Toy Library - Seeking New Premises The Wanaka Community Toy Library has been bringing the joy and excitement of a new toy to local families for over 25 years. But the outlook for Christmas and the New Year looks bleak for the volunteer run library who are seeking new premises. Anyone with a lead on a potential new location for the toy library team would be greatly appreciated. Please get in touch via the toy library’s web site at www.wanakatoylibrary.org.nz/.
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Dance Wanaka - Night At The Museum |
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Wanaka Pantomimers Present
'Sno Whyte and the Seven'
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Host A STS Student in January |
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Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow Warbirds Over Wanaka 2020: Schools Programme All students aged 0-16 are FREE to attend on Friday 10th April 2020. - One of WOW’s fundamental objectives is the education of young New Zealanders about our country’s aviation history. We aim to inspire young people to take an active interest in all facets of aviation at the Airshow.
- This year we are excited to welcome the Royal New Zealand Air Force who will be partnering with Air New Zealand to present School to Skies: On the Road. This programme travels all around the country and is a fully interactive and fun hands-on experience.
- The Air Training Corps, 50th (Alexandra) Squadron Cadets will be running tours throughout the morning of the 10th April.
- Student tickets can be collected on the Friday morning at a collection point beside the ticket boxes at the entrances to the Airshow.
- We hope all students will enjoy their day at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow!
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Camp Columba - Summer Fiesta Holiday Camps |
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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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