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Week 5
Pod 3 Swim Week
Thursday 5th March - WPS Athletics Years 4-6
Friday 6th March - Tribe Fancy Feet and Whacky Wheels Day
Week 6
Pod 7 and Room 29 Swim Week - Rooms 25, 26 and 29
Ice Skating Rink set up in Hall all week (see info below)
Tuesday 10th March - Ice Skating Rink open to the public - 4.15-7pm
Wednesday 11th March - Ice Skating Rink open to the public - 3-7pm
Wednesday 11th March - Parent Voice Meetings - 3.30-5.30pm
Thursday 12th March - Ice Skating Rink open to the public - 3-7pm
Thursday 12th March - Parent Voice Meetings - 3.30-5.30pm
Friday 13th March - Ice Skating Rink open to the public - 3-6pm
Friday 13th March - Disco Skating - 6-8pm
Saturday 14th March - Ice Skating Rink open to the public - 10am-5pm
Sunday 15th March - Ice Skating Rink open to the public - 10am - 5pm
Week 7
Monday 16th March - Teacher Only Day - School Closed for Instruction
Friday 20th March - Royal Jelly Show
Friday 20th March - Pod 6 & 7 Assembly - 2.15pm. School Hall
Week 8
Monday 23rd March - Otago Anniversary Day - School Closed
Tuesday 24th March - Upper Clutha Athletics - Years 4-6
Thursday 26th March - Postponement Date for UC Athletics
Friday 27th March - Pod 8 Assembly - 2.15pm - School Hall
Week 9
Monday 30th March - BOT Meeting - 5pm - School Staffroom
Wednesday 1st April - Central Otago Athletics - Years 5 and 6
Friday 3rd April - Postponement Date for CO Athletics
Week 10
Tuesday 7th April - WPS Junior Athletic - Years 0-3
Thursday 9th April - Pod 4 Assembly - 2.15pm - School Hall
Thursday 9th April - Last Day of Term 1
Friday 10th April - Easter Friday
Don't Forget Sunhats are Compulsory
for Outside Activities in Term 1
IMPORTANT NOTICES Parent Voice Meeting Bookings The 'Parent Voice Meetings' will be held on Wednesday 11th March and Thursday 12th March from 3.30-5.30pm.
The booking system is now open. Please go to the School Interviews website - www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter our school code as follows: Rooms 3 and 4 have their own code - wuf83 All other rooms please use this code - p4ndy If you do not have access to a computer, or you would like a booking made for you, please contact Katrina.
These meetings are called Parent Voice Meetings in the hope that parents will share their knowledge of their child with the teachers. The teachers will use what you say as good background for developing the learning relationship with your child. The parents do the talking and the teachers will listen and take in key information. To help with this, here are some prompt questions, if required - click here.
Dental Clinic Carpark Just a couple of reminders for those who use the dental clinic carpark: Please use the crossing to cross the carpark - it is there for everyone's safety. If you are driving and being waved on please do not stop - the carpark wardens will tell you if you need to stop. This carpark is quite hectic at 3pm but with everyone's co-operation it is running reasonably smoothly.
Totara Terrace Wastewater Main Upgrade Just a heads up to parents who use the Totora Terrace entrance to the school - Veolia and the QLFC will be upgrading the wastewater main on Totara Terrace with work commencing next week and taking approximately 6-7 weeks. There will be speed reductions in place for the duration and motorists are asked to adhere to the traffic management in place. |
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WPS Senior Athletics Day (Years 4-6) Thursday 5th March
The Senior Athletics Day will go ahead this Thursday 5th March. Please find the timetable below and please note that the events in the white boxes will be held down at Kelly's Flat and the events in the yellow boxes will be held on the school field. Just a reminder that all children need to wear trainers (closed shoes are compulsory for the throws) and we encourage them to dress in tribe colours. Water bottles and plenty of lunch and snacks, hats and sunscreen are all a must. Spiked shoes are not permitted.
Please come along to enjoy watching and supporting your children participate, but we ask you to respect our policy for school events by not bringing dogs.
Click here for the Athletics Day Timetable
PTA Sausage Sizzle for Years 4-6 Pre-order your sausages!
The PTA sausage sizzle will go ahead on Thursday for the athletics! Sausages will be available ($2.50 per sausage) to children in years 4-6 but please pre-order them by tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at the latest.
If you can spare half an hour or so between 10am and 1pm for cooking/serving sausages or between 9am and 3pm for serving tea and coffee, please let Anna know - annas@wanaka.school.nz. |
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Tribe Fancy Feet and Wacky Wheels Day Friday 6th March Dress up your feet, socks, shoes, bikes, scooters, etc and join us this Friday 6th March for our Tribe Fancy Feet and Wacky Wheels Day - promoting active transport to school. We will be having a walk around the school in the morning to show off our decorations ... tribe colours are encouraged so that they are suitably dressed for the tribe afternoon where we will be picking our new tribe leaders for the year! |
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Corona Virus Update The Prime Minister has announced the first case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in New Zealand. The Ministry of Health has noted that although we have our first case of COVID-19, the chances of community outbreak remain low.
Please continue to reinforce messages about hygiene practices. Practising good hand and sneeze/cough hygiene is the best defence.
We are encouraging this at school: washing hands often with soap and water before and after eating as well as after attending the toilet, cover coughs and sneezes with clean tissues or elbows, put used tissues in the bin. We encourage students to stay home if unwell.
As announced this week by the Ministry of Health, there are now two categories for travellers arriving in New Zealand: Category 1 – People who have travelled from or transited through countries in category 1 in the last 14 days are required to self-isolate for 14 days and contact Healthline after they have left the countries. Mainland China and Iran are the two countries included in this category (with Iran added to this category on Friday 28 February). Category 2 – People who have travelled from or via countries listed in category 2 who develop symptoms of fever, cough or shortness of breath should seek medical advice by first phoning Healthline’s dedicated COVID-19 number 0800 358 5453 or contacting their GP including phoning ahead of their visit. As at Friday 28th February countries in this category are Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand. |
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Ice Skating - Yay What Fun!
We are still looking for helpers to put up the ice skating rink next Monday 9th March at 5pm here at school in the hall. Please let the school office know if you can help.
The rink is here from Tuesday and all classes are timetabled in for a lesson and skate. After school sessions are also being held, with a disco on Friday evening and the rink is open both Saturday and Sunday as well.
What Children Need to Wear for Ice Skating Children will be provided with skates, helmets and gloves - children under 16 are required to wear helmets and gloves at all times. Children can bring their own helmets to wear if they would prefer. It is also recommended that children wear long socks and long pants. Please keep in mind that the ice rink is a state of the art artificial rink which looks like ice, skates like ice, BUT ISN'T COLD! Please click here for the 'Ice Skating Roster for the Classes'.
School Wide Assessments Our Literacy Lift team have completed their screening assessments and our small group programmes started this week. Kit, Marj, Marg and Emma are working with our children identified by these assessments. Teacher Aides will start working on STEPS with small groups as well. These programmes are in addition to Literacy programmes in the classroom.
Kerry and I have been implementing normed testing in reading comprehension. listening and maths over the last week or so and we will also undertake a writing assessment, year 3 and up. Teachers carry out reading, writing and maths assessments to inform students next learning steps. We also collate the results of these tests and share them with the Board.
We have had our first training session that will see us implementing the ALIM (Accelerated Learning in Maths) programmes. Kylie, Robyn, Coral and Jennie will focus on small groups of children in their classes to receive these extra sessions in maths. They will then bring other teachers and classes on board as well.
If your child is involved in any literacy or numeracy support programmes additional to the classroom programme, the teacher leading these will ensure you are well informed. Please do not hesitate to talk to your teachers at any time about your child's learning and progress.
Farewell to Nic We are sad to be losing teacher Nic Bennett from Room 23, Pod 5, as she has resigned from her position as at the end of this term to relocate for family reasons. We wish Nic and her gorgeous girls the best for their move to Christchurch...we will miss you all. We are delighted to have Charlotte Lawrie coming in to work with Room 23 as from term 2. Charlotte has worked at Wānaka Primary for many years and we are so pleased to be welcoming her back full time to this position. |
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Public Ice Skating Session Times Week 6 - Tuesday 10th to Sunday 15th March
Ice Skate Tour will be setting up an ice rink in the school hall in week 6 - 10th to 15th March. School lessons will take place during the week (the school activity fee covers the cost of the lessons) and the rink will also be open to the public each afternoon - schedule and costs below.
Schedule: Tuesday 10th March - open to public 4.15-7pm Wednesday 11th March - open to public 3-7pm Thursday 12th March - open to public 3-7pm Friday 13th March - open to public 3-6pm Friday 13th March - Disco Skating 6-8pm Saturday 14th March - open to public 10am-5pm Sunday 15th March - open to public 10am-5pm Cost to the public:
Prices include skates, helmets and gloves: Children (under 16) $8.00 Adults $12.00 Family $35.00 Doorsales only - pay cash or eftpos
Disco Tickets - buy online https://www.trybooking.co.nz/DSW - prices as above. |
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WTR Role Profile - The Pee Wee Track Marshal This is a great little role located at the base paddock. Here the youngest riders get to rev their own little engines around the Pee Wee Track. No knowledge of pretty much anything is required, as these guys and girls ride under parental supervision.
Here’s a run down of what you need to do: Ensure riders are pee wees only and have a parent supervising. Ensure riders are wearing appropriate clothing and helmet. Ensure riders are travelling in one direction only. Usually we have two marshals on at a time, so you’re not on your own. And if it happens you are, then the Volunteer Support Crew will bring you a cuppa and some baking halfway through your shift 😊. Only two spots left for this one, so sign up quick.
For more info on this and all other roles check out the WTR website, you’ll find all the info you need there. Alternatively speak to parents Gillian White and Rachel Allibone or pop in and have a chat with Lucy in the office - we'll happily chat to you about the roles!
Photo credit and thanks to Wendy Bowie Photography |
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Wānaka Primary Netball Registrations are now open for all girls and boys keen to play netball. The competition runs for all of term 2 on Saturday mornings at the Wānaka Recreation Centre. Players play in either a year 3/4 or year 5/6 team. Please register your keen netballer via this link: https://www.sporty.co.nz/wanakaprimaryschool/.
Registrations close on Thursday 19th March 2020 and there will be absolutely no late registrations accepted this year.
Early registration players will receive a cool Southern Steel drink bottle to use for the season. Limited numbers so get in quick!
Wānaka Primary Netball Committee We are in need of new committee members! In particular year 3/4 mums or dads to join the committee to steer the club forward into the future as most of us are parents of senior students and will be leaving the committee at the end of this year. Please email Barb Macandrew on barbmacandrew@gmail.com for more information. |
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Junior Rugby Club Registration is Open You are invited to register with Upper Clutha Rugby Club for the upcoming season. Registrations close March 8th. For registrations please go to www.sporty.co.nz/upperclutharugby Please email annemarie.love@mchw.co.nz if you have any questions. |
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UC Hockey Club Registration Now Open |
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Lake Hawea Netball Club – 2020 Season We are looking for mums’ keen to play Netball! We have one more trial scheduled for all grades (A Grade, Senior Reserve and B Grade teams). Trial date is Wednesday 4th March @ 7pm at Wanaka Recreation Centre. All team training and competition games are held at the Wanaka Recreation Centre during the season. If you would like to come along to our last trial, we would love to meet you. Any questions or registrations of interest to hawea.secretary@gmail.com or phone Nicky Hewson on 027 323 5890. |
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JG Music - Action Chorus JG Music - Music Lessons |
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Wānaka A&P Show The Wānaka A&P Show is just around the corner and promises two full days of family fun! The 'Kids Play Zone', classic carnival rides, live cooking demonstrations in the Life & Style marquee and the world-famous Jack Russell race all make a return for 2020. Children’s entertainer Suzy Cato, Magic Guy Wayne McEwan, and the New Zealand Army Band will also take the stage.
Make life easy by using the free Park 'n Ride and enjoy free sunblock, water and a Plunket tent with baby facilities on site at the Show. Tickets can be purchased online at www.wanakashow.co.nz or at the gate for $17.50 per adult and $5 per youth (13-17 years) per day. Children aged 12 and under are free.
The cheapest way to enjoy the Show is with a Family Membership to the Upper Clutha A&P Society - a $60 Family Membership includes 4 tickets to the Show - instead of paying $90 for two adults and two children (aged 13-17). You can purchase your Family Membership here: https://www.wanakashow.co.nz/membership.
Gates open 8am-5.30pm on Friday 13th March and Saturday 14th March. |
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M!NT Charitable Trust Music and Drama Action Class Aspiring Young Musicians will be running their first week of a new Music and Drama Action Class catered for those with additional needs. This is open to any child/youth that finds typical dance/music lessons a bit challenging and is looking for a more relaxed supportive environment. When: Tuesday afternoons 4:50-5:30pm starting today 3rd March What: A mix of drama, music, singing, dance and games. Parents/Caregivers welcome to stay/join in. Where: MAC HQ Room Cost: $15 per lesson REGISTER HERE: http://www.aspiringyoungmusicians.nz/uncategorized/866/ |
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Waste Free Parenting Workshop |
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Seasons for Growth Seasons for Growth is an innovative grief and loss education program that uses the imagery of the seasons to illustrate the experience of grief. It aims to strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of children and young people (aged 6-18) who are dealing with significant life changes.
For more information please see attached brochure or contact Mandy Greer at Central Otago REAP 03 448 6115 or mandy@coreap.org.nz. |
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| Delicious, nutritious and popular with kids, Subway delivers school lunches every Friday. Place orders online at subwayexpress.co.nz by 9am. |
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