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Week 10
Tuesday 6th July - Parent Teacher Interviews 3:20pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday 7th July - Parent Teacher Interviews 3:20pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday 7th July - PTA Meeting 7:00pm - Staffroom
Thursday 8th July - Central Otago Swimming
Friday 9th July - Pod 5 Assembly 2:15pm - Hall
Friday 9th July - Last Day of Term 2
Term 3
Week 1
Ezra dance week for all classes
Monday 26th July - First Day of Term 3
Friday 30th July - Red Nose Mufti Day and Ezra Dance Performance
Week 3
Thursday 12th August - First Snow / EOTC Day
Friday 13th August - Teacher Only Day - School Closed
Week 4
Monday 16th August - Board Meeting - 5:00pm - Staffroom
Monday 16th August - Chess Tournament - Hall
Thursday 19th August - Snow / EOTC Day 2
Friday 20th August - Pod 3 Assembly 2:15pm - Hall
Week 5
Thursday 26th August - Snow / EOTC Day 3
Week 6
Thursday 2nd September - Snow / EOTC Day 4
Friday 3rd September - Fathers Day Breakfast
Friday 3rd September - Pod 1 Assembly 2:15pm - Hall IMPORTANT NOTICES Payment for Snow Sports Programme To be part of the Snow Programme at Cardrona, Treble Cone or the Snow Farm your child must be registered and payment made by this Friday 9th July. Please visit the school website for information on these options. LINK HERE.
Snow Day Procedure If snow occurs overnight, a decision regarding school closure, or a delayed start, will be made in the morning – we will notify you by the following methods: Radio Wanaka – 92.2FM Our school website – home page Bulk email Our School App If the school closes during the day due to snow, we will notify you via the methods above – please refrain from phoning the office. Buses will not run. Children can be collected and signed out from their classrooms where they will remain under the supervision of a teacher. If you are personally unable to collect your child, then other arrangements should be made for collection.
If a parent wishes to have someone that is recorded as an emergency contact collect their child, the pick up person should go to the classroom, provide identification (if not known to the teacher) and sign the child out.
Now is a good time to consider your emergency contacts – and ensure that the office has recorded the details of at least two people, living locally, who you trust to collect your child if the school closes due to snow.
Leaving Wānaka Primary School If you and your family are leaving Wānaka Primary School at the end of this term and you have not notified our office, can you please do so as soon as possible. Thank you. |
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Recapitation Update Thank you to everyone who attended the recapitation drop in sessions the other week. It was a good turnout and there were a lot of great questions and ideas shared. The board or trustees have met and discussed the feedback. We have resolved to seek more information around the issue of transition ages and developmental stages to share with our community. We will share the feedback from the drop in sessions with the Ministry of Education and other schools and will also ensure the issue is a part of future discussion regarding the growth plan for the Wānaka area. If anyone has further questions or feedback please contact Howie at boardchair@wanaka.school.nz.
Watch out for an information email around recapitation before the end of term. |
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Student Led Reporting Thanks to the high number of parents, grandparents and caregivers who turned up to our student reporting to parents sessions. The conversations heard between parents and children were heart warming as were the proud smiles on the faces of both parents and students. All of the parents I spoke to during the day affirmed that this type of reporting is a huge success. We look forward to catching up with those of you who have booked an interview for either today or tomorrow. If you have not booked an interview yet and you would like to do so please go to the School Interviews website www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter our school code - y2a2d. |
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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 Work and Play Safely' - you might like to reinforce this in your discussions at home. |
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School-Based Programme for EOTC Next term, at the end of week one, students who are based at school for the EOTC days (i.e. not skiing) will be asked to choose from several options for the five-day programme. Staff are finalising the details for these. There will be information about each option put in the first newsletter, so you can talk about what your child would like to participate in; please look out for this. The programmes begin in week 3. |
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Wānaka Primary School Future Trust AGM Wānaka Primary School Future Trust is a Charitable Trust set up to provide opportunities for the students of Wānaka Primary School to achieve their aspirations.
It is our mission to build and distribute funds to care for and enable future opportunities for children at Wānaka Primary School.
We are holding our AGM this month and invite you to attend.
Where: Offices of Ashton Wheelans Accountants, Unit 14/12 Frederick Street, Wānaka
When: Monday 26th July @ 6pm |
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Red Nose Mufti Day - Friday 30th July On Friday 30th July (the first Friday of term 3), we’re holding a RED Nose Day mufti day. The theme is RED, so incorporate the colour any way you like. You could dress in RED from top to toe, wear something with a splash of RED, or add a little RED accessory, bring a RED packed lunch etc.
Please bring a gold coin donation to show your support. |
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PTA Meeting - Wednesday 7th July - 7pm Our next PTA meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday 7th July, at 7pm in the Staffroom. Everyone is welcome to attend. |
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Kai Pai Fundraiser The PTA have joined forces with the amazing Kai Pai here in Wānaka and are selling their delicious pies and savouries ready for the colder months. These will be a fantastic snack or meal after those big days up on the slopes and a portion of the proceeds from these sales will be used to contribute to the Maker Spaces initiative that Wānaka Primary are currently working on. Orders will need to be in by the 9th of July and collection will be on the 26th of July.
Click here to make your order. |
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Erik's Reading Challenge Erik's Reading Challenge is back and there are more great prizes to be won. Last year Wānaka Primary School won the challenge and we received a great package of books worth $150 and what's great is that every child wins - when they read 5 chapter books they get a free kid's meal. As well as this 2 children won a weekend trip away with their family.
Click on the image above to register
Click here to view our Library Webapp. Feel free to email Melissa at any time if you have any questions. |
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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 |
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Pop Up Second Hand Uniform Shop |
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Sprout Tonic Seaweed Fertilizer |
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Kids Yoga and Mindfulness |
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QLDC Library Holiday Programme |
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Aspiring Gym Sports Holiday Programme |
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Wānaka Kids Club Holiday Programme |
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Wānaka Recreation Centre Holiday Programme |
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Special Olympics NZ Have-A-Go Sports Day Special Olympics New Zealand and Mint Charitable Trust are hosting their second Have-A-Go Sports Day next Wednesday 14th July, 10:30am – 1:30pm at the Dunstan High School Gymnasium, Alexandra.
It is FREE and open to people of all ages with an intellectual disability.
To confirm your attendance, please contact Chris Moffitt via email LSIRSC@specialolympics.org.nz or phone 027 543 7096. |
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QLDC / M!NT Lego Club What: QLDC/M!NT Lego Club
Who: Those with autism, sensory/auditory processing disorders or intellectual disability
When: Saturday 17th July and Saturday 24th July 2pm-3pm
Where: Wānaka Library
There will be both volunteers from the library and M!NT supporting during the sessions and the Lego will be supplied. Please get in contact if you would like more information. We are using this as a pilot programme to see if we can make it more regular in the future! |
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Ice Activity Programme - Learn Ice Skating Skills IceInLine Central has organised an Ice Activity Programme teaching ice skating skills with a professional coach to school age children. Tuesday 13th July Thursday 15th July Tuesday 20th July Friday 23rd July Ice Skating - 10:30 - 11:30 am. It is recommended that cycle helmets be worn as well as warm clothing.
Cost is inclusive - Rink Admission, skate hire and coaching, $20.00 per one hour session, prepaid.
Registration forms at IceInLine Sports Complex, Alexandra. Ph 448 8599. Registrations close Friday 9th July. |
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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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