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Week 12
Tuesday 30th June - Gifted Awareness Evening - 7:00 pm - School Staffroom
Thursday 2nd July - Tribe Day - info below
Friday 3rd July - Last day to register and pay for EOTC / SNOW Programme at Cardrona Corner
Friday 3rd July - Last day to complete Community Survey
Friday 3rd July - Last day of Term 2 - School Holidays
Term 3
Week 1
Monday 20th July - First day of Term 3 - PTA Welcome Morning Tea 9:00 am
Ezra Dance Programme - all week
Friday 24th July - Ezra Dance Performance
Week 2
Friday 31st July - Written Reports will be sent home digitally
Week 3
Tuesday 4th August - Students Sharing Evidence of their Learning to Parents
Thursday 6th August - EOTC / SNOW Programme - Day 1
Week 4
Monday 10th August - Parent / Teacher Interviews
Monday 10th August - BOT Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Tuesday 11th August - Parent / Teacher Interviews
Thursday 13th August - EOTC / SNOW Programme - Day 2
IMPORTANT NOTICES FlexiBuzz App to Cease Operation The FlexiBuzz App is ceasing operation as from today. Please can absences and bus changes be emailed to (office@wanaka.school.nz) or texted to 021 197 7687 for the rest of this week.
We are in the process of setting up a new app which will be up and running as from the start of term 3. You will be emailed on Thursday 16th July with instructions for signing up to the new app.
Tribe Day - Thursday 2nd July Dress up in your tribe colours this THURSDAY (not the usual Friday) for our tribe day! Our fabulous student leaders have organised an afternoon of fun for the children, based around Matariki.
Disability Car Parks Please respect the disability car parks and keep them free for people who require them.
Bus Children Lanyards Over the next week we are continuing to issue identification lanyards to all the bus children. This has been initiated by GoBus in order to ensure eligibility on bus routes. Please assist us by securing these lanyards to your children's school bag. To date the Albert Town and Aubrey Road bus children have received theirs. |
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Keeping Our Kids Safe Only 3 sleeps until the holidays - my body and mind tell me it feels like a long term, but looking back it has whizzed past and our bubbles seem like such a long time ago. We are so lucky to be living in New Zealand, but please keep reminding your children about maintaining their own personal space when in public and to keep up those hygiene practices of hand-washing and coughing into the arm. Seek doctor's advice if symptoms worry you and don't go out if you are unwell. Compared to other years we have not had the same level of colds and flu that normally strike near the end of term 2. We are aware of students and adults who have been to the doctors for a check up to find it is common old colds or flu. Next term we also ask that children are not sent to school if they are showing signs of a cough, cold, sniffle, sore throat or tummy. Most parents have been brilliant in keeping to this - thank you.
When children return after the holidays we will continue the extra hygiene measures, as well as the use of hand sanitiser, surface cleaning of high touch areas, and our welcoming children at our gates and drop off and pick up areas.
Events Back on Next Term Next term we will start up our school assemblies. Have a look on the calendar on our website - all pods will share an assembly with us over the next 2 terms. Our first big get together with parents will be the sharing of the dances we learn in the first week back next term. Keep Friday 24th free as that is our dance performance day - more details will be given in the first newsletter next term.
The ski and EOTC programmes will continue as usual as will any sporting events, cultural events, our chess competition, student reporting to parents and teacher/parent conferences. Keep an eye on the newsletter each week so you don't miss out.
We are looking forward to an exciting term 3 and seeing you all face to face on 4th August (students reporting to parents on their progress, achievements and tricky work) and 10th and 11th for teachers to report to parents. Some School Developments The seating in front of Pod 8 has been fitted, and the seating in front of Pod 7 is being installed at the moment. There has also been seating added to the outside cove of the library.
The bus garage now has a flat entry and our ball wall floor has been extended. Painting the ball wall itself is an EOTC activity next term to add targets and lines etc for games. Thanks to Brad the Brickie for undertaking these jobs so quickly for us.
Next term the irrigation on the hill behind Pod 8 will be a priority so we can get our orchard planted on the car park side of the hill and the natives planted on the sanctuary side of the hill (closer to MAC). We will then put in some platforms, seating, a giant chess board and some reading huts. We aim to have this all done by the end of the year.
Happy Holidays Thank you to you all for being so strong and supportive of your children as they returned to school this term. It is so nice to see happy kids skip into school, and out again at 3 pm too of course, and to see mums and dads having hugs and kisses as they drop off.
Have a happy holiday and I hope you get the chance to catch up with family, do a bit of skiing, dog walking or relaxing, as you all deserve it. Keep safe and remember those personal hygiene and distancing protocols to keep everyone safe. Well done everyone for getting to week 12 of the term. |
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Room 15's Fun with Technology Children in Room 15 have been learning to design and develop a digital outcome. With the help of a year 6 buddy they have been learning how to code a character using Scratch. They then learnt how to connect the Makey Makey equipment and control their character. |
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EOTC / SNOW Programme Information A reminder that the EOTC / SNOW programme begins in Week 3 of Term 3.
If your child/children are participating in either the Cardrona or Treble Cone 5 day Programme, or the 1 day Cardrona Experience, please make sure you go to the Cardrona Corner to register and pay for the Programme before this Friday 3rd July.
If they are participating in the Snow Farm Programme, please come in to the school office to make your payment.
Dates for the programmes: Thursday 6th August Thursday 13th August Thursday 20th August Thursday 27th August Thursday 3rd September Postponement Day Thursday 10th September |
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Gifted Awareness Information Evening - Tonight |
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PTA Welcome Morning Tea The PTA would like to welcome you all back to school at the start of term 3 (especially new parents!) with a morning tea. This will be held in the staffroom on the first day of Term 3 (Monday 20th July) from 9am. Please come and join us for a cuppa and get together - see you there! |
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WPS Netball Uniforms The second Wānaka Primary netball uniform pickup is to be Wednesday 1st July, outside the entrance to the school hall, at 3pm. Please come and collect your netball dress for the season. |
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Library News
Click here to view our Library Webapp which also gives access to our eLibrary and lots of useful links, activities and book recommendations. There are also lots of talking stories including ones from Melissa, our librarian.
Feel free to email Melissa at any time if you have any questions.
Erik's Reading Challenge - Fantastic New Prize Register here to enter Erik's Reading Challenge
Remember you only have to read 5 books to get a voucher so everybody wins!!!
At the end of August, September and October there is a prize draw for all students to win a 2 night trip to Dunedin, accommodation is provided and a free meal is included at Best Café Dunedin along with some free activities - more details to follow.
Thanks to the support of local businesses there is also a monthly prize for a student and their teacher.
The prizes include: A $30 meal at Erik’s Fish and Chips A voucher from Wastebusters in Wānaka A range of activities including: Kiwi Bird Life Park, Ifly, Altitude Wine Tours Check out the Erik's website for more information on prizes.
Lots of WPS children have been winning prizes and as the leading school so far we are in for a chance to win $500 worth of books for the school! |
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Wānaka Kids Club School Holiday Programme
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M!NT Holiday Programme M!NT Holiday Programme for those with additional needs
Please register by Wednesday the 1st of July |
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Wānaka Recreation Centre Holiday Programme |
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QLDC Libraries Holiday Programme |
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Wānaka Library After School Activities
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Waste Free Wānaka Join Waste Free Wanda for an interactive singalong on Saturday 18 July, 11am-12pm, Lake Wanaka Centre. Learn how we can combat single use plastic and protect our environment. See Facebook event for more details.
The Waste Free Fair is also on Saturday 18 July, 1pm-4pm, Lake Wanaka Centre. A variety of waste-free products will be for sale, and there will be plenty of advice, inspiration, and demonstrations. |
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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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