| | | | | | IMPORTANT DATES Term 3
Week 3
Thursday 11th August - EOTC/Ski Day 1
Week 4
Monday 15th August - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Thursday 18th August - EOTC/Ski Day 2
Week 5
Thursday 25th August - EOTC/Ski Day 3
Week 6
Monday 29th August - WPS Cross Country
Information and times to follow closer to the event
Thursday 1st September - EOTC/Ski Day 4
Friday 2nd September - Tribe Day (Random Acts of Kindness)
Friday 2nd September - PTA Hot Chocolate at Morning Tea
Week 7
Wednesday 7th September - Board Elections
Thursday 8th September - EOTC/Ski Day 5
Week 8
Monday 12th September - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm - Staffroom
Tuesday 13th September - UC Cross Country
Thursday 15th September - EOTC/Ski Postponement Day
Thursday 15th September - Wanna Be a Star
Friday 16th September - Wanna Be a Star Finals
Week 9
Pod 5 Swimming Lessons
Talk Like a Pirate Week
Friday 23rd September - Dress Like a Pirate Day / Tribe Day
Friday 23rd September - PTA Sausage Sizzle Lunch
Week 10
Pod 4 Swimming Lessons
Thursday 29th September - Strike Drumming Performance IMPORTANT NOTICES
Scholastic Orders - close tomorrow
The latest Scholastic NZ Brochure is available from classrooms. If you wish to place an order, please follow the instructions on the inside back cover using Option 1 – Credit Card / LOOP. No cash / orders are accepted at school. If your order is a gift, please tick the ‘GIFT’ option, otherwise all orders are handed out to the children. Orders will close tomorrow, Wednesday 10th August, at 3pm. |
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Board Elections - Nomination Round Closed The nomination round has now closed and we will move towards voting online for the election. Election day is Wednesday 7th September. Voting papers and directions will be sent to you via email next week - please check your spam filters – particularly for those who have a gmail address.
We look forward to your participation in this process.
Returning Officer, Wayne Jamieson, CES, 89 Nazareth Avenue, Middleton, Christchurch | PO Box 414,Christchurch 8140, P (03) 338 4444 | Cell 021 399 744 Web www.cessl.org.nz |
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Bus Lane - No Access to Any Cars There is to be no access from the Ironside Drive Pick Up area through the bus lane, as having too many options around access to this area is causing confusion and a few issues. The barrier arm has not been lowered since Term 1, to allow drop offs directly to the gate for our newer juniors over Covid. But we have had a few traffic issues, near misses and health and safety risks, so the barrier arm is now put into place again.
The barrier arm will be in place at the Ironside Drive end and the entry to the bus lane at the Koru Way end has a WRONG WAY sign. Pretty simple to follow. There is no access pathway through the bus lane for cars, just as we had pre-Covid.
Please do not drive cross country across the grassed area, parallel to the bus lane, as we have seen happen lately, as this is a health and safety issue too and is not permitted. There are 8 buses parked in the bus lane before and after school picking up and dropping off our precious children. There is no room for cars trying to sneak by. Let's keep eveyone safe. For access to the junior end of the school, use the carpark entry off Totara Terrace. For access to the hall end of the school, please use the Ironside Drive drop off points.
Let's hope Spring and Summer see more children walking, scootering or cycling to school, or children being dropped off at spots down at Kelly's Flat, Totara Terrace or Kings Drive to reduce the congestion around our school entry points and to get kids active.
Some other school expectations we have, not mentioned for a while, so you might not know about them... Mobile Phones Are Not Permitted at School Please do not allow your children to bring mobile phones to school. Children can ring their parents if needed from the school office and you can ring, text or email the school with any messages for your child too. The school will take no responsibility for any mobile phones brought to school and may confiscate a phone if seen in use at school.
No Dogs at School Please Wānaka Primary School has had a 'no dogs in the school grounds' policy for over 10 years. We haven't reminded you of this for a while. Sorry, your dogs cannot even come into the gates on a lead whilst children are here. If your child is bringing a puppy or dog to school for show and tell etc. then permission must be gained from the principal or through the child's teacher.
No dogs are to be brought into school during events such as assemblies, sports days, gala events, school meetings, etc. Please leave your dog at home rather than tying them up at a gate at the school, as this is not fair on your dog and also an issue for children and other adults as they walk past. Thanks for your consideration with this.
Illness Status at School We are still seeing a lot of illness around school and we seem to be sending unwell children home each day as they feel ill halfway through the day. We appreciate that you have not been sending your children to school if they are unwell in any way, so thank you.
Last week we had 85 students report in as unwell over the week. This is still a large number who are sick, but this is over a week. At the end of term 2 we had over 100 children absent each day! So things are improving, even from week 1 of this term. Today we had 19 children absent due to feeling unwell. We also had 6 reported as absent with Covid (who were isolating last week). Whereas the usual length of absence from illness was often 5 to 10 days last term, now it is between 2 and 3 days.
So this hopefully is a positive change happening and we hope this continues as the Spring approaches. The Board will continually review our mask wearing, distancing and hygiene strategies as the conditions start to improve.
Parents Welcome into the Gates at 3pm We notice that there are still parents gathering at the gates to greet their children as they exit school at 3pm. Parents are more than welcome to come into the school grounds to meet their children. Masks are only required at this stage if you are heading inside the pods. It is so nice to be able to welcome you back, so don't hesitate at the gates...come on in!
Our Ski and School Based EOTC Programme Starts This Thursday Please go to our school website or app to check for postponements. If the ski days are postponed, then so is the school based programme and everyone is expected to be at school, in uniform, for school as normal. Please remember to contact the school office if your child is unwell and will not be at attending school or the ski programme.
All children involved in the EOTC programme at school are to gather outside the hall no later than 8.55am, after putting their bags on the hooks outside their usual pod, upon arrival to school. We will be starting our day all together with Jump Jam, before breaking up into groups and heading off in different directions to different activities.
Children do not need to wear their uniform. Please send children dressed in sensible clothes and footwear for outdoor and indoor activites where they may get a bit dirty, or exposed to the weather. A warm/rain jacket is advisable for working outdoors in the Garden to Table area and the physical, science and art activities. All children will need their lunch and morning tea as usual with their water bottle as well, of course.
Parent Survey Responses - Part Two Parent Survey responses, two of the short answer questions can be found here. Next week's newsletter will include the longer answer responses from questions around other comments you have made, student engagement and the areas parents feel we could improve if faced with another Covid event or similar.
Teacher Only Day - Monday 28th November Please note that our Teacher Only Day has been changed from Friday 11th November to Monday 28th November. |
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School-Based Programme All children who are going to be part of the amazing school-based programme are to drop their bags in their cloak bays (normal locations) and head over to the hall for 8:55am. All children are going to start the morning with a Jump Jam routine and then each week rotate around the activities the teachers have organised. This year we have Environmental Arts, Special Projects (Garden to Table and Enviroschools), Science activities, Technology learning, and finally Outdoor Pursuits. Pod 1 will not be involved in the rotation and will stay in Pod 1 with Sharon and Charlotte.
5-day Snow Sports Programme - Cardrona and Treble Cone The weather and snow conditions are looking very favourable for Thursday 11th August 2022, our first ski day.
Lesson Times Cardrona 10:15am – 3:00pm (please arrive at 8:30am if you need hire; 9:30am if no hire is required) Treble Cone 9:00am – 1:30pm (please arrive at 8:30am) 1. CANCELLATION – please check the school website, or the school app. You will be notified if we are good to go or if it is cancelled. If the snow programme is cancelled for the day then it is school as normal. The decision is normally made by 6:45am – 7:00am.
2. LUNCHTIME - Please check in with the instructors about lunchtimes. You MUST collect your children from the same location as drop off. Cardrona – up on the learner's field (a bit of a hike) Treble Cone – In front of the ticket offices 3. BE EARLY – parking, rentals, toilets, walking, tears... all take time, so please be prepared for this. It also takes a while to get the kids organised into groups, please be early to sort this out. See the instructors at the bottom of the learner's field to assist with this.
4. SIGN IN - There will be Wānaka Primary School Staff at both Cardrona and Treble Cone. Please check in with them as you come past (Cardrona in Courtyard and TC outside the ticket offices) and sign your children in, staff will be wearing their high visibility vests. At Cardrona, there will also be staff at rentals to assist.
5. Remember the kid’s PASSES for the lifts. Have treats in their pockets to keep them going.
6. If you are late to lessons you are holding up the rest of the group. The instructors are told to get away on time, so please if you have information to pass onto the instructor – BE EARLY.
7. Have you checked you have all the GEAR you need?
8. SUPERVISING PARENT PASSES - Only email if you want to add an adult. I have already added each child's parents, mum and dad. BUT If you want to assign another adult to replace you - email Jason before Wednesday 10th August at 12:30pm. Please note Cardrona will only allow 1 supervising parent pass per child per day. This list will be sent to Cardrona for the rest of the programme. I will not be adding to it after this date. |
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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 Can Bounce Back'. |
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Library News
Click here to view our wonderful Library Webapp.
Feel free to email Melissa at any time if you have any questions.
Ebooks and Audio Books
The Wānaka Public Library has 2 fantastic Ebook Platforms which are highly recommended. All you need is a library membership which is free. Click on the image below to find out more and browse to see what is available:
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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 [email protected] |
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UPPER CLUTHA SCHOOLS – SKI & SNOWBOARD RACE Tuesday 20th SEPTEMBER (postponement day Wednesday 21st) Registrations for this event are open NOW!
Close STRICTLY Friday 16th Sep 4pm
(NO late registrations can be accepted)
IMPORTANT INFO – PLEASE READ Open to all Year 3 to Year 8 students of intermediate skiing/boarding ability, no racing experience required. Come and have FUN racing down a Giant Slalom course. Get a team of 3 or 4 together from your school. PRIMARY OR INTERMEDIATE - they will have to race in the category according to the corresponding school year of the eldest team member. Teams are either - all boys, all girls or mixed where the best 3 combined times count towards placings.
NO MIXED DISCIPINES – EITHER SKI OR SNOWBOARD TEAMS ONLY. SEE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER & PLEASE READ
THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. CLICK HERE TO ENTER AT SNOW SPORTS NZ |
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Mindful Parenting
T O B O O K / E N Q U I R E P L E A S E F I L L O U T T H I S F O R M
C O N T A C T N A T A L I E: P L A Y C O N N E C T G R O W @ O U T L O O K .C O M / 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 7 2 |
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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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