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WAIHI EAST SCHOOL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 38/2015

2 December 2015

Kia ora, This week we congratulate Phil Gurnick in winning the position as Deputy Principal at Miller Ave School in Paeroa. It is an awesome new journey for Phil, we are proud and pleased for him but extremely sad to have to let him go. Phil has made huge impact within our learning community and beyond. From high level sporting achievements, stunning results from his classroom practice and his beautiful relationships, Phil is a top man. So again, congratulations Phil, on a well deserved appointment. Maybe there is something in the water? Lisa North has been appointed to Waihi College to work with their international students. Lisa has been an outstanding teacher aide for the last four and a half years, and a thoroughly organized administrator in the afternoons. Lisa’s smile and caring nature will be missed. Luckily we are keeping Mahe so our connection to the North whanau will remain strong.

With the staffing changes for 2016, also comes a slight rejig of our teacher line up. Beryl Hughes has been appointed in a fixed term capacity for 2016 and will be a year four teacher. Robbie McGougan will jump back into a year five/six class. Classes are currently being made up. We aim to share these with you at prize giving.

Our athletics team had a mighty competition last week. Today Bernie and Monika are performing at the next level. Congratulations ladies.

The school pool is now open. A massive thank you to Ross Cowan, our caretaker for getting the pool up and running. This year there is a $20 fee to have a key for after school use. This helps with the high cost of chemicals.

We ask that you follow the pool rules that are on display in the pool area to ensure everyone has a safe and fun time.

End of term brings lots of exciting happenings. To ensure you don’t miss out on anything, please keep an eye on our school website, as this will inform you of events that have been planned between newsletters.

Nga mihi nui, Emily Hargreaves (ehargreaves@east.school.nz)

SCHOOL NOTICES YEAR 6 COLLEGE VISIT Our Year 6 class will be visiting Waihi College tomorrow, Thursday 3rd December. We will need to leave East School by 11am. The students will be having a tour of the school. Parents are encouraged to attend.

PARENT HELPERS THANK YOU MORNING TEA We will be hosting our annual parent/whanau helpers thank you morning tea next week. Details as follows: When: Where: Time: RSVP:

Wednesday 9th December Waihi East School Hall 11.00—11.30am 863 8693 on/by Monday 7th December

If you have contributed to school life this year with your time, assistance and support but your invitation has been lost in transit, please feel free to join us! We look forward to seeing you and serving you a yummy morning tea.

POOL KEYS Pool keys are now available through the office at a cost of $20 per key ($5 will be refunded to you on return of your key in 2016). It is a requirement to purchase one key per whanau. Keys are not to be shared. This money goes towards the costs of chlorine and maintenance of our pool during the summer season.

POPCORN & CHOC SALES There will be no further popcorn or chocolate sales through the office for the rest of this year. We will have these available again in 2016.

PIWAKAWAKA PICNIC DAY Our Piwakawaka Picnic Day is happening on Tues 8th December, 10am—2.30pm. We are looking forward to a fun family day with a short bush walk, tee-ball and fun games. Cost is $2 per student. Please return permission slips along with payment to your classroom teacher.

TOUCH RUGBY DRAW—2 DECEMBER 3.30 Field 3 Year 3/4 Semi-finals 4.00 Field 4 Omega v Beta 4.30 Field 1 Alpha v Central Galaxy Field 2 Beta v Central Strikers Sausage sizzle (home made farm sausages) and juicies available to purchase. $2 each.

PUMPKIN SEEDS Have you planted your giant pumpkin seed yet? Has it sprouted? If you have seen no sign of green we have extra seeds available at the office. Just see Sharon or Lisa for a new seed.

MUSIC CONCERT Next Wednesday 9th December Wella Tasma’s music students will perform some fantastic items. The concert starts at 2pm in the school library. All welcome!

DUFFY $5 SUMMER READING OFFER The Duffy $5 parent Summer Reading orders have arrived at school. We have one order that did not have a name on it. If you ordered books and have not yet received them, this could be your order. Please contact the office.

CALF CLUB CUPS Calf Club Cups have now been engraved and are back in the office. Please call in to collect your cup/s.

KIDS’ PAGE Being kind to other people means being a superhero. You have to save people from people that are bad and it means you have to be kind sometimes to be a superhero and it means to be helpful when you don’t have any friends and it also means be kind to your teacher every day. I love being a superhero. I like being a superhero everyday.

By Sarah G, room 5, age 6.

COMMUNITY NOTICES L & N - Love and Nurture candles and soy melts We have a variety of beautiful scented soy candles and melts available for sale through the office. These would make wonderful Christmas presents. Candles are $25 each. $5 from each sale will be donated to Waihi East School. Pop into the office where we have order forms and samples available for you to view.

DANCE & TONE CLASS Joni’s Dance and Tone classes have now stopped for the year. Thanks Joni for coming and leading us in your workout’s here at school. They were awesome!

By Lewis H, room 4, age 8.

I love summer. I love flowers blossoming on the grass. Hot sunny days playing at the beach having ice cream and barbeques. Playing at the pools having so much fun. Can’t stop because it is hot!!

By Bella P, room 4, age 8.

HOST FAMILIES Waihi College is looking for families to host international students. This is a very rewarding undertaking that will broaden your world perspective and enrich your family’s life in ways you never imagined. For more information please contact Esther on 07 8638349 or 021 873731 or e-mail: estherk@waihicol.school.nz

WAIHI SWIMMIMG CLUB The club is holding a Novice Meet at Waihi College swimming pool this Saturday 5th December. Warm up 12 noon and start 1pm.

Events: 200m, 100m, 33m freestyle, 100m, 66m, 33m backstroke, 100m, 66m, 33m breaststroke, 33m butterfly and 4x33m medley relay. $5 per event. Closing date for entries is November 22nd. All enquiries to waihiswimmingclub@gmail.com It is an ‘unaffiliated’ meet which means entries are open.

KIWI SWIM SAFE—Safety in the Water What's your water safety knowledge like? Take a water safety quiz with Swimming New Zealand and you could WIN $100 towards swimming lessons in 2016 plus one of 20 spot prizes. Follow the link below to test your knowledge about water safety and win. Competition ends 5pm 18 December 2015. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Gettingpreparedforsummer

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