October 26 2016

Waihi East Primary School Newsletter Term 4 Week 3 2016

UPCOMING DATES Oct 27 Oct 31 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 11 Nov 21 Nov 24 Dec 2 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 12 Dec 15 Dec 16

Celebration Assembly. 2pm.

BOT Meeting. 5.30pm East School Agriculture Day. Team East Whanau meeting.2pm.

Waihi East Athletics.

Group Day Agricultural day.

Waihi Schools Athletics.

Celebration Assembly.

BOT Meeting. 5.30pm.

Celebration Assembly.

Wearable Arts Show.

Cool Bananas Show at School.

Music Concert.

BOT Meeting. 5.30pm.

Year 6 Trip.

Prizegiving. 1pm.

Last day of 2016.

Welcome To Our New Students and Families!

NAU MAI, HAERE MAI—WELCOME We would like to warmly welcome our newest students and their whānau.

Manu - Rm 7 Jade - Rm 7

WEEKLY NOTICES AND REMINDERS SIGN IN BOOK For safety reasons we need to know who is on site at all times. If you are spending time in your child’s classroom (any time after 9.05am) we need you to sign in and out at the office and collect a visitor's badge. This is in case of emergency i.e. fire, earthquake etc.

ATHLETICS Classes have started preparing for our school athletics on Thursday November 3. We will be needing some parents to help on the day with running of some of the events.

Please see Rachael if you can help.

TEAM EAST WHANAU Team East Whanau are holding a meeting on Monday 31st October to discuss fundraising for camps 2017 and kapahaka uniforms. ALL welcome. Cake and coffee provided. 2pm in the staffroom. See YOU there!

ELECTIVES Electives start this Friday 28th Oct for 6 weeks.

Thanks a million to our lovely parents who have volunteered to help us run an elective. We wouldn’t be able to do electives without you.

RECYCLING MATERIALS NEEDED Our Term 4 focus is 'Toi Pueru' which means wearable arts made from recycled materials.

So we are still on the scrounge for any/all recyclables from your homes and businesses this term.

Our learning inquiries will be based around how we can 'reduce, reuse and recycle'.

We will be having a wearable arts show on 2nd December.

AGRICULTURE DAY We will be holding our calf club day on Monday 31st October. This year the judging for Ag Day will start at 10.30am. Group Day is being held on Friday 4th November at the Waihi Showgrounds and is being organized by St Josephs School. ​ALL cups from last year need to be returned to school as soon as possible please.

WANTED Maren appreciates having received some ice cream containers this week and would like to receive more over the next month. Thank You from Maren.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Issue No. 7 has gone home and closes on Friday 4th November. All orders and payments to the office please.

LOST/FOUND There is a large quantity of school uniform jackets in the lost property box outside the office. If your child has misplaced their jacket it might be in there!

CALENDARS Fundraising calendars have been returned to school and were given out to the students today.

KIDS’ WORK When I was a home I did arts and crafts and I got glitter all over me.

By Serena B, age 6, room 8.

I watched Star Wars and I like it. It was good. Darth Vader died. He got electrocuted.

By Caleb V, age 6, room 8.

AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS TOUCH RUGBY Touch Rugby started last week. Wednesdays 3.30 - 5 30 at Waihi Rugby Club. Year 1-6.

TERM 4 BASKETBALL School Years 1&2 - College Gym. Mondays. 3.20-4pm. 40mins. $5 or $20 if you want a Waihi Mini basketball t-shirt.

School Years 3&4 -College Gym. Mondays. 4.00-5.00pm. 1 hour. $20. Includes t-shirt. School Years 5-6 –Fridays.

Junior Summer League Basketball Years 5-11 - College Gym. $10 per player. 3.30pm.

If you have any questions or queries or would like to register a player or team. Please contact Rachael via Facebook, email. rachaelr@waihicol.school.nz or 0278700937.

COMMUNITY NOTICES HALLOWEEN SKATE NIGHT Halloween party skate night! HEROES AND VILLAINS Theme. Saturday 29th October, Waihi Events Centre. 6-8pm. Competitions, Lolly scramble and prizes for best dressed. Name the villains competition - all correct entries go into the draw to win one of two family skate night passes worth up to $25!

PAEROA LIONS CLUB 27th ANNUAL FIREWORKS DISPLAY On Saturday 29 October 2016 our club will be holding its 27th Annual Fireworks Display at Paeroa Domain. Gates will open at 5.00pm. Food and drinks for sale.

Entry is $15 for a family ticket (2 adults & 2 children.) Or adults $5 and children $3.

NO ALCOHOL, NO PERSONAL FIREWORKS, NO PETS OR BICYCLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE GROUNDS. For more info contact Malcolm Davison 0274950806.

CODE RED EMERGENCY SERVICES DAY ​

Everyone's invited to the Code Red Emergency Services Family Fun Day.10am to 2pm.

Morgan Park on Saturday 29 October. Competitions, fire engine rides, food and refreshments.

We have the Waihi Police, Waihi Fire and Rescue, Waihi St John, Waihi Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, Waihi Beach Coastguard, LandSAR (Search & Rescue), Mine Search & Rescue, Civil Defence and the Rescue Helicopter will even be there as long as it's not called out to a job.

THANKS TO OUR GREAT SUPPORTERS

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