Wakari School

Newsletter

28 May 2015 Issue: 7

www.wakari.school.nz @Wakari_School Phone: 476 3140

Wakari School Code of Conduct: Consideration: “Thinking about others’ feelings”

Welcome

We welcome the following pupils and their families to Wakari. We hope you will enjoy being part of

Team Wakari and our learning environment.

Mustafa Taha Jonty Sasagi Thomas Moyle Kora Smith

Dear Parents/Caregivers We are over half of the way through our first winter term and winter has bared its teeth. Thanks to our parent community for the support around Monday and the school closure. Our streams of communication seem to be working; Facebook, Twitter and the School Website are updated instantly. I then contact the Hits radio station who are also very efficient. We will always err on the side of caution with staff and pupil safety being utmost in our minds. Continued fabulous efforts by the Senior Syndicate for their fund raising for Nepal have im-pressed the entire staff. Thanks to those of you at home that have supported and encour-aged the children’s efforts. For more information, go to the BLOG page on our website. Thanks to those who are using the Pick Up Drop Off Zone, considerably more of late, per-haps due to the inclement weather. I would estimate between 10-15 cars each afternoon. Still lots of challenges for the children upcoming for the remainder of the term so keep up

the support from home. Kind regards

Chris Smith

Calendar

1 June QUEENS BIRTHDAY

8 June Book week starts

10 June Uniform Meeting at 6.30

17 June Board Meeting at 7pm

17 June Life Education starts

29 June Parent Interviews

30 June Parent Interviews

3 July END OF TERM TWO

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Health tip: Diarrhoea or vomiting? Please stay at home for up to 48 hours after it finishes.

Kids Corner

“Caught In The Act”

Once again there have been a lot of children caught in the act.

Well done! Award winners from May 13-27

5 tickets = 1 ice block!

Olivia Glover Ollie Rongen Adam Irvine Morgan Crossley-Little Amelia McCulloch Xavier Bristow Ollie Ingram Ruban Karawana Lily Sime Oscar Lambeth Michael Buttery Adam Dunlop Neihana Scott Millie Mason Kaitlyn O’Donnell Brayden Thorburn Elijah Hutton-Neill Alex Maffey Sarah Baird Ryder Clark Lyra Strong Felix Ford Finn McDonald Molly Houston-Hynd Jade Scott Belle Hohaia Sofia Freeman Shelby Marsden Ana Huntly Liliana Sneddon Koura Meredith Tristin Clark Sophie Gibbs Ollie Kemmett Amalia Airey Lucy Fitzgerald Rosie Barkman Cassandra Martin Toby Kerr Oliver Ushakov-Colling Kordelia Brown Hayley Ward Lucy Irvine Kade Robbie TeMaia Epere Brayden Thorburn Charlotte Sims Tom Restall Jae Rowe Christian Irvine Lucas Gibson Asher LeCong Michaela Elliott Emily Fryer Shalia Rowe Liam Rasmussen Will Cone Nic Macgregor Ben Glover Corey Gilliand-Dickson Ryan Black Ella Cone Dean Gulliver Noah Moynihan Brooklyn Millner Anastasia McGhie Christian Bevin

JUNIOR SYNDICATE NEWS Pirate Day In the Junior Syndicate we have been having such fun learning all about pirates! The super writers in Room 9 have been creating some amazing pirate stories! We hope you enjoy a sample of our wonderful writing! “This is Pirate Amalia. She has a ship and boots. She makes bad pirates walk the plank. They were rough pirates. The good pirates lived happily ever after.”

- by Amalia “Long, long ago there was a pirate called Cap-tain Hook. He was a mean pirate. He searched for gold. He found the treasure and lived happily ever after.”

- by Ollie K “Once upon a time there was a pirate. He lived on a beach. He was a very mean pirate. He hated people. "Arrrrr me hearties!" His name was Lightning.”

- by Callum

[For more stories and pictures go to page 4]

Congratulations Zane!

“Every Saturday I play rugby for Kai-korai. Last week we won 80-35. It is fun to play and I really enjoy playing rug-by. I got player of the day. I set up one try and made five tack-les.” by Zane

Water is the only substance on earth that is lighter as a solid than a liquid.

Mobile dental clinic phone: 0800 67 25 43 (free call from mobile phones)

IMPORTANT NEWS School Donations School donation invoices went home with your child recently. Here are some FAQ about the do-nations: Q: Have I not already paid this? A: Most families have not. The payment at the start of the year included stationery and the activity fee (for class trips). We delay the dona-tion invoices to allow families to take a ‘breather’ after the large costs associated with the start of the year. Q: What does the donation cover? A: The donation helps the school purchase resources that might otherwise not be possible. Q: How can I pay the donation? A: There are many ways to pay—cheque, cash, EFTPOS, direct credit or by instalment. Q: Can I claim back this donation in my tax? A: Yes. You can claim 33% of the amount paid. For more information on tax credits go to https://www.ird.govt.nz/income-tax-individual/tax-credits/dch-taxcredits Q: I have an automatic payment going. Does the donation automatically come off my account? A: No. We need your permission to take the donation off your account. Please let the office staff know if you wish to pay the donation. Snow and Icy Days Thank you to all who supported our decision on Monday to close the school due to snow. Please keep in mind the following when it comes to icy or snow days: 1. The message on our phone is generic. The

default call is to start at 10am, however this can change (after daybreak) if the situation does not improve (as seen on Monday).

2. For updates on the situation, you need to go to our website or Facebook page.

3. To receive messages directly to your smartphone, follow us on twitter. Just text Follow @Wakari_School to 8987

Book Week We are having a Book Week in Week 8. There will be lots of exciting activities happening around the school to promote reading and writ-ing. Some activities will involve the whole school and some will happen in syndicates or individual classes.

Book Swap One of the activities will be a Book Swap Day which will take place on Tuesday 9 June. Chil-dren may bring along a book to swap. The book must be good condition, with no pages missing. Children can bring their book to the hall before school where they will get a stamp which will al-low them to return at lunchtime to choose a book to take home. Dress Up Day On Friday 12 June we will have a dress up day to celebrate all the exciting things we have been doing during Book Week. Children may dress up as a favourite book character for the day.

COMMUNITY NEWS Wakari Kindy Garage Sale Wakari Kindergarten will be holding a garage sale on Saturday 6th June from 9am until mid-day. Come along for some great bargains and support our local Kindy. Thank You We would like to thank Sue Eade for her dona-tion of a number of woollen hats for the children to wear on cold days.

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Pirate Day (continued from page 2)

“Far, far away there was a bad pirate. When people came on his ship he says "Walk the plank in to the deep sea!" Crocodiles live in the deep, deep sea. The pirate looked and

looked for gold and had a sharp sword. They went to an island and he dug and dug until he found gold. They sailed away. The treasure fell out of the boat and the captain cried and cried for the gold. The pirate wanted it but he couldn't get it.”

- by Amelia