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WAIMAUKU SCHOOL

OPENING DOORS TO LIFE'S JOURNEY

P 09 411 8222 E office@waimauku.school E principal@waimauku.school.nz

Newsletter 8
9 Haratua/10 May 2018

Our School Value for Term Two
Respect/Whakaute

Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome back to school and a new term of learning for our children. The Tongariro Team wasted no time by going away on camp on their first day back to school, and by all accounts, a great time was had by all. They were very fortunate to capitalise on our late summer and enjoyed some sterling weather. My thanks to all the staff for the organisation and preparation for the camp and to all the parent helpers who supported our children during the camp week.

On 25 May our Kahui Ako o Kaipara (Community of Learning) will be hosting an afternoon for our students and community up at Kaipara College. Several of our senior students will be performing a new waiata written by the college students. We will also be announcing the winner of the Kahui Ako logo competition. Staff from all of the Kaipara schools will be attending.

Early Childhood Education teachers, MoE Support Workers and teacher aides and school administrators are joining under the Mana Taurite banner with women in every sector who are fighting for equal pay. If you think it’s time for the women in our community who work with children and young people to be valued please show your support by supporting their cause.

The Education Conversation Kōrero Mātauranga is an important moment in the history of education. Everyone involved in education is working to develop a shared vision for the future of learning. More than 6,700 New Zealanders have already completed the online survey on the future of education. The survey is a quick and easy way to contribute your views and ideas to the Kōrero. We would be grateful if students, teachers, parents and whānau take part. https://conversation.education.govt.nz/
Kind regards,

Gary Pasfield
Principal

Attendance 91.68%

Roll 726

Tongariro Camp
The Tongariro Team arrived back from their week long camp on Friday, tired but full of stories of high adventure at Carey Park! Water slides, kayaks, archery and most of all having fun and building confidence. Thanks to all the Tongariro Team teachers and parents who helped make this camp such a wonderful experience for our kids!

Student Achievements

Congratulations to the following netballers who have been selected for the Kaipara Representative Teams:
Year 7: Azraena Shanks, Amelia Watt, Sophie Finlay, Sahara Grant
Year 8: Edie Webster

Pool Keys

The pool is now closed, if you have a pool key please return it to the office - if you hand it in before Friday 11 May you will get a $20 refund.

Photolife Individual & Sibling Photos

Photolife will be visiting the school on Wednesday 16 April to take individual portraits. Photo keys for ordering the photos will be sent home with children at a later date. If you have more than one child at Waimauku School and wish for them to be photographed together please come to the office and collect a ‘sibling form’ which must be completed and returned to us before the photo day. Please note that we are unable to include siblings who do not currently attend Waimauku School.

Help wanted!
Are you a perfectionist? Do you have some spare time to help out the school? Are there no bubbles in your child's book covers at the start of the year? Then we need you! We are looking for some fabulous people to help tape new books for our Junior Book Room. If you are able to help, could you please contact Kate Fox in Room 23 (Monday or Wednesday afternoons are good) or email kate.fox@waimauku.school.nz

Kapa Haka T-Shirts
Orders for Kapa Haka t-shirts and hoodies are now closed and all orders have been distributed. The school has a very limited stock of t-shirts for sale on a first come, first served basis. These are available on Kindo or from the school office. All children who wish to perform with our Kapa Haka group must wear a Waimauku Kapa Haka t-shirt.

Bus Code of Conduct
A Bus Code of Conduct form has been given to every student in the school. Please sign the form and return it to school with your child. This applies to ALL students.

Bus Driver
Our lovely bus driver Des finishes up this Friday. Des has been so accommodating and a great friend to the school - he will be missed.

Scholastic Book Club brochures (Issue 3) are now available from the library if your child has not yet brought one home. The last day for ordering is Friday 18 May. We would encourage you to consider using the LOOP system of ordering online but still welcome paper orders in the library. Please note that if paying by cheque, they need to be made payable to Scholastic NZ.

Do come in and take a look around our lovely library and browse our awesome collection of books which have been significantly funded by these Scholastic Book Club fundraising efforts over the years. Your support in purchasing from these brochures is very much appreciated by all the children in the school.

Donations
If you have paid a donation to Waimauku School you can claim a tax rebate. The form for the tax year ended 31 March 2018 can be found here:

http://www.ird.govt.nz/resources/4/f/4ff6f750-21b4-48e6-b8f0-d309cf56bbba/ir526.pdf

The form is simple to fill in and you can claim for the last five years. If you need copy receipts for any year then please contact Nicky in the office who will be happy to help. Kindo will produce tax receipts for any donations paid from 1 April 2018 when you pay a donation to the school. Just tick the box when paying via Kindo.

Carparking
Please be considerate with your carparking around the school and avoid the vet carpark, bus bays and driveway entrances.

International Support Staff Day
On Wednesday 16 May we will join schools around the world to celebrate International Support Staff Day. Please join us in thanking our office staff, librarian, learning assistants, property manager, and gardener.

What's Coming Up at Waimauku School

Friday 11 May Last day for pool keys to be returned for $20 deposit refund
Jump Jam Bake Sale

Monday 14 May PTA Meeting, staffroom at 9am

Wednesday 16 May Photolife individual, sibling and identification photos

Thursday 17 May Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm

Friday 18 May School Disco

Thursday 24 May Tarawera Team (Y1 & Y2) Cross Country (save date 28 May)

Tuesday 29 May Parent Interviews 2pm - 7.30pm
(children may be picked up from 1pm, buses run as usual)

Wednesday 30 May Parent Interviews (2pm - 7.30pm)
(children may be picked up from 1pm, buses run as usual)

Monday 4 June Queen's Birthday Holiday - SCHOOL CLOSED

Tuesday 5 June Parenting talk by David Curtis, Activ8 7pm

Wednesday 4 July Variety Show Performance

Friday 6 July Last day of term 2 - school finishes at 3pm

Friday 27 July Music Trivia Night for parents (PTA fundraiser)

PTA UPDATE

SAVE THE DATE
Music Trivia Night for the adults - 27 July

School Disco Friday 18 May
Junior Disco 5.30-6.45pm (Years 1-4)
Senior Disco 7-8.45pm (Years 5-8)
$7 tickets available on Kindo or cash sales on Wednesday 16 May outside Room 1 from 8.15-9am.
Sausages Sizzle $3 - must be pre-ordered by 16 May - vege option available.
No pre-schoolers or past students, please.

David Curtis from Activ8 Auckland
We are very lucky to be able to host David Curtis from Activ8 Auckland who will talk on topics that every parent/guardian will find interesting and helpful. Tuesday 5 June at 7pm. Tickets will be on sale via Kindo or at the office from Monday 14 May.

Annual Hobsonville Point Fun Run on 20 May
This is a wonderful, well-supported fun event supporting the Henderson Lions Club with all proceeds going back amongst the groups attending. When you register please do so under Waimauku School which enters us into the prize draw. www.runwaychallenge.co.nz

Waimauku School Tea Towels for sale
All road names in our school zone feature on these exclusively designed funky tea towels. They also look great framed and make lovely gifts. Costs: $12 for one, $20 for two. These are available for purchase via Kindo or from the school office. Thank you for your support of this fundraiser.

Entertainment Books For Sale
Entertainment Book/Apps are on sale now for 2018/2109. 2 for 1, and 50% off deals, plus so much more. Locals: Full Moon Cafe, Carriages Cafe, Golden Silk Thai, The Riverhead, many of our lovely wineries, Muriwai Surf School, Tree Adventures, WCT Paintball, lots at Westgate and North West and all over Auckland! www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/986b81

Our next meeting is Monday May 14 at 9am, Everyone is very welcome, its never too late to join us, we hope to see you there.

Community Notices

Mothers day is almost here!
Don't forget to order a signed copy of "Fast" for your lovely Mum
email bee@vandeelzen.com
for further details
$5 from each sale will go to our wonderful school!

Is your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need dedicated time per week to just be CRAZY?! Come and join the revolutionary self-confidence programme - Marrzipan! We run awesome classes at schools, which focus on key life skills and public speaking ability. We play fun engaging games and perform at the end of term once to parents and once to the school. All scripts are original, engaging, educational and HILARIOUS. You can sign your child up for a Trial Lesson via our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz (we have contact numbers on there too, should you prefer to talk to a human!)

Thank you to those parents who have nominated our school when purchasing bulk fuel deliveries from Northfuels. For every 100 litres of fuel purchased, 50c is donated to our school, which can go towards sponsorship funds for a sports equipment package or a technology package. We would appreciate any other parents nominating our school too if they also purchase from Northfuel. For more information, please visit www.northfuels.co.nz or call 0800 4 THE KIDS (0800 484 3543). Many thanks for supporting Waimauku School!

ALLSTAR CHEERLEADERS

We are excited to announce that All Star Mystix is opening a SECOND LOCATION!!
We love new families and athletes joining our Mystix “Blue Crew” so thought we’d make it even easier to come along!
All Star Mystix Westgate has taken up residence at their new home YMCA Massey where we will be offering two superstars classes for term 2. Our classes are PERFECT for anyone new to cheer leading or if you are a dancer or gymnast wanting to try something new!
The following classes will be held from Tuesday 8th May:
Super Star Junior (5-9yrs) 5:30-6:30pm
Super Star Senior (10-16yrs) 6:30-7:30pm
If you unsure whether cheerleading is the sport for you, why not come along for a FREE trial class! It’s super easy, all you need to do is complete our online for in the link below:
https://form.jotform.co/81189056482867

Learn to Play Basketball at the Y!
Massey Leisure Centre is running free learn to play basketball sessions every Sunday 9-11am. Spaces are limited, call 09 833 8100 for more information.

French and Spanish language classes at Waimauku school.

Learn French or Spanish in our fun after school language classes.

Students learn the target language through songs, games and play, classes are open to all students.

Language tutors are native speakers and classes have small numbers which makes this a great learning environment.

Contact: info@abclanguage.co.nz or 027 490 4321

PIANO LESSONS

During school hours at Waimauku School; or at Muriwai Studio. All ages and levels; for fun, for skills and/or for exams.

Qualified (DipMus, DipPerformArts, ExecCertMus, LTCL, AIRMTNZ), Experienced and Registered Teacher.

Text Megan Quatermass, 0276443707 or email quatermass@xtra.co.nz

To book your FREE SESSION or for more information email jamiebestfitness@gmail.com or
text your name to 021 033 1320
www.shapefit.co.nz

The Lions Club of Huapai/Kumeu is holding their book fair to raise funds for local community projects.

When: Sat 19 May & Sun 20 May 2018 9am - 2pm
What: Great books at cheap prices - $1 or $2
Where: Kumeu Community Centre, Access Rd

If you have any unwanted books, CDs, DVDs or records you wish to donate, please drop them off to:

Kiwispan 329 Main Road, Huapai

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