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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 7
22 May 2019 / 22 Haratua 2019
 
     School Value for Term 2
     Pono/Integrity
Dear Parents and Caregivers,

I had the pleasure of watching our Senior Boys play in the NW Football tournament yesterday and I am very pleased to report that we won the tournament in a very dramatic penalty shoot out against our local friends Huapai. What really impressed me was the competitive and sportsmanlike manner in which our boys conducted themselves. They made us all very proud and they are a credit to our school. Thank you to David Lloyd for being their coach.

Last Friday night was our annual PTA run Disco. It was a huge success with over 650 students attending on the evening. My sincere thank you to the PTA committee for all their support and help on the evening. Your efforts made it a very special and fun night for our students. 

Thank you for the 5 parent and 1 staff nomination for the Board of Trustees that we have received so far. If you are still considering standing for the BOT, nominations close this Friday at 12noon. At our last BOT meeting we had the Ministry of Education attend and I am pleased to report that the building of our four new permanent classrooms is back on the table. If all goes well we could see our new block being constructed sometime next year.   The Board also agreed to close the school for the upcoming strike on Wednesday 29 May.

Helping Children Speak Up

What do you say to a child who tells you: “If I do what they say, they let me play with them. If I don’t, they walk away and tell me not to follow.” To stand up to a peer group was to risk losing them but to follow the herd was to risk getting in trouble or allowing another child to be hurt.

Many children struggle to assert their thoughts and feelings but assertiveness can be taught. Knowing how to stand up for yourself and others is especially important when it comes to bullying, teasing, peer pressure and other negative behaviours.

Building assertiveness skills takes time and practice.

Try these strategies

Talk about it.
All too often we tell children what to do without actually giving them details on what we mean. Discuss different communication styles.

·  Passive: Passive communicators struggle to make eye contact, use a very quiet voice and act as if other peoples’ rights are more important than their own.

·  Aggressive: Aggressive communicators are loud, imposing and act as if their rights are more important than the rights of others.

·  Assertive: Assertive communicators make eye contact, use a calm but firm voice and respect their own rights and the rights of others equally.

Model it.
Be the model you want your child to copy. Stand up for your views, even if they may not be popular. This can be a tough one, especially when views clash. Model assertive communication skills. Teach your children to follow these steps when asserting their views:

·  Remain calm.

·  Make eye contact.

·  Use a clear, confident voice.

·  Listen.

There are times when we have to agree to disagree, but that doesn’t mean that we silence our voices. Practising statements like, “I appreciate that you explained your point of view. I have a different opinion, but now I know where you’re coming from,” teaches them that it’s okay to disagree.

Use the mirror.
Practise making eye contact in the mirror. Stand tall. Hold your shoulders back.

By altering their body postures and facial expressions as they practise assertive statements, they can see what works and what doesn’t.

Try realistic scenarios. Have your child come up with the problems and take turns acting as the bully and victim or aggressive and passive communicators. Practising the problem from both sides can be eye opening.

The more children practise speaking up at home, the greater confidence and assertiveness they will have out in the world!

Acknowledgement: Katie Hurley, child and adolescent psychotherapist and parenting educator    

Kind regards,

Gary Pasfield
Principal
Waimauku School

Roll 748
Attendance 93.58%
What's Coming Up 

Tarawera Cross Country - Thursday 23 May
The Year 1 & 2 cross country final will be held at Glasgow Park, with races starting at 1:50.  The children will return to school afterward and will be dismissed at the usual time.  Parents are invited but please could you stand behind the wooden fence on Freshfields Road and well away from the running course.

Ruapehu Running Practice - Thursday 23 May
Year 3 & 4 are practising at Glasgow Park for the cross country and need sensible clothes for running, jandals or shoes and a change of clothes and towel in a plastic bag.

NW Soccer Girls - Thursday 23 May
Students will be leaving school at 8:30am.

Nominations Close for BOT Elections - Friday 24 May at noon 
Candidate statements are also required by this close-off time.

Ruapehu Cross Country - Monday 27 May
Running starts at 11:30am at Glasgow Park and will finish by 1pm.  All parents are welcome to come along and support the runners.  Students need sensible clothes for running, jandals and a change of clothes and towel in a plastic bag.

Teacher Strike - Wednesday 29 May
School is closed.

Queens Birthday - Monday 3 June
School is closed

Parent Teacher Interviews - Tuesday 4 June/Wednesday 5 June
Interviews run between 2pm and 7pm.  Book now on our school website, go to "click here to make a booking" and enter the code rnd47.

Scholastic Book Fair - Tuesday 4 June to Friday 7 June
Come along to the library and check out our book fair! Open 8am - 7pm on Tuesday and Wednesday and 8am - 4pm on Thursday and Friday.

Board of Trustees voting closes - Friday 7 June at noon

Science Roadshow Y5-8 - Tuesday 11 June
A touring exhibition of demonstrations and hands-on interactive exhibits.  Permission slips and payment on Kindo or at the office.

Science in a Van Y3-4 - Friday 14 June
A fun, interactive way to engage with science.  Permission slip and payment on Kindo or at the office.

Ruapehu MOTAT Trip Rooms 5-8 - Wednesday 19 June
Students must be at school by 8:45am and need their school hat, closed in shoes, shoes, jacket, lunch and water bottle.  Permission and payment on Kindo or at the office.
 
Ruapehu MOTAT Trip Rooms 1-4 - Thursday 20 June
Students must be at school by 8:45am and need their school hat, closed in shoes, shoes, jacket, lunch and water bottle.  Permission and payment on Kindo or at the office.

Student Achievement
Chess Power Chess Tournament
Well done to our amazing chess players!  Our school took Gold in the primary section and Silver in the intermediate section.  

Congratulations to Noah Gavin, Ben Searle and Ryan Hunter who were first, second and third in the primary group and to Phoenix Wilkie who was third in the intermediate group.  Many thanks to Rob James for organising the tournament and our players.
Congratulations to our boys soccer team who won the Northwest competition in an exciting penalty shoot out!
Kaipara Triathlon 
This year's Kaipara Triathlon was a great success and our school performed outstandingly!  This is a really fun event for students and a great opportunity to get out there and compete but it takes a lot of organisation  - so we want to give a big thank you to all the teachers and amazing parents who made it possible.  Special congratulations go out to the following athletes:

Luci Hollister
Year 8 Girls Individual - Winner

Tate Goldie, Jordy Whittaker and Holly Roby
Year 8 Girls Team - Winner

Dominic Lloyd
Year 8 Boys Individual  - Winner

Robert Richmond
Year 5 Boys Individual - Winner

Dylan Smith, Rocco Stevens and Jai Parsons
Year 7 Boys Team - Winner

Theo Thompson, Cooper Arkell and Will Samways
Year 6 Boys Team  - Winner

Ethan Barter, Kyle Altorf and Lennox Buckley
Year 5 Boys Team - Winner
 

School Life
Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 4 June and Wednesday 5 June between 2pm and 7pm.  Classes will be dismissed at 1pm and buses will run at the usual times.  Parents can collect children from 1pm if they wish and the remaining children will be supervised until the last bus leaves.  Room 19 children will not have interviews.  To book your 15 minute appointment please head to www.waimauku.school.nz and click on the make a booking link.  The code is rnd47.  If you are unable to book online or are experiencing difficulties please contact the office. 

Waimauku School Board of Trustee Elections
To date there have been 5 parent and 1 staff nomination received for the up-coming board of trustee elections. This is the required number to fill the board.  However, if anyone is considering putting forward a nomination, this must be received by noon on Friday 24 May, accompanied by a candidate statement, both as originals. If additional nominations are received, there will be a vote.  Please review the notice board in the office for candidate statements of the nominations received to date. 

Absences
Please contact the school if your child is going to be absent for any reason, you can email, phone or use the link on the website.  Office staff have to contact the parents of every child who is away without a reason - so many people are forgetting to ring in that this takes a long time.   If a child has not made it safely to school the faster we can locate them the better.
Scholastic Book Fair
Venue:  School library
- Tuesday 4 June 8am - 7pm
- Wednesday 5 June 8am - 7pm
- Thursday 6 June 8am - 4pm
- Friday 7 June 8 am - 4pm
All welcome!

Entertainment Books
Entertainment Books have now been given to students to bring home. Please have a look, there are ways that you can purchase, or you may wish to have a digital copy, and details are included. If you wish to get a digital copy, the book copy must be returned, and if you don't wish to have the book please return this and it is important that it is in the envelope, as they are scanned to ensure that we do have a track of the book.  Enjoy looking at what is on offer, and returned books can come to the big marked box in the office. If you can get additional orders that would be marvelous, there are prizes for our best salespeople.  We appreciate your support!

Found Property 
Rose gold and pink Skechers and a number of watches and items of jewellery, please come claim them from the office.


 

Student Voice
Stella in Year 7 is going to shave her head to donate her hair and raise money for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ.  Her shave day is Friday 7 June at lunch time in the school hall.  If you would like to sponsor Stella and support this great cause go to https://shaveforacure.co.nz/ ,click donate and type Stella Berghaus in the search box.


PTA UPDATE
A huge thank you to all the families who attended the Disco Party 2019 on Friday night. We have received a great deal of positive feedback from families and students.  The general consensus is that it was a spectacular event with gorgeous decorations inside, a lovely outdoor chill-out zone complete with fairy lights in the trees and pontoon lights, fantastic music by the DJ and as always plenty of snacks, drinks and glowsticks for all.  It was great to see students really making an effort with what they wore and there were some very funny photos taken in the photo booth (one PTA member’s son wore the Poop Emoji on his head).   This year we sold 621 tickets which is amazing so between that, and the goodies purchased on the night, it’s looking like a cracker of a result.  Well done Team Waimauku!  

The PTA is as always extremely grateful to all the Mums and Dads who assisted with setting up and packing down as well as all the other myriad of jobs required in between.  This really helped us ensure all students had fun and stayed safe and helped share the workload enormously.

We also acknowledge the huge support we received from Gary Pasfield, Anita Newland and the awesome ladies in the office who helped us so much.  Gary and Anita were there until the end so it was a late finish for them after a long day so we really appreciate that.  The PTA is made up predominantly of new members now so we just want to acknowledge how great school has been in terms of supporting us and teaching us the ropes. Having said that, between the Fun Run and the Disco I think we have hit the road running!

As always the PTA has one eye on future events and plans are already well underway for Ag Day.

The next PTA meeting will be held in the staffroom at 9am on Monday 10 June so please feel free to join us and just have a listen, or share your ideas for fundraising events or put your hand up to help with a wee job or two! 

 Thanks again,

Waimauku School PTA

Community Notices

During 2019 the TV show What Now is broadcasting from around the country, showcasing a different community each week.  On Sunday 16th June the show will be coming live from Helensville and they would like to invite your families to be part of the live audience!  Families (including adults) are all invited to come and experience live tv being made while being part of our awesome audience…& it’s FREE!!   As space is limited, we work on a ‘first in best dressed’ approach.
 
Register online to be part of the audience www.whatnow.tv/bonus/audience 
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.
Spanish is on Tuesday after school and French is on Wednesday after school from 3.15 to 4 pm.  Book now for Term 2 – 2019   for bookings and information www.abclanguage.co.nz
Good news! We still have a couple of spaces in our Marrzipan Class on Thursdays at lunchtime in the Hall! This is a great opportunity for your child to come and give it a go! Marrzipan is a New Zealand renowned self-confidence programme aimed at bringing out the absolute best in students. Each child receives an individual progress report and certificate too! You can sign up for a no-obligation trial class directly via our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz (we have contact numbers on there too, should you prefer to talk to a human!) See you there!
RODNEY BASKETBALL TRIALS

The trials for our first ever teams are fast approaching!  Trials for our first ever Basketball teams are being held on Saturday 1st June. Time slots are as follows:

- U13 Boys, 10.00am - 11.15am Kumeu Community Centre
- U11 Boys, 11.30am - 12.45pm Kumeu Community Centre
- U11 & U13 Girls, 1.00pm - 2.15pm Kumeu Community Centre

*Depending on numbers there may only be one or two time slots (trials merged together). Please ensure you register to be the first to find out about any changes.

The address for the Kumeu Community Centre is 35 Access Rd, Kumeu.  Cost for the trial is $15.00.  If you have not yet registered, please do so by following this link
https://forms.gle/JWPYf5wiBozjmufC7 

If you have any questions, please contact Rodney Basketball on Facebook or Instagram, or email rodneybasketballnz@gmail.com


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! 

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,
027 644 3707 or email
quatermass@xtra.co.nz

BOOK FAIR
The Lions Club of Huapai/Kumeu are holding their Book Fair to raise funds for local Community Projects, so please help us.

When:           Saturday & Sunday 25-26 May 2019
From:            9am to 2pm
Where:          Kumeu Community Centre, Access Road, Kumeu
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