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| Wairakei Primary School Newsletter
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| November 24, 2020 |
| Noema 24, 2020 |
| Week 7 Term 4, 2020 |
Issue Contents:
- Featured Videos
- Principal's News
- Latest News
- Weekly POWER Draw Recipients
- Plants for Sale
- P4L Assembly Recipients
- Library News
- First Credit Union School Banking
- Upcoming Events
- Life Education
- Road Patrol Training
- Board of Trustees Meetings
- Assemblies
- Bike Taupo for Rooms 15 and 16
- Last Day for Library Books to be Returned
- Wairakei's Got Talent
- Year 6 Trips
- T-Ball Tournament
- Team Trips
- Parent Helper Morning Tea
- Art in the Park
- Year 6 Dinner
- Reports Home
- Water Activity
- Last Day of Term 4
- Teacher Only Day
- Room 2 Learning
- Sponsors
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| Principal's News
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Dear Parents and Caregivers
Our end of year is fast approaching. That does not mean that we are slowing down in any way. In fact, I would say that we are speeding up as we get ready for the end of year.
Our teachers are currently writing the end of year reports for each child. They are also preparing for our Art in the Park celebration day while fitting in assembly practices, singing assemblies and if you are a senior or middle school student getting ready for Wairakei's Got Talent.
Each one of these experiences make up the traditions of the end of year. You are welcome to come to these onsite school events. Please check the calendar for dates and times.
Together with the PTA we decided to cancel the in-school discos for 2020. There was too much happening, and we felt that it was an overload for families. We will look to hold these successful events in 2021.
We sent an excited group of swimmers to the Annual Interschool Swimming Sports. This is not an event we often excel in however we are always happy participants. This year we certainly outdid ourselves with our results. I did hear on the grapevine that we came fourth. Not sure if this is accurate however happy to take the place as I heard about it. We had the following students placed:
Year 4 Boys 25m Freestyle - Harry S - 3rd
Year 4 Girls 25m Breastroke - Lizzie H - 1st
Year 5 Boys 25m Freestyle - Te Whetu D - 1st
Year 5 Girls 25m Breastroke - Rhea B - 3rd
Year 5 Girls 50m Freestyle - Sophie B 2nd;
Claire M 3rd
Year 5 Girls 50m Breastroke - Sophie B 2nd
Year 6 Girls 25m Freestyle - Chloe W 3rd
Year 6 Girls 25m Backstroke - Lucy S 3rd
Year 6 Girls 25m Breastroke - Hannah J 3rd
We currently have two trucks in the carpark. The mobile dental clinic has been with us for a while and will remain in the carpark until the end of the year. They will be returning at the start of Term 1, 2021.
The Life Education mobile classroom is back again, and our students are enjoying having Harold on site. There were some questions about Harold's safety during our fire drill yesterday. Michelle, our Life Education teacher assured everyone that Harold has his own fire-safe cupboard. We were complimented on our ability to get out of the classrooms during the fire drill by the Fire Safety Assessor who happened to be on site. He thought we did that extremely well for a primary school. We should all take pride in this praise.
I would like to have another push for hats to be brought to school. I am seeing a number of students not wearing the correct uniform hat. Our school hat is a navy blue bucket or wide-brim hat.
Lost Property. I am at a loss about this cupboard and the amount of clothing in it. We have a lot of old uniforms with student names who have left the school. They must belong to someone. We have brand new polo fleeces and hoodies hiding in there. If you ask your child to go and look, they will open the door take one look without stepping inside and then close the door. We need some help to sort this. The clothing will be put out on the court for our students to look at. Not that I am hopeful about that either. If they follow the same pattern as the lost property cupboard they will look at the sky as they move around the pile.
I know it a busy time for you all. I hope that you can come to the school to see the wonderful art our students are producing. Art in the Park has been a success for us so far by getting the students to talk about their creation and why it is important.
Our Senior Kapa Haka group are going to St John’s Wood Rest Home to perform on Friday. I know they will make us proud. The Junior Kapa Haka group will have an opportunity to perform at Art in the Park.
It is all go here at Wairakei.
Paula Farquhar
Principal
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| Weekly POWER Draw Recipients |
Congratulations to the following students who received an award in our weekly POWER Draw.
Week 6
Room 1 Charlie - Self, Others
Room 2 Scarlett - POWER
Room 3 Sienna - Self
Room 4 Liam - Self
Room 5 Layla - POWER
Room 6 Jorja - Environment
Room 7 Jovarn - POWER
Room 8 Mikayla - POWER
Room 9 Clara - Self, Environment
Room 10 Austin - POWER
Room 11 Laura - POWER
Room 13 Gnapika - Self, Others
Room 14 Zoey - Self, Others
Room 15/16 Wyatt - POWER; Charlie - Self
Mrs O'Sullivan - Lilly Room 2 - Environment
Mrs Forrest Leila - Room 5 - POWER
Week 7
Room 1 Charlie - POWER
Room 2 Elizabeth - POWER
Room 3 Tayla - Self
Room 4 Isla - POWER
Room 5 Rhea - POWER
Room 6 Flynn - Others
Room 7 Natalie - Self
Room 8 Harrison - POWER
Room 9 Zoe B - POWER
Room 10 Casey - POWER
Room 11 Leela - Self
Room 13 Callan - Self
Room 14 Andi - POWER
Room 15/16 Van - Self; Linaya - POWER
Mrs O'Sullivan - Finn Room 13 - Self
Mrs Forrest - Grayson Room 3 - POWER |
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| Library Books Stocktake |
| On Monday November 30, 2020 I will be starting a stocktake of all our library books. Could you please ensure that your child has returned their Library book/s and any readers they may have at home. I am still missing quite a few books. If you have any queries please get in touch. Thank you. Penny |
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| Plants for Sale |
| The Enviro Group students still have some seedlings of the following plants for sale. Punnets of 6 plants $2.50 each.Tomatoes - Money Maker variety, Silverbeet and Sweet Corn. Please see Diana or send a note with your child. Thank you. |
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| P4L Assembly Recipients |
Congratulations to the following students who received an award in our P4L Assembly.
Room 2 Wikitoria, Lilly
Room 6 Poppy
Room 8 Jack S
Room 10 Liam
Room 14 Avery |
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| First Credit Union School Banking |
The last day for school banking pick-up will be Thursday December 3, 2020.
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| Upcoming Events
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| Wednesday November 25 to December 1, 2020 |
| Life Education |
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Wednesday November 25 to Thursday November 26, 2020
9.15a.m. to 10.30a.m. |
| Road Patrol Training |
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Thursday November 26, 2020
5.30p.m. in Staffroom |
| Board of Trustees Meeting |
| All welcome. |
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Friday November 27, 2020
9.15a.m. |
| Full School Assembly |
| All parents and caregivers welcome. |
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Friday November 27, 2020
1.30p.m. to 3p.m. |
| Bike Taupo for Rooms 15 and 16 |
| Remember to bring your bike and helmet. |
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| Friday November 27, 2020 |
| Last Day for Library Books to be Returned |
| Check at home for any library books you may have and return them to school. |
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Monday November 30, 2020
11.30a.m. |
| Wairakei's Got Talent |
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Tuesday December 1, 2020
9a.m. to 3p.m. |
| Year 6 Rock 'n' Ropes Trip |
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Wednesday December 2, 2020
9a.m. to 12.30p.m. at Crown Park |
| T-Ball Tournament for Years 5 and 6 |
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| Thursday December 3, 2020 |
| Aratiatia Team End of Year Trip to AC Baths |
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Thursday December 3, 2020
9a.m. to 3p.m.
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| Year 6 Skyline - Rotorua Trip |
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Thursday December 3, 2020
5.30p.m. in Staffroom |
| Board of Trustees Meeting |
| All welcome. |
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Friday December 4, 2020
10.45a.m. in Hall |
| Parent Helper Morning Tea |
| Contact the school office if you can attend. |
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Friday December 4, 2020
11.30a.m. |
| Art in the Park |
| Open to the public. |
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Friday December 4, 2020
1.30p.m. to 3p.m. |
| Bike Taupo for Rooms 15 and 16 |
| Remember to bring your bike and helmet. |
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Monday December 7, 2020
9.30a. m. to 3p.m. |
| Te Mihi End of Year Trip - Movie and AC Baths |
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Tuesday December 8. 2020
10a.m. to 1p.m. |
| Poihipi and Ohaaki Team End of Year Trip - AC Baths |
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| Wednesday December 9, 2020 |
| POWER Award Assembly |
| Times to confirmed. |
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Wednesday December 9, 2020
5.45p.m. to 7p.m. |
| Year 6 Dinner at Wairakei Resort |
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Thursday December 10, 2020
9.30a.m. |
| Final Assembly |
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| Thursday December 10, 2020 |
| Reports Home |
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Friday December 11, 2020
9a.m. to 3.30p.m. |
Last Day of Term 4 for
Students |
| Have a good holiday break. |
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Friday December 11, 2020
11.15a.m. to 12.45p.m. |
| Water Activity |
| Remember to bring your togs and towel. |
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| Monday December 14, 2020 |
| Teachers Only Day - School Closed for Students |
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View our upcoming calendar events
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| This issue Room 2 presents |
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| Fabulous Features of Nonfiction Books |
Hunting for features of nonfiction books has been our latest challenge in Room 2. Finding these features will help students understand more about the world around us, and how each feature tells them different parts of information needed for learning.
Some of the features of nonfiction are:
- Headings and subheadings
- Table of Contents
- Index
- Illustrations
- Photographs
- Captions
- Maps
- Diagrams
- Glossary
- Bold Print
- Footnotes
We made a chart to show us what each feature looks like. Mrs Ross found a great information sheet from Twinkl and added it to our window display.
These features are all on our list of things to find. Working together in mixed groups and pairs, the students read through some of the amazing Connected Journal series. We were on a mission to find information and the above features of text. What a challenge.
Great discussions were held around what the features looked like, how they help us to understand the information, and what the purpose of each feature is. Each of these features help us in our comprehension of nonfiction books.
Most of the class were able to identify each of the features in our Connected books. The only thing that was missing in these was the index. The class looked at an amazing nonfiction book about dinosaurs and discovered how the index works and that it is all alphabetically organised. We continue to practice our new found skills and knowledge of these features and do pop quizzes to show we can remember each feature.
“Learning about these features tells us a lot about the books, like using the index." Carys
“This was not easy to do at first because we needed to know what the features were." Emma
This was a challenging, but fun activity to find out about all of the features and things in nonfiction books." Scarlett
“This was a challenging and hard activity but now I know more about what is in a nonfiction book." Paige
“It was fun learning new and challenging stuff and working with a buddy.” Lilly
Attributed to: Carla Ross, Room 2, Aratiatia
Curriculum links: English - The students understand that fiction and nonfiction texts have different purposes, and they recognise how and when some language and text features are used for these purposes.
Key competencies: Using language, symbols and texts, Thinking, Relating to others |
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