Term 2 Week 2 Dear Parents and Caregivers 8 May 2018 2018 TERM DATES

 Term 2 2018 Monday 30 April - Friday 6 July

 Term 3 2018 Monday 23 July— Friday 28 September

 Term 4 Monday 15 October - 14 December at 12.30pm

To help us take Waikanae School from great to even greater we are embarking on a journey to develop a new 'Strategy' for Waikanae School and we need YOUR help! Please visit the website where you will find information about how you can get involved. http://www.waikanae.school.nz/2191/pages/232-we-need-you

The information includes a description and timeline of the events/actions that we will be undertaking as well as some documentation that you may wish to read. In order to get as much input from as many people as possible we will be using a number of strategies. These include... A Community Survey (paper and digital options available). (From 18 May) Facilitated Staff Meetings. (17 May) Facilitated Community Meetings. (30 or 31May TBC) 3 x Community Sessions with Staff and BoT Members, one of which will be in town. (6,7,8 June) Feedback opportunities on draft document. (From 18 June) Final Launch. (5 July) Help us develop our ‘Waikanae Strategy’ and create our future!

You tell us! This Term’s Activity Fees will be emailed out to all families this week. Firstly, we send out an Invoice for each child. This means that larger families will get multiple Invoices (depending on the number of children attending Waikanae School). Secondly, the Invoices will be followed by a Family Statement (1 per family). The amounts for this Term’s Activity Fee per Syndicate are as follows

Syndicate Description Amount

Te Waharua Tahi Rooms 7,8,20 and 21 Basketball, Puppet Show, Mathletics, Discovery Time $24

Rooms 5,6 and 9 Basketball, Puppet Show, Discovery Time $16

Te Waharua Rua Rooms 1,2,3, and 4 Basketball, Puppet Show, Mathletics, $70 Swimming, Science

Te Aramoana Rooms 10,11,18 and 19 Basketball, Puppet Show, Mathletics, Arbour $26 Day, Anzac

Te Poutama Rooms 14,15 16 and 17 Basketball, Puppet Show, Wellington Trip, $63.00 Gymnastics, Musician

The Activity Fee is a compulsory payment which the school is able to insist on payment for. • Participation by students in Activity Fee funded activities is voluntary. • Any parent that does not want their child to participate in any of the Activity Fee funded activities must withdraw their child by notifying the office (in writing). The easiest way to do this is to email the office at this address [email protected]  Following notification of a student’s withdrawal, staff will ensure that an alternative programme is organised for the student or students concerned. The school fully understands that ‘cash flow’ is an issue for many families and as a result the school is completely willing and prepared for families to drip feed these accounts over time by setting up an Automatic Payment. The school suggests that something between $5 and $15 per week would resolve all debts owed and reduce the burden of larger payments on families. ASB 12-3157-0107950-00 Please use child’s name as a reference.

Importantly we do not have an issue with families being in debt as long as a suitable Automatic Payment is in operation to cover the debt over time. A special welcome to Mrs Liz Gordon who will be teaching in our third New Entrant start up class for 2018. Liz will be working in a fulltime capacity having taught at various levels in schools in the Marton and Fielding areas. We are very pleased to have Liz on staff for the remainder of this year and we look forward to the contribution that she will make to our school.

Our monthly Board meeting is being held next Monday 14 May at 7.30pm in the staffroom. All are welcome. Reports are available from the office after Friday 11 May.

The Term 2 policy reviews for parents include, Reporting to Parents. Parents are invited to visit the school website and complete the relevant review. Note that you are only reviewing the actual policies, not the supporting policies and procedures, most of which are reviewed separately at another time. See the review instructions on website. Follow this link http://www.waikanae.school.nz/1814/pages/84-policies-and-procedures

Once again we are using a web based booking system for our 3-Way Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews. You can make your bookings on the school website at… http://www.waikanae.school.nz/1/pages/79-mid-year-student-parent-teacher-meeting-booking-portal This year the interviews are being held in Week 6 of Term 2 over two consecutive days/nights: Interviews are 15 minutes in duration. Scheduled Interview times for Wednesday 6 June 3.30 - 7.15 (last appointment) Scheduled Interview times for Thursday 7 June 1.10 - 5.15 (last appointment) The school will close at the normal time on Wednesday 6 June. The school will close at 12.30pm on Thursday 7 June with buses leaving at 12.40pm. Please visit the school website to book your interviews. You will need the school code to enter the interview booking website. The code is xk8vh. Good luck, it is very easy. Bookings can be made at the office if you do not have access to the web, just ring or visit Jan at reception and make your bookings the old fashioned way. For parents with students in Room 15 your Interview dates will be Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 May

We will be trialling new times for morning tea and lunchtime next week. There is no overall reduction in either teaching hours or break times, we are just shifting things around a bit. We will trial this for 1 week only starting Monday 14 May The hours will be as follows 9.00 to 10.30am Teaching Session 1 10.30 to 11.00am Morning Tea (plus 10 minutes) 11.00am to 12.40pm Teaching Session 2 12.40 to 1.30pm Lunch (minus 10 minutes) 1.30 to 3.00pm Teaching Session 3

Movile: 021 124 9573

Email: [email protected]

Call Free: 0800 663 243

Www.oneagencywellington.co.nz When: Thursday 31st May Where: Waikanae School top Field Starting 11am Order of races Year 3 and 4 Year 5 and 6 Year 7 and 8 Cross Country for Year 1 and 2 will be on Friday 1st June, starting at 11:45pm on the top field. There will be a parent race so please bring your running shoes!

The following children have qualified for the Interschool Swimming Carnival to be held this Friday at the Paraparaumu Aquatic centre.

Year 4-6: 9.30am - 12 noon Freestyle: Anthony Hart, Madison Benge, Lucy Houghton, Declan Davidson, Ethyn Robertson,Tyler Crooks, Jackson Carke, Jimmy Daniel, Daniel Bills, Ambar Fernandez - Durnhofer. Backstroke: Anthony Hart, Lucy Houghton, Madison Benge, Joshua Martin, Declan Davidson, Sarah McSkimming, Jimmy Daniel, Daniel Bills. Breaststroke: Madison Benge, Lucy Houghton, Tyla Crooks, Sarah McSkimming, Jackson Clarke, Amber Fernandez - Durnhofer. Relays - Freestyle: Daniel Bills, Jimmy Daniel, Ambar Fernandez, Sarah McSkimming Relays Medley: Daniel Bills (freestyle), Declan Davidson (backstroke), Jackson Clarke (breaststroke), Jimmy Daniel (butterfly)

Year 7-8: 12 - 2.30pm Freestyle: Lily Duncan, Lily Beckman, Zoe Bailey, Joshua McSkimming, Tom Duncan, Thomas Phipps, Georgia Rooney, Indica Tangaroa, Paige Cranshaw, Lucas Daniel, John Barnett. Backstroke: Georgia Martin, Joshua McSkimming,Thomas Phipps, Georgia Rooney, Renee Grimstrup, Jade Morris, John Barnett. Breaststroke: Ella Shaw, Zoe Bailey, Lily Beckman, Tom Duncan, Paige Cranshaw, Georgia Cooper, Bailey Parkinson, Levi Baird. Butterfly: Lily Duncan, Ella Shaw, Indica Tangaroa. Relays Year 7- Freestyle: Lily Duncan, Lily Beckman, Joshua McSkimming, Tom Duncan. Year 8- Freestyle: Georgia Rooney, Indica Tangaroa, Lucas Daniel Relays Medley Year 7: Lily Duncan (freestyle), Joshua McSkimming (backstroke), Zoe Bailey (breaststroke), Tom Duncan (butterfly) Relays Medley Year 8: Georgia Rooney (freestyle), Indica Tangaroa (butterfly), Levi Baird (breaststroke), John Barnett (backstroke)

Please can you return all sports uniforms that are not currently being used for winter sports to the office.

Lost property will be displayed in front of the P.E. shed on Thursday 2.30-3.15pm. If items are named we do our best to return them.

Waikanae School App is a great way to keep informed about what is happening in school.

To make sure you only get the Alerts you want and not those that you don’t go into the Hamburger Menu, find ‘Alert Subscriptions’ and turn on the Alert groups that you want to receive messages from.

Are you a Sports Coach? Would you like to push out Alerts to your Team? If you do, then contact the office so that we can give you the power’ 14 May Board of Trustees Meeting 7.30pm School Staffroom 25 May Fairy Tale Ball (Te Waharua Tahi) 31 May School Cross Country Yr 3-8 1 June School Cross Country New Entrants—Yr2

During the first ten days of the school holidays, 6 Waikanae staff travelled to China for a cultural/language experience. There were two separate trips. The first was funded through the Confucius Institute and was targeted at Principals from the lower North Island, while the second was coordinated through our Asian Languages in Schools Programme with 4 of our teachers attending and Elizabeth Couchman leading. All staff visited schools and associated organisations and during their visits they met with students, teachers and education officials. As part of the teachers’ experience teachers visited our first ‘sister school’ Changzhou Longcheng Primary School. Changzhou Longcheng has 1756 students, 44 teaching classrooms and 140 teachers. Funding for both of these trips came from a variety of sources. I have included a copy of the Report to the BoT from Elizabeth Couchman the Teacher’s Trip Leader.

Kapiti Coast Teachers’ Trip to China, April 2018

“As a teacher, you could be forgiven for finding a language without an alphabet – where the same syllable can mean “mother”, “horse” or “curse”, depending on how you say it – just a little bit scary.” - Charlotte Ogilvie, British Council, 2015.

For the past two years, Asian Language Learning in Schools (ALLiS) funding has enabled 30 teachers from schools throughout the Kapiti Coast to take up this challenge, learning the Mandarin language alongside their students with the invaluable support of our Mandarin Language Assistants (MLAs). Our trip to China in April gave nine of them and me the opportunity to experience Chinese language and culture first hand. In addition to increasing language proficiency and cultural understanding for the four participating teachers from our school, other benefits for Waikanae School include formalising a sister school relationship and creating initial contacts for our future international student programme.

Language Proficiency Effective foreign language teaching entails immersing students in the target language in culturally authentic contexts. Highlighting cultural differences is an essential part of learning another language at primary school level, where language learning should provide positive cultural experiences, trigger curiosity and promote openness towards other cultures.

Our MLAs provide an up-to-date look at the Chinese language and culture, and this is particularly valued by teachers who are learning the language alongside their students. Visiting China, however, has brought both the language and the culture to life for the teachers. They have returned inspired, excited about sharing their new found knowledge with their students in contexts which can now be authentic and determined to continue with their own language learning.

Sister school relationship A highlight of the trip was our visit to the city of Changzhou, where we signed a memorandum of understanding with Longcheng Primary School. The envisaged cooperation between our schools as sister schools will see cultural exchange in the form of sharing professional development and cultural activities such as festivals through visits and through communication using technology.

Teachers are already planning to develop connections with English classes at Longcheng through email and skype. In addition to enhancing the effectiveness of their developing Mandarin language skills as a communication tool, enriching experiences such as these will help our children to become global citizens who understand and are accepting of cultural difference. International students Changzhou is a city of over 4 million people situated in the southern Jiangsu province of China, about 180 km northwest of Shanghai. Longcheng Primary School’s location in Changzhou is significant as part of a longstanding relationship between the city of Changzhou and the Kapiti Coast. This relationship is fondly described by Rose Hu (International Education Marketing Consultant for Kapiti College) and Vincent Yang (Director of the International Department of the Changzhou Education Bureau) as the “Changzhou Whanau”. Most of Kapiti College’s Chinese international students come from Changzhou as a result of this strong relationship.

Other schools on the Kapiti Coast are joining Kapiti College in developing sister school relationships in Changzhou, including Kenakena School, Paekakariki School and, as a result of our trip, Kapiti Primary School, Paraparaumu Beach School and Waikanae School. Our connection with Changzhou will be invaluable as we develop our own code of practice for accepting international students.

Elizabeth Couchman Assistant Principal / ALLiS Coordinator

Lily Williams, Year 5 - Rm 18, and Archer Tanner Year 8 Rm 16 took part in a prize giving at the Renouf Tennis Centre as part of the Waikanae Beach Tennis novice team who were runners up in the Kapiti Mana Interclub Pre Xmas Tournament - not bad for the teams first time playing interclub! As part of the prize giving all winners and runners up were rewarded with a fun two hour coaching session at the magnificent facility!

 Waikanae Cubs A great opportunity to build and develop on your young ones social and practical skills. A fantastic support network to set them up with practical life skills years 4-6 Mondays 6:30-8:00 at the Scout Hall in Russell Reserve Check out the website https://www.waikanaescouts.com Or contact Keith Gully- Davies 0212802163  Piano lessons available at school. All music provided, $10 for a 20 minute lesson. 1 to 1 teaching. Please phone Louise 021 1081863.  Work Talk Improve your job-seeking skills for the Kiwi workplace. Intensive four-week (12 hours per week) course (probably in May 2018) For people with English as a second language. English level: intermediate and above Contact: 0800 NEW KIWI English Language Partners  Pony-Tales Indoor Riding School Riding lessons, catered pony parties and school holiday programmes. *Special introductory lessons $25.00 , all sizes and abilities catered for. Jackie Gilmore 04 2938161 or 021 420071 Julie Caister 021 0587422 [email protected]  In The Footsteps Of The Marines The seventh annual Kapiti Joggers and Walkers “In the Footsteps of the Marines” event takes place at Whareroa Farm, north of Paekakariki, on Sunday 27th May 2018. Entry fee $25. Late entries on the day from 8.15a.m. $30. This year's event will be entirely in Whareroa Farm and on Campbell's Mill Road, and includes bush and clay hill tracks and unsealed roads. There will be three categories, as in previous years: • Race Walkers 9.5kms Start time 9.30a.m. • Social Walkers and Slow Joggers 9.5kms Start time 9.30a.m. • Runners (able to run 11 kms @ 7 minutes per km rate or faster) 11.5kms Start time 10a.m. For more information and to register go to http://enteronline.co.nz  Volunteer for the Heart Foundation at the Gazeley Volkswagon Wellington Marathon 2018 The Heart Foundation is the official charity partner for the Wellington Marathon again for 2018. As part of this partnership we provide volunteers to work at the event, to raise money for the Heart Foundation Wellington Branch. We would love to have you join our volunteer team for this event. For 2018 we have the following opportunities: Sunday 24 June: Bag Packing, Westpac Stadium Saturday 30 June: Race Registration, Gazeley Volkswagon, Kent Terrace, Wellington Sunday 1 July: Event Day, Westpac Stadium For more information and to sign up go to www.heartfoundation.org.nz/wellington-marathon  Nearly New Clothes Sale at Parkwood Retirement Village Sylvan Avenue Saturday 19 May at 9.30pm. Raffle and free entry.  Relish Cafe - Waikanae are taking part this year in BCFNZ Pink Ribbon Breakfasts & giving back to a cause that is held near & dear to all our staff and families. We will be holding 2 breakfast sittings - Tuesday 22nd May & Tuesday 29th May from 7am Bookings are a must as spaces are limited $100 per table of 4 people - 100% of all proceeds will be donated Included is a full cooked breakfast, tea/coffee/juice & a special Relish gift to takeaway! Were really excited for these events & we wish to thank all those supporting & sponsoring us in making this happen!  Calling All Mums – If you are looking for part time work we would love you to come and join our kitchen team at Parkwood Retirement Village. We are looking for a kitchen assistant to work Wednesday’s and Sunday’s and on call relief work. You must have a current drivers licence and use of your own car. If you are keen please call Sally on 293 5070 ex: 850 between 10am and 1pm. If you would like to complete a job application these can be picked up from the Village Care Office which is situated off Sylvan Avenue – Parklands.  House Of Sound In-School Music Lessons House of Sound provides professional but fun, curriculum based music lessons during the School day. Classes are 25 minutes long and are in groups of 3 - 5. Options available are: Mean Beats (Percussion and Drums), Six String All-Stars (Guitar), Cool Keys (Keyboards) and Star Finders which is an introduction to music for year 2 & 3 Students covering Piano, Ukulele and Percussion. Mean Beats, Six String All Stars & Cool Keys are only available for years 4 and up. To enroll your child in these fabulous music lessons grab an enrollment form from reception or go to www.houseofsound.co.nz and click the “enrol now” button. For more information please email: [email protected]