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Labour Day Weekend – School Closed: WEST EYRETON SCHOOL A reminder that the school will be closed for Labour Day this Monday 24 October – reopening on Tuesday 25 October (senior school Athletics day) at 9.00 am. NORTH EYRE ROAD R.D.5 RANGIORA 7475 PHONE 03 3125850 Jillian Gallagher FAX 03 3125896 Principal. Email [email protected] Online www.westeyreton.school.nz Pet Day Pics: Thursday 20th October 2016 Dear Parents & Caregivers Pet Day: We were all so pleased to see the weather come right with a splendid day for Pet Day on Tuesday. The children again excelled with the quality of their craft & pet entries. It is obvious that Pet Day is still as popular as ever. Val & Kevin O’Loughlin Thank you to the PTA for their delicious Hay Bale Café and for running the BBQ – all food had sold out by the time Pet Day was over. The Snocones and the Coffee Shot Expresso were kept busy throughout the day also. Thank you to all our judges for the time they donated to judge the children’s pets & crafts and to everyone who assisted to make the day a success. Thank you to Val O’Loughlin for all her work organising the judges and children’s awards. Senior Pupils’ Long Distance Athletic Races: are being held here tomorrow from 2 – 3.00 pm. All welcome. Powhiri- 27 October: The school will be holding a Powhiri to welcome all new students, their families, new board members and staff on the 27th October at 12.30 till 1.30pm. If your child has started school this year at West Eyreton and you would like to be welcomed as part of the Manuhiri (visitors) then please assemble outside the school gate by 12:15pm. If your child has attended West Eyreton School for over a year and you would like to be part of the Tangata Whenua (hosts) please be in front of Rooms One and Two by 12.15pm. The adults will be sharing Kai (food) afterwards so please bring a plate to share. School News: All children will gather together to eat their kai once the powhiri has finished. E Awards: If you intend to join us in our Powhiri, please let the office know by Tuesday the 25th so we know numbers The focus for this week and next week is Empathy – “Use polite manners in and out of the classroom”. for catering. The whakatauki for this E focus is “Whakamahia ritenga huatau”. Thank you Michelle Orr. REPEAT HEALTH & SAFETY MESSAGE: Car Parking Along Cycle Track on North Eyre Road: Preschool Transition Class: WDC Road Safety Coordinators, Kathy Graham & Ian Kennedy, were invited to school last week to advise The transition session for 3 and 4 year olds held in the New Entrant classroom on Monday afternoons from us on the car parking along North Eyre Road. 2-3pm will resume on Monday 31st October due to the school Pet Show and Labour Day on for the next two weeks. NB: The following recommendations from Kathy Graham now need to be followed by parents: Please note that the library will be open on Monday afternoons after school for an hour and preschoolers and Thank you for inviting us to the school yesterday to discuss the ongoing parking issues at the school and parents are encouraged to borrow books. Thank you Judi Tallott and Marie Moore. observe first-hand the challenges. Long Distance Races: As we discussed and agreed following the visit yesterday, the immediate concern is the safety of the On 21st October, we will be holding our competitive long distance races for 8 - 13 year old students (birth children departing from the school grounds onto North Eyre Road. date @ 1st Oct). This event will be held in the school domain and will begin at 2pm. While we were there in the afternoon period during pick-up time, it was extremely concerning to witness Senior Athletic Sports: parents/caregivers parking their vehicles fully across the shared path just east of the school. Our senior athletic sports will be held on Tuesday 25th October and the postponement day will be on Friday Aside from being illegal, parking on the shared path impacts on the ability of the students to use this shared 28th October. Age as at 1st October 2016. Athletes must be in Year 5, and at least 9 years old on this date. path. Information This is of major concern as it leaves nowhere for the children to walk other than on to the road when they 1. 9 year olds will compete in shot put and discus in the school athletics competition exit the school and head east. 2. 9 year olds will NOT be able to move through to the next event in shot put and discus We witnessed a young boy on his bicycle who had no option but to go out onto the roadway to get past the 3. The Pegasus athletic sports will be held on Tuesday 8th November vehicles as they were parked up into the hedge line. Thankfully a teacher was able to assist him past the 4. All students MUST wear shoes during all throwing events (shot put and discus) vehicles, however, as we all know the risk to a small child walking out into a traffic lane or at the rear of 5. Students have the choice to go in bare feet for all running and jumping activities vehicles that may reverse out with limited visibility is high. 6. High jump will be held in the hall 7. Shot put will be held in between the netball court and mound The shared path is a facility for all of the community and no doubt a positive factor in the risk assessment of 8. Long jump will be held behind the senior playground those parents who can choose to let their children walk or bike to school, a behaviour we are trying to 9. Discus will be held next to the tennis court encourage. 10.Sprints will be held on the domain Important North Eyre Road has recently been upgraded, effectively widening the road. There is room for vehicles to a. Teachers will be running all stations park on the left hand edge of the road parallel to the shared path. This enables the children to still have b. It would be greatly appreciated if when at a station you offered your assistance/help/support access to the shared path and to enter vehicles from the left hand side away from the roadway. It will also c. It is solely up to the teacher running the station on how many attempts each child will receive indirectly assist with lowering speed in the area as it will naturally narrow the width of the roadway, which d. Winning an event does NOT automatically qualify you for the next level of competition slows traffic down. There will be a snow cone van available at the Senior Athletic Sports. The price for the snow cones will be Ideally, alerting the parents/caregivers to the safety concerns raised above will achieve an immediate change $4.00 a cone. Thank you - Linda Marshall. in behaviour, however, as the children’s safety is the over-riding concern here we may need to look at the enforcement options that exist to reinforce this message if required. We look forward to working with you, the students and the school community to ensure the children have safe and accessible options for their travel to and from school. Kathy Graham | Journey Planner/Road Safety Co-ordinator Roading [email protected] Customer Service: 03 311 8900 or 03 327 6834 Phone: 03 311 8902 | Ext: 8938 To assist with a positive and smooth transition to th Buses 28 October Rangiora High School, our Orientation Day is on Friday Pick up times Students go home on the normal services at 3.30pm 28 October 2016. Students are required to wear their School / Route Pick up time Approx # primary school uniform on this day. Orientation Day is Broomfield school 09:00 8 Amberley School 09:15 18 Leithfield school 09:25 11 an important part of their transition to high school and it Sefton School 09:40 13 50 is anticipated that all students will attend. School/Route Pick Up time Approx # North Loburn School 09:25 16 Loburn School 09:35 17 Students travelling by bus will be picked up from their Ashley School 09.45 19 52 Junior Athletic Sports: respective schools in the morning (please check with This year’s athletic sports will be held on Monday 7 November for Rooms NE – Room 4. Pupils who are 8 your school if you are unsure if this includes your child). School/Route Pick up time Approx # st West Eyreton School 09:15 8 years and under on 1 October 2016 will enter these sports. If pupils are 9 years and older, they will enter On arrival at RHS at 10.00 am students are to report to Swannanoa School 09:25 23 Cust Eyreton 09:40 11 th Fernside School 09:50 20 the Senior Sports on Tuesday 25 October. Gym 1 which is across the road from the Admin 62 Building on East Belt. At 12.30 pm a BBQ lunch and Please note: Rangiora High School Orientation Day: fruit will be provided or students can bring their own All other in zone schools, including Pegasus Bay & Woodend are required to organise the transportation of their own students to RHS on Friday 28th Year 8 pupils, enrolled at Rangiora High School for 2016, have their Orientation day at the high school on lunch and snacks if preferred.