Confident, Respectful, Curious Kids

Tuesday 30th July 2019 Family Issue: Term3 —Week 2

23 Princes Street Principal: Yvonne Blair Waikari 7420 Ph: 03 3144250 Ph: 03 3144250 Email: [email protected] Fax: 03 3144350 Board Chair: Jenny Cholmondeley

Tena Koutou Katoa Ski/ Skate Trip

Welcome Attached is a notice regarding the ski/skate trip. Please Welcome to both Xaria and Xylo Fawcett and their family have these back into the office by this Friday 2nd so we to Waikari School this week. Xaria has joined Kea Room can move on with our planning. and Xylo has joined the Wekas. Seven A-Side (Kea) Soccer, Netball, Touch Rugby Term Three Curriculum The Hurunui seven a side tournament is on Tuesday Au- This term our focus for topic is on Planet Earth and Be- gust 27th pp 29th at he Hawarden Domain. We will once yond. We were introduced to this with our observatory again be joining School to form teams. A visit and now look forward to discovering more. practise has been organised at Waikari on Friday 16th

Parent / Teacher Interviews—Reminder and at Greta Valley on Wednesday 21st. If you can ref or Reminder that interviews start tomorrow—Wednesday help with the practises, please let Debra know. Or you’re 31st July for Room Kea. keen to start up a lunch time game! Interviews for Room Weka is next week on Wednesday Please see attached notice. 7th August. Please let us know if your allocated time slot (sent home on Friday) doesn’t suit so that another time can be ar- Kind regards, ranged. Yvonne Blair

Winning House—Term 2 The winning house for Term 2 was Rimu. They enjoyed a School Calendar lovely lunch at the Waikari Tearooms on the last Friday. July Congratulations to Jamie, Jack, Tanner, James, Lotti, 31st Kea parent interviews Zara, and Maddison. August 1st Turbo Touch 9:30 –10:30 Classroom Certificates—Celebration of Learning 7th Weka Parent Interviews Congratulation to the children from Weka and Kea who 13th FAST Meeting received a certificate at the end of term assembly. The 14th Hurunui Writing Presentation teachers enjoy being able to recognise your efforts. 15th Turbo Touch 9:30—10:30

16th 7 a side Practice (Keas) Art Competition 20th Waikari/ / Greta Valley Day ** Please see on next page for results. The senior art pieces will be displayed at the Hanmer Library for viewing If you 21st 7 a side Practice G/V (Keas) ** are up that way do check out the display. At this stage we 22nd Assembly 2:30 are unsure of the junior results and chasing this up—we 23rd Ski Trip / Skate trip (Please note this is now the will keep you posted. one day with no postponement) 27th Hurunui 7 a side pp 29th (Keas)

Mana Ake 29th Gifted/Talented/Passionate Katie Thomas from Mana Ake will be working with the 30th Teacher Only Day School Closed Kea children Tuesday afternoons on wellbeing strategies. September Hospital Visit 3rd Court Theatre Waipara ** Last week some of the Keas shared their knowledge on 17th Hurunui Kiwisports pp 19th ** (Y0-8) the moon landing with the patients. 27th Celebration of Learning 28th End of Term Sports Shoes Please make sure your children are coming to school with **These dates will require parent assistance with: trans- sports/school shoes everyday. Even in the winter we have port/ supervision or practical help. Please mark them on some lovely days where the children get to play class your calendar and look out for the notices requesting games/sports outside—so they need to be wearing shoes assistance. that they can run in.

P R I D E Mana Ake, Stronger for Tomorrow, is a new initiative to promote wellbeing and positive mental health for chil- Mrs Blair has dren in primary schools across Canterbury. nominated Zara for always being will- The initiative aims to provide early intervention and ing to help others. support for teachers and whanau when children are Fantastic Zara, we experiencing ongoing issues that are impacting on their really appreciate wellbeing. Kaimahi can also support individual children the way you show and groups of children. our PRIDE values The Mana Ake Kaimahi for our school is Katie Thomas. every day! Katie has a background in counselling.

FRIENDS OF WAIKARI HOSPITAL TUESDAY 13 AUGUST - FRIENDS OF WAIKARI HOSPITAL AGM to be held at the WAIKARI HALL, 1.30 pm. Our speaker is Sally Lane, Station Manager, COMPASS FM. Enquiries to: Sandy Murchison 314 4585. Amuri Community Arts Council Art Competition 2019 Help Needed: The Weka class need parent helpers to We are very proud to announce that once again our senior students have done very well in the make reading word sets—a.s.a.p Amuri Art Competition. The judges were im- pressed by the high standard of work. Congratu- lations to Jack who placed 2nd in the 8-11yrs class.

Results: the following will receive a prize and certificate at the prizegiving.

2nd place 8-11 years Jack Philp Highly commended 8-11years Finn Fricker Jamie Oberholzer Danielle Petrie 12-14years Mihirangi Smith-Collings Jake Cholmondeley Aramaia Kovacs

 All other entries will receive a Commended Certificate.

Families are invited to the presentation at the This year’s theme was ‘Take Flight’ so the Keas sculptured Art Gallery (inside main library) animals and gave them wings—Jack’s entry of ‘Kung Fu on Sunday 11th August at 3.00pm. Winton Panda’ with his bamboo wings placed 2nd well done Jack! Dalley—HDC Mayor will award the prizes.