East School Newsletters term 3 2013. 1st August 2013. | Page 2

WAIHI EAST SCHOOL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 22 / 13 1st August 2013

Kia ora

Welcome to Term Three. Is it me or is the year flying by? Our staff have another action packed term ready for our tamariki. We have all enjoyed a refreshing break and are ready to offer many new and exciting experiences to excite and engage with our learners.

On Tuesday we had an incident where a child went home to another child ' s house without either parent giving permission. This caused massive stress for one of our whanau. It required Police support as well as parents and staff searching in our community. From now, all children awaiting pick up will wait on the school deck. Lynette, Glen and I will remain on gate duty and call for your children when we see you. Please remember we cannot monitor your child ' s play-dates, who is going where. If a child turns up at your house unexpected, please let the parents and us know. I have requested support from the Hauraki Council about our congestion problem with cars and traffic at pick up time at 3pm. Opus have been to visit. I will let you know of the outcomes.

Our hangi on the last day of term was stunning. Thank you all for your donation of kai and help putting down the hangi and serving. My particular thanks to Alex Heremaia for coordinating this event and working like a madman all day. You are an amazing person and we are very lucky to have you at Waihi East School.

Other staff members who deserve a mention for their efforts include Sharon Samson who worked during the holidays to keep our machine well oiled and Deanna and Murray Elliott for relieving as caretakers during Ross’ s time away.

On the Wednesday 7th of August school is closing at 1.30pm for staff to take part in Ministry of Education training using a new assessment tool e-asTTle. Please ensure that your tamariki are picked up at 1.30pm allowing staff to fully participate in this programme.

Rangi Honey would like to coordinate our Support Group / PTA. This is a group of parents who get together to raise funds for our children. Events run by Support Group include disco’ s, Pit Rim Run, Quiz Night and Gala. Coordinators for these events have included Anne-Marie, Bonnie, Leann and Donna. The name for this group will now be MAD-Make A Difference! The first MAD Meeting will be on Monday 5th August, 2pm in the staffroom. Come along and help organize the Pit Rim Fun Run and other events. Kind Regards Emily

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TIMETABLE CHANGES There are a few changes to our timetable this term. They include: * Assembly every fortnight, not weekly. A text message will be sent each fortnight to remind you who is presenting. * Electives every Monday afternoon. * Te reo / Tikanga time Tuesday afternoon in all classes. Kapakaka for Years 4-6 with Whetu Tuesday arvo. * Waka Group learning Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.

FONTERRA MILK FOR SCHOOLS This week we kicked off our daily milk in schools programme. Each child has a container of milk available to them each day. It is whanau choice if you do not want your child to participate in this.

KIDSCAN MUFTI DAY On Friday 9th August we will be holding a Mufti Day to raise funds for KidsCan. KidsCan is the organisation who has supplied the school this year with sunhats, raincoats, woolly scarves and beanies, some shoes and some food. Please support this very worthy charity by donating $ 2 per child and dressing in mufti.

KIDSCAN HATS AND SCARF SETS We love our new hats and scarves provided by KidsCan. These items can be worn as part of our uniform when students are outside the classroom. Too Cool KidsCan, it was worth the wait to be selected as a KidsCan School. MATARIKI T-SHIRT & TOTE BAGS T-shirts and tote bags orders are being taken now at the school office. T-shirts $ 20 & tote bags $ 10.

HABITS OF MIND Our HOM for this week is“ Thinking Interdependently.” Work together! Being able to work in and learn from others in reciprocal situations.. CHOCOLATES We still have boxes of chocolates for sale at school. For every box sold your family goes into the draw for a brand new BMX bike. A huge Thank You to Shane from Waihi Sports n Cycles for putting together the BMX bike for us. MINIBALL We are needing helpers / coaches and refs for our Friday after school year 1 & 2 miniball teams starting next week. Please let Briar know if you can help. No experience necessary. All welcome.