[1] Kia ora Parents, Whanau, and Caregivers, Board Elections: Don’t forget to vote ;) Tomorrow, THURSDAY 30 th MAY, is your last chance to cast your vote for the Welcome Bay School Board of Trustees election. Voting closes at noon. There is a box in the foyer if you wish to deliver your voting form or you may post it to the school address. Counting will not start until 5 days aer the voting closes in order to allow for postal votes to reach school. Please remember to enclose your voting form in the addressed envelope provided otherwise your vote will be invalid. Nik House - Principal Newsletter # 15 Wednesday 29th May, 2013 Term 2, Week 4 School Roll 281 This week we send out a very warm welcome and Haere mai to our new team members at Welcome Bay School. Ballet and Cuban Jackson, Fusion and Hennessee Moke-Matthews We know you will fly in your life and learning at Welcome Bay School! Welcome Bay School Cross Country On Thursday the 6th June our annual Welcome Bay School Cross Country will be held here at school. Postponement date is Friday 7th June. It is advisable that all students run the race in non-school uniform so please send your children to school with a set of shorts, t-shirt, and optional shoes for their race. This is a great opportunity to support your House so if you have clothes that represent the colours of the children’s house, Kereru – Red, Falcon – Yellow, Kea – Green, Albatross – White, and Blue Heron – Blue, then get stuck in and bring along your colours. Food will be available through the P.T.A for purchase. Students will need to give their orders to their teachers in the morning. Order forms will be sent home before race day We would also appreciate help with marshaling for the course so if any parents are available to help on the day by supervising parts of the course can you please let your child’s teacher know as soon as possible. NB: Postponement for this event will be the following day and will begin approx. 45 minutes later, once assembly is finished Approx Timeframe for Cross Country
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Kia ora Parents, Whanau, and Caregivers,Board Elections: Don’t forget to vote ;)
Tomorrow, THURSDAY 30th MAY, is your last chance to cast your vote for the Welcome Bay School Board of Trustees election. Voting closes at noon.
There is a box in the foyer if you wish to deliver your voting form or you may post it to the school address. Counting will not start until 5 days a!er the voting closes in order to allow for postal votes to reach school.
Please remember to enclose your voting form in the addressed envelope provided otherwise your vote will be invalid. Nik House - Principal
Newsletter # 15Wednesday 29th May, 2013Term 2, Week 4
School Roll
281
This week we send out a very warm welcome and Haere mai to our new team members at Welcome Bay School.
Ballet and Cuban Jackson, Fusion and Hennessee Moke-MatthewsWe know you will fly in your life and learning at Welcome Bay School!
Welcome Bay School Cross Country On Thursday the 6th June our annual Welcome Bay School Cross Country will be held here at school. Postponement date is Friday 7th June.
It is advisable that all students run the race in non-school uniform so please send your children to school with a set of shorts, t-shirt, and optional shoes for their race.
This is a great opportunity to support your House so if you have clothes that represent the colours of the children’s house, Kereru – Red, Falcon – Yellow, Kea – Green, Albatross – White, and Blue Heron – Blue, then get stuck in and bring along your colours.
Food will be available through the P.T.A for purchase. Students will need to give their orders to their teachers in the morning. Order forms will be sent home before race day
We would also appreciate help with marshaling for the course so if any parents are available to help on the day by supervising parts of the course can you please let your child’s teacher know as soon as possible.
NB: Postponement for this event will be the following day and will begin approx. 45 minutes later, once assembly is finished
Approx Timeframe for Cross Country
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HIGH FLYERS FOR THE WEEKHIGH FLYERS FOR THE WEEKHIGH FLYERS FOR THE WEEK
Junior SchoolJunior SchoolJunior School
Harakeke Max Allan Making fantastic progress and putting in heaps of effort in reading and writing. You are writing on your own. AWESOME!!
Toetoe Carys Davies For amazing progress in writing and for taking risks in her work.
Kaponga Dominic Valois For actively listening during class discussions about our Theme, and then sharing your thoughtful ideas.
Kopukapuka Te Wharetutahi Dalton
For making a great start to his education at Welcome Bay School.Enjoy a new exciting adventure in Australia
Karaka Rawiri Haua For flying high in his reading. Keep up your great attitude to reading.
Kowhai Bailey Kendall For making an effort to keep practising his reading and writing because he knows that to become a fabulous reader and writer, he has to do it everyday.
Pohutukawa Ava Kingsbeer For awesome progress in reading and your enthusiasm in all areas.
Middle SchoolMiddle SchoolMiddle School
Miro
Manuka Anateiha Dalton For having such a great attitude towards everything, showing great kindness and aroha to everyone and having such a go-getter attitude. You will be greatly missed in Manuka. All the best for Australia.
Matai CJ Long Tuku Patai! You have an awesome inquiring mind and showed this during our Kiwi research!
Kahikatea Doby Ririnui For a great attitude during middle team rotations. You helped other children with their experiments and explained the chemical reaction.
Senior SchoolSenior SchoolSenior School
Totara Lennex Takitaki For choosing the right attitude every day and setting a great example for the rest of the class. You were the man at camp!!
Kauri Cayla Warner For adding detail to your writing to make it interesting for the reader.
Rimu Tahlia Meehan For consistently being a fabulous role model who displays all the attributes of the Welcome Bay Learner. Kia maia Tahlia!
KICK Start: Transition to school programmeThis programme is for both new parents and children starting at Welcome Bay School and runs for approx. seven weeks consecutively during the term . The intention of Kick Start is to provide an opportunity for both parents and beginning children to learn about school prior to starting.
NEXT SESSION: Monday 3rd June @ 1:45pm (next week )FOCUS: National Standards, Assessment and Reporting
If you are interested in attending please call the school office on 5441113 and let us know you will be along so we can plan for numbers. Also, if you know someone who intends on enrolling at Welcome Bay School but does not get the newsletter, please let them know too. We look forward to seeing you!
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HockeyAnother great game of Hockey this week with our children giving a huge effort on the turf. We played the Maungatapu Strikers in a very fast and active game that required a lot of solid defense. The end result was a loss of 8 - 4 and the player of the day was Lennia Takitaki.
Sports NewsIf you have any queries or can offer your time, skills, knowledge, or support in any way please do not hesitate to contact me via email:
NetballThe Kereru Fliers played Te Puna Primary again with another intense game and the final result was a draw of 12-12. Well done to the entire team for giving a great effort and the Player of the Day was Cayla Warner.
Rippa RugbyToday we have a Year 3/4 and a Year 5/6 team representing our school at the Rippa Rugby competition. We will include highlights and results in next weeks newsletter and wish our teams all the very best as they give 100% effort representing our school.
Thanks so much to all of the parents and whanau who helped with the transport for this event. It is very challenging for our children to access these great opportunities without your support. We really appreciate it and thank you for the time and commitment you offer our tamariki.
Free Garden Mulch We have had a significant amount of clean-up work done in our school bush areas in recent months. As a result we have mulched a lot of the timber from the banks as it has been cleared. We now have several piles of mulch that would be great for gardens. If you would like to have some mulch for your home gardens please let us know and we can make arrangements for you to collect from school.
Welcome Bay School Bumper Stickers available from the school office for a gold coin donation ;) They look very cool and it is a great way to show you
are part of the team at WBS!
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We Need Your HelpIn our front court yard area of the school we have some amazing mosaic tables, each one representing our Welcome Bay learning attributes. Over time and with some help from the weather, the grouting has eroded and many of the tiles have come off. We would like to repair the tables and stick the tiles back on with a stronger adhesive that will weather well and we need some grown up support to do this. If you have some spare time available and can offer some support, please let Mr House know and we will make a suitable time to begin the work along with the help of our children. We really appreciate your support ;)
Upcoming events
Monday 20th May: Dental Clinic Arrives Monday 3rd June: Queens B’day (no school) Thurs 6th June: WBS Cross Country Wed 19th June: Sth Cluster Cross Country Week 8: Bike wise Wed 26th June: Young Einsteins (tbc) School Disco Wed 3rd July: WBOP Cross Country Fri 5th July: Mid Year Reports and Portfolios home Friday 12th July: Last day of Term 2
TERM DATES 2013
Term 2 Monday 6th May - Friday 12th July
Term 3 Monday29th July - Friday 27th September
Term 4 Monday 14th October - Wednesday 18th December
Craft RetreatWhen: 21-22 JuneWhere: Bridge Club in Ngatai Road, Otumoetai across from BP StationTime: Friday night from 5:50pm - midnight and Saturday 10am - midnightCost: $15 for whole weekend
This retreat will be for all Cra$ers and there will be heaps of Scrapbooking and Card-making tools available for use.
Help your kids save their way to what they want.Whether it’s new wheels or the latest Xbox game, ASB school banking can help your kids reach their goal by teaching them the value of saving a little each week. Plus, if they reach their goal, they could win a Samsung Galaxy tablet for their classroom.
For more information contact your school office.
ASB Bank Limited. Visit asb.co.nz/schoolbanking for terms and conditions.
