FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Kia ora Koutou,
FOCUS :
- Covid Update
- Communication
- Celebration
- EOTC Year 7&8 Sailing and Snorkeling
Covid Update – As we are all aware Omicron is increasing in our community and across New Zealand as forecasted. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our procedures, inform us if there is a household case and ensure the teachers are aware if you will need distance learning in some form. The expectation is for this to peak in the next few weeks, we will continue to improve our distance learning and our communication processes as we go. We will also expect to see this decrease quickly as well as predicted.
Communication – I am currently updating the website today and will link more information around Covid, distance learning, and the school in general. This will also be an easy place to action what your family needs as we move forward. The teachers will soon have access to RAT tests as provided by the MOE, this will also help us to keep our school open. Please do not hesitate to ask me any questions, if I don’t know, I will find out from the Ministry of Education advisors.
Celebration – School Assemblies – These are for the time being on ZOOM. Thank you Mr. Irvine for setting up the link enabling, not just our classes to participate, but you all as families wherever you are – as of course, you don’t have to be at home! There will be three whole school assemblies a term. At the next assembly, we will have some Hellyer cups. Our Hellyer cups are awarded once a term to each team. The Hellyer cup rewards children for outstanding values and attitudes and /or special achievements. Each team has 3 to present a term. Dates for these whole school assemblies are the 25th March and 8th April. Congratulations to our first certificate winners presented on Friday.
In between times, we will have an “in-house assembly” that will award some certificates and be a platform for our Year 8 leaders and other children across the school to share their special projects, grow their own leadership skills, and enable us to join together as a school.
We are pleased to announce our Year 8 Leaders for 2022 as follows: We look forward to seeing and hearing from these leaders and all the wonderful ideas they have for our school this year.
Student Counsellors
Sunny Odedra – Cultural Diversity and Fundraising
Quinn Richardson – Values
Ashton Becker-Crawford – Bee Team and Pests Leader
Samantha Neely – Visual Arts / Acting
Violet Clayton – Wai Factor / Dance
House Captains
Leonie Schweitzer – Hutson
Zane Austen – Lamont
Kelly McMillan Mayes – Lloyd
Alyssa Linton – Jacob
Vice House Captains
Logan McDermid-Venter – Lloyd
Te Ruawai Bayer – Lamont
Andy Hao – Jacob
Sebastian Oswald – Hutson
Enviro Team – Bees and Pests
Ashton Becker-Crawford – Leader
Logan McDermid Venter
Kelly McMillan Mayes
Comms Team
Zane Austen – Leader
Ashton Becker-Crawford
Sunny Odedra – Assemblies
Quinn Richardson – Assemblies
Library Team
Sebastian Oswald – Leader
Leonie Schweitzer
Rebecca Van Heerden
Art Team
Samantha Neely – Leader Visual Art
Violet Clayton – Leader Performance Art
Te Ruawai Bayer
Bike Team
Logan McDermid-Venter
EOTC Year 7&8 Sailing and Snorkeling
COMING UP
Bike a Thon – Tuesday 12th April – Yes, we are going to have a fundraiser this term, one we all love!!! More info will come soon.
FINALLY
Thank you to the FOWS (Friends of Wainui School) the first meeting was held last Wednesday evening on ZOOM. Thank you for your enthusiasm and generosity to put yourselves forward, taking up the task of parent support for the school, most of all financial support!! The task is always to raise funds, this year’s goal for our budget is $35,000. The core positions of the committee are
President – Leslie Ann Linn
BOT Liaison & Finances -Nikki Browne
Secretary -Nikki Mallon
Grants -Annaliese Hewitt
New Members Liaison – Tania Cummack-Ledger. tcummackledgernz@gmail.com
We would love new members to come and join this vibrant positive group and make a difference to our school and your child’s learning environment. Please email Tania Cummack-Ledger – tcummackledgernz@gmail.com for more information.
Ka kite ano,
Gillian Bray
FOR YOUR CALENDAR
- Wednesday 9th March – HPV & Boostrix
- Monday 14th March – Friday 18th March – Swimming at Northern Arena – Postponed at this stage and new date TBC
- Tuesday 15th March – BOT Meeting – 6.30pm via ZOOM
- Wednesday 16th March – FOWS Meeting – 7.00pm via ZOOM
- Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March – Swimming at Northern Arena – Postponed at this stage and new date TBC
- Friday 25th March – Whole School Assembly – 2.00pm – ZOOM
- Monday 28th March – Dance Curriculum (whole school)
- Tuesday 5th April -Vision and Hearing Testing – 9.30am – New Entrants who have not had a B4 School Hearing and Vision test at Pre-school
11.00am – All Year 7 students
- Tuesday 5th April – BOT Meeting – 6.30pm via ZOOM
- Friday 8th April – Whole School Assembly – 2.00pm – ZOOM
- Tuesday 12th April – Bike A Thon – More information to follow
- Thursday 14th April – End of Term 1
- Friday 15th April – Good Friday – Public Holiday
OTHER
FOWS Meeting – Apologies from the FOWS team, last weeks zoom meeting password was changed at the last minute due to technical difficulties. We look forward to meeting new members on Wednesday 16th March 7pm via Zoom.
COMMUNITY
Fun Sticks Hockey – Here at NHHA, we have a great programme for entry level hockey called Funsticks. Fun Sticks is our grassroots hockey programme that is designed to give interested and keen kids a chance to have a go at hockey. It is aimed at pre-primary grade players and new entrants. It is perfect for beginners or those with limited hockey experience. Sessions are 1 hour in length and include about 15 minutes of fundamental movements, 30 minutes of hockey drills and 15 minutes of match play when appropriate.
The Programme is delivered over March and April at the National Hockey Centre on the following dates/times:
- Saturday 05 March 9.30-10.30 am
- Saturday 12 March 9.30-10.30 am
- Saturday 26 March 9.30-10.30 am
- Saturday 02 April 9.30-10.30 am
- Saturday 09 April 9.30 – 10.30 am
For School Years 0-3 (ages 4/5 – 7/8)
Have fun, play, learn, explore, and make new friends!!
- Develop basic hockey skills and create an understanding of the game
- Build essential motor and fundamental movement skills
- Skill based activities and small-sided games
- Highly engaging environment that keeps players active and involved throughout the programme
- Sticks are available onsite for new players
- All participants require a mouth guard, shin guards are recommended if you have some.
I have just opened up a discount code for this programme for anyone in your school. All you need to do is head across to the Funsticks registration page attached below and enter the discount code – funsticks22 at check out.
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