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Wellsford

School

47 School Rd

Wellsford

Phone:

09 423 8042

Fax:

09 423 8056

Email: info@wellsford.school.nz

Website: www.wellsford.school.nz

Newsletter

No 38

2

December

2015

Information

News and Views

Coming Events

Tena ra koutou katoa

He mihi tenei kia koutou e awhi nei mo tenei kura

He putanga tenei panui mo koutou

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa

Greetings to everyone who is, or has been supporting or helping our school

Inter-house Waiata Competition This year we are holding an inter-house waiata competition at 1:45pm on Tuesday 8

th of December.

House groups have been practising a waiata specific to their house group and will sing it to an audience

of students, staff and parents. Please come along and join in on Tuesday.

School Organisation for 2016 The school organization for next year has been finalized. As long as we

don’t receive too many more enrolments, the arrangement of classes will be

as follows:

Team 1 – Glenda Gerrisk, Jacqui Draisey, Jazmina Collie, Serina Wade, +

one or two more as the 5 year olds join us during the year.

Team 2 – Daryl Anderson, Ngadia Jones, Viv Te Haara, and Martina

Williams.

Team 3 – Christine Walton, Phil Lees, Mark Lorenzen, and Chris Gore.

Team 4 – Paul Moore, Lisa Dewes, and Tracy Tindle (our former teacher

who is returning to us next year).

If too many more enrolments are received, enough for an additional

teacher, there may need to be a reshuffle of students and classes. Classes

for next year are already higher then we’d prefer, so too many more might

lead to a reshuffle.

Inter-School Speech Challenge It’s official. We are talented talkers. Last week our 5 speech finalists travelled to Mangawhai Beach

School to compete in the speech challenge. We secured 3 wins, one draw, and suffered one loss out of

the 5 speeches, securing the trophy. Well done Georgia Brown (Y8), Nicholas Redwood (Y7), Levi

Williams (Y6), Evah Pirini (Y5) and Paraone Wikiriwhi-Heta (Y4).

Mangawhai Sports Exchange Well done students, and sports department, on an exciting sports exchange with Mangawhai Beach

School. We managed to etch out another trophy win, but it was close and tense. Thank you coaches,

referees and supporters for your assistance. We now have all the trophies, the summer sports, the

winter sports, and the speech trophies, in the cabinet.

Term Dates – 2016 Our school year, next year, begins for students

on Wednesday 3rd

of February at the usual time.

The following are the dates of school and public

holidays…..

School starts – 3rd

February

Waitangi Day holiday – 8th

February

Easter holidays – 25th

, 28th

, 29th

March

Term 1 ends – 15th April

Term 2 starts – 22nd

May

Queen’s Birthday Holiday – 6th

June

Term 2 ends – 8th

July

Term 3 starts – 25th

July

Term 3 Mid-term break – Aug (TBC)

Term 3 ends – 23rd

September

Term 4 starts – 10th

October

Term 4 ends – 16th

December

Regards

Dave Bradley, Principal

RODNEY COLLEGE 50TH REUNION 17 to 19 February 2012

Book your reunion tickets NOW!

www.rodneycollege.school.nz

email: reunion@rodneycollege.school.nz

Ph: 423 6030

Regular

Feature

25 ways to ask your

child, “How was

school today?”

without actually

asking them that.

#15. What word

did your teacher say

most today?

#16. What do you

think you should

do/learn more of at

school?

Final Assemblies

Domestic Assembly –

Presentation of Student

Helper awards and CARE

awards: 10th

December

Junior Prize Giving –

Teams 1 & 2 present

class awards and other

prizes as well as entertain

their parents: 11th

December at 9.15am at

Wellsford School Hall

Senior Prize Giving –

Teams 3 & 4 do the

same. 15th

December at

10.00am – Rodney

College Hall

Teacher Aides –

2016

If you think you have

the skills to work

with students needing

extra support with

their learning or

behaviour then

perhaps you are a

Teacher aide in the

making. Please

register your interest

by ringing the school

office.

PRODUCTION

DVD’S If you would like to

order a DVD from this

years’ school production

please place your order

at the office. $10.00

each (includes both

nights on one DVD).

FOR YOUR INFORMATION Hi, my name is Maretta Hodgson, I am a Public Health Nurse based at the school 2-3 days a week. If you have any health concerns about your

child; for example an itchy bite that is not healing and looks like it may have become infected and you would like me to treat it. Some other

health issues I can treat are Asthma, Eczema and toileting issues. Parental consent must be given for me to treat. If you think this free service

would be of help to you and your family at any time please let the school or I know.

I can be contacted on 021 227 8680. Feel free to txt me if you prefer.

A reminder to all parents/caregivers –

please name all school jackets and uniform items. A large amount of jackets have been brought to the office. Please feel free to come and look

through them if your children are missing theirs.

The Uniform Shop

is open at the school office

every Tuesday morning at

8.30am.

Help is required to process our pie orders every

Friday morning. Please contact the school office

on 423 8042 if you can assist. Thank you.

WAIPU COUNTRY "XMAS" MARKET Presbyterian Church Hall

next to the Museum Saturday 5 December

9.00am -1.00pm

MANGAWHAI BEACH & COUNTRY

"XMAS" MARKET

At the Domain

Sunday 6th & 13th December

9.00am – 1.00pm

Stalls/car boot sites available

Bookings 0274 586 144

Facebook us too

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My monster has six eyes and

twelve sharp teeth.

Also it has two curly horns.

He has lots of spikes on his back.

by Aakira Walstra (R15 – Y1)

HOLIDAY SURF PROGRAMME AT OREWA & TAWHARANUI Good news! We're running our popular holiday surf programme at Orewa and

Tawharanui over the school holidays. The surf programme lasts one week and aims

to teach not only the fundamentals of how to surf but how to enjoy the water in

safe manner, teaching water safety, surf etiquette and hazard awareness.

In addition we have heaps of fun and the kids make a ton of friends with

similar interests (beats the X-box hands down!)

O'Neill Surf Academy NZ – phone 09 434 3843 or 027 734 4877.

simon@oneillsurfacademy.co.nz www.oneillsurfacademy.co.nz

YOU ARE INVITED TO

A COMMUNITY

WORKSHOP The Rodney Local Board wants to

make sure that the old

Wellsford Library is used in a

way that meets community needs

and reflects what the community

wants. Earlier this year the

council called for applications

from community groups who

might want to lease the building.

Two applications have been

received, but before making a

final decision on the use of the

building, the Rodney Local Board

is keen to have another

conversation with the Wellsford

community. If you would like to

attend this facilitated workshop

at the Wellsford Community

Centre on Wednesday 16th

December 2015 from 5.00 -

7.00pm please RSVP by 14

December 2015 to sue.dodds@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

A light supper will be provided.

TAKE CARE! Parents and caregivers are asked to remind students who walk home (under the

tunnel across SH 1) to look both ways at the top of

Batten Street and Matheson Road for any traffic

turning down these roads, before they step out to

cross to the footpath on the other side. Thanks!

Calendar designs will be displayed in office foyer, from this Thursday until Wednesday next week. Parents and Caregivers, are welcome to come in and see their child’s design. Orders for Calendars, Christmas cards or Diaries can be placed through the office throughout this week at a cost of $12.00, $12.50 and $15.00 respectively. A great Christmas gift all can enjoy

What’s ahead? Friday 4 December: School Assembly

(Items by R9 & R19)

Monday 7 December: Year 8 Dinner

Thursday 10 December: Domestic Prizegiving

Friday 11 December: Junior School Prizegiving

Wellsford School Hall 9.15am

Room 6 Year Book DVD 1.30pm

Monday 14 December: Senior School Prizegiving

Rodney College Hall 10.00am

Y7/8 Disco

Parent Helper Luncheon

Tuesday 15 December: Final school day - Term 4 (School finishes at 12.40pm)

Wednesday 3 February: Term 1 2016 begins

Attention Parents Our school currently has children and/or staff with gastroenteritis (vomiting and/or diarrhoea. Please advise the school administrator if your child/ children have symptoms of gastroenteritis. )

(Please read the leaflet enclosed with today’s newsletter). All children with symptoms of gastroenteritis should remain at home until at least 48 hours after their symptoms have stopped.

Parents: If you are helping out with school trips, we

ask that you refrain from posting photographs on

social media unless you have the express permission of

the parents of each child involved. This is to ensure

student’s privacy.

Wellsford School Year 7/8

Blue Light PCT Challenge Team 2015 A report back from the Police commended our team on the

fact that they were the only ones that talked and yelled

encouragement to each other around the PCT course. Their

team work and encouragement was outstanding.

Well done Shalynne, Ngarui, Jackson & Mackenzee!

When leaving a message on the school answerphone

about absences please remember to give the reason and

type of sickness your child has, or the reason they are

away that day, so our roll can be marked accordingly.

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