Term 2, Week 7 - Wednesday 15 June 2016

Kia ora families Waitākiri Primary School is your school. In the evenings and weekends we love seeing families using the playgrounds, the fields, the alps and scooter tracks, the courts and sandpit. Please do bring your children into the school over the weekend and enjoy our place/your place. Soon the orchard and the vegetable gardens will also be set out so it really will be a lovely place to come for a walk! The hall will be finished at the end of this term and once completed we will have completed the new school building process. The hall will be used during the day by students and in the afternoons the OSCAR Programme will take advantage of the space. During the evenings and weekends the hall will be available for hire. If you know of someone who needs a hall space for sport, exercise etc please contact the office for details. Having visited many schools in New Zealand, Australia, Vancouver and the UAE I can tell you we have an amazing learning environment. Now we get to enjoy working together to make the best of the space for your children. Our teachers are continuing to refine how each studio functions to best meet student needs and are really getting into quality collaborative practice. Your child will be starting to recognise the strengths and interests each teacher has and I know they enjoy the opportunity to learn with a range of teachers and learning assistants. As we get into the cooler months please make sure your child has all their clothing labelled and they come to school with multiple layers on. In the lovely warm studios and as the day warms the children strip off and we now have thousands of dollars of 'lost property'. If your child is missing an article of clothing the lost property is in the CHOICE Room. Have a great week. Neill O'Reilly, Principal

Email: office@waitakiri.school.nz Website: www.waitakiri.school.nz School: 383 2736 or 027 202 3543 OSCAR: 383 2649 or 027 655 8104

School bank account number for paying children’s accounts: 03 1700 0622075 025

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LEARNING HERO MORNING

TEA

Congratulations to the Learning Heroes from Burwood Studio who had morning tea with Mr O’Reilly yesterday. Pictured right are: Ryan, David, Jensen, Sabrina, Aisling, Ebony, Sapphire, Lilah, Lucy, Joel, Caleb, Esther, Millie, Jack and Zach.

Waitakiri OSCAR Holiday Programme Out now 11th July to 22nd July 7.30-3pm $28 7.30-6pm $35

Juniors years 1-3 & Seniors years 4-8

Contact Amanda for details amanda.murray@waitakiri.school.nz

SPORTS NEWS

Will and Lauren (pictured right) were very proud to represent Waitakiri School in the Primary School trampoline Champs on Sunday at ICE Trampoline in Rangiora. They competed in the Junior Elite grade with the set age 13y -14y routine and one voluntary routine. Lauren came first and William second. They both have South Island champs next weekend and it would be awesome if they could do the same again!

Winter Hagley Results from last week Hockey Blue loss 6-2 Hockey Red Bye Soccer Blue Loss 3-0 Soccer Red Won 2-1 Rugby Blue draw 4-4 Rugby Red loss 19-27

Netball blue loss 13-1 Netball Red loss 11-6

Kia ora Year 5 & 6 families

Children who participated in the 20/40 hour famine and who have taken home booklets please return your money and booklet by Friday 24 June to the drop box outside office. Even if you didn’t end up collecting any money, your booklet still needs to be returned as all booklets need to be returned to World Vision. Payments can also be paid on line. If this is done, the booklets still must be returned.

Thank you for supporting such a worthwhile cause.

Neill O’Reilly, Principal

TE REO O TE WIKI Matariki

The pre-dawn rise Matariki, also known as the Seven

Sisters or Pleiades, traditionally signals the Māori New

Year under the maramataka, or lunar calendar. This year it

began on June 6th.

Traditionally, Matariki was both a time to commemorate

those who had passed on, and celebrate a time of plenty

when stores were abundant from horticulture, hunting and

fishing.

For some iwi, Puanga (Rigel), rather than Matariki, is the

signal for the New Year. In the South Island it is Puaka

(which is Puanga in Ngāi Tahu dialect) that heralds the New Year.

Whether you’re celebrating Matariki or Puanga, check out this link to try to find the stars.

http://blog.teara.govt.nz/2008/06/05/a-beginner’s-guide-to-finding-matariki/

ANZ School Banking ANZ School Banking is getting really busy thank you to all our children supporting this every Friday.

For some extra encouragement every Friday when your children bank their name will go into a draw

for a prize pack which will be drawn on the last Friday of the term. Remember it's not how much the

children bank just about doing it every week. For those that are not aware, our two bankers "Holly"

and "Tia" are in the CHOICE room every Friday from 8.30am to 9.00am. Please come and check it

out. Also, if you already bank with ANZ and looking to top up your mortgage or get a new

mortgage (minimum $50k) please come and see me (Rebecca - ANZ) in the Choices room on

Friday mornings as Waitakiri School benefits from each draw down as part of the Olympic

School Programme.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS Scholastic book club orders close on Friday 24 June. No late orders will be accepted. Please ensure the correct money is enclosed in a named envelope and return all orders to the drop box in the foyer. Thank you.

PTA NEWS

DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR ENTERTAINMENT MEMBERSHIP !!

The new 2016/2017 Entertainment Books are here. Current memberships expire on 01 June.

You can preview the book using the following link:

https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/flickbook/christchurch

For easy online ordering, visit: www.entbook.co.nz/13f7156

PTA Hellers bacon orders arriving Monday...

Hellers Bacon will arrive on Monday 20 June and will go home with the children unless prior arrangement has been made. Thank you.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Clothing Swap

Saturday 18th June

10am - 12noon @ 180 Queenspark Drive

Parklands Baptist Community Church

Toys and clothing available to swap or choose to take away. Bring a gold coin and good quality clothing or toys that you wish to swap. For more information ph Anita on 3838939

ROBOTICS AT SCIENCE ALIVE

Robotics holiday programmes. Designed to inspire, excite and

challenge - students interested in Robotics, Computer Science and

Engineering will love these classes!

Introductory Robotics (Ages 8 - 13 years) - $11 per child

Advanced Robotics (Ages 10 - 13 years) - $11 per child

For more details and for booking tickets, simply hop over to

www.chchsteam.co.nz

Community Survey – Life in Christchurch

From today, we are seeking feedback from as many people as possible, from all

communities throughout the city, including our youth, disability and ethnic communities,

about what it is like to live in Christchurch.

Life in Christchurch is an online Community Outcomes survey aimed at all

Christchurch residents. The link to the survey is now on our website –

https://www.research.net/r/chchlife

Please feel free to provide feedback and share this link with your networks. The

information gathered from this study will help inform future planning and policy

decisions as we develop Christchurch into a great place where people want to be –

both now and in the future.

The results of the study will be presented to the new Council as part of their induction

in November this year and will also be available on our website.

Holiday Programmes

Mainland Futsal Holiday Programme

Age: 6-12 year olds. Dates: 11th, 12th and 13th July 2016

Times: 9.00am - 3.00pm Venue: Cowles Stadium

Cost: $37.50 per day ($112.50 for three consecutive days) 10% discount of second child when registering two or more siblings.

Mainland Football Outdoors Age: 7-14 year olds. Dates: 19th, 20th and 21st July 2016

Times: 9.00am - 3.00pm

Venue: English Park Cost: $37.50 per day ($112.50 for three consecutive days) 10% discount of second

child when registering two or more siblings.

Have a ball, join Mainland Football’s action-packed holiday programme for some outdoors fun! Develop your football skills in a fun, child-friendly environment. Mainland Football’s holiday programmes are available for kids, boys and girls, aged 7 to 14 years old and not just for beginners; the programme is also a development opportunity for those already in the game. Each day includes skill-based training, so kids can learn football tricks and techniques to become better players. There are also plenty of chances to play football games in a fun environment, and experience the thrill of putting those skills into practice. The programme is available from one to three consecutive days per week, $35.00 per day. More information go to www.mainlandfootball.co.nz