Waihi East Primary School Newsletter Term 4 Week 8 2016

30 November 2016

UPCOMING DATES Nov 30 Scholastic Issue 8 closed. Dec 2 Wearable Arts Show. 11.30am. Dec 6 Cool Bananas Show at School. Dec 7 Music Concert. 12 noon. Dec 8 BOT Meeting. 5.30pm. Dec 12 Year 6 Trip. Dec 13 New entrant hearing & vision testing. Dec 13 Twilight Xmas Market. Dec 15 Prizegiving1pm. Lunch@noon. Dec 16 Last day of 2016.

Welcome To Our New Students and Families!

NAU MAI, HAERE MAI WELCOME

We would like to warmly welcome our newest students and their

whānau.

Hunter- Room 6

Special dates to book in for next year.

2017 Feb 13 Yr. 5-6 Camp Rotorua Feb 27 Yr. 3-4 Waimarino. Feb 22 Yr. 0-2 Picnic– Bullswool Farm. Feb 28 Yr. 3-4 Hamilton Zoo.

FROM ZAC

Waihi East School

Invites you To

Come and share lunch with us! Thursday 15th December

12 noon.

Followed by WAIHI EAST SCHOOL

PRIZEGIVING Thursday 15th December

1pm.

WEEKLY NOTICES AND REMINDERS

WEARABLE ARTS SHOW Friday 2nd December.

11.30am ALL Welcome

SWIMMING POOL The pool is open for class swimming les-sons and keys will be available for our school whanau in the near future. YEAR 6 END OF YEAR AWARDS If Year 6 students wish to be considered for our end of year cups they need to re-turn their forms to Mrs Coll by Monday 5th December. SCHOLASTIC ISSUE 8 Issue 8 was closed today, 30th of Novem-ber. Books should be back before the end of term 4. DUFFY $5 PARENT OFFER This order has now closed. The books will be back at school before the end of term 4. BEST START Is your new entrant starting school in 2017? Please contact the school to ensure their space and book into our BEST START Waihi Programme. Week 6; 9-10am Week 7; 11.30-12-30pm Week 8; 1.15-2.45pm

END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS Year 3 & 4 Pool Party and games- Tuesday 6th December 1.30-3pm. $2. Piwakawaka Pool Party- Wednesday 7th December 1.30-3pm.$2. Year 5 Pool Party- Thursday 8th December 1.30-3pm. $2. Year 6 Waimarino Trip- Monday 12th December 8am-3.30pm. $15 each. Please pay to the office.

2017 BALLOT CLOSURE DATES Term 1- wk 2-9am Friday 10th February wk 6-9am Friday 10th March Term 2- wk 1 –9am Friday 5th May wk 6 –9am Friday 9th June Term 3- wk 1-9am Friday 28th July wk 6-9am Friday 1st September Term 4- wk 1-9am Friday 20th October wk 6- 9am Friday 24th November

CHRISTMAS FLOAT Mrs Hughes and a group of Kotuku students are working hard on our Christmas float during electives every Friday morning. The parade is on Saturday 10th December. And starts at 1pm. Waihi East school will be in it, our theme is ‘NZ Summer Christmas’. If children want to be on the float they can come and talk to Mrs Hughes, we will be keen to have them! Parents who want to help set up before the parade starts would also be appreciated. Carters Contractors are supplying us with a truck, so a huge thank you to them.

WEEKLY NOTICES AND REMINDERS cont...

WEARABLE ARTS We will be holding our Wearable Arts Show this Friday 2nd December. 11.30 am under the shelter. The chil-dren have been very busy finishing their pieces. Please come along and watch the show.

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

Wearable Art Preparation!

By Freya C, room 8, age 6

Emma, Before and After Emma grew her hair sooo long! She cut it off and donated it to a wig making place for people with cancer. They gave her a donation to give to the Cancer Society as well. Awesome Emma!

Wearable Art Preparation cont...

NORTH CLUSTER ATHLETICS RESULTS Congratulations to our athletes who have qualified for Western Bay of Plenty athletics day. Kodie H, discus. Callum M. 800m and 100m, relay. Tiare P, 800m, 60m, high jump, long jump. Avlon P, discus. Samson P, discus, long jump. Dominic V, high jump. We wish you all Luck in your competition today in Tau-ranga. Results to follow.

FREE EAR CLINIC SERVICE FOR CHILDREN Visit the Ear Nurse for advice on; Glue ear assessment and management, wax/foreign body removal, grommet check and treatment of discharging ears. All children must be accompanied by a parent of caregiver. The Ear caravan will be at Waihi Central School, Moresby Avenue, Thursday 15th December 9.30am-1.30pm. (closed for lunch 12 noon –12.45pm). HOUSE WANTED House required to rent, long term, for cou-ple and 2 children moving to Waihi in January. Please phone Lynette Steele 8636632 or text 02102628942 COASTGUARD RAFFLE If you would like to buy a coastguard raffle ticket. please see Robin Douglas. $10 per ticket. 20 major prizes. There is over $280,000 worth of prizes!!!

COMMUNITY NOTICES

LOST AND FOUND A child’s bike, red and black markings, red rims, black seat taken from school bike rack. If found, please return to school or if you know who has it, please contact Briar. Also one of the school junior bikes is missing. If anyone knows where this might be, please let the school know. Thanks!

NEEDED!!! Grocery items for a grocery raffle at our upcoming Twilight Market.

PAST PUPIL ACHIEVEMENTS Waihi East School would like to acknowledge and

congratulate the following former students of Waihi East School on their wonderful schooling achievements this

year: Year 13 Shaun McNeil 1st in L3 Calculus (Rogers Cup) 2nd in L3 Physics 2nd= in L3 Chemistry 3rd in L3 Geography Ara Poutama Award for Positive Role Model for Maori University of Waikato Te Paewai O Te Rangi Scholarship in recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement. Shaun will study Biochemistry at Waikato University in 2017. Jamie Bird 1st in L3 Horticulture 2nd= in L3 Sports Ed Hamish Preddy 3rd in L3 Photography Blake Wharry 3rd in L3 Outdoor Ed

Year 12 Monique Kerr Announced as Sports Leader at Waihi College for 2017 2nd in L2 PE Lachlan Burne Announced as Cultural Leader at Waihi College for 2017 Charlie Spicer 2nd= in L2 Art Photography 2nd in L2 Product Design Beau Twyford 2nd in L2 Outdoor Ed Stripling Koopu 1st in L2 Automotive

Year 11 Nyah Frew 1st in Music 2nd in L1 Geography 3rd= in L1 History Sapphire Manaena 2nd in L1 Horticulture Kelli Purcell 1st in L1 SPEC Samantha Roycroft 1st in Textiles

THANKS TO OUR GREAT SUPPORTERS

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Principal: Zac Taylor Ph:07 863 8693 Mob: 021 0258 4817

Email: principal@east.school.nz www.waihieast.school.nz