Waihi East Primary School Newsletter Term 1 Week 10 2018

12 April 2018

UPCOMING DATES Apr 13 Last Day of Term 1. Assembly 1.45pm. $100 draw. Wheelie Day. Apr 30 First Day of Term 2. May 1 Junior Netball Starts. 3.30pm. May 4 School Class Photos. May 7 Rippa Tournament. Whangamata. June 4 Queens Birthday. School Closed. June 6 Best Start 9.30am June 13 Best Start 11.30am June 20 Best Start 1.45pm. June 31 East School Cross Country.

Room 6 celebrating the letter M last week with a dress up day.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW FAMILIES!

NAU MAI, HAERE MAI WELCOME

We would like to warmly welcome our newest stu-dents and their whānau.

Maia W—Room 6

Bentley P—Room 6 Chase B—Room 9 Smith B—Room 5

WEEKLY NOTICES AND REMINDERS FRIDAY WHEELIE DAY.

Friday is the Last day of Term 1. We will be holding an assembly at 1.45pm at which we will do the Caught Be-having Intelligently $100 note draw followed by Wheelie Day. Children can bring their bikes, scooters, skate-boards, ripstiks, long boards, roller blades or remote controlled cars to use. Bikers/skateboarders must wear

helmets and shoes. Remote control cars can be left in the office for safekeeping for the morning.

MORNING DROP OFF TIMES A reminder that children should not be dropped of at school before 8.15am without prior agreement with your class teacher and definitely NO drop-offs before 8am without prior arrangement with the management team.

LUNCHBOXES

Please do NOT put lollies and chocolate into lunchboxes as these are not food. They are treats and should be kept for after school. Thank you very much for keeping our school a healthy eating environment.

NITS

Please check children’s hair daily as we have nits in some classes at the moment. If you would like some free KidsCan treatment spray please see the office. We have spray and combs available.

PHOTOLIFE CLASS AND INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS

School Photos are booked in for Friday 4th May. WEEK 1 term 2. Each child has been given their own named order form. These need to be filled in for both individual and class photo orders and need to be back at school

with payment before Friday May 4th. Sibling photos will also be taken on the same day. There are different envelopes for sibling photo orders. These are at the office. Just pop into the office for one.

SPORTS STARTING TERM 2

NETBALL—Years 1-6. Week 1. Tuesday May 1st. Practises for Year 3/4 Monday lunchtime, Year 5/6 Mon-days 3.15-4.30pm. SOCCER—Years 1-4. Waihi Beach School. Week 2. Monday May 7th. 3.30pm. Years 5-6. Waihi College top field. Week 2. Friday May 11th. 3.30pm. CROSS COUNTRY—Training starts next term - East school cross country is Thursday 31st June. RIPPA—Congratulations to East Dragons for taking out the Waihi Schools Rippa Competition. Rippa tournament at Whangamata. Week 2. Monday May7th.

KOTUKU ELECTIVES

Kotuku electives starts next term - Week 2 Friday May 11th . 9am - 11am - We still need volunteers please. If you can help out please see Kim Jones. Thanks.

ANZAC DAY

Meet at the Waihi RSA at 10.15 am to be ready to join the parade, in clean school uniform, to honour our heroes. We will be laying a wreath.

POOL CLOSURE

Tomorrow is the last day of swimming. The pool will be closed from Friday 3pm. A HUGE THANKS to all the lovely whanau who opened up and locked up the pool every morning and night . The school wouldn’t be able

to open the pool to our school families without you all. Pool keys can be returned to school now for a $5 refund.

WAIKATO SCHOOLS TAG

TEAMS TRIATHLON Congratulations to our two teams who

went to Lake Karapiro last week to race in the teams triathlon.

The boys placed 2nd overall and the girls team placed 3rd overall.

Well Done!

Boys team; Mahe N, Alex EJ, Johnston C.

Girls team; Nevaeh V, Shakia LT, Victoria EJ.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

THANKS TO OUR GREAT SUPPORTERS

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