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Thursday 27th April 2023 - Week 1 - Term 2
Thursday 27th April 2023 - Week 1 - Term 2
Kia Ora e te whānau,
Welcome back to Term 2 and an especially warm welcome to all of our new whānau who have joined us. A highlight for me is bringing our school community together for events, celebrations and special occasions. Our mihi whakatau is one of these special occasions where we welcome manuhiri (visitors) to our space and go through a mihi whakatau process of welcome to become tangata whenua. It removes the tapu (restrictions) of the manuhiri (visitors) to make them one with the tangata whenua (hosts).
The main difference between a pōwhiri and a mihi whakatau is that while a pōwhiri may be conducted on a Marae, a mihi whakatau can be done in other locations and may not feature a karanga (the call of the woman).
A mihi whakatau, will always have at least one speaker for each group - a speaker for manuhiri and a speaker for tangata whenua. Often after I have said my "mihi" or welcome speech, people say to me "that was beautiful, I have no idea what it meant but it was beautiful!".
I will outline briefly the elements of my mihi here so that we can learn together.
The process is repeated for the manuhiri side and then Tangata whenua will then complete the process and invite manuhiri to move across to harirū/shake hands and hongi/press noses with tangata whenua/hosts. Depending on alert levels this may be a friendly elbow bump
This is followed by partaking in kai/food. A mihi whakatau process is tapu (sacred) and food is noa (normal). It is important to eat or drink something to balance the tapu from the occasion.
RETIREMENT
We have sad and happy news for Mrs Day... she has decided to retire at the end of Term 2. Janferie has worked for Winchester School for almost 27 years, which is truly a significant amount of time! We are sad to be parting ways but at the same time we are happy and excited for you to joining the LAW society (Life After Winchester).
ANZAC DAY
Emmett from Room 4 represented our kura by being present at the ANZAC morning proceedings. Those medals look amazing on our school tracksuit! Thank you for representing our school. Lest We Forget ANZAC Day 2023.
Welcome back to Term 2 and an especially warm welcome to all of our new whānau who have joined us. A highlight for me is bringing our school community together for events, celebrations and special occasions. Our mihi whakatau is one of these special occasions where we welcome manuhiri (visitors) to our space and go through a mihi whakatau process of welcome to become tangata whenua. It removes the tapu (restrictions) of the manuhiri (visitors) to make them one with the tangata whenua (hosts).
The main difference between a pōwhiri and a mihi whakatau is that while a pōwhiri may be conducted on a Marae, a mihi whakatau can be done in other locations and may not feature a karanga (the call of the woman).
A mihi whakatau, will always have at least one speaker for each group - a speaker for manuhiri and a speaker for tangata whenua. Often after I have said my "mihi" or welcome speech, people say to me "that was beautiful, I have no idea what it meant but it was beautiful!".
I will outline briefly the elements of my mihi here so that we can learn together.
- I begin by stating phrase such as "Tihei mauri ora!" This can have many translations such as the 'life force is alive' or 'I am alive'.
- I then thank and welcome everyone for coming together for this occasion and that we will soon be one.
- Then I acknowledge all those who have passed before us, and all those that will come after us.
- I then acknowledge where we are situated in the land of Rangitāne (the mana whenua / iwi of our area). The mountains Ruahine and Tararua, the river Manawatū and the ancestors. I introduce our school as Te Kura o Te Haonui and our school's vision: "He kura maioha, he kura manahau, he kura whakamana tamariki" and finally who I am: Nic Mason, the principal of our school.
- There will then be a waiata that backs up my speech/mihi.
- And then finally, I finish by using a whakataukī or proverb that strengthens the message of the welcome - to work together or to focus on education and learning.
The process is repeated for the manuhiri side and then Tangata whenua will then complete the process and invite manuhiri to move across to harirū/shake hands and hongi/press noses with tangata whenua/hosts. Depending on alert levels this may be a friendly elbow bump
This is followed by partaking in kai/food. A mihi whakatau process is tapu (sacred) and food is noa (normal). It is important to eat or drink something to balance the tapu from the occasion.
RETIREMENT
We have sad and happy news for Mrs Day... she has decided to retire at the end of Term 2. Janferie has worked for Winchester School for almost 27 years, which is truly a significant amount of time! We are sad to be parting ways but at the same time we are happy and excited for you to joining the LAW society (Life After Winchester).
ANZAC DAY
Emmett from Room 4 represented our kura by being present at the ANZAC morning proceedings. Those medals look amazing on our school tracksuit! Thank you for representing our school. Lest We Forget ANZAC Day 2023.
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OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS TERM 3 & 4 2023
The Winchester School Board invites out of zone applications for Terms 3 & 4 2023 for children turning 5 and in Year 2 only. Please contact the school by email or telephone for pre-enrolment details enrol@winchester.school.nz The deadline for receipt of applications for out of zone placements is 28th of April 2023.
A ballot (if required) will be held on the 1st of May 2023. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot by the 1st of May 2023.
The Winchester School Board invites out of zone applications for Terms 3 & 4 2023 for children turning 5 and in Year 2 only. Please contact the school by email or telephone for pre-enrolment details enrol@winchester.school.nz The deadline for receipt of applications for out of zone placements is 28th of April 2023.
A ballot (if required) will be held on the 1st of May 2023. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot by the 1st of May 2023.
THE SCHOOL NOW HAS KINDO!
We will email out instructions today as well as send a 1 page guide, home with your children today.
Our Kindo School shop now links with our school records so you can view your personalised family account.
If you already have an ezlunch or myKindo account, simply login and click on the ‘Fees and Donations’ icon to link your student and view your account.
If you are new to the school, or don’t have an ezlunch or myKindo account, then registering is easy – simply click on the link below.
https://bit.ly/Winchesterschooljoin. Please note: Our Sports fees will now be done through Kindo too - Kate will be in touch soon about this.
We will email out instructions today as well as send a 1 page guide, home with your children today.
Our Kindo School shop now links with our school records so you can view your personalised family account.
If you already have an ezlunch or myKindo account, simply login and click on the ‘Fees and Donations’ icon to link your student and view your account.
If you are new to the school, or don’t have an ezlunch or myKindo account, then registering is easy – simply click on the link below.
https://bit.ly/Winchesterschooljoin. Please note: Our Sports fees will now be done through Kindo too - Kate will be in touch soon about this.
PRINCIPAL AWARDS
The end of Term 1 Principal's Awards focused on Te Tuakiritanga Identity and Whanaungatanga Relationships. Congratulations to the following learners for your contributions to our learning community:
The end of Term 1 Principal's Awards focused on Te Tuakiritanga Identity and Whanaungatanga Relationships. Congratulations to the following learners for your contributions to our learning community:
NO SUPERVISION BEFORE 8:30AM
There is no supervision at school and in the school grounds until 8:30am Monday - Friday. You are welcome to come to school with your child before 8:30am as long as parents/caregivers are actively supervising them. Therefore please do not send your child/children to school before 8:30am. The only exception to this is if your child is a Road Patroller or you are needing to be at school early for a class trip.
Thank you for your cooperation with this.
There is no supervision at school and in the school grounds until 8:30am Monday - Friday. You are welcome to come to school with your child before 8:30am as long as parents/caregivers are actively supervising them. Therefore please do not send your child/children to school before 8:30am. The only exception to this is if your child is a Road Patroller or you are needing to be at school early for a class trip.
Thank you for your cooperation with this.
A HEADS UP...
KAPA HAKA
Kapa Haka starts this term every Wednesday at 12pm for Year 4-6 students. All whānau are welcome to join us and or help out! We will be working towards a performance at Pae Tamariki in the last week of Term 2.
ASSEMBLIES
The assemblies are every second week starting on the 5th of May. The start time is 2:15pm. Look forward to seeing you all there.
KAPA HAKA
Kapa Haka starts this term every Wednesday at 12pm for Year 4-6 students. All whānau are welcome to join us and or help out! We will be working towards a performance at Pae Tamariki in the last week of Term 2.
ASSEMBLIES
The assemblies are every second week starting on the 5th of May. The start time is 2:15pm. Look forward to seeing you all there.
Naku noa, nā
Nic
Tumuaki
Winchester School Te Kura o Te Haonui
Nic
Tumuaki
Winchester School Te Kura o Te Haonui
SPOTLIGHT STUDENT LEARNING
Ngā Uara
Thank you so much for your support for our Te Tuakiritanga - Identity Right Choice Recognition Day at the end of last term. Everyone embraced the opportunity to showcase their identity and it was very evident just how many different ways identity can be represented and expressed. This day also reflected our next uara focus - Māuitanga.
Māuitanga encourages our ākonga (learners) to walk in the footsteps of Māui. Māui is a central figure in Te Ao Māori. Māui displayed a sense of fun, curiosity, creativity, and innovation.
Mauitanga includes Manahau to be happy, jubilant, cheerful, and well-balanced; Pākiki to be inquisitive,
inquiring, curious, questioning, analytical and probing; and Auaha to be creative and innovative.
Why not ask your child what fun means to them and share a little Māuitanga together?
Thank you so much for your support for our Te Tuakiritanga - Identity Right Choice Recognition Day at the end of last term. Everyone embraced the opportunity to showcase their identity and it was very evident just how many different ways identity can be represented and expressed. This day also reflected our next uara focus - Māuitanga.
Māuitanga encourages our ākonga (learners) to walk in the footsteps of Māui. Māui is a central figure in Te Ao Māori. Māui displayed a sense of fun, curiosity, creativity, and innovation.
Mauitanga includes Manahau to be happy, jubilant, cheerful, and well-balanced; Pākiki to be inquisitive,
inquiring, curious, questioning, analytical and probing; and Auaha to be creative and innovative.
Why not ask your child what fun means to them and share a little Māuitanga together?
LIBRARY CAFE
STUDENT ABSENCES
Please contact us before 8.30am
Use the eTap app or Text 0272128240 or phone 3579414.
Tell us your child's full name and room number.
Please contact us before 8.30am
Use the eTap app or Text 0272128240 or phone 3579414.
Tell us your child's full name and room number.
SPORTS
Term 2 Sports are Basketball and Winter Hockey. Please note that Year 5/6 netball runs in Term 3.
Basketball:
Games begin next Thursday 4th May at CET Arena Palmerston North.
You have all been sent your team list. Please ensure you have completed your online player registration. https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?formID=109121
Winter Hockey:
We are finalising the last of the teams and your team lists will be emailed out soon.
Games being Sunday 7th May. The draw will be available here www.hockeymanawatu.org.nz/competitions-draws/Primary-School/draws-2023-1 closer to the starting date.
Basketball:
Games begin next Thursday 4th May at CET Arena Palmerston North.
You have all been sent your team list. Please ensure you have completed your online player registration. https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?formID=109121
Winter Hockey:
We are finalising the last of the teams and your team lists will be emailed out soon.
Games being Sunday 7th May. The draw will be available here www.hockeymanawatu.org.nz/competitions-draws/Primary-School/draws-2023-1 closer to the starting date.
PTA
AGM & MEETING
The PTA will be holding our AGM next Wednesday 3rd May 6.30pm in the school staffroom, followed by our usual meeting at 7pm. All welcome!
The AGM is where elections take place and the years events are reported on. As per our constitution, current Office Holders will retire (but are eligible for re-election).
If holding a position on the PTA interests you, then please come along! Feel free to get in touch with me if you would like to know more about what any of the roles entail. I can be contacted on katrinahigson@hotmail.com.
WINCHESTER SCHOOL HOODIES
Orders have been placed and hoodies will be delivered to your childs classroom when they arrive early in Term 2.
LUNCHES
Subway & Sushi are available every fortnight throughout the year, with Sausage Sizzle & Pizza alternating in between. Next Thursday we have Pizza!! All orders are to be placed on Kindo. Keep an eye out on the Winchester School PTA facebook page for weekly reminders, or check out Kindo to see what lunch is on offer each week.
HELPERS NEEDED!
Approximately 3 helpers are needed each fortnight on Thursday to help with Pizza and Sausage Sizzle. If you are able to help at the below times on any day/s this term, please add your name to the post on the Winchester School PTA facebook page, or feel free to email me your availability at katrinahigson@hotmail.com and I will pass on to Sieda.
Pizza - helpers are needed at school from 1pm-1.40pm on Thursday 4th May, 1st June and 29th June to help carry pizza boxes from front carpark to the hall, set up tables in the hall, hand out pizza slices and to clean tables and remove rubbish.
Sausages - helpers are needed at school from 12.50pm-1.40pm on Thursday 18th May and 15th June to set up table outside of the hall, put napkins between slices of bread, cook and hand out sausages, clean up and remove rubbish
YUMMY STICKERS
Sticker collection sheets were sent home at the end of Term 1. You will find stickers/cut out labels on apples/apple bags at Pak'nSave, New World and Four Square stores.
Each sticker/cut out means points for our school which enables us to get free sports equipment at the end of the year. Last year we got around $1314 worth of free sports gear thanks to all the collecting done by our school community!
Once your sheet is full, please attach any cut out labels and drop it into the PTA drop box in the office foyer. You can collect a new sheet from the office if needed.
EGGS
The Egg Project kindly supports our school in our fundraising efforts by giving us back $1 from each dozen sold! They are delicious farm fresh eggs from a local business.
If you would like to order eggs for collection from school on Thursdays at 3pm, go to www.theeggproject.co.nz, use code SCH-005 and place your order before midnight on Tuesdays.
Free Range Dozen $8.50
Organic Dozen $10.50
ICE BLOCKS
Friday ice blocks will resume in Term 4. Please keep hold of any concession cards you may have as these do not expire.
WEEKLY PARENT COFFEE GROUP
Andrea McLeay runs a coffee group for Winchester Parents every Tuesday morning after drop off. They usually meet at Bees Knees, or Coffee on Ascot. Please PM her, or respond to her post on the Winchester School PTA facebook page so you can be added to the chat group.
KINDO
New to Winchester School or havn't got Kindo yet? Choose from one of the following options
Click this link https://bit.ly/3qGHiBs
OR
Download the myKindo app
OR
visit the PTA KINDO SHOP tab on the school website
OR
visit www.mykindo.co.nz
PTA FACEBOOK GROUP
To keep up to date with all things PTA such as events, lunches, fundraisers etc, please request to join 'Winchester School PTA' on facebook.
The PTA will be holding our AGM next Wednesday 3rd May 6.30pm in the school staffroom, followed by our usual meeting at 7pm. All welcome!
The AGM is where elections take place and the years events are reported on. As per our constitution, current Office Holders will retire (but are eligible for re-election).
If holding a position on the PTA interests you, then please come along! Feel free to get in touch with me if you would like to know more about what any of the roles entail. I can be contacted on katrinahigson@hotmail.com.
WINCHESTER SCHOOL HOODIES
Orders have been placed and hoodies will be delivered to your childs classroom when they arrive early in Term 2.
LUNCHES
Subway & Sushi are available every fortnight throughout the year, with Sausage Sizzle & Pizza alternating in between. Next Thursday we have Pizza!! All orders are to be placed on Kindo. Keep an eye out on the Winchester School PTA facebook page for weekly reminders, or check out Kindo to see what lunch is on offer each week.
HELPERS NEEDED!
Approximately 3 helpers are needed each fortnight on Thursday to help with Pizza and Sausage Sizzle. If you are able to help at the below times on any day/s this term, please add your name to the post on the Winchester School PTA facebook page, or feel free to email me your availability at katrinahigson@hotmail.com and I will pass on to Sieda.
Pizza - helpers are needed at school from 1pm-1.40pm on Thursday 4th May, 1st June and 29th June to help carry pizza boxes from front carpark to the hall, set up tables in the hall, hand out pizza slices and to clean tables and remove rubbish.
Sausages - helpers are needed at school from 12.50pm-1.40pm on Thursday 18th May and 15th June to set up table outside of the hall, put napkins between slices of bread, cook and hand out sausages, clean up and remove rubbish
YUMMY STICKERS
Sticker collection sheets were sent home at the end of Term 1. You will find stickers/cut out labels on apples/apple bags at Pak'nSave, New World and Four Square stores.
Each sticker/cut out means points for our school which enables us to get free sports equipment at the end of the year. Last year we got around $1314 worth of free sports gear thanks to all the collecting done by our school community!
Once your sheet is full, please attach any cut out labels and drop it into the PTA drop box in the office foyer. You can collect a new sheet from the office if needed.
EGGS
The Egg Project kindly supports our school in our fundraising efforts by giving us back $1 from each dozen sold! They are delicious farm fresh eggs from a local business.
If you would like to order eggs for collection from school on Thursdays at 3pm, go to www.theeggproject.co.nz, use code SCH-005 and place your order before midnight on Tuesdays.
Free Range Dozen $8.50
Organic Dozen $10.50
ICE BLOCKS
Friday ice blocks will resume in Term 4. Please keep hold of any concession cards you may have as these do not expire.
WEEKLY PARENT COFFEE GROUP
Andrea McLeay runs a coffee group for Winchester Parents every Tuesday morning after drop off. They usually meet at Bees Knees, or Coffee on Ascot. Please PM her, or respond to her post on the Winchester School PTA facebook page so you can be added to the chat group.
KINDO
New to Winchester School or havn't got Kindo yet? Choose from one of the following options
Click this link https://bit.ly/3qGHiBs
OR
Download the myKindo app
OR
visit the PTA KINDO SHOP tab on the school website
OR
visit www.mykindo.co.nz
PTA FACEBOOK GROUP
To keep up to date with all things PTA such as events, lunches, fundraisers etc, please request to join 'Winchester School PTA' on facebook.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
RED CROSS BOOK SALE
King’s Birthday weekend. Friday 2 June to Monday 5 June.
Barber Hall, Waldegrave St. Lots of amazing bargains, lots of treasures.
Books, games, puzzles. Don’t miss it!
King’s Birthday weekend. Friday 2 June to Monday 5 June.
Barber Hall, Waldegrave St. Lots of amazing bargains, lots of treasures.
Books, games, puzzles. Don’t miss it!
CONNECT WITH OUR SCHOOL
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