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Thursday 31 August 2023 - Week 7 - Term 3
Thursday 31 August 2023 - Week 7 - Term 3
Kia ora koutou e te whānau,
I visited schools in Taranaki last week as part of a beginning principal's network tour. It's always good to see other schools in action to get inspiration. It was also affirming to know that we are doing many amazing things that supports ākonga/learners. Fantastic effort to our team of kaiako/teachers, kaiawhina/learning coaches, whānau/parents and ākonga/learners.
DISCO
Thank you to our PTA for organising the school disco last week. It was an unforgettable night! Hopefully you have seen the cool photos and videos on the PTA Facebook page - the whole place looked amazing and I was really impressed with the outfits and dances from everyone.
DONATION FROM CLOUD9
I wanted to acknowledge and thank Nick and the team from Cloud 9 - they have a donation scheme for schools and this year they are donating $647.41 to the school. I think this would be a great head start to our sand pit upgrade. Thanks Cloud 9.
ELECTIONS
Our school hall is going to be used as a Voting Place on Election Day 14 Oct 2023. Voting will open at 9:00am and close at 7:00pm.
KAPA HAKA MINI FEST
Te Ope Kura spent the morning with Kapa Haka from PNINS, College Street, Riverdale and Hokowhitu this morning at the Kapa Haka Mini Festival. After our mihi whakatau/welcome, each school taught the other schools a song and performed it together. Then each school performed up to 4 waiata. It was an amazing morning and a great opportunity to make connections with previous students from Winchester School. Thank you to our whānau who came to support us today. Whaea Paula and Whaea Aliza, thank you for your organisation.
I visited schools in Taranaki last week as part of a beginning principal's network tour. It's always good to see other schools in action to get inspiration. It was also affirming to know that we are doing many amazing things that supports ākonga/learners. Fantastic effort to our team of kaiako/teachers, kaiawhina/learning coaches, whānau/parents and ākonga/learners.
DISCO
Thank you to our PTA for organising the school disco last week. It was an unforgettable night! Hopefully you have seen the cool photos and videos on the PTA Facebook page - the whole place looked amazing and I was really impressed with the outfits and dances from everyone.
DONATION FROM CLOUD9
I wanted to acknowledge and thank Nick and the team from Cloud 9 - they have a donation scheme for schools and this year they are donating $647.41 to the school. I think this would be a great head start to our sand pit upgrade. Thanks Cloud 9.
ELECTIONS
Our school hall is going to be used as a Voting Place on Election Day 14 Oct 2023. Voting will open at 9:00am and close at 7:00pm.
KAPA HAKA MINI FEST
Te Ope Kura spent the morning with Kapa Haka from PNINS, College Street, Riverdale and Hokowhitu this morning at the Kapa Haka Mini Festival. After our mihi whakatau/welcome, each school taught the other schools a song and performed it together. Then each school performed up to 4 waiata. It was an amazing morning and a great opportunity to make connections with previous students from Winchester School. Thank you to our whānau who came to support us today. Whaea Paula and Whaea Aliza, thank you for your organisation.
NORTHERN CLUSTER ARTS FESTIVAL - 5 SEPTEMBER
We are getting excited to be a part of this festival next week. All of the performing students will arrive at the regent by bus by 9:10am. Each school will get a rehearsal time and all schools will be able to watch the other performers during this time. The show will be open for the public at 1pm. The Jump Jam groups and the school choir will be on at approximately 2:05pm. We are performing last. Make sure you allow 20 minutes for parking and entering the Regent.
FESTIVAL FOR WHĀNAU - WEDNESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
Come and celebrate the Arts with us at our Festival for Whānau on Wednesday 6th September at the Regent Theatre, 5.30pm. Please note that this is a free entry - you don't need a ticket to enter, seats are first in first served.
We are getting excited to be a part of this festival next week. All of the performing students will arrive at the regent by bus by 9:10am. Each school will get a rehearsal time and all schools will be able to watch the other performers during this time. The show will be open for the public at 1pm. The Jump Jam groups and the school choir will be on at approximately 2:05pm. We are performing last. Make sure you allow 20 minutes for parking and entering the Regent.
FESTIVAL FOR WHĀNAU - WEDNESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
Come and celebrate the Arts with us at our Festival for Whānau on Wednesday 6th September at the Regent Theatre, 5.30pm. Please note that this is a free entry - you don't need a ticket to enter, seats are first in first served.
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Ngā Uara - Values
The final uara under focus is Kotahitanga, working together. Our whakatauki connected to this uara is probably quite familiar -
He waka eke noa, which translates to ‘We are all in this together’.
In helping our ākonga understand this value we talk about working together, each person taking responsibility to do their part, as best they can, to achieve a common goal. Our recent success at the Mathex competition is an excellent example of Kotahitanga.
We would like to thank you, our Whānau, for embracing our uara in your actions in and around our kura. From Mauitanga - dancing at the PTA Disco, Whanaungatanga - taking the time to tell us about your child, to Manaakitanga - as you help out in our classrooms or on the Sports field, to name just a few. As the whakatauki states - we’re all in this together.
Kotahitanga in Action
Take a look at our ākonga (learners) working together towards a common goal in the sandpit.
The final uara under focus is Kotahitanga, working together. Our whakatauki connected to this uara is probably quite familiar -
He waka eke noa, which translates to ‘We are all in this together’.
In helping our ākonga understand this value we talk about working together, each person taking responsibility to do their part, as best they can, to achieve a common goal. Our recent success at the Mathex competition is an excellent example of Kotahitanga.
We would like to thank you, our Whānau, for embracing our uara in your actions in and around our kura. From Mauitanga - dancing at the PTA Disco, Whanaungatanga - taking the time to tell us about your child, to Manaakitanga - as you help out in our classrooms or on the Sports field, to name just a few. As the whakatauki states - we’re all in this together.
Kotahitanga in Action
Take a look at our ākonga (learners) working together towards a common goal in the sandpit.
PRINCIPAL AWARDS
This terms focus for our Principal's Awards are Te Puāwaitanga Personal Growth and Kotahitanga Working Together. Congratulations to the following learners for demonstrating these values across classroom times and break times.
This terms focus for our Principal's Awards are Te Puāwaitanga Personal Growth and Kotahitanga Working Together. Congratulations to the following learners for demonstrating these values across classroom times and break times.
Naku noa, nā
Nic
Tumuaki
Winchester School Te Kura o Te Haonui
Nic
Tumuaki
Winchester School Te Kura o Te Haonui
Term 3 Right Choice Recognition Day - 20 September
Can you help turn Winchester Te Kura o te Haonui into a Zoo?
In recognition of all the Right Choices our ākonga are making we would like to create a petting zoo in the school grounds on 20 September from 11:30 - 1pm.
If you have a very friendly animal; dog, cat, mouse, rabbit, miniature horse, lamb, goat etc, or know someone who might be able to bring an animal to visit us please email Laureen at l.king@winchester.school.nz by 11 September.
All animals must be accompanied by an adult, and secured by leash or in an appropriate cage.
Can you help turn Winchester Te Kura o te Haonui into a Zoo?
In recognition of all the Right Choices our ākonga are making we would like to create a petting zoo in the school grounds on 20 September from 11:30 - 1pm.
If you have a very friendly animal; dog, cat, mouse, rabbit, miniature horse, lamb, goat etc, or know someone who might be able to bring an animal to visit us please email Laureen at l.king@winchester.school.nz by 11 September.
All animals must be accompanied by an adult, and secured by leash or in an appropriate cage.
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
Year 5/6 Netball
Grading games begin on Monday 4th September - Draw (coming soon) www.netballmanawatu.org.nz/CompetitionDraws/year-56-anz-futureferns
All other Term 4 sport registrations are open on Kindo, please register ASAP so we can organise the teams. Any questions please email: sports@winchester.school.nz
Sports uniforms: These all should have been returned now. Letters will be sent home to those who haven't returned their uniform yet. These need to be returned ASAP to get our next Sports teams sorted for their season.
Grading games begin on Monday 4th September - Draw (coming soon) www.netballmanawatu.org.nz/CompetitionDraws/year-56-anz-futureferns
All other Term 4 sport registrations are open on Kindo, please register ASAP so we can organise the teams. Any questions please email: sports@winchester.school.nz
Sports uniforms: These all should have been returned now. Letters will be sent home to those who haven't returned their uniform yet. These need to be returned ASAP to get our next Sports teams sorted for their season.
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Smashplay Cricket
Our Rimu and Kōwhai learners were lucky enough to have a taster session of Smashplay Cricket this week. Take a look at how fun it was. All information of how to join Smashplay Cricket can be found on the poster. |
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SHOWCASING SUCCESS
40 HOUR FAMINE
Ka mau te wehi to the 21 children that participated in the 40 hr famine. As a school we raised a combined total of $3761.70!
Great effort from
Rm 3's Liam $711
Rm 3's Florence $510.50
Rm 5's Keira $230 and all the other students who raised varying amounts.
Mrs Howard raised $645.
Ka mau te wehi to the 21 children that participated in the 40 hr famine. As a school we raised a combined total of $3761.70!
Great effort from
Rm 3's Liam $711
Rm 3's Florence $510.50
Rm 5's Keira $230 and all the other students who raised varying amounts.
Mrs Howard raised $645.
PTA
Bright costumes, dance moves, and singing (and screaming!) were in abundance at our Bright Nights Disco last week! I hope you all had a great evening.
T H A N K Y O U
to all the parent helpers
to Alisha for handmaking fabulous decorations
to the parents who provided baking
to the staff who helped & danced with the kids
to those who lent/supplied items for the night
to Subway for providing cups
to Melissa for designing our amazing poster
to whānau for bringing your children along!
HOODIES
PTA hoodies are available to purchase on Kindo. They are $47 each and orders need to be in by NEXT FRIDAY 8th September so they can be delivered to your childs classroom before the end of term.
Note - you will be credited back to Kindo if we don't meet our minimum order quantity of 8.
ENTERTAINMENT APP FUNDRAISER
Support our sandpit fundraising AND SAVE $$ when you dine & play, with the Entertainment app!
Entertainment is the easy-to-use app packed with incredible savings of up to 50% OFF and 2-for-1 offers, so you can save on takeaway, dining, activities and more!
And what’s even better, 20% of every membership purchased goes to support WINCHESTER SCHOOL!
* 3, 6, 12 and 24 month options available
* Multi city (NZ & Aus) & single city options available (this is Wellington/Manawatu for us)
* Up to 5 family members can share the same membership
Enjoy savings at -
● Speights Alehouse ● Little Savanna ● Local ● Cafe Brie ● The Coffee Club ● Fat Farmer ● Courtyard Cafe ● The Herb Farm ● The Strong Room ● Carl's Jnr ● Palmerston North Golf club ● Snap Fitness ● Rugby museum ● Lets Face it hair & beauty ● Espresso Car grooming ● Apex rental cars ● Wellington zoo ● Staglands ● Jumparama ● Escape room ● Sports games (Hurricanes, T20 cricket etc) Plus SO much more!!
The website says the average yearly saving is $1000+ , and from personal experience, I've paid back the cost of my membership in just a couple of redemptions so it really is worthwhile!
Click the link to learn more, buy your membership and support our sandpit fundraiser today! https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/9r69271
We would love you to share the link with family and friends, so they can save too!
The PTA thanks you for your support! Any problems with the link or access, please email ptawinchester@gmail.com
LUNCHBOX SUPPLIES
We are requiring a top up of breakfast & lunch box supplies for those who arrive at school with an empty tummy, or no lunch box.
IF you are in a position to add an item or two from the wish list to your shopping (see image in newsletter), there is a box in the office foyer (by the PTA drop box) where these will be gratefully received. Thank you!
SAVE THE DATES
Saturday 28th October - Bunnings Sausage Sizzle fundraiser
Wednesday 8th November - Loteria (Mexican Bingo) fundraiser at Libre on George Street
LUNCHES
Subway & Sushi are available every fortnight throughout the year, with Sausage Sizzle & Pizza alternating in between. Next Thursday we have Sausage Sizzle!! 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.
FRIENDLY REMINDER
The cut off times for Thursday lunch orders on Kindo are automated, so if you place an order after the cut off time, it will have already changed to the next available date & that will be when you receive your order.
Please double check the date you are ordering for to ensure your child receives their lunch on the day you intended
Cut off times for your reference -
Pizza & Sausage Sizzle - 9am Tuesday
Hoko Sushi - 8pm Wednesday
Subway - 8.50am Thursday
EGGS
The Egg Project kindly supports our school in our fundraising efforts by giving us $1 from each dozen sold! Last term we sold the most eggs out of all the fundraising groups and received $328! 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 $9.50
Organic Dozen $11.50
YUMMY STICKERS
**Sheets are due in end of Term 3
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.
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.
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.
PTA MEETING
Our next meeting is scheduled for the 18th October 6.30pm in the school staffroom.
T H A N K Y O U
to all the parent helpers
to Alisha for handmaking fabulous decorations
to the parents who provided baking
to the staff who helped & danced with the kids
to those who lent/supplied items for the night
to Subway for providing cups
to Melissa for designing our amazing poster
to whānau for bringing your children along!
HOODIES
PTA hoodies are available to purchase on Kindo. They are $47 each and orders need to be in by NEXT FRIDAY 8th September so they can be delivered to your childs classroom before the end of term.
Note - you will be credited back to Kindo if we don't meet our minimum order quantity of 8.
ENTERTAINMENT APP FUNDRAISER
Support our sandpit fundraising AND SAVE $$ when you dine & play, with the Entertainment app!
Entertainment is the easy-to-use app packed with incredible savings of up to 50% OFF and 2-for-1 offers, so you can save on takeaway, dining, activities and more!
And what’s even better, 20% of every membership purchased goes to support WINCHESTER SCHOOL!
* 3, 6, 12 and 24 month options available
* Multi city (NZ & Aus) & single city options available (this is Wellington/Manawatu for us)
* Up to 5 family members can share the same membership
Enjoy savings at -
● Speights Alehouse ● Little Savanna ● Local ● Cafe Brie ● The Coffee Club ● Fat Farmer ● Courtyard Cafe ● The Herb Farm ● The Strong Room ● Carl's Jnr ● Palmerston North Golf club ● Snap Fitness ● Rugby museum ● Lets Face it hair & beauty ● Espresso Car grooming ● Apex rental cars ● Wellington zoo ● Staglands ● Jumparama ● Escape room ● Sports games (Hurricanes, T20 cricket etc) Plus SO much more!!
The website says the average yearly saving is $1000+ , and from personal experience, I've paid back the cost of my membership in just a couple of redemptions so it really is worthwhile!
Click the link to learn more, buy your membership and support our sandpit fundraiser today! https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/9r69271
We would love you to share the link with family and friends, so they can save too!
The PTA thanks you for your support! Any problems with the link or access, please email ptawinchester@gmail.com
LUNCHBOX SUPPLIES
We are requiring a top up of breakfast & lunch box supplies for those who arrive at school with an empty tummy, or no lunch box.
IF you are in a position to add an item or two from the wish list to your shopping (see image in newsletter), there is a box in the office foyer (by the PTA drop box) where these will be gratefully received. Thank you!
SAVE THE DATES
Saturday 28th October - Bunnings Sausage Sizzle fundraiser
Wednesday 8th November - Loteria (Mexican Bingo) fundraiser at Libre on George Street
LUNCHES
Subway & Sushi are available every fortnight throughout the year, with Sausage Sizzle & Pizza alternating in between. Next Thursday we have Sausage Sizzle!! 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.
FRIENDLY REMINDER
The cut off times for Thursday lunch orders on Kindo are automated, so if you place an order after the cut off time, it will have already changed to the next available date & that will be when you receive your order.
Please double check the date you are ordering for to ensure your child receives their lunch on the day you intended
Cut off times for your reference -
Pizza & Sausage Sizzle - 9am Tuesday
Hoko Sushi - 8pm Wednesday
Subway - 8.50am Thursday
EGGS
The Egg Project kindly supports our school in our fundraising efforts by giving us $1 from each dozen sold! Last term we sold the most eggs out of all the fundraising groups and received $328! 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 $9.50
Organic Dozen $11.50
YUMMY STICKERS
**Sheets are due in end of Term 3
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.
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.
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.
PTA MEETING
Our next meeting is scheduled for the 18th October 6.30pm in the school staffroom.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
The Manawatu Woodworkers Guild is running a woodwork programme for 10-13 year old children. It runs from 9 am-noon, 2-6 October, costing $110. Children experience a range of skills and bring home a big collection of their work.
For more details contact Lyn at Betteridge@slingshot.co.nz
For more details contact Lyn at Betteridge@slingshot.co.nz
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