PĀNUI/NEWSLETTER
Thursday 23 November 2023 - Week 7 - Term 4
Thursday 23 November 2023 - Week 7 - Term 4
Tēnā koutou e te whānau, we haven't had the best run with the weather at the moment and unfortunately the Kauri team athletics was postponed to Friday 24 November (tomorrow). Fingers crossed we get some good weather for this! All the best with this event tomorrow for our young athletes.
ASSEMBLY
With athletics being moved to Friday, Assembly will still be on however, we will be missing our Kauri team. They will receive their Principal awards at their next team assembly. Kate, Maree and I will host the assembly in the Year 6s absence.
TEACHING TEAMS FOR 2024
Our processes for planning for teaching teams for the following year are now complete. We are happy to announce the follow:
Kauri: Sophie (Room 13), Matt (Room 12), Viv (Rm11), Sio (Room 10), Wendy (Y4/5, Room 5).
Rimu: Paula (Room 3), Ashleigh (Room 1) , Hamish (Room2), Deena (Year 2/3, Room 4).
Kōwhai: Laureen (Rm 14), Amanda (Room 15), Karen (Room 8), Rachel (Room 7), Marie (Room 6).
Jolanda will be providing CRT across the school and will be helping us to grow our confidence and competence in science over a two year period. In other news, Linda Hughes has accepted a position for 12 months to be our ORS specialist teacher. She will be stepping out of her normal classroom duties to support the learning needs of our ORS learners.
We welcome you to contact your child's classroom teacher for any requests that will help to cater for your child/ren's needs.
TEACHER ONLY DAY CURRICULUM REFRESH
The teaching staff spent the day yesterday learning about the new curriculum refresh.
The last curriculum was introduced in 2007. Here we are now in 2023 and what are the things that have changed in education since then?
Schools have seen a rise in a range of issues including equity, anxiety, social media, school readiness, free child care, Covid, trauma, and neurodiversity.
Currently there are 800 achievement objectives in the NZ Curriculum. These have been replaced with 40 progress outcomes.
The curriculum broadens the view of success by recognising the close relationship between achievement and wellbeing, and it underlines the importance of setting and supporting high expectations for ākonga, enabling all to learn and excel. It aims to transform educational inequities that exist in the current curriculum. The vision is about being really grounded in who we are and to reach our potential through inclusive, equitable and interconnected-ness.
All curriculum areas will follow the framework Understand, Know, Do.
Another key change is the removal of Levels. If you are a Year 1 or 2 learner, you will be working within Level 2, Year 3 or 4 should be working within Level 2 etc. It takes 2 years of normal progress to complete this level.
However, the levels are going to be replaced with "phases" as seen in the graphic below. In a school like us, we will be focusing on 2 phases: the "foundation phase" (Year 0-3) and the "expanding horizons" phase (Year 4-6).
I have searched for a parent's information page that I can share with you but I was unable to find one. However, if you are interested in reading more you can google "NZ Curriculum Refresh" and read through the material in available on the Ministry of Education's website.
ASSEMBLY
With athletics being moved to Friday, Assembly will still be on however, we will be missing our Kauri team. They will receive their Principal awards at their next team assembly. Kate, Maree and I will host the assembly in the Year 6s absence.
TEACHING TEAMS FOR 2024
Our processes for planning for teaching teams for the following year are now complete. We are happy to announce the follow:
Kauri: Sophie (Room 13), Matt (Room 12), Viv (Rm11), Sio (Room 10), Wendy (Y4/5, Room 5).
Rimu: Paula (Room 3), Ashleigh (Room 1) , Hamish (Room2), Deena (Year 2/3, Room 4).
Kōwhai: Laureen (Rm 14), Amanda (Room 15), Karen (Room 8), Rachel (Room 7), Marie (Room 6).
Jolanda will be providing CRT across the school and will be helping us to grow our confidence and competence in science over a two year period. In other news, Linda Hughes has accepted a position for 12 months to be our ORS specialist teacher. She will be stepping out of her normal classroom duties to support the learning needs of our ORS learners.
We welcome you to contact your child's classroom teacher for any requests that will help to cater for your child/ren's needs.
TEACHER ONLY DAY CURRICULUM REFRESH
The teaching staff spent the day yesterday learning about the new curriculum refresh.
The last curriculum was introduced in 2007. Here we are now in 2023 and what are the things that have changed in education since then?
Schools have seen a rise in a range of issues including equity, anxiety, social media, school readiness, free child care, Covid, trauma, and neurodiversity.
Currently there are 800 achievement objectives in the NZ Curriculum. These have been replaced with 40 progress outcomes.
The curriculum broadens the view of success by recognising the close relationship between achievement and wellbeing, and it underlines the importance of setting and supporting high expectations for ākonga, enabling all to learn and excel. It aims to transform educational inequities that exist in the current curriculum. The vision is about being really grounded in who we are and to reach our potential through inclusive, equitable and interconnected-ness.
All curriculum areas will follow the framework Understand, Know, Do.
- Understand: At the heart of each learning area is a unique set of big enduring ideas that all ākonga can relate to and access.
- Know: Contexts highlight these big ideas and bring them to life.
- Do: Ākonga develop practices that enable them to think and act as ‘experts’ within each learning area and across the learning areas (e.g., as an artist, a scientist, or a storyteller).
Another key change is the removal of Levels. If you are a Year 1 or 2 learner, you will be working within Level 2, Year 3 or 4 should be working within Level 2 etc. It takes 2 years of normal progress to complete this level.
However, the levels are going to be replaced with "phases" as seen in the graphic below. In a school like us, we will be focusing on 2 phases: the "foundation phase" (Year 0-3) and the "expanding horizons" phase (Year 4-6).
I have searched for a parent's information page that I can share with you but I was unable to find one. However, if you are interested in reading more you can google "NZ Curriculum Refresh" and read through the material in available on the Ministry of Education's website.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR A SUMMER POOL KEY
Last call for the expression of interest for pool keys. The price of the keys are $85 plus a bond of $15 per key that gets refunded when the key is returned. 60 keys will be made available for purchase on a ballot. Please use the link below to send us your expression of interest.
https://forms.gle/H3UhAHY3gdMmVwe56
FYI the pool is still closed.
Last call for the expression of interest for pool keys. The price of the keys are $85 plus a bond of $15 per key that gets refunded when the key is returned. 60 keys will be made available for purchase on a ballot. Please use the link below to send us your expression of interest.
https://forms.gle/H3UhAHY3gdMmVwe56
FYI the pool is still closed.
Kauri Book Buds
The Kauri team were very fortunate to recently take part in the Book Buds reading programme in conjunction with the Palmerston North City Library. This encouraged our ākonga to read and complete book reviews which they then discussed with staff from the library. It was a wonderful opportunity for students to share their interest in books with other adults beyond our school and culminated in a celebration at Team Assembly where many were able to select their own book to keep. A huge thanks goes to Rhonda and her team of librarians who supported us.
Reading for pleasure is hugely important. If you are interested in promoting this more with your children you may be interested in registering for the free Library Summer Reading programme which starts soon and runs over the upcoming summer break.
The Kauri team were very fortunate to recently take part in the Book Buds reading programme in conjunction with the Palmerston North City Library. This encouraged our ākonga to read and complete book reviews which they then discussed with staff from the library. It was a wonderful opportunity for students to share their interest in books with other adults beyond our school and culminated in a celebration at Team Assembly where many were able to select their own book to keep. A huge thanks goes to Rhonda and her team of librarians who supported us.
Reading for pleasure is hugely important. If you are interested in promoting this more with your children you may be interested in registering for the free Library Summer Reading programme which starts soon and runs over the upcoming summer break.
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A HEADS UP
Week 7: Friday 24th Nov: Kauri Team Athletics, School Assembly
Week 8: No assembly due to Art Expo Set up
Week 9: Art Exhibition and Mural unveiling, 9am, Tuesday 5th December
Friday School Assembly 2.15pm
STATIONERY 2024: Next year we will be trying a new system of getting the stationery delivered in bulk to school and you pay for it on Kindo. There will be more information about this soon.
Naku noa, nā
Nic
Tumuaki
Winchester School Te Kura o Te Haonui
Week 7: Friday 24th Nov: Kauri Team Athletics, School Assembly
Week 8: No assembly due to Art Expo Set up
Week 9: Art Exhibition and Mural unveiling, 9am, Tuesday 5th December
Friday School Assembly 2.15pm
STATIONERY 2024: Next year we will be trying a new system of getting the stationery delivered in bulk to school and you pay for it on Kindo. There will be more information about this soon.
Naku noa, nā
Nic
Tumuaki
Winchester School Te Kura o Te Haonui
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.
RIMU TEAM ATHLETICS
Rimu Team have had a lovely athletics day today. Thank you to all the whānau that came to support our students. Here are some photos of our day.
Rimu Team have had a lovely athletics day today. Thank you to all the whānau that came to support our students. Here are some photos of our day.
SPORTS
Year 5/6 Netball: Last game Monday 4th December (Festival Day)
Draw can be found here: www.netballmanawatu.org.nz/CompetitionDraws/year-56-anz-futureferns
Touch Rugby: Last game Friday 1st December
Friday 24th November
Under 6: Winchester Hurricanes
4pm vs RSS Piwakawaka - 3B
4.30pm vs Linton Orange - 3A
Under 8: Winchester Turbos
4pm vs Cloverlea Cheetahs - 8B
4.30pm vs Turitea Tui - 9A
Under 12: Winchester Warriors
5pm vs CSNS Red - 9
5.30pm vs Wairau Wairua - 8
Summer Soccer: Last games Wednesday 13th December
Wednesday 29th November The draw can now be found on the following website: https://www.tournifyapp.com/live/arenasummersoccerjuniors
Summer Hockey: Last games are next week 28th & 29th November
The seasons draw can be found at: www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/org/hockey-manawatu/b7723447
Tuesday 28th November - Years 1-4
Wednesday 29th November - Year 5/6
Sports uniforms: With our Summer sports coming to a close, please return your child's sports uniform into the uniform box at the school office.
Draw can be found here: www.netballmanawatu.org.nz/CompetitionDraws/year-56-anz-futureferns
Touch Rugby: Last game Friday 1st December
Friday 24th November
Under 6: Winchester Hurricanes
4pm vs RSS Piwakawaka - 3B
4.30pm vs Linton Orange - 3A
Under 8: Winchester Turbos
4pm vs Cloverlea Cheetahs - 8B
4.30pm vs Turitea Tui - 9A
Under 12: Winchester Warriors
5pm vs CSNS Red - 9
5.30pm vs Wairau Wairua - 8
Summer Soccer: Last games Wednesday 13th December
Wednesday 29th November The draw can now be found on the following website: https://www.tournifyapp.com/live/arenasummersoccerjuniors
Summer Hockey: Last games are next week 28th & 29th November
The seasons draw can be found at: www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/org/hockey-manawatu/b7723447
Tuesday 28th November - Years 1-4
Wednesday 29th November - Year 5/6
Sports uniforms: With our Summer sports coming to a close, please return your child's sports uniform into the uniform box at the school office.
PTA
Wow Winchester - you've done it again! A WHOPPING $6.1K RAISED from our Loteria night and raffle!
This was only possible thanks to ALL of our generous sponsors and YOU our amazing supporters! The PTA thanks every one of you!
Our sponsors - Manawatu & TRC Toyota ● Summer Sparkles Photography ● Unichem The Palms Pharmacy ● Marshall Build ● Vining Group ● Haptics Bags ● Service Dynamics ● Chardon Family ● SeeMe Media ● Think Water Manawatu & Mayfair Pools ● Palmerston North Roofing Services ● Hoko Sushi ● Subway ● Manawatu Health & Safety ● Coffee on Ascot ● The Egg Project● The Herb Farm ● The Drake Family ● Manawatu Golf Club ● Constructing Spaces ● Magic Bean
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our sandpit fundraiser RAFFLE WINNERS!
Prize 1 - Danny Kidd No. 1725
Prize 2 - Lydia Walton No. 1663
Prize 3 - Jan Harris No. 1002
Prize 4 - Andrea McLeay No. 2188
PEPPER & ME Fundraiser is LIVE NOW
Pepper & Me offers a range of delicious salts, spice blends, pastes and more, which are perfect for those summer meals & BBQ's as well as for gifting over the holiday season!
Until the 4th of December they are offering a 5% DISCOUNT if you use the following code, AND on top of that they will also give 15% BACK TO OUR SCHOOL so this is a great time to stock up or try something new! All orders are delivered to the address you enter on the website.
Use the discount code FUNDWINCHESTER at checkout, or this link pepperandme.co.nz/FUNDWINCHESTER
ICE BLOCK FRIDAYS
Ice blocks sponsored by Team Robinson Bayleys Manawatu - Jess & Ian Robinson will be sold at the front and back entrances every Friday at 3pm!
They are $1 each, or you can purchase a concession card for $10 and get 11 ice blocks.
We are still looking for helpers, so if you can spare 25-30 minutes at Friday pick up, then please get in touch - katrinahigson@hotmail.com No experience is required!
Feel free to put your name down as an extra too. Would be great to have some back-ups.
SUNSCREEN
Andy Chen at Unichem The Palms Pharmacy would like to offer Winchester families, and staff, a 10% discount* when purchasing sunscreen in store. Just mention Winchester School. This follows his generous donation of sunscreen for our classrooms.
*discount is off RRP and excludes product already on special
SHOP AT MAGIC BEAN
Shop at Magic Bean (instore or online), mention Winchester School, and 10% of sales will be donated to the PTA, as well as $2 from every order of tear resistant & dishwasher safe name stickers!
And if you'd like free delivery to Hokowhitu, choose pick up, and add 'Hokowhitu' to the comments field.
www.magicbean.co.nz
64 Rangitikei St, Palmerston North (opposite Rebel Sport)
HAPTICS BAGS
Haptics Bags make personalised book bags from recycled PVC that are made to last!
Use code WINCHESTER23 when you message them on facebook to place your order and they will donate $5 from each book bag sold, back to the PTA!
Think ahead to next year and check them out on facebook now. They make great Birthday and Christmas gifts too!
LUNCHES
Next week is Sausage Sizzle! Place your order on Kindo.
Order cut off times for all lunches 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! Once again, our school sold the most eggs out of all the fundraising groups in Term 3 and received $331! 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
PARENT COFFEE GROUP
Andrea McLeay runs a coffee group for Winchester Whanāu on the first Tuesday of each month (after drop off), meeting at Coffee on Ascot or Bees Knees. 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.
This was only possible thanks to ALL of our generous sponsors and YOU our amazing supporters! The PTA thanks every one of you!
Our sponsors - Manawatu & TRC Toyota ● Summer Sparkles Photography ● Unichem The Palms Pharmacy ● Marshall Build ● Vining Group ● Haptics Bags ● Service Dynamics ● Chardon Family ● SeeMe Media ● Think Water Manawatu & Mayfair Pools ● Palmerston North Roofing Services ● Hoko Sushi ● Subway ● Manawatu Health & Safety ● Coffee on Ascot ● The Egg Project● The Herb Farm ● The Drake Family ● Manawatu Golf Club ● Constructing Spaces ● Magic Bean
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our sandpit fundraiser RAFFLE WINNERS!
Prize 1 - Danny Kidd No. 1725
Prize 2 - Lydia Walton No. 1663
Prize 3 - Jan Harris No. 1002
Prize 4 - Andrea McLeay No. 2188
PEPPER & ME Fundraiser is LIVE NOW
Pepper & Me offers a range of delicious salts, spice blends, pastes and more, which are perfect for those summer meals & BBQ's as well as for gifting over the holiday season!
Until the 4th of December they are offering a 5% DISCOUNT if you use the following code, AND on top of that they will also give 15% BACK TO OUR SCHOOL so this is a great time to stock up or try something new! All orders are delivered to the address you enter on the website.
Use the discount code FUNDWINCHESTER at checkout, or this link pepperandme.co.nz/FUNDWINCHESTER
ICE BLOCK FRIDAYS
Ice blocks sponsored by Team Robinson Bayleys Manawatu - Jess & Ian Robinson will be sold at the front and back entrances every Friday at 3pm!
They are $1 each, or you can purchase a concession card for $10 and get 11 ice blocks.
We are still looking for helpers, so if you can spare 25-30 minutes at Friday pick up, then please get in touch - katrinahigson@hotmail.com No experience is required!
Feel free to put your name down as an extra too. Would be great to have some back-ups.
SUNSCREEN
Andy Chen at Unichem The Palms Pharmacy would like to offer Winchester families, and staff, a 10% discount* when purchasing sunscreen in store. Just mention Winchester School. This follows his generous donation of sunscreen for our classrooms.
*discount is off RRP and excludes product already on special
SHOP AT MAGIC BEAN
Shop at Magic Bean (instore or online), mention Winchester School, and 10% of sales will be donated to the PTA, as well as $2 from every order of tear resistant & dishwasher safe name stickers!
And if you'd like free delivery to Hokowhitu, choose pick up, and add 'Hokowhitu' to the comments field.
www.magicbean.co.nz
64 Rangitikei St, Palmerston North (opposite Rebel Sport)
HAPTICS BAGS
Haptics Bags make personalised book bags from recycled PVC that are made to last!
Use code WINCHESTER23 when you message them on facebook to place your order and they will donate $5 from each book bag sold, back to the PTA!
Think ahead to next year and check them out on facebook now. They make great Birthday and Christmas gifts too!
LUNCHES
Next week is Sausage Sizzle! Place your order on Kindo.
Order cut off times for all lunches 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! Once again, our school sold the most eggs out of all the fundraising groups in Term 3 and received $331! 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
PARENT COFFEE GROUP
Andrea McLeay runs a coffee group for Winchester Whanāu on the first Tuesday of each month (after drop off), meeting at Coffee on Ascot or Bees Knees. 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.
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