Waipipi School Newsletter
100 Creamery Road
RD3
Waiuku
2683
“Knowledge for Life”
Issue Number: 31
Date: 26-09-2011
Principal: Michelle Brown principal@waipipi.school.nz
Our vision: Waipipi Students are successful learners, who communicate confidently and interact positively with others.
Assembly and Sport this
Friday: Syndicate assembly
Value of the Week
Key Competency of the week
CONFIDENCE
RELATING TO OTHERS AT
WAIPIPI SCHOOL
and senior Sport
Means:
Symposium
Last Thursday Mrs Brown
spoke at a symposium in
Auckland. The presentation
was the success story our
school was having in reading
using
a
co-constructed
approach.
Thank you to Room 7
students and Mrs Milne for
their assistance with the
presentation
Self-assurance, selfconfidence, self-belief, selfreliance, poise.
1.
2.
How you can show confidence:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Try out new things
Make new friends
Ask and answer
questions
Try your best
Have a “can-do” attitude
If you make a mistake,
don’t give up, learn from
it and move on
3.
4.
5.
6.
I can share my ideas and views
with other students.
I can take part in different group
roles and class activities.
I can contribute to discussions
when we work together and
listen to other peoples’ views.
I respect and help other
students.
I take responsibility for my
actions.
I can communicate
appropriately in different
situations.
I think about how my actions
Waipipi Students do well in Ballet/Tap/Jazz Exams
Intermediate Level
Billie Douglas
Megan Bray
Bronze
Bronze and Silver
Tap
Tap
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Silver
Tap
Ballet
Jazz
Ballet
Tap
Ballet
Junior Level
Laura Nicholson
Zara Nicholson
Sarah Muckle
Calf Club Date: Friday 28th October
If you can help cook/serve sausage sizzle and
prepare drinks, please see Pam.
Last week these students
received certificates for the
school value of Respect.
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
Room 7
Room 8
Tu Ariki Tawhiao
Emily Wilks
Finn Hodgson
Grace Lucena
Shontell Tiopira
Johnson Vercoe
School Puberty Consultation for parents of Year’s 7-8
is next term: Thursday 3rd November
Room 4 at 7pm
Last week these students received
certificates for the Key
Competency Participating and
Contributing.
Room 3 Rangi Harvey Cooper
Room 4 Matthew Codling
Room 5 Shannon Farnell
Room 6 Patrick Daly
Room 7 Callum McNally
Room 8 Jenna Boyd
Gold Cards were
won by:
Matthew
Codling and
Megan Bray
Kohokohe Under 13 Hockey Team
Well done to Anneke Prince, Adam Good
and Hayden Foy who are team members of
the Kohekohe Hockey Under 13 team. This
team have won every round robin game and
then went on to win a thrilling final on
Saturday 4-1.
Adam scored many goals and Anneke saved
many. From this team 7 players including
Hayden Foy have been chosen to represent
Counties in teams to play in tournaments
around the country in the upcoming school
holidays.
Community Notices
Summer Soccer 5 a side league, for children in years 3 – 8
Registration at Massey Park Soccer clubrooms
Saturday 24th Sept 1pm -3pm
Tuesday 27th Sept 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Thursday 29th Sept 4.30pm – 6.30pm
You can register as an individual or register a complete team. Cost $10 per child.
Season starts Thursday 27th October
Any queries call Keli Toner 027 2759447
KIDS AFTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
HOT OFF THE PRESS – our next holiday programme has been released and our Supervisors can’t wait for them to
start. A copy of our brochure has been sent out through your school. For Enrolment’s download a form off our website
www.kidsafterschool.co.nz. Or phone Carolyn for enquiries on 09-238 3760 or 027-443 5207. Bookings fill up fast so
don’t delay – call us now. (Based at Pukekohe Hill, Harrisville Schools & View Road Schools)
HELP REQUIRED For Waiuku Foodbank
Food donations - non-perishables only please - can be dropped off to the school and will be collected. Or cash donations
can be banked directly in the following account Goodwill Centre Community Trust - Franklin Food Bank 12 3052
0186955 01ASB
Any questions please phone Amanda on 2357341. All donations are greatly appreciated -Thank you!
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Last week of
September
October Calendar
2
3
4
5
School production
Matinee
10am
Greats and Grand’s
Day.
6
Yr 7-8 Technology
School Production
Evening
Performance
6:30pm
7
Last day of
Term 3
Term 4 begins
Tuesday 25th
October
8
Calf Club Registrations Forms
Last Monday Calf Club registration forms were given to those children who
indicated they were bringing a calf, lamb, goat or chicken to Calf Club.
Could these forms be returned tomorrow 27TH September please. If your child
did not receive a form, please contact Pam. Failure to return your form, may mean
that you are missed from the programme.
If any pre-school children are bringing an animal, could you please let Pam know.
Calf Club Trophies
Could all trophies won at last year’s Calf Club please be returned to Pam by this
Friday 30th September.
Year 8 Camp Fundraiser
Fulfilling Thursday
Sausage Sizzle
Thursday 29 September
$1.00 each
Pre-order your sausage & bread on
Tuesday morning.
Please have your order and
money ready to hand in to your
teacher tomorrow morning.
Thank you for your support.
Images from 2010 Pet day. Oh, the memories!