From the Principal

Otago Problem Challenge

Kiwi Competitions

Welcome

Pōwhiri

Principal Awards

Terms 1 & 2

School Patrol Supervision

Teacher Only Days

Term Dates 2020

Term Dates 2021

Absentees

Automatic Payments

Scholastic Book Orders

Spare Clothes

Illness

Chess

Lunches

Sports News

Community Notices

Extra Curricular Activities

Welcome to Term 3 to all our families, especially those who are new to EHS. It was lovely to see the children’s happy and excited faces at school on Monday. EHS had an exciting start to Term 3, making history with the introduction of Whānau groups. Monday was the official launch of the Whānau group system, with a very special school assembly. It was wonderful to see so many children dressed in their Whānau group colours and supporting each other in such a positive way.

In the assembly, children learnt how to earn tokens for their Whānau group. Tokens are extra special and are given to children who go above and beyond their personal best in following the EHS values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

The ‘token’ canisters will be on display outside the office. Feel free to pop by at any time to read about the Whānau group system and to see how well students are doing at filling these up. Beginning with the next newsletter, we will be giving the community regular updates on the latest ‘token tally’. We also launched our first whānau group challenge.

Children are invited to write a chant that could be used by their Whānau group for school events.

Congratulations to the following children who have been selected as our first EHS Cultural and Whānau Leaders.

Cultural Leaders – Talia Atlas and Logan King

Kōwhai Leaders – Ayva Gardiner, Alex Brown, Ollie Grummitt

Pōhutukawa Leaders – James Fryer, Emma Hetherington, Ishaan Patel

Rātā Leaders – Maddie Willis, Sam Jiang, Katherine Huang

Tōtara Leaders – Finley Salmon, Nia Jobanputra, Quinlan Copley

This week, the whole school is celebrating Matariki! This is such a positive way to begin Term 3 - a time of renewal and new beginnings. This year we have chosen to experience Matariki through two values ‘Whanaugtanga’ (working together on a shared experience) and ‘Kaitiakitanga (protecting and caring for our school environment)

We have a whole class swap on Wednesday, and on Friday we have a whole school Matariki assembly where each class will present a crafted kakahu for the hall.

Ngā mihi o te tau hou (Happy Māori New Year)

Julie Henderson

Welcome to the following New Students

Jackson, Andy, Annabelle, Elijah, Grace, Jake & Annam A7, Isabella A8, Austin, Joshua & Kylin C3.

We hope you have many happy days and wonderful learning experiences during your time at EHS.

Term Dates 2020 Term 3: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September Term 4: Monday 12 October – Thursday 17 December

Teacher only Days 2020

School will be closed to all students on the

following teacher only days

Monday 31 August 2020

Tuesday 27 October 2020

Eastern Hutt Pöwhiri Haeremai, welcome to our school, our Kura and our community.

We warmly invite new families to attend our school Pöwhiri, Friday 24 July at 9:45am, starting at our main entrance.

Our Pōwhiri is a tradition that welcomes new whänau (family) to our school community. Attending our Pöwhiri will also give you a chance to meet and

talk to key staff of our Kura over kai and a cup of tea.

School Patrol Supervision

We still urgently need supervisor for our road crossing patrol on Tuesday morning on Pretoria Street.

You do not have to have a child who is a patroller to do this job. The duty is from 8.20 am-9.00 am. If

you can help, please contact me by email jhall@easternhutt.school.nz or call the school office on

566 0167.

Term Dates 2021 Term 1: Thursday 4 February to Friday 16 April Term 2: Monday 3 May to Friday 9 July Term 3: Monday 26 July to Friday 1 October Term 4: Monday 18 October to Thursday 16 Dec.

Monday 8 February Waitangi Day Holiday Observed

Easter Friday 2 April & Monday Tuesday 5 & 6 April.

Monday 7 June Queens Birthday

Monday 25 October Labour Day

Principal’s Awards Term 1 and Term 2 Congratulations to the children who were awarded a Principal Award last term. I had morning tea and a chat with the all these deserving recipients last term. The Junior Team children who received an award were Erick and Olivia B1, Blaire and Olly B2, Andrai and Isabelle B4, Aadhaya and Felix B6, Hunter and Quinn C1, Maham and Mia C2, Sophie C3, Joy and Kyran E4, Abrie and Ella E6 and Darren and Natana E7. The Middle Team children who received an award were Jude and Zoe A1, Taesyn and Charlotte A2, Juan and Hafsa B5, Mira and Deven D1, Bella and Phoenix D2, Ada and Austin E1, Jocelyne and Arhianna E2 and Kaylee and Mia E3. The Senior Team children who received an award were Vishali and Kahlan A6, Daniel and Dhurga A8, Sofia and Liam A9, Alexander and Yashvi A10, Emma and Ollie G1, Wendy and Sam G2, Maddie and Finley G3 and Thomas and Nicholas G4.

Otago Problem Challenge

Congratulations to 32 of our Year 5 and 6

students who have taken up the Otago Problem

Challenge for 2020.

Just a reminder on the dates:

Set 3 - Thursday 23 July

Set 4 - Thursday 20 August

Set 5 - Thursday 10 September

Final Challenge Thursday 29 October

Kiwi Competitions:

Kiwi Competitions for Years 5-6 will be held this

term.

We have over 40 students who will be taking

part this year. We wish them all the best.

The dates for these are as follows:

Science - already done

English - Wednesday 29 July

Maths - Wednesday 5 August

ILLNESS

We have some students who are immunosuppressed and it is essential that you notify the school

office if your child has chicken pox or measles or if anyone in your family has. Thank you.

IMPORTANT – YOU CAN NOW TEXT YOUR ABSENTEES Children who will be Absent or Late

If your child is going to be ABSENT OR LATE from school please ring the absentee line 566 2734 or text only (we do not answer this phone) on 027-773-7243 before 9.30am and leave a message which includes name, room number and the reason your child is away or is going to be late. Late Children – please report to the office so we do not ring your parents.

Remember school starts at 8.55am.

Automatic Payments of Fees/Stationery/Camp for 2020 If you wish to start an automatic payment for Stationery, Camp, EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) Activity Related Donations and School Donation, please contact Katherine by email at accounts@easternhutt.school.nz or ring the office on 566 0167. This is an easy way to spread the payments throughout the year.

Direct Credit to our Bank Account. Account Details

ASB Lower Hutt Eastern Hutt School Board of Trustees

AC no. 12 3478 0009657 00

Spare Clothes With winter here and students having accidents or playing in puddles, it would be good if your child had a spare set of clothes in their bag to change if they get wet/muddy or have an accident. If your child has borrowed some of the school’s clothes, please can they be washed and returned.

Scholastic Book Orders - Issue 5 - closes 07 August 2020

Chess Classes

Classes are with a former NZ Chess Champion. Starting in Term 3 afterschool on Mondays at Eastern Hutt School

from 3:15- 4:15pm. The cost is $90 per school term.

Please contact Scott Wastney kiwichess@xtra.co.nz or 021 1557403 for enrolments or further information.

If you wish to order your children a School Lunch see the information below on school lunches and how to order them.

Go Healthy Kids – Wednesday and Fridays ONLY You are able to order Go Healthy Kids lunch on Wednesday and Fridays. You must register for this yourself. The school does not take the orders. Its simple register at www.lunchonline.co.nz Lunchonline The lunches are then delivered to school on a Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Pita Pit Lunch – THURSDAY ONLY You are able to order Pita Pit Lunches on a THURSDAY ONLY. You must register for this yourself. The school does not take the orders. Its simple register at www.lunchonline.co.nz The lunches are then delivered to school on a Thursday morning. Lunchonline

School lunches are available from Abode Cafe. You can view their menu on our website: www.easternhutt.school.nz under Information Lunches are available from Abode on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday except sausage sizzle days. Write your child’s order on an envelope and put the money inside and leave your child’s classroom.

Sports News Year 5 and 6 Flippaball – Good luck to the EHS Hurricanes who begin their games in the Hutt Flippaball Competition on Wednesday 22 July at Stokes Valley Pool. Please make sure you are changed in your togs, poolside with plenty of time to meet our coach, Matt Claridge. Your game is at 4:00pm.

Netball - Year 3 and 4 Netball finally starts this weekend! Good Luck to all of the teams, coaches and managers for your first game on Saturday. Remember to play fair, show respect to your team, the umpires and opposition and to be resilient. Year 5 & 6 your grading games have now finished and you will be playing normal length games. If you have not yet paid your fees, these can be paid into the EHS Board of Trustees account AC no. 12 3478 0009657 00 and are $35.00 for the season. If you are not sure if you have paid or not email Jess at netball@easternhutt.schoo.nz

Year 5 and 6 Badminton - Term 3 Badminton League begins on Tuesday 27 July. Managers will notify teams of game times. Game times will remain the same each week for the duration of the League. There will be NO games on 1 September. Finals night will be Tuesday 22 September. The Draw for each week has been put up on the School Sports Noticeboard outside of A1. Good luck to the EHS Champions, Shooting Stars, Shooting Shuttles, Fishy Water and the Hummingbirds

Year 3-6 Tiniball and Miniball – Good luck to the following teams involved in the Hutt Valley Basketball League. EHS Lakers, Hawks and Breakers. Your games begin on Monday 27 July and Thursday 30 July. Managers will be in contact with game times.

South West Cross Country- Year 4 - 6 - South West Cross Country Permission Slips and Money ($4) is now due to the School Office. Uniforms will only be given to children once permission slips and money has been returned. South West Cross Country is Tuesday 4 August, pp Thursday 6 August at Sladden Park, Petone. We will be leaving the school hall promptly at 9:00am and will return to school at approximately 12:00pm. All Year 4-6 children who were placed in the top ten of our School Cross Country received a notice in the last week of Term 2, with information regarding the day. Please check with your child. You can contact Julie Cameron at pkandjc@xtra.co.nz if you are unsure.

South West Swimming – Year 4-6 – Expressions of Interest for this event is due by Friday 31 July. Please ensure you record a time next to your child’s favoured event/s. A swimmer can only compete in 3 events plus a relay team. Your child must be a competent swimmer. (i.e. be able to dive in, perform the strokes correctly) This is NOT an event, we encourage children to give it a go.

Something to read - Children need to play sport – Why is that? - Playing a Sport involves a huge time commitment and is often a logistical effort from the whole family, the player, the parents (aka drivers and number one supporters). Anyone who plays and or supports Sport tells us it is worth it. It is worth seeing the smiles on their child’s face. Children tell us that they play sport to have fun, to be with or to make friends and because they love to move but signing your child up for a team sport will do a lot more– it can arm them with some valuable skills they all use both on and off the field.

Sport NZ says: “Kiwi kids love sport and starting young will ensure they develop a life-long habit of being involved and active”. A habit that brings with it a multitude of benefits. The Physical benefits are obvious but, if we think about it, we can also add social and emotional benefits to that list. In a recent article on children in sport a Clinical psychologist says

“Skills such as commitment to training, being on time, encouraging your team mates and winning or losing graciously are all part of being a good team person, and skills kids will need to call on throughout their lives.” He says sport can also lead to friendships outside their school group which can be very valuable for kids, while also teaching kids how to work towards a common goal. The list of benefits is endless, he says, adding that team sports provide structure and routine and can give kids access to positive role models outside the immediate family, like coaches and managers. So What Sport will your child play?

JUST A REMINDER WE LOVE RECEIVING PHOTOS OF OUR CHILDREN BEING ACTIVE AND ENGAGED IN SPORT. Send them either via email at sport@easternhutt.school.nz, or drop them to the school office to be displayed on the Sports Noticeboard.

Summary of the optional extracurricular activities being offered at Eastern Hutt

School

There are a number of extra curricular opportunities available that Eastern Hutt School families can choose to opt into

on a fee-paying basis. The details of these & how to enrol are listed below:

MUSIC

Guitar Lessons are available for Year 3 children onwards with Mary Hazelwood & Charles Hazlewood.

Please call Mary on 04-566-3918 or Charles on 04-934-2759 or 029-9392759 Or

charleshazlewood1@gmail.com

Violin Lessons are available.

Enquiries to Jenni Champion 562 0297 and 021 409 498

Drumming/Keyboard Lessons Goodtime Music Academy – contact the Music Bus Manager 04 570 2730 or go

to the website goodtimemusicacademy.co.nz

SPORT

Tennis Coaching (For Children in Y2-6)

Gary Nelson, our school tennis coach will not be offering tennis programmes in term 3, 2020 as he is recovering from

a recent operation. He look forward to resuming these programmes in term 4.

Enquiries to Gary Nelson on 589 7178

Kelly Sports – After school Sports on a Wednesday www.kellysports.co.nz

Enquiries to Vanessa Chatfield027 466 1779 or 586 5361

Chess Classes

For further information please contact Scott Wastney: Phone: 461 7079 Mobile: 021 155 7403

Email: kiwichess@xtra.co.nz Web: http://kiwichess.ediy.co.nz/

Languages - French

DOES YOUR CHILD WANT TO LEARN FRENCH?

FUN French language club at Eastern Hutt School For 5 – 10 year olds Wednesday after school Lots of activities, drama, music & games, taught in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere

Language resources available to support parents at home.

Free trial available once we begin.

For more information or to register your interest, contact Stefi Plimmer-Blattner

on stefi@lcfclubs.co.nz, Phone 562 8211, www.lcfclubs.co.nz

Marrzipan Drama are running awesome confidence building sessions through drama at Eastern Hutt School this

term!

Classes will be running on Wednesday's after school in A3 - Music Room at Eastern Hutt. Juniors from 3.00-

3.45pm and Seniors from 3:45-4:30pm. Call our superstar Office Team or. Head www.marrzipandrama.co.nz and

click REGISTER HERE or call 027 367 3334. See you there!

Oscar House - Before & After School Care

One to Five Days Regular and Casual Care

Holiday Programmes

Enquiries www.oscarhouse.co.nz Dalena Wallace 0275511040 or email

dalena@oscarhouse.co.nz or Kelsey Arthur 566 3141 (evenings)

Community Notices Please note that the school is not endorsing the programmes or events listed below. We are publishing

them on request of the providers and because they may be of interest to our families

Piano Lessons Ingrid Palmer BMus (Hons) Performance

● Fun and engaging music lessons for children of all ages ● Supportive learning environment

● Students gain strong musical and technical skills ● Opportunities to perform

● Beginner to advanced students welcome

All enquiries welcome. Contact Ingrid: Phone 577 0885 email: ikpalmer@yahoo.com