WADESTOWN SCHOOL

Community Newsletter

Principal: Sally Barrett Website: www.wadestown.school.nz Tuesday 4th June 2019

Dear Parents

A warm welcome to the following new students and their families who have joined us recently at Wadestown

School: Dani Mayo Room 1, Julia Melville Room 1, Leo Wright Room 1, Thom Cumming Room 0, Seth

Cumming Room 1 and Tammy Cumming Room 1.

Wadestown School 2019 Year 8 Leadership Roles - continued Following on from our last newsletter when we published the heads of the various Leadership Teams, congratulations to the following Deputy Leaders and Team Members for 2019

Position Students’ Names

Student Council Members Rayan Jina, Dominik Lanzerstorfer, Sam Bennett, George Morley, Gabrielle Healy, Jerusha Moodley and Joanna Weng

Deputy House Leaders Kereru Deputies: Gemma Maurice, Amy Young Tui Deputies: James Dick, Gaby Newton Ruru Deputies: Nate Hough, Claudia Glaister-Clarke Kotare Deputies: Amy Hopkinson, Sarah Angus

Fundraising Deputy Leaders Daphne Ranta and Ben Fulton

Fundraising Team Sam Bennett, Ava Lilley, Kyra Morgan, Rosa Stanley, Alexandra Smith, Ieuan Griffiths and Jerusha Moodley

Environment Team Deputy Leaders

Amy Young and Claudia Glaister-Clarke

Environment Team Matt Montgomery, Ava Lilley, George Morley, Nate Hough, Evie Murray, Gaby Newton, Ben Fulton, Ieuan Griffiths, Ollie Carlyon and Sarah Angus

Performing Arts Deputy Leaders

Miro Holland - Music, Amy Hopkinson - Drama, Mary Forrest - Dance, Tori Angus - Dance, Eleanor Johnson - Music,

Performing Arts Team Ben Fulton, Elisa Harley, Jerusha Moodley, Amy Talbot, Joanna Weng and Ieuan Griffiths

Wheels Team Deputy Leaders

Scott Vandenberg and Ollie Carlyon

Wheels Team James Dick, Kate Chandler, Em O’Meeghan, Ben Ward, Sophia Green and Jayden Bradshaw

Kapa Haka Team Georgie Cameron, Thomas Fraser, Cate Howard, Millie Aislabie, Miro Holland and Eva Roberts

Library Team Fearghus Stephen and Dom Rose

Weld Street Class Leaders Jerusha Moodley, Billy Paratene, Matt Montgomery and Tori Angus

Sport Deputy Leaders Tori Angus, Scott Vandenberg, Cate Howard, Ben Ward and Mary Forrest

ICT Deputy Leaders Fergus Palmer and George Morley

Card Club Team Dominic Rose

Leadership Assembly at Rose Street

Book Week 20 – 24th May We had a fantastic week at Wadestown School celebrating Book Week. Our wonderful Teacher Librarian Pip Honore organised our famous Book Week, which included competitions, quizzes, visiting Authors and parents and grandparents reading their favourite stories to their child’s classroom. The New Zealand Play House visited Wadestown School with a superb performance of the Hare and the Tortoise that all our students found hilarious. Thank you from us all Pip for organising such an amazing week. The book Fair was so well attended each day after school and many thanks to all the volunteers that assisted Pip to run such a successful event. Over $1,000 was raised from this year’s Book Fair. What a fabulous result and thank you to everyone who purchased books to support the school. As you can see from the photos below lots of creativity was on display at our Book Character Parade on Friday 24th May.

Dress up Party – Saturday 25th May

Following on from the Book Week over 100 parents packed the Wilton Bowling Club to dress up with the theme of If Your Kids Can – You Can. An amazing selection of book characters danced the night away and we hope to share photos with you from this wonderful annual event shortly.

A special thank you to the organising committee of Steve McHardy, David Dick, Paul Fuge and Tim Bennett for a fantastic night of fun and entertainment enjoyed by parents and staff. What a great group of organisers you are and what a great party we had.

Wadestown School Whanau Group The Wadestown School Whanau Group are meeting on Tuesday 11th June at 5.30 pm in the Rose Street staff room.

Everyone is welcome to come along and we extend a warm welcome to new parents. The aim of our group is to support Te Reo throughout the school and we are very fortunate to have Nicki Greer and Amber Pullin as the Lead teachers of the Te Reo Curriculum this year.

In the past we have helped to organise/assist with hangi, powhiri and the Kapa Haka Group. We have enjoyed making new friendships and learnt a lot ourselves. If you are interested in finding out more, please feel free to join us at this meeting.

If you have any questions regarding the group, please call Julie Gerrard 027 673 9929.

A Stargazing Picnic Event

14th June 5.30 – 8.30 pm

Wadestown School Tennis Courts The students in the Science Squad have been busy organising this event and would like to invite everyone along.

So why not take the family out, bring your dinner and anything you fancy to drink (hot or cold). You will also

need a blanket to wrap up warm and please bring a torch to see where you are going during our building

remediation project.

We plan to hold a sausage sizzle (including limited vegetarian options) provided by the PTA at $2.00 per sausage

and our school band will entertain you during the evening.

There will be a number of different telescopes to try and experienced members of the Wellington Astronomical

Society on hand to offer their expertise. There will also be a Tesla Coil demonstration for everyone to enjoy.

So let’s turn our heads to the sky and enjoy a fabulous stargazing event on Friday 14th June.

Lee Mauger, Susy Jackson & Pete McLellan Parent Organising Committee Wadestown School PTA

Volunteers for the Library The library is in need of some parent volunteer helpers to assist with preparing books to go on the shelves and repairing those that have been damaged. The time that I am available to work with any volunteers is Wednesday afternoon each week. If anyone can spare an hour or two it would be much appreciated. It does not need to be on a regular basis and would work best if I can email you when I have a stack of books ready to be worked through. If this appeals to you, please email me. pip@wadestown.school.nz Thank you for your support. Pip Honore Teacher Librarian

Western Zone Cross Country The 2019 Western Zone Cross Country took place on Tuesday 21st May at Karori Park. Students who placed in the first 10 will be going through to the Interzone Cross Country Event.

Name of Student Year Level Placing in Race

Name of Student Year Level Placing in

Race

Isaac Thompson Yr 4 Boys 1st Harry Kavanagh Yr 7 Boys 2nd

Victoria George Yr 4 Girls 5th Samuel Beardmore Yr 7 Boys 7th

Abigail MacAvoy Yr 4 Girls 8th Charlie Blewitt Yr 7 Boys 8th

Sam Bulbulia-Smart Yr 5 boys 6th Sophie Jones Yr 7 Girls 4th

Zak Ismail-Sanders Yr 5 Boys 8th Abby Morton Yr 7 Girls 6th

Catriona Smith Yr 5 Girls 3rd Maya Bulbulia-Smart Yr 7 Girls 7th

Elise Rumball-Smith Yr 5 Girls 9th Matilda Dreyer Yr 7 Girls 10th Equal

Zach Lindsay Yr 6 Boys 5th Thomas Fraser Yr 8 Boys 5th

Carlo Bareta Yr 6 Boys 6th Jayden Bradshaw Yr 8 Boys 8th

Jess Haldane Yr 6 Girls 1st Gabrielle Healy Yr 8 Girls 1st

Sophia Paviour-Smith Yr 6 Girls 6th Tori Angus Yr 8 Girls 4th

Lucy Turnball Yr 6 Girls 9th Kate Chandler Yr 8 Girls 7th

Nate Hough AWD 2nd

Wadestown School Cross Country

Wellington Girls College – Open Day Thursday 20 June Our Open Day is on Thursday 20 June and we are having two sessions - 9:15am and 11:00am.

Wellington College - Open Day Saturday 22 June 10.30 am or Monday 24th June 9.30 am

Yr 8 Boys Western Zone Cross Country

PTA Update We are looking forward to the Stargazing Picnic Event on Friday 14th June starting at 5.30 pm, where the PTA will be selling yummy barbeque sausages. We hope to see everyone join us for what promises to be a fantastic evening. The PTA are working hard supporting several projects for the remainder of the year including assistance with the House and Garden Walk scheduled for Sunday 10th November and the Working Bee scheduled for Saturday 21st September. Please mark these dates in your diary as there will be plenty of opportunities for everyone to assist with both these special Wadestown school events. Our next PTA Meeting will be held on Wednesday 26th June at 7.00 pm in Room 0 at Weld Street. Everyone is most welcome to attend and we look forward especially to welcoming new families to Wadestown School. Please note the change of starting time and venue while the building remediation programme at Rose Street continues. Dan Buxton PTA Chairperson

Dates for your Diary – Term Two

Date Event

Friday 31st May Teacher Only Day – Prior to Queens Birthday Weekend Monday 3rd June

Tuesday 4th June Yr 7 & 8 Technology

Wednesday 5th June Yr 1 & 2 Trip to Nairn Street Cottage

Wednesday 5th June Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8

Thursday 6th June Yr 3 & 4 Trip to ASB Kilbirnie

Wednesday 10th June Wellington Girls College Principal Julia Davidson meets with Yr 8 families who are interested in enrolling for 2020. The meeting will be at 3.15 pm in the Hall

Tuesday 11th June Yr 7 & 8 Technology – Last one for Term Two

Tuesday 11th June Whanau Group Meeting. 5.30 pm in the Rose Street staff room.

Wednesday 12th June Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8

Wednesday 12th June Board of Trustees Meeting, Rose Street Staff Room

Thursday 13th June School Community Newsletter goes home today

Tuesday 18th June Interzone Cross Country

Wednesday 19th June Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8

Wednesday 19th June Pre-School Information Morning at Weld St

Friday 21st June Student Council Skate Night at Kilbirnie Recreation Centre – Yr 5 – 8 students

Friday 21st June Yr 3 & 4 Trip to ASB Kilbirnie

Wednesday 26th June Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8

Thursday 27th June School Community Newsletter goes home today

Friday 28th June Written Student Reports go Home

Friday 28th June Weld Street Cross Country Event - Afternoon

Friday 28th June Year 8 visit Government House

Week of 1st – 4th July Parent Teacher Conference week

Tuesday 2nd July Regional Cross Country

Friday 5th July Yr 3 & 4 Trip to ASB Kilbirnie

Friday 5th July 3.00 pm – End of Term Two

2019 Term Dates First Day Last Day

Term 1 Monday 4th February Friday 12th April

School Closed for instruction: Waitangi Day

Wednesday 6th February

Term 2 Monday 29 April Friday 5th July

Teacher Only - Day before Queen’s Birthday

Friday 31st May Monday 3rd June

Term 3 Monday 22nd July Friday 27th September

Term 4 Monday 14th October Thursday 19th December

School Closed for instruction: Labour Weekend Monday 28th October

Kind regards

Sally Barrett

Principal

Community Notices

Disclaimer: Please note that the inclusion of these notices does not necessarily imply endorsement by Wadestown School.

Wadestown Community Crèche Celebration - 8 June

Please join us for a celebration of the Wadestown Community Crèche and its wonderful teachers at 46 Pitt Street on

Saturday 8 June at 1-3pm.

You may have already heard the sad news that, after more than 30 years of service in the community, the Wadestown

Community Crèche is closing on 11 June. Those of you with any past association with the Crèche will know the very special

part it has played in the lives of hundreds of local families and children over the years. This is largely due to an exceptional

team of teachers, many of whom have dedicated years of service to the Crèche.

We are compiling a ‘book of memories’ for the teaching team. If you have any memories, messages or photos you would

like to contribute, please email them to Libby Peckham at wadestown.creche01@gmail.com. If you would like to

contribute towards gifts for the teachers, we have set up a givealittle page to collect donations:

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/wadestown-community-creche-teachers-farewell-gift

You will have the option of leaving a message or contribution on the day also.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Management Committee, Wadestown Community Crèche

Friday Night Meals are back at the Wilton Bowling Club Bowls Wilton is pleased to announce that Roger and Lily, the team from the original Red Tomato in Kelburn Village, have signed up as our new catering team. They will begin operating on Friday 24 May, meals on from 6pm to 8.30pm. All of the local community will be welcome to join us every Friday for a meal, a drink and if you want to, even causal game of bowls. Bring the kids and challenge them to an end or two (bowls all provided at no charge).

Many of you will already know of Roger and Lily’s kitchen mastery having attended some of our club functions such as the Andrew London Trio, Gary McCormick and Tim Shadbolt, our Christmas dinners or one of the many wedding and birthday functions that they have catered for. In addition to the weekly Friday meals Roger and Lily and their team will be providing a great range of catering options for community and social events that use the club’s premises. To help us help you it would be good if you could let us know if you are coming. Just email the club. And remember meals will be available until 8.30 so no need to rush when the kitchen opens. We look forward to seeing you. Be assured you won’t be disappointed. Like our Facebook page @wiltonbowlingclubinc or watch the website for more details.

Volunteer for the Heart Foundation at the Gazeley Volkswagon Wellington Marathon 2019 The Heart Foundation is the official charity partner for the Wellington Marathon again for 2019. As part of this partnership we provide volunteers to work at the event, to raise money for the Heart Foundation Wellington Branch. We would love to have you join our volunteer team for this event. For 2019 we have the following opportunities: Sunday 23 June: Bag Packing, Westpac Stadium

We will be packing the goodies bags given to all runners at the finish line Shift 1: 9.00am – 1.00pm Shift 2: 9.30am – 1.30pm Saturday 29 June: Race Registration, Gazeley Volkswagon, Kent Terrace, Wellington

We will be registering all runners ahead of race day and handing out numbers. This role requires a high level of concentration and accuracy! Full Day: 8.30am – 6.00pm includes lunch provided Half Day: 8.30am – 1.30pm Half Day: 1.00pm – 6.00pm Sunday 30 June: Event Day, Westpac Stadium

Jobs are a mixture of working in the recovery area (handing out drinks/fruit etc after the finish line, general support etc) and bag check area Shift 1: 6.00am – 12.00pm Shift 2: 7.00am – 1.00pm Shift 3: 8.00am – 2.00pm Shift 4: 9.00am – 3.00pm For more information and to sign up go to: https://www.heartfoundation.org.nz/get-involved/fundraising/wellington-marathon/volunteer-registration-wellington

Scouting: Does your child love the outdoors and learning new things? Northland Scout Group are welcoming both boys and girls to be new Keas (age 5-7), Cubs (age 8-10.5), or Scouts (age 10.5-14). We run new programmes each term with a mix of outdoor and indoor activities in an inclusive and positive environment. Also have you considered becoming a leader? This is a rewarding way to learn new skills, pass on your own skills, go on exciting adventures and get involved with your local community. See www.facebook.com/NorthlandScouts or contact Mike Williams, 021 044 7645 or Northland.Scouts@gmail.com for more information. WELLINGTON HARRIERS Wellington Harriers offers cross country training for primary school children. Our club days are on Saturday afternoons. We meet at our Wellington Harrier club rooms on Mount Victoria at 2 pm for club runs. We also have midweek training sessions and can assist with training for children competing in the primary schools cross country competitions. We can also provide fitness training for those competing in other sports. If you would like more information please contact Julie Richards: juliemaerdy@yahoo.co.uk 021 295 9026

TOPP TWINS 'GO COUNTRY' AT STAGLANDS WILDLIFE RESERVE

Monday 3rd June, Queen’s Birthday Weekend will see NZ icons, The Topp Twins, Go Country at Staglands Wildlife Reserve as part of an Expressions Exhibition that Staglands are proudly supporting! Come to The Barn from 12-2pm for a meet & greet, fabulous photo opportunity and some general shenanigans! Normal admission charges to The Reserve apply. Staglands Wildlife Reserve & Cafe 2362 Akatarawa Valley RD 2 Upper Hutt 5372 Ph +64 4 526 7529 www.staglands.co.nz