Newsletter

Hi all,

To help communications I am going to trial putting the text of our newsletter on to this blog as well as linking it to the newsletter page (and of course the 'old fashioned' paper version.)

So here it is......

To all Parents and Caregivers,

What a busy exciting and amazing time we have all had over the past few weeks!  It is great to see  everyone back and settled, and as always a very special ‘Waltham          Welcome’ goes out to the new families and students that have come to join us recently.  It has been an absolute pleasure to meet and enrol many new families over the past few weeks.

                         

School House System

As you may know we divide our school in to 4 ‘Houses’ and use this system to promote fun, healthy competition, leadership and positive reinforcement. Our ‘Houses’ are named after prominent historical figures from our past school community. In the following newsletters I will share with you a little about these people.

Adams:

 

Named after Mr Adams, who became a    teacher at this school in 1892 shortly after it first opened.   He was later headmaster and did a good deal of work round the Waltham  District.

 Before his death in 1959 he donated  English prizes each year to those with the highest marks in this subject.

SPORTS NEWS

Many Year 5-8 Students are now involved in  Friday sports. We have Football, Rugby and Netball teams travelling by bus to this competition.

Games  are held in  South Hagley Park and all start at 1:15pm

Please feel free to come and support your child’s team. Parking is very limited around the park  so be prepared for a bit of a walk. The office has a copy of the game location map so please feel free to come in and ask for a copy. Alternatively please feel free to ring on Thursday afternoon or early Friday morning and we can direct you to where the teams are playing. On occasion  games may be postponed or teams may have a bye so if in doubt please ring to check first.

COMMUNITY TIME CERTIFICATE EARNERS

Congratulations to the following children who have earned a Community Time

Certificates this week  were...

Room 1: Team Library:

Gemma Kostic Benjamin Hose

Tevah Shivnan Alyssa Del Rosario

Room 3: Room 4:

Tokemoana Lamipeti Mana Ruri

Isaac Crockett Cayleigh Darbyshire

 Life Education

This week we had a fantastic visit from the Life Education Trailer.  Sarah, their Educator did a great job of co-ordinating the lessons for each age group. There were a range of topics covered and the children gained a great deal from their sessions. It’s  always good fun to meet ‘Harold the Giraffe’ too!!!!

Parent Group

For a while now we have been offering a ‘coffee and chat’ session based out of our old dental clinic on a Tuesday afternoon around pick up time. Springing from that we have a keen group of parents keen to support the school and each other. Already they have initiated ‘Warm Lunch Fridays’, have a walking group starting and there are lots of other great ideas. Whether  you are keen to be involved in particular activities or just want to meet new people and have a hot drink, you are all very welcome.

We will be putting a new notice board in the foyer of the ‘Connections Room’ (old dental clinic’) next week where notices and news will be posted. We will be leaving the door to the foyer open so you can access this at any time when school is open. (Please just bare in mind that while the foyer will be open for you to access, the main meeting room is a space that is used for a number of school meetings during the week.)

 In addition to this Parents Notice Board we will also be setting aside a spot in our regular newsletter for Parent Group News.

House  and Playground Awards

This weeks overall winning house is Oliver.

Room 4 was our Playground Star Class of the

Week.

Community Notices

Smiling Tigers Boxing Club Inc.

Proudly presents A NIGHT FULL OF ACTION AND EXCITEMENT

WHERE: Cashmere Club

WHEN: 6pm 20th June 2015

ENTRANCE FEE: Adults $15.00

CHILDREN AND SENIOR CITIZENS $10.00

CORPORATE TABLES AVAILABLE

Contact MARK FULLER  - 027 567 7116

FUNDRAISER—on behalf of Mikayla Vince-Tait Terminally Ill Grandfather

Home Made Cheese Rolls—

$6 Dozen

Phone or txt to order  027 9040309

With Name, Address, Phone number and order qtys.

School Upgrade

You may well have heard me, or your children speak about our upcoming building projects. Over the next few weeks we will be having some after school meetings to share with you some of our ideas and get your thoughts and suggestions. Teachers are also keen to share with you some great ways they are working together to improve children’s learning. Keep an eye out for a notice coming home about these sessions next week.

On behalf of all the Team here at Waltham School I wish you all the very best for a safe and happy weekend.

Gordon Caddie

Principal

Some reminders

Just a couple of quick reminders....

Senior Sports Teams: If your child has brought home a notice saying they are in a Winter Sports Team then most teams start this Friday at various parts of Hagley Park. Teams sometimes have byes and last minute changes so if you are keen to pop down for a look then my advice is to give the office a call and double check the team is playing and exactly where.
Rugby players require a mouth guard and we are  not allowed to let them play without one. They are about $5-$6 at the Warehouse or a little more at any pharmacy or sports shop. Soccer (football) players need shin guards to be able to play.  Boots and shorts are also great but children are able to play with normal shoes/ shorts if necessary.
Good luck to all our teams for a great season ahead.

Warm Lunch Fridays: Thanks to our amazing parent support children are able to bring lunch items for heating on Fridays over the Winter. Anything that needs to go in the oven, toastie machine or microwave is fine. It is a great help if anything going in the oven is wrapped in tinfoil at home first.

Hope your week is going well,

Gordon

Updating Events and news.

Welcome to a new and exciting week at Waltham School.

This week is our first Friday Winter Sport Game for our Senior Teams. We are continuing our tradition of taking our senior rep. teams down to Hagley Park on Friday afternoons to compete against other schools. It's always a great opportunity to extend our skills, competitiveness, team work and fair play.  Good luck to all of our teams for their first games.

Life Education.

Next week (Mon-Wed) Life Education and Harold the Giraffe will be here working with all of our classes assisting with teaching of various Health related topics. Our visits from the Life Education Team are always a hit with the children and we look forward to our sessions next week.

Have a super start to your week.

Gordon

Newsbrief

24 April 2015

NO SCHOOL MONDAY                                                        

Just a reminder that Monday is a public holiday as part of our ANZAC day commemorations. School will re-open at the usual time Tuesday (28^th) morning. Enjoy your long weekend.

MUFTI DAY - NEXT FRIDAY - Gold coin donation.

Raising money for the Tait Family.

Makayla is helping her family to fund-raise for her grandparents and she came up with the great idea that the Waltham school community might be able to help. Her family are organising and completing a fun-run event this Saturday.

                                            

WALTHAM WALKATHON

Thank you all so much for all the money that has come in so far your support has been amazing!!

We are looking forward to announcing the final total next week along with our spot prize winners.

If there is still any outstanding money please get it into the office early next week.

Have a great weekend

Gordon Caddie

Term 2

Welcome to Term 2 everyone!
A few notices that are also going home with children today.....

TO ALL PARENTS & CAREGIVERS,

Welcome back to an exciting Term 2 here at Waltham School.  We trust you all have had relaxing holidays and were able to spend some quality time with your children and extended family members.

WINTER UNIFORM

Winter is upon us and we would like to remind you about sending your children to school with adequate warm clothing to enable them to get to and from school each day warmly and also for playtime.  We have a surplus of various sizing clothing and will be holding a ‘small sale’ of items on Wednesday this week. Please come into the office at a time convenient to yourself before or after school or during the lunch hour.  Please bring cash as we don’t offer eftpos. 

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos ordered and paid for before the school holidays have been distributed to go home.

However, if you did not get your order into the school office before the end of Term 1, you can still order them now.  Please place your order and the correct money in the envelope provided and drop into the office by 9.00 a.m. Friday 24^th as this will be your last opportunity to place your order through the school office.

SCHOOL INVOICE

A big thank you to those parents who have paid their school invoices.   Stationery $20.00 and Donation $30.00 ea. Or  Family Donation $50.00.   These can be paid at the school office or directly by internet banking to our Westpac school bank account number  03 0855 0334946 00. Please enter your child’s name for easy identification.  If you have any queries please phone us or pop into see Lynda or Ali.

WALK-A-THON MONEY

Thank you so much for the great response we have had to our annual Walk-a-thon.  We want to give out some special awards for participation and money raised so could we please have all outstanding money in by this Friday.

ANZAC WEEKEND

A  reminder that all schools will be closed this Monday 27^th April  for Anzac Day. We look forward to seeing you all next week on Tuesday as normal.

Have a great week.

Check out some great action shots from our recent Waltham Walk/Run...

Parents and Family 'Meet the Teacher' Picnic

A warm invitation to all Parents and friends who would like to join us tonight (Thursday) for our annual Picnic and 'Meet the Teacher' get together.

Bring your Take-Aways or Picnic along to school around 5:30 and we will follow up tea with an opportunity to find out a bit more about the exciting year ahead and also to catch up with teachers and visit  classrooms.

If the weather does not cooperate we will still go ahead as planned but have our picnics in the Hall.

Spot Prizes and a great chance to make new friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to 2015

A huge 'Happy New Year' and welcome back to all of our Waltham School family. We are 'up and running' for the new school year and have welcomed many new families already. If you are new to this  area and would like to arrange a visit to see what we are all about please don't hesitate to call or pop in.

We have published a newsletter today with a few latest bits and pieces to keep families up to date. If you haven't received a copy it can be accessed through our web site.
www.waltham.school.nz

Once again can I pass on a very warm welcome to all of you as we look ahead to a very exciting and positive year ahead.