We have recently had the Life Education Caravan and it provides great programmes for children. The amount that we charge children doesn’t cover the full cost of running this programme and so ongoing fundraising has to take place to sustain this work.

The Life Education Trusts’ next big fundraiser is the “Dye for Life” event in which participants agree to have their hair dyed unusual colours and collect sponsorship for this. One of our parents, Sioux H is taking part in this and I urge all to consider giving sponsorship to Sioux for this worthwhile project.

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We have had the next phase of shifting rooms to make way for the next 2 rooms getting refurbished. Mrs Johns class has moved back to Room 1, Ms Fletcher’s class has moved to Room 8 and Mrs Steele’s class to Room 4. Ms Fletcher’s shift is permanent and so her class will be known as Room 8 from now on.

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A reminder about arrangements for tomorrows event at Waihi College. All the Waihi Primary schools take part and there are class events for Year 1 to Year 6 [boys and girls separate]. We encourage children to take part and if you are taking your children, please call into school and pick up others who haven’t got transport. Leaving time is 9.20am. Please fill in the permission slip below if your children are participating.

Programme [approximate times]:
10.00 Year 2 Girls 10.05 Year 2 Boys 10.10 Year 1 Girls 10.15 Year 1 Boys
10.20 Year 3 Girls 10.25 Year 3 Boys 10.30 Year 4 Girls 10.35 Year 4 Boys
10.40 Year 5 Girls 10.45 Year 5 Boys 10.55 Year 6 Girls 11.00 Year 6 Boys

The junior children will come back to school after their events. Children should take a raincoat, warm clothes and a drink bottle. It is advisable that the Children from Year 4 and up should have footwear to run in as some parts of the farmland are stony. Children who have yellow school soccer shirts, basketball singlets or netball tee shirts should bring them to wear in the event. The postponement date will be Friday 1st and if the event is postponed, a message will be left on the Message Phone [863 6360] or the school’s website [waihi-east.school.nz]

The top 7 finishers in each event from Year 4 – 6 represent Waihi at the Northern Cluster event at Whakamarama on Tuesday 5th June.

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Some Yr 4, 5 & 6 children will be sitting this tomorrow Wednesday 23rd. Please return permission slips if you haven’t already.

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A great event last week. It was good to see the great effort that children put in and the fun they had.
Results:
Yr 1 Girls: Gemma Walker, Brooklyn Seath, Kate Madsen.
Yr1 Boys: Brock Kerr, Kaliti Matangi, Graham Wade.
Yr2 Girls: Kaitlin Tamati, Jodi Scott, Nikita Powell.
Yr2 Boys: Fletcher Morgan, Josh Thompson, Dylan Hearly-Ward.
Yr3 Girls: Monique Kerr, Sabrina Chapman, Megan Jones.
Yr3 Boys: Beau Twyford, Kalem Tarrant, Stripling Koopu.
Yr4 Girls: Petra McCowatt, Lorielle Chapman, Georgia Ardern.
Yr4 Boys: Jack Wade, Hadleigh Morgan, Hamish Preddy.
Yr5 Girls:Tasmin Simpson, Kayelle Watkins, Emily Manktelow / Tyler Tamati.
Yr5 Boys: Zion Matangi, James Savage, Dylan Scott.
Yr6 Girls: Sarah Preddy, Nicole Kerr, Josie Mueggenburg.
Yr6 Boys: Tate Van Duyvenbooden, Norton Owen, Matthew Hart

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This will be held at Waihi College on Wednesday of next week [30th]. All the Waihi Primary Schools take part and there are class events for Year 1 to Year 6 [boys and girls separate]. We encourage children to take part and if you are taking your children, please call into school and pick up others who haven’t got transport.

 Leaving time is 9.20am. Please fill in the permission slip below if your children are participating.
Programme [approximate times]:
  10.00 Year 2 Girls        10.05 Year 2 Boys       10.10 Year 1 Girls     10.15 Year 1 Boys
  10.20 Year 3 Girls        10.25 Year 3 Boys       10.30 Year 4 Girls     10.35 Year 4 Boys
  10.40 Year 5 Girls        10.45 Year 5 Boys        10.55 Year 6 Girls    11.00 Year 6 Boys

The junior children will come back to school after their events. Children should take a raincoat, warm clothes and a drink bottle. It is advisable that the Children from Year 4 and up should have footwear to run in as some parts of the farmland are stoney. Children who have yellow school soccer shirts or netball tee shirts should bring them to wear in the event. The postponement date will be Friday 1st June and if the event is postponed, a message will be left on the Message Phone [863 6360] or the school’s website [waihi-east.school.nz]

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This event is on at Waihi College on Wednesday 30th May and all Waihi Schools will be taking part. Children run in Year Groups (Yr 1 – Yr 6) and we encourage as many as possible to take part.

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On Monday May 7th we have a group coming to present a programme on the Antarctic. ‘Life On The Ice’ is an interactive educational learning experience of exploration and adventure. Through the presentation, students will journey to the Antarctic wilderness and discover the history and nature of New Zealand’s connection to the world’s coldest and driest continent.

During the presentation students will learn about:
History – The hardships endured by early explorersduring expeditions to Antarctica.
The technology – The extreme conditions in Antarctica have initiated improved technologies in clothing, housing, transport and communications.
Food and drink – What do you take with you to the loneliest, coldest, driest continent on Earth? There are no green plants or rainfall. All food is brought to those living in Antarctica by supply ships and planes.
Transport – How people have travelled Antarctica using dogs, ponies, snow-cats, light planes and helicopters to traverse the ice and snow, avoiding the crevasses and other dangers. This is a great presentation and will be worthwhile for the children of all ages to participate in. The cost is $3.00 per child.

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The Life Education caravan is here tomorrow until Wednesday 8th. Excellent Health, Safety and Stranger Danger programmes are done and I know the children will enjoy meeting up with Harold again. The cost for children is $2 each with the balance being subsidised by the Support Committee. If you haven’t already paid for this,please do so tomorrow. There is a special Parents session on Thursday afternoon from 2.45 – 3.10. This is an excellent opportunity for parents to see the wonderful things that the children experience in the Life Ed caravan.

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