Kia ora

This week you will receive your voting forms for the casual vacancy on the BOT. Three school community members have been nominated – Annie Hight, Seton Frew and Bonnie Milne. A box has been set up in the office to place your voting papers. Every voting paper is numbered. We would like all parents to vote in this election. As an incentive, we have enclosed a lucky draw entry form giving you the opportunity to win a large box of chocolates. Please place your voting paper and lucky draw entry in the separate boxes. Voting closes at 3pm on Friday 3rd of July with election results published in our first newsletter next term.

What a fantastic week of events. Yesterday students viewed the Waihi College performance of Bad Jelly the Witch. It certainly was the topic of conversation at morning tea and lunch time. Thank you to the large number of parents who transported 100 children to the show.

Three students participated in the finals of the cross country in Tauranga. Excellent placings were noted in a very competitive field. Congratulations to Fletcher (17th), Sabrina (33rd) and Lorielle (14th). Our thanks to Paul and Vicky for organizing our students on the day.

Thank you to Tania McCowatt, Brenda and Phil Gurnick for their sporting contributions this week. Tania’s netball team competed in Whangamata against Katikati, Paeroa and Whangamata. Congratulations to our netball team for winning this competition. Phil’s Year 5/6 rugby team competed in Paeroa and won the Thames Valley Cup. Congratulations to both teams on their efforts.

Cool Kids Day is on Friday 3rd of July. Invitations will go home next week.

Ka kite ano
Emily

The Life Education Caravan is here on Friday 31st July until Wednesday 5th August. We know the children will love meeting up with Harold again. The cost for children is $3 each.

Two days of jammed packed fun at the Waihi Event Centre on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th July, while learning how to play basketball. Heaps of prizes and give-aways. Cost $15 per day. Contact Pauline on 021 223 7295. Collect a Registration Form at the school office.

You are still able to place an order for the school hangi on Wednesday 1st of July. $5 per adult / $3.50 per child. All orders, money and donations of food to be in at the school office by 3.00pm Friday 26th [tomorrow] please.

Last week Beau, Kailala, Liz and I went to Elliott’s Furniture Factory for a Kiwiana project because we are looking for creative or innovative Kiwis. Elliott’s Furniture Company is near the Ohinemuri River on Clarke Street in Waihi.

I think they’re innovative because they make their own furniture. We got a personal tour led by a man named Chris. He showed us the giant computer it was like a television! Then he showed us the process of making the cabinets, tables and carvings. There were giant machines that smooth the wood planks, then they glue the planks together and wait for them to set. Finally they glue and screw the legs and hinges on.

I recorded a sound file that talks about what we saw during our visit to Elliot’s, we also took photos during our time there and made a slide cast by combining the photos and sound file on a website called ‘Slideshare’. We embedded the slidecast with this story here on our school website. Click on the picture below to view it.
By Chris S Age 10 Rm 3

Kia ora
Another busy week of activities. Our thanks to Angela, Karen, Kelly and Paul who supported Phil at Tuesday’s Northern Zone Cross Country at Wakamarama School. Congratulations to our students who represented the Waihi Cluster – Sabrina C. (1st), Lorielle C. (2nd), Fletcher M. (5th), Kalem T. (9th), Angelique L. (11th), Kaitlin (16th), Hadleigh M (19th) and Josh (21st).

Congratulations to Hamish, Hadleigh, Shaun, Reid (Team 1); Andrew, Monique, Beau and Fletcher (Team 2), who represented Waihi East School at the Young Einstein General Knowledge Quiz in Te Puna. Eighteen Teams competed. Team 2 came 11th and Team1 3rd. Hamish, Hadleigh, Shaun and Reid will now go on to Tauranga to represent the Northern Zone in the Young Einstein Finals. Our thanks to Sharon for training our two teams and coaching them at the competition.

Phil is organizing an awesome hangi for our school on the last week of term. Thank you to those families who are able to donate food, additional donations would be appreciated. The cost is $3.50 per child and $5 per adult.

Approximately 90% of students have returned their chocolate money or unsold chocolates. As a thank you to students, once all money/unsold chocolates is returned, a school disco will be organized. There are 20 boxes of chocolates remaining. Some of these will be sold at the disco. If you have an idea of how we can sell our remaining chocolate, please let us know.

On Wednesday the 24th of June, children who have paid $2.00 are attending the Bad Jelly the Witch presentation at Waihi College. Children are to be seated at the College by 9.50am. Transport is an issue at this stage, with limited helpers available. Please consider helping out at this event by transporting children to and from Waihi College.

Finally a reminder that Monday the 22nd of June is Teacher Only Day. The school will be closed for
instruction.

Ka kite ano
Emily

This week’s Habit of Mind is          

“Striving for Accuracy”.

Successful people make

their work as accurate as it can be.

Confucius says “a man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it, is committing another mistake”.

The Northern Cluster Cross Country (includes primary schools on the northern side of Tauranga up to Waihi) was held at Whakamarama Primary School on Tuesday 16 June. Waihi District Primary Schools’ sent seven representatives in the boys and girls divisions for each or the year groups 4, 5 and 6.

The schools in this area achieved some great results in this event with Sabrina C (Waihi East) 1st -
Year 5 Girls, Melissa S (Central)2nd – Yr 5 Girls, Lorielle C (Waihi East) 2nd – Yr 6 Girls, Blake A (Central) 3rd – Yr 4 Boys, Taine C-R (Beach) 3rd – Yr 5 Boys.

East School Results at Northern Cluster Cross Country
Kaitlin T 16th – Yr 4 Girls
Joshua T 21st – Yr 4 Boys
Sabrina C 1st – Year 5 Girls
Fletcher M 5th – Year 5 Boys
Kalem T 9th – Year 5 Boys
Lorielle C 2nd – Yr 6 Girls
Angelique L 11th – Yr 6 Girls
Hadleigh M 19th – Yr 6 Boys

Runners who finished in the top seven placings of their division at this event will go on to compete in the Western Bay of Plenty Cross Country on Wednesday 24 June at Waipuna Park, Welcome Bay.

The Young Einstein Quiz for Northern Cluster Primary Schools (North side of Tauranga up to and including the Waihi District) was held on Wednesday 17 June at Te Puna School Hall. The quiz kicked off at 10 a.m. with nine schools participating, in all 18 teams and 72 students took part. The event tested students in the following areas – general knowledge, entertainment, geography, New Zealand, name the faces, sports, science and nature, landmarks and current events.

Well done to Omokoroa Point (1st), Waihi Beach (2nd) and Waihi East (3rd) who will be representing the North Cluster at the Champion of Champions Event at Selwyn Ridge School on the evening of Wednesday 1st July (week 10).