Principal's Newsletter

Kia Koutou Katoa Dear Parents and Caregivers,

School Term Activities

April 07 BOT meeting

April 07 Tabloid Sports Day Yrs 1-4

April 15 School closes for Term One Holiday 2:00pm

Pasifika and Kapahaka performance at the Waikato Museum - International Children’s Day, March 6

Many thanks to our Kapahaka and Pasifika performance groups who performed a number of items at the Waikato Museum, on International Children’s Day on March 6. We are very proud of you, and the audience loved it. Thank you too, to our supportive parents, and our tutors, Sala and Katrina Taula, Marina McMahon-Ieremia, Kelly Spriggs and Antoon Whiu. Thanks also to assistance provided by Soteria Ieremia and Wanda Ieremia-Allan in setting the area up.

School Blog Don’t forget to join up with our school blog! It’s so convenient. Get an automatic notification about new additions to the blog eg newsletters, PTA notices etc http://woodstockschoolnz.blogspot.com/.

Rimu Syndicates Visit and Walk

On Thursday 24th March, Rimu syndicate spent a day out in our community. As part of our learning for this term we had the opportunity to explore two of Hamilton’s special places with our friends from school. We had a walk along the Waikato River and we visited Lake Rotoroa. We would like to extend a huge thank you to all the mums, dads and grandparents who helped us to make our trip such as success.

Bake Stall

Room 9 are going to be holding a bake-stall as part of their topic ‘Living in a Globalized World’, to raise money for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake. It will be held on Thursday 7th April from 2:45 - 3:15 in the court (or outside the Junior Bookroom if it is raining) and there will be all sorts of yummy baked goods to buy! The children have worked very hard planning this to make it a success. Please come along and help us to help Christchurch!

Photographs Class and Portrait Photographs will be taken at school on Monday 4th April. Last day for ordering these photographs will be tomorrow Friday 1 April. Order envelopes have already been sent home with children. If you require another order envelope or a sibling envelope, please see the office.

PARKING

Parents are asked not to stop or park on the dotted yellow lines. This is an offence and could result in a prosecution. Please do not come into the school staff car park as this is endangers the students entering or leaving the school. Please co-operate with the staff on duty.

Cool to be Kind

This award goes to children that have been noticed being kind, helpful, thoughtful or generous towards others: The following children have been awarded this at recent assemblies Jacob Hudson –Helping friends that were hurt. Keelan Stewart – Sharing his school cooking with his class. Jackson Kerr – Using his manners & opening the door for a visitor. Blake Murray – Bringing a child who was hurt to the sickbay and making sure they were alright. Caleb Tuhua – Helping unload Garage Sale goods for a member of the public.

Woodstock School PTA Entertainment Book Fundraiser Purchase a 2011/2012 Entertainment Book before Friday 8th April to go into the draw to win a $120 Colour and Cut Gift Voucher from The Room Hair and Beauty Studio. All those that have already purchased an Entertainment Book prior to 24th March are automatically in the draw. Voucher valid until 9th November 2011. Please see the office for more details. Thank you for your continued support.

The Great Anchor Milk Run

Buy Anchor milk with the Great Milk Run logo on it and you and Woodstock School could win $2500 each day or $50000 grand prize, To be into win, enter the unique code on the reverse of Anchor milk bottles by texting to 311 or enter online at http://www.anchormilkrun.co.nz/. Promotion starts Monday 4 April.

Enviro News Thank you to Megan Mahaffey from LONESTAR for donating some lovely Kowhai Trees to our school.

First Credit Union A school banking service is provided by First Credit Union to all pupils at Woodstock School. Getting started is easy- just pick up an application pack from the school office, fill in the application form and return it to the school office. If your children are already doing school banking, remember that the school banking is collected on Thursday each week!

SCHOOL SPRING FUNDRAISER - EARTHMAKER GARDEN COMPOSTERS Removes lots of green waste, keeping your garden tidy. Helps your plants grow, saves money on compost and helps the planet too. The Earthmaker composter is easy to use. Add kitchen and garden waste in the top at anytime and take compost out of the bottom. $10 per composter is donated to our school. No need for heavy lifting or compost heaps. FREE DELIVERY, plus 30 day money back and usual guarantees. Very popular, great 466 litre size and Made in New Zealand.The RRP is $210, but you can pay $189 as the fundraiser price. The Earthmaker composter can be viewed at http://www.earthmaker.co.nz/ Order Form Please make cheques payable to Yourfastshop Ltd and send with this form to Yourfastshop Ltd, PO Box 180, Lincoln 7640, Canterbury. If you prefer to use Internet banking please pay ASB 12-3153-0060403-00 and email dave@yourfastshop.co.nz with your delivery address, payment date and fundraiser name. Contact Dave on 027 351 2538 or dave@yourfastshop.co.nz for further information.

EASY SHOPPING, EASY FUNDRAISING

Remember to shop at http://www.yourfastshop.co.nz/ for great deals. Books from online bookstores, The Nile and Fishpond. FREE DVD rental offer from Fatso. iPods, iPhones and laptops from Apple. Toys from IQ Toys. Gifts, prizes and lots more! Just go to http://www.yourfastshop.co.nz/ and select Woodstock School for great discounts and online offers.

Girls’ Brigade “Want to meet new friends? Want to have lots of fun? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, then Girls’ Brigade is the thing for you! You’ll meet new friends, do lots of cool things, have lots of fun, and experience exciting and new stuff. You can even bring along your friends! Girls’ Brigade is for any girl aged 5 – 18 years old, and runs on a Wednesday night during School term, from 6pm – 7.30pm at St Alban’s Church on Comries Road, Chartwell. For more information contact Alison on 07 824 1844 or 7th@waikatogb.co.nz “

Tui Glen Kids Camps

Tui Glen Kids Camps = making new friends, an experience to remember, try something new, have lots of laughs. Horse riding and Outdoor activities from beginner to advanced. April school holidays http://www.tuiglen.net.nz/ tel: 07 323 6457

Lollipops Holiday Programme Cnr Liverpool and Vialou Streets, Hamilton $40:00 per day for full day session 8:00am to 5:30pm Enquiries: 839-9126

Kelly Sports April School Holiday programme Kelly Sports are running an April School holiday programme from 3 great venues, Southwell, Hamilton Girls High and Bankwood Schools. We have some fantastic games and activities planned such as our Fear Factor Challenge, Dodgeball, and the great Kelly Sports Multisport game to name a few. We also have some fantastic trips planned to Raglan and the Hakarimata Scenic reserve. Our programme for 5-13 year olds runs daily except public holidays from 11th to 29th April. For more information or a registration form please call Danelle on 0800 898 444 or E-mail waikato@kellysports.co.nz.

MAGICAL GARDEN HOLIDAY PROGRAMME “OSCAR FUNDED” FULL TIME/PART TIME/CASUAL BOOKINGS AVAILABLE. VISIT OUR WEB SITE www.magicalgarden.co.nz or PH: 8566146

ACE LEARN TO SWIM 07 854 9668 36 Casey Ave, Hamilton http://www.acelearntoswim.co.nz/ April Holiday Block Courses for Preschool to School Age 1st week 18th – 21st 2011 2nd week 25th – 28th 2011 $56 for 4 days! Taking bookings now! Or put your name down for our Term 2 waitlist. Please call our friendly staff on 07 854 9668

Edventure

Edventure. Is running holiday programmes designed for Kiwi kids (aged 8-13) Keep your kids active these coming school holidays by enrolling in one of our Holiday programmes. 2-Day Fishing Module, (Monday 18, Tuesday 19 April) $110 Edventure Outdoors “Camp Kani” 3 days 2 nights. (Wednesday 27th to Friday 29th April) $265. We will be fly fishing, eeling, tramping, caving, river crossing, completing night activities and cooking on an open fire. Children log their experiences and adventure achievements in their own camp learning journal. A camping school holiday programme guaranteed to challenge and excite children these holidays. Please phone 02102241576, email mark@edventure.co.nz or check out our website http://www.edventure.co.nz/

Summit Holiday Programmes

Summit Holiday Programmes are running two quality holiday programmes this April; Young Creatives Arts & Crafts for 8 – 13 year olds and Young Sparks Juniors for 5 – 7 year olds. Numbers permitting, we will be running for the two weeks, Monday 18th to Thursday 21st and Tuesday 26th to Friday 29th and we are OSCAR subsidy approved. For more information visit our website at http://www.summitholidayprogrammes.co.nz/ or call Kelly on 0508 4 SUMMIT (786648)”

FRASER-TECH JUNIOR RUGBY CLUB - a family club.

Muster Day for both returning and new players 4 to 12 years old Both Boys & Girls are very welcome!!! Our Muster Day is on SUNDAY 3rd April 10:00am till 12:00pm at our Clubrooms, corner of Norton Road and Mill St by the Mighty Waikato Stadium. [You will need to bring a copy of your passport or Birth Certificate if you are a new player] For further information please contact: SALLY THOMPSON - Mob: 0275 041 834 Email: http://nz.mc961.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sallyt@waikato.ac.nz or CAMILLA JEFFERIS - Mob: 021 450 122 / 07 854 6277 Email: camillajefferis@xtra.co.nz

YMCA Hamilton The April Holidays are nearly here. YMCA Hamilton has 7 different holiday programmes throughout Hamilton. Lots of cool stuff, Pool party, movies, ECO days and much more. Book online at http://www.ymcahamilton.org.nz/ or ring our reception on 07 838 2529 for a brochure or ask your school receptionist for a copy of our April Holiday Programme. Northern Suburbs Fun Football CentreWhen: Monday’s from the 2nd of May for 8 weeksWhere: Rototuna Primary School on Strathmore DriveTime: Football Tots 4pm – 4.40pm. Football Stars 4.50pm – 5.40pm. Cost: $64 per Player ($8 per session)

Hamilton City Libraries April School Holiday Programme, Spend, Stash or Save In partnership with Judi Billcliff, Education Officer, Hamilton Budgeting Advisory Trust, Hamilton City Libraries are hosting a free school holiday programme for 8-12 year olds. Spend, stash or save is a fun way to learn about money through drama, interactive games and activities.

There are three sessions all beginning at 10.30 am Monday 18th April, St Andrews Library Tuesday 19th April, Dinsdale Library Wednesday 20th April, Chartwell Library Spaces limited so bookings essential.

Hocus Pocus Costume Hire for Children

http://www.hocuspocuscostume.com/07 843 3376, 0274788400

Mark Cossey Coaching - April School Holiday Football Program Programs will be held both weeks of the April holidays at Porritt Stadium, Crosby Road. Week One - Mon-Thurs 9am to 3pm Week Two - Tues-Fri 9am to 3pm All children from 5-12 years welcome to register. For more details or to register please contact us at cosseycoaching@gmail.com

HAMILTON COMMUNITY CENTRE OF MUISC At the Hamilton Community Centre of Music you can select from a wide range of instruments. You may also choose to play in our many bands, orchestra, or join our children’s choir. Our friendly and experienced tutors will help you develop your skills, and you can hire a selection of instruments from us at very competitive rates.

Classes start on Saturday7th May. TERM 2 ENROLMENTS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED For more details and to enrol online go to our website www.hccm.org.nz Or phone : 07 838 4611

Room 9 Cake stall Thursday 7 April

Room 9 are organising a cake stall on Thursday 7 April to help the people involved in the Christchurch earthquake.

Check out this video explaining more created by Caelan, Campbell and Euan from Room 9

Balloons over Woodstock

Woodstock School's Cultural Groups

Hot Air Balloon Launch and Sausage Sizzle – Tuesday 29 March 7.30am

For recognition of all the Woodstock children that took part in our Car Boot Balloon “colouring in” competition, you are invited to join us tomorrow morning at school, for an amazing hot air balloon display and launch and a sausage sizzle breakfast.

Gold coin donation please.

PTA Chocolate Fundraiser

PTA CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER Dear Woodstock School Families Thank you for supporting this fundraiser so far. There have been many families selling boxes and they could be in the running to win some great prizes so keep up the great work. The chocolate bars are to sell at $2.50 per bar, with 24 bars in the Dairy Milk and Caramello packs, total value $60. The funds raised by the PTA will be used for computer software, reading books, interactive whiteboards and our Enviro Schools initiatives. We appreciate families selling at least one box but if you have been unable to do so, please return the box to the office with the money collected so we can re-issue it to another family. We are requesting that all money and unsold chocolates be returned by the 1st April 2011. Remember, each box sold gets you closer to some of these great prizes: · Challenge and Radius 16”, 20” and 24” bikes · Apple iPod Shuffles · Apple iPod Nanos · Casio Digital Watches · Casio Baby-G Watches · Olympus Digital Cameras Please return your money to the office in the envelope provided with your name, room and amount of money enclosed.

Garage Sale

Don't forget the Garage Sale is Tomorrow (Saturday) 8am - 12pm.

See you there

Cultural Group Performance

Woodstock School's Cultural Group Performing at the Waikato Museum - In celebration of Children's Day

Click Here to view Photos

Car Boot Sale

Woodstock

PTA
CAR BOOT AND GARAGE SALE MARKET MORNING

S a t u r d a y 2 6 M a r c h 8am – 12pm

Support our school and join us for a Saturday morning of bargains and fun!
White elephant sale, car boot sale, cake stalls and café, book stall, sausage sizzle, raffles and music.

A reminder for this weekend’s car boot and garage sale: we are collecting donations for the Garage Sale this week. Items can be dropped off at the old resource room before or after school. Clear your clutter!

OR for only $20 a car, you can hold your own stall and sell your own treasures.

Can’t bake for the cake stall? We’ll do it for you. Please donate baking goods for our famous Woodstock cake stall to the Office. Dry goods required: brown and white sugar, dark and white chocolate bits, chocolate bits, pecan nuts and flour.

For details, to offer help or to arrange a collection please text or phone: Selina 021 380 884 or Jocelyn 0274 857 107

PTA Fundraiser Event - Girls Night Out!

The Woman of Woodstock - Girls Night Out

Click on the Link above for more information on this PTA Fundraising Event

Hockey 2011

Woodstock Hockey 2011

Woodstock School Hockey is for Years 2 - 6 children. The hockey season runs from
• Saturday 7th May until Saturday 10th September for 6 a side teams
• Saturday 7th May until Saturday 17th September for 8 a side teams.

Practice times will be set by Coaches/ Managers. More information about Hockey Uniforms and Hockey Fees will follow in another newsletter.

We will need a Manager and Coach before any team can be registered. The 8 aside teams must also provide an umpire; who is not the coach.
If you are interested in becoming a coach, or umpire, but don’t think you have the skills, training sessions for coaches and umpires are available as follows:
• Coaches – on Tuesday 3rd May: 6.00pm -7pm; to be held at the Gallagher Hockey Centre.
• 8 a side team Umpires - on Tuesday 3rd May: 6.00pm-7.00pm; to be held at the Gallagher Hockey Centre.

Any queries please contact Bronwyn Nicholas in Room 4 or Julia McCaughan in Room 2.

If your child wishes to play Saturday morning hockey in a school team please fill out the form your child brought home and post this form in the box at the school office no later than Thursday 31st March.

Woodstock Helps Christchurch

Check out photos of Woodstock School's Dress Up day which raised money to help the people of Christchurch. Well Done Woodstock School!!

PTA Chocolate Fundraiser

Have you received your notice about the PTA Chocolate Fundraiser?

If you are able to distribute boxes to the classrooms on the afternoon of Friday 18 March please fill in the slip on the notice your child brought home and return to the office.

Regards

Woodstock School PTA

Netball Notice

Woodstock Netball 2011

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Please read if your child is interested in playing Netball for Woodstock School this year. Please take the time to talk with your child to ensure they are committed to being in a team for the entire season duration, before returning the information form sent home with your child.

Season Calendar:
Ø Year 6 teams play on Saturday mornings at Minogue Park. The Year 6 Netball season commences on the 7th May and finishes on the 27th August.
Ø Years 3, 4 and 5 teams play on Thursday afternoons at Minogue Park. The Years 3, 4 and 5 Netball season commences on the 12th May and finishes on the 25th August.

NOTE: Depending on team numbers please be aware that it might be necessary to combine the years 5 and 6 players into one team, playing on a Saturday. More information on this will become available once player numbers are confirmed.


Coaches and Managers:
With all sports at Woodstock school we rely on volunteers for the roles of coach and manager. Please indicate on the form below whether you would be available to assist us in this area. Your time and efforts are greatly appreciated. Practice times will be set by coaches and managers. Practices can be after school or during school lunch times.

Indication of Fees:
An indication of 2011 Netball fees is approx $40.00 per player for the entire season. Fees include use of uniforms and association registration and levies. Please do not pay fees until you are invoiced from the school office and your child’s team has been finalised.

If you have any queries regarding Netball for the 2011 season, please do not hesitate to contact us at school on 07 855 6686.

Please fill in the form your child sent home if they are interested in playing netball for the season

Kind regards,
Kirsty Cathcart and Nicole Glover (Netball Coordinators 2011)

Cluster Swimming Sports

WOODSTOCK SCHOOL FAIRFIELD CLUSTER SWIMMING SPORTS 2011

14th March 2011

Information for parents/caregivers selected to compete at the Fairfield Cluster Swimming Sports

The date of the cluster swimming sports is Tuesday 22nd March.

The postponement date for this event is Thursday 24th March. The event will be held at the Fairfield College swimming pool.

Your child need to bring togs, 2 towels, a sunhat, substantial snacks and a drink bottle. As the morning may be cool, a jumper would be a good idea.

We will be walking to Fairfield College, leaving at 8:50 and returning at lunchtime. We will need parent helpers to assist with walking children to and from Fairfield College and as time keepers.

We welcome your support of our team at this event.

Please return the permission form given to your child to office by Thursday 17th.

Regards
Phillip Otto

Car Boot Sale

CAR BOOT AND GARAGE SALE MARKET MORNING
S a t u r d a y 2 6 M a r c h 8am – 12pm

Start thinking about clearing your clutter and turn your trash into treasure.

The Woodstock PTA is offering you the opportunity sell your unwanted households goods at our car boot sale.

For only $20 a car, you can hold your own stall and sell your own treasures.

Or, alternatively make a donation of goods to our own garage sale stall.

No objects to big or too small and we’ll even make it easy for you through our pick up delivery service or drop off at school the week of 21 March.

S O P L E A S E G E T S O R T I N G . . .
For details, to offer help or to arrange a collection please text or phone: J o c e l y n 0274 857 107 or S e l i n a 021 380 884

Principal's Newsletter

Kia Koutou Katoa
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
First and foremost, I am aghast at the events unfolding in Christchurch. My thoughts and sympathies to everyone in Christchurch and their relatives and friends both within and outside of NZ. I am sure many of our Woodstock families are affected by this and my thoughts are especially with you.

School Term Activities
Mar 02 Junior School Triathlon
11 Senior School Swimming Sports
22 Fairfield Cluster Swimming Sports
April 10 BOT meeting
15 School closes for Term 1 holiday 2:00pm

Woodstock School now has its own blog!
You can access our blog through the school website or at http://woodstockschoolnz.blogspot.com
We are using this as another way of keeping parents/caregivers up to date with the latest news at Woodstock School. If you sign up to subscribe to our blog you will be automatically emailed of any new entries on the web site ie Principal & Syndicate Newsletters, Charter. It is definitely worth joining. I am sure those of you who join up will find it most informative.

2010 Annual Report and Statement of Variance.
I will be placing the ‘2010 Statement of Variance’ on this ‘blog’. This is in regard to reporting on our 2010 student achievement targets set in Mathematics as well as what we are focussing on this year in Written Language (2011).
We set these against National Standards as our first ‘trial’. The report is quite lengthy and the data presented in colour chart form so it is more useful to use this medium to view it. Hard copy will be made available at school (office) for those who cannot access this via the internet.

Parental Concerns about student behaviour
I would like parents to understand it is not acceptable for any parent to take matters into their own hands and approach another child in the school to interrogate them about any concern they have regarding their behaviour.
The correct process for parents if they have any concern about another child’s behaviour is to inform classroom teachers (or the Principal or Deputy Principal) about the behavioural concern in order that they can investigate and work on resolving the concern.


School House Leader
I am delighted to congratulate the 2011 house leaders.
Tui: Aimee Jones & Alfie Stevens
Kiwi: Joe Wallbank & Jazmin Hotham
Pukeko: Grace Fowler & Maia Barbuzza
Kea: Annabel Jordan & Jordan Edwards


Children and Cyber Safety
Children throughout the school have been learning aspects of Cyber Safety using the Hector’s World website. You may like to continue discussions with your child at home around the following concepts explored at school:
Personal Information
Details like our name, address, phone number and age can be used to identify us and we should be careful who we share it with when we meet people (online and offline).


Property News
The Board of Trustees is finalising two extensive Property Projects at the school which includes upgrading and improving Special Needs wheelchair access right across the school and replacement of B Block Roofing.

National Standards
The debate continues.
I will reiterate that Woodstock School’s position is; although we have major concerns and issues with NS, we are nonetheless implementing them as best we can into our assessment and reporting procedures (as we are required to do).

To this end, we are continuously reflecting and working on an improvement cycle in regard to achievement reporting in student portfolios which meets the National Administration Guideline (NAG) 2A ie
‘Where a school has students enrolled in years 1-8, the board of trustees, with the principal and teaching staff, is required to use National Standards to:
report to students and their parents on the student’s progress and achievement in relation to National Standards.
Reporting to parents in plain language in writing must be at least twice a year;

Last year was our first attempt adapting the student portfolio to meet this requirement and it would be truthful to say that this has caused us some significant issues to work through. The issues are essentially to do with modifying the achievement criteria, aligning the NS to curriculum levels and with the moderation of student work.
We have revised our 2011 document to better reflect an alignment with National Standards and the curriculum levels (has been somewhat problematic). Our teachers are becoming more familiar with the National Standard requirements.

Hopefully you will see this reflected in the revised student portfolio which will be coming home at the end of this term.

Summer Sport
We have two Friday night cricket teams,
· Junior Yellow Caps
· Senior Red Caps.

In Touch we have the
· Junior Terminators
· Yr 3-4 Incredibles
· Senior Stylistics
· Yr 5-6 Impossibles
Well done to those who have joined a team and good luck for the season.

PTA
The PTA held their AGM last week and I am delighted to report that the following people were elected Chair: Megan Smith, Secretary: Jenny Barris and Treasurer: Leonie Crane. My Annual report is summarised below;

‘First and most importantly, I would like to sincerely thank the 2010 PTA Committee for the very successful year of support for the school.

I sincerely thank the PTA for the $22000 donation to the school at the end of 2010. This was a fabulous effort and of course underpins all the hard work and time you all invested in the school and the children. This support is much appreciated and of course assists the school to improve the teaching resources for the children. Thank you.

Looking back to the 2010 events organised and managed by the PTA, is a very real sense of
co-operative spirit and commonality of purpose in supporting the school to present a quality educational programme. The events have all been very enjoyable and have created a real sense of community. To those who undertook responsibility for organising/managing the events and to those who filled in the applications for Grants, my especial deep and grateful thanks to you all for your hard work.

Megan (Smith), once again a very big thank you for your leadership, management and ability to motivate, enthuse and encourage us all towards ever greater heights for the school. We all appreciate your hard work, the time you put in and the sense of fun and humour you bring to everything. We all tremendously admire your leadership skills.

To our competent committee members including Leonie Crane (Treasurer) and Jenny Barris (Secretary), my grateful appreciation for your ‘engine room’ work and the support you give this committee.

I look forward to this 2011 year and your continued support’.

BNZ Community Service Day
On the 9th March there will be staff members from the BNZ at Woodstock School as part of their Community Service programme. They will be completing numerous projects around the school.

Stationery Sales
We ask that if you have not purchased your child’s stationery as yet, you please do so as soon as possible.

School Donation
$25:00 per term $100 per Year. We would appreciate prompt payment of the donation as we rely on this to subsidise costs for classroom consumables, art supplies, physical education equipment and junior school books.

ERO Visit
The school will be visited by an Education Review Team during the first two weeks of next term.

Sun Safe at School
Students have returned to school and of course into bright sunshine and potentially skin damage that might lead to skin cancer in later life. Students are in the school environment (between 11am and 4pm) during the time of peak UV radiation from October to March. During the day students will be out in the sun and we all need to do the best we can to protect them from the harmful effects of the suns rays.

Students must wear a suitable hat that protects the face, neck and ears: wear sun safe clothing eg shirts with collars and sleeves and use at least SPF 30+ sunscreen on unprotected skin.

Caps are not suitable for this purpose and if students wear sleeveless tops to school, they must have other suitable sun safe clothing to cover the neck and shoulders when they go outside in the sun.
Students who do not have appropriate sun protection will be required to play under the trees in the shade.

Appropriate school sun hats are available from the school office at $13 each.

TELEPHONE CALLS AND MESSAGES TO PUPILS
Calls to and calls from pupils are permitted only in emergencies. It should be noted that telephone calls are charged to the school and excessive use by pupils is discouraged. Telephone messages to pupils are conveyed as soon as practicable but parents should note that it is not always possible to guarantee the delivery of phoned messages.

Other Messages

Cell Phones for Starship Foundation
This year we are going to collect unwanted mobile phones to raise funds for Starship’s National Air Ambulance Service. You can help us by donating your old Mobile Phone (in working order). Steps to help us include:
1. Ensure you have removed your Sim card.
2. Remove the battery from your phone. Wrap the battery separately in paper or plastic and package with your phone before putting it in an envelope.
3. We do not require your battery charger, just the phone.
4. Please return your old cell phone to the school office for collection.
Please tell your friends and family of our campaign. The more cell phones we receive, the more we can help Starships's Ambulance Service and the more rewards we can earn for the school


First Credit Union provides a school banking service to all pupils at Woodstock School.
Getting started is easy- just pick up an application pack from the school office, fill in the application form and return it to the school office.
If your children are already doing school banking, remember that the school banking is collected on Thursday each week!

Bible In Schools programme for 2011
Begins 4 March. Anyone not wishing to have their child(ren) participating, need to write a short note to me informing me of their decision. Students not participating are supervised by a teacher in the school library.