Woodstock School: November 2013

THANK YOU!!!!

Dear Year Four Students, Parents Helpers on Camp and Caregivers,

Thank you everyone for trusting your children into our care for the Year 4 Camp to Camp Karakariki. We all had an amazing time.
Thank you to all of the students. You were AWESOME!!! You all behaved exceptionally well, challenging yourselves and supporting each other. Each and every one of you made the most of your new experiences. There were many, many ‘firsts’ on camp, and you all achieved the goals you set for yourselves. We are very proud of you all.

We had an amazing group of parents who came with us to help on camp. Thank you so much for being so caring, helpful and an amazing group to take care of our campers. You helped to make the teachers and students time on camp a happy and enjoyable experience.

We have taken many photos to remember our time at Camp Karakariki. If you are a parent who came to camp, we would love for you to email your photos to rachaelt@woodstock.school.nz or pass them onto your child’s teacher on a flash drive.

We will be compiling all of our photos onto a CD. Once this is completed we will let you know about how to get a copy.

Thank you for providing us with yummy treats to eat on camp. We will do our best to return your containers as soon as we can.

Kind regards,

Rachael Tangney, Anna Crawford and Rebecca Low

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

School term 4 Activities

Nov 25 PTA meeting 7.30pm

26 Fairfield Cluster Schools Athletics Day

27 Fairfield Cultural Festival – Fairfield College - see separate notice.

Athletics Day – Juniors

28 School Helpers morning tea – 10:15am

29 Year6 Outing

Dec 04 Year6 Leaving Ceremony

05 BOT meeting

06 Learning Portfolios/End of Year Report – home

Religious Instruction finishes for the year

Road Patrollers outing

11 Final School Assembly - End of Year

13 School Closes for 2013 at 2.00pm

Children Not Returning to Woodstock 2014: (not including Year 6’s). We would very much appreciate notification (as early as possible) of any child(ren) not be returning to Woodstock School next year. Please ring the office as soon as possible. Thank you.

PORTFOLIOS: Please return these as soon as possible if they are still at home. Teachers need these urgently to add more of your child’s learning and assessment data. They will be sent home again at the end of year with your child’s report.

Mia Performs

On Friday at the School Assembly, we were treated to a LIVE performance from Mia Downing . .. ‘The One’. An amazingly talented young lady. Thank you Mia.

Book Fair Bonanza!!
Thank you to everyone who supported our Book Fair Week. We had many people purchase books, lots of super prizes handed out at assembly and . . . a WONDERFUL dress up day on Friday. Clifford the Big Red Dog even came for a surprise visit!!

Through the wonderful Woodstock School community support, we have $700 worth of brand new books donated to our library from Scholastic. Children and teachers chose the titles that we will be able to enjoy. Thank you Scholastic!! They also provided us with $150 worth of spot prizes.

Happy reading everyone!!

Woodstock School Sport Coaches & Managers
A special and huge thank you to all coaches and managers who have ensured that our school teams are organised, managed and coached over the summer and winter months. Without you, our children would not be able to take part, compete and have fun. Well done everyone involved and thanks on behalf of all children.

TOUCH NEWS - 5 WOODSTOCK STUDENTS MAKE WAIKATO AGE GROUP TEAM
Congratulations to the following Woodstock students who have made the Waikato Touch Teams;
Under 9 Boys - Matakauri Hohepa
Under 11 Boys- Noah Hotham, Tamati Toko and Ollie Main
Under 11 Girls B Squad - Hannah Birch

TransTasman NZ Athletic Team.

WOW! Two of our students, Lucy Vellenoweth and Ollie Main, have been selected for the NZ TransTasman Athletics Team for 10 and 11 Year Olds. This is a great achievement for our two students. Well done to you both. They will be competing against Australia in Auckland at Mt Smart Stadium. Good luck to Lucy and Ollie.

Pohutukawa and Kauri Athletics Results 2013
On November 13^th Years 4-6 Woodstock School children were involved in our annual athletics. We were very fortunate to have great weather! It was fantastic to see all children participate with lots of enthusiasm and pushing themselves to achieve their personal goals.

Congratulations to all the students. The following students whose names are highlighted will be attending the cluster athletics at Southwell School on November 26th. Thank you to all the teachers, parents and whanau who helped out with this day. Without you we wouldn’t have been able to have such a successful day!

Lisa Harvey

		Year 4 Girls	Year 4 Boys	Year 5 Girls	Year 5 Boys	Year 6 Girls	Year 6 Boys
Track 50m	1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th	1^st= Ella Wilson & Abby Surridge Alice Ankersmit Annalise Wells	Ethan Johnson Matakauri Hohepa Jackson Edwards Sol Bradley	Mary Allan Elizabeth McLean Mahinaarangi Clarkin 4^th= Sophia Arvidson & Bobbi Scott	Dylan Wilson Isaiah Putt Kane Miru Ezekiel Bidois	Lucy Vellenoweth Rachel Major 3^rd= Janka Volf & Lela Ieremia	Ollie Main Noah Hotham Travis Cashmore Daniel Hayward
Track 100m	1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th	Ella Wilson Abby Surridge Alice Ankersmit Annalise Wells	Ethan Johnson Jackson Edwards Matakauri Hohepa Geoffrey Smith	Mary Allan Elizabeth McLean Sophia Arvidson Bobbi Scott	Dylan Wilson Isaiah Putt Kane Miru Ezekiel Bidois	Lucy Vellenoweth Rachel Major Janka Volf Damika Woodward	Ollie Main Travis Cashmore Noah Hotham Daniel Hayward
Track 800m	1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th	Phoebe Barris Abby Surridge Caitlin Bromwich Ella Wilson	Korbin Goodin Matakauri Hohepa Ethan Johnson Alex Hooper	Mary Allan Sasha Judson Bobbi Scott Sophia Arvidson	Oliver Barris Kain Scampton John McLean Sudaysi Dirie	Lucy Vellenoweth Janka Volf Ella Ankersmit Lela Ieremia	Travis Cashmore Daniel Hayward Sebastian Morgans Noah Hotham
Long Jump	1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th	Abby Surridge Alice Ankersmit Phoebe Barris Annalise Wells	Matakauri Hohepa Josh Verkley Jackson Edwards Korbin Goodin	Mary Allan Elizabeth McLean Sasha Judson Georgia Smith	Dylan Wilson Oliver Barris Kaia Randell Oliver Surridge	Lucy Vellenoweth Rachel Major Hannah Birch Ruby Tsatsas	Ollie Main Noah Hotham Tyler Ferguson-Murray Daniel Hayward
High Jump	1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th	Annalise Wells Abby Surridge Alice Ankersmit Phoebe Barris	Takalangi Katoa Jackson Edwards Sol Bradley Korbin Goodin	Mary Allan 2^nd= Mikayla Henderson & Elizabeth McLean	Arden King 2^nd= Jaedyn Lenden & Ezekiel Bidois Oliver Barris	1^st= Rachel Major, Janka Volf & Lucy Vellenoweth	Ollie Main Noah Hotham Tyler Ferguson-Murray Tamati Toko
Cricket Ball Throw	1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th	Zainuniesa Sedick 2^nd= Jane Kumar & Tatiana King-Uerata Stacey Bell	Jackson Edwards Korbin Goodin Vansh Makloga Aidan Bray	Mary Allan Elizabeth McLean Sophia Arvidson Mahinaarangi Clarkin	Oliver Barris Ciaran Watson Vance Maru Sudaysi Dirie	Rachel Major Lucy Vellenoweth Claudia Howell Lela Ieremia	Ollie Main Timu Bevins Noah Hotham Joe Paunga
Shot Put	1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th	Tatiana King-Uerata Zainuniesa Sedick Tuifua Paunga Stacey Bell	Korbin Goodin Aidan Bray Richard Matika Kaniye Herbert	Mary Allan Elizabeth McLean Riria Turanga Scarlet Davis	Oliver Barris Ciaran Watson Kirani Pritchard Jaedyn Lenden	Lucy Vellenoweth Rachel Major Lela Ieremia Stevie Hedge	Joe Paunga Noah Hotham Ollie Main Ieremia Moore
Discus	1^st 2^nd 3^rd 4^th	Tatiana King-Uerata Stacey Bell Eva Donkin	Jackson Edwards King Ranguia Rylee Pritchard Ali Young	Sofia Sartin Mary Allan Sasha Judson Mahinaarangi Clarkin	Vance Maru Ciaran Watson Ezekial Bidois Kirani Pritchard	Lucy Vellenoweth Dayna Parish Lucy Thompson Hannah Birch	Noah Hotham Ollie Main Joe Paunga

A big thank you to WEL Energy Trust who granted us $2000 last year towards a wireless projector system for our hall. It is about to be installed!

Thanks WEL Energy Trust.

Buddy Day

I have attached a few photos of me and my buddy, Alfie Bells (R6 Woodstock School) for Buddy Day on Friday. I work as a Postie and he went around in the back of my bike while I delivered mail on my run in Rototuna. I was able to get 34 people to sign his 'buddy diary'.

Cheers

Malcolm

Like us on Facebook!
We are pleased to announce Woodstock School now has its own Facebook Page. We see Facebook as a forum not only for the School, but also the BOT, PTA and Whanau Awhina groups to effectively communicate with the Woodstock School Community

When joining our page on Facebook we ask Parents/Caregivers to use the site in a positive manner. Please remember Facebook is not a forum for personal grievances. If you have a concern, we would appreciate you seeing a staff member in person about your problem.

We reserve the right to remove comments that include:

-          Inappropriate language
-          Personal attacks of any kind
-          Spam or links to other sites
-          Are clearly off topic
-          Promote particular services and or products

We look forward to hearing your feedback via the site. The school website will continue to host a wide range of information to complement our Facebook Page.

SUNSAFE POLICY: In accordance with our school’s sun safe policy

ALL children MUST wear a hat with a brim whenever they are outside after Labour Weekend. Hats can be purchased from the school office. Please name your child’s hat. Children without a hat MUST sit under the large trees by the courts — not ideal for our active young students. So please make sure they bring their hats each day. Sunblock is best applied before your child leaves the house. If your child brings sunblock to school they are encouraged to not share it.

Please note: Teachers are unable to apply sun block to students.

Scholastic Book Club: The last offer of the year has been sent home. Books make great Christmas presents. Please note the cut off for this is 28 November and all orders should be sent to the school office on or before this date. Please make cheques payable to Scholastic NZ.

Yummy Apple Stickers: Thanks to all those who collected the stickers, the school has received $376 to spend on sports equipment. Please continue to collect stickers and panels for next years competition.

Smart Water starts with you!-Alert Level 1
Everyone in Hamilton, Waikato and Waipa districts are being asked to limit the use of their sprinklers because we are going to Water Alert Level 1 today.

Water Alert Level 1 means residents can use their sprinklers only between 6-8am and 6-8pm but they can use hand-held hoses at any time.

Alert Level 1 has been put in place at this early stage because the demand for water is a lot higher than what is usually expected for November even with the rainfall on Tuesday.

In Hamilton for example at this time of year, the long term average daily water use is around 53 million litres. On Monday this week, Hamilton used 72.9 million litres – the fifth highest consumption day that we’ve experienced over the last 13 years during the month of November! Waikato and Waipa water demand is also high. This puts pressure not just on people, but also all the plants and animals in rivers, streams and springs that rely on a certain level of water for their survival.

Being smart with water is often only thought about in the summer months but it is really important that people are smart with their water all year round including summer.

Everyone has a part to play on conserving water now and in the future. Making small changes, such as limiting the use of your sprinkler in your garden or fixing a leaking tap, can have a positive impact on decreasing water demand.

We are all in this together, so lets be smart with our water now and for future generations.

Notice from ‘The Fairfield Cluster Schools Cultural Festival’ - 27 November 2013
The Combined Fairfield Schools Principals Cluster invite everyone to come and celebrate the wonderful student talents and cultural skills in our combined area Secondary, Primary, Intermediate, Integrated and Independent Schools.

Join us for an evening of;

Drama Performance Kapa Haka Pasifika

Jazz Band Symphonic Band Dance

4:25pm Opening Fairfield College Field (Fairfield College School Hall if wet) BYO Picnic Rug and Food

Participating Schools:

Time		School	Item Type
4.25pm		Opening FF College	Opening
4.30		Hukanui Primary	Symphonic band
4.45		Insoll Ave Primary	Kapa haka & Pasifika
5.00		Fairfield College	Theatre sports
5.15		Fairfield Primary	Kapa haka & Samoan
5.30		Te Totara Primary	TT Talent& Band
5.45		Bankwood Primary	Kapa haka
Interval			Set up time for band
6.15	Southwell		Jazz band
6.30	Woodstock Primary		Kapa haka & Pasifika
6.45	St Joseph’s		Lantern dance
7.00	Fairfield Intermediate		Kapa haka
7.15	Hamilton Christian School		Drama
7.30	Fairfield College		Theatre sports
7.45	Closing FF College		Closing

4.30 Hukanui Primary

4.45 Insoll Ave Primary

5.00 Fairfield College

5.15 Fairfield Primary

5.30 Te Totara Primary

5.45 Bankwood Primary

6.15 Southwell

6.30 Woodstock Primary

6.45 St Joseph’s

7.00 Fairfield intermediate

7.15 Hamilton Christian

Thanks to our Sponsors without whose support we would not be able to stage this inaugural Fairfield Schools Cultural Festival.

Steve Ostermann Principal

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Class Year e.g Year 4	Quantity :		Total Cost

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Pages

Thursday, November 28, 2013

PTA Final Update

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Cluster Athletics

Junior Athletics

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Woodstock School PTA

Monday, November 25, 2013

Te Reo Singalong Chirstmas Show

Round the Bridges

Thank you

Friday, November 22, 2013

Fairfield Cluster Cultural Festival

Principal's Newsletter 22 November