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Kia ora Whaanau,
On Saturday our wonderful PTA held the Brick Show at Waterlea. It was a fantastic community event with epic displays from All Blocks RLUG. There was delicious baking – thanks to our wonderful school whaanau. We also had a sausage sizzle and a second hand toy and book sale. A number of our Waterlea tamariki entered their own Lego creations in the build competition and their creativity and aumangea was outstanding! Harold the Giraffe made a guest appearance and so many people showed up from our wider community.
Special thanks to Michelle who spent a lot of time and energy making this happen and to all the volunteers who ensured the day ran smoothly.
This week, our Year 1 and 2 tamariki enjoyed a trip to The Dust Palace in Ellerslie to watch their circus show ‘The Ice Cream is Melting!’ Our students had a great time and were sitting wide eyed watching the impressive acrobatics and aerial stunts. By the end of the performance, some of our students were ready to run off and join the circus.
We are looking forward to celebrating our term with a school walk to Ambury Farm – please join us if you can. We will leave at 11am and when we arrive, there will be time for some games before we walk back to school. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us.
We wish all our tamariki and whaanau a happy Easter and school break. At this time we’d also like to acknowledge our Muslim whaanau who celebrated Eid recently. For those of the Muslim faith, Eid comes at the end of Ramadan.
We look forward to seeing you again next term which starts on Monday 20th April. Just a reminder that school starts at 8.50am each day.
Ngaa mihi,
Andrea Jamieson and the Waterlea Team
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Staff News
This term, you may have noticed that Whaea Shumin (Room 12) and Whaea Aroha (Room 11) have not been at school. Whaea Shumin has spent this term in China supporting her mum who was very unwell. Her mum recently passed away a few weeks ago and she has extended her stay in China until the end of Term 2. We send our aroha to Whaea Shumin and her whaanau at this very sad time. Whaea Aroha is also on leave as she recovers from an operation she had recently. Whaea’s recovery requires her to be away from school for an extended time but she is keen to pop in from time to time on Fridays for Kapa Haka. We also send aroha to her as she puts her health first. Because of these events we have some changes in our Year 3 team for Term 2. We welcome Melissa Ansin who will be the teacher in Room 11. Melissa is an experienced local teacher who has been teaching in South Auckland. In Room 12, Whaea Josephine will be sharing the teaching in Room 12 with Alayne Miller. Alayne has been teaching at Waterlea this term and has agreed to help cover in Room 12 in Shumin’s absence.
Whaea Aroha and Whaea Shumin are highly valued members of our teaching staff, we miss them and we wish them well at this time. We appreciate and extend our thanks to those who have stepped up to provide cover in their absence.
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MOSA Rippa Rugby
Last week, 3 teams of year 5 and 6 boys and girls went to Aorere park to play Rippa Rugby.
After some great coaching by Mr Tomokino we were ready to go. The weather wasn’t great and it rained and rained and rained! All of the teams got to play 2 games before they postponed the rest of the day until sometime later in the year.
In the short time we were there we managed to score some run away tries and have fun in the rain.
Thanks to Mr Tomokino and all our parent helpers.
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Attendance
Our attendance rate as a school for the ninth week at school is at 86%. This time last year our attendance rate across the kura was 77% so well done everyone for bumping that rate up! As always, please remember to let the office know if your child is going to be away and the reason for the absence. This information will allow us to enter the correct attendance code for your child. You can phone the office on 096364233 or email reception@waterlea.school.nz.
If your child is going away during the school term please email principal@waterlea.school.nz with the details for the absence and the dates your child will be away.
Keep up the great effort in Term 1 ensuring your children are coming to school each day!
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Important Dates
2 April – Whole School Walk to Ambury Farm – 11am
2 April – Last day of Term 1 – Finish at 3pm
20 April – First day of Term 2
20 April – Cohort 1 entry day
24 April – MANA Assembly 9:30am – 10:30am (please note the earlier time)
27 April – ANZAC DAY – School Closed
04 May – Y1 Te Tuhi Art Visits – More information to come
04 May – Y2 Ihumatao – More information to come
07 May – Ihumatao Rm’s 25 & 13 – More information to come
8 May – MANA Assembly – 9:45am – 10:30am
13 May – Year 4 – 6 swimming begins – More information to come
15 May – Ihumatao Rm’s 24 & 12 – More information to come
22 May – Ihumatao Rm’s 10 & 11 – More information to come
01 June – Kings Birthday – School Closed
01 June – Samoan Language Week
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WOW Week
Last week we had our WoW (walk or wheel) to school week. At our MANA assembly on Friday, we drew names out of a hat for those who had completed at least one day of their WoW passport. Our lucky winners won prizes including drink bottles, bike lights and even a couple of brand new helmets. Congratulations to all of those tamariki who made the effort to increase their physical activity and reduce the traffic congestion around the school gate.
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Moth Busters Latest count…
1459 Pods collected, thank you!
Ka pai Waterlea, keep them coming in!
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Creative Make & Take – Create your own DIY Mini Greenhouse to take home.
Exciting Excursions to the movies, indoor playlands, aquariums, museums and more! (Please note: excursions vary by location).
Hands-On Learning – STEM, geography, and cultural discovery through play.
Teamwork & Friendships – Activities that build confidence and connection.
Highlighted Activities:
Nature Themed Challenges: Design and decorate your own bug themed game!
Grow & Gather: Build your own greenhouse and plant seeds to take home and nurture.
Amazing Race: Team Challenge Day!
Plus, we’re off to the movies to The Super Mario Brothers Galaxy!
Spots are limited – book Holiday HQ now!
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“Great news! Ezlunch is running an Easter promotion. Every lunch order placed between now and the end of term goes into a draw to win Kindo credit (up to $100!). You don’t need to do anything extra. Just order Ezlunch as usual and you’re in the draw. Winners announced in Term 2. Happy ordering!”
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Waterlea Park
Kia ora Waterlea Park neighbours!
Friends of the Farm are supporting our community to care for Waterlea Park through a community-led native planting project. We’re keen to talk with park neighbours to find out more about how people use the park, what ideas you have, and who would like to be involved. We’ll be down at the park on Friday 24 April, 3.15 – 4.15pm and Sat 25 April 10 – 11am to chat with neighbours about the project- please pop down to say hello and share your ideas!
Jan and Justine
Supported by Friends of the Farm
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SECONDHAND UNIFORMS
If you are after any secondhand uniform items, such as tee-shirts, polo shirts, skorts, shorts or sweatshirts, please get in touch with the Waterlea PTA and we will do our best to help you find what you need.
All items are $2, except the fleece sweatshirts which are $10
Gmail: waterleapta@gmail.com
Facebook: @Waterlea PTA | Instagram: @waterleapta
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