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Redwood Primary School | Te Kura o te Rakau Whero

Newsletter No. 11, 30 July 2020

Term 3

Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September

Term 4

Monday 12 October to Friday 18 December

Contact Details:

Website: www.redwoodprimary.school.nz

Email: office@redwoodprimary.school.nz

Ph: 03 352 6739

Absence Text: 027 783 1473

Absence Email: absence@redwoodprimary.school.nz

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Principal - John Stackhouse

Email: principal@redwoodprimary.school.nz

Deputy Principal - Ellie Cherry

Email: ellie@redwoodprimary.school.nz

Deputy Principal - Nick Gunn (Matua Nick)

Email: nickgunn@redwoodprimary.school.nz

Learning Support Coordinator - Jan Manawatu (Whaea Jan)

Email: janmanawatu@redwoodprimary.school.nz

Contents

Matariki 2020

Matariki 2020

by Pauline Prescott

Friday 24 July was a beautiful day to celebrate Matariki 2020.

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Book Week

Book Week 2020

by Sarah Burt

Monday 10th August to Friday 14th August

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Learning Conferences Term 3 2020

by Nick Gunn

Dear Parents/Caregivers and Whanau, Learning Conferences are scheduled for Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th of August.

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Principal

Kia ora Parents/Whanau:

by John Stackhouse

It is almost August and the daffodils, camelias and rhododendrons are stirring with spring around the corner. It is good to see the morning and evening light drawing out a little more each day.

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Parent Workshop

Parent Education Workshop: Strategies to Build Our Kids’ Resilience

by Nick Gunn

Thursday 20th August 7:00-8:30pm - We are excited to be able to provide our community with a further parent education opportunity facilitated by Anna Mowat from Real Parents. This workshop will follow up on the Building our Kid’s Resilience session that Anna and Dean facilitated in March.

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School donations and contributions

Activity and Swimming Contributions, and Family Donations

by Megan Lowe

Statements will be sent out next week

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Room 5

Welcome to Room 5!

by Maddie Stevenson

We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new Room 5 tamariki and whanāu. These tamariki have had a wonderful, happy start to life at Redwood School! We know you will love your time here.

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Cross Country

Cross Country

by Curtis J

Held at Murchison Park

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Antarctic Centre

International Antarctic Centre visits

by Kate Norman

On Tuesday 28th July, Pukeko and Hoiho hubs travelled to the International Antarctic Centre to learn about Antarctica and adaptations that animals have made to be able to survive in the harsh climate.

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Author

Visiting Author - Juliette MacIver

by Sandra Matai

On Monday afternoon we were lucky to have NZ author Juliette MacIver visit Redwood School. She was here from Wellington to present to Whakatipu.

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Heritage

School Photo Orders

by Pauline Prescott

Class and group photos are on display in the office

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PTA

Parents working together for all our tamariki

by PTA

Sausage lunches every Friday - order online at Kindo - see separate article

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Board of Trustees

The Redwood School Board of Trustees would like to thank the Redwood School community for the work you all did working as a team during the extremely challenging time of the Covid-19 Lockdown.

by Sarah Parder

Thank you to all parents and grandparents, key caregivers and providers of family support, the teachers and support staff.

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CNC

Project update

by CNC Alliance

Prestons Bridge, Grimseys Cycleway, QEII shared path/cycleway

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Public Health Nurse

My name is Kirstin Lambie and I am the allocated Public Health Nurse for your school.

by Public Health Nurse

I work within a team of Public Health Nurses. We are all Registered Nurses with knowledge and experience in child and family health. We work with children and families where health and wellbeing concerns impact on their home and school lives.

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Entertainment

Did you know Entertainment memberships last for 12 months from date of purchase?

by PTA

Now is the perfect time to buy your digital membership and support Redwood School with our fundraising!

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Calendar

Keep up to date with school activities

by Pauline Prescott

Please mark your diary/calendar today

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Community Notices

Check out what's happening in our community

by Pauline Prescott

Plenty of ways to get involved here.

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Casebrook

Casebrook Intermediate Culture & Kai evening

by Casebrook Intermediate

Contact the Casebrook School office on 03 359 7428, office@casebrook.school.nz or visit www.casebrook.school.nz

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Bags

Bread bags needed

by Pauline Prescott

Do you have any plastic bags at home? We would welcome them at the office.

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Kindo

PTA Kindo online school shop

by PTA

We are excited to introduce our PTA Kindo online school shop.

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Sausage in bread

Friday Lunches are here !!

by PTA

Let us do the kids lunches for you. Every Friday from Term 3 we, the PTA, are committed to serving up a hot savoury lunch.

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