Whītau School - Weekly Newsletter No:34 - 3 November 2022

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by Amy Collins

Whītau School Key Dates for 2022

School Office — Nov 2, 2022

Here you can find out what is happening ahead of time.

Weekly

Everyday

Our school grounds and School Office open at 8.30am.   

No students onsite before 8.30am please. 

Our school grounds and School Office close at 3.15pm.

Mondays 

9.00am: Whole School Assembly 

Whānau are welcome to attend.  

Wednesdays

8.30am: Te Mapua Breakfast Club in the School Hall 

8.30-9.30am: Drop In Parent sessions with our SWiS (School Social Worker) - Megan Malcolm in the Community Hub SWiS Office, Woodham Road

Thursdays

Weekly School Newsletter sent home via Seesaw

Fridays

8.30am: St Chad's Breakfast Club in the School Hall 


Coming Up

Term 4

  • Thursday 03 November - 4pm Board Meeting No 7  

  • Friday 04 November - Tamai Pasifika group at Te Waka (Extension group)

  • Tuesday 08 November - Year 5/6 South East Zones Athletics, Hansen Park  (Postponement day Tuesday 15 November)

  • Wednesday 09 November - Whole School Visit to the NZ Agricultural Show

  • Thursday 10 November - Staff Only Day

  • Friday 11 November - School closed for Canterbury Anniversary Public Holiday

  • Monday 14 November - Gold Awards Learning Celebration in the School Hall

  • Wednesday 16 November - School Photos 

  • Thursday 17 November - School closes at 1.30pm. NZEI Paid Union Meetings

  • Friday 18 November - Tamai Pasifika group at Te Waka (Extension group)

  • Wednesday 23 November - Top Team School Wide Event. Wear school uniform to school. Bring a house coloured top to change into. No postponement day. 

  • Thursday 24 November - Book Week - Character Parade 9.15am

  • Thursday 24 November - Tamai Pasifika Awards at Te Waka Unua School from 5pm

  • Friday 25 November - Junior Athletics Day - Years 0-3. House coloured top or school uniform to be worn. No postponement day. 

  • Friday 25 November - 10.50am-1.30pm Y5/6 Jedi Dodgeball Competition (50 children), Sporting Edge Indoor Centre, Matipo Street

  • Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November - Kapahaka Performance Groups at Tūhono Kapahaka Festival

  • Tuesday 29 November - Year 6 testing at Te Aratai 9am-11am

  • Thursday 01 December - Board Meeting No 8

  • Tuesday 06 December - Grandparents Morning - Christmas Activities 

  • Wednesday 07 December - School wide House Tabloid Day. House coloured top or school uniform to be worn. (Date may change due to Tough Kids)

  • Wednesday 07 December - Tough Kids Event, Year 3 up $10 cost per person. Limited to 50 children. Notices for this event will come out later in the term. 

  • Thursday 08 December - School Reports and Self Assessments Home

  • Friday 09 December - Year 6 Leavers Day

  • Monday 12 December - From 5.30pm. Family Christmas Picnic

  • Tuesday 13 December - Junior School Prizegiving

  • Wednesday 14 December - Senior School Prizegiving.  School finishes for 2022

  • Thursday 15 December - Staff Only Day.  School closes for 2022


Dates for the Beginning of 2023

  • Thursday 27 January: School Office officially opens.

  • Monday 30 January: Individual Student Learning Conferences

  • Tuesday 31 January: Individual Student Learning Conferences

  • Wednesday 01 February: Students begin learning in classes