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Newsletter 24 October 2024
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A Reminder that tomorrow, Friday the 25 of October, is a Government-directed Teacher Only Day.
School will be closed to students.
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Welcome
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A warm welcome to new students Christian, Leah, Archie and Max.
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We wish our new students a wonderful experience here at David Street School.
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Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o Rawiri!
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Term 4 Dates
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Please check our newsletters regularly for any changes to the following dates.
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Friday 25 October – Government-directed Teacher Only Day - maths curriculum. School is closed to students.
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Monday 28 October – Labour Day Public Holiday
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Tuesday 29 October - Senior Camp 2025. Parent info evening 5.30 - 6.30 pm
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Wednesday 30 October - Ice Block Wednesday
Thursday 31 October – Livestock Group Day
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- Lunch Orders with Mrs E's Kitchen - Gumboot Friday
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Wednesday 6 November - Ice Block Wednesday
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Friday 8 November - Pizza Lunch
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Monday 11 November - Junior Poetry Finals
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Tuesday 12 November – Senior and Middle Athletics at David Street School
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Wednesday 13 November - Ice Block Wednesday
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Friday 15 November - Lunch Orders with Mrs E's Kitchen.
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Wednesday 20 November - Ice Block Wednesday
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Friday 22 November - Lunch Orders with Mrs E's Kitchen
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– District Athletics -Ice Block Wednesday
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Friday 29 November - Lunch Orders with Mrs E's Kitchen
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Wednesday 4 December - Ice Block Wednesday
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Thursday 5 December – Junior Athletics at David Street School
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Friday 6 December - Lunch Orders with Mrs E's Kitchen
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Week 9
Tuesday 10 December
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– Middle School End of Year Fun Day - Year 6 Social Wednesday 11 December
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– Senior Prizegiving /Graduation & whole school celebration - Ice Block Wednesday
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Thursday 12 December - Junior School End of Year Fun Day
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Friday 13 December - Pizza Lunch
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Week 10
Monday 16 December – Last Day of School for 2024.
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School finishes at the earlier time of 12.30 pm
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Enrolments 2025
If you have a child starting at David Street School in 2025, please contact the school office on 889-7780 and check if we have your correct details on file.
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If you have not informed us of your pre-schooler starting with us in 2025, please also contact the school office so we can enter their details onto our enrolment list.
This will help us with our planning for next year.
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Senior Camp 2025
Parent Information Evening 5.30 - 6.30 pm
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The meeting will be in two parts.
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This will be a general information meeting for all parents wanting to know more about the senior school camp in March 2025. We will go through some of the activities and general information.
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Parents interested in Attending Camp can take a Parent Application Form.
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After this parents are welcome to either stay or leave for an introduction to how our Senior School Space works etc.. This will be aimed at our current year 4 parents whose children will be moving into Year 5 in 2025.
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Lessons with MUSIQHUB are held here at David Street School usually on a Friday.
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Gumboot Friday is on Friday 1 November.
While we are not collecting money, we will be helping to raise awareness for people struggling with depression.
Depression can feel like walking through mud every day.
Show your support. Put your gumboots on and take a walk in their shoes for just one day.
It's a fun way for kids to join in the mental health conversation.
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An Important Message Regarding Scooters at School
We love seeing so many children walk, ride, or scooter to school. It is a great way of keeping active and alleviating the pressure of cars at the gate.
However, we must prioritise safety on our school grounds. For this reason, we have rules for children scootering and biking on the school grounds.
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Please remember that students cannot ride their bikes or scooters on the school grounds before or after school. Students are required to walk their bikes and scooters in or out of school.
Recently, we have experienced a few incidents where children scootering on school grounds have caused injuries to an elderly person and several of our younger students. Despite our repeated reminders, some students continue to ride their scooters inside the school.
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To ensure everyone's safety, we will notify parents/caregivers of children who do not adhere to these rules. Students who continue to ride scooters on the grounds before or after school will temporarily be prohibited from bringing their bikes or scooters into school for one week.
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Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our school safe for everyone!
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This term, the Kauri Team are doing a science inquiry into 'Forces'
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In Room 11, Mrs Fiebig and Anna have been experimenting with bouncing balls and Newton’s Third Law, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
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When we hit the ball on the ground, there is an equal and opposite force on the ball in the upward direction due to the ground (Newton's Third Law), which makes it bounce.
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We have played with various bounces, the highest, lowest, furthest and on various surfaces. We are having a lot of hands-on learning and experimenting fun!
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Room 12 has been exploring the concept of gravity by making paper clip helicopters. Here are some questions we have generated as a class that we will investigate over the coming weeks:
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Why does the smaller one spin faster than the bigger one?
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Why does the bigger one travel further than the little one?
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How does gravity pull things down with nothing around it?
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When was gravity discovered?
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Why do light things not go up?
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Mrs E's Kitchen This Term
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Friday Lunches are available on non-Pizza Lunch Days and are delivered to your child's classroom in time for Lunch.
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There are some new yummy options available this term
Order Deadline: Order by 6 pm on the Wednesday before Friday lunch
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Ordering for this week has now closed.
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The Next Mrs E's Kitchen Lunches will be Friday 1st November
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COMING SOON: LICORICE FUNDRAISER!
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Keep a look out for our very popular Licorice Fundraiser coming near the end of November.
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You will be able to purchase from the Home and School Shop as we did last year.
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Support David Street School's Home and School Committee with Entertainment Memberships!
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Order your Entertainment Membership through David Street School today and make a difference in our students' learning environment.
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Want to Help but can’t Commit to the Home and School Committee?
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Become a ‘Friend of the Committee’!
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The Home and School Committee is a dedicated group of parents working to enhance our school’s learning environment through fundraising.
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But you don’t have to be a full-time member to make a difference!
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We’re looking for ‘Friends of the Committee’—volunteers who can lend a hand throughout the year at various events and activities. Whether you can give a little of your time or a lot, every bit helps!
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The more helpers we have, the lighter the load and the more we can achieve for our kids.
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Join us in making a positive impact—your support means the world!
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Register your interest at the link below in becoming a 'Friend of the Committee"
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We will then give you a call when events/fundraisers come up to see if you are available.
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Please support the businesses that support our school!
A big Thank You to those businesses that support our school by advertising in our newsletter:
Danielle Callaghan-Harcourts Morrinsville, McLarens Rural, Morrinsville Decor,
Hunt Building Limited, Odlum Hire, She Moves, Container Works,
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CooperAitken, The Travel Brokers, Morrinsville
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Contacting us
The absence line is available 24 hours 889-7780 ext 1 or you can use our School App to notify us when your child is away. If your child is unwell please keep them at home and contact the School Office before 9am to let us know.
Download our school APP from your App Store - SchoolAppsNZ
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Community Notices
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