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Newsletter 25 July 2024
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Welcome
We are delighted to welcome two wonderful teachers to our team this week.
Janine Fiebig (Room 11) is returning after teaching in Gisborne, and
Claire Hayr (Room 20) who joins our team full-time after recent part time teaching with us.
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Both teachers have outstanding reputations for caring about and delivering
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Welcome back to school, and a special welcome to our new students and their families.
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We are excited to welcome Karman, Evan, Ngakau, Lucas, Lachie, Ceejay, Sophie, Hannah, Jordan, and Kaiza to David Street School. Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o Rawiri!
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Term 3 is packed with activities and opportunities for learning:
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Basketball has started and Hockey is due to begin in a few weeks / Shared Learning Conversations are happening Thursday next week and Tuesday in week 3 / Scholastic Book Fair / Gymsport Regionals / School Photos from PhotoLife / Senior Production / Home & School Committee Raffle Fundraiser
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Please check your newsletters weekly for important updates.
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Important Links
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Important Information:
Upcoming Focus on Personal Health & Physical Development
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Over the next three weeks, one of our learning focuses will be Personal Health & Physical Development.
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Responses from our previous Health Curriculum surveys identified that parents would appreciate communication about the content of these lessons.
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To acknowledge this, and work alongside our families in teaching our children in this context,
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we will send home individual lesson notices before each session.
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These notices will detail the lesson content, helping to ensure clarity and avoid any misinterpretations.
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We appreciate that this content can touch on sensitive topics for some families.
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We want to reassure our families that the main focus of these lessons is to help the children become increasingly responsible for their own health and well-being with the support and guidance of their trusted family members.
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We also want to reassure families that we have avoided including any controversial topics, and are not promoting any personal beliefs or agendas.
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If you have any questions about these lessons please make a time to talk to or phone your child’s teacher.
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Shared Learning Conversations
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Next Week- Thursday 1 August 3.15 - 6.45
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Week 3 - Tuesday 6 August. 3.15 - 5.30
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Learner Conversations Overview
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Learner Conversations provide an opportunity for students, parents, and teachers to discuss:
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*Academic progress and next learning steps * Social and emotional well-being at school
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*Attitude and effort *Any other topics or questions from whānau
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How to Book Your Shared Learner Conversations
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Bookings are now live. You can book your appointment in the following ways:
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Click on ‘Make a Booking’ and enter the code: ypjdp
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Alternatively, you can phone the school office, and we will assist you with your booking.
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Junior School, Specific Arrangements
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- Rooms 17, 13, and 20: No Learner Conversations in Term 3 as they have already been completed.
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Middle School, Specific Arrangements
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- Room 11 will have a Meet the Teacher with Mrs Janine Fiebig. These will follow the same schedule as the rest of the school and can be booked via the School Interview Link.
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Reporting Student Progress and Achievement
The New Zealand Curriculum recognises that learning is like a roller coaster. We all learn at different rates, sometimes the learning clicks, and sometimes it takes a little longer.
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At David Street School we recognise this journey. When you log back into your students' HERO learning portal you will find some ‘dials/graphs’ representing Reading, Writing and Maths.
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These dials indicate the learning and achievement of a child in relation to our David Street School Learner Pathways. The example below is a Year 4 student performing at their expected level of schooling.
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If you have any questions about your child's learning based on the report, you can discuss them at the upcoming learner conversation meetings next week. If you cannot attend, feel free to reach out to your child's teacher via email.
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Coming up in Term 3
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Thursday 1 August- Shared Learner Conversations
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Monday 5 August - Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday 6 August - Shared Learner Conversations - Scholastic Book Fair Late Night
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Wednesday 7 August - Scholastic Book Fair Dress-Up Day
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Thursday 15 August - Hockey Begins
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Friday 16 August - Pizza Lunch
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Monday 19 August - Home and School Raffle Tickets and Money to be back at school
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Thursday 22 August - Gym Sport Regionals (Hamilton)
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Thursday 22 August - Raffle Ticket Fundraiser Drawn
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Friday 6th September - PhotoLife Photos - Teams
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Tuesday 10th September - PhotoLife Photos - Class, Portrait, Siblings
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Wednesday 11th September - PhotoLife Photos - Catch-up Portraits, Siblings
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Friday 13 September - Pizza Lunch
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Wednesday 18 September - Senior Production Matinee and Evening Performance
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Thursday 19 September - Senior Production Evening Performance
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Friday 27 September - Last Day Term 3
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Scholastic Book Fair
We are having a Book Fair
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Tuesday 6 August (Late Night - 5.30 pm)
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Wednesday 7 August - Dress-Up Day
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This is a fun dress-up day to celebrate Book Fair Week.
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The theme is Book Characters.
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Please feel free to come down and have a look. We are open until 4.30 pm on Monday and Wednesday and 5.30 pm on Tuesday
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Books can be purchased and taken home straight from the Book Fair.
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Skip the Friday lunch rush and order your child's lunch from Mrs E's Kitchen!
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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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A variety of yummy options are available.
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Order Deadline: Order by 6 pm on Wednesday before Friday lunch day.
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Live Stock Day Registrations
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Next week, on Monday, Whaea Ash will hand out information sheets to students interested in having an animal on Livestock Day.
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Students can pick up a sheet from room 17 during lunchtime on Monday, July 29th.
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Netball Uniforms
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Please return netball uniforms to the school office. Ensure they are cleaned and ready for the next season. If the uniform came with a numbered bag, please return the bag along with the uniform.
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- Middle and Senior school Netball Bonds will be credited to your school account upon return of the uniforms.
- If you prefer the bond to be refunded directly, please email the school office at office@davidst.school.nz.
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Thank you for your cooperation!
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Keep an eye out next week for Fundraising Raffle tickets!
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The eldest child from each family will bring home 1 raffle book of 10 tickets to buy or sell to family and friends.
Don't miss your chance to win some great prizes!
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If any of our families do not want tickets to come home, please let the school office know. Phone 889-7780 or send us an email at office@davidst.school.nz
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- Each family will receive a booklet of 10 tickets to sell/buy
- Raffle tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5
- School families can buy or sell the tickets to family and friends and return the ticket butts along with money and unsold tickets to the school.
- More booklets of 10 are available should families wish to sell/buy more.
- All ticket butts, money and any unsold tickets are to be returned to school by the 19th of August.
- The raffle will be drawn on 22 August.
- Winners will be contacted by phone and results published in the following Thursday's school newsletter.
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We're thrilled to have some fantastic prizes from our generous sponsors! We're still receiving more, so stay tuned for next week's update on who our sponsors are and what prizes we have for the raffle. Thank you!
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Entertainment Membership
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When you purchase an Entertainment Membership, you are helping to contribute to the development of our outdoor playground spaces.
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By purchasing your membership through the link below, you are directly contributing to our goal, 20% of every membership purchased goes towards supporting the David Street School through our Home and School Committee.
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Join us in making a difference by following the link and sharing it with your family and friends. Thank you for your support.
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Yummy Stickers
Yummy Sticker Collection
We are collecting Yummy fruit stickers again this year so we can claim some FREE sports gear for our school!
The more stickers we collect, the more sports gear we can get. So start collecting!
Pop your stickers or labels onto the sticker charts that went home with children or collect more sticker charts from the school office, then send your full sticker sheets along to your child's classroom.
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Muddy Kids - Change of Clothes
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Just a friendly reminder to make sure your children have a spare change of clothes (including undies) in their school bags.
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We do keep some spare clothes at school but with all the wet and muddy weather, the office will quickly run out of spare clothes.
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We want to avoid making a phone call to you if your child needs a change of clothes.
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Wanted Newspapers
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Room 12 is in need of newspapers, especially articles about the Olympics. If you have any, please drop them off in Room 12. Thank you so much!
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Updated Government Health Guidelines
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When should your child stay home from school?
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The Government has released new guidelines aimed at helping parents and schools decide whether a child is too sick to attend school or not.
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The guidelines suggest keeping your child at home from school if they are too sick to learn and need time to rest and recover. This could include testing positive for COVID-19 or displaying a “symptom of concern” such as a fever, vomiting or diarrhoea, having difficulty breathing, or if they have been diagnosed with an infectious disease.
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(Please Note: If your child experiences vomiting or diarrhoea, they should stay home for 48 hours after the last episode to prevent spreading the illness)
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When should your child go to school?
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The guidelines suggest children are fine to go to school if they have mild respiratory symptoms such as a mild cough, headache or runny nose, (excluding Covid-19), hay fever or allergy symptoms, or non-infectious skin problems. They state children should go to school if “they appear well — they are happy, eating and drinking normally, and can easily focus on learning”.
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More information can be found on our school website at the link below.
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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, CooperAitken.
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Stay connected with David Street School's App.
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Available for download on both Apple and Android devices. Search for "SchoolAppsNZ" and find our school to access important notices and conveniently send absentee messages (Be sure to provide a detailed reason for your child's absence).
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The app provides seamless communication and keeps you updated on school news and events. Download the app today to stay informed and connected with all things happening at David Street School.
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Community Notices
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Inner Strength Pilates with Vicki
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$12 for an hour session or $60 for 6 sessions
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Tuesdays 9am at St John Ambulance Hall, Anderson Street
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All exercises adjusted to your level
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Qualified and Experienced Instructor
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Txt Vicki Stuart for more details 022 6781620
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