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Newsletter 15 August 2024
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Welcome
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A warm welcome to Charlie who joined us at David Street School this week.
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Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o Rawiri!
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Yesterday we held a special new turf assembly to give our children the opportunity to
celebrate the new life given to our central courts.
Gone are the days of pot-holed, puddled, knee-skinning ash felt replaced by a safe, inviting
and multi-purposed courts that we all love.
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We also took the opportunity for the children to acknowledge the hard work of the Board of
Trustees, the Home and School, and The Lion Foundation for the planning, managing and
fundraising for this wonderful resource.
We will share some photos of this assembly next week.
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Farewell
Sadly, we farewell Jon Bettin this week as he is moving to Auckland with his partner to be
near family, and to take up new work opportunities they have secured.
John has been a wonderful teacher in Room 10 who has inspired a great interest in the
world through the arts and across the curriculum. Jon has also led and supported the Kauri
team during his time with us.
Thank you, Jon, for all you have shared, and we wish you and Darlene every happy success in
your new adventures.
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Lollies, Lolly Pops, Cakes, Birthday Treats and other celebrations.
We have noticed a huge growth in families sharing sweet treats and food with their
children’s class in recent times.
While this has been made with generous and kind intentions,this practice has become increasingly problematic. Therefore, we will no longer permit the sharing of sweet treats and food in classrooms for the following reasons:
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- A great many parents do not allow their children any sugar drinks, treats nor
food for any reason, including health, behavioural reasons or safety of their child.
- Parents say they feel pressure from their children to provide birthday treats because
their friends have.
- Children become ‘hyped up’ after the treat, compromising both learning and
behaviour.
- Schools promote healthy eating
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We appreciate your understanding. While sharing sugary treats is no longer allowed at school, we still love hearing about and will continue to acknowledge our students' joyful family celebrations.
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Coming up in Term 3
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Monday 19 August - Home and School Raffle Tickets and Money to be back at school
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Wednesday 21 August - Cut off is 6 pm for ordering Friday 23 August Lunch orders with Mrs E's Kitchen
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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 23 August - Final registration day for Soccer / Hockey Fun Day.
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Friday 6 September - PhotoLife Photos - Teams
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Tuesday 10 September - PhotoLife Photos - Class, Portrait, Siblings
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Wednesday 11 September - PhotoLife Photos - Catch-up Portraits, Siblings
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Friday 13 September - Pizza Lunch
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Friday 13 September - Hearing and Vision Testing
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Wednesday 18 September - Senior Production Matinee and Evening Performance
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Thursday 19 September - Hockey/Soccer Funday at Morrinsville Recreation Grounds.
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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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Sport
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A few netball uniforms are still outstanding, we would appreciate these being returned to the school office as soon as possible.
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Hockey Draw Thursday 15 August
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Hockey
Hockey starts today, all games are being held at Morrinsville College.
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If you have any questions regarding the hockey competition please speak to Emma Moscrip, your school contact for Hockey.
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Morrinsville Intermediate Enrolments 2025
Mrs Clark and Morrinsville Intermediate students are visiting our Year 6 students today.
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Prospective 2025 Morrinsville Intermediate students from our Year 6 group received an Enrolment Pack.
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Morrinsville Intermediate are holding an Open Evening and Open Morning for parents, see the flyer for information.
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Livestock Day Reminders
If any students have Livestock Day trophies and Group Day trophies from last year please return to the school office as soon as possible.
If your child is attending Livestock Day and has not completed an entry form they can collect one from Whaea Ash in Room 17.
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Who are the Home & School?
The DSS Home & School Committee are a group of parents/caregivers that put together fundraising ideas and events ( Pizza Lunches, Ice Block Wednesdays, Raffles etc..) that benefit our children at school and in the community. Being a member of the Home & School is a meaningful way of supporting your children’s learning.
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Who Can Be On The Committee?
Any mum or dad, caregiver can join Home and School at any stage of their child's schooling. Being on the committee does not mean you are solely responsible for every fundraising venture that arises. We bring thoughts forward, discuss fundraising ideas and put our collective skills together to come up with some awesome ideas.
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Home and School Meeting
Monday 19 August 6 pm in the meeting room at David Street School. We would love for you to join us and see what we're all about. Feel free to bring along a school friend too! We're always looking for extra support and new ideas.
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All tickets (sold and unsold) and money must be returned to school this coming Monday the 19th of August. The raffle will be drawn on 22 August and winners will be contacted by phone.
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Thank you to our generous sponsors who donated the following prizes for the raffle.
Good Luck everyone!
1st - $250.00 Voucher - Mark & Sian from Odlum Odlum Hire and Landscape Supplies
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2nd - Solid Oak framed mirror 990mm x 790mm - Woodnote Joinery and Design Ltd
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3rd - $250 Gift basket - Unichem
4th - $200 Assorted kids packs - Paper Plus Morrinsville
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5th - 1 Month Flex Fitness gym membership Value $160.00 - Steven & Jordan Akauola
6th - $150 Redoubt Bar & Eatery Morrinsville voucher – Danielle Callaghan Harcourts Morrinsille
7th - $100 Voucher - Top Pub and Eatery
8th - $100 voucher - Ninja Valley
9th - Bag (value $75) and $20 gift voucher - Harrys Morrinsville
10th - Gift basket - Images
11th - 30 min spa two adult Voucher - Te Aroha Mineral Spa
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12th - $50 Voucher - Mootown Meats
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13th - Cap (value $40) and $20 Voucher - Harrys Morrinsville
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14th - Kids pack, Game and Book - Silvester Electrical
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15th - 12 bottles Lemon and Te Aroha -Chloe Revell & $5 Voucher United Video
16th - Family pass to Water World - Water World Hamilton
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17th - Sweet as Popcorn Box & $5 Voucher -United Voucher
18th - Rugby ball – Kereone Rugby & $5 Voucher - United Video
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Yummy Sticker Collection
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We are collecting Yummy fruit stickers again this year so we can claim some FREE sports gear for our school!
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The more stickers we collect, the more sports gear we can get. So start collecting!
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Pop your stickers or labels onto the sticker charts that went home with children this week, then send your full sticker sheets along to the school office.
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David Street School Learners
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The Kowhai Team have been investigating Science within sports at the Olympics. The 3 main learning areas were Newton’s 3 laws of Motion, Aerodynamics and Floating and Sinking. We had to read and make sense of new information, we hypothesized and tested, and took action by sharing our new learning with others
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Isaac Newton's First Law states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force.
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The first law can be seen in badminton because there is a racket that hits the shuttlecock with a pushing force. As a potential energy force, it makes that shuttlecock move forwards and hits the ground, making friction which makes it slow down and makes it come to a stop.
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For an object to float or sink you must know about how dense the object is.
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Density is how tight, or loose the molecules are packed. For example, a bowling ball is more dense than a ping pong ball because the bowling ball is full of stuff.
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A ping pong ball is less dense because it is full of air, making it float. Another reason it floats is because of buoyancy. Buoyancy is the opposite of gravity. Buoyancy is a force that pushes things up and gravity pulls things down.
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The ping pong is less dense so buoyancy pulls it up and makes it float on water but the bowling ball is more dense so gravity pulls it under the water.
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Another reason is molecules. molecules make up everything around you but are so small you need a microscope to see them. It is also what makes something more or less dense so the ping pong balls molecules are spread out making it less dense.
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The bowling ball molecules are jam-packed together making it more dense.
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Our Room 17 Junior students have had a wonderful time learning about Paris as a part of their learning around the Olympics. They have worked hard and created some beautiful Eiffel Tower art that they are very proud of.
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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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The next Friday Lunches from Mrs E will be Friday 23 August.
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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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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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