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Newsletter 7 November 2024
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Welcome
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A warm welcome to new students Bianca, Hayley, Poppy, and Michael.
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We wish them and their families a wonderful experience at David Street School.
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Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o Rawiri!
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Term 4 Dates
Stay updated by regularly checking our newsletters for any updates or changes to the following dates.
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**FREE DELIVERY EXPIRES Midnight Sunday 10TH NOV **
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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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Thursday 14 November - Support - Diabetes BLUE Day
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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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Monday 2 Dec- 6 Dec - Food Drive for Community House
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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 - Dress up Day
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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 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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Calendar Art
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Calendar order notices with a unique code for your child’s calendar art, have gone home with your children.
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Orders opened on Monday 4th November and close on the 18th of November.
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These make fantastic Christmas presents. Calendars, cards, diaries, mouse pads and sketch pads, are available to order.
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PhotoLife Photos
PhotoLife has emailed parents your child’s unique Key Code. With this code, you can view and purchase the 2024 School Photos online.
***FREE DELIVERY EXPIRES Midnight Sunday 10TH NOVEMBER ***
• If you have not received the email from PhotoLife in your inbox, please check your
trash/spam folder.
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Diabetes Awareness Day - Next Thurs 14 Nov.
We will be wearing BLUE on Thursday next week to show support for children with diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and is an autoimmune disease. The immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin. People with type 1 diabetes need to inject insulin to live. More information about diabetes and Blue Day can be found at the following link: https://www.diabetes.org.nz/
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Food Drive for Community House – Mon 2 Dec – Fri 6 Dec
Around Christmas time there are always more people who struggle, especially now
with the cost of living going up.
To do our bit to help, we are collecting donations of food from Monday 2 Dec.
• Our Christmas Sleigh will be set up in the office entrance.
• Children can take their non-perishable food item to their classroom and we will
collect it during the day and place it in our Christmas.
• Food will be delivered to Community House for distribution.
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Dress-Up Day Friday 6 December
We will be having a fun Summer Holiday / Christmas theme dress-up day on Friday 6 December. Please don’t buy anything for your child to wear. We will be using what
we have available at home.
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Livestock Group Day Results 2024
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This year, we had 10 children participate in LIvestock Group Day, they all performed well with lots of ribbons shared around.
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- Archie Buttimore - Reserve Grand Champion Rearing
- Charlee Hexter - Reserve Grand Champion Kid Rearing
- Charlee Hexter - Grand Champion Kid Leading
- Zac Pritchard – Annandale Cup for Early Lamb Rearing (Junior)
- Charlee Hexter - Webber Cup for Overall Reserve Grand Champion Kid (Awarded to the child with the second most points in all Kid classes)
- Charlee Hexter - Rochrlach Cup for Junior Overall Kid (Awarded to the junior with the most points in all Kid classes)
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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
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The Next Mrs E's Kitchen Lunches will be next week on Friday 15 November. Order by 10 am Thursday 14 November.
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Middle and Senior School Athletics Day
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Kōwhai & Kauri Athletics – Tuesday, 12 November (Years 3-6)
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Athletics Day is next week for our Middle and Senior school children! Below is an outline for the day.
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- Start time: 9:10 am (approximately)
- Lunch Break: 12:30 pm
- Sprint Finals & Relays: After lunch, starting around 1:40 pm. Spectators are welcome to stay and watch from the bank.
- Rotation: Each age group will rotate through events in approximately 20-25 minute intervals.
Please note, the times are approximate, and the schedule may vary. We recommend arriving early if you plan to watch.
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Weather Postponement:
If the weather causes a postponement, we will notify parents via the school app and our Facebook page on the morning of Athletics Day.
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High Jump and Long Jump Qualifying:
Students have already pre-qualified for the District Athletics in both High Jump and Long Jump. On the day, there will be a competition jump as well as a jump for non-qualifying children.
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Students will know in advance if they have qualified. This process helps us manage time constraints and ensure everything runs smoothly during the day.
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We look forward to seeing you all there for a fun and competitive day of athletics!
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Children Leaving Early on Athletics Day
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The expectation is that children are to remain at school after Athletics Day
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If parents/caregivers do need to sign their children out early, you must do so at the school office.
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A Reminder: If anyone other than parents/caregivers is signing children out, please inform the school office in advance, via email at office@davidst.school.nz or by phone at 8897780.
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Please include details of who will be signing out your child/children.
This applies even if the person signing out is already authorised for pick-up. The person signing your child out of school will need to do so at the school office.
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Community House Donation
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A group of Kowhai Students decided to organise a fundraiser event for Make it Monday.
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We wanted to raise money for the Morrinsville Community House to go towards their Christmas parcels.
It was a great day, and we had lots of fun! We raised over $200 by selling marshmallow sticks, lemonade, bracelets, and small chocolate puddings, all handmade by the students.
Community House was very happy to receive our gift of $262.80.
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We want to send a big THANK YOU to all those who offered donations towards our fundraiser, which helped make our day a great success.
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Gumboot Friday
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Thank you everyone for supporting this great cause. Here are a few photos from last Friday.
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COMING SOON: LICORICE FUNDRAISER!
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Keep a look out for our very popular Licorice Fundraiser. Licorice will be available for sale from Monday 25 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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Lessons with MUSIQHUB are held here at David Street School usually on a Friday.
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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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