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Newsletter 7 March 2024
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Welcome
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A Big welcome to Nekou, Kobe and Avraj who has joined us at David Street School.
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Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o Rawiri
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Change of Address & General Information
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In the event of an emergency, it is crucial for the school to be able to contact parents.
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Please remember to inform the school if there are any changes to your address, phone numbers, your children's medical information, or any other important information you think we may need to be informed of.
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If you need to update your contact information or have any questions, feel free to stop by the school office, give us a call at 889-7780, or send an email to office@davidst.school.nz.
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We want to ensure that we can always reach you when needed, and our records are correct.
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Thank you for helping us keep our records up to date!
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Upcoming Events in Term 1
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NETBALL 2024
We are getting ready for Netball Season!
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The season will begin on Wednesday 1st of May for Years 1/2 and Year 3/4, Years 5/6 will begin on Thursday 2nd of May . All games will be at Campbell Park Netball Courts.
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It is important to note that there will be a quick turn-around for registrations, as we need to get our teams registered with the Morrinsville Netball Association by the end of this term.
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Netball requires a significant commitment, with games played at Campbell Park Netball Courts. We also require coaches for each team, this can be shared amongst parents. If your child is interested in playing netball, please discuss this commitment with them and stay tuned for more information coming soon!
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Year 3/4 teams will play at Campbell park on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30- 5:30 pm. This will go on for 10 weeks through Term 2. (If there are more than 12 teams, some games may start at 3:30pm). Year 3/4 will play the same format as last year, where the players will participate in a skills development session followed by a 5 vs 5 game.
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Year 5/6 teams will play at Campbell park on Thursday Afternoons, from 3.30-5.30pm. This will go on for 10 weeks through Term 2. Year 5/6 will play in a 6 vs 6 competition.
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There is also an OPTION for Year 6 to choose to play in a 7-aside Morrinsville Netball Competition team each week. They must be in a 6-a side school team to play in this competition (so they will play 2 games each week). If your Yr 6 child would like to play in a 7-aside team, when registering on the school shop you will need to register for both 6 vs 6 competition and the 7-aside competition.
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We'll be opening up online registration for children from Year 1 to Year 6 as soon as we can.
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Keep an eye on our newsletter, School App, and Facebook for when registrations go live!
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Registrations/payments will be done via our school shop.
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Junior Parent Information Afternoon
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We would like to invite our Junior School parents to join us for an information afternoon next week.
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When: Tuesday, 12th March
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During the session, we will be discussing our literacy and maths programmes, as well as sharing general information about how the junior team operates.
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We're looking forward to the opportunity to answer any questions you may have.
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We hope to see you there!
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Last Day to order Hot Cross Buns!
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Japanese students visiting from Morrinsville Intermediate School. 9.30-1.30pm.
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Home & School AGM Meeting 6.pm
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Junior Parent Info Afternoon 3.15pm -4pm
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HOT CROSS BUNS arriving. They are available to be picked up in the afternoon.
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Friday 29 March - Good Friday
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Monday 1 April - Easter Monday
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Tuesday 2 April - Easter Tuesday (Although it is not a public holiday, Easter Tuesday is a recognised school holiday in New Zealand)
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Friday 5 April - Ice Block Friday
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Friday 12 April - Ice Block Friday
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Friday 12 April - End of term 1
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AGM Meeting 11 March 6.00pm
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A reminder that our Home and School Committee AGM meeting is happening next week on Monday, 11th March at 6.00pm in the school meeting room (which is located in the Office block).
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We would absolutely love to see you there, so please feel free to pop along. It's a great opportunity to get involved with our school.
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Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser
The deadline for Hot Cross Bun orders is tomorrow, 8 March.
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Your orders will be ready for you to pick up on the afternoon of Thursday, 14 March.
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If you prefer to have your child bring them home, please let us know when ordering or send an email to marlenef@davidst.school.nz.
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Order now by clicking the link below to the Home and School Shop. We don't want you to miss out, so be sure to get your orders in before the deadline!
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Thank you for your support.
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You can order your child's ice block from the Home and School Shop at the link above.
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- When prompted, Please change your child’s classroom from last year to their new classroom. This ensures the order gets to your child's class.
- Please only order 1 Ice block per child.
- Add all orders to your cart and pay for it all the end of your transactions.
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YUMMY STICKER PROMOTION
We have a school competition running to see which team (Senior, Middle or Junior) can collect the most stickers per term!
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Collect the Yummy cut-out labels from bags (each cut-out label is worth 10 stickers) and individual Yummy apple stickers and drop them to your child's classroom.
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The more stickers you collect, the more sports gear our school get so get going and start collecting your Yummy cut-out labels and stickers now!
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Yummy apples are available from New World, PAK’nSAVE and participating Four Square stores.
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Yummy sticker collection sheets have gone home with children this week.
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Inter-School Swimming Competition
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Our senior and middle school students who attended the Inter School Swimming Competition on Tuesday had an amazing day. It was so great to see our students giving it their all in the pool and cheering on their team mates.
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Thank you to Morrinsville School for hosting us. A BIG shoutout to all participants and congratulations to the place getters!
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Junior Water Fun Day
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Last Friday our Juniors spent the morning at Morrinsville Pools, it is wonderful to have such an amazing resource available for the community to use.
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We want to extend a huge thank you to all the parent helpers who joined us for a fun filled morning at the pools. Your support made it possible for our students to have a safe and enjoyable time in the water. We feel so grateful to have such a strong and supportive network.
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Please support the businesses that support our school!
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A big Thank You to those businesses that support our school by advertising in our newsletter:
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Danielle Callaghan-Harcourts Morrinsville, McLarens Rural, Morrinsville Decor,
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Hunt Building Limited, Odlum Hire, She Moves, Container Works, CooperAitken.
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General Information
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Sun Smart Policy
School Hat Fees
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Our Sun Smart Policy requires that children must wear school sun hats (supplied) in the playground during Terms 1 and 4.
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The School charges a small fee of $5 per annum. This fee goes towards maintenance (cleaning and purchasing new hats).
We are able to charge this minimal fee because the Home and School Committee put towards the cost of hats from money raised through fundraising.
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Payments
Internet Banking to our school account is a convenient way for many parents to make payments for our after school care program (CFK) and school related items like sports fees etc...
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When using internet banking to pay for school related items/fees please remember to reference what you are paying for and if applicable your child's name and reason for payment, so we can allocate your payment to the correct place. e.g Johnny Smith / Hat
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Or reference CFK if you are paying for your child's after school care programme.
Your help is much appreciated.
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After School Messages for Students
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If you have an after-school message for your child, please phone these through by 2.20pm so we have time to get the message to your child before the afternoon bells.
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We do discourage sending emails or private messaging of absences, or after school messages, as we are not constantly checking these forms of communication during the busy school day, and important messages may be missed or not relayed to your child on time.
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Late to School/Appointments
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If your child is late for school, they need to come to the office and sign in before going to their class.
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It is important for students to arrive at school between 8:30- 8:45am so that they can settle and get ready for the start of school at 8:55am.
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Children who need to leave school for any reason during the day eg: doctor or dentist appointment, must be signed out at the school office by a guardian.
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If someone else is picking your child up you must first phone the office and let us know who that will be.
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Absentees
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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.
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If your child is unwell please keep them at home and contact the School Office before 9am to let us know.
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Download our school APP from your App Store - SchoolAppsNZ
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Bell Times
The bell times for morning tea and the lunch break have changed slightly to better suit our children's needs. Morning and end of school day remain the same.
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8.15am Children may enter school
8.55am Start of the school day
11.00am – 11.30am Morning interval
12.45pm - 1.30pm Lunch interval
2.45pm Bus Bell
3.00pm End of the school day
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Note: For safety reasons, pupils should not arrive at school before 8.15am.
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Those arriving before this time, must wait in the shelter at the main gate.
We do have Before School Care available in our Care for Kids programme from 7.00am each school day.
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Contact Pia Doughty on 0273 691 263 or for more information see our Before and After School Care Programme:
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Lost Property
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Each Term we always have extremely large amount of lost property. We do our best to manage and ensure lost property is returned to the owner. Please name your child’s clothing, including towels, togs and goggles. This helps us get items back to where they belong.
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Any lost property not claimed each term is donated to charity.
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Community Notices
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