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Newsletter 1 May 2025
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Welcome
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A Big welcome to Samarjot, Emily, Ellie, Ella, Leo and Charlotte who have joined us at David Street School this week. Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o Rawiri
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Teacher Only Day - Tuesday, 3 June
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The school will be closed to all students for a math curriculum development day.
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Welcome back to school.
We have had a wonderful, busy first week of term, and will be finishing off the week with our ANZAC Commemoration to be held tomorrow, Friday, 2 May.
Term 2 is a busy term with trips, sports, fun run events, and an Art Gallery exhibition, to name a few. Please take the time to read through this newsletter and mark important dates on your calendars.
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EPro8 Semi Finals
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Good Luck to our Epro 8 team, The Micro Mechanics (Moss Byers, Max O'Brien Strickland, Mac Loveridge, and Levi Bracey), who qualified for the EPro8 semi-finals last term.
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Today they are competing against other Waikato schools at Maeroa Intermediate.
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Changes to Our School Newsletter
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Our school newsletter will now be sent out every second week.
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In response to the number of ways we now communicate with our school community, our newsletter will now be sent out fortnightly.
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Share important updates with our school community
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Celebrate our students and school achievements
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Keep you informed about upcoming events
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Other Communication Channels
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We use our school App to send out important reminders and urgent messages. We encourage everyone to download our School App to your phones so you are kept informed of any last-minute urgent notices and reminders.
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Search for SchoolAppsNZ in your Play Store.
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The app also allows you to notify us of your child's absences easily.
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Our David Street School Facebook page is a great way to stay connected. It’s primarily used to communicate with parents and the wider community.
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Here, we post updates, announcements, promote and celebrate student achievements and school events.
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We have been using Hero for several years, and many of our families are already familiar with it. Hero is a valuable platform where you can access:
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Your child's progress and achievement updates
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School newsletters and class-specific communications (e.g. classroom updates, team notices)
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School account information
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We appreciate your ongoing support in staying connected and informed.
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New School Gates – Keeping Our Tamariki Safe
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If you use the Cobham Drive or Studholme Street entrances, you may have noticed our new school gates installed over the term break.
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These gates are part of our commitment to student safety, helping ensure children remain safely within school grounds during the school day.
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Gate Hours:
🔒 Gates will be closed from 9:00 am to 2:45 pm on school days.
🔓 The gates are never locked, and community access is still welcome. Please close the gates behind you during school hours.
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Student Arrivals After 9:00 am:
🚸 If your child is arriving late without an adult, please have them enter via the David Street entrance, as they may not be able to open the taller gates on their own.
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Thank you for your support.
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Basketball Easter Slam
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Over the Easter weekend, Keanu Akauloa, Harrison Marsh and Allan Cui represented Waikato Country Basketball at the Easter Slam tournament in Pukekohe.
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They demonstrated the David Street values over the 4 days of competition and showed amazing sportsmanship with some tough competition from the Auckland area. The U12 team worked hard to get 3rd place. Well done boys!
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Upcoming Events
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Week 1
ANZAC Service at DSS 11.45 am.
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Friday 2 May
Home & School Meeting 9 am
In the meeting room located in the office building. All welcome.
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Week 2
Kauri Team Trip
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The middle school's major learning focus for term two is connecting to Planet Earth and Beyond. They are visiting the Space Centre in Te Awamutu to support their learning.
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The centre is an inspiring educational attraction where students explore and experience the world of space through a presentation, displays and interactive activities.
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Tuesday 6th May - Rooms 7 and 10
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Wednesday 7th May - Rooms 11 and 12
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Thursday 8th May - Rooms 8 and 9
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Notices for this trip went home last term. If you have any questions, please contact your child's classroom teacher.
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Week 3
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We will be supporting Pink
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Shirt Day at David Street School.
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Let's spread kindness and inclusion together! Join us in supporting Pink Shirt Day at David Street School and help us stamp out bullying. 💕
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Rugby Netball Fun Day for those Y3-6 children who have registered.
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Pizza Lunch, place your order by 10 am, Thursday, 22 May.
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DSS Exhibition at the Morrinsville Art Gallery . Closes on Sunday 8 June.
Friday 30 May
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King’s Birthday public holiday
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Teacher Only Day - Math curriculum development - School Closed to Students
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Cross Country Competition Run at Campbell Park. Open to children in Yrs 3-6
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DSS Cross Country Fun Run Afternoon
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Week 7
Wednesday 12 June – District Schools Cross Country
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Mud Run (opt-in for seniors only)
Friday 13 June
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Pizza Lunch. Place your order by 10 am Thursday, 12 June.
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District Schools Cross Country
Friday 20 June
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Matariki public holiday. School Closed
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Friday 27 June - Last day of Term 2
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Morrinsville ANZAC Memorial Service
ANZAC Day 25 April.
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We were proud to have David Street School represented at the Morrinsville ANZAC Memorial Service on ANZAC Day.
Three of our students – Arshpreet, Levi, and Ollie – laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Howie Park, paying tribute to those who served and sacrificed for our country, representing our school with pride and respect at this important community event.
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ANZAC School Commemoration - Friday 2 May
Tomorrow we will hold our ANZAC commemoration assembly at school to pay tribute to and remember the service of those who have served our country.
We are honoured to have the RSA service representatives present at the assembly.
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The commemoration will take place at 11.45 am at the David Street entrance, where our flagpole is.
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As a symbol of remembrance, each class have created wreaths. Representatives from each class will lay their wreaths under our flagpole.
Photos from the morning will be posted on our school’s Facebook page.
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Fundraiser - Nothing Naughty Bars
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🍫 Term 2 Fundraiser – Nothing Naughty Protein Bars!
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Our Home and School Fundraising Team is excited to bring you a healthy and delicious fundraising opportunity this term!
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We’re offering Nothing Naughty Protein Bars – a locally made snack that’s not only tasty and free from artificial flavours and sweeteners.
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You’ll be able to choose between a mixed box of 12 bars or a box of your favourite flavour.
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Every box purchased helps support our school—so you can enjoy a guilt-free snack and help us raise funds at the same time!
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Keep an eye out for order details coming soon!
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Entertainment Membership
Support the Home and School raise money for Outdoor Playground Spaces and save on everything you love to do.
Purchase an Entertainment Membership at the link below.
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Sports / Events
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Netball
Netball Season is Underway!
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Years 1 & 2 play every Wednesday at 3:30 pm at Campbell Park Netball Courts. There is no weekly draw—just turn up each week ready to play.
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Years 3 & 4 also play on Wednesdays
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Years 5 & 6 play on Thursdays
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For Years 3–6, please check the weekly draw to find your game times and court numbers.
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Draws can change, so we recommend checking them regularly.
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Click the link below to view the full draw for the term.
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Be sure to select the appropriate year level
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Wishing all our players and teams a fun and successful netball season
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Mud Run - THURSDAY 12 June
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Notices have gone home today with those senior children (Years 5/6) who are interested in attending the annual Mud Run held in Ngaruawahia.
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Registrations are now available from the David Street School Shop.
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We are limited to how many children can attend, so please register and pay early to avoid disappointment.
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Registrations close on 9 May
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Register on our David Street School Shop
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Report an Absence
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It is very important that you notify us when your child will be absent.
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There are a couple of ways you can do this:
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- Our School App
- Phone - 07 889-7780 (option 1) & leave a message
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Did you know you can send absentee notifications quickly & easily to us through the Hero app? This is the simplest & fastest way to let us know when your child will be absent from school.
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For safety reasons, you must notify us if your child will be away from school. It also saves the office staff a lot of time following up.
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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,
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Morrinsville Decor, The Travel Brokers, Hunt Building Limited, Odlum Hire,
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She Moves, Container Works, CooperAitken.
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Community Notices
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