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Newsletter 29 May 2025
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Please support the businesses that support our school!
A big Thank You to those businesses that support David Street 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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Welcome
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A big welcome to Brodie, Duncan, Ayvah, Fergie and Hayden, who have joined us at David Street School. Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o Rawiri
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Reminder: Teacher Only Day Next Week
Tuesday, 3 June
Please note that school will be closed to all students on Tuesday, 3 June, for a Teacher Only Professional Learning Day.
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Care for Kids – Childcare Option Available
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David Street School Care for Kids programme will be open on Teacher Only Day to support families needing childcare.
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📆 Tuesday, 3 June 🕒 Hours & Costs:
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Full Day (7:00 am – 5:30 pm): $50.00
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Half Day (5 hours or less): $35.00
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➡️ Spaces are limited and bookings are essential.
To secure a place for your child, please book now using the link below or contact Pia directly at 0273 691 263.
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Board of Trustees Elections
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The Board of Trustees elections are coming up, with Election Day set for 10th September 2025.
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This year, voting will be held online. To ensure you are included on the electoral roll, it’s essential that the school office has your current email and residential address.
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We ask that any updates be provided no later than 16th July.
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If you are unsure whether your details are current, please don’t hesitate to contact the office to confirm.
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Upcoming Events
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'Inspiration'
Art Exhibition at the Morrinsville Gallery
28th May - 15th June
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'A vibrant celebration of student creativity, exploring 'Inspiration' through books, nature, culture, and artists—every piece is a unique expression of imagination and discovery.'
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David Street School is holding an art exhibition at the Morrinsville Art Gallery from 28th May to 15th June. Every child in our school has created a piece of art that will be displayed at the gallery.
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The classes will be visiting the gallery during school time and there are opportunities for you to visit the gallery with your child's class, on the weekend and for one late night on Wednesday 4th June until 5.30 pm. We are excited to share our creative skills and art with you.
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If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher. Thank you
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Tomorrow
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Opt-in event for Yr 5 - Yr 6 Children
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Registrations have now closed.
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This year, Basketball Fun Day is open to Year 5 and 6 students.
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The day runs from 11:30 am – 2.30 pm.
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Basketball Fun Day is being held tomorrow, Friday, 30 May, at the Morrinsville Westpac Trust Events Centre. The David Street School leadership students run this day with support from teachers. The focus of the day is on participation and fun (no scores are kept).
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Our Home & School Committee will be running a canteen on the day, selling:
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● Vibe drinks (water) $2.00
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● Mini chocolate bars 3 for $2.00
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Next Week - Week 6
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Monday, 2 June - King’s Birthday – Public Holiday. The school will be closed.
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Tuesday, 3 June - Teacher Only Day – School Closed to Students
Teachers will be attending a Maths Curriculum Development day.
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Wednesday 4th June & Friday 6 June
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As part of Cross Country running, we will be holding two separate events:
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- The first event is an opt-in Cross Country Run event where placings will be recorded. This will be held on Wednesday, 4th June at Campbell Park.
- The second event is a whole school Fun Run Event at school for all students, no placings will be recorded. This will be held on Friday, 6th June.
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DSS Cross Country at Campbell Park (Years 3–6) Wednesday 4th June for those children who have registered.
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We will be walking down to Campbell Park, leaving at 10.30 am. The first race will start at 11 am
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The order of the races is: 10 yr boy, 10 yr girl, 11 yr girls/boys, 8 yr girl, 8 yr boy, 7 yr girl, 7 yr boy, 9 yr girl, 9 yr boy.
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(The 11-year-olds will run together but be placed separately)
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The top 5 students who place in each age group will then go through to the District Event on Wednesday, 18th June at Tahuna Golf Course.
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Whole School Fun Run Afternoon - Friday, 6 June - Start time: Approximately 1:15 pm
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Our Whole School Fun Run is always a very popular event for all our children.
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Children will navigate a fun course featuring tunnels to crawl through, hay bales, mini hurdles, zigzag paths, and hula hoops.
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As the course involves crawling on the ground and other physical challenges, please ensure your child comes to school in comfortable, suitable clothing for running and crawling, or bring a change of clothes for after the event.
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Year 4 (1 lap + optional second lap)
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Year 5 (1 lap + optional second lap)
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Year 6 (1 lap + optional second lap)
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All students are expected to remain at school after their race to support their peers and enjoy the rest of the afternoon.
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If you need to collect your child early, please make sure to sign them out at the school office.
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Week 7
Thursday, 12 June
Mud Run – Ngaruawahia (Years 5 & 6)
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Registrations are now closed.
This opt-in event is for senior students who registered.
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Please check the notices that went home for details of the event and what your child will need to wear.
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🤸♂️ Gym Sport Festival
Held at the Morrinsville Events Centre for Yrs 3-6 who registered to attend.
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Children who are attending will receive notices with more information regarding the event. Please check their bags.
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Week 8
🏃♀️ Wednesday, 18 June
District Schools Cross Country – Tahuna
For selected runners from our DSS Competition Event.
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School Matariki Celebration 11.30 - 12.40
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More information can be found further in this newsletter.
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🌟 Friday, 20 June
Matariki – Public Holiday
School will be closed.
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Week 9
📆 Friday, 27 June
Last Day of Term 2
School finishes at the usual time of 3 pm.
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Please support the businesses that support our school!
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Thursday 19 June 11:30 am - 12:40 pm
Matariki is the celebration of the Maori New Year and is a time to come together. We would love you to join us, share some kai, and celebrate Matariki at David Street School.
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We will be hosting our Matariki Open Day on Thursday, 19th of June between 11:30 & 12:40. Whanau are invited into our classrooms to join us in celebrating our learning and the Maori New Year. Each classroom will be engaged in Matariki activities throughout this time. We encourage you to get involved as well!
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Nga Kaiako o Te Kura o Rawiri
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Principal Awards
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David Street School celebrates children showing our values in their behaviour and actions at school. Recipients of the Principals Awards were:
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Emereald received her award for being a focused learner and striving for excellence in literacy. Tino Pai!
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Asher is always well behaved at CFK being respectful to staff and his peers. We have seen Asher display a lot of courage this term pushing himself out of his comfort zone, trying new things and growing in confidence and independence.
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Zinah is demonstrating outstanding courage and commitment in her learning journey. Zinah has consistently taken risks in her Maths learning, showing determination and resilience.
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Her efforts have made her a role model to her peers, exemplifying our school's values of Respect, Responsibility, and Excellence.
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Jahvarn consistently demonstrates our David Street School values and shows great courage in all learning areas.
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Jahvarn is also considerate and very helpful to Kaion, always offering support with kindness and care. His positive attitude and thoughtful actions make our class and school a better place.
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Taylor consistently demonstrates David Street School Values in his approach to learning and in the classroom. He has a can-do attitude and works diligently on every task. Taylor is a respectful and responsible student who can manage himself well. He has a curious mind and loves to share his knowledge of the world with the class.
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Harrison received his award for making the most of his final year at David Street! He is putting his hand up for lots of leadership opportunities, supporting his peers during learning challenges and pushing for excellence in all areas.
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We have all seen a massive growth in Harrison, and we know he is going to have a very successful year! Ka mau te wehi!
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Please support the businesses that support our school!
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𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐙𝐨𝐨
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We were blessed with great weather, curious children, and fabulous adult helpers for our trip to Hamilton Zoo on Friday. Thank you for all your support in getting your children ready for our trip and for the incredible adult support. We were delighted to have such a great turnout of helpers, we hope if you came, you had a wonderful day too.
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Nothing Naughty Bar Fundraiser – Thank You!
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Nothing Naughty Bars have now been sorted and will be going home with students today for those who selected that option.
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If you chose to collect them instead, they will be available from the school office this afternoon.
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A huge thank you to everyone who supported this fundraiser — we’re thrilled to share that we sold more bars than last year! Your ongoing support makes a real difference, and we are truly grateful.
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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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Room 19 Animal Habitat Research
Room 19 has been busy exploring the fascinating world of animals and their habitats.
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To help us deepen our understanding, we invited some senior students to join us as expert helpers. Together, we researched a variety of animals and recorded important information about where they live, what they eat, and interesting facts about our animals. With all this new knowledge, we’re now ready to write reports on our chosen animals.
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Thank you to the senior students for their help!
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Please support the businesses that support our school!
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The Kauri team had ‘Miss Earth’ speak to us on Friday last week.
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She spoke about Habitat Conservation, which followed on from our concept learning last term around The Living World.
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It also linked nicely with the Zero Waste sessions we had this term.
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Miss Earth NZ taught us why we need to actively protect habitats and 9 different ways we can help do this, such as sustainable fishing and picking up rubbish.
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It was awesome to hear from someone so educated and passionate about protecting our environment.
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Please support the businesses that support our school!
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Rugby Netball Fun Day
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This was held last Tuesday at Campbell Park Rugby and Netball grounds. The weather was kind to us and the children had an amazing fun day.
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Thank you to our parents who offered support with managing and refereeing teams, we really appreciate it.
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Pink Shirt Day
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David Street School proudly wore pink in support of Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa. We celebrate our amazing community of kind, compassionate, and diverse individuals. #pinkshirtdaynz
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Here are a few photos from the day.
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Report an Absence
It is very important that you notify us when your child will be absent.
Did you know you can send absentee notifications quickly & easily to us through the School App? This is the simplest & fastest way to let us know when your child will be absent from school. Or phone - 07 889-7780 (option 1) & leave a message
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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Community Notices
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