Week 1 NEWSLETTER

from the principal

Teacher Only Day - Monday Week 3

A date for your calendars, Monday of Week 3 (5th August) is a Teacher Only Day so the school is closed. Douglas Park and Fernridge have worked to bring Nathan Wallis to the region, and Nathan is running a session for staff from both schools (and a bunch of others from across the region) during the day. DPS then hosts him in the evening as he runs a Parent Evening...tickets for this are currently sold out, but 50 more will be available in the next few days. Here is the link for info and to purchase tickets.

Nathan is a neuroscience educator and has a passion for helping parents (and teachers) understand how the brain develops from birth, through to the teenage years. For us this is important...what conditions do we need to provide for your children at school to be the best they can be based on developmental science. He is also an expert on childhood anxiety, and the way the brain reacts (and how we act) when in a state of trauma or anxiety.

Nathan is also a believer, and promotes play-based learning as a way to provide an environment that stimulates creativity, develops resilience and allows for learning that is ‘right’ for a child developmentally. At DPS we have embraced play, making and creating as important components of our learning. Children right from 5 are able to exercise choice, to make decisions for themselves, to ask questions, to explore, to experiment and to build relationships with others through their play. As the children grow older within the school this ‘playful thinking’ is kept as something to be valued...and you still see our eldest children engaging in play, making and creating. This article just popped into my Twitter feed, shares the benefits very clearly to a play-based learning approach in schools.

MONDAY 5th AUGUST - TEACHER ONLY DAY - MONDAY 5th AUGUST - TEACHER ONLY DAY

Student Success

Well done to Ella, making the U13 Wairarapa Development team for Hockey for 2019! A lot of hard work and effort has gone into getting this far, and Ella currently also plays with the U11 squad.

Here is Jaxon and the beginnings of a seat for Baby Bear. Part of the Maker Learning in Room 14 Jaxon took his ideas home and worked with his Dad to make this up. His team have since added legs, and it was getting a striking coat of red paint when I last laid eyes on it.

Upcoming Events

Some further events happening soon to be aware of:

Week 2

Monday 29th July: School Photos
Tuesday 30th July: Friends of DPS Meeting
Wednesday 31st July: Russell Street Sport Exchange (Tararua Challenge)

Week 3

Monday 5th August: Teacher Only Day, and Nathan Wallis Parent Evening

Week 4

Wednesday 14th August: Rimu Bake Sale & the Paper Plus Evening

whakatauki

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT DPS?

A message from the Dental Clinic ladies...

The Mobile Dental Clinic will be returning to DPS in week 4, Term 3.

There are still children to see for their annual check and children to have their treatment completed.

If there are any urgent concerns before we return, please phone 027 264 4319 or 377 9071.

Please could parents check that the current consent forms have been returned to us.

Thank you

Russell St Sports Exchange 2019

Next Wednesday, Russell St School head over to DPS to take part in our annual sports exchange. This will happen rain or shine - no postponement date. All of the Kahikatea syndicate take part and play either netball, rugby, hockey, football or miniball.

We compete for the "Tararua Challenge" flag and we currently hold this as we won it when we travelled over to Russell St last year...the host school has never won the flag but that is our goal this year!

They will arrive at DPS just before 10am and we will begin with a pōwhiri and morning tea. Games will be played between 1.30am - 1pm with a shared lunch and prize giving to finish off the day before Russell St head home.

Whānau are more than welcome to come and watch and support our teams...a timetable will be published on the DPS Facebook page next week.

GOOD LUCK KAHIKATEA!

School Photos will be taken on Monday 29th July

Please ensure your order is back to the DPS office NO LATER THAN 3PM Thursday 25th July

Please make sure payment is made as per instructions on the envelope as DPS is a collection agency only

PLEASE NOTE RIMU

If you also have students in Rimu, their class and individual photos will be taken later on in the year. You can still have your family photo taken now.

To purchase tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2019/the-developing-brain-masterton/wairarapa

FRIDAY LUNCH

Order your subway lunch at the office or online.

Please ensure/remind your child to write their name on the envelope

Please have orders back by Thursday 8th August

DPS Sport 2019

Yr 3-6 Miniball in Term 3

Miniball games and practises start in Wk 2. Teams/Practise days are displayed in the sports board outside Rm 4

All games are at the YMCA in Masterton and the link to the draw is on their website.

DPS Bulls play in the Monday night league and all other teams play on Wednesday night.

Players need to wear correct DPS sports uniform and sneakers to games , and check in with their coach 15 minutes before their game.

A big thanks to our parents: Nicole, Rachelle, Lena & Rachel for offering to coach Miniball teams this term...we appreciate this!

Yr 3-6 Netball 2019

NETBALL FINALS are only a few weeks away...

Monday 26th August is the Yr 3/4 Festival Day
Tuesday 27th August is finals day for all Yr 5-8 teams.

If games are cancelled it will be on the Netball Wairarapa FB page and the DPS FB page.

Please do not assume if it is raining that it will be cancelled.

Please check the Netball Wairarapa website or the Netball Wairarapa FB page for the draw. All games are at the Colombo Rd courts.

Players need to arrive at games 30 minutes beforehand to warm up. They need to be netball ready...

*In correct DPS uniform and sneakers/white socks

*Nails cut

*Long hair tied up

*No jewellery - this includes earrings

Winter Hockey

Hockey games are underway! It has been great to hear the positive chat from the kids and coaches alike.

Please check the noticeboard for your child’s team and help them to be organised each week on their practise day. The draw will be posted in the sports notice board each week.

Practice Day:

Tuesday 7.30am: 11 aside

Tuesday: Renegades and White

Wednesday: Macs and Red

Thursday: 11 aside and Black

The 11 aside draw:

27th July vs Gladdy Wainui @ 9.45am THT.

3rd August vs Alfredton @ 10.30am THT.

Games for Friday 26th July

DPS Macs vs St Marys @ 3.30 JNL1

DPS Renegades vs Lakeview @ 4.10pm JNL2

Keep an eye on the Hockey Wai website for the draws each week.

Please see the image below for parking expectations. We appreciate your help with this.

Community Events

Talofa

REAP supports a Masterton based playgroup for all Pasifika whānau. It is called Moana Playgroup and was established in 2016 to enable Pacific Island families, with their pre-schoolers, to come together and celebrate their unique languages and cultures.

It takes place on Mondays and Tuesdays 10.00am-12.00pm at The Spot, 365 Queen Street, Masterton and is supported by Fale Lio.

The playgroup promotes: Early Childhood Education and participation, Pacific Languages and cultures, healthy eating and living for whānau.

Kids, are you looking for fun on a Friday night?

Then come along to Kids' Club, 5.30 till 7.30pm on Fridays at the Baptist Church. We provide a safe, family atmosphere with table tennis, computer games, craft, a kid-friendly light tea, Bible stories and organised games. The cost is just $2.50 per child. Phone Liz on 0272233100 for more details or just come along and have a look. We're on the corner of Renall and Chapel Streets; entrance off Renall St.

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