Mahuru 2023
End of Term 3 Newsletter

22 September

Kia Ora koutou katoa,

What an awesome term we have had here at Woodlands Park School! From our bee inquiries to Maori language celebrations, our school disco, WPS has talent (indeed!), Green-Gold Enviro reflection celebrations, sporting achievements and a whole lot of learning!

Despite the field being out of use for most of the winter term we have been exceptionally proud of how our students have shown manaakitanga and rangatiratanga playing in a smaller space on the court. Our peer mediators have been fabulous and we appreciate their wonderful leadership as they support our tamariki with any conflict resolution.

Woodlands Park School started its journey as an EFS school 21 years ago and this term we worked collaboratively towards our Green-Gold Reflection Day. The reflection day is made up of a number of components including the opportunity to reflect on our rich history, share our exciting child-centred projects currently within the school and share our possible future next steps. We began our day with a mihi whakatau to welcome our manuhiri (ka mau te wehi te Kapa Haka o Puke Atua)! Students across the school then led our manuhiri through the grounds which included local schools and their EFS students as well the Auckland Council, Regional EFS coordinator and our local Ranger. WPS shared what we have been working on over the last couple of years and how these projects are contributing to building a more sustainable environment. After a shared lunch we exchanged ideas and insights among our students, staff and manuhiri which was inspiring and reaffirmed our commitment to sustainability.

Although a number of people have been involved in the process, I would like to acknowledge and celebrate our EFS Leader Micah Haughton. Micah is a treasured kaitiaki of our school and from everyone we absolutely thank him for his dedication and passion in not only working with our students but our staff also. Thank you for all of your hard work Micah, you are amazing!

Our Woodlands Park staff have continued with professional development this term, our PLD has consisted of modules of learning about Autism& Anxiety, Maths progressions of Learning and Numicon, EOTC systems and Risk Analysis, The Arts - Sound Art, Structured Literacy and Te Ao Maori. We are really excited about the difference that our structured literacy teaching is making with our students and I’d also like to thank Tania Chaney our LSC for her numicon maths work she has been doing with our Year 4 students this term.

A couple of weeks ago I attended the NZ Principals Conference along with 600 NZ Principals. The education sector is most definitely being used as a political football with the upcoming election around the corner. We know at Woodlands Park School that our teachers, support staff and leaders are doing an incredible job. Our commitment to delivering the curriculum with excellence and equity is confirmed by our Education Review Office who have invited us to take part in some work with them next year to learn about our implementation of the NZ histories curriculum.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone for their efforts in supporting the school with fundraising this term. There has been a lot of activity and we are so grateful for your support. I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday break and look forward to a fabulous Term 4!

Ngaa mihi,

Nardz Stephenson

Haere Ra, Wayde

We have said farewell to Wayde, our caretaker.

He will be missed greatly by everyone.

All the best on your next adventure Wayde!

Wātaka | Calendar

Term Dates for 2023:
TERM 3
Last day of term 3: Fri 22 Sep (finish at 2pm)
TERM 4
Mon 9 Oct - Thu 14 Dec
TEACHER ONLY DAY - Fri 3rd Nov*
*Ministry of Education allocated Teacher Only Day

2024
TERM 1
Tue 30 Jan - Fri 12 Apr
EASTER: Fri 29 Mar - Tue 2 Apr (Easter Tuesday is a school holiday)

NB - School closes at 2 pm on the last day of Terms 1-3 and at 1pm on the last day of Term 4

CLICK HERE FOR OUR UP TO DATE SCHOOL CALENDAR

WPS Has Got Talent!

What an amazing evening of talent. Special thanks to Karen for all her hard work in organising the show.

The entire show can now be viewed by clicking the image below or by going to https://youtu.be/g9gGfe2beeY

Like all our videos, this is an unlisted video and is only accessible by clicking the link (ie - you cannot search for it or find it on Youtube otherwise).

Kōhunga Pī Knowledge-athon

The Kōhunga Pī Bee Knowledge-athon raised over $20,000 for our new Bee Education area.

Congratulations to our prize winners:

Whanau Kowhai
1st: Ollie - Room 12
2nd: Leo- Room 11
3rd: Quinn - Room 1

Whanau Pohutukawa
1st: Yiyi - Room 14
2nd: Lucas - Room 14
3rd: Tallulah - Room 14

Whanau Harakeke
1st: Louis - Room 8
2nd: Zoe - Room 6
3rd: Ella - Room 8

Top 3 classes
1st: Room 14
2nd: Room 12
3rd: Room 11

Another huge thank you to our sponsors!!!

F45 Training Glen Eden

Auckland Zoo

Noel Leeming Group

ECOYA

Aotearoad

Eco City Electricians

Italian Stone Ltd

Charlotte Inglis Real Estate

Laingholm and Woodlands Park Buzz Club

Pineapples Early Learning Centre

Controlweb

Enviroschool Reflection

Movie Night

Woodlands Park School Movie Night - Save the Date - Saturday, October 14th

Kia ora koutou WPS whānau.

WPS PTA is busy organising a movie night to help shake off any post-holiday blues at the beginning of Term 4!

With 2 awesome blockbusters lined up, there'll be something for all ages at Lopdell House Theatre in the village.

Our first screening will be Sing 2 at 16:30 followed by the 80s classic, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, at 7pm!

Tickets will be available on Kindo soon (along with delicious movie snack packs) so mark Saturday, October 14th in your calendar and keep an eye out for updates as seats will be limited.

Unless you want to watch the movie yourself, you're welcome to just book for your child(ren). We'll be providing a chill out space for parents in the foyer with food and beverages available :)

Ngā mihi,

WPS PTA

2024 Camp Fundraiser

Next term our Year 4 and 5 students will have the opportunity to sell chocolate to support their individual camp costs.

Information will be out early October.

Water only please!

Our school does not support students bringing drinks such as fizzy, energy, or caffeinated drinks to school. This includes the popular PRIME drink.

We reserve the right to remove these drinks and return them at the end of the day.

Hākinakina - Sports

Our Year 5 & 6 netball teams competed in the Kelston Cluster competition last week. We had a mix of wins and losses and all the players were fantastic on the day. Special mention to out Year 6 team who were 1st place in their grade!

That brings our netball season to an end for 2023 and a big thank you to all the coaches, managers, parent helps and car-poolers. We will have a special netball assembly next term. Date tbc.

Upcoming Inter-school Dates:

Inter-school Football
Girls - Wed 25 Oct
Boys - Thu 26 Oct
Inter-school Athletics - Tue 28 Nov

CALENDAR ART

Reminder - Calendar Art is now available to order on Kindo!

I have been running this amazing programme now for over 5 years in schools though out West Auckland.

Parents have loved the ease of the classes and commented that for a busy family this is an absolute winner.

Not having to rush out to activities has been life changing!

The classes are held during Lunchtime in the School Hall.

They are designed to cater for girls and boys, beginners of all ages.

They are not exam orientated, but classes progress each Term

to allow for complete step development and dance knowledge growth.

In your child’s school we hold the following classes –

FUNKY JAZZ HOP on TUESDAYS

The cost per Term is $145 (starting in week 2 of each Term)

To enrol and secure your child’s place all you do is email me on helenadancet@gmail.com with the following information –

Child’s Name, Address, Parent Mobile, School Room Number.

When this is received you will get notified via email and an Invoice is sent to you for payment.

Class sizes are limited so that personal attention is given to each aspiring dancer.

The School Office DO NOT handle enrolments so please do not ask them.

I look forward to helping develop your child’s LOVE of DANCE.

I have a FABULOUS TEAM of dedicated and extremely Professional

Teachers who absolutely love teaching these classes alongside me.

Talk soon - Helen Anderson

0274 732861

Playball

Playball is an introduction to eight different sports, Football, Basketball, Netball, Cricket, Baseball, Tennis, Hockey and Rugby.

For all Year 1, 2 and 3 students:

Our aim is not to create superstars, but rather to provide children with the opportunity to develop a host of necessary social, educational and personal skills by giving children competence in sport.

Mondays at lunchtime in the school hall.

Ask about a free trial today.

To enrol your child/children please sign up online at the link below

https://www.playballkids.com/parent-zone/basket_bookings.php?classid=56674

Marrzipan Drama

Spaces available in Marrzipan Drama and Self-Confidence classes at Woodlands Park School!

Is your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need dedicated time per week to just be CRAZY?! It’s not too late to join Marrzipan Drama for Term 3! We are looking for some awesome students to fill some parts in our play, which we will be performing for parents and friends at the end of term. Come along to a non-obligatory trial lesson and see whether you like it! You can sign up for one directly via our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz (we have contact numbers on there too, should you prefer to talk to a human!) Marrzipan Drama runs a class at Woodlands Park School every Wednesday morning before school in the Library from 8:00am - 8:45am. This is a mixed-age class, all ages and year levels are welcome!

For further information about what we do, check out our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz See you there!

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Mahuru 2023End of Term 3 Newsletter