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Principal: Emily Hargreaves

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Mr Gurnick and RM z students return from YR 6IMPORTANT DATES:

19 Feb: Ear Caravan @ Waihi Central9.30am-2pm19-20 Feb: Tent City @ East School. YR 3 & 423 Feb: BOT Meeting25 Feb: School Picnic-Splash & Dash Anzac Bay27 Feb: Scholastic Books lssue 1 Closes27 Feb; Senior Swim Champs-Waihi College Pool27 Feb: Last Day of Subway Orders2 March: 'The Lunch Box Club' Lunch Orders Start2 March: New Parents Morning Tea4March: Waihi€lusterSwimming-CentralSchool16 March: North Cluster Swirhming-Katikatil April: Giant Pumpkin Weigh{n2 April: Last Day Term 120 April: First Day Term 223 April: Photolife Photos-Class & Individual

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BREAKFAST CLUB Just a reminder that we have breakfast available every school morning. We have weetbix daily, and Miss H (along with her amazing helpers) prepare beans and toast every Tuesday. Come along and share breakfast with us. It’s a lovely way to start the day. Everyone is welcome.

SCHOOL PICNIC AND SPLASH & DASH Our annual school picnic and Splash & Dash is happening next Wednesday, 25 Feb. We will be leaving school at 9am and returning in time for buses, leaving Bowentown at 2.00pm. The Splash & Dash duathlon will start approxi-mately 9.30am. No boats will be operating on this day.

SCHOOL SWIMMING POOL If you are using our school pool with babies and toddlers swimming, it is an expectation that they will be wearing a swimming nappy. NO nappy = NO swimming.

WAIHI EAST SCHOOL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 03/2015 18th February 2015

Kia ora

Welcome to week three, another week of adventure. This week we have our senior students at camp in

Aongatete and year three and four are looking forward to tent city this Thursday & Friday. What an amazing

experience for all involved. A huge thank you to our whanau for supporting these educational outings with kai,

supervision and transport. We could not do this without your fabulous support. As always, my huge thanks to

the teaching team who have carefully planned these events. Thank you for your enthusiasm and mahi.

I would like to pass on a huge thank you from Maren Johansen and her whanau for your generous

support of them during this sad time. Your words and hands on support have been a blessing to her. Thank you

also to tamariki/whanau for serving kai after the funeral. Maren thought you were brilliant. Maren is on leave

for term one.

Next week we head to ANZAC Bay for our annual Splash & Dash. We would love your attendance on this

day with transport, supervision and smiles. These days are super important to set the scene for a united,

engaged and respectful kura.

With a large bubble of year three students in our school, we have changed our names from seniors and

juniors. We now have Kotuku for tamariki in rooms one, two, three and nine. Piwakawaka are students in rooms

four, five, six, seven and eight. These teams are for lunchtime sports and other school events.

New lunches are heading our way from next week. Like with our veggy orders, everything is on line.

Check out the awesome menu. Everything is colour coded, highlighting what is super healthy and what is a

treat. Go wild and enjoy this new kai.

Nga mihi nui

Emily (ehargreaves@east.school.nz)

START/FINISH TIMES The starting time for each school day is 9am. Our school is open from 8am. School finishes at 3pm. The school bus leaves at 2.50pm. If your child is a bus student they will be placed on the bus unless the office has been notified other-wise.

PUPIL ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL So there is no doubt as to a child's whereabouts, parents are asked to inform the school whenever their child is going to be absent. If the child is away for several days it is only necessary to let the school know on the first day of ab-sence. It is still appropriate to send a note of explanation or make contact with the teacher after a lengthy absence. On the first day of absence the school can be notified in either of the following ways: 1) by telephoning - 863 8693 2) by sending a note to the child's teacher via another child. 3) sending a text to 021 0258 4817 Sharon or another staff member will take the message and note it on a form that is circulated to all classes by 9.30am each day. Note: It is a legal requirement for schools to be advised of children's absences.

PAYMENTS We realise that money can be a wee bit tight at this time of year. To make the start of year slightly easier, the admin-istration team can help you set up an automatic payment. Forms are available from the office. Eft-pos is also available.

SCHOOL CONTACTS P : 863 8693 M : 021 0258 4817 F : 863 8671 E : ehargreaves@east.school.nz

Visit our school’s new website www.waihieast.school.nz

Three of our regular helpers prepare toast for Bean Tuesday. (Front to back: Katie T, Anna R, Izzie C)

READING TOGETHER Mrs Laing will be starting Reading Together workshops this term. Come along to these four sessions and discover practical ways to bring fun and enjoyment into reading with your children at home. Chocolate and hot drinks supplied! Please let the office or Mrs Laing know if you would like to attend. Course will be held in the staffroom. Dates are:

Thursday 26th Feb 1.30—2.45pm

Thursday 5th March 1.30—2.45pm

Thursday 12th March 1.30—2.45pm

Thursday 26th March 1.30—2.45pm

NEW SCHOOL LUNCHES COMING SOON…. We have jumped on board with ‘The Lunch Box Club’ and these new and exciting lunches will be available at school from Monday March 2nd. This is how ‘The Lunch Box Club’ works:

Register on-line to create an account

Place orders and pay on-line (up to 8am for same day delivery)

Lunches will be prepared by ‘Farm Gate Deli’ in Waihi Beach and delivered to school

The food offered works on a ‘Traffic Light’ system, making it easy to make healthy food choices: GREEN = GO FOR IT! ORANGE = GO EASY! RED = WHOA! They also cater for students with allergies. Lunches are available every day, and we will continue to have Sushi available Thursdays. Friday 27th Feb will be our last day for Subway orders. Please see the enclosed flyer for further information on The Lunch Box Club and to view the full menu. Their website is also very helpful:

www.thelunchboxclub.co.nz We will have a computer available in the school office for those to use who do not have internet access at home.

SCHOOL DOCTOR Doctor Tineke Iverson has re-started her weekly Tuesday morning visits to school. Please make an appointment through the office.

EAST SWIMMING WITH TESS

Learn to Swim lessons will be offered in the East School pool on Monday’s & Wednesday’s after school (3.10pm—4.40pm). $10 per lesson. Contact Tess 021 138 5484 or 863 6130.

MUSIC LESSONS 2015 Mrs Wella Tasma’s music lessons have re-started for the year. Individual or group lessons are available in: Record-er, flute, singing, keyboard, guitar, ukulele and saxophone. For information and enrolment phone: 863 6322 or e-mail artzsong134@gmail.com SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS Wednesday is school newsletter day and a newsletter is issued every Wednesday - ask your child for it each Wednesday or check it out on our school website. School newsletters are given to the eldest child in a family or the only child going to East School. These newsletters are the main means of communicating with parents and I would ask that parents read them carefully. Quite often a reply slip is attached and it is most helpful if we get an early re-sponse to such requests. Many thanks! We appreciate the support of those who pay for adverts on the newsletter. Please support them with your patronage. If you would prefer your newsletter emailed to you please email Sharon in the office.

WAIHI MINERS INLINE HOCKEY CLUB Anyone interested in seeing what the sport is about is wel-come to attend. Teams start training: Tues 17 Feb: Under 14’s 5.30—7PM Senior Social 7—9PM Wed 18 Feb: Under 10’s 4.30—5.30PM Under 12’s 5.30—7PM

SATURDAY NIGHT SKATING Saturday night skating at the Waihi Events Centre starts again on Saturday 28th February: 6—8 PM $5 entry fee (includes skate hire –adult spectators free)

Mains

Roast Chicken Roll $3.50Glazed Ham Rol l$3.50Bl iss Bal l (GF, SF)52.60Chick Wholegrain S/wich Y'53,50Chick Wholegrain S/wich Lge $S.SOHam Wholegrain S/wich %$3.50Ham Wholegrain S/wich tge 56.50Beef Wholegrain S/wich % 53.50Beef Wholegrain S/wich Lge $S.SOTandoori Chicken Wrap (GF) $6Ham Wrap (GF)56Chicken Wrap (GF)95Homemade Hummus &Vege SticksSsPiece of Fresh Fruit $1.20Dried Fruit & Nut Pot 54Air Popped Popcorn $2

GF = Gulten FreeSF = Refined Sugar Free

Available every day atWaihi East School from2nd March!

Whole Scotch EeC (GF) 56.20Half Scotch EeC (GF) 53.20Bacon & Egg Pie $5Beef Lasagne - Lge SZ.SOVege Lasagne - Lge $7.50Cheese Scone $4Kumara Crisps 40g (GF)$Z.gSHomemade Soup with Rol l 55Macaroni Cheese $5.50Quiche Lorr iane - Ham 55Quiche - Roast V"g SSFish Cake x1 (GF) $aFish Cake x2 (GF) $8

Louise Cake Slice 54.50Homemade Sausage Roll 53.50Raw Choc Caramel Slice GF 54.50Yo Yo 52.50Shortbread S2.s0Animal Cookie $g.lO

Drinks

Feijoa Frenzy Smoothie $4Tropical Storm Smoothie $4Very Berry Smoothie $4Coconut Water $3.50

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Order by 8am day of delivery - orany time in advance, up to the endof term !

To Order:

1. Visit www.thelunchboxclub.co.nz& create an account for your familyby submitting the form on theFamilies page. Then click on thelink within the activation email.

2. Log In to navigate around youraccount using the left hand menubar. To view your school's menu,navigate to the Order Lunchespage.

3. Top Up: lf you wish to place anorder, first credit your account bysubmitting a Top Up Request. Youcan Top Up using Credit/Debit cardor online bank transfer. Enter theamount you wish to Top Up (S20minimum), select the Top Upmethod, and click PAY and followthe onscreen prompts.

4. To Order: Navigate to the OrderLunches page. Use the Calendar orArrow Key to select the date youwish to order for.Scroll down to your Childs Name,then use either the 'Quick Pickbutton or'Lunch Boxes' button toorder.

Quick Pick: Use this button to viewthe menu & pick your items, usingthe > button to expand menusections. Once you are ready, click'Order this Lunch'.

ORLunch Boxes - Use this button tochoose from your saved LunchBoxes* (menu item combinations).Then click 'Order this Lunch'.

5. More Children? Repeat steps 3& 4 for each child.

6. Check & Review: To view all ofyour pending orders, navigate tothe'View Planned Orders' page.Orders can be easily cancelled fromthis page.

*Lunch Boxes are saved menu itemcombinations. lf your child has afavourite combo, you can create &save a lunchbox for them on theLunchboxes page, making for fasterordering. Navigate to the 'Lunch

Boxes'page.

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