47 School Rd

Wellsford

Phone:

09 423 8042

Fax:

09 423 8056

Email: info@wellsford.school.nz

Website: www.wellsford.school.nz

Newsletter

No 6

7

March

2019

Information

News and Views

Coming Events

Tena ra koutou katoa

He mihi tenei kia koutou e awhi nei mo tenei kura

He putanga tenei panui mo koutou

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa

Greetings to everyone who is, or has been supporting or helping our school

Lessons end early on Thursday 21

st June

Teachers from all over NZ are involved in Paid Union Meetings over the

next little while. The meeting for teachers in this district will be held on

Thursday 21st June. This means that teachers will not be available for

normal instruction that afternoon. A skeleton staff will be available to assist

with the supervision of any students who are unable to go home at lunch

time. To keep this number to a minimum parents are asked to allow their

children to walk home, or be picked up, at 12:40pm.

Buses will run at 3:00pm, to connect with college students, so parents need to pick their bus children up at

12:40pm or they will need to wait at school until 3:00pm. Only a few staff are available so we are

hoping that most/all students will be able to go home at 12:40pm. Please tell the school office if your

child needs to stay at school until 3pm. Thank you for your help with this.

Teachers are still in negotiations with the Government on their new collective employment agreement.

Please support the teachers you know as they seek to ensure every child, including yours, gets a great deal

at school.

Health & Safety Concern re Scooters It is great to see children enjoying their scooters, but it is very concerning to

see so many riding scooters to school in bare feet and without helmets. And

some of these are very young indeed.

Helmets MUST be worn if children are riding scooters to school. To ride

bikes to school children must be Y6 or older. This is because they need to

understand how traffic works, speed, give way rules, etc, etc. Very young

children don’t understand this yet. We’ve seen young children on scooters

crossing driveways and side roads, without watching out for other road users.

Parents, please make sure you children understand give way rules,

and wear helmets.

Road Safety Reminder No.1: Bus Safety Parents are reminded that the legal and safe speed at which to pass a bus that is

stopping to pick up or drop off passengers is 20kph. Bus drivers often witness

drivers speeding past far in excess of the legal limit, while students are getting on

or off their buses. Please support child safety by observing the 20kph speed

limit when passing a school bus in the morning or afternoon. It is also safe

practice to pick your child up on the same side of the road as the bus parks.

This stops children running across the road in front of traffic to meet parents.

Road Safety Reminder No.2: Cycling to School Parents are reminded that to ensure children are cycling to school safely, the

children should be….

Y6 (10 years) or older

Experienced riders

Wearing a helmet

Using a well maintained bike

Regards

Dave Bradley

Principal

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FOR REGISTRATIONS

Wellsford RFC is inviting all previously

registered players and any new players to

register for this season’s rugby!

U7, U9, U11’s, and U13’s

All players please use this link to register.

www.sporty.co.nz/wellsfordrugby

Rachel Brierly will be at Tomarata Tag

tonight with registration forms if you

don’t have computer access.

Coming Events

Wednesday 20 March: Rooms 9 & 18 Tiritiri Island Trip

Travelwise Rural Schools Workshop

at Orewa

Thursday 21 March: Rooms 13 & 19 Tiritiri Island Trip

Wednesday 10 to

Friday 12 April: Team 3 Camp at Mangawhai Heads

Friday 12 April: Term One ends

Monday 29 April: Term Two begins

DENTAL THERAPISTS TheTherapists are on site at Wellsford School until 10 March 2019. Parents and caregivers are welcome to enrol pre-school children. Please phone 422 2714 for all enquiries and appointments.

The Uniform

Shop

opens at the

school office

8.30 – 9.30am

every

Wednesday

during the

school term

Enquiries phone

the office

423 8042

HEAD LICE A reminder that we do have free shampoo

and combs for any families requiring

treatment for head lice, at the school

office.

NZ Certificate in Money Management Free tuition and resources

Start date: Wednesday 20th March 2019

Venue: 72 School Rd Wellsford @ 6pm

Course Programme:

Compulsory evening classes available from 6pm to 9pm, every

Wednesday for 20 weeks

Each module is designed to deliver a component of practical

money management and future opportunities for personal wealth.

All course material, study books and hand-outs are provided free

of charge. CMM is a level 3 programme containing 5 modules

and 9 assessments.

Who should enrol?

People who want to improve their money skills and

plan their economic future.

People who have no savings currently and want to

change that

Those who would like to have better management of

their money

People who want to own Property

People who want more information about banking

/insurance/ shares and investment options

Cost: FREE! (NZQA Level 3) funded to all NZ Residents

Outcomes:

Up-to-date information about banking and financial systems

Greater knowledge and confidence in making day-to-day

financial decisions.

Greater productivity and efficiency in managing your finances.

Retirement planning and estate management – Wills and

Trusts.

Investing in Property, Shares and Equities.

NZ Certificate in Small Business & Project Management

Free Tuition and Resources

Start date: Wednesday 20th March 2019

Venue: Hauora Trust 72 School Rd Wellsford @ 6pm

Course Programme:

Compulsory evening classes available from 6pm to 9pm, one

night per week for 36 weeks

There are 7 Modules covering Business & Project planning,

Industry & Market Analysis, Operations & Customer Service,

Human Resources, Marketing, Accounting & Finance and

Project Review and Presentation. All course material study

books and hand-outs are provided.

There are 15 assignments due over the 36 weeks, which, in many

cases require paragraph answers. CSBM is a University level

programme with certification achieved by completing all 15

assignments with flexible study hours in a weekly evening class,

monthly weekend workshops and on-line/home study time each

week.

Who should enrol?

Candidates who are thinking of starting up a business and

have a firm business idea.

Candidates who already have an existing small business

they wish to develop and improve.

Cost: NO FEE! (NZQA Level 4) funded to all NZ Residents

Outcomes:

Up-to-date business skills and knowledge gained about your

business

Project management of the plan for your current enterprise

Greater knowledge and confidence in making day-to-day

business decisions.

Greater productivity and efficiency in your current operation.

To enrol, complete the form enclosing a photocopy ID of your

Passport photo page or New Zealand Birth certificate and NZ

Drivers Licence.

For more information contact/txt Bill 021 904 977

The PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE is based at the school 2 - 3

days a week. If you think this free service would be of help to

you and your family at any time please let the school know or

contact Maretta Hodgson on 021 227 8680. Please feel free to

txt if you prefer.

WELLSFORD SCHOOL SUPPORT TEAM

Monday 25th March Wellsford School Staffroom

7.00pm Come and be part of a dynamic team!

All welcome

L E A B O U R N P A S S E N G E R S E R V I C E L T D

C h a r t e r / T o u r R e n t a l V a n s W e d d i n g s S h u t t l e s T r a v e l C l u b

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W e b s i t e : w w w . l e a b o u r n . c o . n z

G r o u p T r a v e l i s m i l e s b e t t e r !

COMPUTER SERVICES Internet – Broadband – Networks - Email

Virus Control – Sales - Repair

Small Business or Home

‘Not sure what’s wrong with your computer?’

Call Jas to discuss your needs!

J3 Computer Solutions - Wellsford

09 423 8519

021 423 801

Te Hana Nurseries Ltd

Contact the specialists for

* Natives * Forestry * Poplars * Shelter & Hedging

* Ornamentals * Olives * Citrus * Fruit & Nut Trees

Superior quality at competitive prices

Consultation, design & implementation

Send SAE for full catalogue

Email: tehananurseries@paradise.net.nz Ph (09) 423 8595 - Fax (09) 423 8594 - S.H.1, R D 4 Wellsford

CONCRETE DRIVES – FLOORS – FOOTHPATHS

Phone Mark and the team at

SOLID CONCRETE LTD

021 024 48704 or a/hrs 9450041 (Wfd)

www.solidconcrete.co.nz

Professional Casual & Full Management Services

Sarah Baldwin – Director

sarah@firstchoicepropertymanagement.co.nz 02102668130

Franchise options now available! Start your own business today!

www.firstchoicepropertymanagement.co.nz

Spellcaster Wooden Toys Ltd, 3 Station Road, Wellsford

Opening Hours – Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm

We handmake using recycled NZ Native and Pine woods. We specialise in Wooden Guns and have a variety of New Design and Old Fashioned Toys &

Puzzles