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WADESTOWN SCHOOL
Community Newsletter
Principal: Sally Barrett Website: www.wadestown.school.nz Thursday 21 February, 2019
Dear Parents
A warm welcome to the following new students and their families who have joined us recently at Wadestown
School: Rory Curtin (Rm 0), James Stevenson (Rm 1), Samuel Smith (Rm 2), Eve Latham (Rm 2), Arkie Keni (Rm
3), Austin Keni (Rm 5), Amaani Morgan (Rm 10), Lucy Kavanagh (Rm 11), Harry Kavanagh (Rm14), Atreya
Pandit (Rm 4), Annabelle Parker (Rm 5), Honour Morgan (Rm 5), Elsie Rumball-Smith (Rm 6), Jude Rumball-
Smith (Rm 6), Jesse Rumball-Smith (Rm 16), Sienna Faloon (Rm 6), Thomas Mauger (Rm 16), Esme Thompson
(Rm 11), Isaac Thompson (Rm 11), Marley Thompson (Rm 4), Sylvia Lees (Rm 2), Lily-Mae McLellan (Rm 2) and
Vidhya Ratnayaka (Rm1).
We would also like to welcome our new staff members, Catherine Kirkpatrick and Sarah Bruce. They are a
great addition to the Wadestown School teaching team and are looking forward to meeting everyone at
parent teacher conferences this term.
Catherine Kirkpatrick – Class Teacher - Room 14 Year 7 & 8 Sarah Bruce – Class Teacher - Room 2 New Entrants Year 1
Our Year 5 – 6 and Year 3 – 4 Student working with Hemi Prime our Kapa Haka Tuto
Wadestown School Staff 2018
Position Name Email Address
Principal Sally Barrett [email protected]
Deputy Principal Year 1-4 Reading Recovery Teacher and SENCO – Special Needs Coordinator
Robyn Grover [email protected]
Deputy Principal Year 5-8 Room 13 (Year 7-8) Teacher Team Leader Year 7-8
Nick Julian [email protected]
Room 1 (NE/Year 1) Teacher Team Leader NE/Year 1-2
Amanda Lamble [email protected]
Room 2 (NE/Year 1) Teacher Sarah Bruce [email protected]
Room 3 (Year 2) Teacher Gina Smith [email protected]
Room 0 (Year 2) Teacher Christine Wrenn [email protected]
Room 10 (Year 3-4) Teacher Joy Henderson [email protected]
Room 11 (Year 3-4) Teacher Sue Savage [email protected]
Room 12 (Year 3-4) Teacher Talia Davies [email protected]
Teacher with Library responsibilities Team Leader Year 3-4
Pip Honore [email protected]
Room 4 (Year 5-6) Teacher Amy Maddock [email protected]
Room 5 (Year 5-6) Teacher Amber Pullin [email protected]
Room 6 (Year 5-6) Teacher Team Leader Year 5-6
Cathrine Wilkinson [email protected]
Room 13 (Year 7-8) Teacher Nick Julian [email protected]
Room 14 (Year 7-8) Teacher Catherine Kirkpatrick [email protected]
Room 16 (Year 7-8) Teacher Nicki Greer [email protected]
Room 17 (Year 7-8) Teacher James Shelton [email protected]
Office Manager and Principal PA Lynda Sale [email protected]
Office Fiona Crombie [email protected]
IT Manager Aiscorp OneStop IT [email protected]
Librarian Pip Honore [email protected]
Teacher Aide Melissa Kosmadakis
Teacher Aide Helen Dammer
Kapa Haka Tutor Hemi Prime
Caretaker/Groundsman Tani Tumoana - CrestClean
Cleaner (Rose St site) Rakesh and Ritu Sharma - CrestClean
Cleaner (Weld St site) Margaret Burwood
Parent Information Evenings 7.00 - 8.15 pm
Our Parent Information Evenings have been planned to take place over a two week timeframe. Please note
that all parent information evenings will begin at 7.00 pm with a presentation from the senior staff before
moving to your child’s classroom. Your child’s teacher will then share with you the programmes, routines and
expectations for their class and answer any questions you may have.
Years 3-4 Rooms 10, 11 and 12 Thursday 21 February, 7.00pm Rose St site, Hall
Years 5-6 Rooms 4, 5 and 6 Monday 25 February, 7.00pm Rose St site, Hall
Years 7-8 Rooms 13, 14, 16 and 17 Tuesday 27 February, 7.00pm Rose St site, Hall
Parent Teacher Conferences
We have scheduled Parent Teacher Conferences on the following dates:
Rose St site – Monday 4th March and Wednesday 6th March, 3.30 - 6.00 pm
Weld St site – Tuesday 5th March , 3.30 - 5.30 pm and 6.00 - 7.30 pm
These conferences are an opportunity for parents to meet individually with your child’s teacher for 10
minutes. The information shared at this conference is most helpful for the teacher as they begin to work with
your child this year. Student Information Sheets will be sent home on Thursday 21st February and the
purpose of these sheets is to provide a focus for your discussion as well as a written record of helpful
information to be shared with your child’s teacher. Could we please ask you to return the completed
questionnaire to your child’s teacher no later than Thursday 26th February so that teachers have the
opportunity to read each questionnaire before parent teacher conferences begin the following week. The
interview booking system will once again be done online at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and bookings have
opened today and close on Thursday 26th February at 4.00pm. The booking code is: cmatg
Road Safety Update
Cathrine Wilkinson is our School Travel Plan Coordinator and is in charge of our road patrols at Wadestown
School this year. The patrols enable children to cross Mairangi Road and Rose Street safely and our road
patrollers do a great job with this added responsibility. Please support our road patrollers at the Rose St site
as they manage an important and sometimes difficult task.
We are thrilled with the Wellington City Council Initiative “Park and Stride” which the Council installed on
Mairangi Road at the beginning of this year. Park and Stride helps to make school drop off early and fun by
moving it a short distance from the Rose Street School gate. If you did not receive your “Park and Stride”
pamphlet sent with all Rose Street students please let us know and we will send one home with your child.
This pamphlet explains how Park and Stride operates at Wadestown School.
“Kiss and Drop” at the Weld Street Site
Each morning a volunteer parent is on duty from 8.30am until 8.55 am assisting the children at the “Kiss and
Drop” zone. As cars drive down the hill and pause in the drop off box, the duty parent opens the door and
helps the child out so a quick goodbye can be said and they are able to come into school safely. With four
classrooms in operation at Weld St this year we would like as many parents as possible to use this service
please as it assists greatly to reduce the parking and congestion difficulties that parents and residents
experience in Weld St.
Wadestown School Orchestra
This wonderful initiative began several years ago under the guidance of Rupa Maitra and Pip Honore. We do
hope you will encourage your children to come and take part in this lunchtime activity. All children are
welcome to come along and join in. If you are interested in your child joining the school orchestra and would
like to know more about it please email [email protected] or [email protected] The orchestra
meets each Wednesday lunchtime in the hall or in Room 8.
News from Te Whare Pukapuka (Wadestown School Library)
A huge thank you to the many students who took bulging bags of Summer Reading home in December and
have remembered to bring them back to school. Fantastic effort those children!
We have two new areas of interest in the Rose Street library so far this year. One is entitled “Where in the
World is Mr Piper?” and displays maps, photos and his very entertaining emails to staff. Mr Piper promises
me regular updates and pictures of what he and his intrepid family are up to in Cambodia.
The second new area is “The Writers’ Wall”. This is a display of exemplary writing from children at our school,
because of course we have over 300 authors on site. As wonderful new examples are passed to me (either by
the students or their teachers) I will display them on the wall or in the clear file, so that classes visiting the
library can enjoy the excellent writing. The only criteria, for ease of display, is that the piece of work fits on
one A4 page.
Mrs Honore Teacher with Library Responsibility
PTA Update
Wadestown Fair – donations of toys and books Drop off your old toys and books for our stall at 36 Wadestown Rd (front door or in front of the garage). No junk please! To volunteer for helping out at the stall on the day of the Fair (Saturday 9 March) please email [email protected]
Join our Facebook page Please like and share our new Facebook page for news and events – Wadestown School Parent Teacher Association.
Next meeting Come to our lunchtime meeting – 12.30pm at Bordeau Bakery Friday 1 March. The formal meeting will be 30 minutes and the PTA is shouting the coffees. This is a great opportunity to meet other parents and you won’t be given a job just because you attend! Babies and children are very welcome.
Volunteer needed for photoshoot We need a parent volunteer to arrange a photography session, booking families into timeslots and liaising with the photographer (you may get discounted photos for this). Please email [email protected] if you can help with this.
New Classroom Coordinators The classroom coordinators for this year are listed below. Thanks very much to these volunteers. The classroom coordinators help parents in the class connect and help teachers find parent volunteers when needed. Usually the class coordinators will organise a social get-together for year groups. We will send out the contact details for the coordinators shortly. Year 0 & 1 (Rms 1 & 2) Chloe Luscombe & Nicola Fa'amausili
Year 2 (Rms 0 & 3) Gwyn Bareta & Melody Holmes
Year 3 & 4 (Rooms 10, 11 & 12) Anya Zohrab & Annabel Butterfield
Year 5 & 6 (Rooms 4, 5 & 6) Jo Oliver & Nicki Roberts
Year 7 & 8 (Rooms 13, 14, 16 & 17) Kirsty Bennett & Nicky Ward
2019 Term Dates First Day Last Day
Term 1 Monday 4th February Friday 12th April
School Closed for instruction: Waitangi Day Wednesday 6th February
Term 2 Monday 29 April Friday 5th July
School Closed for instruction: Teacher Only - Day before Queen’s Birthday
Friday 31st May Monday 3rd June
Term 3 Monday 22nd July Friday 27th September
Term 4 Monday 14th October Thursday 19th December
School Closed for instruction: Labour Weekend Monday 28th October
2019 Term 1 Dates
Week Date Event
21st Feb, Thursday School Community Newsletter No. 1 goes home today
3 21st Feb, Thursday 10.00 am - Online Bookings for Parent Teacher Conferences open
today. Parent Questionnaire goes home today.
21st Feb, Thursday 7.00 – 8.15 pm - Yr 3 4 Parent Information Evening, Rose St Hall
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25th Feb, Monday 7.00 – 8.15 pm – Yr 5 & 6 Parent Information Evening, Rose St Hall
26th Feb, Tuesday Yr 7 & 8 Technology
26th Feb, Tuesday Western Zone Cricket Competition
27th Feb, Wednesday Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8
27th Feb, Wednesday 7.00 – 8.15 pm – Yr 7 & 8 Parent Information Evening, Rose St Hall
28th Feb, Thursday Postponement Date: Western Zone Cricket Competition
28th Feb, Thursday 4.00 pm – Online bookings for Parent Teacher Conferences close
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4th March, Monday 3.30 – 6.00 pm – Parent Teacher Conferences at Rose St (Day 1)
5th March, Tuesday Yr 7 & 8 Technology
5th March, Tuesday 3.30 – 6.00 pm – Parent Teacher Conferences at Weld St
6th March, Wednesday Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8
6th March, Wednesday 3.30 – 6.00 pm – Parent Teacher Conferences at Rose St (Day 2)
7th March, Thursday School Community Newsletter goes home today
7th March, Thursday 6.00 pm – Yr 5 & 6 Camp Meeting for Parent Helpers in Room 6
8th March, Friday Yr 1 & 2 Sports Day at Otari Wilton Bush
9th March, Saturday Morning - Wadestown Village Fair
6 12th March, Tuesday Yr 7 & 8 Technology
12th – 15th March, Tuesday - Friday
Yr 5 & 6 Camp at Forest Lakes
13th March, Wednesday Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8
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19th March, Tuesday Yr 7 & 8 Technology
20th March, Wednesday Yr 1 & 2 Trip to Island Bay Marine Education
20th March, Wednesday Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8
20th March, Wednesday 6.00 pm – Yr 7 & 8 Camp Meeting for Parent Helpers in Room 13
22st March, Thursday School Community Newsletter goes home today
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25th – 29th March, Monday – Friday
Yr 7 & 8 Camp at Green Pastures
27th March, Wednesday Preschool Parent Information Morning at Weld St
28th March, Thursday School Community Newsletter goes home today
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2nd April, Tuesday Yr 7 & 8 Technology
3rd April, Wednesday Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8
4th April, Thursday Yr 3 Sports Festival
4th April, Thursday School Community Newsletter goes home today
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9th April, Tuesday Yr 7 & 8 Technology
10th April, Wednesday Lunchtime – Orchestra in Room 8
12th April, Friday 3.00 pm – End of Term One
Important Reminders
Wadestown School Uniform Information
The full uniform range for Wadestown School is available for ordering/purchase at the NZ Uniforms
showroom at 168 Thorndon Quay, phone 238 4727 or 0800 832 693. Opening hours are 9.00am-5.00pm
Monday to Friday and 9.00am-1.00pm on Saturday. The web address is http://wadestown.nzuniforms.com
PLEASE ensure all items of your child’s uniform are clearly named, including sunhats.
Second Hand Uniform Sales
Thank you to Kirsty Bennett and her team for organising a very successful second-hand uniform sale held at
school prior to the start of the school year. There are still some good bargains available so do come and check
the second-hand uniform boxes at both sites. One is at the Rose St site, downstairs from the school office near
the door to the hall and the other is at the Weld St site next to the bell as you enter the corridor. If you have
something to sell, please put it in a clear plastic, sealable bag and write your name, phone number or email
address and your price for the item on the outside of the bag. If someone wants to buy your item, they can
contact you to arrange payment. Please note: Items up to size 6 should go directly to the Weld Street site.
It is an “all care and no responsibility” system and it operates in much the same way as an honesty box.
However for obvious reasons we don’t want people leaving cash in the boxes. The school cannot take
responsibility for items going missing, so any clothing put into the boxes is at your own risk. Pricing can vary
and half-price might be a reasonable starting point. However people should feel free to charge more or less,
or even nothing at all if they prefer. If you have any questions please contact the school office.
Pride Lands After School Care Service
Pride Lands is pleased to announce that they offer a pick-up and drop-off service from both Wadestown Rose
St and Weld St sites to their after school care programme at Western Suburbs Rugby Club in Wilton. More
information about their services and fees can be found on www.pridelands.org.nz or call 0800 PRIDE 4 U.
School Hours at Both Sites
8.30-8.55am Students arrive at school from 8.30am onwards at both sites
8.50am First bell rings to signal school will begin in 5 minutes and for road patrol to pack up
8.55-10.40am Second bell to signal start of the school day
10.40-11.00am Morning interval
11.00am-12.30pm Classes resume
12.30-1.25pm Lunch followed by playtime
1.25pm First bell rings to signal school will begin in 5 minutes
1.30-3.00pm Second bell to signal classes resume
3.00pm Dismissal of students
3.15pm Road patrol packs up
Please note that Yr 7 & 8 students attend Technology classes at Karori West Normal School on Tuesdays. All
Yr 7 & 8 students need to be at school promptly by 8.30 am for roll call on Tuesdays, prior to busing to Karori
West Normal School, to be there by 9.00 am.
Absence Procedures – Both Sites
Please ensure that your child is at school by 8.55am or they will be marked absent by their teacher. If your
child is going to be late or absent could parents ring the school office (472 4779) as soon as possible in the
morning or even the night before. Please leave a message stating your name, your child’s name, their room
number or teacher’s name. We ask you not email in regard to your child’s absence as emails may not be
checked until later in the morning. When notifying the school office of your child’s lateness or absence please
also inform us of the reason (e.g. sick – type of illness ie: sore throat, tummy bug, medical appointment, etc.)
This needs to be recorded as it is a Ministry of Education requirement.
Holidays Taken During Term Time
If you are going on holiday during term time could we ask that you email the Principal, Office Manager and
classroom teacher(s) with the relevant information e.g. date of departure and expected date of return to
school. The email addresses for all staff can be found in this newsletter. Once again, this is a Ministry of
Education requirement as we must account for all children enrolled at Wadestown School each day.
Student Sign-in and Sign-out Book (Rose Street Site)
If your child arrives at the Rose St site after 8.55am they are required to sign in at the office before they go to
their classroom. If you are collecting your child during the school day for appointments, etc., we ask you to
come to the office to sign your child out. This is to avoid situations where children are waiting unsupervised at
the school entrances.
Road Safety Protocols
We ask you to please help us to keep our children safe around both school sites. Wadestown roads are very
hilly and have poor visibility. Please respect the yellow lines at both school sites. These are strictly no drop-off,
no pick-up, no stopping, no parking areas. We would like to remind parents that the drop-off/pick-up areas at
both sites are only for children who are being dropped off or collected – cars cannot be left unattended.
At the end of the school day many students wait at the gum tree at Rose Street for parents to collect them.
There is a teacher on duty each day with the Road Patrol students. The Road Patrollers finish their duties at
3.15 pm. As the teacher goes off duty at that time, they direct any students who are still waiting to be picked
up by their families to go to the office where their parents are contacted for further instructions. This is also
when the final bell for the school day is rung.
The Weld Street site has an informal one-way system in operation and we ask that everyone drive up Cecil
Road and enter Weld St from Wade St. This assists the traffic flow greatly at peak periods i.e. before and after
school. Parking at the Weld St site is very limited so we encourage families who live some distance away to
park in an adjacent street and walk from there to the Weld St site. Please remember that parking in the
driveway of the Weld St site is strictly prohibited and parents are not to park over resident’s driveways or the
fire hydrant which is clearly marked. We are most appreciative of the Road Safety and Gate Duty “Kiss and
Drop” rosters that the Weld St site parents do voluntarily. They are invaluable in helping to keep our younger
students safe on the way to and from school.
Purakau Avenue Protocols
I would like to remind everyone of the protocols regarding Purakau Avenue which is at the bottom entrance
to the Rose St site. Purakau Avenue is a private driveway, not a public road, and the school has a long-
standing agreement with the residents to limit vehicular access to certain specified occasions only. Purakau
Avenue is a pedestrian access only and parking or stopping in the avenue is strictly prohibited. We would like
to maintain our positive relationship with all residents in Purakau Avenue and ask everyone to co-operate
with these guidelines please.
School Community Newsletters
School Community Newsletters are published once every two weeks, usually on a Thursday, and include a
regular update of the school calendar. They are published on our website and also distributed in hard copy. If
you have a community notice you wish to have considered for inclusion in a school newsletter, please email
details to [email protected]
Lost Property
Lost Property at the Rose St site is located in the corridor of the junior block outside Room 9. At the Weld St
site lost property is located in the corridor outside Room 1.
Nut Free Policy
Wadestown School has a nut-free policy and a copy of this is available from the school office. This is for the
safety of children who have a life-threatening allergy to nuts and includes nut-based spreads and products
containing whole or crushed nuts. It does not include products that are labelled ‘May contain traces of nuts’.
Sunhats
All children throughout the school are required to wear sunhats when outside in Terms 1 and 4. Please ensure
your child has a sunhat at school each day and a reminder to please name these clearly. Wadestown School
uniform sunhats are available from the NZ Uniforms shop.
We are looking forward to a great year at Wadestown School.
Kind regards
Sally Barrett Principal
Lunch Orders
Sushi is available on Wednesdays only. Go to ezlunch.co.nz and register. You can then select from a variety
of flavours and 3 pack sizes and your order can be one-off or ongoing. Please place your order before 9.00am
for lunch on the same day.
Lunchonline provides a website through which you can order from Pita Pit for Rose St site students only.
Please see the details below for more information:
Simply go to www.lunchonline.co.nz and follow the instructions
Deliveries are on Thursdays only
A minimum payment of $20 is required to set up your account when you register with Lunchonline (All
payment information is outlined on the website for parents and caregivers)
The deadline for ordering is 9am on the day of delivery
If you have any questions regarding the Thursday lunch orders please phone Lunchonline 0800 LOL LOL (0800
565 565).
Special Promotion for 28
February 2019 ONLY
Pita Pit for only $3.00
Community Notices
Disclaimer: Please note that the inclusion of these notices does not necessarily imply endorsement by Wadestown School.
Winter Soccer
Registrations are open for children (6+ years old, including those turning 6 this year) wanting to play
football/soccer this winter with Karori FC. Children 9 years old + (including those turning 9 this year) have the
option of trialling for travelling team. Children must be registered by this Friday 22nd February for trials. Trials
start this weekend. More information and registration details can be found at www.karorifootball.co.nz
Girl Guiding for girls 5-9 years
Do you want your daughter to have fun trying new things, making new friends, learning leadership skills,
having fun outdoors and much more?
We have spaces available in our local group for Pippins and Brownies. We meet on Wednesdays in
Wadestown from 5:30 until 7pm. Email Inge at [email protected] for more information.
Kids Go Free at Staglands on Children’s Day Staglands Wildlife Reserve will be celebrating Children’s Day on Sunday 3rd March by offering FREE ENTRY into The Reserve for ALL CHILDREN. In addition to their usual attractions visitors can enjoy free off-road
tractor-trailer rides. So if you are looking for a fun Children’s day outing for the whole family; meet at Staglands and Connect with Nature on Sunday 3rd March. *Offer is not available with any other offer. Children (0-16 years) must be accompanied by paying adult. For more information visit www.staglands.co.nz
Basketball Clinic Here at Nairnville we are organising an afterschool Basketball Clinic to run every Wednesday during the school terms. This will start on February the 27th and run from 3:30 - 5:30pm. It is suitable for kids aged 7-12, with one session for the 7-9 year olds and another session for the 10-12 year olds. If this is something your children would be interested in please get in touch with us, or check out our Nairnville Facebook page for more information. Age 7- 9 3:30 – 4:30pm /Age 10-12 4:30 – 5:30pm Play Rugby this Year Wests Junior Rugby Club invites you to play rugby this season. The club is open to girls and boys from 3-13, starting out at Nursery and Rippa before moving to tackle for the Under 8s onwards which are weight and age graded. Register online, ask a question or check our FAQ at http://www.wests-junior-rugby.org.nz Games start in Term 2, but the club welcome and weigh-in (and a chance to ask any questions in person) will be at our club rooms at Ian Galloway Park on the 7th (5:30 – 7:30pm) and 9th of March (1:00 – 3:00pm). See you there.
Learn a new language the FUN way! French language classes Term 1 2019
Fun Languages Wellington runs pre-school, lunchtime and after-school French classes at various Wellington
locations. Games, songs, drama and stories are taught in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with the
emphasis being on FUN! Language resources available to support parents at home. Free trial class is
offered. OTHER CLASSES AVAILABLE: After-school French classes are also held in Northland, Karori and
Khandallah. Spanish classes scheduled in Term - subject to demand.
Contact details: -021 462 042 E: [email protected] or visit www.lcfclubs.co.nz or
https://www.facebook.com/funlanguageswellington/ for more information.
