Term 3, Week 2 29/7/2024 - 2/8/2024

From the Principal's Desk

Greetings Parents, Caregivers and Whanau,                                     Week 2,             Friday 2nd of August 2024

August Already!

Again a huge thanks to everyone who makes our school a very special place. I really appreciate how many people support our students in all their learning and at the moment especially in their sports aspirations and kapahaka. "Mauri Mahi, Mauri Ora!" - do the work and receive the benefits/rewards". Thanks Team!

Community Meeting

"Vision Scape Projects", our new website, ideas for future development topics will be discussed at the community meeting on Wednesday 7th of August from 5.30 - 6.30pm. Keen to hear your thoughts and ideas.

Survey on upgrading the swimming pool

We need feedback from stakeholders in our school and community about swimming pool developments. Extra surveys at school if you need them, so please complete and send them in by next Wednesday  7th of August. If there is still a need then the Board Of Trustees will work on a plan to move to the next stage in obtaining a feasibility study, apply for funding and if successful gain plans from architects for building consent. 

Resene Mural Competition

Each student was given a design brief that explains the objectives of the task to draw ideas that might be used in Murals around the school and for the community. If you are involved in a community group please let me know and we can see what we can do for you. We have some very clever and talented artists!

Update on the new Skool loop App and Website

Parents, please upload the Skool Loop App - this links to the new website. When you do download look at the ways to make our communication easier. A sneak preview of the New Website shown on Wednesday night.

Electives

Parents/community there is still heaps of time to join the fun this term, we do need volunteers to help run electives, especially wood and metal creations. Donations of supplies/tools are also much appreciated.

Nga mihi, Gary Veysi, Principal Whenuakite School -principal@whenuakite.school.nz

Excellence in Being a K.I.T.E Kid Awards

Certificates presented to: -

• Room 1 -Olive Hansby, Ezra Shortland
• Room 2 - Aubrey Blomfield, Kaan Oztekin
• Room 3 -  Jonty Browne, Zoe Dalgety
• Room 4 -Raewyn Wallace, Jack Drewitt-Fisher 
• Room 5 - Clara Riddle, Valerie Drewitt-Fisher
• Room 6 - Lucy Bramley, Mitch Walsh
• Room 7 - Alex McLean, Harsimrat Kaur

Principal Award -   Archie Hansby for coming up with a great innovative idea/design to mosaic the base of the flagpole with a nautic compass theme.

Noa Jensen for her enthusiasm for reading, especially in performing plays.

Sports corner

Year 5 and 6 Netball

Whenuakite Goal Diggers v Te Rerenga Titans 

Player of the Day - Maddie McLean

This week the team were jumping for the sky and made some great intercepts.

Mercury Bay Athletics Club is holding our annual AGM on Tuesday 6th August at 5.00pm at Stoked Restaurant.  Our club is in need of new committee members and coaches to keep our club running for the upcoming season.  Come along and see how you can help.  

Any questions please call me on 021 100 4530.  Felicia Golaboski Mercury Bay Athletic Club

Fundraising Committee

Join the Fundraising Committee and Make a Difference for Your Child!  Do you have a knack for taking good notes and keeping things organized?

• Are you a natural leader with a passion for driving projects forward?
• Are you detail-oriented and skilled at turning big ideas into reality?
• Are you creative and energetic, with great ideas for fun activities?

If any of these describe you, we need your help! Join us at the Fundraising Committee AGM and see how your involvement can directly benefit your child's education and school environment.

Event Details:

📅 Date: Monday 12 August ⏰ Time: 6pm 📍 Location: Cooks Beach Fire Station, 26 Banks Street, Cooks Beach

No matter how much time you can spare, whether it's a few hours a month, just occasionally, or on the day of events, your help is invaluable. Every bit of support helps create a better, more vibrant school experience for your child.

Refreshments will be provided! 🍪☕

We look forward to seeing you there!

Hellers Sausages #Hellagood

Update from the Board of Trustees (BoT)

The Board would like to thank the school community and share that our recent school uniform survey received a fantastic response with over 80 forms returned, with a significant percentage of parents and students expressing their thoughts and preferences, please see the results. 

Uniform Survey 2024 

After careful consideration, the board has decided that, at this stage, we will not be consulting further on uniforms. We will revisit this in the near future and due to the high level of interest expressed by both parents and students, we are looking to explore options for redesigning the school shirt and creating new school house shirts. These would then be available for purchase and can be worn to school, fostering a sense of pride and unity. Thank you again for your valuable input as we continue to enhance our school spirit and identity!

Following on from this survey it has been brought to the board's attention that we should look into enhancing our school image and promotion. Therefore as a board, we are considering enhancing our school logo and a school emblem.

At Whenuakite School, we believe that our logo and motto should reflect our current commitment to inclusivity and the diverse curriculum we offer while honouring the rich heritage and history represented by our existing design. As we look to enhance our school identity through the logo and or a new emblem, we will aim to integrate new elements that symbolize our community and the values of respect, collaboration, and understanding that define our inclusive environment. This thoughtful evolution will celebrate our progress as a school while acknowledging the legacy of our current logo, ensuring that we pay tribute to our history as we embrace being more inclusive. By weaving together our history and our vision for the future, we aim to add to our logo and motto so that it truly represents who we are today and the journey we are on together. The board wants to reiterate that the logo will be enhanced and added too and ideas will be clearly communicated to the community before any change is made. Your feedback is important to us! 

Thank you for your valuable input! Your feedback will play a crucial role in shaping our school's identity and ensuring our logo resonates with our community.

Whenuakite School Board of Trustees

Any help appreciated

The following is a list of supplies and equipment to make some of the student ideas a reality. Please check with Mr Veysi – principal@whenuakite.school.nz  for delivery to the concrete pad behind room 2. Our senior leaders will start these projects and classes assigned to be in charge and create the new areas. 

• Natural materials for different gardens - rocks, boulders, shells, gems, driftwood, sand 
• Timber posts/ decking timber, wood, railway sleepers for Maori Po, entranceways, garden edging 
• Native plants, shrubs, Harakeke, toi toi 
• Anything else, just check in. 

Up and coming events

Week Three

Monday 5th of August - "Earthquake drill" practice

Wednesday 7th - AIMS Games Fundraiser "Heller's Sausage Sizzle" 

                                  - Community Meeting, 5.30pm in the Activity Room 

Thursday 8th - Electives week 2

Week Four

Monday 12th of August - Meeting for the fundraising committee

Thursday 15th - Electives week 3

Friday 16th - Cross Country at MBAS for some of the Year 3-8 students