Wilson School, Term 4 Newsletter

Term 4 - 17th October– 16th December, 2022

Labour Day – 24th October – School Closed

Term 1 - 31st January - 6th April, 2023

Term 2 - 24th April - 30th June

Term 3 - 17th July - 22nd September

Term 4 - 9th October -15th December

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome to Term 4 everyone, this year is flying by at a rate of knots!

Term 3 was another busy term here at Wilson, it was great to see so many visits out and about in the community. We have another busy term ahead of us with school photography, Diwali celebrations, awards assemblies, graduation ball, World Teachers’ Day and more visits out of school.

Our whanau learning workshop this term is being run by our Speech Language Therapists and is going to focus on communication approaches. This is being held at Base School 3rd November, don’t forget to let us know if you would like to attend, we look forward to seeing you there.

Have a great term everyone!

Noho ora mai

Neil Kefford

We are very pleased to be working with Tanja Dove from Little Doves Photography - https://www.littledoves.co.nz/

We have booked Tanja to take class and individual photos this term. Tanja will be at Base School 2nd November and working across Satellites 16th and 23rd November. Once Tanja has finished the photoshoots, we will send you details of how to log onto her website to see the photos of your child / young person.

If you do not want your child / young person to have their photo taken, please let Lizz Sadler know – office@wilson.school.nz

Tues 29 November 10.00 am Juniors: Bayswater, Windy Ridge, Manuka and Room 1

Tues 29 November 12.30 pm Intermediate: AJ, R2, R3, R5, R4

Wed 30 November 10.15 am Seniors: College, R6, followed by a Graduation celebration.

Greg Davey – Presiding Member

Rebecca Kroeze

Charlotte Sellars

Patrick Daly

David Kelley

Magdalena Kuhn – Staff Representative

We use the services of School Docs who design policies for many New Zealand schools; updating them to reflect current legislation. Periodically parents are asked to review certain policies. This term parents are invited to have their say about the following policies.

· Health, Safety, and Welfare Policy

· Alcohol/Drugs and Other Harmful Substances

· Digital Technology and Cybersafety

· School Swimming Pool / Swimming Off Site*

1. Visit the website https://wilson.schooldocs.co.nz
2. Enter the username and password
3. Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed or click ‘Current Review’
4. Read the policy.
5. Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
6. Select the reviewer type “Parent”.
7. Enter your name (optional).
8. Submit your ratings and comments.
9. If you don’t have internet access, school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.

We are very proud of our staff who took part in the Devonport half marathon! The team did amazingly well and raised $1430 for the school from their efforts! Brilliant!

We had a great fulfilled Term 3 where the junior classes participated in a range of activities to support their learning inside and outside the classroom.

Bayswater 1 and 2 visited snow planet, made several trips to their local McDonalds, and joined the Book week parade with the host school. Our students at Manuka primary satellite had a blast taking part in the colour run, participated in the epic tale of Mount Taranaki in drama sessions with Genevieve, had fun with Playball, and enjoyed Music Therapy with George. Room 4 investigated and explored science through both art and the story of George’s Marvellous Medicine while the Windy Ridge team attended witches’ school!

Each week they learned how to do a magical experiment with a focus on cause and effect- so much fun! This term our teachers have some fantastic learning programs planned all based around our central theme of ‘Arts’ with a focus on celebrations–it is going to be a busy and exciting term!

Anju Raza

Assistant Principal

Last term we celebrated different cultures from around the world including Iran, Korea, Samoa and the Philippines, and ended the term with a fabulous Cultural Day with presentations and food! We investigated several countries from around the world and had fun using our green screen.

We enjoyed getting out and about in the community including to Devonport Museum, NZ Symphony Orchestra, Smiths Bush and visiting different cafes, including Flourish, practicing our communication skills.

We have continued our work in the community, learning about nature at our gardening expeditions to the glorious Shakespeare Park and some of us had a day visit to Merc where we got to paddleboard and abseil.

If you are worried about getting the vaccine, you can talk to a trained advisor in the Healthline disability team. The team is made up of people who have experience of a disability themselves, or who have worked with the disabled community. They will support you, your whānau or someone you care for and answer any questions you may have about:

· Accessibility arrangements and getting mobility assistance at different vaccination centres.

· Getting your vaccination safely.

· Home vaccinations

· Any effects the vaccine may have on your or your medications.

The disability team is available Monday to Friday, from 8am to 8pm.

· Call 0800 28 29 26 and push 2.

· Free text: 8988

· Email: accessiblecovidvaccinations@whakarongorau.nz

We are exceptionally lucky to have an amazing team of Teachers, Therapists, Teacher Aides and Support Staff.

Please report all student absence to the main school office for base and satellite students. Absence can be reported via phone/email or via our Wilson School website:

09 489 5648 - phone
office@wilson.school.nz - email

https://www.wilson.school.nz/absence/ - website

Principal: Neil Kefford – principal@wilson.school.nz

Deputy Principal: Kay Gunston - kay.gunston@wilson.school.nz