School Newsletter Term 3, Week 9

In yet another action packed week, we have enjoyed hosting Tim and Harold the Giraffe from the Life Education Trust. This is an experience that our tamariki look forward to and is often a shared experience that parents and whānau can remember from their time at school. Thank you Tim, it has been wonderful to have you at Te Kura O Urumutu once again.

As we head into the final school week of Term 3 we are looking forward to more learning, our vibe assembly on Wednesday in our school hall, and the continuation of our Swimming lessons with Hilton Browne.

Thank you to our amazing West End School PTA for their efforts to host our world famous at West End School PTA Quiz Night. We are looking forward to a great evening and raising funds towards Te Wao Nui O Tane Camp in 2024.

To all, have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday for Week 10.

Ngā mihi nui,

.

Matt Kennedy

Principal

West End School

Te Kura o Urumutu

We are so excited to be back at West End School to see all our friends again! It is just a spectacular place to be - all the kindness, energy and positivity on display is simply stunning!

We feel very privileged to be sharing in the students learning around feelings, friendship and problem solving with Tipuranga, emotions, empathy and teamwork with Puawaitanga, and decision making, emotions, leadership, online decisions and being an upstander with Te Wao Nui o Tane.

Life Ed is a charitable trust that aims to inspire learners and their families to make positive decisions about their wellbeing, and receives no government funding. If you would like to support our worthy cause, we will have the following items for sale at the school office until next Wednesday (cash only please):

Harold flag pens @$1

Harold lanyards @$3

Soft toy keyring Harolds @$7

Harold drink bottles @$10

Harold notebooks @$15

Large Harold soft toys @$24

We would love to hear of any learning being shared at home - take care everyone and have a wonderful weekend!

Love from Tim and Harold!

Tūtawa mai I runga Tūtawa mai I raro

Tūtawa mai I roto Tūtawa mai I waho

Kia tau ai Te mauri ai Te mauri tū,

Te mauri ora ki te katoa

Haumi e, Hui e, Tāiki e!!

Ngā mihi o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori! Tēnā Tātou te whānau whānui o Te Kura o Urumutu. This week has seen all our tamariki participate in different events that led up to our Te Wā Tuku Māori. We had a scavenger hunt, writing competition, colouring competition and even a kaimahi wero! Each morning we were greeted with "Te hiere o to tātou tamariki" from Te Wao Nui o Tāne and Room 5 - Ka mau te wehi tamariki mā! Ka nui te hari au! Kei te whakahihi au ki a koutou! Ngā mihi manaakitanga tamariki mā - kino koutou kē!!

Here is a quick glimpse of the whole school celebrating Te Reo Māori for our Te Wā Tuku Māori.

Term 4 Sports: Less than a week to get your registrations in.

Football is still live on KINDO for all year levels. The season runs from Wednesday 18th of October through until 13th December 2023. Teams are split by Year levels similar to those they are in at school. Cost is $35 per student.

Touch - Touch begins early Term 4, specific dates are yet to be released. This sporting code is available for all year levels and live on KINDO. Cost per student is $43 per student.

Volleyball - Volleyball is live on KINDO and only open a short time for registrations. This is available for Years 4 - 6. The games are played on Tuesday evenings at the Arena Manawatu. Cost per student is $30, a team will be made up of 8 members.

Our senior students have been working on their engineering skills with the EPro8 kits - reading instructions, and using their problem solving skills to build a hurricane proof hut that has a working drawbridge to exact specifications. It has been great seeing the Kotahitanga and Mana Aotūroa with these challenging tasks. Today we held our internal competition with 7 teams to see which teams will represent West End School in the EPro8 tournament next term. Dragon Pups, were our winners (Tayla, Zunaira, Momo, Jade) and Aniwaniwa (Haven, George, Isaiah, Roya). Well done to all of the teams who made it to our Internal Event. Congratulations to these 2 teams who will represent West End School in the Interschool competition next term.

WEEK 9 -

• PTA Quiz Night - Friday 15th September

WEEK 10 -

• Life Education Visit finishes - Wednesday 20th September
• VIBE Assembly - Wednesday 20th September - 1.45pm assembly
• Last Day of Term 3 - Friday 22nd September

WEEK 1 TERM 4 -

• First day of Term 4 - Monday 9th October

Term 1: Monday 29 Jan - Friday 12 April (100 1/2 days)

Term 2: Monday 29 April - Friday 5 July (96 1/2 days)

Term 3: Monday 22 July - Friday 27 Sept (100 1/2 days)

Term 4: Monday 14 Oct - Friday 13 Dec (88 1/2 days)

Which equals a total of 384 half days for 2024.

We would have Call Back Days Wed 24 - Fri 26 Jan before the year starts.

Proposed Ballot Dates for 2024

Ballot held in Term 1 for Term 2

(To be held in Term 1 Week 3, 12th Feb-16th Feb)

Ballot held in Term 2 for Term 3

(To be held in Term 2 Week 3, 6th May - 10th May)

Ballot held in Term 3 for Term 4

(To be held in Term 3 Week 3, 29 July - 2 August)

Ballot held in Term 4 for Term 1

(To be held in Term 4 Week 3, 21st October - 25th October)

Calling all Summer’s Super Saturday Softballers, Takaro Softball Club warmly

invites you to Our Give Softball A Go Day, this Sunday 17th September 2023 from

11am until 3pm. From 4 years old to 40+ years old, beginners, to skilled. Come

along, have fun and enjoy Softball. We look forward to seeing you there.

Thank You.

Takaro SoftballClub.

Kris Pike 0276796600

We are sending kura within our region a guide to our free event, Art Trail Manawatū 14th and 15th of October (see guide attached).

This is an opportunity for whānau and Kaiako to connect with local artists who are eager to share their practice with the wider community.

The trail can be as short or as long as required, you can take your time at each venue and plan short or long trips in between. Start and finish wherever you like.

We would love for our free event to be a highlight in your calendar, when spring is well underway in our beautiful region.

Everyone can access their own trail guides at www.communityarts.org.nz

It is very important that families register with Kindo, as this is now the only way to register your child for school sports, and ordering PTA lunches.
Below are the links to register.
If you require help please call the Kindo helpdesk on

0508 454 636

New users need this link

Existing users need this link