Kia ora West End Whānau,
We have hosted CycleSafety this week in Te Wao Nui O Tāne. This is a valuable opportunity for our Year 5 and Year 6 tamariki to learn about how to keep themselves and others safe when riding their bikes and using our roads.
We have been thoroughly enjoying the swimming lessons that our children have been a part of this term at the West End Aquatic Centre with Hilton Browne. It is wonderful that our children are able to benefit from swimming lessons from professional swim coaches. This is an important skill set to practice before the upcoming summer months ahead.
We are looking forward to our first ever “Splash and Dash” event on Wednesday next week. A big thank you to Miss Black who has developed this exciting opportunity for our tamariki. We would love to see our WES Whānau at school to support our tamariki during this event. Please see later in this newsletter for further details about Splash and Dash. See you there!
Thank you again to all of our WES whānau for your support with our Staff Only Day on Wednesday this week. Our staff had a productive day working with the Ministry of Education. Our amazing teachers spent the day with teachers from many other schools across Palmerston North exploring Te Mātaiaho (New Zealand Curriculum Refresh) and what this means for Te Kura O Urumutu.Our wonderful teacher aides worked with learning support ministry of education advisors to help us with supporting our tamariki here at school.
As always, we have a jam packed last few weeks of excitement and learning planned for the end of the school year. Please make sure you are following our updates and calendar so that you are able to enjoy the last few weeks of school for 2023.
To all of our West End Whānau I wish you all a safe and happy weekend.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Please come and join us after school on Monday 4th December 2023 from 3-4:30pm, to help us clear out the wild weeds in our orchard! If you have gardening tools that you think might be useful such as gardening forks and your own gloves, please feel free to bring them! Many hands make light work :)
See you then,
Amy Burch
Enviro Team Leader
If your child is absent from school.
It is really important under the current circumstances you notify the school if your child is absent.
PLEASE DO NOT TXT OR EMAIL THE CLASSROOM TEACHER.
ALL ABSENCES SHOULD BE ADVISED VIA THE OFFICE.
Please remember to advise the office by 8.30am if your child is not attending school.
You can telephone 358-2465 and leave a message or txt 021 118 0156.
ABSENCES CAN ALSO BE SENT EASILY THROUGH OUR SCHOOL APP
In both cases please give a reason for absence.
Thank you.
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
Location: West End School, 196 College Street, Palmerston North
Phone: 06 358 2465