17 November 2022 - Term 4 Week 5

A Big welcome to Emi who has joined us at David Street School.

Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o Rawiri.

When: 5:30pm on Wednesday 23 November in the school hall.

Notices went out to kapa haka whānau yesterday. Our kapa haka students are excited to perform and share their waiata and haka with their families

Please return the form attached to the notice that was sent home by tomorrow so we know how many we are catering for.

The Home and School will be doing a Pizza Lunch next week.

• Order forms will go home with children on Wednesday 23 November
• To be returned to your child’s classroom teacher by Thursday 24 November by 9am.
• Pizza Lunch is Friday 25 November.

Mon 21 November – Fri 25 November

As it is getting closer to Christmas, there is always people who struggle.

To do our bit to help, we are collecting donations of food from Monday.

· Our Christmas Sleigh will be set up in the new office entrance.

· Children can take their non-perishable food item to their classroom and we will collect it during the day and place it in our Christmas sleigh.

· Food will be delivered to Community House for distribution.

Dress - up Day Friday 25 November

We will be having a fun Christmas / holiday or choose your own theme dress-up day on Friday 25 November.

EXTENSION for Calendar Art Orders

Calendar art online orders have been re-opened. We know a few families missed the cut-off so we have managed to get an extension until Next Week MONDAY 11.30PM

Pop on to the website www.kidsartworks.com and put in your child's code to order.

Alternatively if you do not have your child's code follow the instruction below:

1/. Go to www.kidsartworks.com

2/. Use the Entrance Code: KZ1208

3/. Enter your child's room & name when prompted

David Street School celebrates children who have been showing our values in their behaviour and actions at school. Recipients of the Principals Awards were:

Abby Goodall:

Abby is a delight to have in the classroom. She is backing herself in her learning and taking risks in order to push her abilities. Abby is an honest learner, asking for help when needed. What a fantastic year she has had.

Ryan Garrud:

Ryan is a self-aware learner. He is aware of his learning goals and is always striving to be ‘better every single time’. Ryan perseveres even when there is a challenge and always offers support to others when they need it. He is a role model who consistently shows all our school values

Jaiden Dawson:

Jaiden has been showing the values of excellence and honesty in his learning this year. He is dedicated to becoming the best learner he can be by staying focused and setting goals for himself to strive towards. Ka pai Jaiden!

Alyssa-May Beharrell:

Alyssa-May has had enormous amounts of growth this year in her learning, confidence and leadership. She puts her hand up to all new opportunities and is not afraid to take risks.

Alyssa-May should be very proud of her achievements.

Braxton Cooper:

Braxton shows great courage and leadership in all that he does. He shows great responsibility for not only his learning but his actions in and out of the classroom. Ka pai Brax!

Loriarnah Kahu:

Loriarnah received her award for her consistent effort and diligence in all areas of her learning. Loriarnah strives for excellence in everything she does and pushes herself to give her best at any opportunity! Loriarnah is a true example of the DSS values, a kind friend and everything she does is done with a smile!

Well done everyone. They each received a certificate and a book.

Issue 8 is out. Get your orders in early so you don’t miss out. You can order through school or online at the link below:

https://www.scholastic.co.nz/parents/lucky-book-club/

Well done to all of our athletes who competed in the DSS Yr 3 to Yr 6 Athletics Day on Tuesday. It was great to see so many parents, grandparents and whānau at school cheering the children on.

Those children who will be attending District Athletics will receive a notice to take home.

Monday 21 November

EXTENSION for Calendar Art Orders

Calendar art online orders have been re-opened. We know a few families missed the cut-off so we have managed to get an extension until Next Week MONDAY 11.30PM

Tuesday 22 November

District Athletics

Wednesday 23 November

Kapa haka performance - Evening Hui

Friday 25 November

Dress up Day and Food Appeal for Community House

Home and School Pizza Lunch

Wednesday 30 November

Junior School Athletics

Time to be confirmed it will be in the morning and usually runs from 10am. We will confirm the time as soon as we can.

Friday 2 December

Year 6 students who are attending Morrinsville Intermediate 2023, will be visiting MIS as a team, for an orientation day.

Register as part of the David Street School team through this link: https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/GroupAcceptance.aspx?E=48057&G=163669

The Weetbix Tryathlon in Hamilton is on Sunday 4 December at the University Fields, Hamilton East.

All children will be the responsibility of their parent/caregivers on the day.

Any questions please contact:

Emma Alsemgeest - email emmaal@davidst.school.nz

Tuesday 6 December

Yr 6 Social/Graduation evening

Time: Evening 6.30pm – 8pm in the school hall.

This is a time to celebrate the end of an important part of our Year 6 children’s education.

Parents of Year 6 children are invited to attend.

Wednesday 7 December

School Celebration / Senior Prizegivng

9:30am – 11am (approx)

Where: David Street School under the Covered Courts.

The programme includes performances by our kapa haka group, and singing by the whole school. We also recognise our graduate Year 6 students with awards for our most outstanding achievers.

Thursday 8 December

Kahikatea (Juniors) Wheels and Toy Day

Kowhai (Seniors) Fun Day to celebrate the end of the school year.

Tuesday 13 December

Kauri team (Middle) Fun Day at school to celebrate the end of the school year.

Wednesday 14 December

Last Day Term 4. School Closes at 12.30pm

Last Monday we dressed in blue for World Diabetes Day. It was fantastic to see a sea of blue at DSS showing support for our school friends and whānau who have diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. The immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin.

If you have a child starting school in 2023, and have not, or are unsure if you have informed the school, please phone the school office and check if we have your child on our enrolment list and correct contact details. This will help us with our planning for next year. Ph: 889-7780

It is headlice season and we have had a few cases at school. Head lice have been a

problem in schools since the beginning of time, the only way to combat it is for everyone to be vigilant and check their children’s head on a regular basis.

Once treated it is also helpful to tie long hair up when at school as this helps limit the spread of headlice.

How do people get head lice?

Anyone can catch head lice; catching them has nothing to do with not being clean. If you find live head lice or eggs on a family member’s scalp, treat them and check the scalp of everyone in the house.

People get head lice from head to head (hair to hair) contact with someone who already has head lice. This can easily happen when children play together and their heads touch.

Head lice can only crawl from hair to hair. They can't fly or jump from head to head.

Head lice only survive on humans. They die quickly when they are not on the head, usually within 24 hours.

Dimethicone 4% lotion – to treat head lice

Dimethicone 4% lotion is a very effective head lice treatment your doctor can prescribe.

It is fully subsidised on prescription (you do not have to pay).

Dimethicone kills head lice by suffocation (blocking their air supply) and stopping them from being able to regulate water. It is not an insecticide.

For more ways to treat headlice go to the link below: https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/health-a-z/h/head-lice/