Week 3 Term 3 Panui
Monday/Rāhina - 9th August
Contact Us
Email: office@witherlea.school.nz
Website: https://witherlea.school.nz
Location: 214-216 Weld Street, Witherlea, Blenheim 7201, New Zealand
Phone: 64 (03) 578 5568
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/witherleablenheim
Principal Message
Kia ora koutou Witherlea whānau,
Time flies when you are having fun! Even with the wet, cold and frosty winter we still have the sun and children just love being outside using their investigation skills from this terms Pillar: Discovery.
We have had children in the Farm Park looking at the animals, students making Beeswax Wraps, students investigating Bees and Honey with visits in the local community and our senior students discovering other countries through the Olympics.
We just love connecting with our local experts who are also part of our community. This is how we are able to bring our local curriculum to life through planned pathways of learning that are tailored to the Witherlea School student. Click on this LINK to see an amazing local learning story with our own; Mr Robertson, Anna Crowe and the Enviro Team to see how rich our science learning is at Witherlea.
One of the main aims for our students is to have a; LOVE of LEARNING. Through the rich experiences, connected to their lives, they learn how to observe, investigate and are challenged to create and meet new learning goals. This drives them to further challenge and success. And, everyone's success looks different - that is the amazing thing about children and adults; our potential is as limited as we think and as diverse as the human race.
So, our role is to ensure that we expand what every child knows and believes so they are not limited in any way. This is why we endeavour to motivate and engage each learner in dynamic and rich learning experiences each term through our Pillar.
Ask your children about their learning goals and how they might achieve them. What they could practice at school and at home. Be mindful that learning goals could even be about friendships or being Kind, Safe and Fair.
Together we can; Empower ALL learners to reach their potential in an innovative community.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Andrea Harnett - Tumuaki
Ferns Team celebrating 100 days of learning at school with a Pyjama Day
Welcome to Witherlea School
We wish to welcome these new students and their families and whānau to our school and community;
Finn P, Xavier S, Wyatt T
Welcome to School Certificates are given out at our Flag Raising on a Monday morning at 9am when we are in Alert Level 1.
Cough Lozenges/Drops at School
It is important these are not kept in bags where others may have access to them.
Reminder; if your children are sick they do need to stay at home and this includes having a persistent cough.
Term 3 Events - Wahanga Tuawhā
Week 3 - Wiki Tuatoru
Monday 9th August - Friday 13th August (Maths Week across New Zealand)
Monday 9th August
Flag raising Assembly = Welcome to School, Early Words, Shoutouts, Sports Certificates
Wednesday 11th August
Marlborough Schools Cross Country (this was postponed from Tuesday)
Friday 13th August
Subway Lunch Orders
Week 4 - Wiki Tuawhā
Monday 16th August - Friday 20th August
Monday 16th August
Flag raising Assembly = Welcome to School, Early Words, Shoutouts, Sports Certificates
Week 5 - Wiki Tuarima
Monday 23rd August - Friday 27th August
Monday 23rd August
Flag raising Assembly = Welcome to School, Early Words, Shoutouts, Sports Certificates
Wednesday 25th August
Marlborough Tackle Sevens Tournament = Lansdowne Park
Thursday 26th August
EPro8 Heats at Bohally
Friday 27th August
Daffodil Day = dress up in Green, Yellow or Orange
Subway Lunch Orders
School Disco
Junior at 5:15pm-6:45pm
Senior at 7pm-8:30pm
Week 6 - Wiki Tuaono
Monday 30th August - Friday 3rd September
Monday 30th August
Flag raising Assembly = Welcome to School, Early Words, Shoutouts, Sports Certificates
Friday 3rd September
Subway Lunch Orders
Week 7 - Wiki Tuawhitu
Monday 6th September - Friday 10th September
Monday 6th September
Flag raising Assembly = Welcome to School, Early Words, Shoutouts, Sports Certificates
Friday 10th September
Subway Lunch Orders
Week 8 - Wiki Tuawaru
Monday 13th September - Friday 17th September (Maori Language Week - NZ)
Monday 13th September
Flag raising Assembly = Welcome to School, Early Words, Shoutouts, Sports Certificates
Tuesday 14th September
Hockey Festival
Friday 17th September
Subway Lunch Orders
Week 9 - Wiki Tuaiwa
Monday 20th September - Thursday 23rd September
Monday 20th September
Flag Raising = Welcome to School, Early Words and Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Fair Shoutouts
Wednesday 22nd September
Tasman Tackle Sevens = Nelson
Thursday 23rd September
Music Festival Practice = ASB Theatre
Friday 24th September - SCHOOL CLOSED
Teacher Only Day
Week 10 - Wiki Tekau
Monday 27th September - Friday 1st October
Monday 27th September
Flag Raising = Welcome to School, Early Words and Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Fair Shoutouts
Tuesday 28th September
Marlborough Science and Technology Fair
Friday 1st October
Subway School Lunches
Whānau Open Day: 'Arts Exhibition'
- Talent Show Finalists
- Kapa Haka
- Choir
- Sign Language Club
- Open Classrooms
Tuakana Teina at Witherlea
Tuakana/teina refers to the relationship between an older (tuakana) person and a younger (teina) person and is specific to teaching and learning in the Māori context. Within teaching and learning contexts, this can take a variety of forms:
- Peer to peer – teina teaches teina, tuakana teaches tuakana.
- Younger to older – the teina has some skills in an area that the tuakana does not and is able to teach the tuakana.
- Older to younger – the tuakana has the knowledge and content to pass on to the teina.
- Able to less able – the learner may not be as able in an area, and someone more skilled can teach what is required.
See our wonderful Kauri students working alongside our Ferns, who are the newest to school. We have buddy classes operating at Witherlea which supports Tuakana Teina. This is also reflected in our composite classes where we recognise the diversity of students beyond their ages and stages. Both sets of students are rewarded in this reciprocal exchange.
2021 Netball Helpers and Volunteers THANKS
Mrs Davies, Miss Higgins, Ms Webster and Mrs Ogilvy have been helping with Netball this season. We wish to thank these generous people for their time, energy and commitment to our young sports people.
Also to our senior team coaches Mrs Allen and Ms Brinsdon who give up their time for practices and for the games at the weekends.
Without these volunteers, we would not be able to have teams representing our school.
Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Fair Shoutouts
Ferns Team
Ava J; being a kind friend to her peers and always trying her hardest in her learning. Tino pai!
Victoria A; being the most amazing role model by showing kindness to others and always trying her best.
Punga Team
Hazel B; consistently shows kindness to her friends and all her classmates.
Grace M; a self-motivated learner who can manage different parts of her day by being organised and displaying initiative.
Kauri Team
Sam L; for consistently pushing himself out of his comfort zone with his learning, showing curiosity and being an exceptional member of Room 7.
These students have been using their kind, safe and fair qualities within our school, towards other students and supporting our culture at Witherlea.
Early Words Recognition
Ava J, Gwen K, Archie P, Leo S
We are very proud of the effort towards learning that our youngest students put in as the Early Words is the start of mastery at Witherlea School.