Wow! We've made it through to the end of Term 3 and, as we hoped, we are ending on a real high for WMI. The team has experienced success both individually, in groups and as a community, and we are very proud of every single learner. This week has seen WMI actively taking part in Book Week, with a visit from Bob Docherty (who runs the blog Bob's Books bobsbooksnz.wordpress.com/), supporting the younger children in buddy reading, a visit from Selwyn Library talking about graphic novels and the end of week Book Character Parade. Koru Games was a massive success for all concerned - the students were organised, enthusiastic and showed off WMI students in the very best light. Thanks to all parents that came along to help and support. We have collated our final totals for all the fundraising towards the Wellington camp. A massive thank you to all students and families that have organised and taken part in fundraising projects. We have raised more than $14000 which will be shared out to the students based on the projects they have taken part in (as a credit on student accounts by the start of term 4). We have sold all the tickets now for cow poo bingo and so this will be run in the next few days (watch out on this website for cow pat updates!). A final car wash is planned for Sunday 20th October, the proceeds of which will be split between the families that turn up on that day. Here is a link to the sign-up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SBsU-r-CNFWFLofbxGeg-wt_-_HCRTLWBhrQqq9lpFQ/edit#gid=0 Next term will be another busy one too - here is a heads up of some of the major events that are coming up: Tuesday 15th October (week 1) - year 5-8 Athletics Day (pp 21/10/19) (see programme below) Friday 18th October (week 1) - Mihi Whakatau Week 2 and week 3 - West Melton's Got Talent (final 1/11/19) Friday 8th November (week 4) - Selwyn Central Athletics Thursday 21st November (week 6) - Tough Kids Challenge Year 7-8 Monday 25 - 29th November (week 7) - Wellington Camp Monday 9th December (week 9) - Rolleston College welcome morning Friday 13th December (week 9) - Prizegiving (details tbc) Dates to be confirmed: Year 8 leavers' dinner Leadership day out Ambassadors elections Term 4 is a hats and sunblock term - there is a bag of un-named lost hats in WMI if you can't find yours from Term 1! All students will need a school sunhat from the start of week 1. We will be starting a unit called 'Sexuality Road' during Term 4. This will be taught by both Aaron and Anna, in mixed groups and sometimes to separate boys and girls groups. This unit has been developed by Family Planning and the Ministry of Health. If you would like to discuss this unit further, or would wish for your child to opt out of this unit, please contact us. Thanks for all your support this term, and have restful and fun break. See you all in Term 4! Aaron and Anna
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We are very excited about the Koru Games next week, where students from WMI will be competing against other local intermediate school in a wide range of different sports in Lincoln, Rolleston and Prebbleton from Tuesday to Thursday. What a great way to celebrate such a busy and successful term for WMI! Students will be provided with sports gear which they should wear each day. They will also need a sunhat, extra named layers in case it turns cold, plenty of food and a named water bottle. Students will take a bus to and from the events from school each day.
Some congratulations to WMI students over the past few weeks. Hamish and Bryn competed in the Ellesmere Speech competition. They both did an amazing job and Hamish managed to win the first prize for year 7. Our two Hip Hop teams competed at Hornby High School and won first and second in their competition! Well done to everyone involved! The fundraising car wash and sausage sizzle is taking place on Sunday from 10.30am to 4.30pm on the school carpark. Come along and help out, or come and get your car washed! We have almost finalised the timetable for Wellington from the plans that the students produced - a draft copy is attached here. We are estimating the total cost will be $580, this amount will be charged to your account, and then all extra fundraising (both individual and whole class) will be credited to your student's account to offset this total. Please make sure that your students are relaxed and well rested ready for the last two weeks so that we finish the term well and successfully. Thanks again for all of your support over the past three terms. Some upcoming dates: Tues 17th -Thurs 19th September 2019 - Koru Games Friday 20th September 2019 - Celebration of Learning with Hip Hop performance Mon 23rd September - Fri 27th September - Book Week Tuesday 24th September - Bob's Books visit Friday 27th September - Book Character Dress Up Parade Friday 18th October School Disco Years 4-8 - 6:45pm-8:00pm Have a great weekend! Aaron and Anna |
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