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28 May 2015

Greetings everyone. It’s hard to believe that May is nearly at an end! Fortunately for me, I
escaped being here for the chilly polar blast over the weekend. It’s good to see that so many
students are bringing their jackets to school as an extra layer to keep warm outside.

The 1st of June is Gypsy Day and with that we will be saying farewell
to Annabelle and Olivia Chrystall (off to Limehills) and James, Liam
and Max Wilson (off to Rimu). We wish you all the best. In next two
newsletters we will have some new students to welcome.

Yesterday we held ‘Fun for 4 Year Olds’ in Room Kea. Once again we had an excellent
turnout of prospective enrolments and it looked like the children were having a
wonderful time together.

The Cross Country last Friday went ahead on a very wintery day.
Well done to every competitor for their great efforts and thanks
to all the parents and grandparents who came to cheer us along.
Overall our school did exceptionally well, with many top
placings. Check out the results here in the newsletter.
Special thanks must go to Joyce Wakelin for the fabulous job she
did organising cross country here at school so that everybody
knew how to train, what to do and what will happen on the day.

Last Wednesday night the PTA AGM was held. The following office bearers were elected:
Kirsten Hurley (Chair), Linnet Burns (Deputy Chair), Lianne Bickley (Secretary) and
Monique Smith (Treasurer).
It was great to have some parents attend who had never been to a PTA meeting before.
The PTA very kindly approved the funding for 4 iPads, a reading kit for Whio and Tui to
share and $5 per child towards the Mathletics programme (more about Mathletics in next
week’s newsletter).

Notices
• We still need more supermarket plastic bags please - thanks for those we received last week.
• All cross country tops need to be returned (unwashed and in the plastic bag) to school as soon as

possible.

Best wishes to Room Kakapo students for their camp at Deep Cove next week. I know that
Heidi has done a huge amount of work organising the camp and I’m predicting that the
weather gods will smile! The group will be well supported by an Adventure Southland
instructor and 8 parents. Deep Cove is a really special place and I’m sure you will all have
a fabulous time.

Enjoy your Queens Birthday long weekend.

Regards

Fiona

2-5 Jun Kakapo Room camp at Deep Cove Confirmed top 10 placings of Woodlands Students:
1 Jun Queens Birthday SCHOOL CLOSED
5 Jun Pita Pit 5 Year Girls
9 Jun Headlice Checks
19 Jun Southland Cross Country 1st Katelyn Shaw
22 June BOT Meeting 7pm
3 Jul End of Term 2 5 Year Boys
20 Jul Start of Term 3
7th Joseph Crengle 8th Carl Cabuhat

6 Year Girls

7th Anna Grant 9th Sophie Murdoch

6 Year Boys

1st Benjamin Burns 3rd Lucas van der Straaten

5th Hamish McIntyre 9th Anthony Shanks

Results for Wednesday 27th May: 7 Year Girls
Year 1/2 Rockets won 1 – 0. Player of the Day was Jesse
McKenzie. 1st Elly Baird 6th Gwen Bagaoisan
Year 3/4 Diamonds lost 1 – 4. Player of the Day was Hapai
Winiata. 7 Year Boys
Year 5/6 Stars drew 3 – 3. Player of the Day was Vincent
Ladbrook. 1st Finn Hurley 2nd Michael Crean

Results for Tuesday 19th May: 4th Jack Brock 9th Mason Ladbrook
Year 5/6 Steelers won 8 – 5 against Windsor Maroon. Player of
the Day was Locky Jacobsen. Next Tuesday they will play 8 Year Girls
Windsor White at 4:45pm on Court 6.
3rd Bella Topp 6th Amy van der Straaten
School banking is done every Tuesday
morning through ANZ Bank. If you would 8 Year Boys
like an application form for an ANZ Bank
account for your child/ren, ring the bank 1st Blake Shaw
on 0800 269 296
9 Year Girls

4th Melissa Crean

9 Year Boys

4th Alexander Burns 7th Lachlan McIntyre

10 Year Girls

3rd Maia Murdoch**

10 Year Boys

4th Hamish Smith** 6th Damien Stuart**

11 Year Girls

1st Tessa Baird** 4th Tamzin Tomlinson**

8th Marla Fuentevilla

11 Year Boys

7th James Hamilton

12 Year Boys

Parents, please let the school know when your child is absent. When a child 5th Garoth van der Straaten**
is not at school, and we don’t know why, Nicky has to spend quite a bit of
time ringing parents. This is a “must do” for the safety of your children. If 13 Year Girls
ringing the school is not always the easiest option, you can email
[email protected] or text us on 027 758 1503. 1st Charlotte Crean** 6th Bella Marshall**

8th Erica Webster

** denotes Southland Qualifier

For Housing Renovations, Decks and Maintenance, Farm The Southland Primary Cross Country Championships
Buildings, Dairy Sheds and Feed Pads. Qualified Tradesmen. are being held on Friday 19th June at the Southern
Field Days site, 575 Waimumu Road, Waimumu. More
Call Grant 027 544 5791 information about this event will be sent home with the
qualifying students next week.

Cross Country Stories SCRAP METAL
FUNDRAISER
At Cross Country I ran as fast as I could go. I got
18th in my race. I liked going through the puddles Help raise funds for
but it was very muddy and I got wet legs. After Woodlands School.
cross country I got new shoes. They are silver, black Bring any unwanted scrap
and orange. metal to 365 Woodlands
Morton Mains Road before July
By Taine Byrne 3rd and dispose of it for free.
(Phone Ivan Hopper 231-3194
At Cross Country I was in the 7 Year Old Girls race. I had to arrange delivery first)
to run through a big puddle and it was not fun! I got wet
socks and dirty shoes! Examples of acceptable scrap:
By Annabelle Chrystall Washing machines
Lawnmowers
On Friday we had Cross Country. It was muddy Roofing Iron
there. In the middle of the track there was a massive Farm Implements
puddle. It was up to my knees. After the puddle, it Refrigerators
was the finish line. I came first. This Friday they are Spoutings
giving out the trophies. I can’t wait.
By Elly Baird Last Friday Woodlands School did the Cross Country. I
came 9th. My mum was proud of me.
At Cross Country I came fourth. There was a humongous By Mason Ladbrook
puddle. I passed someone in the puddle. At the finish
line there were lots of stones. After Cross Country I I went to Cross Country with Benjamin’s mum. I ran as fast as I
went home and my friend Harrison came over to play. could. I came 22nd. I beat my score from last year’s Cross
By Jack Brock Country. I ran through a big puddle and it was very muddy too.
There were heaps of people too.
I came first in my race. It was hard to get to the finish By Annah Frazerhurst
line. It was a long way.
By Benjamin Burns On Friday it was Cross Country. I came 6th and it was
awesome. I got a sausage and a smoothie. We went to
On Friday we did cross country and there was a big Countdown and then we went home.
puddle. My feet were cold. I came first and I was proud By Gwen Bagaoisan
of myself. I got chips and a drink and the chips were
good because they had sauce on them. Then we had a
play. It was a good day.
By Finn Hurley

Benjamin Burns Gladys Timoko -------------------------------------------------------
PTA PINECONE & MANURE FUNDRAISER
Gwenzey Bagaoisan Finn Hurley
Please send to school office by Thursday 4th June

Yes I would like to order pinecones
Number bags required _____ at $5 per bag (calf meal
sized bag)
Yes I would like to order dry sheep manure.
Number bags required ______ at $5 per bag (calf meal
sized bag)

Name:____________________________________

Phone:_________________Total Encl) $_____________