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5 T H N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 5<br />
A BIG welcome to<br />
Lexi who has started at David<br />
Street School this week.<br />
Important Dates<br />
Friday 6 th November<br />
Variety Concert at Wallace Gallery<br />
11am – 12pm<br />
Monday 9 th November<br />
2016 Road Patrol Training<br />
Tuesday 10 th November<br />
Yr 3-6 Athletics<br />
Thursday 12 th November<br />
‘Learn to Ride’ Rms 15, 17, 18<br />
Yr 3-6 Athletics postponement day<br />
Lyceum Musicians Concert 1pm<br />
Friday 13 th November<br />
Art Gallery Workshop Rm 6 & 9<br />
Sunday 15 th November<br />
Round the Bridges<br />
Tuesday 17 th November<br />
Art Gallery Workshop Rm 7,8,10<br />
Wednesday 18 th November<br />
‘Learn to Ride’ Rm15,17,18<br />
Art Gallery Workshop Rm11, Hub1<br />
Thursday 19 th November<br />
‘Learn to Ride’ Rm 15,17,18<br />
Friday 20 th November<br />
Art Gallery Workshop Hub2<br />
Wednesday 25 th November<br />
‘Learn to Ride’ Rm 15,17,18<br />
Thursday 26 th November<br />
Art Gallery Workshop Rm12,13,14<br />
Sausage Sizzle<br />
Friday 27 th November<br />
Art Gallery Workshop Rm 15,17,18<br />
Monday 30 th November<br />
Junior Athletics<br />
Tuesday 1 st December<br />
Art Gallery Workshop Rm19<br />
Thursday 3 rd December<br />
Helpers Morning Tea<br />
Sunday 6 th December<br />
Choir Performance at St Matthews<br />
Tuesday 8 th December<br />
Junior Trip to Bowentown<br />
Road Patrol Celebration<br />
Thursday 10 th December<br />
Prize giving celebration<br />
Year 6 Graduation Evening<br />
Friday 11 th December<br />
Kauri (Yr3 & 4) Trip<br />
Reports Home<br />
Monday 14 th December<br />
Kowhai (Yr5 & 6) Trip<br />
Tuesday 15 th December<br />
Last Day term 4<br />
School finishes at 3pm<br />
Suzanne (Suze) Osborne, teacher of the lucky Room 17 children, and team<br />
leader of the Year 2 Team, will have her last day at school tomorrow before<br />
taking maternity leave.<br />
Suze and her husband Matt will make amazing parents and we wish them well<br />
for the safe arrival of their baby in the coming weeks.<br />
You are a wonderful teacher, leader and friend of us all Suze, and we look<br />
forward to you returning at the beginning of 2017.<br />
We welcome back Lisa Murray, who is well known to many of us and will be<br />
teaching in Room 17 until the end of the year.<br />
End of Year Tidy-‐Up <br />
It is that time of year when we are starting to gather everything in. <br />
• Do you have any DSS school jackets or shirts at home? <br />
(Not the cricket ones as they are still in use) <br />
• Have you noticed any school readers/library books that <br />
are not being used? <br />
If you have any of these we would appreciate it if you <br />
could send them along to school. Thank you. <br />
<strong>PhotoLife</strong> <strong>Photos</strong><br />
Every child who had photos taken last term should have been<br />
given a ‘shoot key’ so you can order their photos online.<br />
Order forms are available from the school office if you do not to do online<br />
ordering. Team photos are available for viewing at the office now.<br />
The deadline for ordering class, individual and team photos is<br />
Monday 16 th November 8am.<br />
All orders placed by this date will be back to school prior to Christmas.<br />
Otago Problem Solving Competition<br />
Eleven of our Year 5 and 6 students took part in the Otago Problem Solving<br />
Competition this year.<br />
Students sat five problem solving tests over the year. This is a competition<br />
aimed at Year 7 and 8 students.<br />
Two of our students achieved Excellence and six students achieved Merit.<br />
Congratulations to all those students who took part.<br />
Excellence: Benjamin Rollerson, Seren Stevens<br />
Merit: Ashton Rogers, Ben Blackler, Ruby Makeham, Aizen Chong,<br />
Kate Peddie, Danielle Pugh.<br />
ICAS Mathematics<br />
A group of our Year 4,5,6 students were selected to take part in the ICAS<br />
(International Competition and Assessment for Schools) Mathematics test.<br />
This is a multiple choice assessment of all the strands in mathematics and<br />
provides the students with information about their strengths in each strand.<br />
Students receive a certificate acknowledging their level of achievement.<br />
High Distinction: (top 2% of Year 6 students in NZ and Pacific) - Seren<br />
Stevens<br />
Distinction: Aizen Chong<br />
Credit: Will Hutchings, Finlay Richardson, Olivia Skiffington, Hamish Boyd,<br />
Kaelyn Gibberd, Evelyn Dijkstra, Ryan Hindman, Ashton Rogers, Benjamin<br />
Rollerson, Ben Blackler, Gary Joubert, Kate Peddie.<br />
Ice-block Friday Tomorrow<br />
Bring along $1 and receive a yummy iceblock at lunchtime.<br />
All proceeds from iceblocks sold goes towards our Arts<br />
programme at David Street School.
On Saturday 6 students from DSS went to a concert at<br />
Waikato University to perform with 70 other students from<br />
other schools.<br />
It took a bit of time to get inside and, when we did, we got<br />
separated from our family who had come to watch.<br />
The 4 ukuleles were drowned out by the sound of the guitars<br />
and the drums. It was really exciting playing in front of a big<br />
audience filled with our families.<br />
After that, we waited and waited and waited until finally<br />
Mal [one of our teachers] called out “has anyone not played<br />
yet?” All the DSS students raced down the stairs to get ready<br />
to go on stage.<br />
We were excitedly nervous and had been a little worried they<br />
had forgotten us as we were the last school to<br />
perform. While we were waiting we got jumpy and fidgety then finally we went on stage under the dim lights.<br />
We played “Boots are made for walking.” That last song was probably the best and it was the finale for the show!<br />
We had lots of fun and had a great time.<br />
written by Kate Marshall<br />
Gallery Concert <br />
We are excited about our<br />
upcoming "Concert at the Gallery"<br />
tomorrow celebrating The Art<br />
Gallery's 5th Birthday since<br />
opening.<br />
The concert is on Friday 6 th<br />
November at 11am and involves<br />
students from kapahaka, middle<br />
and senior choir, recorder, ukulele,<br />
senior guitarists, aerobics, hip-hop<br />
and cheerleading groups.<br />
We hope to see you there.<br />
<br />
Cricket Draw for 7 th November <br />
Yr3/4 9.00am start <br />
Matamata Sutcliffes vs DSS Bouncers <br />
at Elstow-‐Waihou Combined School <br />
Springdale Stars vs DSS Sixers <br />
at Springdale School<br />
DSS Bouncers vs Matamata Crowes<br />
It was DSS Bouncers first game of the season against Matamata<br />
Crowes. They played at Wisely Park last Saturday.<br />
Matamata won 88 - 66. But our team enjoyed themselves and<br />
still played some great cricket, with some fantastic boundaries<br />
hit.<br />
Yr5/6 10.30am start <br />
Elstow-‐Waihou Renegrades vs DSS Black Caps <br />
at Herres Park, Te Aroha <br />
DSS Knights vs Matamata Idlers 1X <br />
at Wisely Park 2 <br />
Touch Rugby Wednesday.<br />
Yr3/4 teams start at 3.30pm and Yr 5/6<br />
teams at 4pm.<br />
If you have a child starting school in 2016, please phone the office on 889-7780 and check if<br />
we have your child and details correct on our enrolment list.<br />
This will help us with our planning for next year.
Have you returned your forms yet?<br />
Kahikatea Team (Yr 0-2) Tuesday 8 th December. This term the juniors are using their imaginations to design and make<br />
their own creations using resources around them. We will be visiting Bowentown to consolodate this learning. The theme<br />
for this trip is ‘creative at the beach’. We will be travelling by bus, leaving at 8.45am and returning to school at 3pm.<br />
Kauri Team (Yr 3-4) On Friday 11 th December, we are planning an outing around Morrinsville to celebrate a fabulous year<br />
of learning. We plan to have all students involved in a fun filled activity in the morning involving the many cows that reside<br />
around our town. We will be leaving school at 8.30am and will be back at school before 2.45pm<br />
Kowhai Team (Yr 5-6) Every year to celebrate the things we have learnt and the time we have spent together, we go on a<br />
team trip. This year on Monday 14 th December we will be spending the day at the Karangahake Gorge. Throughout the<br />
day, those students who have bikes will bike the track through the gorge, while others will walk and explore this same track<br />
and tunnel. The children will all be travelling by bus. Leave School: 9am. Arrive Back at School: 2.45pm.<br />
The Build Update<br />
Progress is being made. We all enjoyed watching the concrete pad going down this week<br />
Kowhai & Kauri Athletics<br />
Tuesday 10th Nov - Postponement Thursday 12th Nov<br />
Our Athletics Day for Yr 3 – 6 students will be held next week on Tuesday the 10 th<br />
November. We invite you to come and join us for what is always a fun day.<br />
Included below is a timetable of events.<br />
Please note these times are approximate<br />
Start 9:10am - Finish Approx 12:30 for lunch with Sprint finals and relays after<br />
lunch at 1.30pm. Each age group will rotate around in approx 20-25 min intervals.<br />
Time Event 1<br />
Long Distance<br />
Event 2 Throwing Event 3<br />
High Jump<br />
Event 4<br />
Novelty races<br />
Event 5<br />
Long Jump<br />
Event 6<br />
Throwing<br />
Event 7<br />
Sprints<br />
Event 8<br />
Hurdles/<br />
jumping<br />
Location Top Field Top Field Top Field Bottom field Bottom Field Bottom Field Bottom Field Top Field<br />
9:10 7 yr G&B 8yr Girls 8yr Boys 9yr Girls 9yr Boys 10yr Girls 10yr Boys 11yr B&G<br />
9:30 11yr B&G 7 yr G&B 8yr Girls 8yr Boys 9yr Girls 9yr Boys 10yr Girls !0yr Boys<br />
9:50 10yr Boys 11yr B&G 7 yr G&B 8yr Girls 8yr Boys 9yr Girls 9yr Boys 10yr Girls<br />
10:10 10yr Girls 10yr Boys 11yr B&G 7 yr G&B 8yr Girls 8yr Boys 9yr Girls 9yr Boys<br />
10:30 Interval<br />
11:00 9yr Boys 10yr Girls 10yr Boys 11yr B&G 7 yr G&B 8yr Girls 8yr Boys 9yr Girls<br />
11:25 9yr Girls 9yr Boys 10yr Girls 10yr Boys 11yr B&G 7 yr G&B 8yr Girls 8yr Boys<br />
11:45 8yr Boys 9yr Girls 9yr Boys 10yr Girls 10yr Boys 11yr B&G 7 yr G&B 8yr Girls<br />
12:05 8yr Girls 8yr Boys 9yr Girls 9yr Boys 10yr Girls 10yr Boys 11yr B&G 7 yr G&B<br />
Lunch<br />
1:30 Sprint finals & relays
Congratulations to our mighty All Blacks!<br />
We were behind you all the way.<br />
Home & School Gelato fundraiser<br />
Yummy Gelato for sale!<br />
Remember to order your Gelato. Forms<br />
went home last week. Orders must be<br />
received at the office by Friday 13 th<br />
November and will be delivered to school<br />
for collection on Friday 20 th November.<br />
Volley Ball<br />
Sport Waikato have been here this week taking our Senior and Middle school students for Volley Ball.<br />
Learn to Ride<br />
Cycling New Zealand are here at DSS this term. Here are some photos of Room 19 participating in the 'Learn to<br />
Ride' programme. All of our Junior classes will be taking part throughout the term.<br />
FREE EAR CLINIC SERVICE FOR CHILDREN<br />
All children must be accompanied by Parent or Caregiver<br />
Glue Ear Assessment and Management - Wax/Foreign Body - Removal Grommet Check<br />
Term 4 2015 - 9am – 12pm Thursday 12 th Nov and Friday 4 th Dec Morrinsville Plunket Rooms, Anderson Street.
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