Reading and Writing Links

This Wednesday (14th October) we will be holding a home school partnership writing workshop for our school community.  This will be a fun opportunity to get some ideas on how you can support your child with the development of their writing.
Where: WPS hall
When: Wednesday 14th October
Time: 3.10-4.30pm

We look forward to seeing you all there!

TASK	WHAT’S HAPPENING
Library Roadshow Thursday 20th August	A free Library Roadshow show will be on in the hall for all students: 9-10am Papa team & Rm 16 10-11am Maunga & Rangi teams 11.30-12.30pm Moana & Te Awa teams
Book Amnesty 24-28th August	Book Amnesty box in the school office for all school books
Mug Shots 24-28th August	Make a display of staff mug shots with their favourite book will be on display in the library
Library Quiz Throughout book week	A Library Quiz will be available for students to do during book week in the school library
Teacher Swap Monday 24th August @ 1.30pm	Teachers will swap classes for 15minutes to share their favourite picture book with another class.
Grandparents Morning Wednesday 26th August	All Grandparents will be invited to attend/join in the morning session with their whanau at school.  All grandparents will be invited to join staff for a shared morning tea.
Reading Home School Partnership Workshop Wednesday 26th August	All parents/whanau will be encouraged to attend our Reading Home School Partnership Workshop 3.10-4.30pm All literacy team members will run practical/hands on sessions for parents. All whanau attending will be given a take home pack of resources and all students will be able to choose a book to take home.
Book Character Parade Friday 28th August 11.30-12.30pm	All students and staff members are encouraged to participate in our 2015 book week character parade in the school hall. Judges will award prizes for the best-dressed student from each class, and the best dressed staff member.

Samoan Language Week 2015 
"Tautua nei mo sou manuia a taeao" - "Serve now for a better tomorrow"
Have you been to visit our school library this week?  There are some wonderful displays in the library celebrating Samoan language.  We hope you pop in to have a read of some of the Samoan texts we have on display.  

Tell me where the reading is!!

Some clever teachers and students from Arataki School in Mt Maunganui have collaborated with the permission of one our talented NZ musicians, Savage, to produce a fantastic clip to encourage reading in a fun way.  Enjoy!

Writing Competition

Over the past week we have had four of our Year 5 students working on a creative story to submit for the Paper Plus Story writing competition.  The four students, all girls, eagerly took up the opportunity to get their creative juices flowing.  The girls worked on an initial draft of their story over a weekend and then spent a week of before school and lunchtime sessions re-crafting their writing and getting it ready for publishing.
The competition was open to all Year 5 primary school students across New Zealand, and was an opportunity for students to celebrate their imagination.  Entrants who submitted a story will be in to win vouchers to spend at Paper Plus.  Our students are now waiting for their stories to be reviewed by a judging panel!
Here are our 4 students hard at work during one of their lunch time sessions!  Good luck girls! We'll keep posted (excuse the pun) about the outcome of their work.

Fields of Remembrance
Our school has been fortunate to have received a Fields of Remembrance kit that was provided by the Fields of Remembrance Trust. The Fields of Remembrance Trust has been established to honour those who served and fought 
for our nation during World War. The objective of the Fields of Remembrance Trust is to encourage and support the establishment of Fields of White Crosses around New Zealand to commemorate the soldiers who fought, and in particular the 18,200 who gave their lives in World War I. One.
Keep an eye out for what the Fields of Remembrance project will look like at WPS.  Miss Raema is working hard to develop this project at our school.  More information can be found out about the Trust and the project at this website: http://www.fieldsofremembrance.org.nz/Schools.html

Holiday Reading Fun at our local library

Check out all the fun that is happening at Te Matariki Clendon - our local public library.  Let us know if you get the opportunity to go to the library and what exciting events you participated in! Happy holidays!!

http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/EN/Events/Events/Pages/aprilschoolholidayssouth2015.aspx