Week 6, Term 4 Newsletter

Dyer Street School
School Newsletter

Newsletter Contents:

1. Message From the Principal

2. Link Up Committee (Fun and Fundraising group)

3. Important Dates and Reminders

4. From the classrooms – Room 2 & Room 9/10

5. Sport @ Dyer Street School

6. Community Notices

What a great opportunity to have the Wellington Phoenix attend our Whānau Fun Friday this afternoon. It was a great turnout and most importantly our tamariki got the chance to play alongside their football idols. Ngā mihi to Matt Weldon-Smith who arranged the visit. 

 

As the Year 6s enter their final three weeks at Dyer Street School, we acknowledge the wide range of emotions they may be experiencing—excitement, anticipation, and perhaps a touch of nostalgia. These tamariki have been an integral part of our kura. We look forward to celebrating their time with us and honouring their achievements at the Year 6 Graduation on Thursday, 12th December. This special event will be an opportunity to reflect on their journey, recognise their contributions, and wish them well as they prepare for the next chapter of their learning journey at Intermediate. 

We recently had the privilege of receiving the Mauri Stone from Masterton Primary and Masterton Intermediate School as part of the Te Ara Whakamana Hui ā-Tau. This significant event symbolises our ongoing commitment to the mana-enhancing programme, Te Ara Whakamana, which is an integral part of our school culture. You may recognise elements of this programme in our classrooms, such as the Mana Circles and Ngā Atua, which support students in understanding and enhancing their own mana. The passing of the Mauri Stone reflects the shared responsibility and collective journey of schools in upholding the values and practices that nurture and empower learners. We look forward to hosting this national event at our kura next year. It was also a very special moment for me as tumuaki headed back to my old intermediate and hometown! 

Receiving the Mauri stone at Masterton Intermediate

Our commitment to sport has risen significantly in response to whānau feedback expressing a need for more sporting opportunities. This term, we are thrilled to have six Touch Rugby teams—our highest number in years—alongside opportunities in Netball and Basketball. The improved level of communication, the introduction of new sports tops, and increased participation in Interschool sports events have further supported this kaupapa. Furthermore, the support from whānau, who have stepped up as coaches and managers, has been vital in ensuring tamariki can access these opportunities. Behind the scenes, we also acknowledge the tireless work of Mr Ward, whose efforts in building systems to streamline and enhance sport at our kura often go unnoticed but are making a significant difference. Ngā mihi Kasey for your wonderful dedication to Dyer Street School Sport. Another final run of sports tops and hats will go out next week to whānau through Skool Loop.

A big thank you to all the parents and caregivers who have already enrolled their tamariki for the 2025 school year. Your early enrolments are incredibly helpful in allowing us to plan our school roll and staffing levels with greater accuracy. We are pleased to see a steady number of enrolments coming through. If you’re still considering enrolling or know someone who is interested, please contact our office. We also welcome prospective whānau and tamariki to tour the school and see what makes Dyer Street special.

Looking ahead, we are excited to have finalised the classes for 2025. On Monday, 9th December, tamariki will spend the morning meeting their new teacher for the upcoming year, and reports will be sent home that same afternoon!

Please keep a close eye on Skool Loop and our Facebook page over the next few weeks to ensure you are up to date with all communication and events. 

Have a great weekend

Ngā mihi

Lee Ewington

Tumuaki

This week’s principal’s award winners. 

The Link Up Committee (the friendly and relaxed parent-led fun and fundraising group) is next meeting on Monday 3rd February 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Thanks to everyone who came along to a meeting this year!

Thank you to everyone who supported our secondhand book sale last weekend. It was a very successful first try at this event with around $1500 raised for the tamariki. 

 

 

Upcoming Events

29th November – Whānau Friday

29th November – Upper Hutt Manaaki Festival

3rd December – Helpers Morning Tea

4th December – Naenae Pool Opening

5th December – PB4L reward day

6th December – Whole School Assembly

6th December – Whānau Friday

11th December – 2024 Road Patrollers Pool Party

12th December – Year 6 Graduation 6 p.m.

13th December – 11:00 a.m. final prizegiving assembly

13th December – Last day of school for 2024, 12 p.m. finish

30th January – School begins for 2025

 

Room 2

Room 2 have been working on an art project with Ms Waghorn.

First they painted paper plates green, then used scissors to cut out leaves using different shapes and cutting techniques.

Next, they researched native birds using books from our school library as well as watching some videos. 

Then they worked on sketching the birds as realistically as possible. 

The next step was to use sharpie to outline the birds.

Then they looked closely at photographs of the birds and used watercolour paints to try and get all the different colours correct. We are looking forward to seeing the finished products soon!

Room 9 & 10 

Over the past two weeks, Rooms 9 and 10 have been exploring poetic writing as part of their World War II learning. They have been learning how to use personification and apply the five senses — sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste—to bring their writing to life.

Building on their growing knowledge of World War II, students have used picture prompts to craft vivid and descriptive pieces, imagining and describing scenes in powerful new ways.  It’s been awesome to see our students so engaged and showcasing their writing in a new and creative way. 

Below are a few examples of their poetic writing.

Clayton

A girl, anxious to get out of this battle. The teddy bear she held grimaced in fear as she squished it. The smoke was speeding as fast as a blink up to the sky.

Charlie Cook

 The marching planes roared through the dancing clouds as they glided over the shivering in fear village. 
 
Alfie
The village felt petrified as the bloodthirsty planes flew over it. The planes marched across the sky ready for a deadly war. 
 
Hana
The waves crashed angrily on the shore, washing away the bloody sand. 

Term 4 Athletics

This term we had a group of students compete at the North and Central Lower Hutt Athletics competition. Below is the team who represented DSS at Hutt Rec.

Year 4:

Isaac Nees – vortex and sprints

Paul-Daniel Kabeya – high jump and sprints

Mia Ropiana – quoits and sprints

Year 5:

Kenzo Taopua-Goffe Sadlier – vortex and quoits

Nasim Haroon – vortex and sprints

Esmay Fakalago Grootelaar – quoits and sprints

Samira Ismail – long jump and sprints

Year 6:

Jax Thompson – high jump, vortex and sprints

Sang Mantuang – sprints and long jump

Tiare Taopua – high jump and vortex

We also had a smaller team qualify for the wider Lower Hutt event. They represented the school with pride and resilience as they competed against the top students from around Lower Hutt

Jax Thompson – high jump and sprints

Samira Ismail – sprints

Paul-Daniel Kabeya – high jump.

Ongoing Sports:

Touch Rugby – we currently have 6 teams competing in the touch competition each Thursday down at Fraser Park. It is awesome to see many of our students getting involved in sports Netball – We also have two netball teams playing each Saturday at the Taita Netball courts. It is great to get netball going again.

Coming this week:

Registration for touch rugby and netball for term 1 of 2025 has been sent out this week on Skool Loop. This means we know will ahead of time how many teams we can enter at the beginning of next year, please sign your child up as soon as you can.

 

 

New Zealand Traveller Declaration

Going overseas this summer? Everyone travelling into, or returning to, New Zealand must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration. 

The New Zealand Traveller Declaration collects travel, customs, immigration and biosecurity information and aims to improve the safety and security of New Zealand. It replaces the paper card you used to fill out on the plane.   

To make your arrival easier, do your digital declaration before your flight to New Zealand. It’s free to complete.

If you’re travelling as a family or group and completing multiple declarations, the NZTD app allows you to copy your travel details into another declaration, making it easier to complete multiple declarations for the same journey. The submitted declarations are then all easy to see within the app.

Head to travellerdeclaration.govt.nz today!

 

 

 

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