Wrapping up 2022

 

We hope that you all have a great holiday. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It was great to see so many of you at the Wrap on Thursday. It was great to have fun as a community!

Thank you to our wonderful presenters at the Wrap! What fantastic leadership. 

 Māhutonga Matariki item at the Wrap

Autahi's item at the Wrap

Tautoru's item at the Wrap

The Year 6 students had a wonderful send off at our Poroaki. 

The whole school farewell

Year 6 Speeches

The Western themed Year 6 dinner

Year 6 had a final trip together to H20 Xtream 

What a wonderful year! We wish all of our leavers the best of luck on their next learning adventure. For the rest of you, we look forward to seeing you in 2023!

The Wrap 2020

 Yesterday at 'The Wrap' we performed Taku Manu for welcoming. Then Tika tonu for coming of age!

Year 6 students recited the poem "Spring Morning" by AA Milne. 

And the Grand Finale...

The Wrap by William

Māhutonga Matariki performed the "Banana Dance' to the tune of "Tequila" and it was silly and crazy. We showed bravery, leadership and zest. We went through a few stages of practising it. First of all, we made up some dance moves that we might have been able to use. We realised that it was going to be rainy at the warp so we had to make our dances smaller to take up less space. We had to be in time with the music. As soon as one group finished, the next group immediately started.

These are the awesome presenters at this year's wrap

The Year Sixes did an act of "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" It was an adaption of the story by Dr Seuss. They did this because they are graduating. They also did a movie that we shared at the last Year 6 assembly. It was very silly!

The teachers did a performance to the YMCA. They were very silly in their item, especially Mr Nik, John, Nicola, Carl, Maddie, Jude, Scott, Beth, James, Steph, Suz, Cat, Helen and Jenny (that is all of them). We wondered why John wanted to roller skate!? We were surprised that there wasn't a big accident. 

By William

Upcoming Poroaki and Wrap

This year we are doing something really different and we are excited! Our Poroaki will happen in the morning after the traditional evening 'Wrap' and all are welcome to come and be a part of it (just like the Pōwhiri). The Poroaki is our way to honour the contributions of the people who have been with us over the years - children, parents and staff.

Our Year 6 leavers at this event will be held up high, their mana acknowledged, their contributions celebrated and we will honour them in the most meaningful way possible.

Why is this important to us?

We have been continuing to develop our Pōwhiri, Mihi Whakatau and Poroaki. We were given the opportunity recently to learn more about the Kawa and Tikanga of these significant events so that we can make sure we are acknowledging our mana whenua, those who came before and the significance of this beautiful place we call ‘Whetūkairangi’. Kawa and Tikanga, as well as our special school context, guide the formalities for Pōwhiri, Mihi Whakatau and Poroaki.

The whole school Poroaki is to formally farewell all leavers and their whānau and to wish them well as they travel onwards. At the Poroaki we will be gifting a taonga pounamu to each Year 6 student. This symbolises the Mauri of all their experiences at Whetūkairangi and the mana and good wishes of the school community, embodied within to let them continue to Flourish.

The Wrap will be more of a celebration of the year, with highlights from across the school, lots of community singing and frivolity with less formality. Tuesday 17 December - 5.30pm to 7.00pm.

 This is us practising for the poroaki:

The Wrap: Poroporoaki

Today we said our goodbyes to our Year 6 students and teachers who are leaving at our Poroporoaki. Our Year 6 students gave speeches about their time at Worser Bay. We also celebrated our awesome year. 

We loved the music from the Bandits!

Here is something special from the staff...

The Wrap 2016

We sang some songs, we ate our picnics, the Year Six kids did their speeches, the teachers did a funny dance and we did a haka. What a fun night!

By Izar

The Wrap

The entire community got together to celebrate a wonderful year and have a bit of a sing song. 

It is relatively informal, with families sitting and singing together.

It's also a time where we farewell our Year 6 graduates and they have an opportunity to say a few words! The Year 6 students were fantastic!

Events and Costs for End of Year Activities

We have planned a series of activities for the students and these incur costs. They are as follows:

Year	Place	Date	Cost	Other Notes
Year 6	Year Book	-	$17.50	Each Year 6 Student will be creating a page to represent themselves, filled with poetry, art and photos to go towards a final Year 6 Leavers’ Booklet. We will then be getting the booklets printed professionally by Rapid Copy so that each child has their own booklet to look back on in the future.
Year 3, 4, 5, 6	Innovators and Inventors Fair/Fish ‘n’ Chip Evening	2nd December 6:00-7:30pm	-	To conclude our year of Inquiry, we will be presenting the wonderful creative thinking of our students. We will be sharing Fish ’n’ Chips and discussing the kids’ inventions, their ideas and the creative process they have all been through. Year 3 students and their parents are invited to join us for the evening and be part of some of the initial planning taking place for 2015.
Year 5/6	Have a Go Sailing	2nd December (morning)	-	A programme offered by Worser Bay Boating Club to introduce students to sailing. This is weather dependent. (Eastern Zones Miniballers will be attending on this day.)
Year 5/6	Have A Go Sailing	3rd December (morning)	-	Have A Go Sailing is weather dependent.
Year 6	Zoo Sleepover	3rd December	$45	Price includes light supper and continental breakfast. Please eat dinner before you arrive. Sleepovers start at 7pm. We will meet you at the zoo!
Year 6	Porirua Pool	10th December	$ 2.50	We will be asking for parent help (drivers and people who can stay for the day to help supervise). Please email Nicola at nstevenson@worserbay.school.nz
Year 6	Dinner and Parent Drinks	11th December 6:00pm	-	Children will dress according to the theme (as yet to be decided) and bring a plate of food to share.  Parents are invited to join Jude and Staff for drinks and nibbles in the staffroom while the kids eat. Students will advise their parents about the dish that they have arranged to contribute.
Year 4, 5, 6	Beach Week	11th, 12th, 15th, 16th December	$8	Activities will include snorkeling, sailing, skateboarding and kayaking. The cost is $8 as we will have a BBQ on the beach. Brooke Rapson and his students from Wellington High School will be leading these activities. We are giving a koha of $5 toward their fundraising. Worser Bay Surf Club and Boating Club are also delivering elements of the programme. We will need adults to help supervise and provide a safe ratio of adults to students for these water based activities. More details, including the programme will follow.
Whole School	End of Year Wrap	16th December	-	Roll up, roll up to the greatest show on earth. Carols, Year 6 speeches, BYO, dress ups, you name it, it’s got it!

YEAR 6:  $73.00    YEAR 4 and 5:  $8.00  (Please pay, if possible, via http://www.wrapitup.co.nz)