Term Three Week 3
Welcome to Welbourn
Mani Wichman
Caught Being Good and Caught in a Book
Congratulations to Jamie Rm 8, Nixon Rm 8, Leah B Rm 15 and Mahmoud Rm 15, who were caught making good choices. Lily Rm 10 and Sophia Rm 14 were caught in a book!
Learning at Welbourn
The New Zealand curriculum is well underway at Welbourn.
Structured Literacy and Mathematics are our main areas of focus for 2025.
As educators, we understand that sitting alongside the academic learning in Mathematics and English, is the importance of continually affirming and developing the mana of our tamariki (children). Our Mana Model talks about Mana Motuhake - where children believe they can be successful and that they can achieve at school through being persistent and taking responsibility.
This comes through clearly in the curriculum refresh and is evident in the teaching and learning happening in our classrooms each day.
Garden To Table
About ten days ago, Room 1 got busy planting seedlings for our school garden. The containers our tamariki put the seeds in were kindly made by Room 6. A great team effort. We all belong to this wonderful kura. We are aware of the importance of feeling connected to others and our environment. Mana ūkaipō. We all belong here and share the responsibility for our environment. Ka mau te wehi!
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Yesterday, New Zealand Playhouse came to school to present the show ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’. There was a boy (Danny Boy) who was the biggest prankster in the world. He was sentenced to 2025 hours looking after sheep. Bo Peep was a news reporter, and Mary was the one who usually looked after the sheep, and they followed her everywhere. She absolutely hated it! Bo Peep told Danny to cry wolf if he saw one. However, he had the idea to cry wolf to get out of the job, but when he did, the firefighters (Jack and Jill) came with a bucket of wolf water. They were searching through the Welbourn students for the wolf. First, they thought Luca was a wolf, then, when Jack was about to throw the water, Jill shouted, “Stop!” Next, Jack thought Mrs Sargent was the wolf, but Jill shouted, “Stop!” A montage followed with the signs and shouting. Jack and Jill left, saying they wouldn’t come again (they were very sad). Suddenly, all the sheep started disappearing. Whenever Danny shouted wolf, one more would disappear. At the end, they discovered the sheep stealer was Little Bo Peep because she wanted the sheep. They received a postcard from Mary saying she wasn’t coming back and she didn’t want the sheep. She was going to be a goat herder. Little Bo Peep took over looking after the sheep and Danny Boy became the new news reporter. It was the best show! Also, a funny part was whenever they said the word “news”, a guy in a green suit came out and sang… “ News, news, news, news, everybody loves news…” Ask your child to sing it for you!
By George, Sophia, Maisie and Willa (Room 14)
Sports News
Summer sports:
Registrations are now open for Term 4 Summer Sports. Further information for the following sports can be found on the registration links below.
Summer Soccer: Cost: $25 Played Tuesday Evenings at Merrilands domain. Two games per night starting from 5:30pm. Season Starts: TBA (usually starts the 2nd Tuesday of Term 4) Term 4 Summer Soccer 2025
Touch Rugby: Cost: $35 Played Monday afternoons at Devon Intermediate, St Josephs and Westend schools. Games are approx 3:45 (U8’s) 4:00 (U10’s) 5:25 (U12’s) This depends on the amount of teams entered so this is an approximate guide only. Season Starts: 6th October - 1st December ( Finals) Term 4 Touch Rugby 2025
.Summer Hockey (yr 3-6): Cost: $60(yr 5-6) , $50 (yr 3-4).Season runs from 18th October to 6th December. Summer hockey is played on Saturday mornings from 9am at the Hobson street Hockey turf. Term 4 Summer Hockey 2025
Netball (yr NE-Yr 2) Cost: $10. Season starts: 10th October at the Waiwhakaiho Netball Courts and runs for 9 sessions.Yr 1-2 Netball 2025
Superstar Cricket ( NE-yr 4): Cost: $35 Season runs from 17th October - 5th December. Kiwi cricket (yr NE - 2 new to cricket), Intro to Incrediball (yr 2-4 players who have little or no cricket experience) and Incrediball (Yr 3-4 with some cricket experience) are played on Friday afternoons at Lynmouth and Western Parks from 5:30. Term 4 Cricket 2025
Any queries to:
Sam Cresswell Sport Administrator,
Welbourn School Phone: 757 5810
Community Notices
Pukekura Park Tennis Club Job opportunity
Are you passionate about sports and interested in tennis? Are you a superstar administrator keen to contribute to a community club? Pukekura Park Tennis Club is on the hunt for a part-time administrator who can work up to 10 hours a week during the season. The role is a paid one, with flexibility and the ability to work from home as well as spend time at the club.
You will be the first port of call for all enquiries, responsible for membership renewals and our database, have a good knowledge of IT, websites and promotion and be a relationship builder with an interest in tennis and its development. Please email sarahmargie@gmail.com for further details.
Highlands Information Evening
Parent/ Student Info evening at Highlands Intermediate
Wednesday 6th August
Highlands School Hall
6pm to 7pm
This is a brief introduction about our school and tour around the classes.