Kia ora, Hello, Talofa Lava, Malo e lelei, Ni hao, Ahn nyung, Wei ho ma, Namaste, Hola, Kee haal hai, Vannakkam, Jomreep sua, Sawat dee, Privet, Kumusta, Nabad!

We're right in the middle of show fever here at EHS, and the excitement is growing everyday!

We're all working hard to get our school show 'Olympics Through Time' ready for the stage.  With props coming together, costumes being prepped, and dance items coming along nicely, it's shaping up to be a really exciting performance.  It's been a while since our tamariki last performed in front of an audience.  Back in 2021, they had to perform without one due to Covid restrictions, so for many of our tamariki, this will be their first real taste of performing live!

It's been awesome hearing the show tunes drifting in from the hall to the office area, and it's been fantastic watching each class's item go from just an idea to what it is now.  We're pretty sure that when the lights go down and the kids hit the stage, you're going to be wowed!

To make sure you're all set, please keep an eye on Seesaw and any updates from the office for all the details, such as what your child needs to bring, the time they need to be at school for their evening performance, and pick-up and drop-off arrangements.  If there are any language barriers with any of the comms, please let your classroom teacher know and we will do our best to help you out. 

A massive thank you to Hannah Ward, Pearl Moon, and our amazing Arts Team for the endless hours they're putting in to make this show happen.  And a big shout out to our teachers too for managing the extra workload.  Performance opportunities like this are a fantastic learning experience for our kids and a wonderful way to bring our whole school community together.  

We can't wait to see you there, and we know the kids are super excited to show you all the hard work they've put in!

Tickets are now on sale, so please remember to fill in your order forms, include your cash payment, and return them to your classroom teacher.  The tickets will be delivered on the same day so keep an eye on your child's school bag.  Any remaining tickets will go on general sale at the beginning of next week. 

On another note, we were really lucky to have Constable Tanya Leef, our local Police School Community Officer, pop in to talk with the tamariki about personal safety.  She covered some really important parts of the NZ Police Keeping Ourselves Safe programme, which helps kids learn how to handle tricky situations, like staying safe and knowing what to do if they're ever in danger.  It was great to have these one-off sessions with Constable Tanya, and we're looking forward to rolling out the full programme (along with a parent information evening) in 2025.

Lastly, we're excited for Onesie Day coming up this Friday, and we can't wait to see all the tamariki rocking their onesies, oodies, dressing gowns and pyjamas!  Our Sports Leaders are organising a 'Onesie Runsie' for our Year 0 -3 tamariki at lunchtime, which should be a lot of fun!  If everyone was able to please bring in a gold coin to show their support for Wellington Free Ambulance, it would be much appreciated. 

With the end of Term 3 coming up, exciting events ahead, and warmer weather on the way, there's a lot to look forward to.  As always, thanks for your support!

Kia pai te wiki koutou - have a great week everyone!

Ngā mihi nui 
Hayley Walshe
Acting Principal

This year, the Kiwi competitions were highly contested by over 19,300 students from over 480 schools throughout New Zealand, participating in multiple competitions and year groups.

 

The curriculum areas covered were English, Mathematics and Science.

 

We feel very proud of all the tamariki who took part in the competitions this year.  

Our results in the Merit and Excellence categories are as follows:

Viyom Agrawal A8, Eric Lin A10, Max Liu A9, Cameron Thackeray G2 & Taaniya Vasanthkumar G1

 

Max Liu A9, Anya Pandey G1 & Cameron Thackeray G2

Viyom Agrawal A8, Phoebe Newman A8, Zayn Patel G3, Josha Allport G1, James Harbrow G2, Marcus Hu G4 & Akeel Mohammed Yonus G4

Cameron Thackeray G2, James Harbrow G2, Sehaj Devgan G3 & Max Liu A9

Alexander Lin G2, Eric Lin A10, Phoebe Newman A8, Viyom Agrawal A8 & Deekshitha Pulimi A8

We are very proud of these wonderful academic achievements!  All students who competed in the competitions will get certificates when they come through, to acknowledge their participation and results. 

Eastern Hutt School lit up on Friday night with a super fun Neon Disco for the Juniors, Middles, and Seniors.  The night was filled with big smiles, laughter, and lots of dancing, with everyone having a blast. A huge thank you to our awesome Home & School team for making it all happen, not only raising money for our school, but also bringing everyone together for fun night!

A couple of Year 2 classes made a cool card thanking the Home and School for putting on such an awesome event.  Here are some of the messages they wrote in their special card: 

It was exciting on Friday because there was a disco. I got to dress up in a blue light up dress. I was eating lollies and danced at the disco. 
By Lilly B4

I was excited on Friday because it was our school's NEON disco. There were lollies, popcorn, glow sticks, Sprite and water. “I had so much FUN” I said. I saw Lilly and McKenna there and we danced! 
By Luca B4

On Friday the school had a disco. The disco lights were very bright. I bought a lolly bag for $3 and some popcorn. When the disco was over Miss Harris opened the door and all the parents came in. 
By Evie B1 

On Tuesday, our Bilingual Teacher, Wanwan, took a group of students on a trip into Wellington as part of their language development. The bilingual students helped plan the trip and were very excited to explore Wellington City. They walked to Waterloo Station, took the train, and walked to Te Papa. They also had a go at riding Crocbikes along the foreshore!

Here are some highlights from our students: 

Asma

The best part was seeing the big squid (colossal squid) because I have never seen anything like that. I also liked the train because I could see the beautiful scenery. 

Issa: 

I like Te Papa because I learned about Māori culture and New Zealand culture. 

Hayato: 

The best part was Crocbike because it was fun. I also liked the train because I read my book. 

Darsh: 

My favourite part was the Crocbike because it was my first time and I did well. 

Taisiia: 

I like Te Papa because I just like all of it! 

Nicole: 

I like Crocbike because I went on it before and really liked it. I get to ride again! 

Maho (parent help): The best part was the playground because I could rest! 

The Junior Team enjoyed watching a Puppet Show last Friday,  It was called 'The Boy with Wings’ performed by Birdlife Productions. The tamariki loved the puppets and all the different back drops. It was very clever, with live guitar music, lots of smiles, laughter and oooo's and aahhhh's from the audience. The show captured the children’s attention for the whole 50 minutes! Thanks to whānau for supporting the Arts at EHS.  Without your activity-related donations, these wonderful learning experiences would not be possible. 

Check out the super writing from tamariki about the show: 

On Friday the Juniors watched a puppet show. It was so fun. My favourite part was when ratty saved Jack. He was so cute. I loved it so so much! 

By Millie B1 

Once upon a time there was a boy called Jack. He went on a boat and went on a big adventure. He went to sleep. His dream was to save the trees. He travelled miles and miles. My favourite part was when Jack found ratty. I got to hold Jack at the end. 

By Paige B1 

On Friday we watched a puppet show with all the Year 2s. My favourite part was when the trees grew and when he pulled the rock. 

By Sid B1 

Once upon a time there was a boy. His name was Jack. Jack had a problem, his trees were dying. Jack travelled many miles but he got thrown into jail but he found a rat. The rat helped him escape. When he got home he fixed his trees with water! 

By Poppy B1 

I liked it when the boy called Jack opened the rock and there was water inside it because it was blue sparkly water.
By Sophie (C3)

When there was no water the trees started to die.  They didn't have any leaves and all the branches were brown.  Jack found the water and put it in the tree roots then they were alive with lots of leaves and apples.
By Eva (C3)

If your child is going to be ABSENT OR LATE from school please ring the absentee line 566 2734 or text only (we do not answer this phone) on 027-773-7243 before 9.30am and leave a message which includes name, room number and the reason your child is away or  is going to be late.
Late Children – please report to the office so we do not ring your parents.
Remember school starts at 8.55am.

 There are a number of students who are not being picked up until well after 3.30pm. There is no one supervising these students.  It is very important that you collect your child by 3.15pm as per Eastern Hutt School policy. 

If your child has borrowed some of the school’s clothes, please can they be washed and returned.  We have no small clothes if any students need to be changes.

If you are living in our zone and have a child turning 5 this year or in 2025, please contact the school office for an enrolment pack if you have not already done so. If you have family or friends living in zone who also have a child turning 5 please let them know to contact the school office on 566 0167 as soon as possible.
There will also maybe places for children turning 5 who live out of zone. Our next ballot date is Monday 21 October 2024.
Enrolling NOW helps us to forward plan.

You can still start an automatic payment for Stationery, Camp, EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) Activity Related Donations and School Donation, please contact Katherine by email at accounts@easternhutt.school.nz or ring the office on 566 0167. This is an easy way to spread the payments throughout the final term.
Direct Credit to our Bank Account.

Account Details:
ASB Lower Hutt
Eastern Hutt School Board of Trustees
Account number: 12 3478 0009657 00 

Congratulations to our team of students, who competed in the Inter-Zone Swimming Event. We would like to thank Roopal Patel for managing our team while at the event, a huge task when you are responsible for making sure every student makes the appropriate race at the appropriate time! We would also like to thank our team of parents for their support on the day.  With your generous support, it enables our students to enter into these sporting events.

Inter Zone Swimming Results: 
Andy Gong - 4th Year 4 Boys Freestyle, 5th Year 4 Boys Backstroke
Ella Chung - 1st Year 5 Girls Freestyle, 3rd Year 5 Girls Backstroke
Zayn Patel - 8th Year 5 Boys Breaststroke
Isabelle Gaskin - 3rd Year 6 Girls Freestyle, 3rd 50m Freestyle and 6th Open 100m Freestyle
Elise Robertson - 6th Year 6 Girls 50m Freestyle
Alex Allport - 4th Year 6 Girls Breaststroke, 6th Year 6 Girls 25m Freestyle
Medley Relay team - Ella Chung, Isabelle Gaskin, Elise Robertson, Alex Allport 2nd
Freestyle Relay team - Ella Chung, Isabelle Gaskin, Elise Robertson, Alex Allport 2nd

On Wednesday the 4th of September, 41 Seniors went to Hutt Central school to participate in friendly matches which included tackle rugby, netball and football. We went there to have fun. It was a tough matchup. We ended up losing in football and tackle rugby, but we won in netball. It was a good game. We would like to thank Mr Schultz, Steve Cross and Steven McColl for coaching the EHS sports teams.
By Finn, Grace and Marco the EHS Sports Leader 

Entries are now open for Weetbix Tryathlon 2025. Eastern Hutt has a school group entry, so when placing your registration please be sure to include our school name in your entry. Be in quick as last year’s entry sold out early.