No: 12 2 July 2020

THE FRIDAY FLIER (Published fortnightly)

KOTAHITANGA

Waikato Waldorf School, Kindergartens and Playcircle

Kia ora koutou

Well we made it to the end of a very long (twelve weeker) term!

Everyone has been amazingly resilient, and we

have ended on a really high note with our Winter

Festival and Pyjama Day. It was wonderful to see all the student’s

performances during the Winter Assembly. It was lovely to see

everyone gathered together and so many parents. The ensemble

work throughout the school was very impressive and a great testa-

ment to the staff and students for the hours of work that goes into

building up the necessary individual and group skills. We were also

treated to a wonderful winter story given to us by Elizabeth along with

many poems and songs and karakia.

Thank you so much for providing food for the shared lunches, there

were certainly a lot of full tummies by the end of lunchtime.

Ngā mihi

Sue

Working Bee Saturday 25th July 1 — 4 pm

There will be one or two projects and general tidy-

ing of grounds and gardens.

Please bring mowers, weed eaters, hedge trim-

mers, spades, forks, wheel barrows, garden sacks,

garden gloves...

SHARED AFTERNOON TEA

Clothing and Book Freecycle Term Three

An opportunity to have a sort out in the holidays

and pass on any good quality outgrown clothes

and grab some new to you clothes in the pro-

cess. We will add books in this time too.

No money exchanges hands. Date to be con-

firmed, but will be in the first few weeks of

term 3. Items can be brought into Monika in

the office before the event. All leftover items

are donated to Women’s Refuge or Salvation

Army.

It was great to

see so many

students in their

pyjamas and

onesies.

We hope this joy-

ful spirit carries

on into the holi-

day period and

you manage to

have a well-

deserved break.

CLASSROOM CORNER

Class Five have been working extremely

hard since returning to school. They have

enjoyed learning about the ancient mytholo-

gies of Persia and Mesopotamia; the cradle

of civilisation and the invention of many

things we take for granted for example the

wheel, many credit this to these ancient

peoples’ use of the potter’s wheel.

The land that lies between the Euphrates and

the Tigris rivers was known as Babylon after

the Babylonians; in the Greek language, the

land of the two rivers was named Mesopota-

mia.

Class Five worked in groups to design an

ancient city of Mesopotamia. Their individual

‘village’ has an area for crops, animals and

flowers as well as part of the river. They cre-

ated their own clay buildings – some chose to

build a mighty ziggurat and others a dwelling

for the people to live in. When they combined

their ‘villages’ together it created a beautiful

city, with the river running all the way through

it.

I am immensely proud of how Class Five

worked together to create such detailed, cre-

ative villages; cooperation, communication,

tolerance and empathy were evident every

day during this project, ka pai Class Five!

Class 5

Sharon Cleaver

85 Barrington Drive, Huntington, Hamilton Ph: 07 855 8710 email: office@waikatowaldorf.school.nz website: www.waikatowaldorf.school.nz www.facebook.com/WaikatoWaldorf School

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS AVAILABLE - 2020

I am excited to have returned to Waikato Waldorf as a Eurythmy Pianist (alongside the wonderful and talented Clive). I was previously the Eurythmy Pianist at the school for many years and also taught piano to many of the children. I have 19 years piano teaching experi-ence, have studied music to University level and have been an active member in the music community in Hamilton for many years. My experience ranges from theatre and film, through to bands and music groups. I have an organic approach and work with each child on an individual basis tailoring to their strengths, while nurturing a love and appreciation for music! I also aim to provide a fun and enjoyable environment to help encourage creative expression. I teach both Piano and Theory (I have numerous Theory Games which help make learning theory a more rewarding experience). I'm able to teach a wide range of musical styles; Classical, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Alt Country, Pop etc. My lessons are on an individual/ one to one basis; giving my students the benefit of lessons specifically tailored to their needs. If you are interested in lessons feel free to contact me.

WHERE - Lessons are in the Claudelands area

WHO - Age range 7 years and up

COST - $20 per half hour lesson

CONTACT - Please contact Susanne on 0211545706 or by email seussanne@hotmail.com

Come and play to learn and learn to play with:

carl.watkins@musiqhub.co.nz 027 388 9558