News letter No 7 31st July 2008
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Welcomes |
After School
Programme |
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Staffing Current
Studies Maths Sports Gymnastics Health
Matters Virtues |
P.T.A. Milk
Tasting Lost
Property Children’s
Writing Redundant
Games Coming
Events Community
Notices |
We have been pleased to welcome Mark, Michael, Susie, Kailesha,
FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, AND SOME
REMINDERS
Staffing:
We
were pleased to welcome back to staff Mrs Jo Campbell. Jo will be teaching room 18 (Te Arawaru year 1-2), and Whaea Mihi Williams has moved to teach nga
tamariki in room 13. These changes are
for the remainder of 2008. We have also
welcomed Whaea Ann Atkinson (part time)teacher and Mrs Kaye McDowall to
the teacher aide team.
Congratulations
to Mrs Sophie Baylis who has been appointed to the
cleaning position advertised.
It
was with sadness that we got word that Professor Tai Black, husband of teacher
and Team Leader Whaea Shelley is far from well and in
hospital in
The current area of study
The
focus of the current unit is Technology and the theme has the catchy title of
‘To Market to Market!’ The children are busy designing, making, planning advertising and preparing packaging for a range of items
that will culminate in a market day here at school. (more
about that later!) The Key Competency focus is Language, Symbols and
Texts.
Maths
Find out about maths in the school curriculum and
activities you can do at home to support your children. The first site explains
the numeracy project.
www.nzmaths.co.nz
and then go to the families part of the jigsaw.
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/interactive
School sports teams:
Well
done to the boys and girls taking part in school sports teams. The weather hasn’t been very kind to them of
late, but we hear of developing skills and good competition.
Gymnastics Programme –
Parent Help
Gymnastics will be
taught in our Physical Education programme this term. Children will need to wear suitable clothing
– track pants/shorts/sweatshirt/t shirt.
No tights, skirts, or loose
clothing. We would really appreciate your support for safety and to enable
classes to be involved in more activities. If you are able to help could you
please see your child’s teacher. Thank you
The Virtues Project at our
school:
Our current virtue
is diligence. It is about working hard and doing the
best you possibly can. It is about being
industrious, giving all you have to give to what ever you do.
Signs of success:
Paying attention
to what you are doing,
doing things carefully – step by step, practising to the point of
excellence, giving your absolute best, not giving up.
Health and Wellbeing
Survey
Your child will
have brought home a survey which has been created to provide the school with a
snapshot if the level of involvement the children of
Please take time
to complete the survey and return it to the school office e before next Friday
the 8th August.
Children’s Health
There are a lot of
‘bugs’ about at the moment. Please do NOT send your children to school if
unwell. They need to be tucked up at
home to rest and recuperate! Coming to
school when unwell spreads the winter ills to other children and staff.
After school programmes
There will be no
after school programmes this term. There
were insufficient options available for the children. The school programme will continue to give
all children a broad programme and it wont be too long
before teams will be starting on preparation for the Regent Theatre Spectacular
Concert which will be on 6th November.
PTA News
Please continue to gather orders for our Pie
Project. Orders to the
office with money by 19 August.
It’s our First Disco in
the new hall!
Thursday August 14
Top and Tails – Dress up your head and your feet. Be
creative. Spot prizes.
$2:00 entry
$2:00 drinks
$1:00 chippies
Tickets at the door.
5:30 to 6:45 New Entrants Years 1, 2 and 3. Parents
are invited to stay with their child/children.
7:00- 8:30 Years 4 to 6
All children must be picked up from inside the hall.
Milk Tasting
We would love to
have more children volunteer to do the milk tasting on Wednesday 14th
August at 3.30 p.m. out at Fonterra (
Hot Dog Lunches
Thank you to the
parents who have offered to assist with the Wednesday and Friday Lunches. Please remember when ordering to use the
yellow forms available from your child’s classroom. ALL ORDERS MUST BE AT THE OFFICE BY MONDAY EACH WEEK!
Lost Property
Our bins are
becoming very full again – are you missing anything at your house? Please come in and look at the display of
clothing and shoes. It will be out on
Friday if the weather is fine and dry.
Head Lice
Remember to keep
checking your children and treat as necessary.
We now have Zaptec Combs for hire $5.00
refundable on return after 1 week of loan.
These are available from the school office.
A request from Wharite Team
If you are
cleaning out and have old games, blocks, puzzles, Lego, jigsaws etc your
children no longer use please feel free to drop them off to Room 3 for use in
our New Entrant Classes.
Some Writing from the
Classrooms
The Eleven Broken Windows by Nataleya Room 19
Sometime in the
weekend some vandals came and broke the school windows. When Mrs Duncan saw it she was very angry and
disappointed that some people don’t respect other people’s property. When I saw it I was very angry and sad
too. It will cost the school a lot of
money to fix the windows.
In the Weekend by Room 21 Year 1 & 2
Yesterday I went
to the farm. I fed the lamb.
By Sonte
I went to my Dad’s
house and Jenna and Liam came too. It
was fun because Jenna and I were playing in the car. We locked ourselves out of the car. By
Morgan
I see a racing
car. It is going fast.
By Hayden
My new dog by Isobelle
Room 19
I got a new dog
from Wet Pets. It is a Dalmation Hunter. It
is white with black spots. It is five
months old. I named her Tinkerbell. I stroke
her and I feed her and I put water in her bowl.
She doesn’t always eat her dinner.
She doesn’t let me have my toys back because she doesn’t share my ball
and my little ball. She is a good
runner, she runs very fast. When she
sees dogs she likes to make friends.
Shape Riddles from Room 5
I have five
corners
I have eight edges
I have five faces
What am I? By Anna
I have two edges
I have two flat
surfaces
I have one curved
surface
What am I? By
William
I have 6 flat
faces
I have 8 corners
I have 12 edges
What am I by Shaquana
(Answers see Room
5)
Coming Events:
Aug 5-8th Principal and Deputy Principal in
14th
Disco for CNS children
21st Board
of Trustees meeting 7.30 p.m., meeting room.
All welcome
Sept 3rd Parent, child and teacher conferences –
afternoon (NOTE: School will finish
for the children at 12.30)
Sept 10th Parent, child and teacher conferences - evening
23rd
School choir
festival at CNS
Sept 26th
Last
day term 3
Oct
13th First day term 4
Community notices……………………
Before/After School Care available with a parent of children at our
school who resides in
Survivor Off
Limits Friday 1st August.
Year 5 & 6 children. First night is Tribal Flags where your tribe
designs their own tribal flag and chant.
Then we will have a Tug o War as a warm up for the next Friday August 9th
for All Tied Up we’ll be having a Tug O War, tight rope challenge, moving toxic
waste, and tying rope knots. Other
nights are, “Bet you can’t”, “Gladiators”, and “Fear Factor”. So come along to
Methodist Social Services Courses for
Term 3.
Phone 356 8799 for
more information