Friday, 23 September 2016
Friday, 19 August 2016
weekly newsletter week 5 term 3
Room 6 Newsletter Term 3 Week 5
Another busy week of learning is finished. The Kapa Haka Noho was a great success and the children learnt a lot more about the Maori culture and how to be on a Marae.
Food Glorious Food
Our next concept is Change. We are looking at how temperature causes food to change -
kitchen science and cooking! As we will be eating most of the things we make, we are
checking whether there are any foods your child should avoid.
Please let us know whether any foods are a problem for your child.
Cross Country:
This Friday is our school cross country. Start time is 10am. Your child is to bring an old towel in a named plastic bag for after their race to for washing their feet if they choose to run in bare feet. They will also need their school Phys Ed shorts and a whanau coloured t shirt.
Performing Arts evening
A newsletter with more detail went home with your on Friday. Please fill the slip out and return it to school on Monday.
Japanese Students
This week we have some Japanese students arriving on Monday morning along with their parents and teachers. They will be in the Middle School until Thursday to learn about New Zealand culture and our school. We will also get a chance to learn about the Japanese culture.
Homework
As always please encourage your child to engage in some reading and maths homework each evening.
Mathletics
Passwords remain the same as in previous terms.
Reading
Students should have 3 or 4 books from the school library that they can bring home. The can also access Sunshine Online and Tumblebooks from home.
User name: howick
Password: howick
This is a digital literacy programme with levelled e-books and activities.
While the children have access to all levels, it is suggested they choose from the levels that relate to their classroom reading levels. If you are not sure email or speak to me about this.
This week
Monday
Japanese students arrive
Mihi Whakatau 10am to welcome Japanese students
Cross Country Practice
Tuesday
Library
Wednesday
Performing Arts run through practice
Thursday
Japanese students leave
Performing Arts dress rehearsal
6.00: Children need to be at school for the Performing Arts Evening
Friday
Daffodil Day - no mufti or cost this year. Daffodils are available from the office for purchase if wanted.
Adidas Fun Run (School Cross Country)
HPS Auction Night
Lots of fabulous items to bid for such as a parking space at school, a New World Grocery Grab.
Coming up
Tuesday 30 August
Senior school speech finals - Middle School to attend as guests
Friday 2 September
Mufti: Pyjama Day
Cost $2 for the mufti.
Funds go to: HPS PTA
Dress up: Come to school in 'appropriate' PJs
Kind regards
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
Winning Whanau
Willoughby Ave, PO Box
82-015, Highland Park,
Manukau 2143, Auckland
Ph 09 534-6082
www.howickprimary.school.nz
Hi everyone
The winning whanau for Term 2
is Pohutukawa.
Well done!
You have been amazing role models who have worked hard in class and at
play. Tomorrow on Friday the 8th
of July, you get to come to school in free mufti – wear your colours to show how
proud you are to be part of Pohutukawa!
Congratulations.
The
Team at HPS
Sunday, 3 July 2016
Weekly newsletter week 10
Room 6 Newsletter Term 2 Week 10
We are almost at the end of the term. With all the illness, it can’t come soon enough. Hopefully everyone will be fit and well again after the holidays.
Swimming
The classes have had their last lesson at Lloyd Elsmore. It was great to see improvement in the children’s confidence and skills with instructors working with smaller groups, in the pool with the children. They also learnt some water safety skills.
Parent Conferences
These are being held in the first week back after the holidays.
If you haven’t done so yet, please return the slip at the bottom of the newsletter to let us know whether or not your child requires supervision for the afternoon of Thursday the 28th of July and if not how are they going to be getting home that day. I have attached a copy of this letter and put a copy on the Notices page of the class blog. You can also email me the relevant details for supervision if that’s easier.
Also please go online and select a time to meet with me so we can discuss your child’s celebrations and goals for learning. It’s great to see many of you have booked already and I look forward to meeting with everyone again.
The link is https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/
The school code is rgg6w
Book for Judy Coker and Katherine Kittson
The school newsletter comes out fortnightly and is available on the school website:
Pizza Reading
There is also an incentive to help with their reading mileage, the library has a pizza challenge happening at the moment. If the students would like to take part, they are to ask Susie for a pizza wheel. They need to read 7 books and with each book they read fill out a small book review sheet. With each book review handed in Susie will hole punch the wheel and sign it and when all seven are done, they can take their pizza wheel into any Hells pizza store and receive a free child’s pizza of their choice. More information on the pizza challenge is on the Week 7 school newsletter.
Fitness
Each day the Middle and Senior school spend ten minutes after the roll with some warm up fitness activities.
If your child is unable to run, but still able to attend school, can you please provide a note or email so that they may be excused. A new note is needed after a weekend as it is expected that most have improved enough to start fitness again.
Child Cancer Fundraising
One of our parents, Jana Wade, will be running the Auckland Marathon to raise money for the Child Cancer Foundation. If you are able to support Jana and donate to this great cause the link is https://aucklandmarathon2016.everydayhero.com/nz/RunForSmile#/?_k=3cr8sc
The coming week:
Tuesday
Library
Thursday
School Assembly (winning whanau for the term announced)
School Disco
Times: 6pm -7pm Year 0-2 (Junior students must be accompanied by an adult)
7pm - 8pm Year 3-6
Cost: $2 per child or $5 for a family
Venue: HPS Hall for Disco, Parent Zone in Staffroom
Theme: Under The Sea
For Sale: hot dogs, snack bar, slushies, nail art, face paint
Entry rules: All children dropped off to be signed in and picked up inside the hall by 8pm.
Junior students must be accompanied by an adult.
Friday
Winning whanau free mufti
Last day of Term 2
Reporting Files will come home with Year 4 certificates (working towards the end of Year 4) and Year 3s who have June anniversaries of starting school.
If you still have reporting files at home, could these please be returned.
Coming up
Two weeks holiday
Monday July 25th
School starts again for Term 3
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (July 26, 27, 28)
Three-way Conferences
Thursday July 28
Three-way conferences start at 1pm. Children will either go home at 12.30 or be supervised at school for the afternoon.
Change of Date
The Teacher Only Day planned for October has now been changed to Friday 12th August. This is a day when the teachers meet for professional development. The children do not come to school that day. You will need to make your own supervision arrangements for your children that day.
Kind regards
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