NEWSLETTER-Issue17,17November,2016
Week6and7,Term4,2016
Welcometo….ReubenWastney,MaxDunnandRico
WoodfordinTheNest.
WHAT’SCOMINGUP?
Friday18November
§ RakahuriAssembly
Tuesday22November
§ RakahuriBeachEducation
Friday25November
§ Fouryearoldmorning
§ TeKohakaAssembly
Friday18November
§ RakahuriAssembly
Friday25November
§ Fouryearoldmorning
§ TeKohakaAssembly
Thursday1December
§ JuniorFestival/BigDayIn
Tuesday13December
§ Transitionvisitsto2017
LearningCommunities9.30–
10.30am.
Wednesday14December
§ Transitionvisitsto2017
LearningCommunities11.30–
12.30am.
§ JuniorPrizegiving(NEtoYear3)
6pm
Friday16December
§ WholeSchoolBigDayIn
§ 2.45pmFinish
CHRISTMASHOLIDAYS!!
NASDAPERFORMANCE
WeareluckyenoughtohostthestudentsfromtheAra
NationalAcademyofSingingandDramaticArtsatour
schoolagainthisyear.Theperformancewillbetomorrow
inthehallat11am.Thecostisonly$2perstudent.Please
sendthistotheschoolofficeatyourearliestconvenience
ifyouhavenotdonesoalready.Itiscompulsoryforall
childrentoattendthisperformance.
UNIFORMS
Weseemtohavealotofuniformpiecesmissinginour
learningcommunities.Pleasecouldweaskeveryoneto
doublecheckthenametagsonyourchildren’shatsand
polarfleecesandalsocheckschoolbagsetctoensurethat
yourchildhasnotaccidentallypickedupanitemthatdoes
notbelongtothem.Wewouldreallyappreciateyour
supportwithcontinuingtocheckuniformitemssothatwe
canhopefullyreturnsomemissingitemstotheirowners.
LIBRARYBOOKS
Alllibrarybooksneedtobereturnedbytheendofnext
weekplease.Wehavequiteafewchildrenwithoverdue
books.Ifthesearenotreturnedbytheendoftermyou
maywellbechargedforthem.Pleasecanyouhaveagood
huntathometocheckforanylibrarybooks.Therewillbe
nomoreissuingofbooksthistermhoweverwewill
continuewithourvisitstothelibraryforaslongas
possible.
BEACHEDUCATION
WeareveryexcitedtobeabletotakealltheYear2
tamarikitoparticipateinBeachEducationatWaikuku
Beach.
WehavethisbookedforMonday28thNovember.We
willleaveschoolat9amandreturnat3pm.
Thecostis$11.50perstudent,wewillbetakingabus;
howeverwearecurrentlylookingathavingaYear2
Bakesaletocoverthecostofthebus.(dateofbake
saletobeconfirmed).
Thisisagreatexperienceforourtamarikiandthere
hasbeenpositivefeedbackinthepastfromthosewho
haveparticipated.Wearelookingforsomeparent
helperswhoarepreparedtogetinthewaterwiththe
tamariki.Pleaseemail
[email protected]
helpfortheday.
Seethelinkbelowforfurtherinformation.
http://www.surflifesaving.org.nz/education/surfeducation/beach-ed/
BURGERS
Tomorrowwilllikelybeourlastdaysellingburgers.
Pleaseorderaburgerforyourchildassoonaspossible
todayifyouwouldlikeone.Thecostofaburgeris$5.
JUNIORSYNDICATEFESTIVALDAY
AsaculminatingactivityforourFestivalsandCelebrations
inquirythemethistermweareholdingaJuniorSyndicate
FestivalDayonThursday1December.Onthisdaythe
childrenwillrotatearoundsevendifferentactivitiesin
theirsevenhomerooms.Eachteacherwillberesponsible
forastationoftheirownduringtheday.Thestationswill
bebigbubbles,abouncycastle,makingsundaes,tabloid
sports(e.g.tugofwar,sackracesetc),decorating
gingerbreadmen,anentertainerandaChristmascraft
station.Thestationswillrunfor30minuteseachfrom9.30
–2.30withournormalschoolmorningteaandlunch
breaksduringtheday.Wewouldreallylikewhānauto
comealongandshareapicniclunchonthefieldwiththeir
tamarikiduringthelunchhourtoo.
Wearelookingforparenthelpersfortheday.Ifyouare
abletohelpitwouldbehugelyappreciated–wemaynot
beabletorunthestationswehaveplannedifwedonot
getsomeparenthelpers.Ifyouareabletohelpoutplease
canyouletyourchild’steacherknow.
CHRISTMASGROTTOTRIP
Wehavebookedaveryexcitingschooltripforourjunior
syndicatetotheannualAshgroveSchoolChristmasGrotto
heldattheRangioraShowGrounds.Thetripisbookedfor
Wednesday7December.Wewilltravelintwogroupsby
bus.ThefirstgroupwillgothroughtheChristmasGrottoat
11amandthesecondat11.30am.Afterourvisitwewill
walkdowntotheAshleyRiverPicnicAreatohaveour
lunch.Ifyouwouldliketojoinusforlunchwewouldlove
tohaveyoucomealong.Thebuswillpickusupfromthe
picnicareaintwoloads;thefirstat1pmandthesecondat
1.30pm.
LETTER/LANGUAGEFOCUSOFTHEWEEK
UpcomingLettersoftheWeek(TeKohaka)–
P(week7)andQ(week8)
UpcominglanguagefocusoftheWeek
(Rakahuri)–contractionsandwordendings
ndandnk(week7),synonymsandword
endingsnd&nch(week8)
CERTIFICATESWEEK2–CourteneyNielson,Corban
Jones,CaraNaylor,IsabelPhillips,DylanClimo,Keagen
Duchominsky,AbbyAlker,HarrisonLund,Chorus
Woodford,CaitlenCorson,CarlaFick,PaigeMcGregor,
AshlynDunn,TomYagmich
PEG ASUS BAY SCHOOL EARTHQUAKE
HELP
Wearedoingafood/suppliescollectionforthevictims
ofthelatestearthquake.Eachsyndicatehasbeengiven
responsibilityforcollectingacertainsetofitemsso
thatwegetagoodrangeofsuppliesthatarevery
muchneededinNorthCanterburyandKaikoura.The
JuniorSyndicatehasbeengivenresponsibilityfor
collectingtoiletryandbabyitems.Belowisalistofthe
sortsofthingsthatwewouldreallyappreciateyou
bringingintoschool.Therewillbefurtherinformation
aboutthisonourschoolFacebookpagetocomeso
pleasekeepaneyeoutforthis.
babywipes
bodywash
toothpaste
handsanitizer
disposablegloves
washingpowder
cleaningproducts
shampoo/conditioner
soap
nappies
formula
Thankyouinadvanceforyoursupportwithhelpingout
thevictimsofourlatestshake.
Pleaserememberthatifyouhaveanyquestionsor
worriesourdoorsarealwaysopenorwearejustan
emailaway.
Manythanks,
WhaeaPenny,MrsDuncan,MissLowry,WhaeaKayley,
MrsDodd,MrCrawford,WhaeaMikandWhaeaGina.
Pai kare!
By gosh!
Aue! E hika ma!
Goodness me!
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