Kia ora koutou,
Written reports will be going home in week 10. These will give you an update about how the children are going against curriculum expectations six months into the year. These reports will also give you a ‘statement’ about how well your child is tracking towards meeting the national standards for their year level. While we don’t have formal teacher interviews at this time, a reminder that staff are always available to meet with you to provide you with any updates on how your child is progressing at school. Just contact them via email and negotiate a meeting time that best suits both parties.
A date for your diaries is Wednesday 1st July for the Learning Celebrations from 3pm - 6pm. The children will share their portfolio of work for the first five months of the year and support the written report. It is a good record of growth and we allow the children to talk through their progress with their parent as they share what and how they learn at school.
YEAR 7/8 SPEECH FINALS
Our Year 7/8 Speech finals were held today with the winners being:
1st Tom Flynn - World Records
2nd Tessa Treadwell-Burke - How to deliver a speech
3rd Alice MacFarlane - Heroes
The calibre of the speeches this year was outstanding and the judges found it extremely difficult to decide on the winners. Well done to all our senior students.
SENIOR SCHOOL SPARKS - PERSONAL PASSION PROJECTS
Last week we reported on the Senior School Sparks Programme (Personal Passion Projects or PPPs) and the magnificent projects the students have been engaged in. Today the classrooms in the senior school were jam packed with visitors checking out all of the amazing work created by our seniors for their personal passion projects.
BOXCARS
Room 8 has been reading books from The Boxcar Children series which they have loved. The books are about some children whose parents died and were reunited with their grandfather after living in a boxcar in the woods for several months. Generations of children have enjoyed the adventures of Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden. Gertrude Chandler Warner wrote the first 19 stories, but there are now 130 titles in The Boxcar Children Series.
Room 8 made some boxcars from shoe boxes and decorated them and have been invited to display some of these in the Eastbourne Library, alongside a display of some of the Boxcar children books. Pop in and see the display in the library over the next few weeks.
POLYFEST
The Polyfest Performance is on Thursday June 25th at which our Kapa Haka roopu will be performing.
Tickets are now available from the office for $5 each and there are initially 2 available per family. Extra tickets may become available closer to the time.
Get in quick, it looks like it will be an exciting evening.
FROM SCHOLASTIC BOOKS
The latest scholastic catalogue is out. We are pleased to now offer you the opportunity to order directly online through scholastic. If you wish to do so use mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz to make your order and payment.Online orders close on the 24th of June and are sent to the school at the same time as school orders. Please refer to the order form in the catalogue for more details about online ordering. If using the online ordering system please do not return any forms to school, we will be notified of your order through scholastic.
We are still happy to order books for you through the school so please have your orders to the office by Wednesday the 24th of June. Payment is by cheque made out to Scholastic NZ or credit card payment. We are sorry we cannot accept cash payments.
DIARY DATES FOR TERM 2
3 June Starting School at 5 evening (7.30pm)
12 June Assembly
15 June ICAS writing exam/ School leaders at Young leaders day
16 June ICAS Spelling exam
16 June Interzone Cross Country
25 June Board of Trustees Meeting
26 June Assembly
3 July LAST DAY OF TERM 2
20 July FIRST DAY OF TERM 3
Entertainment Books
Entertainment Books should have either been returned to the office or purchased. If you would like to purchase a book or need to return one, please do so as soon as possible.
A big thank you to everyone who has purchased a book to date.
SPORTS
HRSA Football Tournament - Year 7/8
Recently, on a cold morning, the Year 7 and 8 children took part in the HRSA Football Tournament. The children played extremely well with the girls team finishing 1st and 3rd and the boys finishing 4th. A great day and lots of fun. Thanks to all the parents who helped on the day.
CONGRATULATIONS - ROSA BLAIR
Rosa recently won the Step 4 Artistic Gymnastic Women’s Competition held at Hutt Gym Sports. She was competing against girls who were up to year 9!! Well done Rosa.
Rosa wrote:
On Sunday the 24th May I went to a gym competition. We do bar – on the bar I got a 12.3 - I came 4th overall. On vault I got a 14.05. I came 1st overall. On beam I got a 13.5 and I came 1st overall. And last of all on floor I got 13.8 so on floor so I got 1st overall. Then at the end we had prize giving. First we had 2nd overall. My fingers were numb. They called out 2nd and it was not me. Then they called out 1st - I gasped as it was me. I was so happy. I got a medal.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Days Bay Playcentre Film Fundraiser: Far From the Madding Crowd.
Tuesday 23 June, from 7.15 pm for cheese board, donated by Pac'nSave Petone. Film starts at 8 pm.
Chocolate treat also included, and chance to win great spot prizes donated by Brew'd Eastbourne, Days Bay Pavilion, Eastbourne Pharmacy, Eastbourne Village Meats, Pause Yoga Studio, Sorrento Beaty and Body Therapy, Vostogustro cafe and Nescafé.
Tickets $25. Contact Felicity: fmaxwell@xtra.co.nz; 5628408; 0272349364
Helen O’Grady Drama Academy
Our internationally acclaimed Life Skills programme for children (5-17 years) enhances Confidence and Creativity, Communication, Presentation Skills, Public speaking, Performance skills
Classes in: Khandallah, Lower Hutt, Whitby, Hataitai, Tawa
Ph (04) 388 9170 www.helenogrady.co.nz
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