31 October 2008

Dear Parents

Welcome to Xanthe Belesky and Paris Johnson who both joined the children in Room 1 this week. We hope they enjoy their time with us.
Only one week to go!!! Of course I am talking about our school fair on Sunday 9th November not the general election on the 8th.
We have had a busy week with our school trip to the Bluff Marae on Wednesday. Thanks to all the teachers and parents for making this day so successful. Also a special thanks to Gary Davis and Richard Turnball for representing us at our welcome onto the Marae.
As I am writing this, we are looking forward to hearing Storm Uru this afternoon and watching the Tour of Southland next week. I hope they have better weather than last year.
As part of our Thinknet ICT - PD Cluster wind-down, all the teachers will be meeting to review what we have achieved over the three years. I have watched a podcast Mrs Lieshout has prepared and it is really good to hear the children talking about their learning at our school. The link to the podcast is: room9shsinv.blogspot.com


OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS ~ Reminders were sent out this week. If you have monies owing to the school, we would appreciate immediate attention with this matter. Thank you.

Kid’s Art Classes at Art Supplies Southland - 130 Dee Street Invercargill Phone 2181222

BASKETBALL RESULTS
Yr 5 / 6 Boys won 36 – 6 Yr 3 / 4 Boys won 12 – 6
Yr 5 / 6 Girls drew 6 – 6 Yr 3 / 4 Girls lost 7 – 10



SCHOOL FAIR
It sooooo !!!!!!! Exciting only 9 sleeps to go until the Fair, Sunday 9th November after Mass 11.30am
Remember WE NEED to the office from each family ASAP; A bottle for the bottle auction and a Christmas item for the hamper.
We also will have a cake stall we need baking for.
If you can bake scones the recipe is available from the office, (or email pladams@xtra.co.nz) just freeze and bring on the day.
Please phone 215-9995 if you can bake a nice cake for our cake walk auction. (We will wrap them).
Keep your second hand goods for the White Elephant Stall, for pick ups ph Trish 215-8292 or deliver to the hall 10am -12 Saturday 8th. It’s going to be such fun and such a great memory for the kids ~ see you there!

CLASS HAPPENINGS ~ ROOM 8

On Wednesday we were lucky enough to consolidate our learning from our inquiry unit and
visit the Bluff Marae.
This is us waiting at the gate to be called in. We stopped and remembered the people who
have passed away.

When we had finished the formal greeting we got to have morning tea. We were told lots of stories about what each wall represented in the meeting house. We got to see the wall Kyle and Abby’s family come from.

This is some of the amazing artwork that is inside the Bluff Marae