4 July 2008

Dear Parents

A big thank you to the PTA for organising the movie night. It was great to see such a good turn out and I know all the children
(plus a lot of the parents) enjoyed the movie.
We look forward to next term’s events including the Mini Olympics, Kids Congress, Life Education Van and the Choral Festival, Science Fair and Southland Speech Competition.
I hope all the children have a relaxing break and I look forward to seeing them on Monday 21st July.
If you get a chance in the holidays please look at your child’s class blog. A lot of the work done in class is on-line for all to see and
comment upon. The address is www.shsinv.school.nz

FAREWELL
Today we farewell Brooklyn Smith who is attending Otautau School next term. Brooklyn will be missed in Room 1 and we wish him all the best for his future.

FIRST RECONCILIATION
Thank you to those who have returned the notice requesting that you wish your child to be prepared to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Information regarding dates for a parent meeting, school sessions and the Reconciliation night will be confirmed at the beginning of next term.

SICK CHILDREN
Ø A reminder to all parents / caregivers: sick children need to be at home. This prevents the spread of viruses throughout the class and school.
Ø Please ring/email the school if your child will be absent. We are obliged to check unexplained absentees and a lot of office time is taken contacting these.
Ø When fine, we expect all children to be outside at interval and lunch. Please send a note if otherwise.

SCHOOL READING BOOKS
A book count has been made of the junior readers and we are alarmed to discover that at least $400.00 worth of books appear to be missing. PLEASE ensure that school reading books are returned to homefolders or school bags each night. In Room 1, 2 and 3 from now on, the children are to put their reading books on their desks each morning, so that we are able to check that children have returned their book to school. If a book is left at home, it can be used for the next night’s reading and returned to school the following morning. Home reading is essential to your child’s reading progress and we need to protect our book resource. The PTA and families work hard to raise money for school and curriculum use and we need to respect their efforts and take care of our books. In addition to this, please let us know if a book is damaged, as it is unfair to other children if they open up a text to be used for instruction and find it scribbled on or ripped. Thank you ~ Miss O’Neill

LUNCH WARM UPS
PLEASE ensure that lunch warm ups are well named as almost every day we have problems identifying lunches.
As a result of mix ups some children have had their lunch eaten by other children.

CATS MUSICAL ~ Good Luck to Fran Sutherland and Patrice Brookland for tonight’s opening performance in the musical ‘Cats’. Break a leg girls!

LOST ~ 1 x thin royal blue Katmandu rain coat. Enquiries to Mary 215-4402.

THAT’S THE STORY ON CLASSIC HITS (98.8 FM) ~ SUNDAY MORNING 7 – 8 A.M.
Currently Ronnie who runs this wonderful programme is encouraging kids and extended families and friends to go to www.thatsthestory.co.nz and click on the funky monkey and nominate their school to win various prizes, the major one being a free concert for the entire school to enjoy by the funky monkeys.
This website is safe and by listening to the programme, each week it offers prizes to be won.

SNACK’S DON’T HAVE TO COME IN PACKETS ~ Check out this website for tips, recipes and information about healthy eating for families: www.feedingourfutures.org.nz

HOLIDAY LEARN TO ICE SKATE: Gore Multisports Complex
When: Monday 7th July to Friday 11th July. Time: 10am to 11 noon $35.00 for the week or $8.00 a day. Contact: Robyn 03-2081122

NETBALL
Stars won 14 – 1. Players of the Day was Jamee Millynn & Cassidy Mackie.
Steel won 7 – 3. Player of the Day was Jennifer Thomson.
Sting won 10 – 0. Player of the Day was Zyntarah MacDonald.
Next practice will be after school Monday 21 July. Games restart Tuesday 22 July.

PTA
MOVIE NIGHT ~ Thanks to all the families who came to the movie night. It was a huge success, in fact several parents are asking it to be an annual event. The PTA would like to thank Paul Wallace from Countdown for donating a voucher towards the food. Also to Juliette Clapperton for doing a wonderful job with the tickets and posters.
Funds from this have helped purchase a parachute and a Jump Jam DVD.

BROMLEYS PINAFORES ~ If you are wanting to order a new pinafore, the PTA will be forwarding an order by the 20th of next month.
Enquiries are welcome to Nikki Brookland 214-0112 or Trish Sherriff 215/6811.

CLASS HAPPENINGS
Room 1

Writing ~ For part of this term we have been reading non-fiction books and writing facts about different topics. Here
are 4 pieces of factual writing from Room One. The 4 children each wrote them on the class computers.

MICE ~ Some mice like to sneak in cupboards when people go away to go shopping and to get food ~ Tanesha

MICE ~ A mouse can sleep. Mice can eat cheese. Mice have two eyes ~ Oliver

MICE ~ Mice can run through doors. They get some cheese. Mice can get tricked. Mice can’t go to the shops ~ Henry

CATS ~ Cats have a mouth. Cats have a nose. Cats have two eyes. Cats have four legs and one tail. Cats have lots of
teeth. Lots of cats have a tail and sometime they chase their tails around ~ Ellie

ROOM ONE CHIDLREN ARE SUPER READERS. Here we are in our reading circles.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY!!!