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Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa – warm greetings to everyone

Welcome to week 8 of term 2. The rain is settling in and it looks like it will be an inside week!

Science:

You might have noticed that your child has been talking about science this term. Our curriculum concept is “change” and we are looking at how properties of matter change from one state to another. The children are describing, sequencing and predicting about the changes in matter. The most popular activity around change has been making slime and ubleck! Have a go at home!

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Uniform:

The uniform committee will have a range of samples available for you to look at and vote on in the last week of school. They will be available in the library for you to vote on your preferences. No uniform will still be a voting option. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR VOICE!

Special Visitor:

On Monday my Aunty (Val Mills) will be visiting us in assembly. She had her very first teaching post at Reporoa Primary School in 1968. That’s 50 years ago! If you know anyone that was at the school at that time, she would love to meet you! You would have known her as Miss Toye.

PET DAY!

Reporoa Primary Pet Day 2018 – Update
Due to the current risk and uncertainty surrounding Mycoplasma bovis it is highly unlikely we will have calf judging at this years Pet Day on October 14th.  This is the current recommendation from MPI and DairyNZ and not only includes Calf Club Days but A&P Shows as well.  Our District Group Day also looks to be heading in this direction.  In the meantime a final decision for Reporoa Primary will be left until the 20th July (the earliest birthdate for pet calves) incase circumstances or official advice changes.  We welcome any suggestions from the school community.
 The Pet Day Committee realise this news will come as a big disappointment to a lot of our families.  We expect that a number of children may decide to take a lamb instead, hence we are currently working on options to help source extra lambs locally.  We will inform parents once we have confirmed any arrangements.
Kyle Brennan

Matariki!

We are planning a matariki visit to Matarae marae on the last day of this term – more information to follow. We need to start collecting these resources and will take any donations at the office…

Newspaper, Wallpaper, Glitter, Bamboo stick, Gad wrap, Tin foil, Masking tape, Coloured rubber bands, Confetti, Rice, Cardboard, String/Nylon, Coloured beads, Plastic cups, Shells/buttons, Straws, Eyes, Coloured ice-block sticks, Ribbon, Pom Poms, Feathers, Material, Magazines, Cotton Wool, Wool, Ice-cream containers and lids.

Reporting to parents:

You may be aware that at the end of last year the Labour Government announced the end of National Standards in the education system. This change does not effect the reporting to parents twice a year. Your child’s report will come home on Friday the 29th June. The National Standards wording has been removed from the report and we have added an Oral Language section, as this is our focus for improvement this year through our teaching inquiries.

The following week, week 10, we will be running our SLC’s (Student Learning Conferences).

 

SLC’s will be held on

Tuesday 03 July 2018 3:30 – 5:30pm

and

Thursday 05 July 2018 1:30 – 6:30pm

 

(Please note, classes will not be in session on the Thursday afternoon, please make arrangements for your children so that teachers can conduct their SLC’s. Classes will finish at 12:40)

 

To book a session with your child’s teacher please click the link and enter the event code below

bjjvq

 

You will need an up to date email address as confirmation of the booking will be sent via email

Click below

school-interviewhttps://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz

green-star-11Stars of the week:

Ka Rawe te mahi (awesome work) to Charlie and William for their fantastic writing progress after a very short time at school!

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Sports-1Sports:

Sports Tops:

We have 10 outstanding sports tops from the Cross Country, please make sure these are washed and returned to school asap – thank you.

Fees:

Many fees are currently unpaid. We will be adopting a no pay/no play policy shortly. Please pay your child’s sports fees at the office asap.

Calendar:

 Term Dates
Term 4 15th Oct – 20th Dec
Fri 22nd June Kapa Haka Festival
Fri 29th June Reports home
Tues 2nd July SLC      3:30 – 5:30pm
Thurs 4th July SLC      1:30 – 6:30pm
Fri 6th July Term 2 finishes 3pm
Mon 23 July Term 3 begins 9:00am
Tues 31st July School Photos
Sun Oct 14th Pet Day

 

School Account Details:

Account payments can be made directly to our school ASB account using online banking.  The account number is: 123155 0134517 00

Outdoor Garden – Working Bee on Friday 29th – 9am start

We need lots of helpers, including wheel barrows, spades/shovels etc. 

We are planting and laying down twig mulch. 

Shared lunch on the deck. 

If you are new to our school, come down and say hello. We need to widen our pool of helpers.

– Thanks from the Gardening Team!

KAPA HAKA FESTIVAL PROGRAMME TIMES HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE SCHOOL APP.

LUNCH MENU No lunches this week because of the Kapa Haka Festival.  

Absences:

Reminder if your child is absent either text, leave a message fill in an or on-line absent form. We also are required to fill in the reason they are away, so remember to include this in your message – thanks.

 

Nãku i runga i aku mihi ki a koe – Yours with thanks

Richelle McDonald

and our team –Jill, Phil, Debs, Susannah, Rachel, Julie, Maureen, Heather, Tina, Mary, Sarah, Ross & Linda.

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