Term 2 Week 10
Term 2 Week 9
Term 2 Week 6
Term 2 Week 5
I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. Not long to
go until the holidays, amazing how fast this eleven-week term has gone!
A little reminder about school uniform: Correct
school shoes and jerseys must be worn. Please send a note with your child or
email me if they are wearing something different temporarily.
If buying new clothes or shoes in the holidays:
Shoes are black in a style that suits your child as
long as they are suitable for running, jumping and other athletic activities.
Avoid shoes with pink, bright green or other colours incorporated into the
design. Students may choose to wear white or black socks or tights.
Stationery
Please ask your child if they need any stationery at
school. A number of children do not have
pens, pencil sharpeners, erasers and/or rulers. Most children still have spare
pencils and spare glue sticks in my cupboard for when these need replacing.
This week:
Monday:
Library
The School Newsletter will be available to
download from the school website on Monday. It is going to be a bumper
issue so please ensure you are informed and up to date with school events and
happenings.
Thursday: I’ll be at the Leadership Planning Day so Mary Smol
will be in the class Thursday and Friday.
Friday:
Reading
Logs returned
Funky Feet
Friday - there are 100 house points for students who take part in this.
Year 4 reporting
files come home.
Coming up:
Week 11
Tuesday
June 30
3.20 -
6.00 - Room 6 Three-Way Conferences for parents, students and teachers
Thanks to
those who have booked already. It is important everyone to make a time to meet.
Please book a time at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
The booking number is Y3BAM
Wednesday
July 1
3.20 -
6.00 - Room 6 Three-Way Conferences
Thursday
July 2
1.00 -
6.20 - Room 6 Three-Way Conferences
2.15: School
Assembly
6.00: School
Disco
Friday
July 3
The
winning whanau will have a free mufti day. This will be announced at Assembly
on Thursday.
Last day
of Term 2.
Mathletics News
Lots of Silver Certificates: Jingwen, Charlotte,
Emma, Seeret - Congratulations
Year 3 Mathletics Champions: Reiley, Max, Jingwen
Year 4 Mathletics Champions: Finn, Charlotte
Term 2 Week 9
Three weeks until the end of term. This term has
certainly sailed past quickly!
Check out the Room 6 blog. There are photos and
write-ups about the Rockets’ Reading group play. There will be stories by the
children posted this week and I’m hoping to get the assembly item and robot
photos posted too.
Monday: Library
Tuesday
I will be at a Leadership Seminar and Margie Joubert
will be in Room 6.
Thursday
The Middle School teachers will be out of their
classroom for a planning day. Mary will be in Room 6.
Y4 – 6 Parents: Let's Learn Coffee & Chat
Following on from the update
about Mid Year Reports in the school newsletter, we are inviting any interested
Y4-6 parents to a Coffee n Chat in the parent hub on Thursday at 1.30pm. The
HPS Parent Hub is the new name for Room 15. Our Principal and Deputy
Principal will be there for discussion around how our mid year reports and conferences
can best inform you on your child's progress. For those that cant make this
time a summary will be in the next school newsletter. There is no need to
RSVP just turn up at 1.30pm. They look forward to seeing you.
School Assembly
Friday:
Reading Logs
returned
Funky Feet
Friday- there are 100 house points for students who take part in this.
Howick Primary Auction, Dine and Dance
This is going to be a really good night out. There is a nice meal and
fabulous entertainment from Michael Murphy and his partner Becks. Christina
Bevan, our music teacher, rates them really highly. Michael was runner up
to Ben Lumis in NZ Idol some years ago.
There are some fantastic items to be auctioned.
Tickets are $45. If you sell 8 tickets you get 2 free. (making tables
of 10)
One ticket will be drawn to win their ticket price refunded.
Call in at the school office, contact
office@howickprimary.school.nz or call 09 534-6082 to secure your ticket to
this hot event.
Coming up
I am taking
refreshment leave for 7 weeks next term. Mrs Margie Joubert (m.joubert@howickprimary.school.nz) will be teaching in Room 6 Monday to
Thursday and Mary Smol on Friday as usual.
My 28 year old
son Adam rode in his amateur age classes in the BMX World Champs last year and
won both classes. My husband and I didn’t travel to the Netherlands for this so
missed seeing his wins. This year he is racing in Belgium and we decided not to
miss seeing him defend his World Titles.
We will then do some travelling in Europe.
I plan to be back
in Week 8 of Term 3.
Room 6 Mid Year Reporting and Conferences
Margie Joubert
and I will be holding conferences in the last week of this term not in Term 3
with the rest of the school. Information for booking will be available shortly.
It is very important for everyone to make a time so that your child can share
their learning with you and we can all talk about how to work together to
support your child’s learning moving forward.
Start thinking
about when you would like to book. Room 6’s dates and times will be as follows:
Friday June 26th Reporting Files come home.
3.15 Tuesday June 30th (last appointment 6.15)
1.30 Thursday July 4th (last appointment 7.30)
Mary Smol will be
in R6 on Thursday afternoon. If you have a conference time that afternoon you
can collect your child from class for their conference.
The school disco
is also on the Thursday evening (6 – 8pm).
Mathletics News
Silver certificates to:
Congratulations to Mia
Y3 Mathletics Champs: Max & Reiley
Y4 Mathletics Champs: Gilimae & Finn
I hope you all
found time to have a break over the weekend. It’s another short week this week.
What’s coming up this Week:
Thursday:
Cultural
Mufti $2.00
The
children can dress in clothes that represent their own or another culture from
anywhere in the world. The money raised goes to our World Vision sponsor child.
Library
As
we are not at school Monday, we will have library on Thursday instead this
week.
Friday: Return Reading logs
Next Week:
Wednesday June 10th: Bake Sale
Friday June 12th: Scholastic Book orders and payment from
Room 6 to be in to Miss Lister in Room 3 by Friday June 12th. (These
will be coming home this week.)
Mathletics Champions:
Congratulations to the Silver Certificates winners last week for: Isabella, Hayley, Tobie,
Jackson, Nina
Year 3 Mathlete: Jesse
Year 4 Mathlete: Finn
Term 2 Week 6
Winter has
arrived! The temperature has taken a sudden drop and the winter rains are upon
us. Luckily the heaters in our classrooms are on in the mornings to keep us
toasty warm.
This week we
begin our new Concept: Creativity. The Middle School will be focusing on
Creativity in Art. We will be looking at art styles from around the world.
What’s coming up this Week:
PAT tests will be
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. (9:00- 10:15). Please try not make
any appointments for your child during this time.
Monday: Library
Thursday: Return Reading logs as there is no school on Friday
Friday: Teacher Only Day
School is closed that day (no school for children)
Next Week:
Monday 1st June: School
is closed for the Queen’s Birthday holiday
Thursday June 4th:
Cultural
Mufti
The
children can dress in clothes that represent their own or another culture.
The
money raised goes to our World Vision sponsor child.
Mathletics Champions:
Room 6 took away
the Mathletics Trophy last week with an impressive score of over 100,000
points.
Silver Certificates last week for: Achazia, Reiley, Natan
Mathletes with over 2000 points: Isabella, Achazia, Rachel, Luke, Jackson,
Charlotte
Mathletes with over 3000 points: Reiley, Max, Seeret, Benji, Nina
Mathletics May 18th
Didn't we do well - 43rd class in New Zealand!
Term 2 Week 5
It’s amazing to
think that we’re already 5 weeks into Term Two! The Seniors are off to camp on
Tuesday so please be patient looking for parks on Tuesday morning when dropping
off your children, and picking them up on Friday after school.
A huge congrats
to the majority of the class, who last week exceeded 1000 Mathletics points.
Many got 2 or 3 thousand points. Well done!
Our class topped
the school points last week!
This Week:
Testing
We plan to do Progress
and Achievement tests this week and early next week. These are formal
standardised tests. Year 3s do three tests and Year 4s do six tests. We do one
test per day, between 9 and 10.30, while the children are freshest. The
children need to be at school well before the bell. Please try to avoid any
appointments before 11.00 and absences for reasons other than sickness.
Monday
We will be
finishing putting our robots together.
Library – Books
to be returned
Wednesday
Wheels Day – The Middle School will be starting at
1:30pm and finishing at 2:15. Bikes, skateboards, scooters can all be brought
to school in the morning and bikes and scooters will be stored in the bike
racks behind Room 6 & 7. Scooters will be stored in Room 5. All riders must
wear helmets. All equipment needs to be named please.
Thursday
School banking is
cancelled due to the Seniors being at camp. It will carry on as usual in Week 6
School
Assembly (2.15) - Room 6
will be sharing their robots and presenting some of their learning about
electrical circuits.
Friday
Funky Feet is
cancelled this week because of the Seniors being at camp. It will carry on as usual
in Week 6.
Entertainment Book reminder:
If you wish to
keep this or sell it to someone else, please return the money in the envelope
provided to the box in the office.
If you don’t want
to keep or can’t sell the book, please return the book and envelope to the box
in the office.
Upcoming Events:
Teacher Only
Day: Friday 29th
May (no school for children that day)
Mufti Day: Friday June 4th Cultural
themed and supporting World Vision
Mathletics Superstars:
WOW! So many
children on Mathletics this week! Altogether we got over 59,000 points. What an
amazing effort.
Silver Certificates this week for: Hannah, Benji, Charlotte, Kayla
Mathletes with over 2000 points: Hayley, Jaden, Achazia, Connor, Luke,
Jackson, Reiley, Jingwen, Natan, Seeret, Finn
Mathletes
with over 3000 points: Isabella,
Charlotte, Gilimae, Emma
Term Two: Week 4
I hope all you
mothers have had a lovely day with some special treat.
Help Needed
We
have 3 students that need a ride to/from school from Prince Regent Drive, Half
Moon Bay. If you are able to help in anyway with this, please call the
office on 09 534 6082 to discuss.
This Week:
Robots
Room 6 are
putting their knowledge about circuits into action by making robots with parts
that light up. We are making these on Monday
and Tuesday afternoons. The children may have already asked you for
materials to make their robots. We need
·
shoe
boxes and cereal boxes for bodies
·
smaller
thin boxes or cardboard tubes for arms and legs
·
other
boxes or containers for heads and feet
We already have
some materials at school but more would be welcome. You do not have to buy
anything specifically for this.
If any of you are
available to come at help between 2pm and 3pm on either of those days an extra
pair of adult hands would be welcome.
Monday
Library
Wednesday
There is a touch
rugby taster session on Wednesday. There is no cost. Sports uniforms please.
Friday
Reading Logs are due back.
For those that
did not bring their notebook back last week:
The children did
a targeted basic facts test. I have a sheet that shows which basic facts and
times tables each child needs to practise. These will be glued into Reading Log
notebooks.
Funky Feet is a great success at
HPS. Due to the weather, there might we days where this is cancelled if
it is pouring with rain. We still encourage children to walk to school
with us for Funky Feet if it is raining softly and they have an umbrella or a
raincoat. If Miss Lister feels that the weather is not suitable on the
day, she will post a cancellation post between 7:00 - 7:30am to the Howick
Primary Facebook so that you are aware of the changes. Page: https://www.facebook.com/HowickPrimarySchool?fref=nf
Mathletics and
Spellodrome
Congratulations
to Jingwen who received a Silver Certificate an Seeret who received Gold.
Results at Sunday afternoon:
This week’s top
Mathletes Year 3: Luke, Gilimae, Benji
and Jackson
This week’s top
Mathletes Year 4: Finn and Hannah
Upcoming events
Week 5 is camp
week for the Seniors. The Junior and middle School are having a wheels day on
Wednesday May 20th.
There will still
be a school assembly on Thursday May 21st.
Term Two: Week 3
Thank you all to
all the parents who came on the Museum & Mind Lab trip last week. The
students had a
wonderful time and were able to apply the knowledge they have learnt in
class-time to a
practical hands-on activity.
Zebra Crossing
Last week, the
pedestrian crossing was moved to a new position further up Willoughby Ave. In
order to improve
student safety; students will no longer be able to cross the car park at the
front
of the school.
All students have been shown the entry and exits points to the school and have
discussed the
need to walk to the crossing and not cross over the road without using the
crossing. Parent support as role models is
essential.
If you are having
trouble parking outside the school in Willoughby Ave, there are also entrances
to the school in Juliet Ave (turn right out of the link and left into Juliet
Ave) and Freyberg Place (continue along Angelo Ave - Freyberg is on the right).
Monday
Library
Thursday
Whole School
Assembly
Friday
The Duchess Dance
group will be preforming this Friday. There is no charge
Reading Logs are due back. The children did a targeted basic
facts test last week. I have a sheet that shows which basic facts and times
tables each child needs to practise. These will be glued into Reading Log
notebooks.
Mathletics and
Spellodrome
Congratulations to
Finn who received a Silver Certificate.
Results at Sunday evening:
This week’s top
Mathletes Year 3: Jingwen, Max and
Luke
This week’s top
Mathletes Year 4: Finn, Charlotte
and Hannah
Upcoming events
Wednesday 13th May: Touch Rugby skills session
Students will
need their sports gear.
I hope you are all enjoying the
long weekend for ANZAC Day. Remember NO SCHOOL tomorrow (Monday
April 27th). I hope you get a chance to check out Room 6’s poppy art
in the shoe shop and toy store (in Uxbridge Road I think).
This week:
Tuesday
Mindlab and Museum
Trip
Don’t forget that Room 6 and
those from Room 7 who will be on the Room 6 bus need to be at school no later than 8.30.
Earlier than that would be better as the bus leaves at 8.40.
Wednesday
Hotdog Orders
Hot dogs must be pre-ordered. Wednesday is the last day for orders. They
are $2 each. Put the slip (include name and room number) and money goes in an
envelope or small plastic bag in the PTA letterbox by the sickbay.
Friday
Library
Room 6 will be going to the
library on Friday as there is no school on Monday.
Animal Mufti
and Hotdog Day
Mufti is $2.
Mathletics
Stars
Congratulation to Max for obtaining a Silver Certificate. Awesome
effort!
Highest Points
for Week 1 (on Sunday)
Year 4 Star Mathletes: Nina
Year 3 Star Mathletes: Jingwen, Max, Hayley
Welcome back to the
beginning of Term 2. I hope you had a wonderful break and managed to make the
most of those sunny days before it heads into winter.
Tomorrow Room 6 are
learning about the history of Anzac Day and making poppies to go in two Howick
shops. If you have an egg carton
that you don’t need, could you please send it to school tomorrow (Monday). I
just need 2 or 3.
This Week
Monday - Library
Please bring all
library books to school to re-issue or return.
This is our new
Library day.
Tuesday
I will be away for the
morning at a specialist’s appointment. Margie Joubert will be in Room 6.
Soccer Skills Day: Students will need their sports uniform
(sports shoes optional). Room 6 will have a 45 minute skills session on an
inflatable soccer pitch in the afternoon. Sounds like lots of fun.
Friday
Return Reading Logs
Mary Smol will be
teaching in Room 6 on a Friday this term I will be in Room 6 Monday to
Thursday.
We are lucky enough to
have a free Storm Water drama show visit us and will be watching this Friday
morning.
Coming Up in
Week 2
Mindlab &
Museum - Tuesday 27th April
If your child hasn't
returned their permission slip please do this on Monday. This will be a really
enjoyable trip and we're all really looking forward to it.
The Museum will still
have their amazing ANZAC exhibition on which will tie nicely into the work we
will be covering this week around ANZAC day.
Mathletic's
Stars
We'll be getting
straight back into Mathletics this week in class and at home. Well done to the
following students who continued their great Maths work at home over the
holidays:
Jingwen, Finn and
congratulations on your silver certificate Jackson!
Term 1, Week 9
Go the Black Caps!
It’s a short week this week.
Hopefully we can get through without any more teacher sickness! Mary will be in
Room 6 on Tuesday and Thursday this week.
Monday
Return Trip Slips
Please return the slips for the trip
to Mind Lab and the Museum. There are Dojo rewards for the children if returned
last Friday or tomorrow.
Ice Blocks
Last ice block sales.
Tuesday
Library
Room 6 will be going to the
library on Tuesday as there is no school on Friday. If your child is still
reading last week’s books they can return them after the holidays.
Wednesday
Grandparents’ and Extended Family Day:
As
some students do not have a Grandparent to invite to the day, they are
encouraged to invite any family member or close family friend that they would
like to share the morning with.
·
9.30 – 11.00am
·
Meet in your grandchild’s classroom
·
Morning tea for Grandparents and visitors at 10.40 in the hall
Please email and let us know if your
child will not be having a visitor. We can then pair them up with someone else
for the morning.
Bake Sale
There will be a lunchtime bake sale on Wednesday.
Thursday
FREE
mufti for Pohutukawa!
Congratulations. The Pohutukawa Whanau
received the most points for great teamwork, respect, sportsmanship, classwork
etc this term. As such, they have earned themselves a free mufti day on
the last day of term.
Come to school in red on Thursday to
show off your magnificent effort.
Well done Pohutukawa!
Holidays
Thursday is the
last day of Term 1. School finishes at 3pm as usual.
School starts
again on Monday April 20th.
Mathletics
Stars
Congratulation to Hayley and Hanna for obtaining a Silver Certificate
and to Nina for achieving Gold. Awesome effort!
Highest Points
for Week 8
Year 4 Star Mathletes:
Year 3 Star Mathletes:
Term 2:
Week 1
Tuesday: Free Soccer Skills Day on an inflatable pitch (bring sports
uniform)
Friday: Free Storm Water drama performance
Week 2:
Monday: Anzac Day holiday
Tuesday: Middle School Trip to Mind Lab and the museum
Swimming
Monday is the
last swimming lesson at Lloyd Elsmore. The students have been fortunate to have
seven free swimming lessons by trained swim instructors. The students have
gained many skills and are more confident in the water.
Our school pool has been closed until the
end of the year so this will be the last time they will have swimming this
term.
Activity Fee Payment
Thanks to those who
have paid this. Just a reminder that the Activity Fee of $60 is due by March 30th. We have our
major trip in the second week of next term so with Mathletics and Sunshine
Online we will have used most of the Activity Fee. If the Activity Fee is not
paid on time, access to Mathletics will be stopped until it has been paid. If
you think you will be unable to meet the deadline, please make an appointment
to talk to the principal, Leyette Callister, about this.
Grandparents’ and Extended Family Day:
As
some students do not have a Grandparent to invite to the day, they are
encouraged to invite any family member or close family friend that they would
like to share the morning with.
·
Wednesday 1st April
·
9.30 – 11.00am
·
Meet in your grandchild’s classroom
·
Morning tea for Grandparents and visitors at 10.40 in the hall
We will be inviting grandparents and
visitors to share any special memories or anecdotes about their time when they
were at school. The students enjoy hearing stories about what their
Grandparents got up to!
NZ Opera Performance
The NZ Opera Company are performing ‘The Barber of
Seville’ at Howick Primary on Wednesday March 25th at
1.30. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to experience opera at
the very reasonable cost of $5.00.
Middle School children are invited to attend along with
the Senior School and Montessori. As the Middle School’s activity fee is
already allocated for other events this year, this opportunity is being offered
as an extra for those wishing their child to attend.
Your child was given a letter on Friday. If you would
like your child (Rooms 6, 7 or 8) to attend the performance, please fill in the
slip or email the teacher and send $5.00 payment to the classroom teacher.
Only children paying will attend. The
other Middle School children will be in class as usual.
Mathletics
Stars
Congratulation to Hayley and Hanna for obtaining a Silver Certificate
and to Nina for achieving Gold. Awesome effort!
Highest Points
for Week 7
Year 4 Star Mathletes: Jingwen and Reiley
Year 3 Star Mathletes: Hannah and Finn
This Week
Monday: Lloyd Elsmore
swimming lesson
Wednesday: Opera
Performance (optional)
Thursday: Full School
Assembly
The Middle School Teachers will be on a planning day. Miss Smol will be
in Room 6 as usual.
Friday: Funky Feet
Friday, last Iceblock Day, Room 6 library day, Reading Logs back
Next Week
Wednesday April
1: Grandparents’ Day
Thursday April
2: The last day of Term 1, Report Files for those Year 3s with March anniversaries
will come home
Friday April 3: Good Friday
(the beginning of 2 weeks holiday)
Term 1 Week 6
Swim Carnival
Thanks to the parents who helped and offered to help at the Swim Carnival. We couldn’t have run this fun event without you. The children had an awesome time.
-
Help NeededThe school is looking for a parent to organise our children for this Howick Fun, Walk, Run event . You can get information from this websitehttp://www.howickfunwalkrun.co.nz/pdf/Howick_Fun_Walk_&_Run.pdfIf you are interested in organising this for the school you can email Leanne Hurley at l.hurley@howickprimary.school.nzThe school newsletter is available at:http://www.howickprimary.school.nz/Content/Images/Home/Nletter%20T1%20W5.pdfHomework:Mathletics:Champion Mathletics from Week FiveYear Three:Year Four:Sunshine Online and Study LadderWe have paid for access to a Sunshine Online from the Activity Fee.No more excuses for not being able to read because your child forgot to bring a book home! Go to Sunshine Online.The website features:
- Over 550 levelled
e-books and 1000 interactive activities and games that focus on phonics,
comprehension, fluency, spelling and writing.
- Maths stories and
activities to help children learn essential early Maths concepts and
skills.
Username: howickPassword: howickwww.sunshineonline.com.auThe password for Study Ladder will be coming home this week.Links for both are on the class blog.RemindersTuesday:Bake SaleThere will be another bake sale on Tuesday as it is the Junior Splash Day. All items $1.Parents Inc EveningThere is more information on this great evening in the School Newsletter.ThursdayIt is School Assembly this week.Swimming Week 6Monday- Lloyd ElsmoreWednesday: School PoolFriday: School PoolLibrary: FridayReading Logs due back FridayComing up in Week 7Three way conferences (with you and your child)Tuesday March 17 starting at 3.15Thursday March 19 starting at 1.00 - You are able to take your children at 12.30 that day. - Over 550 levelled
e-books and 1000 interactive activities and games that focus on phonics,
comprehension, fluency, spelling and writing.
Funky Feet Friday
There was a great turn out last Friday. We look forward to seeing lots of children there again this week.
Swim Carnival
Thanks to the
parents who helped and offered to help at the Swim Carnival. We couldn’t have
run this fun event without you. The children had an awesome time.
Help Needed
The
school is looking for a parent to organise our children for this Howick Fun,
Walk, Run event . You can get
information from this website
If
you are interested in organising this for the school you can email Leanne
Hurley at l.hurley@howickprimary.school.nz
The school newsletter is available at:
http://www.howickprimary.school.nz/Content/Images/Home/Nletter%20T1%20W5.pdf
Homework:
Mathletics:
Champion Mathletics from Week Five
Year Three: Benji and Jingwen
Year Four: Natan and Charlotte
Sunshine Online and Study Ladder
We have paid for
access to a Sunshine Online from the Activity Fee.
No more excuses for not
being able to read because your child forgot to bring a book home! Go to
Sunshine Online.
The website features:
Username: howick
Password: howick
The password for
Study Ladder will be coming home this week.
Links for both
are on the class blog.
Reminders
Tuesday:
Bake Sale
There will be
another bake sale on Tuesday as it is the Junior Splash Day. All items $1.
Parents Inc Evening
There is more
information on this great evening in the School Newsletter.
Thursday
It is School Assembly this week.
Swimming Week 6
Monday- Lloyd
Elsmore
Wednesday: School
Pool
Friday: School
Pool
Library: Friday
Reading Logs due back Friday
Coming up in Week 7
Three way
conferences (with you and your child)
Tuesday March 17
starting at 3.15
Thursday March 19
starting at 1.00 - You are able to take your children at 12.30 that day.
Term 1 Week 5
Auckland’s weather is so temperamental! Thunder, lightning and then torrential rain only to clear up to produce bright blue skies just in time for the Family Picnic. It was great to see so many families there. The water slide, swimming pool and Zombie Zone were very popular again this year.
Week Five has come around so quickly. Hard to believe we are half way through this term already. All the Middle School classes will be about to start our new concept unit: Systems. We will be looking at electrical systems and how the parts of these work together.
Student arrival time
Students should be arriving at school around 8:30 am. This allows them to organise their things before the bell goes and are ready to start learning.
On the other side, some students are arriving at school well before 8:30am. KidzPatch is available to supervise those students who need to be at school early in the morning.
Mathletics:
Students should have received their Mathletics login passwords.
A copy of this should be glued into their reading log so they can access Mathletics at home. Students are expected to complete a minimum of 1000 points (bronze certificate).
Parents are welcome to print out the bronze certificates at home.
Mathletics Champions from Week Four
Year Three: Connor, Reiley, Benji
Year Four: Finn, Daeton
Silver certificates for Connor and Daeton. Fantastic!
Reminders
Monday- swimming at Lloyd Elsmore
This week the students will be doing survival swimming.
Tuesday:
Jan from NZ Water will be giving a talk to the Middle & Senior students about water safety in open water.
Swim Carnival Wednesday 4th March
Students will need
Please name everything
Soccer is postponed on March 4th.
We still need a few more people to help with judging placings for the 11am - 12.30pm session - Year 3 & 4 chn. Please email me j.coker@howickprimary.
Photolife Class Photos
Thursday 5th March
Make sure uniforms are clean and correct, especially footwear (black, including laces) and hair ties (no bright coloured, sparkly hair clips).
Swimming Week 5
Monday- Lloyd Elsmore
Wednesday: Swim Carnival
Friday: School Pool
Library: Friday
Reading Logs due back Friday
Coming up in Week 7
Three way conferences (with you and your child)
Tuesday March 17 starting at 3.15
Thursday March 19 starting at 1.00 - School finish at 12.30 that day.
Term 1 Week 4
Hello All,
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. The school term is well under way and the children have settled well into their routines and school work.
Check out the Week 3 school newsletter:
Coming Up
Bake Sale - Friday 27th February
This coming Friday the PTA will be having their regular bake sale in the hall for children to purchase some delicious goodies from!
All items are $1. The children can pay using NZ$ or PTA dollars.
School Picnic - Friday 27th February, 5pm -7pm
Bring along a picnic for your family or some money to buy from the BBQ. The Zombie Zone will be open again this year in the library with permission slips at the door for parents to fill out. The pool will be open at the school picnic on Friday. All children must be supervised by a parent while in the pool.
Swimming Carnival - Wednesday 4th March (Week 5)
A newsletter came home on Friday giving you information about the school swimming carnival. Please let me know if you or someone in your family are able to be a parent helper in the morning or afternoon times. The fun activities will not be going ahead unless we have enough parents to run them. Your help is very much appreciated.
Photolife Class Photos - Thursday 5th March (Week 5)
Reminders
Girls
For all girls who wear dresses, it's recommended that they wear black shorts/bike pants underneath their dresses for when they are playing in trees and the playground. Please ensure the shorts/bike pants don't show below the hem. This will allow them to play happily without showing their underwear.
Swimming
Monday - Lloyd Elsmore
Wednesday - School Pool
Friday - School Pool
Library
Friday - Please remind your child to bring school library books back.
Iceblocks
No iceblocks sales this week
Homework
Reading Logs
Return on Friday. Please encourage your child to record what they are reading each day.
Mathletics
Well done to everyone who logged into Mathletics this week. A special 'Way to go!' to the following children who achieved a certificate!
Bronze Certificate - Isabella, Hayley, Benji, Natan, Michael, Nina
Top Yr 3s - Benji
Top Yr 4s - Nina
Term
1, Week 3
Things are ticking along nicely. Most
children now have all their stationery. We are starting to get work up on the
walls. We have started our blogs. Reading logs have come home and now have
Mathletics passwords in them as well. The children have done their first basic
facts test for the year. They will be bringing home a sheet with their scores
and a goal.
Meet the Teacher on Monday
Ice blocks
Mary Smol will be teaching in Room 6 on
Tuesday and Thursday this week.
Reminders:
Library Day
- Friday
Coming
Up:
Term 1, Week 2, 2015
Welcome to the 2015 school year in Room 6
Welcome to the 2015 school year in Room 6
Welcome to Room 6
February 2nd
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School Starts
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First week
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Swimming Starts for Year 3-6
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February 16th
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Meet the Teacher
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February 27th
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HPS Family Picnic
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March 17th & 19th
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HPS Conferences
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I hope you have all enjoyed the sun this weekend before the cyclone hits.
Three Way Conferences
Three way conferences are being held on Tuesday and Thursday this week.
If you haven't filled out the form advising us of your supervision wishes for Thursday afternoon please let us know. It's important that we know what arrangements have been made and what we need to organise for those staying at school.
Reminders
Swimming
Monday - Lloyd Elsmore
Wednesday - School
Friday - school
Interschool Swimming - Wednesday
Good luck to all the children involved in the Interschool Swimming competition on Wednesday. You have all trained really hard.
Mathletics
Congratulations to Tobie and Natan for achieving a silver certificate. Awesome work!
Top Year Threes
Kayla, Jackson, Jingwen and Jesse
Top Year Fours
Keriahen, Finn, Natan & Tobie
It’s been a busy start to the year and the class has settled well. I hope you are all enjoying your long weekend despite the showery weather!
Room 6’s Teachers
Most of the time I will be teaching in Room 6. I have a regular Leadership release day (Thursday). Mary Smol is the regular teacher on this day. There will be other times when I am required to attend meetings or be released for other leadership tasks. Mary will be used to release me as much as possible to keep disruption to a minimum. Mary and I talk frequently to ensure the class runs smoothly, whichever one of us is teaching. We both have different strengths so this is a bonus for the children. Please talk to either of us about any concerns you may have.
Travelwise
Auckland Transport conduct regular surveys, to understand how important messages are being communicated within the Auckland community. They are currently seeking feedback from our school community on the 'Back to School' campaign which has been run throughout the Auckland region. Please click on the link: http://tinyurl.com/AT-BackToSchool2015 to be taken directly to a brief online survey. Everyone who completes the survey goes into the draw to win a $50 Prezzy Card. All information and responses are used for internal research purposes only. Thank you for taking the time to assist with the survey and for supporting our Travelwise programme.
Reminders for next week:
Swimming
Mondays at Lloyd Elsmore
Wednesdays at school (We have a Kiwi Swim instructor working with the children for the next 2 Wednesdays.)
Fridays at school.
The children must wear a swim cap in the school pool. These are available at the office for $5.
Library Day - Friday
Soccer Skills - Friday (This is a free session for everyone.)
Coming Up:
Meet the Teacher
6.30: Monday February 16
The Middle School will be meeting at 6.30 followed by a whole school meeting in the hall at 7.00. Juniors and Seniors will meet after that so if you have other children at these levels you can catch their meetings too.
Family Picnic
Friday February 27
Communication:
We hope to use less paper for photocopying at school so a lot of notices and Room 6 Weekly Newsletters will come via email - much nicer than squashed notices covered in left over lunch!
If you haven’t ‘liked’ the HPS Facebook Page yet, this is also a well-used way of reminding you about events that are coming up. The HPS website also has useful information and school newsletters.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We are looking forward to working with you and your child this year. The children have settled back into school well and will have a busy term ahead.
Judy Coker will be teaching in Room 6 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Mary Smol will be in Room 6 on Thursdays.
The following information will help you assist your child to become independent and organised for school. This will be also discussed at the Meet the Teacher Evening on February 16th.
During the hot weather it is helpful for the children to have a bottle of water on their desks to avoid dehydration. Other drinks can be kept in their bags for break times.
A school uniform sunhat must be worn when outdoors during terms 1 and 4. Putting on sunscreen in the mornings is a useful precaution.
Our swimming days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday weather permitting, although we will swim in the rain if it is warm. All children are expected to participate in the school swimming programme. However, if your child is sick or injured please send a note or email to excuse them from that day’s swimming. Please ensure all items of your child’s uniform are clearly named to avoid mix-ups. All children will wear a cap in the pool. Caps are available at the school office for $5.00.
Swimming lessons at Lloyd Elsmore start on Monday next week. The children travel to the pool, with the teacher, by bus. They are split into 3 groups and each group has a 25 minute lesson with an instructor. There will be 7 lessons.
Our library day this term is Friday. The Year 3 children are allowed three books at a time and can have them for a fortnight. The year 4s can have 4 books.
Homework is expected. It is recommended that all children read for at least 15 mins per night and spend a similar amount of time practising basic facts, number knowledge and/or times tables. Maths homework will be set through Mathletics.
We value all kinds of reading, whether it is a book read at school that day, a library book or other reading material chosen by the child. Independent readers can choose their own reading material and may not bring home readers that have been read with the teacher. Reading material will be available for them to take home should this be required.
Reading should be recorded in their reading notebook. The children can do this themselves. The notebook should then be returned to school on a Friday for the teacher to see what has been read.
Please make sure your child has their Junior book bag or a sturdy plastic bag to keep books (and notices) clean and dry in their schoolbags.
We also feel that being read to by a parent, member of the extended family or an older sibling is important. Discussing the story is a good way of increasing comprehension.
Each term the children’s knowledge and quick recall of basic facts and times tables will be assessed.
Part way through the morning we have a fresh or dried fruit or vege snack time. We find some children need a top up before the morning tea break and this is a way to encourage healthy eating. This is optional.
We would appreciate it if you could send a large box of tissues to school ready for when the inevitable sniffles that come with the change of weather. We will look after these and put them out for the children to use as needed.
Our initial concept focus is Learning Focused Relationships (getting to know our students well) and then we will be working on Systems, focusing on electrical circuits.
During the year, as part of the programme, we may take short walks/runs around the local streets. The utmost care will be taken to ensure everyone’s safety. Some children may be involved with group trips during class time e.g. sport, choir or chess. Please fill in the attached slip indicating whether or not you give permission for these walks/runs or group trips. Whole class trips will still need your permission even though the cost will be covered by the activity fee.
I will be using email as an extra way to communicate with you this year. Could you please include the email address/addresses that I can use to communicate with you, on the attached slip.
Should you wish to contact us by email our addresses are:
j.coker@howickprimary.school.nz
m.smol@howickprimary.school.nz
We will regularly share classroom learning and notices with you through our classroom blog. www.2015hpsrm6.blogspot.co.nz
We will also be using Facebook as a way of communicating team and whole school learning and reminders.
Our school website is:
Kind regards
Mrs Judy Coker
Miss Mary Smol
Room 6 class teachers
My name is Judy Coker and I am the Associate Principal at HPS.
I am married with two grown up children.
I trained in Auckland many years ago and refreshed my qualifications more recently when I studied for a year fulltime to complete my Bachelor of Education and 2 years part time to complete the Honours Degree. I taught at Paerata, Manurewa South and Roscommon before taking time out to have children and to be a Playcentre Mum. I have been teaching full time at HPS since 1995.
My name is Mary Smol. I will be the teacher in Room 6 while Judy is released to fulfil her leadership role.
I trained in Southampton and Lancaster in England. I have a degree in Environmental Science and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education. I have been teaching for 21 years, in a range of schools in England and here in New Zealand.
I am also trained as a music specialist and will also be taking a selection of music groups at HPS next year.
www.2015hpsrm6.blogspot.co.nz will be our class blog address for 2015. Please check this over the holidays or ideally click the follow button so you will receive instant updates throughout the school year.
School opens on Monday, February 2nd with classes starting 8:50am. Students benefit from arriving from 8:30am onwards to give them time to prepare for learning and play with friends.
Please could you make sure your child brings all their named stationery to school on the first day of term. Your child will also need to have a pencil case to store their pencils, glue, eraser, pens etc in to help keep them together. This needs to be able to fit inside their desk so please make sure it’s not too big.
2015 Dates for Term 1:
We look forward to an exciting learning partnership with you in the New Year.
Kind Regards,
Judy Coker and Mary Smol
j.coker@howickprimary.school.nz
m.smol@howickprimary.school.nz
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