We Are Once Again Asking for Parent Assistance for Road Patrol Next Year. Our Patrol Is

NEWS Stepping Up & Reaching Out 16 NOV 2014

Important Notes/Dates / A note from the Principal
Term Dates 2015:
Teacher Only Day – Fri 30 Jan
Term 1 - 02 FEB – 02 APR
Term 2 - 20 APR – 03 JUL
Term 3 - 20 JUL – 25 SEP
Term 4 - 12 OCT – 18 DEC (TBC)
What’s coming up:
NOVEMBER:
07 NOV - Y1-3 Athletics Day (PP: 13 Nov)
12 NOV - Yr3 visit A&P Show
14 NOV - Show Day - School closed
17 Nov - Teacher Only Day
17 NOV - BOT Meeting 7pm
27 NOV - PTA Meeting
28 NOV - LEAP
DECEMBER:
04 DEC - Choir visits the Cathedral 10.30
05 DEC - DISCO
09 DEC - YR 3 Final Assembly 11.15am
09 DEC - YR 8 Awards Evening
09 DEC - YR 3 Visit to Christmas Grotto /Picnic
10 DEC - NE /YR1 Final Assembly 9.15am
11 DEC - YR2 Final Assembly 9.15am
11 DEC - YR8 Leavers Camp - Hanmer Springs
12 DEC - YR4 Final Assembly 1.30pm
12 DEC - End of Year Reports go home
15 DEC - Whole school final assembly 9.15-10.45am
15 DEC - BOT Meeting 7pm
16 DEC - School Year ends - 12.30pm / Dear Parents / Caregivers
Teacher Only Day Reminder:
A reminder about Teacher Only Day this coming Monday 17 November 2014. School will be closed for instruction on this day.
On this day staff will be involved in Professional Development centred on Future Orientation Education Systems with Derek Wenmoth from Core Education in the morning and with Gary Taylor from Canterbury University discussing the Assessment PACT Tool in the afternoon.
Fun4Us are possibly going to open for the day but this has not yet been confirmed. Please call them directly to find out more on 383-3128.
We work hard to ensure that our staff at Queenspark are up to date with curriculum teaching strategies for our children and we value the way you support us with this.
Jump Jam:
On Saturday 8 November our Jump Jam teams performed at the South Island Competition at Lincoln. We were very proud of all the children on this day. This was the culmination of many months work by the children
(during after school and holiday times ) with their hard working coaches. The growth of confidence shown by the children has been really great to see. They certainly have enjoyed this journey. Thank you to the Mums who have helped out along the way and special thanks to Karen Pearce and Karen Hutchings for their good work here.
School Athletics Days:
Congratulations to all our children for the way they conducted themselves and performed in the recent athletics days. The many Mums and Dads and Grandparents who came down to support the children on these days would have been proud of the resolute way the children went about their events in less than ideal conditions.
Playground Activities
It is great to see the children playing so purposefully in the playground at the moment. We are seeing a lot of children busily involved in lots of games and playing happily as a result. Ask them to teach you the game of hand ball. You are in for a treat. Be prepared to be beaten….. (as I found out!)
Enjoy this long weekend.
Ross Willocks
Principal 
General News . . .

Road Patrol 2015

We are once again asking for Parent assistance for Road Patrol next year. Our patrol is on duty each morning from 8.30 - 8.55am and every afternoon from 2.55 - 3.15pm. If you are available to help on any day morning or afternoon, please contact the office.

Music Festival

Just to let you know that the music festival was filmed and will be on CTV channel 40, 6.30 - 7.30 Sunday night. It should be the night that our children performed. The following Sunday will be the Friday night performance. Last Sunday was the Wednesday night performance.

SANITARIUM WEETBIX TRYATHLON: JELLIE PARK – 15 MARCH 2015

It’s time to register! Earlier this year we had a fantastic day out with a huge group from Queenspark School. Let’s try and beat the numbers we had!

This year it is possible for you to register your children as part of the school group from home. On the Sanitarium Weetbix Tryathlon website, click to register for Christchurch. Once you are part way through the application it prompts for what school your child attends. Select Queenspark from the dropbox and then it prompts for whether you wish to register as part of the school group. Select Yes and then select Queenspark School.

If you are not able to register from home please contact me for an application form and I am able to register your child on your behalf as part of the school group.

If you enter prior to 12 noon 19 December you will receive the discounted price of $35.

The school group registration close off for Christchurch is 11 March.

Benefits of entering a School Group:

Kids can share the enjoyment of the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon while having fun with fellow students and each participant is given a discounted entry price of $35.00 when entered by the School Coordinator.

To receive this discounted price students need to be registered through their school account by the Weet-Bix School Coordinator.

Enter a group of 15 or more students* and your schools could WIN one of these awesome prizes:

To receive this discounted price students need to be registered through their school account by the Weet-Bix School Coordinator.

Enter a group of 15 or more students* and your schools could WIN one of these awesome prizes:

– One of five $1000 cash prizes thanks to to spend on sporting goods or sporting activity of your choice!

– The Asics Schools Prize made up of 30 Asics Sports Packs

– Eight prizes of 10 complimentary entries to 2015/2016 Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon!

PLUS – there are 14 x $400 Sports Packs thanks to TOYOTA up for grabs! Packs include a $300 sports equipment voucher and an awesome shot put set signed by Toyota Ambassador VALERIE ADAMS!!!

AND – Not only will your students receive discounted entry price of $35, CourierPost will send your event kits to your school for FREE & post event you’ll also be sent a school group photo!

Bridget Hanrahan

Queenspark School Sanitarium Weetbix Try Co-ordinator

0277273913

ATTENTION PARKLANDS

COMMUNITY

Anxiety in Children: What it looks like and ways you can support children if they are experiencing anxiety.

Queenspark School will host psychologist Fleur Abrahamson from the Canterbury School Based Mental Health Team. Fleur will be at

Queenspark School on Friday 21st November.

Venue: Queenspark School Hall

Time: 7 to 8pm

NO COST

Fleur Abrahamson, Psychologist will give a presentation that gives you a chance to hear about up-to-date facts on Anxiety, learn what it looks like in children along with a discussion on practical ways you can support your child if they are experiencing anxiety.

This will be a presentation with some information you can take away

and a chance to discuss and ask questions.

Queenspark School Contact Person: Tony Mabin 3831578 Ext 719