NEWS Stepping Up & Reaching Out 17 MAR 2017
Important Notes/Dates / A note from the PrincipalTerm Dates 2017:
Term 1 – Monday 30 January – Thursday 13 April
Term 2 – Monday 1 May – Friday 7 July
Term 3 – Monday 24 July – Friday 29 September
Term 4 – Monday 16 October – Friday 15 December
Public Holidays
Monday 6 February – Waitangi Day
Friday 14 April – Good Friday
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 5 June - Queens Birthday
Monday 16 October – Labour Day
Friday 17 November – Canterbury Anniversary Day
Teacher Only Day:
Tuesday 6 June
What’s coming up:
MARCH:
Friday 17 March - LEAP 3.15pm school hallTuesday 21 March – Rm 7 visit Parklands Library 10am - 12.30pm
Wednesday 22 March – PTA 2nd Hand Uniform Sale 2.30 – 3.30pm in the school hall foyer
Monday 27 March - Kids Lit Quiz Competition
Monday 27 march – YR5/6 Swimming begins (through to 7 April)
Tuesday 28 March – Rm8 visit Parklands Library 10am - 12.30pm
Thursday 30 March – Wacky Hair Day!!
APRIL:
Tuesday 4 April – Rm 12 visit Parklands Library 10-12.30pmThursday 6 April - Canterbury Swimming Sports 9am - 3pm (TBC)
Thursday 12 April –YR1 Parent Assembly 9.15am
Thursday 13 April - House Competition - Remember House T Shirts
Thursday 13 April - Last day Term 1
Friday 14 April - Good Friday - School closed for instruction
MAY:
Monday 1 May - Term 2 beginsTuesday 9 May - YR7/8 Zone Netball Trials 3-5.30pm
Friday 12 May - YR0-3 Cross Country 11.15-12.30 (PP date 26 May)
Monday 15 May - Book Week - Theme: Animals
Tuesday 16 May - QPS Open Day - Come along at any time to any class and see what we are up to.
Tuesday 16 May - Senior Cross Country - 12-3pm (PP date 18th May)
Tuesday 23 May - Zone Cross Country 12.30-3pm (PP date 30 May)
Tuesday 30 May - ICAS Science Exam 11am hall foyer
June:
Tuesday 6 June – Teacher Only Day – School closed for instructionTuesday 13 June - ICAS Writing Exam - 11am hall foyer
Wednesday 14 June - ICAS Spelling Exam - 11am hall foyer
Friday 16 June - LEAP - 3-4pm school hall
Tuesday 20 June - Junior Mini Concert 11am school hall
Tuesday 27 June - Senior Mini Concert 11am school hall
Friday 30 June - QPS DISCO (TBC)
July:
Friday 7 July - Last day Term 2Monday 24 July - First day Term 1
Tuesday 25 July - Pre ICAS English Exam 11am hall foyer
Tuesday 25 July - YR1 Swimming begins
Thursday 27 July - YR2 Swimming begins
August:
Tuesday 1 August - Zone Winter Sport Tournament (details tbc) (PP Date 8 August)Tuesday 1 August - ICAS English Exam 11am hall foyer
Wednesday 2 August - Strum, Strike, Blow Festival
Tuesday 8 August - Pre ICAS Maths Exam 11am hall foyer
Wednesday 9 August - QPS Open Day - Come along at any time to any class and see what we are up to
Monday 14 August - Life Education begins
Monday 14 August - Cultural Festival begins
Tuesday 15 August - ICAS Maths Exam 11am hall foyer
Friday 24 August - Canterbury Winter Tournament (details TBC)
September:
Friday 8 September - LEAP - 3-4pm school hallThursday 28 September - QPS Showcase 6pm school hall
Friday 29 September - Last day Term 3
October:
Monday 16 October - First day Term 4Tuesday 24 October – Nest Class Beach visit
Wednesday 25 October - Rm 7 Beach visit
Thursday 26 October - Senior Athletic Day 9.30am - 3pm (PP Date 2 November)
Friday 27 October - QPS Open Day - Come along at any time to any class and see what we are up to
Friday 27 October - YR6 Cycle Safety begins
November:
Wednesday 1 November - Rm13 visit the beachThursday 2 November - Rm8 visit the beach
Friday 3 November - Rm12 visit the beach
Friday 10 November - YR0-3 Athletics Day 10.30am-12.30pm (PP Date: 16 November)
Wednesday 15 November - Zone Athletics Day 9am - 3pm (PP Date: 20 November)
Tuesday 21 November - Junior Mini Concert 11am school hall
Friday 24 November - School Twilight Fair 5-8pm
Tuesday 28 November - Senior Concert 11am school hall
Wednesday 29 November - YR1 Wheels Day 11.30am - 12.30pm
December:
Friday 1 December - LEAP 3-4pm school hallTuesday 5 December – YR1 Parent Assembly 9.15am
Wednesday 6 December - Canterbury Athletics
Friday 15 December - Last day Term 4 - All classes released at 12.30pm
Library Notices:
Damaged Library Books
If a library book comes home with rips or loose pages please don't fix it yourself. If you can just keep all the pieces together (rubberband or plastic bag) and return it to the library, where there are specialist tapes and glues to fix them. Thank you.
Help Wanted
To prepare new books for the library: If you are availableWednesdaymornings9-10.40am, and are Ok with tape, scissors and other sticky stuff, we'd love to have your assistance. Come and try it out, no obligation. No children please. Refreshments are included.
Just let Maree Silver-Hesseyknow:
/ Dear Parents / Caregivers,
YR5/6 Camps:
I was fortunate to visit both YR5/6 camps at Woodend recently and
saw the children really stepping up and challenging themselves.
Many thanks to MrsBoyte for her great organization and to all our parent helpers.
Rubbish:
Please encourage children to put rubbish in the bins or take it home. We are
putting together new schemes at school to ensure children learn to take care
of theirenvironment and rubbish clean up is a big part of this.
Masterplanning (Christchurch Schools Rebuild /Upgrade Programme):
Recently we submitted our Education Brief to the Ministry. This is essentially the
story of our school with regard to teaching and learning. In this document we have
captured thoughtsand ideas from teachers, parents and children about how our school buildingscan be further improved so that we can continue to provide the
very best learningfor our children. The next step is involving an architect.
Our Board are reviewing our school zone as part of the rebuild process. We are
lookingat the area in particular North of Broadhaven Ave(up to Bower Ave),
which is not currently included in our zone.I would be interested in hearing any
feedback if you have or comments on thisarea and if you think it should be
included in our school zone. We are working on a feedback consultation document
regarding our proposed school zone which we welcome your comments. We will
be sending this out next week. You are however welcome to email us if you have
anycomments prior to this being sent out.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Regards
Ross Willocks
Principal
CLICK HERE TO ENROL FOR OUR EXCITING APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Lunch-on-Line:
Unfortunately we no longer have a Monday service for Lunch-on-Line due to low numbers. The Friday delivery will still operate. We are looking into a Sushi option for term 2 and will let you know when this has been confirmed.
Absentees:
A reminder to please call us when your child will be absent from school for any reason. We have a 24hr answer phone so you can call us at any time day or night. We now have a text messaging system in place as well so we will be able to text you if we have not heard from you. You can reply with a reason to this text. Please see the office if you are unsure about this.
Road Patrol:
We are looking desperately for parent supervision for road patrol on a Thursday morning 8.25-8.55am. If you have a little spare time and are able to assist our students with road patrol on these days, please contact the office.
Relief Cleaner:
We are looking for a relief cleaner to join our team. This is an on-call position Monday-Friday. Please contact the school office if you are interested in this position or would like some more information.
Living Springs has Talent:
Kids Camp at Living Springs -April 18th to 21st
Registrations are now open!
$240 or only$220 if registered beforeMarch 31st.
Register online at www.
Watch our promotional video here:
For further details or questions contact 03 329 9788
Water bottles for Sale: Team up with someone else or grab a set for the family!
Pick up an order form from next Tuesday from the office.
Set of 2 (2ltr) $56
Set of 4 (500mls) $41
Set of 3 (750ml) $41
Set of 2 (1ltr) $35
Contact Jo for more information: 021 1322757
Missing Scooter
Missing Black, Red & White Kick EdgestarMilazo scooter from the
Scooter Central. Please return to the office or to Saissha in Room 20.
Thank you.
Why Kids Read Book Series
:and you shouldn’t discourage them.
So, your child is reading the 8th, 9th, 10th Geronimo Stilton or Rainbow Fairies or Diary of a Wimpy Kid book and you are despairing that the they will never read anything else?! Reading series like these is a developmental stage that most children will go through on their way to becoming fluent readers.
Reading a series is a great way to develop confidence;
- the characters are familiar,
- the language is familiar,
- so picking up another book is not a daunting experience,
- instead they have a successful reading experience and then they want to repeat it by reading more.
I can guarantee that your child will not continue to only read those series exclusively for years. They may go back to them occasionally, but then it is like a cuddly, for comfort and security, before they move onto something new and exciting. I
f you truly believe it has been too long and by this, I mean over 6 months, don’t make them choose something completely different as that will most likely be detrimental. Mix it up a bit by introducing something similar, as well as their favourite, not instead of.
If you want ideas or help in where to next just talk to your child’s teacher or contact Maree Silver-Hessey in the Queenspark School Library