Team 13 Newsletter

Term 4 Week 3

What's on?

Week 3 (This week)
Swimming - Our swimming time is 1pm so we will be leaving at 12.30 to get to the pool in time to get changed and ready for our lesson. We will have a snack at 12 to tied us over but won't each our lunch until we get back so we don't get stitch before swimming. Thank you to all those parents who volunteered to help with this, please come along on the day/s you said you could help by 12.25pm.

Disco - Friday 29th October, Halloween Disco Juniors (Yrs 1 -3) 6 - 7.15pm. Seniors (Yrs 4 - 6) 7.30 - 9pm.


Week 4
Swimming continued

Middle Team Gala - Wednesday 3rd November. This is an after-school event and everybody is welcome to come and see what is up for grabs, there will be all kinds of stalls, music and talent on show. Come and check it out, don't forget to bring your money.

PTA Golf Tournament - Friday 5th November


Week 6
Student Led Conferences - Please make sure you have returned your forms stating which time you wish to have these conferences. If you do not put a time in one will be allocated to you. This is the conference that your child leads with you in a group with other class mates. These are half hour slots and your child, along with 3 or 4 other families, will lead you through a day in the life of a Junior Team Member. They will go over what happens in their classroom and what they have learnt and then they will take their learning reports home with them for you to have a better look through. This will then be returned the following week.


Week 7
Last Day for Bible's in Schools - Friday 26th November

Learning Reports to be returned.

Mini Music Night - For any child who has learnt a musical instrument this year.

Orchestra Demo Concert - The school orchestra will demonstrate all the instruments that will be available to learn next year. Should you wish your child to learn an instrument a form will go home following this concert for you to fill in for next year's tuition.


Week 8
Junior Athletics Day - Run, Jump Throw day 11 - 1pm Thursday 2nd December. This is the Junior version of athletics day. This is only for the junior school and parents are welcome to come and watch and then share lunch with them afterwards. Sport uniforms to be worn on this day. (Postponement day is the 6th December)

Read, Feed, Speed Day - Day for the Dad's to come in and have some fun with their children. They will come to the classrooms and read with their children, then share in a sausage sizzle and then partake in some physical activity on the fields in a very friendly class game of soccer. Friday 3rd December

National Standards Reports - NS reports go home this Friday.


Week 10
Cathedral Visit - Thursday 16th December. Come and listen to the lovely singing voices of the junior team as they sing Christmas Carols at the Christchurch Cathedral.

Final School Assembly - You will be welcome to take your children home straight after the assembly at 10am


Hopefully that covers everything that is pertaining to the Junior school for the remainder of this term. If you have any questions about any of these events can you please see your classroom teacher.

Thank you.
Cat Kincaid