Elm Park School Newsletter - 3rd August 2012 - Term 3 - Week 3
Friday 3rd August 2012 – Term 3 - Week 3
Value Focus for next week: Initiative /
Perseverance
From The Principal
Kia ora tatou katoa, Talofa, Malo e lelei, Bula vi naka, Kia orana Nga
mihi nui ki a koutou, Namaste, Nihao, Greetings to you all.
Kia ora koutou katoa. This week some of our students performed at
the HPPA Dance Festival held at Elim Christian College over two evenings. They
were very enthusiastic and we are very proud of them. A big “Nga mihi nui” to
Mrs Rist for all her efforts and to the staff who helped out over the two
nights with makeup etc. We really appreciate all the extra support to allow our
students to participate with energy and pizazz! Tau ke (awesome).
This weekend we will be welcoming Korean
Students from Shinan County in South Korea, who will be with us for 3 weeks
learning English. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students as well, to
learn about Korean culture, language and food. We look forward to sharing our
culture with them too.
Our new winter jacket has arrived at last and
looks very smart. It has been very popular and it will certainly help to keep
out the winter chills.
See Sheree Houghton at the uniform shop to purchase one.
See Sheree Houghton at the uniform shop to purchase one.
Hours are 8.15 am - 9.00 am and 2.30 pm -3.00 pm daily.
Kia tupato (take care). Have a
lovely weekend.
Trish Plowright
Principal
How You Can Help Your School
MacCain’s School
Veggie Patch Programme is still running in schools. Collect the barcodes from
your frozen veggie packs and drop them in to the box outside Mrs Plowright’s
office. Would you like to see Elm Park
students planting their own veggie seeds and learning about healthy eating at
the same time?
Help us: barcodes=points=
equipment and advice
PAPER 4 TREES UPDATE - As a result of increased paper
collection from our Community we have another bin and that means more trees for
us! Please continue to keep putting the
following in our green Paper 4 Trees bins which are situated by the Hall: any recyclable paper which you normally
generate at home such as empty cardboard boxes, newspapers, junk mail &
flyers, egg cartons, cereal boxes, magazines, writing paper can be put into
theses bins. However paper cannot be
contaminated with anything which has
blood, excessive amounts of food residue (such as empty pizza boxes with food
stuck to them) and of course hand towels and tissues. These are not OK for us to recycle and need
to go into your rubbish bins at home. Thank
you for your support!
Looking
Ahead
ELM PARK SCHOOL WALKING BUS - We are excited to announce
that Elm Park School’s first WALKING SCHOOL BUS will be starting on Monday 23
July. An Elm Park Parent will be wearing
a bright orange vest and will be waiting for you at the shops on the corner of
Reeves Road and Gossamer Drive. The bus
will begin walking to school at 8.25 am.
Please join her and the rest of the group for a fun, safe and healthy
way to start your day. If any other
parents would like to start up another walking school bus please see Karen
Allen. Let’s work together to keep our
children safe.
This
Week in Review
HOWICK
/ PAKURANGA DANCE FESTIVAL - On Monday and Tuesday night
this week, a group of talented dancers performed at the Dance Festival held at
Elim College. 14 different schools showed us their best moves. Our groups
performed Goodnight and Amazing Tron. It was very exciting to perform in front
of nearly 800 people each night. A big thank you to Mrs Rist for organizing the
dancers and our fabulous costumes. Also a big thank you to our friends and
family for supporting us.
Key Events For Your Diary
Fri 3 Aug........ Whole School Assembly
Mon 13
Aug... Maths Week
Fri 17
Aug...... Whole School Assembly
....................... Principal’s
Morning Tea
Tue 28
Aug.... Zone Speech Final
Fri 31
Aug...... Whole School Assembly
Fri 14
Sept..... Whole School Assembly
Thur 27
Sept.. Principal’s Awards Assembly
Fri 28
Sept..... Term 3 Ends
Mon 15
Oct.... Term 4 Commences
Mon 22
Oct.... Labour Day – SCHOOL CLOSED
Fri 2 Nov......... Whole School Assembly
Wed 7 Nov...... Student Led Conferences Y1-3 3.30
pm
Thur 8
Nov..... Student Led Conferences
Y4-6 3.30 pm
Fri 16
Nov....... Whole School Assembly
Fri 23
Nov....... Principals Morning Tea
Fri
30 Nov ...... Whole School Assembly
Focus on Children
In Room 15 we have been learning how to write a hook
at the beginning of our stories, to make our audience really want to read our
stories. These are some of our
beginnings.
I woke up in an amazing mood because I was going to Australia
on an aeroplane with my family.
Avalon
I was surprised because there was a big bus outside
our house when I came home from school on Friday.
Vacha
“YES!!” I thought as I flipped out of my
bed. I was so excited because I was
going to my grandad’s house.
Jamie
Swish, click, snap! I have my raincoat on and I am
going into my garden. I am going to collect bugs.
Meherzad
Yay! My dad really booked a ticket for us to
go to Dunedin. “But why are we going?” I
asked
“I am not telling.” answered my dad.
Alisha
“Hi, Auntie. You’re back. We missed you so much!” I said.
Kiri
Grocery shopping again. I went with my mum
to Botany to do grocery shopping.
Andrew
Nom, nom, nom. My mouse was eating. It was surprising that he was eating so much.
Kazu
“Mmmmm, I don’t want to get up.” I mumbled
Anna
“Hurray!” I said. “We’re finally going shopping!” Mum and Dad grabbed their wallets.
Jennifer
I was stumped!! My dad said that we were
going to some place cold, windy and steep.
Michael
“Hooray! Today it is Aiden’s birthday!” I shouted
Nevada
I was
so excited because we were going to our dad’s work to build metal things.
Hunter
Yahoo! I won a medal.
My team was Poland.
Jordan
YAY! I am so excited because I am going tree
planting today.
Leo
Did you know that I was player of the day?
Ben
YEAH! I was so surprised when my dad came
home from my grandma’s house with
chips popcorn and another surprise. Sophia
COMMUNITY NOTICES
“A New
Idea for Dealing with OCD, ADD, ADHD & Autism class 2nd September in Epsom
– This class is run by Diva Diaz who is on the spectrum of all of these and she
will share tools she uses to assist herself and others to function in society
with more ease. For more info see www.AccessConsciousness.co.nz/labels or call Michelle 027-270-1948.
Suitable for parents, teachers and people on the spectrums.”
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