Hi there

As a part of our term science focus on The Living World we will be visiting Orana Park on Tuesday the 5th of June. We will travel by bus, and will be spending most of the day there. We will be asking for parent help, and we are hoping for at least 4 parents per class to come along with us, to walk with small groups of children as we visit different areas of the park. The day will be organised for us by the educators at the zoo school, teaching to objectives selected by the rooms 1-4 teachers.

The cost for this trip, and the bus, is included in this term’s activity fee.

Watch your class blog for parent help details!

Kind regards

Carolyn

Dear parents,

On Monday 21st May, the New Entrant team are holding an “explorers” day! This will be the stimulus for our new inquiry. We will be studying dinosaurs … but this is a surprise so please don’t tell the children!

You child needs to come to school dressed as an explorer – wearing old clothes because we will be getting dirty!

They also need to have a jacket or warm polar fleece, just in case.

During our inquiry into dinosaurs our main focus will be science, the living world. The key objective is that children will explain how we know that some living things from the past are now extinct (New Zealand Curriculum). In addition to this the children will take part in learning experiences relating to maths (classification), literacy (finding information and imaginative stories), the arts (dance, drama and visual arts), social sciences (working together in groups). Our key competency focus is ‘thinker’.

Kind regards,

Carolyn, Abi, Sara, Karrie and Amanda

Hi!

The PTA rug sale is on THIS FRIDAY at 3pm (not 11am as previously advertised).

Come along and snap up a bargain!

RUG  SALE

Friday May 11th

11am-1pm

Back this term BIGGER and BETTER!

and    SO MUCH FUN!

We thought the senior team rug sale last term was amazing..

Due to popular demand….

The P.T.A  Rug Sale this Sunday at school will be huge!

Buy a Rug space    ONLY $20     or children’s towel space $5

There will be sports equipment…ski gear…boots and shoes….

clothing..books…heaps of pre loved items

See you there!!

Parent Help Wanted!
Do you have some free time on either a Tuesday or Thursday morning between 9am-9.30am to help listen to individual children read in the library?
We would like a few more keen parents to join the Eager Reading Team and to help support children’s reading in the school.
If you can help out on either of these mornings could you please email Christine Marshall (the teacher who runs this programme)christine.marshall@fendalton.school.nz
THANK YOU

Hi there

I hope your holiday is going well, and that the children are enjoying a well deserved break.

In term two the children will be attending gymnastics sessions at QE2. we are booked in from weeks 2 to 7, on Wednesday mornings. In order to transport the children we are asking for volunteers from each class to drive from school to QE2, and back. Please see your class blog or whiteboard for class specific details.

Enjoy the rest of the break!

Carolyn

This week we have been learning about different jobs in our community. As part of this we have had a few parents into speak to us about their jobs. We would like to say a big thank you to all the parents who have offered to come in, the children have really enjoyed it.

Dress Up Day

Next Thursday (5th April) we are having a ‘What I want to be when I grow up’ day. The children can come to school dressed as something or someone they want to be when they grow up. Please don’t feel that you need to go out and buy a costume, think outside the square and see what you can create from things at home.

As part of the dress up day we are going to have some activities related to different job.

The children will need to bring:

• a box (a shoe box would be an ideal size)
• Flowers, leaves, twigs, pebbles etc to share

Looking forward to seeing all the children sharing their dreams of who they want to be. I wonder what the teachers might dress up as …?

The Junior Team

Hi!

We have had a fantastic couple of weeks, with exciting learning going on. Our caterpillars have all become butterflies, and thanks to the wonders of technology we have the hatching captured in time lapse photography. The children have experienced activities in reading, writing, maths and science associated with our caterpillars, all in a context that is both exciting and full of wonderment.

Last week we had a very successful Try-athlon, in which all children participated, and today sees us holding the competitive duathlon for those children who have wanted to enter.

After the Try-athlon we have a couple of helmets in the wrong homes. Here is a note from the year 2 team, who are missing a couple of helmets:

Bike helmet found- name is Tom B, grey/silver specialised, pick up from Room 12

Also, A red, white and black helmet was accidentally swapped during the try-athlon practices.  Someone has taken home one that looks just like theirs but it has the name Thomas on it and it is a child’s size and brand new.

Can you please check your child’s helmet and make sure they took the correct one home last week?

A couple of important issues have arisen over the past week, to which I need to bring your attention:

Carpark: The children are not allowed to walk through the staff car park at any time of day, whether they are supervised or not. This is particularly important before and after school. Please teach your child to walk through the pedestrian entrances to the school.

Arriving early: Teachers often have meetings with staff or parents, or preparation jobs to do, prior to 8:30 in the mornings.  We keep classrooms locked until 8:30 because we are not always around to supervise the children before this time. For this reason we ask that children are dropped at school between 8:30 and 8:50.

Tissues and sanitizer: With the cold and flu season fast approaching, we are keen to keep our classes as hygienic as possible for the children, to keep them as healthy and comfortable as we can. We are in desperate need of tissues in all of our classes, so if you are able to send a box to school that would be fantastic! If you would like your child to keep a wee bottle of hand sanitizer in their bag or tote tray that is absolutely fine  :)

We look forward to another couple of exciting weeks, filled with lots of learning

Kind regards

Carolyn.

Fendalton School Junior Duathlon Champs 1.30pm-3.00pm Tuesday 20 March 2012

RUN-BIKE-RUN

For the fourth time, we are giving those Junior (Year 1/2) children who want to, a chance to compete in a Duathlon –  Run (350m), Bike (700m), Run (350m).  THIS IS VOLUNTARY and aimed at giving those children who want to, a chance to extend themselves physically in a competitive environment.  (Postponement date is Thursday 22 March)

The course will be around the perimeter of the field at school. Children will start with a one lap run, then they will need to put on a cycle helmet and complete two laps of the field on a cycle followed by another lap of running and finishing at the finish line by the cricket pitch. There will be four separate races: Year One Girls, Year One Boys, Year Two Girls and Year Two Boys. School Ribbons will be awarded to the first three finishers in each race.

Children who would like to enter the duathlon can collect an entry form from Room 2, from Tuesday March 6 2012. All entries must be received (back to room 2) by Tuesday March 13 2012.

The approximate timetable for the day is as follows:

1.30pm Race Briefing for all entrants

1.45pm Year One Girls Rec. Millie White 5m45s (2010)

2.00pm Year One Boys Rec. Nick Cooke 5m19s (2008)

2.15pm Year Two Girls Rec. Anna Sang 5m26s (2010)

2.30pm Year Two Boys Rec. Jack Harding 4m33s (2010)

2.45pm Prize Giving at the Finish Line

(Please note, the above times are approximate. Please arrive a little early, to avoid disappointment.)

JUNIOR TRY-ATHLON 2012

 WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH, 1:30-2:30pm  (Postponement date-THURSDAY 15 MARCH)

Each year the whole junior school (years 0-2) participate in a teams try-athlon. The aim of this event is to give children the experience of participating in a teams event. In the past we have had the traditional swim, bike, run format, however as our pool is out of action we have a new format for 2012.

Our “TRY-ATHLON” will be made up of three sporting disciplines done in a relay format i.e. cycling, scootering, running. Each class will participate and will be divided into 2 teams by the teacher and children.

Please note: This event is focused on team building and participation. All children are encouraged to try their best. There are no places recorded in this event*.

*(There is a competitive event, the individual duathlon, with places recorded and ribbons given for the first three places. Stay tuned for more about this next week.)

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

1.    Scootering: This group will scooter around a cone on the court area and tag the next competitor.

2.   Cycling: This group will begin on the field. (Cycling around the outside of the field 2 laps)

3.   Running: The third group will begin their running relay inside of the field. (Running around the inside of the field and finishing on the cricket pitch)

WHAT DOES YOUR CHILD NEED:

• Scootering – scooter, helmet (sports uniform).
• Running - sports uniform
• Cycling - sports uniform and a bike and a helmet

All children will need:

• Extra “energy” snacks in lunch box – fruit, veggies are great, water bottle at school.
• Sunscreen applied before coming to school and school sun hat.

Practice dates:

Thursday 8 March

Monday 12 March

Please come and support all the children in this event.

We look forward to seeing you here.

Kind regards,

The Junior Team