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Weekly Friday NewsletterTerm 3, Week 32 6 August 2010

NOTICES:Dick Weir: On Wednesday as part of our literacy programme, Dick Weir will be working with students throughoutthe school developing their poetic writing, reading and performing skills.Farewell: This week we farewell Quan as he and his family return to Vietnam. Quan and family have been living inNZ for the past four years. Sadly, work arrangements take Quans family back to Vietnam. We hope Quan settlesback into his new/old school smoothly.Australian Maths Competition: Several students in Kowhai and Kahikatea will be completing tasks for theAustralian Maths Competition on Thursday.After School Care Required: Please contact Rebecca ph 817-8283 work ph 021 204 3965 if you know of anyoneinterested in providing childcare for her 5 year old after school.Kapiti Kitchen: We have sold 120 bottles of cordial and have made $322.47 total profit for the school. Manythanks to all those families who supported us in this fundraiser.Thank you: to the Speranskaya family for kindly donating a Kauri tree to Clifton Terrace Model School.

Welcome: To Finley (Year 4) and Claudia Shaker (Year 2) who are joining Kowhai on Monday.Teacher Trainees: This week we welcome Maggie Clink to Kauri and Jamie-Lyn Winiata to Kowhai homegroups.They will be working at CTMS until the end of the term.Haka: On Monday Hone and Wiremu Patrick will be teaching the boys the haka as part of our Te Reo Maoriprogramme.Schoolgen: As many parents are probably aware, CTMS has solar panels kindly provided by Genesis Energy. OnTuesday Maggie Twaddle, an Education Facilitator from Genesis Energy will be working across the schooldeveloping their understanding of solar energy. This learning supports our current science topic on carbonemissions.School Reports: On Friday parents will be receiving their childs mid-year school report. Included in this reportis a section on National Standards. From 2010, all schools with children in Years 1-8 are using National Standardsin reading, writing and maths. Schools are required to report twice a year to parents about their childs progressand achievement in relation to the standards. These standards are a description of what all New Zealand childrenare expected to be able to do in reading, writing and maths in Years 1-8 and have been developed by the Ministryof Education.

Monday 2 August

Welcome Teacher Trainees to Kauri and KowhaiHaka 9.00 a.m.Kauri/Kahikatea LibraryOrchestra/music programme

Tuesday 3 August

Dick WeirSchoolgen activities with Maggie 9:30am-3pm

Wednesday 4 AugustDick Weir 9am-12:30pm

Yr 7 & 8 Technology at Mount Cook School

Thursday 5 August

Australian Maths Competition

School Assembly Hosts: Tommy, Bon, Poppy, CadiSwimming Lessons 1.30 2.30 p.m.

Friday 6 August School Fundraising BBQ on Lambton Quay outside ASB11:30am-2:30pmWholly Bagels Lunch OrdersASB School BankingSpanishReports sent home

Reminder:

Sausage SizzleFundraiserFriday 6 th August

Please encourage yourwork colleagues to

support us.

Terms 3 Dates:

Australian Maths CompetitionYears 4-8 - 5 AugustSausage Sizzle 6 AugustReports sent home - 6 AugustE.R.O. - 13 SeptTerm 3 Ends - 24 Sept

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School Sausage Sizzle: The school is holding a sausage sizzle as a fundraiser outside the Lambton Quay ASBBranch (opposite Midland Park). This will take place on Friday 6th August from 11:30am-2:30pm. Last years sizzlewas very successful, and we hope for a repeat of that same success this year. The ASB are kindly supporting us byproviding the BBQ and necessary equipment. We will need the help of 2 parents to run the BBQ. Please let

Raewyn know if you are available to help with the cooking! Some older students will be assisting. If you do notwish your child to participate, please let us know. Should you be on Lambton Quay during the lunch hour on the 6 th

August please come long and buy a sausage or two from the stall. We are very grateful to the ASB for theirongoing support of our school.

Yummy Stickers: Thank you to Sol who has managed to collect 1,200 yummy stickers through his Mums work atLes Mills please see the photo below. This is a fantastic effort. Please keep sending the stickers in until the endof Term 3 when we can trade them in for free sports gear.

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