Newsletter Term Three Week 7

Hi and welcome to Week Seven for Term 3

Thanks to the parents who helped out with our Badminton trip last week. The children really enjoyed going and putting their learning into practice.

Hopefully you have received a little note about when your student led conference is with your daughter or son. They are looking forward to sharing their learning in a variety of areas with you.

All the best to Sam and Moss who participate in the Centrals on Thursday for the A Hockey team.

Week Six
Last week we visited Badminton Hall, wrote some more arguments (Expositon Writing), worked in our reading groups and looked at Multiplication and Division in the Room 7 maths class. We sang a song called "She'll be right", continued learning and pronouncing our mihi and participated in a powhiri with the rest of the school.

Week Seven
This week we will continue with our Oral/Visual presentations, write a three minute speech, play some Korfball and start some athletics. We will all be assessed on our mihi pronunciation and continue singing our "She'll be right" song and reading our shared novel.

Notices
A few dates:

• Korfball Sports Lessons Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 September
• PSC Centrals Winter Tournament: 12.00pm-3.00pm Thursday 3 September - Sam and Moss involved with A Hockey Team
  
• School Photos: Monday 7 September
• Senior School Speech Finals - 9.00am-10.30am Wednesday 9 September
• Student Led Conferences3.30-5.00pm Wednesday 9 September, 3.30-7.00pm Thursday 10 September
  
• CC Team to Nelson 23-25 September
  

Happy Birthday in September:
17th: Jooyoung
Class Captain: Natsuko
Class Secretary: Ben C.
7 min. Champions:

Newsletter Term Three Week 6

Hi and welcome to Week Six for Term 3
We welcome Mr Jason Prattley from the University/ Teaching College this week. He will be with us for the remainder of the term.

We have our trip to Badminton Hall on Tuesday. Can parents coming with us please meet 9.00am at the room - they can play also!

We are looking forward to more lessons from the Christchurch Boys High boys this week.

We took the Senior Assembly last week and the children looked great in their "country" clothes and enjoyed taking a gumboot throw and potato peeling competition.

Week Five

Last week we had a spelling levels test with a good number of children going up a level. We learnt about Badminton rules, had three PE lessons from the CBHS boys and did some persuasive writing. We continued with more Oral/ Visual presentations - Round 2, looked at Contractions in spelling and took the assembly singing a song called "Down to the Country".

Week Six
This week we will visit Badminton Hall, write some more arguments (Expositon Writing), work in our reading groups and look at Multiplication and Division in the Room 7 maths class. We will sing a song called "She'll be right", continue learning and pronouncing our mihi and participate in a powhiri.

Notices
A few dates:

• Badminton Hall Visit - 9.00am-11.30am Tuesday 25 August
• CBHS Sports Lessons 24, 26, 27 August
• PSC Centrals Winter Tournament: 12.00pm-3.00pm Thursday 3 September - Sam and Moss involved with A Hockey Team
  
• School Photos: Monday 7 September
• Senior School Speech Finals - 9.00am-10.30am Wednesday 9 September
• Student Led Conferences 2.30-5.00pm Wednesday 9 September, 2.30-7.00pm Thursday 10 September (School closed at 2.00pm both those days)
• CC Team to Nelson 23-25 September
  

Happy Birthday in August:
16th: Moss
28th: Sam
Class Captain: Moss
Class Secretary: Madi
7 min. Champions: Sam

Newsletter Term Three Week 5

Hi and welcome to Week Five for Term 3

It was sad to say goodbye to Mr Mak last week but we sent him off with a fun party and a signed football last Friday.

We all enjoyed going to the Town hall to hear Australian author Andy Griffiths (pictured). He had us all laughing non-stop with his creative thinking and story-telling.

We are looking forward to the Christchurch Boys High boys taking us for a series of six sports lessons over the next two weeks.

Next Tuesday, 25 August, we are going to Badminton Hall for the finish of our Badminton unit. We will need parents to transport us and to play! We will leave FOS at 9.00am and return to FOS by 11.30am. A note will come out this week.

Week Four
Last week we had more Oral/Visual presentations and we practised a mihi (Maori speech of welcome) and had our final two Badminton lessons with Mr Mak. We took the school assembly on Friday with our buddy class and sang a song about NZ heroes. Well done to Louis and Cille who were the announcers.

Week Five

This week we have a spelling levels test, learn about Badminton rules, have three PE lessons from the CBHS boys and start some new art with Mrs Coats. The ICAS maths exam is on Wednesday and the Town Hall Choir has an area rehearsal on Monday. We will continue with more Oral/ Visual presentations - Round 2, writing some arguments in preparation for our Rotary speeches

Notices
A few dates:

• Badminton Hall Visit - 9.00am-11.30am Tuesday 25 August
• CBHS Sports Lessons 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27 August
• ICAS Maths Exam - Wednesday 19 August
• PSC Centrals Winter Tournament: 12.00pm-3.00pm Thursday 3 September - Sam and Moss involved with A Hockey Team
  
• School Photos: Monday 7 September
• Senior School Speech Finals - 9.00am-10.30am Wednesday 9 September
• Student Led Conferences 2.30-5.00pm Wednesday 9 September, 2.30-7.00pm Thursday 10 September (School closed at 2.00pm both those days)
• CC Team to Nelson 23-25 September
  

Happy Birthday in August:
16th: Moss
28th: Sam
Class Captain: Moss
Class Secretary: 
7 min. Champions: Louis, Sam, Josh

Wearable Arts by Natsuko

Last week on Monday and Tuesday Team 7 were in the Wearable Arts at the Ngaio Marsh Theatre.

I liked being in our class dance, watching the Kaphaka group perform and modeling.

There was nothing that I didn't like about the performance.

I felt happy and proud and great.

Next time I would like to be able to watch the whole show

Newsletter Term Three Week 4

Hi and welcome to Week Four for Term 3

Wow, what a week last week! A number of you have commented to me on the stunning Wearable Arts from the Senior team and our wonderful input. I was so proud of Team 7 and it is one of those experiences that the children will never forget. Our children did so well as models, in our dance, in the Kapahaka group, final song and also Ben as the Taxi driver. Thanks to all of you who helped with our art, with dropping off and picking up and also for coming along to see the show.

This week we say farewell to Mr Mak (Justin Makinson) and the students will really miss him. He has been tremendous and we wish him all the best for the remainder of his training and his eventual teaching career. The children are looking forward to having him as their PE teacher when they are at High school!

Well done to Sam and Moss who were members of our winning A Hockey team at the West Zone Winter Tournament last week. They will compete at the Centrals Winter Tournament on Thursday 3 September at Hagley Park.

This week we are going to see author Andy Griffiths speak on Wednesday afternoon. We need one parent to accompany us. We will leave school at 12.30pm and return before 3.00pm.

Week Three
It was all about Wearable Arts and the West Zone Winter Sports tournament that we all took part in. We had another badminton lesson, visited the library and read more of our Andy Griffiths' serial book, wrote about and reflected on the Wearable Arts and did some printmaking with Mrs Coats.

Week Four
This week we will have more Oral/Visual presentations and catch up on some we missed from last week. We move into Multiplication/Division in the Room 7 maths' class, write and practice a mihi (Maori speech of welcome) and have our final two Badminton lessons. We will take the school assembly on Friday with our buddy class and sing a song about NZ heroes.

Notices
A few dates:

• Andy Griffiths' Author Visit - Wednesday 12 August
• CBHS Sports Lessons 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27 August
• PSC Centrals Winter Tournament: Thursday 3 September
  
• School Photos: Monday 8 September
• Student Led Conferences 2.30-5.00pm Wednesday 9 September, 2.30-7.00pm Thursday 10 September (School closed at 2.00pm both those days)
• CC Team to Nelson 23-25 September
  

Happy Birthday in August:
16th: Moss
28th: Sam
Class Captain: Rachel
Class Secretary: Jacob
7 min. Champions:ask Mr Mac

Newsletter Term Three Week 3

Hi and welcome to Week Three for Term 3

It is a very action-packed week with Wearable Arts, West Zone Sports Tournament, ICAS English test on Wednesday and the Chess tournament on Thursday too. We hope you can come along to see our class dance and the art we have made also.

Congratulations to Moss and L0uis who made Canterbury Development Hockey Teams last week.

Please note the Student Led Conferences are now on 9 and 10 September and school will close at 2.00pm both of those days.

Week Two
We finalised our NZ Personalities class dance and our pieces of Wearable art. We did some sewing of our dance costume (black NZ Silver fern singlets) and we had lots of Senior School W.A. practices, Kapa Haka practices, model practices etc. We met with our buddies and had some Oral/Visual presentations also.

Week Three
It's all about Wearable Arts on Monday and Tuesday as well as the West Zone Winter Sports tournament! We will also visit the Library, sing, write about the Wearable arts and continue with looking at stats in maths in Room 7. We will have another Badminton lesson and do some more printing in art.
Notices
A few dates:

• Wearable Arts Performances - 7pm Monday 3rd and 1pm and 7pm Tuesday 4th August
• West Zone Winter Sports Tournament: 10am-12.00pm Tuesday 4 August
• ICAS English: Wednesday 5 August
  
• Fendalton Zone Chess Tournament: Thursday 6 August
  
• Andy Griffiths' Author Visit - Wednesday 12 August
• CBHS Sports Lessons 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27 August
• PSC Centrals Winter Tournament: Thursday 3 September
  
• School Photos: Monday 8 September
• Student Led Conferences 2.30-5.00pm Wednesday 9 September, 2.30-7.00pm Thursday 10 September (School closed at 2.00pm both those days)
• CC Team to Nelson 23-25 September
  

Happy Birthday in August:
16th: Moss
28th: Sam
Class Captain: Rachel
Class Secretary: Jacob
7 min. Champions:ask Mr Mac