Week 6

This Week and Beyond 08.03.10

Rāhina/Monday

Rātu/Tuesday

Rāapa/Wednesday

Rāpare/Thursday

Rāmere/Friday

8th

Kahikatea

(Ako 11,12 & 13) EOTC Week.

9th

Gym Ako 4,5,6.

6pmPasifika/ Te Whanau Hui.

10th

11th

12th

15th

Cake boxes and sweet bags will be coming home!

16th

Gym Ako 4,5,6.

Western Zone Junior Sports Festival.

17th

Sorting night for the Fair!

18th

Another sorting night for the Fair!

19th

Fair set up!

22nd

23rd

Western Zone Junior Sports Festival – Cancellation date.

24th

9.00am New Parents/Carers Morning Tea.

Conferences.

25th

Senior

Outstanding Students.

26th

Disco!

Saturday 20th March: School Fair, 11.00am to 2.00pm
Happy Birthday Congratulations to the following children who celebrate a birthday this week: Freja, Iverson, Nicholas A, Kate and Eunice.
Netball Registration for 2010 Please note that the registration forms for Saturday netball are being distributed with this Newsletter.
Virtue of the Week The virtue for this week is Courage -Hautoa. You are practising courage when you: · admit mistakes and learn from them · ask for help when you need it · try new things · keep going even when you feel like giving up · stand up for what you know is right
Family– Whanau Conferences Wednesday 24th March Monday 29th March We are looking forward to setting some goals for us to work on this year and to share our initial data in the Blue Portfolios. Our conferences are 15 minutes long and take place on Wednesday 24th March and Monday 29th March. Please complete the enclosed form and return it to School Office as soon as possible.
Eco Club Produce from our school garden. We have some wonderful gardeners at KWNS as you can see by the photograph! Unfortunately all of the produce was sold to staff within an hour of the sale table being set up!
Civil Defence Look inside the back cover of the Yellow Pages. Fill in the first section of Household Emergency Plan Check List. As a family, discuss and fill in No.’s 1 and 2 on this page.
Te Whanau Kahikatea Here’s a little bit about the adults you’re likely to meet:
Anne Smith is our teacher aide	Lynn Duigan teaches in Ako 11.	Rae Johansen teaches in Ako 12.	Rita Urry is the whanau leader and teaches in Ako 13.	Brigit Kerr is our reading recovery and equity teacher.

Community News

Greater Wellington Regional Council is conducting possum control in the Long Gully Bush area. Please be aware that baits will be dispensed from bait stations, and while cyanide is in use, children should be kept away from these areas. For more information please contact Darren Lees on 027 474 2028 or 526 5328 or email darren.lees@gw.govt.nz.

The Wellington Community Children’s Choir is relocating to Island Bay School. There is no audition, no music sheets and no prior musical knowledge is necessary. This choir is led by Julian Raphael who has had formal training, but he leads the choir in a non traditional way, bringing music to everyone with or without musical knowledge. For more information please email isabelle.l@ihug.co.nz.

Music Teacher for Clarinet and Saxophone. For more information please contact Lauryn Williamson at lauryn_anne_williamson@hotmail.com.

BATS Theatre is showing a one-off, family friendly matinee show of Ken Campbell’s infamous play ‘Skungpoomery’ on Saturday 27^th March at 3pm. Skungpoomery is an hilarious and vibrant day in the lives of Faz and his feeble-minded assistant Twoo. Expect a physically challenging, knee-slapping and word-boggling theatrical experience.

Free Family Fun Day at Federated Farmers Farm Day. Farm Day is the perfect opportunity for children to learn about farm animals, take part in a guided farm walk and try out some farm work. Check the Farm Day website, www.farmday.org.nz, for a Farm Day near you, and don’t forget to pack your gumboots. For more information please phone 0800 327 646 or email ahart@fedfarm.org.nz.