Weekly newsletter for week 9

Howick Primary School Junior Weekly Newsletter 18th September- 22nd September Room 16
It’s Performance Evening this week - we’re so looking forward to it!
Performance Evening	Please could your child return the tear off slip from the bottom of the letter to their teacher indicating their attendance BY MONDAY PLEASE The performance starts at 6.30pm. Tickets are $5 per family and are available at the door on the night. The children need to be at school at 6.00pm
Pie  Day	Pie day is on 21st September Pies can be ordered through http://www.ezlunch.co.nz/ with your account Pies must be ordered by Midday Wednesday 20 September
Yoghurt pots	We are starting to collect yoghurt pots for our trip in term 4 Please could you bring in any empty, clean  yoghurt pots to your child’s class More details on the trip to follow
Contacting the Office	If your child is going to be absent from school, please contact the school office. Alternatively, you could leave a message on the absence line or use the HPS app If someone else is going to collect your child or you are going to be late collecting them, please contact the school office who will send a message to your child’s teacher
library books	Our library day is Tuesday All children need to have their library book in their book bag so they can change their library book when we visit the library on Mondays We work on a ‘no book, no swap’ policy
Book Bags	Please make sure your child brings their book bags to school everyday.   No book bag no reader will be sent home.
Uniform	2017 is the final year for wearing the old style uniform e.g. grey striped shirt.   In 2018 ALL students will be wearing the new style that has been phased in over the past two years. PLEASE NAME ALL ITEMS OF UNIFORM it is much easier to reunite you with your lost items if they are named! Please make sure that if your child is unable to wear the correct shoes that a note is sent and the correct shoes after that.
Class blogs	Please check your child’s class blog for weekly letters and other info. Take a look at our latest photos of our learning and other school events Click on the link : http://2017hpsrm16.blogspot.co.nz/
Missing Clothing	After the fun run,several junior children misplaced their items of uniform or sports clothing. If your child has come home with some extra items could you please return these to your child’s classroom teacher.
Lost Property	We have a huge amount of lost property in the box outside the library Please could you have a look through it and re claim any item that belongs to you. Thankyou for your help with this.
Looking Ahead: Term 3 Week 10:  25th September -  29th September
Monday: Tuesday: library Wednesday: Thursday: last school assembly for term Friday: End of term 3 - school closes at 3pm as usual

Weekly newsletter for week 8

Howick Primary School Junior Weekly Newsletter 11th September- 15th September Room 16
Don’t forget - keep collecting your sponsor money!
Performance Evening	Please could your child return the tear off slip from the bottom of the letter to their teacher indicating their attendance The performance starts at 6.30pm. Tickets are $5 per family and are available at the door on the night. The children need to be at school at 6.00pm
WOW with AT	We are taking part in the challenge that encourages children to use sustainable modes of travel to school. Each morning the children will record how they travelled to school. If they walked, scootered, cycled or used public transport they will earn their class a WOW! The class with the most WOWs will win a trophy at assembly. If you live too far away to allow your child to walk, scooter or bike, then you can drop them on the corner of O'Halloran and Juliet or Angelo and Willoughby. This will count as a walking WOW. Please encourage your children to take part by earning their class lots of WOWs! This will help decongest Willoughby Ave and keep our children safe. To keep your child safe please: - make sure students that are cycling or scootering wear a secure helmet. - ensure an adult accompanies Junior school students. - take home Junior school bikes and scooters before school starts. - ensure your child walks once you reach the school gate. - ensure Senior school students walk their bike or scooter to the racks, which are behind room 7.  The school is not responsible for any damage or loss.
Smencils	Don’t forget to place your order for the scented pencils and coloured pencils (Smencils) in the box by the PTA postbox outside the office
Fun Run	Start collecting ALL the money from your sponsors and bring  the money and the sponsor form back to school and put it in the PTA letterbox outside the office All money needs to returned to school by Thursday 14th September Don’t forget to choose your prize!!
Contacting the Office	If your child is going to be absent from school, please contact the school office. Alternatively, you could leave a message on the absence line or use the HPS app If someone else is going to collect your child or you are going to be late collecting them, please contact the school office who will send a message to your child’s teacher
Pirate Day	Ahoy matey, Friday 15th September is Pirate Day, oooh arrr PLease bring $2 so you can come to school as a pirate, me hearties! Any ‘weaponry’ will be kept with the Cap’n during playtimes ( their classroom) Yo ho ho - it’ll be an awesome day
Uniform	2017 is the final year for wearing the old style uniform e.g. grey striped shirt.   In 2018 ALL students will be wearing the new style that has been phased in over the past two years. PLEASE NAME ALL ITEMS OF UNIFORM it is much easier to reunite you with your lost items if they are named!
Class blogs	Please check your child’s class blog for weekly letters and other info. Take a look at our latest photos of our learning and other school events Click on the link : http://2017hpsrm16.blogspot.co.nz/
Missing Clothing	After the fun run,several junior children misplaced their items of uniform or sports clothing. If your child has come home with some extra items could you please return these to your child’s classroom teacher.
Lost Property	We have a huge amount of lost property in the box outside the library Please could you have a look through it and re claim any item that belongs to you. Thankyou for your help with this.
Looking Ahead: Term 3 Week 9:  18th September -  22nd September
Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Performance Evening Friday:

Weekly newsletter

Howick Primary School Junior Weekly Newsletter 28th August- 1st September Room 16
Don’t forget - it’s the Fun Run this week and sausages for lunch on Friday!
Koanga Festival	Saturday 2nd September is the Koanga Festival at Somerville Intermediate Hall at 10am. Our school Kapa Haka group will be performing.  The students have been working really hard learning and perfecting their routine.  It is a gold coin donation at the door, come along and support our students.
WOW with AT	We are taking part in the challenge that encourages children to use sustainable modes of travel to school. Each morning the children will record how they travelled to school. If they walked, scootered, cycled or used public transport they will earn their class a WOW! The class with the most WOWs will win a trophy at assembly. If you live too far away to allow your child to walk, scooter or bike, then you can drop them on the corner of O'Halloran and Juliet or Angelo and Willoughby. This will count as a walking WOW. Please encourage your children to take part by earning their class lots of WOWs! This will help decongest Willoughby Ave and keep our children safe. To keep your child safe please: - make sure students that are cycling or scootering wear a secure helmet. - ensure an adult accompanies Junior school students. - take home Junior school bikes and scooters before school starts. - ensure your child walks once you reach the school gate - ensure Senior school students walk their bike or scooter to the racks, which are behind room 7.  The school is not responsible for any damage or loss.
Fun Run	Wednesday 30th August is Fun Run Day Once you have done the run - you need to collect  the money from your sponsor and bring it back to school and put it in the PTA box outside the office Don’t forget to choose your prize!!
Reminder - absent children	If your child is going to be absent from school, please contact the school office. Alternatively, you could leave a message on the absence line or use the HPS app
Maths Craft	Auckland Museum is hosting the annual Maths Craft Festival 9 - 10 September 10.00 -5pm No booking is required. Entry to the festival is free with a museum ticket (which is free for NZ residents). for more information about this event follow the link http://www.mathscraftnz.org/events/
The Parenting Through Separation Programme	Provided free of charge by the Ministry of Justice for parents who are in the process of separating or who have separated. The programme is delivered by a psychologist from Triple P New Zealand Ltd. Next session:  Saturday, September 9th at 9.30 – 1.30. To register call Triple P (09) 579 1794.
Uniform	2017 is the final year for wearing the old style uniform e.g. grey striped shirt.   In 2018 ALL students will be wearing the new style that has been phased in over the past two years.
Class blogs	Please check your child’s class blog for weekly letters and other info. Take a look at our latest photos of our learning and other school events Click on the link : http://2017hpsrm16.blogspot.co.nz/
Looking Ahead: Term 3 Week 7:  4th September -  8th September
Monday: Footsteps Tuesday: Library Wednesday: Thursday: Tennis Friday: Kiwiball