Weekly newsletter week 6

Howick Primary School Junior Weekly Newsletter 5th June - 9th June Room 16
Remember: no school on Friday 2nd June and Monday 5th June
Cultural Mufti	HPS Celebrates this as our Cultural Mufti Day Cost $2 for the mufti. Funds go to: World Vision. Dress up: Wear clothing that represents a different culture from anywhere in the world, perhaps where your parents or grandparents were born or a country that you are interested in.
3pm hometime	For the safety of the children, we ask that all children in Y0-2 are collected by a parent/family member or sibling from the classroom. Please contact the school office if someone else will be collecting your child If you would like your Y2 child to walk home with siblings or on their own, please speak to your child’s class teacher to make an alternative arrangements
Support the PFA	The PTA will be selling chocolates, Yum! Chocolates will be given out to students next Friday 9th June (Wk 6) A box of 36 chocolates will go out with the eldest and only. Families will have two weekends to sell. Payments and unsold chocolates to be returned to school on or before Monday 19th June.   We thank our families in advance for their support :)
Curriculum Evening	HPS is hosting a “How you can help at home” evening in the school hall on Thursday, June 15th from 6pm - 7pm.  The hall be set up with Literacy and Maths stations to provide a range of ways you can support your child at home with their learning.   Childcare is available in the library for HPS students if required - please let your child’s teacher know if you would like to use this service
Class blogs	Please check the child’s class blog for weekly letters and other info Take a look at our latest photos of our learning. Click on the link : http://2017hpsrm16.blogspot.co.nz/
Absences	Parents are asked to telephone the school office or report it on the HPS School app by 9am if their child will be absent. HPS operates an answerphone service at all times to make this process easy for families.  When leaving a message, we need to know your child’s first name, last name, room number and the reason for their absence.   If the absence is due to medical reasons, please supply a medical certificate to the school office if your child has been absent for 3 days or longer.
Photography session	Family photograph session at school Saturday 10th June Money raised goes to Student Leader trip to Wellington
Looking Ahead: Term 2 Week 7: 12th June  - 16th June
Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Curriculum evening Friday: