weekly newsletter for week 10

Howick Primary School Junior Weekly Newsletter 3rd July - 7th July Room 16
It’s nearly the holidays……. 1 more week to go……. but what a busy week!
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 other than you will be collecting your child, the office will then inform the class teacher
litterless lunches	We are working on cutting down the amount of litter at school. One way to help us do this is for each child to try and have a litterless lunch. That would mean taking the food item out of the packet at home and just having the food in the lunchbox. Reusable containers are great for keeping the food fresh.
Disco	Thursday 6th July - Hawaiian Theme Year: 0-3 children = 6.00pm -7.00pm All Junior students must be accompanied by an adult Year: 4-6 children = 7.00pm - 8.00pm Cost: $2 per child or $5 for a family Venue: HPS Hall for Disco, Parent Zone in Staffroom More details to come
Homestays	HPS is looking for two homestay families. One to host a boy for two weeks from August 7th to August 20th and another family to host two girls for four weeks from July 24th to August 20th. If you are interested please contact Mrs Blest in Rm9 or email f.blest@howickprimary.school.nz
Supervision Slips	Please return your child’s supervision slip as soon as possible to the teacher, we need to know the number of children requiring supervision on Thursday 27th July as school closes early at 12.30pm on this day.
3 Way Conference Bookings	Conferences will be held on Tuesday 25th and Thursday 27th of July. All conference times need to be booked online at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz using the code gm4dp If you do not have internet access at home, you can book online at the school office
Whizz Kids Science Programme	They will be launching their programme at HPS on Thursday 3rd August (Term 3, Week 2) after school from 3:30-4:30 for 5 consecutive weeks for students from Year 3-6. A letter will go out next week with more details
Road Safety	Please ensure you are using the pedestrian crossing at the front of the school to keep our students safe.
Assembly	Don’t forget that it’s whole school assembly at 2.15 on Thursday afternoons, we would love for you to come along and celebrate with us
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 1:
Monday: Tuesday: 3 Way Conferences from 3.15 -5.00pm Wednesday: Thursday: 3 Way Conferences from 1.00pm - 7.30pm Friday:

Websites that Room 16 use for Maths

These are some of the videos we use to help with our counting forwards, backwards, skip counting and shape identification. 


Numbers
The number song
Counting backwards from 100
Skip counting in 2s
Skip counting in 5s
Skip counting in 10s

Geometry
Shapes

Weekly newsletter for week 9

Howick Primary School Junior Weekly Newsletter 26th June - 30th June Room 16
A big thank you to all the families who have returned their money and/ or chocolates for our P.T.A. fundraiser.
litterless lunches	We are working on cutting down the amount of litter at school. One way to help us do this is for each child to try and have a litterless lunch. That would mean taking the food item out of the packet at home and just having the food in the lunchbox. Reusable containers are great for keeping the food fresh.
Safety	We need everyone’s help please to keep our children safe! Please ensure that all our school gates are shut securely behind you when you enter and leave the school grounds. Thank you!
Mid Year Conferences	We look forward to seeing you all at our Mid-Year Conferences. Conferences will be held on Tuesday 25th and Thursday 27th of July. A letter will come home Monday, June 26th with the school code for the School Interview website. Bookings open on Monday, June 26th at 3pm.
Disco	Thursday 6th July - Hawaian Theme Year: 0-3 children = 6.00pm -7.00pm All Junior students must be accompanied by an adult Year: 4-6 children = 7.00pm - 8.00pm Cost: $2 per child or $5 for a family Venue: HPS Hall for Disco, Parent Zone in Staffroom More details to come
SNAG Golf	Lesson 2 is coming up for Room 16 on Thursday this week. Children can bring sports clothes/shoes to wear for these sessions
Reminder: No kicking balls on the concrete please	Please do not play soccer on the concrete outside the classes before, during or after school due to the risk of injury and damage to windows. In Autumn/Winter the grass areas are also out of bounds to prevent accidents, uniforms getting dirty and mud being taken into classrooms. Once the good weather returns, our beautiful fields and grass areas will be open again for more soccer fun.
Reading	Please remember to read to and/or with your child nightly. Children of all ages and abilities benefit from both hearing adults read to them as well as reading their own books to you. Hearing an adult read enables children to hear what great reading is like. Encouraging your child to imagine the book in their head as they read (or make a movie of the book in their imagination) is also a great skill that helps children retell each story and correctly answer questions about it.
Uniform	Please ensure every item of your child’s uniform is named. If your child is found to be wearing a non-uniform item, they will be asked to remove it and a letter will be sent home with your child explaining what changes need to be made.
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 2 Week 10: 3rd July  - 7th July
Monday: Tuesday: library Wednesday: Thursday: School Disco Friday: School closes for the Term 2 holidays. See you all back at school on Monday 24th     July

Photos of Cultural Mufti Day

 England, Ireland, Scotland

 New Zealand

 Pukana -attempt

 South Africa

 Indian/Fiji

   China                        
                                     
Around the world with Room 16!!!