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