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