Week 7 (5-9 September)

Wow, we really can't believe it is Week 7! The term is fast disappearing...

Husky Dog Visit
On Tuesday we are looking forward to having Noah's husky dog coming to visit. Noah competes in sled racing with his dog and he is going to be bringing his scooter along to show us how it's done. Please let us know if your child has any allergies to dogs or any other concerns we should be aware of.

Teachers Union Meeting
On Wednesday afternoon many of our teachers are attending an important union meeting to discuss how proposed changes to government funding might adversely affect our children and staffing. School is operating as usual with other staff members covering classes while this takes place. Kohara will have Mrs Hull and Mrs Coleman for the afternoon.

Bon Voyage
We wish Taila bon voyage for a few weeks as he is heading to Japan for five weeks. We look forward to hearing about the similarities between Japanese school and learning here at Waimairi when he returns.

Maths Inquiry Project
For the six children who were involved in our teacher inquiry project on maths this year, you should have received your invitation to our whanau meeting this Thursday at lunchtime. We look forward to seeing you at 12.45pm in the room by the library to share our inquiry with you.

Lunchtime Clubs
Sewing club on Tuesday
Chess club on Wednesday
Hockey club on Thursday

Library
Remember to pack the library books for our visit on Friday. If you haven't seen any books coming home lately, chances are your child may have overdue books that need to be returned.

Spelling
Remember that Friday is our day for spelling testing - the children need their notebooks at school for this otherwise they miss out. Please remind children to hand in their notebooks on a Friday morning into the red container by the teachers chair. With the warmer weather approaching, it's a great opportunity to get outside to practise writing them - why not use a paintbrush dipped in water to write words on the driveway or path, or for those who love craft activities you could make the words by cutting up magazine or newspaper letters to make the spelling words. Enjoy and have fun!

Lost Property
We seem to have a build up of lost property making it's way into our classroom again - please have a look this week to claim anything that might belong to your child :)

Have a great week.