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Kia ora koutou

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back for term 3

It has been a busy start to the week.  Please see the following notices and upcoming dates.

Reading - It has been great to see an uptake in reading at home this week.  Please encourage your child to read at home as much as possible.  Let me know if you need any help or advice to help support your child at home.

Ned's Resiliency Ride -

July 31st Friday - Ned's Resiliency Ride. 

Hi, I'm NED!  My name stands for Never give up, Encourage others, and Do your best!

For 32 years, I’ve been on stage with incredible live performers. Together, we’ve impacted millions of kids with messages like showing kindness, doing your best, and having an awesome mindset for learning. When we do a school-wide assembly, we make it so entertaining and fun that kids remember and talk about it forever! We also make hundreds of printable resources for teachers and parents. I hope you’ll check it all out!

We will be spending the day at our town site on Friday to attend a fun performance about resiliency.  There is a yo-yo sale happening (to represent how we bounce back from setbacks and challenges).  Yo-yos will be on sale at the town site for the week following the performance.  Feel free to send money with a note saying which yo-yo you would like either tomorrow or Friday.  We will ensure the children have the chance to choose one while we are in town.  They are either $16, $20 or $25.

Production Costumes - We may be on the lookout for some keen sewers to help with costume making.  Also, we might be on the hunt for some old white pillowcases if anyone has any they would like to donate.

Upcoming dates

July 31st, Friday - Ned's Resiliency Ride

August 19th, Wednesday - Lagmhor Assembly, 1:30pm

August 31st to September 4th - Swim Week.  We will be bussing to town each day for swim lessons at EA Networks.

September 14th to 18th - Production Week.  More details to come.

September 23rd, Wednesday - Lagmhor Assembly, 1:30pm

Many thanks

Jason

Kia ora e te whānau,

Nau mai, welcome back to Term 3! We have been very impressed with how all our students have returned to school with positive mindsets and a real eagerness to learn.
Term 3 is going to be a very busy one, with winter sports, camp, Swimming Week, and our school production. Our overall theme this term is Creativity—exploring our talents, expressing ideas, speaking up, and sharing our views with others. We’re really looking forward to seeing our students grow in confidence and creativity across all areas of learning.

Core Learning
In Maths, we are diving into all things triangles! Students are learning how to classify triangles, measure sides and angles, and calculate area. Some students have even had a go at Pythagoras' Theorem and are eager to begin exploring trigonometry.

In Reading, our focus is on fluency—reading smoothly, accurately, and with expression. We are practising reading with attention to punctuation, increasing the number of words read per minute, and building confidence. We are also exploring plays and beginning to perform short pieces, helping us prepare for our school production later this term.

In Writing, we are currently creating narrative scary stories. Our main focus is using paragraphs effectively and applying the "show, don't tell" technique to make our writing more engaging. Later this term, we will begin writing speeches, with some students having the opportunity to compete in the Mid Canterbury Speech Finals.

Camp Reminder
Thank you to everyone who has already returned their camp permission slips—we've had a fantastic response so far. If you haven't yet returned yours, please do so as soon as possible. We are also still looking for a few parent helpers, so please get in touch if you're available to join us.

School Production – Week 9
Our Term 3 production, A Night at the Zoo, is fast approaching! Kauri Class will be part of the Primate Enclosure, and students are currently creating masks for lemurs, gorillas, chimpanzees, and tamarins. We'll share costume details soon so you can begin organising these at home. It is expected that all students participate in our school's evening production performance. This term, our class is performing as the Primate Enclosure, and our options programme and Art learning are closely linked to the work students will be doing for the production. More information, including performance dates and expectations, will be shared closer to the time.

NED Show
We have the NED Show coming to our school on Friday. This is an engaging performance that teaches students about resilience, perseverance, and having a positive mindset.

The show is free for our students thanks to another school that "paid it forward" by purchasing yo-yos after their performance. To continue this tradition, yo-yos will be available for purchase after the show, helping another school receive the performance at no cost.

Yo-yos range in price from $16–$25. Please see the school newsletter for more information:
https://hail.to/ashburton-borough-schools/publication/SXRar1a/article/AuuCCyT 

Upcoming Dates
31 July – NED Show
11 August – LDA Dance Performance
21 August – Winter Tournament
24 August – Teacher Only Day
Week 9 – School Production
22–24 September (Tuesday–Thursday) – Glentanner Camp

Ngā manaakitanga,

Hinehau and Jess

Kia ora,

NED Show
We have the NED Show coming to our school on Friday. This is an engaging performance that teaches students about resilience, perseverance, and having a positive mindset.

The show is free for our students thanks to another school that "paid it forward" by purchasing yo-yos after their performance. To continue this tradition, yo-yos will be available for purchase after the show, helping another school receive the performance at no cost.

Yo-yos range in price from $16–$25. Please see the school newsletter for more information:
https://hail.to/ashburton-borough-schools/publication/SXRar1a/article/AuuCCyT 

Camp Reminder
Thank you to everyone who has already returned their camp permission slips—we've had a fantastic response so far. If you haven't yet returned your child's permission slip, please do so as soon as possible. We are also still looking for a few parent helpers, so please get in touch if you are available to assist.

Production
It is expected that all students participate in our school's evening production performance. This term, our class is performing as the Primate Enclosure, and our options programme and Art learning are closely linked to the work students will be doing for the production. More information, including performance dates and expectations, will be shared closer to the time.

Ngā mihi,

Gemma

 
Upcoming Dates
31 July – NED Show
11 August – LDA Dance Performance
21 August – Winter Tournament
24 August – Teacher Only Day
Week 9 – School Production
22–24 September (Tuesday–Thursday) – Glentanner Camp

Kia ora - Vision Screening will be at school on Thursday to check many of our year 7 students and a handful of year 8 students (who weren't checked last year). If you do NOT want your child screened (their vision checked) please email Brigid in the office before 9am Thursday morning.