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T E R M   D A T E S   F O R   2 0 1 0

 

FIRST TERM

Tuesday 2nd February to Thursday 1st April (9 weeks)

 

SECOND TERM

Monday 19th April to Thursday 1st July (11 weeks)

 

THIRD TERM

Monday 19th July to Thursday 23rd September (10 weeks)

 

FOURTH TERM

Monday 11th October to Thursday 16th December (10 weeks)

 

* For those parents paying fees by the term, I shall issue invoices for ten weeks each time, as is my usual practice. *

 

 

I M P O R T A N T     N O T I C E S

 

DRINKS AT SCHOOL

I should like to remind you that children may bring only water-bottles to school.

This practice isboth for personal health and environmental issues.

The coloured, sweet drinks tend to make a mess when spilt, and also bring trails of ants!

We are always happy to provide refills of water for the children.

Please note that this policy will be strictly monitored.

 

 

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FUNDRAISING FOR HAITI

Everyone has heard of the large-scale humanitarian disaster which has followed

the massive earthquake centred on Port-au-Prince on 12th January.

Along with other charities, Save the Children* has put out an appeal for funds,

which they need to keep providing life-saving help to Haitian children and their families.

 

In response, we will be running a ‘tuckshop’ on Tuesday 9th February.

 

The children should bring food to share on this day rather than their own morning tea and lunch –

as well as money to spend on the goodies for sale!

 

(Please bring any of the following: muffins or other cakes and biscuits, fruit,

small yoghurt tubs, small bags of chips, muesli bars etc.

I will provide hot sausages, bread and drinks.)

 

Thank you.

Deborah Penk

 

*You may visit their website by clicking this link: http://www.savethechildren.org.nz/index.html

 

 

 

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S P E C I A L    D A T E S    F O R    T E R M   O N E

 

SCHOOL ‘TUCKSHOP’ FOR HAITI APPEAL (SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND)

Week 2 – Tuesday 9th February

 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST AT KELSTON McDONALDS

Week 3 – Tuesday 16th February – Meet there at 7.30am

 

VISIT TO AUCKLAND ZOO – ‘MAMMALS’ STUDY

Week 4 – Monday 22nd February

 

MINI-CONCERT AND SHARED LUNCH

Week 9 – Tuesday 30th March

 

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T O P I C S   F O R   T E R M   O N E

 

HISTORY

The Age of Revolutions (Eighteenth Century)

 

GEOGRAPHY

A Tour around New Zealand

 

SCIENCE

Mammals

 

MUSIC APPRECIATION

Franz Liszt & Frederic Chopin

 

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

‘Learning about New Zealand’ continued

 

ENGLISH LITERATURE

New Zealand Literature (especially NZ Post Book Finalist titles)

 

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T E S T   D A T E S   F O R   T E R M   O N E

 

WEEK 4

Franz Liszt (Music Appreciation) – Tuesday 23rd February

 

WEEK 7

Frederic Chopin (Music Appreciation) – Tuesday 16th March

Word Power (Middle & Senior) – Wednesday 17th March

 

WEEK 8

Term Poetry Test – Tuesday 23rd March

Mammals (Science) – Wednesday 24th March

End of Term Mathematics – Thursday 25th March

New Zealand (Geography) – Friday 26th March

 

WEEK 9

Age of Revolutions (History) – Monday 29th March

General Knowledge Test – Wednesday 31st March

Spelling Corrections Test – Thursday 1st April

 

 

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M I S C E L L A N E O U S

 

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