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T E R M D A T E S F O R 2 0 1 0

FIRST TERM

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

SECOND TERM

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

THIRD TERM

Monday 19^th July to Thursday 23^rd 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.

FUNDRAISING FOR HAITI

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

the massive earthquake centred on Port-au-Prince on 12^th 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 9^th 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

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 9^th February

PANCAKE BREAKFAST AT KELSTON McDONALDS

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

VISIT TO AUCKLAND ZOO – ‘MAMMALS’ STUDY

Week 4 – Monday 22^nd February

MINI-CONCERT AND SHARED LUNCH

Week 9 – Tuesday 30^th March

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)

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 23^rd February

WEEK 7

Frederic Chopin (Music Appreciation) – Tuesday 16^th March

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

WEEK 8

Term Poetry Test – Tuesday 23^rd March

Mammals (Science) – Wednesday 24^th March

End of Term Mathematics – Thursday 25^th March

New Zealand (Geography) – Friday 26^th March

WEEK 9

Age of Revolutions (History) – Monday 29^th March

General Knowledge Test – Wednesday 31^st March

Spelling Corrections Test – Thursday 1^st April

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

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD