Hopefully your child brought home the three different notices relating to camp that we gave out on Friday. One notice is an information and gear list for you to keep. The second notice is a Health Profile and Medical Consent form. This is to be filled in and returned to school on Monday. This information is essential for us to plan and prepare in advance, to ensure that we are aware of medical backgrounds and history, just in case! The third form is a Medical Authority form. This is to be filled out if your child is bringing any type of medication to camp. The filled form, along with the medication, should be put into a zip lock bag or ice cream container and handed to Katie on the day we leave for camp (Tuesday 13 November).
We have attached the all of the notices and forms here, in the event that your little poppet misplaced them and they didn't quite make it home!
If you have any queries regarding camp, please contact one of us.
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Thank you to all of the people who have emailed us about the issue with the Tremendous Working Bee survey. Please find the updated survey here.
Pohutukawa Trip Cancelled
Dear Parents/Caregivers
We have unfortunately had to cancel our trip to Spencer Park due to unforeseen circumstances. Many thanks to the parents that offered to help.
We have instead organised a fun day of activities to be held on Tuesday, 12 December. On this day we will be running a lot of different activities including slip and slides, friendly water fights, crafts and games.
On this day, the children will need to bring:
We have unfortunately had to cancel our trip to Spencer Park due to unforeseen circumstances. Many thanks to the parents that offered to help.
We have instead organised a fun day of activities to be held on Tuesday, 12 December. On this day we will be running a lot of different activities including slip and slides, friendly water fights, crafts and games.
On this day, the children will need to bring:
- their togs, a towel, a waterproof bag and a water pistol (or a clean water bottle for squirting) for the "water fun" activities.
- board games, crafts, gaming devices or similar items for the "crafts and games" time.
We may also repeat some of these activities later in the week, depending on the weather. We will let you know if this is the case.
Pōhutukawa Team Newsletter – Term 4, Week 6, 2017
Spencer Park Trip
The Pōhutukawa Team is currently arranging an end of year trip to Spencer Park on Wednesday, 13 December 2017.We need parent helpers who are willing to travel with us to and from Spencer Park and who are happy to be responsible for a small group of children while they are there. Please contact your child’s homeroom teacher if you are interested in attending.
We will depart by bus at 9:00 AM and will return to school by 3:00 PM.
Students (and parent helpers) will need to bring:
- A water bottle
- A wide-brim hat
- Lunch and morning tea (no lunch orders on the day of their trip)
- A warm layer of clothing
- Comfortable shoes for walking
- Any medication they will need (e.g., inhalers for asthma)
A small contribution will be added to your school account to cover the cost of the bus.
Probability Carnival
Recently, the students in Team Pōhutukawa have been learning about probability. As part of this, the students designed and constructed games of chance. We then ran a mini carnival and tested out each other's games. Here are some photos of the carnival:Twin Day
On Friday, we had a lot of fun dressing up as twins, triplets and quadruplets. Here are some photos of the event:
Pōhutukawa Team Newsletter – Term 3, Week 4, 2017
This term, the students in Team Pōhutukawa are involved in a Science/Technology/Drama/Social Studies interchange. One of the topics that the students are learning about is chemistry.
In chemistry, the students are exploring the difference between physical and chemical change by conducting a variety of exciting science experiments.
Here are some photos of their experiments:
In chemistry, the students are exploring the difference between physical and chemical change by conducting a variety of exciting science experiments.
Here are some photos of their experiments:
These students are learning how soap makes things clean.
These students are studying super-absorbent polymers that can absorb over 200 times their mass in water.
These students are conducting tests to determine which substances are acids and bases.
These students are conducting a colour change experiment.
These students are learning how chemistry applies in the kitchen.
Egg Cartons
If you have any spare egg containers, please send them in for one of our up and coming challenges.
Stationery
It's getting to that time of the year where pens, pencils and glue sticks generally start to deplete. Can you please talk with your child about which items they might need to stock up on and send them to school. Thank you very much.