Christmas

                                                           Christmas Acrostic Poem

C heeky
H oly
R eindeer
I cy cold
S nowman
T remendous
M istletoe
A mazing
S anta Claus!

By:Myla

Youth Town Day 

Senior End of Year Fun Day 

What was your favourite activity and why?

Blow Karts because we got to build our own! - Hanna

The team building activities because I had an opportunity to work with people I didn't know that well. I really enjoyed playing Minefield - Boss 

Blow Karts because it felt like roller coaster - Jayshal 

Blow Karts because the instructor was really nice and it was fun to do - Cody 

Blow Karts because it's like sailing - Alex 

Flintstone car/pioneering because we made it ourselves and rode it - Taj 

Team building because I liked the puzzle at the end - Travis 

Flinstone car because we could make it different to the other teams - Bradley 

Blow Karts because it was boys vs. girls - Emma 

Team building because the girls got on really well - Ingrid 

Flintsone car because once we built it it felt like we achieved something - Jasmine 

Flintstone because it's like making an old car - Marko 

Orienteering because we were going around the place looking at the compass. My group came first! - Charlotte 

What was your least favourite activity and why?

Blow karts because my group wouldn't listen to me - Michael 

Team building because the people in my group didn't get along very well - Sophia

Burma trail because our entire group was tied together and they went in different directions. I was in the middle so I got ripped apart! - Tremayne 

Burma trail because my group went the other way and I got squeezed like an orange! - Ben 

When the teacher told us we had to do the burma trail again! - Jaslyn 

Burma trail because I kept bumping into trees - Taj 

Blow karts because the instructor was scary - Boss 

Burma trail because Gloria wouldn't walk backwards so we had to start again about 5 times! - Jasmine 

What was the funniest thing that happened?

On the burma trail Nikita and I were tied together. We had to go uphill rolling over each other! - Jade

When I finished the blow karts I saw someone fall through the flintstone car - Emman 

When I almost fell off the flintstone car - Chloe 

When Seeret kept screaming on the flintstone car! - Jaslyn 

When I saw someone's blow kart fall over - Kaleb 

When Bradley and I were doing orienteering, we went up the hill instead of the playground (where we were meant to be!) - Michael 

When my group was on the burma trail Sophia tried scaring Ayush and he screamed 'like a girl' - Myla 

When we were on the burma trail, Hannah, Miss B and I were scaring Jayshal and he screamed - Charlotte 

When Miss B scared Ayush and he accidentally punched her! - Sophia 

What would make Youth Town better?

Nicer instructors - Travis 

More sporty activities - Kaleb

Slides and bouncy castles! - Taj 

Zorb balls that go on water like the ones in Botany - Cody 

Longer and scarier Burma Trail! - Jasmine 

Indoor burma trail so you can make it pitch black - Jayshal 

They should add laser tag - Alex 

If I didn't keep getting stuck in the Flintstone car - Bradley 

If they could make a maze - Emma 

If we didn't have to build the Flintstone car - Emman


Overall, room 3 gives Youth Town an average score of 3 1/2 stars! 

Science Fair

During the last few weeks, the children have been doing their own experiments in class following a scientific method. They were to come up with their own idea, conduct the experiment and present it as a 'mini science fair'. 

On Thursday afternoon this week they will be presenting their work in the hall with other students. Mr Jackson will be the judge as he as a scientific background. 

You are invited to come and view their work from 2.15! Come down to check out their work and ask your child to tell you all about what they have been doing. 

Yachting, yachting, and more yachting!

Today, room 2, 3 and 7 went sailing at Buckland's Beach! The Buckland's Beach Yacht club taught us how to sail Prime Yachts. 

We sailed the yachts in pairs and had lots of fun gliding through the water. 

What was your favourite part about BBYC? 

The races because it was fun and I won twice! - Emman 

When I got to pull and the anchor and let it down - Jayshal 

When mine and Eric's boat nearly capsized! - Ben 

When I gave Cody a fright! - Alex

When the boat was rocking and it freaked me out! - Charlotte

When Charlotte's yacht crashed into me - Bradley

When me and Sophia saw Callum nearly fall off! - Myla 

All of it! - Taj

When Tremayne and I got stuck and couldn't get back on track - Jaden 

When me and Chloe kept crashing into Emma and Jaslyn - Georgia 

What was your least favourite part?

When I got really cold! - Eva 

When I saw a fish jump out of the water and I got worried it would try eat me! - Kaleb

When Sam T splashed me in the face! - Ingrid 

When I didn't get to have a turn using the tiller - Boss 

When me and Jaslyn got towed - Emma

When someone cheated during the race! - Eric 

When the boys splashed me! - Jade 

When I got left by myself on the yacht - Bradley 

When the boom hit me in the head. Ouch! - Travis 

When Emma screamed when we crashed! - Jaslyn 

When Georgia and I got stranded on the beach! - Chloe 

What did you learn? 

How to sail! - Cody 

How to use a prime yacht - Jaden 

How to tie an anchor - Jayshal 

How to dodge the boom - Alex 

I learnt how to steer the tiller - Charlotte 

How to concentrate while steering - Georgia 

How to sail fast by keeping the tiller straight - Emman 

What would make BBYC better? 

Wear warmer clothes so I don't get so cold! - Eva 

Do it later in the year when it's warmer - everyone except Emman 

Make the lessons longer or have more lessons - Jaden 

If you could bring water guns - Ben 

Have an obstacle course - Georgia 

Nothing needs to change because I liked it just the way it was! - Charlotte 

Bigger yachts - Bradley

If we could have it everyday! - Cody 

BBYC Tuesday 1st November

Here are a few last minute reminders before the yachting trip tomorrow:

If your child is in the first group at 9am (the notice that went home on Friday lets you know what group your child is in): 

The children need to be at school before 8:30am as the bus will be leaving at the bell.

Please make sure your child has the following items with them:

They will need to wear their togs under their clothes.  Please bring a towel, sunscreen, hat, aqua shoes or an old pair of sneakers, a spray jacket if they have one and also a change of shorts and shirt to go back to school in.  Your child will not need to wear uniform.

Buckland’s Beach Yacht Club does not run the programme on a day when the wind or sea conditions are unsuitable.  We will let you know if this happens by Facebook and email as soon as we know.

Well done Room 3 for putting in such a huge effort at athletics today!

You all did so well and it was great to see so many of you participate! 

Thanks to our lovely parents who helped out today! :) 

Puriri is the winning whanau of term 3! 

Free mufti for children in Puriri on the last day of term 3! 

Performing Arts Evening

The children are really excited about sharing their performances with you on Thursday.

Please deliver your children in school uniform to these places at 6pm (Note - some have changed from the previous notice):

Kapa Haka to the staffroom

Montessori children to Room 8.

Senior Dance Group (unless they are also in Kapa Haka) - Library

Junior children to Room 9

Middle children - Year 3s to Room 6, Year 4s to Room 5

Year 5 & 6 children to the library

If taking Junior children home, at the 5 minute break collect:

Room 9, 10, 11 children from Room 9

Room 12, 13, 14, Montessori Juniors from Room 10

After the performance the children can be collected by a parent from:

Room 9, 10, 11 children from Room 9

Room 12, 13, 14, Montessori Juniors from Room 10

Year 3 children from Room 6

Year 4 children from Room 5

Year 5 & 6 children from the Library

Note: Montessori children will be with their year level groups at the end of the evening.

Please let your class teacher know whether your child is attending the Performing Arts evening or not by returning the slip from the notice or emailing. Please include a parent’s mobile contact number if your child is attending.

Tickets

$5 per family - on sale at the office or at the door. Please enter through doors by the ramp.

Light refreshments will be on sale before the show starts.

Prams and Pushchairs

Please try to avoid bringing prams and pushchairs. They can be a safety hazard in the hall. They could be parked outside.

Adidas Fun Run (School Cross Country)

Reminders for Friday:

Wear school uniform to school.

Bring:

• named plastic bag for belongings
• school Sports uniform shorts
• whanau coloured t-shirt (or school sports uniform top)
• running shoes
• an old towel
• polar fleece and/or jacket

Approximate Racing Times:

• 11am - Welcome
• 11.20 - Year 2 races (boys then girls)
• 11.40 - Year 0 and 1 races (boys then girls)
• 12.00 - Year 3 races (boys then girls)
• 12.30 - Year 4 races (boys then girls)
• 1.00 - Year 5 races (boys then girls)
• 1.30 - Year 6 races (boys then girls)

Remember your sports gear tomorrow for cross country practice! 

We will be practicing avery Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - so bring your sports gear on those days!

Whanau points going to the whanau who remembers all their sports gear! 

The winning whanau for Term 2 is Pohutukawa! 

Well done! You have been amazing role models who have worked hard in class and at play.

Tomorrow on Friday the 8 th of July, you get to come to school in free mufti – wear your colours to show how proud you are to be part of Pohutukawa!

Howick Primary School now has it's very own school App!

Please go to the App Store or Play Store and search for Howick Primary School.  After you have downloaded the app, you will have to choose the groups you would like to belong to (this can be changed at any time), to receive group specific notifications.  There will sometimes be whole school notifications that everyone that has the app will receive.

You can use the app to report absences, contact teachers and staff at school, keep up to date with the school calendar, newsletters, class blogs, etc.  We also load useful links on the app like Mathletics, booking three way conferences, paying donations and activity fees and many more.

Download it TODAY to keep up to date and have Howick Primary School in your pocket.

Click here to download the Howick Primary School app.

http://onelink.to/pcr2s5

For any inquiries or if you need help with the app, please do not hesitate to contact us or come into the office, we are happy to try and help.

Three way conferences are coming up! They will be held in the first week of term 3, on Tuesday 26th, Wednesday 27th, and Thursday 27th July. 

All conferences need to be booked online at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz 

The school code is rgg6w. If you do not have internet access at home, you can book online at the school office. 

I look forward to seeing you all at conferences!

Types Of Trees!!

We have been learning about trees as a part of our concept, ecosystems. 

So, for writing we wrote about different types of trees! Check out Cody's awesome explanation about evergreen and deciduous trees!

Types of trees!!

Evergreen Trees!

Evergreen trees are a type of tree that always have leaves. They are big trees with green needles all over them. Old evergreen trees may loose some of their leaves in the winter due to falling branches. 

Evergreen trees are a good source of fire wood because they are big and sometimes have pine cones growing all over them. Evergreen trees can grow up to 150 feet tall, which can save us money because they produce up to 45m of shade. Evergreen trees are homes for lots of animals such as bids, beetles, bees, owls and many more. They can also produce tree sap which is said to be soothing medication for burns and sores. These trees are also known to be good Christmas trees and can be found in both warm and cold conditions. As well as being able to produce medication evergreen trees can also smell very nice. To some people it's a soothing fragrance.

Deciduous trees!

Deciduous trees are a type of tree that loose their leaves. These trees can be found in NZ, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Texas, Australia, Florida and Minnesota. 

Deciduous trees loose their leaves in autumn, winter and dry seasons. In the summer they give up to 30m of shade. These trees can help you save money in the summer, so instead of having air conditioning you could cool your house down with a deciduous tree in your front/back yard! Deciduous trees produce tree sap which has lots and lots of vitamin c in it. 

My favourite tree is the evergreen tree because it doesn't  make a big mess in your front/back yard!

By Cody!

Link for writing about trees

http://www.kidzone.ws/plants/trees.htm

Reminder - cultural mufti day tomorrow!

READ FOR PIZZA CHALLENGE

What is the Hell Pizza reading Challenge?

Hell Pizza wants to reward New Zealand children who

read books.

Complete the pizza wheel (available from Susie) by reading 7 books,

and then go to any Hell store and redeem it for a free 333 Hell

Pizza…It’s that simple!

After reading each book students must fill out a book review or

summary and return it to Susie, who will then clip and sign a pizza

wedge from their wheel. This process has to be done each time

students finish a book. When they have done this for the seventh time

they bring their completed wheel to Susie, who will then authenticate

the wheel with the school stamp. The wheel is then able to be taken

to local Hell store to receive their free 333 Kids healthy Pizza.

Just follow the rules and happy reading will lead to happy pizza

eating.

- Every student must read 7 books to fill up their wheel

to able to receive their free 333 healthy pizza in PERSON from your

local Hell store.

- There is no limit on the number of wheels a student can

fill up between March and December, provided they are stamped and

authenticated by Susie.

- The students must redeem their free pizza in person

and before the expiry date, which is Sunday December 4 th , 2016.

Each pizza wheel will feature detailed rules and regulations, as well

as a serial number that will be traced back to your school/library.

We do this to ensure a high standard of conduct. It’s our honour

code!

If you are not purchasing an entertainment book, you must return it to the office ASAP. There is a return box in office foyer. 

If you are purchasing an entertainment book please make sure you have made the payments. A notice was sent home with your child with instructions on ho to make payments. 

Remember - swimming @ Lloyd Elsmore tomorrow! 

Remember to bring: your togs, a towel, goggles if you have them (no snorkeling goggles), and a swimming cap (optional)

If you can't swim, remember to bring a note or to email me. 

       - CAMP RAGLAN UPDATE - 

We are having a FANTASTIC time at camp! 

Here are a few photos to show you what we've up to :) 

During camp the teachers will take photos of your child and their activity group.   These photos will be available to you at a cost of $5 after camp.

It would be wonderful to have a record of what your child has been up to and you can view the photos together to see what all their stories and excitement were about!

If you would like to purchase these, please return $5 PLUS a NAMED USB flash drive of at least 6GB with the form below to your class teacher.  Please return it before Friday 8th April.  We will endeavour to get these back to you within 2 weeks of the holidays.