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