Newsletters

**Term 1 **
**Te Kura Purapura ****N ****ewsletter ** toc Dear Parents/ Carers

Kia ora and welcome to all our new children and families. The children have settled well and are keen and ready to learn. Our team is now called Te Kura Purapura. //Purapura// is Te Reo Māori for ‘seed’. We chose //Purapura,// as the seed is ready to grow and flourish, just like the children in Year One. **__Our Day __** **8:55 **Children to bring their book bags each day, ready for the 9 o’clock bell. **9:00 **School begins **10:30 **Morning break begins **11:00 **End of morning break **12:40 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Lunch eating starts **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">12:50 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Playtime starts when children have finished their lunch/ eaten enough **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1:00 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Activities bell **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1:25 B **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">ell rings for children to go to the toilet, have a drink and put their hats away **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1:30 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Afternoon classes begin **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3:00 **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">End of school- if you are late please call the office and they will pass the message on so we can let <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;"> your child know. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">The focus for the beginning of the year is ‘Living and Learning together’ **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Our Theme: Change __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Our school wide theme this year is change. We have chosen this theme as it fits very well with all the changes we will be going through with our new building works later in the year. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">This term we are looking at the changes in temperature, ourselves as we grow up and through our trip to MOTAT changes in communication. We will be writing to the grandparent or family friend you have given us the address for to find out information from them and to tell them what we have been learning in school. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">We welcome parents to bring in any old communication equipment such as type writers, old mobile phones any information on different methods of communication such as morse code, flags, smoke signals etc //

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">15 Nohinohi – **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Topic work will be around the Marae trip (Please note the Marae visit is 15 Nohinohi trip for the term) **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Things to do at home __** **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Things to bring each day __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Every child **must** bring their book bag, a drink bottle filled with water for the classroom and a bucket hat (no caps are allowed) each day to school. (all items must be **named**) **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Making and creating: __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> is held in each class on a Friday afternoon. Parents are welcome to come along to help or to run an activity. Please see your class teacher if you are available. We are always on the lookout for small cardboard boxes, bottle tops, caps etc., please check the class notice board or the class teacher if you have anything that might be suitable. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Lunchtimes __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Children have settled well into school routines and are remembering to put all their rubbish in their lunch boxes to take home with them. This allows you to see what they eat or have not eaten. Please talk to your child about the items they could eat for morning tea or lunch before they come to school. That way they will not eat all their lunch at morning tea time. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">If your child has a problem during the morning break or at lunch play, please encourage them to come and tell a duty teacher (we wear a bright orange jacket and we are always around!). Please see the class teacher if you have any concerns. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Library __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Each week the children go to the library and change their library books. Please ensure you return the library book your child has taken the previous week so they can choose a new book. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Library days: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Practise learning the sounds and names of letters
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Reading and listening to stories each day- parents to complete the comments box
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Maths activity and poem weekly
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Spelling words will come home as and when the children are ready to have some.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Room 1 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Mondays ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Room 4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuesdays ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Room 5 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Fridays ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Room 7 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Fridays ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Room 8 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuesdays ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">15 Nohinohi ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Fridays ** ||

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Junior Team Assembly __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">The Junior school assembly is every alternate Monday, beginning 20th February in the school hall at 2:15pm all parents are welcome to come along. The other Mondays we have singing. Each week teachers give out certificates to the children in their class. The roster for classes hosting each assembly is below. Year 1 children will host the assemblies in Term 2. We will advise the dates for each class in the Term 2 newsletter.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Independence __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">It is always quicker to do it yourself, but we ask you to come to school early enough so that your child has time to put their bags, book bags, drink bottles, hats etc., in the correct places indpendently. We encourage the children to be responsible for their own clothing, please name all clothing worn to school. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Parent help __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Once the children have settled we welcome parent helpers! Please see the class teacher or look at the notice board for any jobs that you can help with. If you would like to come in on a more regular basis the class teacher will talk with you about how you can best support them. Children love seeing you in and around school, so do pop in. There is always a little job that needs doing. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">This Term __** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Music **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Listening and responding to different music **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">PE **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Co-operative games **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Art **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Sketching and Self portraits **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Social studies **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Past and Present- Changes in Communication (Nohinohi- Marae Trip)
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Week 4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Monday 20th February ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Hosted by Room 14 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Week 6 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Monday 5th March ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Hosted by Room 13 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Week 8 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Monday 19th March ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Hosted by Room 9 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Week 10 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Monday 2nd April ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Hosted by Room 10 ** ||

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The Te Kura Purapura Team __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Room 1 Ann Cribbens and Jan (Fridays) acribbens@westmere.school.nz <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Room 4 Nadine Burgess nburgess@westmere.school.nz <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Room 5 Vanessa Askey (Mon,Tues,Fri) vaskey@westmere.school.nz <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;"> Sue Ranum (Tues,Wed,Thurs) sranum@westmere.school.nz <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Room 7 Robyn Hutson rhutson@westmere.school.nz Team Leader <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Room 8 Kylie McBeth kmcbeth@westmere.school.nz Team Leader <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Room 15- Nohi Nohi – Charlotte Manga cmanga@westmere.school.nz <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Kerry Morrison- Associate Principal, Years 0-3 kmorrison@westmere.school.nz <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">We look forward to working with you this year. We have an open door policy so please feel free to come and see us before or after school alternatively you can email us. Please check your class notice board each day. We write important notices and reminders on the board. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">Yours sincerely <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">The Junior Team **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Kylie, Robyn, Ann, Nadine, Vanessa, Sue and Charlotte **

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Term 2 Newsletter **
**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">Term ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">2 ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;"> Te Kura Purapura ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">N ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">ewsletter **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Dear Parents/ Carers

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Kia ora and welcome to all our new and existing children and families. We have had a lovely sunny start to the term. The children have settled well and are keen and ready to learn. For families new to our school -our Team is called Te Kura Purapura. //Purapura// is Te Reo Māori for ‘seed’. We chose //Purapura,// as the seed is ready to grow and flourish, just like the children in Year 0 and Year 1. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Year 0 Theme this Term: __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Living and Learning ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">We will be looking at our school rules, the Living and Learning goals for each week, ourselves and our families. We will also be looking at our school and how schools have changed over time. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Our Trip is to MOTAT on the 21st of June. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">15 Nohi Nohi’s Theme this Term __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">: **Matariki** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">We will be learning about Matariki and will be going on a trip to the Stardome on the 22nd June. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Year 1 Theme this Term: __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Changes in the Kitchen ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">We will be investigating how materials (ingredients) we use in the kitchen change when we heat and cool them. We will be observing closely so that we can describe what we see happening. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Tip Top factory Trip **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">- Please return your child’s form ASAP.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Important Dates for the Term __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">: Tip Top Trip dates **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">: //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Most cars coming have an extra car seat in their car. If you want to be sure your child has a booster/car seat please send one named to school on the day of your classes trip. //
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Room ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Day ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Tour Time ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Depart School ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Arrive Back ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1 || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Tuesday 22 May || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">10:30am || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">10am || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">12pm ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Tuesday 22 May || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">11:30am || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">11am || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1pm ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Wednesday 23 May || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">11:30am || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">11am || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1pm ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">7 || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Wednesday 23 May || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1:30pm || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1pm || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">3pm ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">8 || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Tuesday 22 May || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1:30pm || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1pm || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">3pm ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Cross country 10th May (17th May rain day) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Quiz night 11th May <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Read-a-thon money to be returned to school by the 25th May <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Book fair 29th -1st June <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Queen’s birthday 4th June School closed <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Pasadena Art festival opening 5th June <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Life Education caravan 11th – 22nd June <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Matariki disco 22nd June <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Midyear reports home 27th June <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Student Led Conferences 28th June from 1:30 (please children finish school at 1:30) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Last day of school 29th June - Please note school closes at 2 o’clock

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Things to do at home __** **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Things to bring each day __** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Every child **must** bring their book bag and a drink bottle filled with water for the classroom each day to school. (All items must be **named**). Hats are not compulsory this Term but as some days have still been very hot please keep a hat in your child’s bag for them to wear at play time and lunchtimes. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Making and creating and Discovery Learning: __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;"> Parents are welcome to come along to help or to run an activity at these sessions. Please see your class teacher for days and times if you are available. We are always on the lookout for small pieces of wood suitable for hammering, milk bottle caps, boxes etc. Please check the class notice board or the class teacher if you have anything that might be suitable.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Practise learning the sounds and names of letters
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Reading and listening to stories each day- parents to complete the comments box
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Maths activity and poem weekly (in Home Book)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Spelling words will come home as and when the children are ready to have some.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">PMP: __**//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">stands for Perceptual Motor Programme. // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">The children do lots of activities with their bodies using equipment we don’t always use in our normal PE programme. The children learn balance, co-ordination, a sense of balance and space, rhythm, memory skills, eye tracking and problem solving. It has been proven that all these skills help our learning from improving our reading to helping our handwriting. The children absolutely love doing it! Thanks to all the parents who have volunteered to support us at PMP. We need all the help we can get to run this programme. If you are interested in helping please feel free to email Mandy Tubman at mandy.tubman@xtra.co.nz to discuss the days/ times you are available. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">PMP timetable **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Times ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Monday ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Tuesday ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Wednesday ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Thursday ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">9:10-9:50 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 6 and Yr 2 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 7 and 8 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 6 and Yr 2 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 7 and 8 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">9:50-10:30 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 1 and 15N || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 4 and 5 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 1 and 15 N || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 4 and 5 ||

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Cross country: __** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">This is due to be held on Thursday the 10th of May. We encourage children to have a go and that it is a positive experience to help keep us fit and healthy. Last year it was extremely hot- so please check the weather forecast on the day and dress your child appropriately. The Juniors will head back to school for lunch but will need their play lunch (preferably in a separate bag or container so they don’t need to carry the whole lot down to the park) and a drink bottle, hat, sunscreen, rain jacket (if it is appropriate) and most importantly **shoes that are suitable for running in!** Thanks for all the support with marshalling and help on the day to walk to and from the park.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Lunchtimes __** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">We ask that all children put their rubbish in their lunch boxes to take home with them to help our school become litter free. This also allows you to see what they eat or have not eaten. Please talk to your child about the items they could eat for morning tea or lunch before they come to school. That way they will not eat all their lunch at morning tea time. Children need to show a teacher their lunch box before they can go to play at lunchtimes to help us check they have eaten enough. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">If anything is worrying your child during the morning break or at lunch play, please encourage them to come and tell a duty teacher (we wear a bright orange jacket and we are always around!) that way we can quickly solve any issues. Please see the class teacher if you have any concerns.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Junior Team Assembly __** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">This Term the Year 1 children will be running our Junior Assemblies. Parents and families are welcome to attend these assemblies in the school hall which begin at 2:15. During the assemblies run by the classes we will also give out certificates. On the alternate Mondays we have our junior singing assemblies. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Please note 15N will not be coming to junior assemblies this Term to allow more time for topic. //
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Week 3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Monday 7th May ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Hosted by Rooms 7 and 8 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Week 5 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Monday 21st May ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Hosted by Room 1 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Week 7 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Monday 4th June ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Hosted by Room 4 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Week 9 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Monday 18th June ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Hosted by Room 5 ** ||

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Parent help __** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Please see the class teacher or look at the notice board for any jobs that you can help with. If you would like to come in on a more regular basis the class teacher will talk with you about how you can best support them. Children love seeing you in and around school, so do pop in. There is always a little job that needs doing. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Other curriculum areas covered this Term: __** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">PE: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Cross country/ ball skills and games **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Art: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Collage (any collage materials gratefully received i.e. foiled paper, wool, fabric, lace, ribbon, wrapping paper, paper etc.  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Living and Learning: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Life education van   **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The Te Kura Purapura Team __** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 1 Ann Cribbens and Jan (Fridays) acribbens@westmere.school.nz <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 4 Nadine Burgess nburgess@westmere.school.nz <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 5 Vanessa Askey (Mon,Tues,Fri) vaskey@westmere.school.nz <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> Sue Ranum (Tues,Wed,Thurs) sranum@westmere.school.nz <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 6 Glenda Blakely Yr 0 gblakely@westmere.school.nz <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 7 Robyn Hutson rhutson@westmere.school.nz Team Leader Yr 0 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 8 Kylie McBeth kmcbeth@westmere.school.nz Team Leader Yr 1 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Room 15 Nohi Nohi Charlotte Manga cmanga@westmere.school.nz <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Kerry Morrison- Associate Principal, Years 0-3 kmorrison@westmere.school.nz

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Our wiki’s and blogs __** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">You can find the link to our wiki by going to the school web page then click onto the **for kids** tab at the top of the page, then click onto Junior class webpage, then click on the page you want to go to. We have begun to put games and songs onto our wiki and will add photos etc. during this term. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">We look forward to working with you. We have an open door policy so please feel free to come and see us before or after school alternatively you can email us about anything you are concerned about. Please check your class notice board each day. We write important notices and reminders on these boards so need to be checked daily. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Yours sincerely <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">The Junior Team **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Kylie, Robyn, Ann, Nadine, Vanessa, Sue, Glenda and Charlotte **