Week 4, Term 1 2017

Hi everyone,

Thank you to all those who came to our Opening School Mass this morning, and for those who brought food for morning tea and an item for the Food Bank.  At Mass we welcomed a team of 8 young people from the Evangelisation Team based in Wellington and enjoyed a mime/dance from them. We look forward to a morning with the team at school this Wednesday. 

This is the last week of swimming (Tuesday and Thursday), followed by the school swimming sports next Tuesday morning 28 February.  Thank you so much to the parents who have helped, especially Rebecca and Kirsty who have got into the pool with the children to help supervise.  Please remember to pay the swimming cost of $6.00 to the office if you haven't already done so.

Also camp this Thursday and Friday, and it looks a great forecast! Remember the camp fee of $35 is to be paid to the office as well as $15.00 for any parent helpers attending. Please keep saving plastic containers and materials suitable for boat building and send them along with your child to camp on Thursday evening. Here is the gear list as well as a copy of the last notice just in case.  Please ensure this is returned to school so we are able to order tea for children and helpers.

Have a great week,

Sue, Julie, Bridget and Kate

JUNIOR CAMP NOTICE

Location	Activity/Times
Thursday Alexandra Tourist Park	Children to be dropped off at 5.30pm at Alexandra Tourist Park, 31 Ngapara St, on Thursday 23 February for a fish and chip tea that will be provided. There will be a choice of fish,  hot dogs or donuts. Please bring baking, bread, spreads and sauce to the camp.
	Playground/swim  and Technology (boat making) in rooms. Please bring suitable materials for making boats.
	Supper/bed.  All children will be with an adult in the bunk room.
	Breakfast Preparing breakfast together
	Tidy up cabins and pack bags
Friday	Leave lodge at 10.00am and bus to Lionel Day’s train ride in Earnscleugh.   Bus to the Forrest Orchard on Strode Road at approximately 11.00am for tour, tasting, picking, boat races and lunch.
St Gerards	Leave orchard at approximately 2.00pm and return to school by 2.15pm

Dear Parents

The gear list for camp Thursday evening 23 February is as follows:

ü Room 7 – baking for supper, morning tea and lunch

ü Room 1/2 – 2 loaves of sliced bread (suitable for toast and sausages), or breakfast spread, tomato sauce or margarine

ü Filled water bottle

ü Sleeping Bag

ü Pillow

ü Pyjamas

ü Toothbrush and toothpaste/hairbrush/facecloth

ü Underwear

ü Change of clothing

ü Jacket

ü Swimming togs, towel and swimming bag

ü Sunhat/Sunscreen

ü Utensils – plate – cup (named)

ü Shoes – suitable for outdoor activities

ü Torch

    Please name your belongings.

Can you please fill in the form below as to what your child would like for fish and chips.

Also, could your child please bring the following with them to camp, to be dropped off in the camp kitchen.

Room 7    - baking or a packet of biscuits

Room 1/2 - 2 loaves of sliced bread suitable for toast or sausages or
                  a  breakfast spread or tomato sauce or margarine.(The item for each child to bring was circled on the last notice the children were given on Friday.)

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Name of child ___________________________________

My child would like:             hotdog             fish              donut     

(please circle one of these)

I am attending camp as a parent helper or would like to stay for tea and I would like: ($5 charge if staying for Tea)

                                             hotdog               fish           donut     

(please circle one of these)

Rooms One and Two (Please circle one of these)

I will bring:

2 loaves of sliced toast bread                 margarine

jam                       honey                       marmite or vegemite                           bottle of tomato sauce