Last week of term....

In many ways it is  hard to believe Term 1 is fast drawing to a conclusion.

Thank yo so much for all your amazing support with our Walk and Fun Run last week. The sponsorship  is coming in nicely with children receiving a small prize as they return their forms and money. It would be great to have everything in by this Thursday as it is  the last day of the term. We will be awarding some larger prizes on Thursday for a child in each class.


Last week we also had the amazing El Gregoe perform a fantastic magic show for us. His show uses 'illusions' to entertain us while teaching us all about the values that make us good people. It is an excellent way to support out school Values Pogramme which is based on our '4 R's'...

RESPECT OURSELVES

RESPECT OTHERS

RESPECT OUR WORLD

READY TO LEARN

Just a reminder that the term does finish with a short week this week. Friday is 'Easter Friday' which then flows in to the 2 week term holiday.

Have a great week.

Waltham Walk-a-thon Wednesday

A reminder to everyone that it is our 'Waltham Walk and Fun Run' tomorrow (Wednesday). This is an annual fundraiser where all our students complete as many laps of the Waltham Park course as they can in the 30-45 minute time frame.

The students have been collecting sponsors this week (either per lap or for an overall donation) on their cards and these cards should be returned to school for tomorrows event. During the event the cards will be marked and the laps recorded so that the children can take the cards home again and collect in their money.

All students who return their money by the end of the term (next Thursday) will receive an instant prize from my prize-box and go in to the draw for some sports equipment for themselves. Students from each class that raise the most money will also win a special prize.

Parents and friends are very welcome to come down to Waltham Park to support us and watch this fun event. We should be arriving at the park about 1:15pm and the run/walk is timed to start at 1:30pm. 

Friday 28th

Hi all,

No newsletter tonight but if you have returned a booking sheet to school you should get a note telling you exactly what time your interview is next week. Of course all of this relies on the 'posties' who bring things to and from school, so if the system hasn't worked just give us a call at the office.

It has been a great week and our numerous visitors have commented on how polite, tidy and respectful our children are.....WELL DONE to all of you!
have a safe and happy weekend.

Parent Conferences

Next week all  teachers are hosting Parent Conferences and they would love to see all of their families take part. The aim of the 15 minute meeting is to discuss and confirm your child's goals for 2014 and also to generally talk about how your child is settling in to school this year.
Your child should have brought home a booking slip notice last night which you can fill in and return to school by tomorrow. We will then schedule you a convenient time and let you know exactly when to come along next week. If you don't have a notice by tonight please phone the office directly on 379 3137 and we can sort you out a time directly.

We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Friday

Hi all,

There will be a newsletter coming home tonight so please look out for it.

Assembly today at 11:25 and this week it is being run by Room 3. Parents and community are always welcome at our Friday Assemblies.

Gordon

Fruit in Schools and Hepatitis Warning

Dear Parents,

Last week some apples delivered to schools in Canterbury as part of the Fruit in Schools Programme fell within the dates of the 'Hepatitus A' warning period.

The Ministry of Health have asked all schools in the programme to let parents know that there is a very low risk that any children or staff would have been exposed to the virus. However as a precaution they  remind the community of the importance of anyone displaying 'flu like symptoms' over the coming weeks to visit a doctor just in case.

If you would like more detailed information about Hepatitis please  click here

Please be assured that  the risk that we came in to contact with the illness is very low and that this information is being distributed to all schools in the Fruit in Schools Programme.

Gordon

Thursday 13th March

Hi all,

Just a quick post to thank you all for your positive response to our new uniform upgrade. The children are looking fantastic in their new shirts and polar fleeces provided through our Red Cross Grant. Apologies to a few students waiting for new sizes to arrive. They will be here soon!

A reminder that children need to also wear plain black pants, shorts or skirts along with the school tops. Older style red tops are still perfectly OK to wear for the rest of this year.

Extra tops can now be purchased from the Warehouse at 'South City'.

Have a great day,

Waltham Team