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*Tuesday: Bring in your green, red and white clothes for the concert. *Wednesday: Green Card reward (bring in board games or ICT games if you want to do games OR bring in a cushion and soft toy if you are going to watch the movie). *Thursday: End of Year concert starts at 11am. *Friday: Last day of term!!! School finishes at 12:30pm. Children will find out their 2013 class on this day. || Some points about this term: *Our new topic is communication. We will be looking at how we communicate with each other, commonly recognised symbols or logos which link to a product or message, and how products are advertised. *I have asked all children to bring along a 410g size can (with no lid and no label please) by Tuesday as we will be using this for an activity. *Children now need their school hat during breaks. Please make sure these are clearly named. *A notice about our trip to watch 'Three Little Pigs - A Curly Tale' went home on Tuesday. Please return permission slips. There is no charge for this trip due to a generous donation by the PTA. || -pencil -rubber -ruler -blue pen -red pen -glue stick -pad <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">If you are missing any of these items or they have been used up you need to replace them. Please organise to do this. || Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust || <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">It would be good for children to continue with their reading over the holidays. We now have a new service which allows your family to borrow books from our school library over the holidays. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">There are lots of activities and games on the wiki too if children have some spare time over the holidays. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">We are looking forward to having grandparents visit on Friday afternoon :) || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Many children are not learning their spelling words each week or doing their reading each night. It is important both of these homework activities are done. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Please keep collecting **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Yummy stickers ** <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">and sending these to school. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Monday afternoon is our syndicate sport time. Children need a change of **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> t-shirt ** <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(not shorts) to wear. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">If you have any **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Herald size newspaper ** <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">you no longer need I would appreciate you sending this along to school. Thanks. ||
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Monday 10 December ||
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">__Notes for this week__:
 * Friday 9 November ||
 * A BIG well done to Rhiarn who got the Powerful Learner award this week at assembly - for a big improvement in your Maths PAT result. Awesome Rhiarn!!! ||
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 * Thursday 8 November ||
 * CHANGE OF PLANS!! Please just bring a t-shirt to wear for our Jump Jam item at assembly. NOT a Halloween costume. ||
 * Tuesday 6 November ||
 * At school assembly this Friday the Karaka Syndicate is doing a short item (Jump Jam song). We have asked the children to wear their Halloween costume (if they have one and it is easy to move in). This can include masks. Any hats and wigs must be able to stay on with movement. If they do not have a costume they can wear a white or black t-shirt. Please do not purchase anything as we will make do with what we have. Parents are welcome to come and watch. Thanks. ||
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Thursday 25 October ||
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Welcome to Term 4! Calf Club was a great event last week. Thanks to parents who spent time organising flowers, containers, baking ingredients.... It was fantastic to see so many children doing so well with their animal, project or garden.
 * Friday 14 September ||
 * Our syndicate cross country is on Wednesday 19 September. We will be starting at approx. 1:40pm with the Year 3 girls race, followed by the Year 3 boys race, Year 3 girls race and the Year 4 boys race. Parents and family members are welcome to come and watch. Come out to the back field and find a space on the library deck or on the concrete by the sports shed. Children will need to bring a pair of shorts and a t-shirt (suitable for running in). Running is shoes is optional. ||
 * Monday 13 August ||
 * Thank you to those parents and children who have brought in newspaper photos and articles of the Olympics. We have a wall filled with Olympic memories to look at and discuss. On Friday we won the Class Shield at assembly. This was our first time - well done Room 6!!! On the NZ maths website they have updated the Families section. This has ideas about how to include maths at home and other activities that may help your child. There is a link to this website on our Numeracy page. ||
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 * Tuesday 31 July ||
 * If you have any newspaper articles or pictures related to the Olympics we would love to have them. Please send them along to school. Thanks. ||
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Tuesday 17 July ||
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Do you have all the main stationery items you need?
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tuesday 17 July ||
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This information was passed on at Grandparents Day - Sirocco the Kakapo is going on tour from 18 August to 26 September. Check out the link for more information if you are interested.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Wednesday 27 June ||
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Thank you to the parents and children who came along to Parent Interviews last night. It was a great opportunity to discuss the children's learning and where they are currently at. If you still have your child's portfolio at home please send it back to school as soon as you have finished with it (preferably this term).
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Wednesday 16 May ||
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The term is going very quickly. **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Speeches ** <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">are due next Tuesday! It is great to hear so many children who are excited to share their speech with the class. All children should be spending the rest of this week practicing reading their speech out aloud. It is important they have lots of opportunities to read it out aloud before class presentations. They can read it to you, grandparents, brothers or sisters and even soft toys or the family pet. You can help by giving them feedback about their volume, speed and expression.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Thursday 26 April ||
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Please keep collecting Yummy stickers (on certain fruit). The more we collect the more we can earn sports gear for our school. Bring along any Yummy stickers to add to our chart. Ask family members to collect them too. ||
 * Wednesday 4 April ||
 * It was fantastic to see so many parents and children at our Sharing My Learning evening last night. I really enjoyed hearing the children talk with you about their work and their learning. A big thank you to all the parents who came along. The children enjoyed hearing your positive feedback about their work. I'm sure they liked you posting a comment on their wiki page too. If you have your Sharing My Learning sheet at home could you please send this along to school so it can be put in portfolios. Thanks. ||
 * <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Monday 2 April ||
 * <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Welcome to the last week of Term Two! There is no homework this week. However, children can still practice their basic facts at home and continue with their reading (reading logs will be coming home today to record any reading over the next few weeks). The holidays are a great time to do some writing - children can write about holidays or trips, write a letter to a family member or even keep a diary of what they do in the holidays.Tomorrow is our Sharing My Learning evening. This runs between 4pm and 7pm. The children are able to show you our classroom and share their work with you. They will have a sheet to fill in with you and there is a wiki task to complete together too. There is an optional wiki workshop in Room 14 at 6pm to go over the security and administration areas related to wiki pages. ||
 * <span style="color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Tuesday 20 March ||
 * <span style="color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Congratulations to Boston who got the Powerful Learner award from Mr Williams at assembly on Friday. Great job Boston! ||
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 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Tuesday 20 March ||
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">We had a fantastic time at Sonshine Ranch last week. We saw and did lots of activities. Thank you very much to all of the parents who helped us out on this day :) ||
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Monday 12 March ||
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Tomorrow is our trip to Sonshine Ranch. A note is coming home today with what you need to bring. Remember to be at school at 8:30am. Fingers crossed for nice weather! ||
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Thursday 23 February ||
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">//Keep trip permission slips and money coming in please.// //Thank you to the parents who have offered their help on any of these trips.// //We will let you know as soon as possible.// ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Friday 10 February ||
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Last week we did 'Have a Go' cricket. We practiced hitting the ball into the stumps. Then we had a game of non-stop cricket. It was lots of fun. ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">10 February ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Welcome to Room 6's wiki news ||
 * [[file:Start of the Year news.docx]] ||
 * [[file:Karaka Newsletter February.doc]] ||