Family Fun NightWhat a great turnout last night for our Family Fun Night. It was pleasing to see so many families relaxing and enjoying the lovely evening. Rutherford ArtRutherford students have started looking at the artworks of Alberto Giacometti a famous artist known for creating sculptures of the human form depicting his perspective of human anatomy. Many of his sculptural pieces have elongated limbs. The students have been developing their ideas using sketching skills. Here are some examples of their sketches focusing on the draping of fabric illustrating the areas of shading and contrast. HillaryIn Hillary we have been looking at ways we can be more responsible for getting ready in the mornings in our classroom. We need to hang our bags up, put our book bag in our chairbag and organise our belongings in the morning independently. This is how we can help get ready for school. Then we can sign in because we are ready Piwakawaka Year 0 - 4 Swim Fun DayWe will be holding our annual swimming event for the year 0 - 4 students in Blake, Hillary and Taylor rooms on Thursday 28th February. There will be more details to follow next week. Music LessonsMusic lessons for piano/keyboard are available at school. If your child is keen to take up this opportunity, please call Kathryn Ganter on 0272487752. Teacher of piano/keyboard, saxophone, flute and clarinet. Calendar Term 1Please check this calendar weekly as dates may change and things may be added.Fulton Swim School will be in school Tuesday 5 Feb, then from 11 Feb every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to 27 Feb. 28 Feb – Yr1-4 Swim Sports 06 Mar – Yr 5-6 North Counties Swim Sports 08 Mar – Yr 7-8 Zone Swim Sports 12 Mar – Yr 5-6 North Counties Summer Sports 14 Mar – Yr 5-6 North Counties Summer Sports (Save Day) 15 Mar – Mufti Day – Child Cancer 12 Mar – BOT Meeting 22 Mar – Sharing the Learning 28 Mar – Yr 7 Have a Go Day 11 Apr – Disco 12 Apr – Term 1 Ends 29 Apr – Term 2 Begins The term dates for 2019 are:Term 1: Wednesday 30 Jan – Friday 12 April Term 2: Monday 29 April – Friday 05 July Term 3: Monday 22 July – Friday 27 Sept Term 4: Monday 14 Oct – Thursday 13 Dec School Policies on School DocsUp for review this term: · School Swimming Pool (Board/staff/parents) · Alcohol / Drugs and other harmful substances (Board/staff/parents) To review and provide feedback for the above policy please visit our School Docs website. Enter the user name (tehihi) and password (karaka) 1. Read the policy. 2. Click the red Policy Review icon at the right-hand top corner of the page. A new screen will appear. 3. Select your role (board member, staff member, or parent/caregiver) from the drop-down list. 4. Enter your name (optional). 5. Submit your ratings and comments. If you want to view any of our other school policies please do so. |