Maraetai Beach

Even though it was wet and windy we stayed for as long as we could.

Exciting EOTC

We are getting ready to begin our exciting EOTC programme, which begins on the 3rd of December. Here is what we have planned:
Monday: Water safety session at the Sykes Road pools (10.00am - 11.00am).
Tuesday: Art session with Graham Braddock (9.00am - 10.30am).
Wednesday:  Maraetai Beach rotation of activities  (9.00am - 3.00pm).
Thursday: Storm Water Ponds, looking at pond life (1.30pm - 3.00pm).
Friday: Top Town, rotation of fun games (9.00 - 12.00)

To help be prepared for the Storm Water Pond trip each child needs to have made a water scoop to collect water from the pond. Use the guide below.  This will be your homefun for week 7. I hope that someone can help you!

EOTC

Our Education Outside the Classroom is coming up, beginning Monday 3 December. Another notice will be going home tomorrow with those children who have not yet returned their permission slip (there are quite a lot). Please return them to school signed asap.

We also need more helpers. We can not go ahead with the out of school trips if we do not have the parent help for transport or to cover our safety ratio of 1 adult to 4 children in or near water.

Can you help? Please check your calendar and if possible make arrangements to help on one or more of our EOTC days.

The fee for this week is a flat price of $40, this needs to be brought to school also. We have eftpos at the school office. Or cheque/cash can be put into an envelope (with childs name, class, and EOTC written on it). Thank you to those who have paid already.

Monday 3	Tuesday 4	Wednesday 5	Thursday 6	Friday 7
Swimming at Sykes Road Pools (10am - 12pm)	Art with Graham Braddock - No help needed	Maraetai Beach (9am - 3pm)	Sorm Water Pond Bug Trip (1.30 - 3pm)	Top Town (9am - 10.40am)

Permission

We have two awesome events coming up for Reremoana School. This Friday is our athletics and EOTC begins on December 3rd.  It is extremely important that we have the permission for all students to leave the school grounds and to participate in these events.

Please ensure that your child has brought to school the permission slips for these events. If you are unsure whether or not you have returned these slips just send another in. It is better to have two returned than none at all.

Athletic slips need to be returned now! This event is on this Friday! Please make sure you have read the booklet that came home last Thursday and rummage around the house to find and appropriate colored shirt for your childs surname: A-G = Green (Tawa Team), H-Q = Yellow (Rimu Team), R-Z = White (Kauri Team).

Homefun, Pens, Athletics and EOTC

Homefun begins on Tuesday 23 October. In the mean time make sure you read every night and get some basic facts practicing happening using www.tutpup.com.

Over half of Room 6 do not have black pens or pencils to complete their work. It is important that each child has their own named pens. Sadly about ten of mine have been borrowed and lost already (day one term 4). Even if you think your child has the correct items it is always a good idea to give them extras.

Athletics is scheduled for next Friday. Woohoo! I can't wait to see Room 6 and the rest of Reremoana School participate in our annual athletics event at Massey Park in Papakura. Please make sure you have handed in your child's permission slip.

We have a fun filled week coming up in week 6 for our EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom). Information for this was handed out last term along with forms for parents to fill in. Thank you to those parents who have already returned their forms and especially to those who are willing to give their time to volunteer to help us during this week.