Monday 4 March 2019

Week 5, Term 1

Hello,

We've arrived at Week 5, which is of course is Junior Camp on Thursday evening and Friday.

If you have said you had a tent available, we would appreciate you bringing this to school on Thursday.

We have been busy sorting out where children will be sleeping, and a notice will be coming home tomorrow with this information. There will also be a fish and chip order form so please return this to school by Wednesday 6th March.

So you are able to sort out your Friday, these are the parent helpers for the Day session.
We please ask that you can sort out transport to each activity, as we do not have enough room on the bus for all parent helpers.

Room 7 Helpers
Chris Campbell
Nathan McLean
Shane Samuel



Room 3 Helpers
Kirsty Anderson
Rebecca Cowley
Rachel Baxter
Vania Smith
Kiri Mulholland
Jen Bedford


Room 4 Helpers


Helen Ryan
Vanessa Breen
Christine Lanham
Christina Tyrell
Claire Cockburn
Heather Breen
Below are the details for the camp: 


JUNIOR CAMP TIMETABLE
Location  
Activity/Times
Thursday
St Gerard’s School
Children to be dropped off at 5.30pm at St Gerard’s, on Thursday 7th March.
Parents to help erect the tents on school field before leaving. (Only parent helpers to stay.)
A fish and chip tea will be provided. There will be a choice of fish,  hot dogs or donuts.
Please bring baking and bread to school.
Play in the playground. (Both to be supervised)
Technology (boat making) in classrooms. Please bring suitable materials for making boats.
Ice Cream
Friday
Breakfast
Preparing breakfast together.
Pack bags and pack up tents.

Children and teachers will travel via bus and parent helpers will be travelling in their own vehicles. We will leave school at 9.30am and bus to Lionel Day’s train ride in Earnscleugh.  
Bus to the Crayfish Farm on Dunstan Road at approximately 11.00am for tour, boat races and lunch.
Leave farm at 1.00pm for Monte Christo, for play and fruit ice cream.
St Gerards
Leave Monte Christo at approximately 2.30pm and return to school by 2.45pm.

The gear list for camp Thursday evening 7th March is as follows:

Room 7 – a loaf of bread or a spread (please let us know which you are bringing - you could just write this on the fish and chip order form.)

  • Filled water bottle
  • Sleeping Bag
  • Stretcher or single airbed
  • Pillow
  • Pyjamas
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste/hairbrush/facecloth
  • Underwear
  • Change of clothing (include shorts in case of hot weather on Friday)
  • Spare backpack for Friday
  • Jacket
  • Sunhat/Sunscreen
  • Utensils – plate – cup
  • Shoes – suitable for outdoor activities
  • Torch

Please remember to send materials for boat building eg plastic containers, bottles, tubes, wood, cork, polystyrene etc We will provide tape and glue guns.
I wonder whose boat will float and which will sink?!

Other things that are on this week:

Wednesday 6th March - Ash Wednesday. Room 5 and 6 will be co-ordinating Mass this week which marks the start of Lent. Lent is a time of Alms giving, and Reflection.

Walk n Wheel Header_2019
Walk n Wheel is an annual week-long event used to "kick start" Active Transport for the school year.
Walk n Wheel aims to:
  • Promote and encourage Active Transport amongst Otago primary, intermediate and college school kids.
  • Get kids, parents and schools thinking about Active Transport.
How Walk n Wheel works:
  • Walk n Wheel Week runs in the first school term of each year with Walk n Wheel week for 2019 taking place from 4 March to 8 March.  During the week kids are encouraged to either walk, bike or scoot to school.
  • Walk n Wheel Day, which takes place in the middle of Walk n Wheel Week, is a day where extra emphasis is placed on Active Transport and schools strive to get as many students and staff as possible to choose an Active Transport option.
  • Each participating school receives resources for the week, such as: posters, stickers, progress cards, classroom charts, and a school prize pack, along with a chance to win many other great prizes.  The higher the percentage of kids that walk or wheel at each school, the greater the chance to win the best prizes.
We will be surveying the children on how they arrived at school on Wednesday. Please walk, bike or scooter with your child if possible.  If you live some distance from school and need to come by car, perhaps you could park a block away and walk to school with your child.

Looking forward to a busy week! 

Sue and Julie


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