Term 3, Week 1

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 3, Week 1

Sunday 24th July, 2016.

Welcome back everyone. A new term and a clean slate … at least until it fills up completely with dates and plans and exciting events as always!

Important dates coming up:

*Thursday 28^th July – Blossom Festival Float Meeting, 3pm in Room 2. All welcome.

*Monday 1^st and Tuesday 2^nd August:  Catch-up days for Ice-skating.

*Wednesday 10^th August (afternoon) – School Cross Country.

*Saturday 13^th August – Parish Family Mass: 6 pm, starting with a meal at 5 pm.

*Tuesday 23^rd August – Central Otago Cross Country.

*Sunday 28^th August – 9 am: Whole School Mass.

*Wednesday 7^th- Friday 9^th September: Year 3 & 4 Camp to Dunedin. Tahuna Park overnight Wednesday, Ōtākou Marae overnight Thursday.

Year 3 & 4 Camp – The basic plan so far:

Wednesday 7^th September:

Travel from Alexandra

Pool & water slide

Arrive Tahuna Park 2 pm

Art Gallery/Museum session 3-5 pm

Dinner 6 pm

Sandy shore – depending on weather

Showers

Overnight in Chalet

Thursday 8^th September:

Pack Up

Arrive at Ōtākou Marae

LEOTC programme 10 am – 3 pm

After 3 pm - Marae based activities/ Rocky Shore ramble

Evening meal

Overnight at marae

Friday 9th

Pack up - leave by 9:00

Art Gallery/Museum session 10 am – 12 noon

Bush walk and exploration - Ross Creek

Lunch

Leave for home approximately 1.30 pm

Please note that these are early arrangements only, and are subject to change depending on availability of facilities and activities. There will be a parent meeting early in the term once everything is in place.

Markelle Ward J