Term Four Thursday Night Touch

Steve Potter is once again organising the popular Thursday night touch.  There are 2 grades Years 5 & 6 and Years 7 & 8.  I have taken names today and will send a notice home at the beginning of next term.  Unfortunately this information came to hand after the last newsletter went out this term.

Entries close Wednesday 23rd October with first grading games starting on Thursday 24th at 5:30pm - Pioneer Park.  Each team needs to have a contact person who will be responsible for the team's behaviour, referee and responsibilities.  A referee's name must be included on the team entry. Basic rule books are available to referees if required.

Rules:

• correct footwear must be worn
• all players must be in team colours
• application must be filled out in full - this includes a contact person & referee for each team entered.

A large number of people have put their names down to play, which means that we will be able to enter several teams as long as we have managers & referees.  Please think about whether you are able to help in this way, or perhaps know of a DHS student who would be happy to be a referee.  Rules are no referee = no entry.

Dunstan High School Music - Friday

Rooms 3 & 4 are lucky enough to have a last minute opportunity to be the audience for the Dunstan High School Senior Music presentations at Dunstan High School  on Friday beginning at 1:30pm. These will be outside if the weather is fine.

Please make sure that your child has a jacket, as the weather forecast is for showers.  As we are representing the school we need to wear full summer uniform. No tracksuits or sports uniform tomorrow please. Dresses are easy for swimming.

We will leave school to walk at 1:10 and will need 2 or 3 parents to accompany us (thank you Lisa Reilly).  Please let me know if you are able to do this.

Week 9 Term 3

What a great day we have had today, Mercy Day Liturgy, painting, swimming and the hockey tournament was fantastic - thank you Mrs Flannery.  It was awesome to see so much encouragement and also to see Room 4 step up as leaders for the junior house teams until the Room 6 leaders arrived from swimming.  Well done to you all - a wonderful way to celebrate Mercy Day

A busy last week for us.

Camp Surveys: if anyone still has theirs at home could you please return these as soon as possible so that groups can work on graphing the findings ready to report to you at our Wow night early next term.  It would be great to have this work completed this week, although there is just so much going on.

Round The Clock Race - Friday  night.  Team notices went home today.  Please meet Mrs Williams at 4:45pm at the Linger & Die.  You are representing the school, so full school sports uniform including tracksuit needs to be worn.  Be sure that you have sturdy runners.  The race is to the number 6 on the clock and back.  Please have sports uniform and runners at school each day this week as Mrs Williams will take a lunch time practice if there is time.  For those of us not running - we need to be there to cheer our teams on! 

Float: we are at the stage of painting our bugs - they are looking super and will add small detail to the amazing float put together by the junior staff and a committed group of parents. We deserve to win, so if you are purchasing any of the 'special tickets' - 5 for $20 available now - please give the vote part to Mrs Williams - this saves trying to get to the right bucket on the day before voting closes.

Everyone got their free ride ticket today which I see is valid for Saturday only. If you are not going to be at the park perhaps someone else could use this.  On this flyer there is also the opportunity to win a $100 Paper Plus book voucher for the school. If you are not going to be at the park, I am happy to take yours to put into the draw - the more that go in the more chances we have at winning.

Eisteddfod Speeches: were of a very high standard.  Well done everyone.  The Eisteddfod assembly is at 1:30 on Thursday in the hall. Those representing Room 4 are: Celia, Joshua, Reuben, Molly, Brieanna, Adrianna with Padraig being the reserve.

A huge Thank You to all the parents who have helped Room 4 this term - Ski Camp fundraisers, parents who organised the food  for the camp, parents who skied with the kids, winter sports team coaches and a special thank you to the parents who have provided transport to and from the pool.  Without you all we would not have been able to achieve so much.

Homework

• Reading
• Maths Buddy - Statistics

Have a great holiday.  We start the term with athletics training for the sports which are on Thursday 31st October - the Central Otago event on Wednesday 6th November.  Please have your sports uniform at school every day for the first 2 weeks of term 4.

Tuesday House Hockey

On Tuesday as part of Mercy Day we will be having a house hockey tournament to conclude our hockey lessons we have had this term.

Children are to wear house colours, but gear appropriate for playing hockey. Each house will have a senior and a junior team and will play a round robin of games.
If children have hockey sticks, shin pads or mouth guards please bring these.

We will be leaving school at 12.15ish and having hockey games then a picnic lunch in the park. We will return to school at 2.30pm. Please feel free to join us.

Please no lunch orders or pie warmers.

Monday 23rd

Please join us for prayer in the church - it is our turn to lead.  Joe & Zoe are reading.

Speeches will be heard on Monday morning. There is a great selection of topics so should be an interesting morning.  People were practising with partners today and many sounded really polished.  Well done.

Swimming

Thanks Kath for the river safe photos this morning, we found it very different swimming in our clothes and learnt how to enter the water wearing a life jacket safely, huddle and support each other.

Winter Sports Meeting & Newsletter

A reminder that there is a debrief/drinks meeting at Monteiths at 7pm tonight.

This year Rebecca is putting together a winter sports newsletter and wants to include information about any children who have been selected for representative sports or who have won trophies for their sports - they do not just have to be about school sports teams.  So that includes you Brooke with your karate. Hannah - gym? There are probably other people in Room 4 too. Please have the information to Rebecca by lunchtime tomorrow.  Check the school newsletter for the exact information from Rebecca.