AIA Parents Challenge ROOM 3

Please help us! 

You may know that our class is participating in the AIA Healthy Kids Challenge. It's a fun virtual adventure around the globe, led by rugby star Cory Jane and his special guests. We all create our own little avatars and each child will receive a free pedometer to count steps in the real world that will move our team around the online race track. As our steps move us to a new destination, we see a video of our class of avatars exploring with Cory and getting some healthy tips too.

We need your help too! We'd love you to get involved so you can support and encourage your child to get moving more often and help us get more entries into the draw to win one of 20 $1000 AIA sporting grants for our school and one of 50 Huawei tablets for our classrooms. Simply join the Parents Class Team and count your steps to help move your team around the same course as the kids. Race against other parents teams, get active with your child and have some fun along the way.

Click this link: https://register.healthykids.kiwi/SetupParent1.aspx?team_id=8669&checksum=9C1FD9DED87DC652FE0814444E2CFF69

You will get an email confirming your place and letting you know what to do next. To find out more go to https://www.healthykids.kiwi and read the Parents section of the website.

Kind regards
Linda Urwin

AIA Parents Challenge ROOM 4

Please help us! 

Your child may have told you that our class is participating in the AIA Healthy Kids Challenge. It's a fun virtual adventure around the globe, led by rugby star Cory Jane and his special guests. We all create our own little avatars and each child will receive a free pedometer to count steps in the real world that will move our team around the online race track. As our steps move us to a new destination, we see a video of our class of avatars exploring with Cory and getting some healthy tips too.

We need your help too! We'd love you to get involved so you can support and encourage your child to get moving more often and help us get more entries into the draw to win one of 20 $1000 AIA sporting grants for our school and one of 50 Huawei tablets for our classrooms. Simply join the Parents Class Team and count your steps to help move your team around the same course as the kids. Race against other parents teams, get active with your child and have some fun along the way.

Click this link: https://register.healthykids.kiwi/SetupParent1.aspx?team_id=8665&checksum=5B77546AEAE5AAE46984FE4555B533FE

You will get an email confirming your place and letting you know what to do next. To find out more go to https://www.healthykids.kiwi and read the Parents section of the website.\\

Kind regards,
Renee Heasley 

Thanks and a reminder

Hi all,

Linda and I wanted to extend our thanks and gratitude for coming to the multiple learning conversations this week. All three nights were very successful and a positive experience for all. One of our highlights were seeing the students so passionate and excited about sharing their learning as well as seeing you interact with your child on activities we do with them in class.
If you enjoyed this experience we would love your feedback. Please feel free to send us an email so that we can collect in some of the communities voice.

We have also reminded the students that they need to have the following for class:
Pencil
Glue Stick
Ruler
Many of the students have lost these or used them up this year. Could you please ask your children what they need? Some students have also come to the end of the their spelling books or notebooks and need to get replacement ones.

Thanks in advance and have a lovely weekend,
Renee and Linda

Multiple Learning Conversations

Welcome to Term 3! Linda and I are astounded as to how fast this year is going!

We hope that you all enjoyed reading your child's report, as well as their goals that we have thought about to help their learning.

This term, in week 2, we have Multiple Learning Conversations. This is a time for your child to show off some of their amazing learning and talk about their work that they are proud of.
Here is the information that you need with regards to booking and dates: (previously published in the school newsletter).

Term 3 Learning Conversations - Celebrating Learning

We will be holding Learning Conversations Week Two of next term.

Tuesday 2nd August: Yr 1-6 - 3.15pm to 5pm

Wednesday 3rd August: Yr 1-3 - 2pm to 7.30pm

Thursday 4th August: Yr 1-6 - 3.15pm to 5pm

School will close at 2pm on Wednesday 3rd August and children

will be dismissed from the hall.

Please note: On Tuesday and Thursday teachers will be in their classroom from

3.15pm

We will again be using an internet booking system (www.schoolinterviews.co.nz)

to book appointments. The booking code is 48vkk.

Fun Club will be available from 2pm on Wednesday 3rd August. Please

contact Sandie: 021 329 626 to make a booking for your child. Any child/

children who are unable to be collected until 3pm on Wednesday 3rd August will

stay in the library with the Leadership Team. If you require your child to remain

at school until 3pm on Wednesday 3rd August then please email

admin@torbay.school.nz with your child’s name and room number.

Yr 4-6 - 2pm to 8.30pm 

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you all soon,
Renee and Linda

Ps. Unfortunately, my husband is being deployed over the time of learning conversations and I will be unable to stay after 5pm (Tuesday & Thursday) and 8.30pm (Wednesday) due to child care. If you would like to see me I will be available throughout the evenings, so please ensure you see me before the end of the evenings. Cheers, Renee

Keeping Ourslves Safe

The whole of Torbay School will be participating in a program called 'Keeping Ourselves Safe'. This is an initiative run in conjunction with the NZ Police. On Tuesday 31st May we will be holing an information evening for all parents and caregivers from 6.30pm-7.30pm in the staffroom.
If you would like to come along please contact myself or Linda so that we are able to have an idea of numbers on the night. Our emails are:

lurwin@torbay.school.nz or rheasley@torbay.school.nz

There is a lot of information for parents on the program via this link:

Keeping Ourselves Safe - Parents Information

Please take some time to look through to see how you can best support this program at home.

Maths Maintenance

This is a fantastic site for helping you with your maths maintenance. Try it with different levels at home and share your learning with your parents.

Basic Facts Maths Maintenance

CAMP!

Hello,

Camp is right around the corner...we cannot believe it is next week!
All of the students have been given a camp list.
If they have not brought this home here is what they need to bring:

GEAR LIST - YEAR 5 & 6 CAMP

(Use as a check list)

MUST BE WELL NAMED

In  ✓	Out  ✓
		1 LARGE packed lunch for the first day
		1 Drink bottle & drink for the first day
		Covered shoes for confidence course & hike
		Sunhat and Sunblock
		1 Sleeping bag + a sleeping sheet, rug or blanket may be used.
		1 Spare blanket if needed
		1 Pillow and pillow case
		2 Towels
		Book, quiet game, colouring-in, etc.
		Toilet gear
		Insect repellent – roll-on
		Pyjamas
		Shorts & longs – several changes
		Shirts and/or blouses to suit weather
		Raincoat/Parka – MUST bring!
		Warm jersey or sweatshirt
		Changes of underwear
		Tissues
		Socks – several pairs
		Sandals/jandals (in camp)
		Plastic bags for dirty laundry
		Plastic bag for collections
		Clipboard with pencil attached
		Togs & extra towel

N.B. – NO AEROSOLS ALLOWED

Children must bring warm clothes and long trousers for the camp fire.

USE AS A CHECK LIST AGAIN WHEN LEAVING

There was a mistake on the list. It said that they Year 5s had to have a fishing net. This is not the case. The list was printed before it could be taken off. We will be telling all of the students that they don't need this. I have taken it off the list on here.

If you have any questions about equipment or what the students need to bring please contact myself or Linda
(rheasley@torbay.school.nz or lurwin@torbay.school.nz)

Renee and Linda