Growing Excellence Together Piki ake te tihi ngātahi Newsletter 6 March 2015 Important Notes Nau mai haere mai, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Bula Vinaka! Things to note… ►March 10 Zones swimming. ►March 11 Team 3/4 Duathlon at 11.15am. ►March 27 Jnr Cross Country, PP Day 1 April. ►March 30 Centrals swimming. ►April 2, Thurs, last Day of term 1. We need more plastic bags please! To the office. Please remember to give your child a spoon if they have something spoonable in their lunchbox. The office gets cutlery requests daily and while we are happy to pass out spoons for one-offs we do see a lot of repeat customers! ► Contact Us Special Group auditions for Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival The Special Groups of the Music Festival are the musical equivalent of Canterbury representative sports teams: you have to be quite good to get in. And just as there is a selection process to get into a Canterbury representative sports team, so there is to select the very best singers and musicians for the Special Groups of the Music Festival. You have to pass an audition to get in, even if you have been in a Special Group previously. Read more on; http://musicfestival.school.nz/?page_id=896 Address: 55 Avonhead Road, Christchurch 8042 Phone: 03 348-7361 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://avonhead.school.nz Awards Students These are our star pupils who received certificates at assembly for having the Avonhead Attitude. They have shown Excellence and Responsibility. Congratulations - you are Team 3/4 practicing for their Duathlon...this day it was more like a Dustathlon! Celebrations! ◄Room 1 cooking their school-grown potatoes! ▼Swimming in action, Team 1. ▲ COME AND HEAR AN INSPIRING SPEAKER WHO IS A WORLD RENOWNED EXPERT ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES;Parent Evening being held in Christchurch on the 12th May at 7pm - Commodore Hotel. This is designed for parents and children, to give parents and children the tools to help children cope with learning difficulties. Cost: $30 per head or $50 per couple children free.Bookings Essential as there are limited spaces - if you are interested please contact:[email protected] or Ph: 07 8821447▼ Orchestra! Our Orchestra has started and is going so well with the fabulous Genny Long, Conductor, and Mrs Sheila Hooper, assistant-extraordinaire to the conductor. If your child loves making music then please see Mrs Trinder, or their class teacher about joining the Orchestra. SPORT HELP NEEDED So we can give the children @ Avonhead School the very best sporting opportunities possible could you please contact Shirley-Anne Collins [email protected] I would like to be involved in the followingFRIDAY WINTER SPORT ( tick) SPORT Rugby Netball Football Hockey Basketball YEAR5/6 YEAR 7/8 COACHING MANAGER OTHER SPORTS FRIDAY WINTER SPORT ( tick) SPORT Basketball Volleyball –summer sport/tournament T Ball-summer sport Rippa rugby-summer sport Rugby fun day-24 April Aerobics Hip hop Cricket -boys Cricket-girls other YEAR5/6 YEAR 7/8 COACHING MANAGER Community Notices Community Notices This employer requires one bubbly, friendly and reliable student to take their seven year old son to Avonhead School each morning. You will need to arrive at 7 30am and get him to school by 8 30am . While you're waiting for the child to get ready you could check-out the homework issue or do a couple things around the house, e.g. do the dishes or hang out the washing. You must be very responsible, mature and have previous childcare experience. The role runs from the start of March to the start of April, but may go on longer as needed. This family live in the Bucknell Street area. Payment is guaranteed. Please phone: mob: 02 5180651 home: 3481116 Your local dance school, The Patricia Paul School of Dance is currently giving Jazz, Hip Hop and Ballet lessons in your area. The school’s director is teacher, choreographer & ex-ballet dancer Patricia Paul A.R.A.D. (London). Ballet lessons from 3 years through to Advanced (New 2012 RAD Syllabus), and all levels in Jazz and Hip Hop starting from age 6. For all enquiries please phone 372-9191 or email [email protected] Just a reminder that Christchurch is hosting the biggest kapahaka festival at North Hagley Park at the moment. Today it's the second day of competition and it runs through the weekend. 45 of the best kapahaka groups (adults) from NZ and Australia are competing for one title! They are live streaming performances all day from 8:30am. Just click link below and enjoy :) If people are interested, it's $15 entry for students, $30 for adults and the finals are on Sunday. Te Matatini Live Stream of Kapahaka Dear Parents/Caregivers, The April school holidays have a way of creeping up on us all! The Air Force Museum is running an OSCAR-endorsed holiday programme titled - ‘Nature’s Flight’, starting Tuesday 7th of April and running until the 17th of April. You can choose half days, full days, or a full week. For more information please check out our website, www.airforcemuseum.co.nz or call the Public Programmes Team on 03 3439504. Book now, spaces are filling fast! 'Culture Galore', held on Saturday 7th March at Ray Blank Park on Maidstone Road, running from 12-4pm . This event allows you to experience the world and celebrate cultural diversity. Be entertained by over 50 cultural performance and demonstrations, sample some of the appetising ethnic cuisines or get involved in some arts and crafts. There are also plenty of activities for all ages to enjoy.
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