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Grammar Notes - 19 June 2018

Grammar Notes - Issue 9, Term 2, Week 8

Upcoming Events:

Monday 18 June - Thursday 21 June
Cycle Safe Team One
Y4-5 Swimming Lessons continue - Jellie Park

Wednesday 20 June:
Internal Open Day (8.35am - 10.30am)

Thursday 21 June:
Music Competitions - Boys 
Otago Problem Challenge
Girls' Chapel Choir Sing Evensong at the Cathedral

Friday 22 June:
Music Competitions - Girls
Friday Primary Schools' Winter Weekly Sport

Tuesday 26 June:
Draft Curriculum Document Forum (8.45am - 10.00am)
Inter-school Chess Competition - Halswell
Court Theatre Performance - School Hall
Dance, Drama & Movement Concert - The Piano 7.00pm 

Wednesday 27 June:
Draft Curriculum Document Forum (2.00pm - 3.15pm)
EPro8 Semifinals - Y5&6

Thursday 28 June:
Draft Curriculum Document Forum (7.00pm - 8.15pm)
EPro8 Semifinals - Y5&6

Thursday 28 - Friday 29 June:
School Photos - Summer & Winter Sport + catch-up photos

Friday 29 June:
Y4 Trip to the Museum
Friday Primary Schools' Winter Weekly Sport

Tuesday 3 July:
Junior & Senior Boys' English Speaking Finals
High Performers Music Concert - The Piano 7.00pm

Wednesday 4 - Thursday 5 July:
Science Fair - Y7&8

Thursday 5 July:
Junior & Senior Girls' English Speaking Finals 

Friday 6 July:
Last day of Term 2

Monday 9 July - Friday 20 July:
School Holidays

If you have any questions or submissions for future issues please just get in touch - we would love to hear from you.

Contents

Steps for South Sudan

by Ms Brigit McCormack

Thank you to the children, teachers and parents of the school community who came together to participate in our Steps for South Sudan event.

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Video: solar powered alarm clock

Girls' & Boys' Prep School

by Mr Simon Lean-Massey & Ms Brigit McCormack

Busy, busy, busy! A BIG week of science, music, and design

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Gavin's last day

From the Principal's Desk

by Mr Scott Thelning

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Images of God Illustrations - by Y5 girls

From the Chaplain

by Mrs Teresa Kundycki-Carrell

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Mercy

Creating Moral Citizens - Virtue of the Week is: Mercy

by Virtue of the Week

What is Mercy?

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An Evening of Dance, Speech & Movement

The Cathedral Grammar School Concert Series

by Mrs Sarah Lowe

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General Notices

by CGS

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Scholastic Book Club Orders

by Mrs Sandy Hubers & Mrs Molly Linker

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Co-Curricular Notices

by CGS

Upcoming Forums

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Pre-School

by Ms Libby Avery

Whānaungatanga in full swing

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Encouraging Risk-Taking

by Ms Libby Avery

For a lot of people, the word Risk is associated with danger and harm. Risk is seen as something undesirable to be assessed, managed, controlled or eliminated, but risk is also part of being alive and being human.

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Video: Pictures tell 1000 words!

Pre-school takes centre stage

by Ms Libby Avery

If you haven't already seen the fantastic billboards of our Pre-Schooler's in action, take a look on the corner of Chester Street and Cranmer Square to see Paige and Reece, or drive along Kilmore Street to look at Harry the friendly dinosaur.

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Junior School Mid-Winter Christmas Grotto

Junior School

by Mrs Simone Whalley

Positive Community Spirit added to the success of the Junior School's Mid-Winter Christmas Grotto.

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Y8 Boys' Mitre Project - Bromley School Visit

Bromley School Visit

by Mrs Sandy Hubers

As a service project for their Mitre programme, a group of Year 8 boys organised a very successful clothing drive for the pupils of Bromley School.

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Ronald McDonald Family Dinner Programme

by Ms Brigit McCormack

Service has been a theme throughout the term for Y7&8 in their Mitre sessions. A group of Y8 girls decided that they wanted to be a part of the Ronald McDonald Family Dinner Programme.

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Y4 Girls Create a Collaborative Masterpiece

by Mrs Belinda Edmond

There has been high excitement in the Year 4 Girls' Art lessons over the last few weeks as they have worked towards completing their collaborative sculpture.

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ChristChurch Cathedral Choristers 2018

The ChristChurch Cathedral Choir Tour Committee 2018

by The Christchurch Cathedral Choir Tour Committee

After a year of fundraising, our chorister children and families are only three months away from departing on their tour to Australia and Japan. Excitement is building!

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