Congratulations to Paul Walker who was recognised this week for his outstanding contribution to our school environment by the Keep Christchurch Beautiful Community.

Earlier in the year we entered the school for two awards. The children have been focusing on reducing litter all year. Three children from Room 17, Xander, Richard and Shaun who have worked very hard as leaders of their 'Go Green' initiative, represented the students. They were very proud to receive a School Environment Award on behalf of the school. Paul Walker received a Caretaker's Award. They received certificates and book tokens for the Library.

It was a lovely afternoon and the boys came back filled with new ideas and enthusiasm for improving our environment. They explained their 'Go Green' club to both the Keep Christchurch Beautiful and the Keep NZ Beautiful teams. Mrs Davids and I were very proud of the complimentary feedback about how passionately and clearly they spoke.

We are of course always very proud of Paul, our fantastic caretaker. It was a great opportunity to acknowledge publicly the huge job he does and the extra work that he readily takes on to make our environment both safe and attractive for the children, not to mention his imaginative library displays which make school so much richer.

The teachers are putting together the final learning report comments for the year and these will be published to your secure online account in the next couple of weeks. End of year assessments will be live on your accounts early next week. Class placements for next year are also nearly complete and this will be published to your account on the 10th December.  This is the day the children will spend some time with their new teacher and classmates . 

If you have concerns regarding class placements after they have been published please direct these to me paul.sibson@fendalton.school.nz and not to the teachers.  The teachers work very hard to get the class placements right for all children however it is a complicated process. Placements are only altered in exceptional circumstances.

In 2016 we are making some changes to the Bible in Schools programme at Fendalton. The Board have decided that this programme will not take place during curriculum time. The team who run the programme are planning how this will look in 2016 and would like to know how many children are likely to attend next year. They have not yet decided whether the sessions will be run during a lunchtime or before/ after school.

Please complete this form only if you would like you child to attend the Bible in Schools programme in 2016. 

Waiwetu Street Wastewater Repairs

Changes are effective from  Monday, 30th November

It is important that you read the attached information if you use the Waiwetu Street entrance. Before Christmas the work will impact parents who park on Waiwetu Street to drop/pick up their children, as there will be less parking available during the work. From 5th January 2016,  Waiwetu Street will be closed. Pedestrian access will be maintained and clearly signed.

Welcome

Fendalton School extends a warm welcome to all our new families who have started in the last fortnight.

Upcoming Events

November

26 - Newsletter Day

27 - Second hand uniform sale

27 - Middle Team Athletics Day 11am -3pm

December

3 - Music Students End of Year Concert 4.30 - 6.30pm

4 - Whole school assembly - Teams 20 and 10, starting 10am in the hall

4 - Family BYO picnic and sausage sizzle 5 - 7pm

7 - BOT meeting in the staffroom 7.30pm

15 - Year Six Leavers Assembly @1.30pm in the hall

16 - Final Assembly @9.30am in the hall

Middle Team Athletics Standards Day 

Friday - 27th November 11 - 3pm, on the field.

A fun non - competitive day of athletic events for the Year 3 and 4s to experience. Parents are invited to join us to watch the fun!

Family Picnic

Friday 4th December from 5-7pm

BYO Food & Drinks. There will also be a sausage sizzle and juice available for sale.

• Thank you for the fair feedback forms. If you still have one can you please leave it in the office dropbox. We still have some of our fabulous craft for sale - please contact Room 11 if you would like to purchase any.

Second-hand Uniform Sale

The last second-hand sale of the year will be held in take 5 tomorrow, Friday morning from 8.15am.

Learn an Instrument at Fendalton School in 2016

Fendalton Open Air School offers tuition in a wide range of instruments each year. In 2016 we have tutors offering lessons in: vocal, violin, guitar, ukulele, recorder, flute, drums, clarinet and piano. Lessons start from year 3 though if you have a student who shows the  commitment required for maintaining focus during lessons and followup practice, then an arrangement can be made. Please fill in this form MUSIC TUITION APPLICATION 2016 

Mini  Music Night Concert and Share of Learning

Thursday 3rd December at 4.30pm

Students who are ready for sharing their music at a performance level will be performing on Thursday 3rd December. The Concert starts at 4:30pm so please be ready and seated by then so we can start promptly. Our venue this year is the school Music Room - the room closest to the Waiwetu Street entrance. I will publish the performing order by Monday next week so you can see when your child is performing. Please let me know of any clashes and or commitments so I can do the best to meet your needs. I look forward to seeing you next week.

Kind regards, Kate

Library books

Please note that these are all due back Friday 4th December. This allows time for our annual stock take to happen. It is also a good time to look for those lost readers or school journals that have been misplaced or forgotten.

Please also return sports tops and jackets if your sports have finished for the year.

Many thanks.