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Te Kura O Paeraki - Mt Pleasant School

July 2017 - Term 2 Week 10

2017 TERM DATES

TERM TWO - 1 May - 7 July

TERM THREE - 24 July - 29 September

TERM FOUR - 16 October - 18 December

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Coming up...

JULY

7 JULY - Last day of Term Two

24 JULY - First Day of Term Three

AUGUST

3, 8 & 10 AUGUST - Parent Teacher Conferences

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Contents

Thank you to the PTA for our awesome new soccer/football goals!

Nordy Words

by Chris Nord

You will notice we have changed the way this newsletter appeared in your inbox… this is in direct response to some feedback we received through the Communication Survey. Thank you to all the people who responded to this survey.

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Cyber-safety

by Chris Nord

Following feedback received on the survey run in our last newsletter, we thought we would address some of our cyber-safety policies, such as why we don't use surnames in our communications home.

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Book Week Brilliance

by Tracey Hull, Librarian

What a fabulous week, a huge thank you to all our families for embracing Book Week. The Book Parade was the best ever, with nearly all students enjoying the opportunity to dress up as a favourite book character.

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Thank You!!

by Tracey Hull

 A big thank you to Take Note Ferrymead for supporting us in the Big Book Buy Up..

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Celebrating 100 Days of School

by Anita Hayes

As part of our ‘hundred days of school’ celebrations, the Room 1 children thought and wrote about what they wanted to achieve before they reached the age of 100.

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Today is the 100th day of school! 

by Kirsty Hair

In Basecamp we have been doing lots of activities involving the number 100.

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Video: The Fun Bus

It is Movie Time!

by Sarah Rowe

As part of our Inquiry this term, “We have stories for lots of reasons” we have been reading the story of ‘The Fun Bus’ by Jill Eggelton.

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Gardening Gratitude from the Caretaker's Shed

by Euan Heffer

Many thanks to the parents & pikelets who did such a great job moving the bark in our playgrounds.

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Seasonal Sunshine

by Andrea Thelning

Room 3 have finished their inquiry into the cycles and patterns of nature. We painted the winter sun and winter landscape. 

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Team Magma step back in time 

by Lisa Chubb

Team Magma stepped back in time for inspiration for their individually designed toys and games.

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EPro8 Semi-finalists!

EPro8 Finals: Fantastic effort Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!!   

by Lisa Chubb

This group of budding engineers from Mt Pleasant School gained FIRST EQUAL in the semi-finals which gained them a place in the Canterbury Grand Finals. 

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Mt Pleasant Blues

by Andrea Thelning

Mt Pleasant Blue netball team has finished a successful first term of future ferns netball. 

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Year 8’s vs Staff Netball

by Jeremy Griffiths

Having taken out the dodgeball encounter back in Term One, the Year 8s happily accepted the staff’s challenge, this time in the sport of netball.

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Wig Wednesday

by Student Council

Raised $433.10 for the Child Cancer Foundation

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40 Hour Famine 2017

by Olwen Dieudonne

We have had an awesome response to our fundraising effort for the 40 hour famine this year... Big thanks to all the children who did their best to raise money to help the children in Syria!  Together they raised over $3,700!

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Holiday Dental Care

by Ground Control

The Community Dental Service will operate an emergency service over the school holidays.

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July School Holiday Activities

by Ground Control

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BRAND NEW CRAFT CLUB kicking off after school on Thursdays - Term 3!

by Ground Control

Art Club  *  Craft Club  *  House for Rent  *  Situations Vacant  *  & more ...

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by Housekeeping

Lunches, After School Care, Absentees, Enrolment Information, Uniforms, School Hours.... it's all right here!!

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