QUEENSPARK SCHOOL. 222 Queenspark Drive, Parklands Christchurch 8083 Phone (03) APRIL: Friday 23rd March 2018

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1 QUEENSPARK SCHOOL 222 Queenspark Drive, Parklands Christchurch 8083 Phone (03) Friday 23rd March 2018 Important Dates A note from the Principal Easter: Friday 30 Mar, Monday 2nd Apr, Tuesday 3rd April Teacher Only Day: Tuesday 5th June MARCH: Tuesday 27th - NEST+1 Parent Assembly 9.15am Wednesday 28th - NEST visit Travis Wetlands 9.30am-12.30pm Wednesday 28th - YR2 Botanic Gardens worm farm visit 9am-1pm & 11am-3pm Thursday 29th - House Assembly 1.30pm - remember House T Shirts Thursday 29th - YR2 Botanic Garden worm farm visit 9am-1pm Friday 30th - Good Friday. School closed for instruction APRIL: Monday 2nd - Easter Monday - school closed for instruction Tuesday 3rd - Easter Tuesday - school closed for instruction Thursday 5th - Canterbury swimming sports 8.30am-1.30pm Friday 6-11th - YR5/6 EOTC Programme Friday 6 April - LEAP 3.15pm in the hall Tuesday 10th - HPV vaccinations for YR8 s Tuesday 10th - BOT Meeting 5pm Friday 13th - Last day of Term 1 Monday 30th - First day term 2 It s hard to believe that Easter is rapidly approaching. Time flies when you are having fun! We certainly are at Queenspark this term! Rocket Day: Well done to the many children who responded to the challenge of building a rocket recently and what a spectacular time that was. The winning distance was 103 metres - A school record!! There were lots of very creative ideas on show. Thank you to Mr Mabin for organising this fun challenge. Grandparents Day - Yr2: It was great to see many Grandparents supporting the children at Discovery Time recently. There were certainly lots of great conversations and thinking going on. Congratulations to Eric Imachi Sugahara: Eric was recently invited to an International Soccer camp from which he has then been selected to attend a Brisbane Club Team and then visit West Ham United for 20 days. WOW.. what an honour and what a great achievement!! NZEI Meeting: Thank you for your support here. By picking up the children early on this day our staff were able to attend this important meeting.

2 MAY: Tuesday 8th - Senior Cross Country 9am-3pm (PP: 10th May) Thursday 10th - NEST+1 Swimming programme begins Friday 11th - NE-YR3 Cross Country 11.15am-12.30pm (PP 25 May) Monday 14th-18th - Book Week: Fairy Tales & Fables theme Monday 14th - School Open Day - Come and visit any class at any time! Wednesday 23rd - Zone Cross Country - held at QPS 11.30am-3pm (PP: 30th) Tuesday 29th - ICAS Science Exam 11am JUNE: Monday 4th- Queen s Birthday Tuesday 5th - Teacher Only Day Monday 11th - Gymnastics Competition Competitive at Olympia Tuesday 12th - BOT Meeting 5pm Wednesday 13th - Gymnastics Competition School Group at CSG Wednesday 13th - ICAS Spelling Exam 10am Thursday 14th - ICAS Writing Exam 10am Wednesday 20th - Canterbury Cross Country - Halswell Quarry 8.30am-12.30pm Friday 29 June - LEAP 3.15pm in the hall JULY: Wednesday 4th - Animal Dress Up Day - YR2 Friday 6th - Last day Term 2 Monday 23rd - Friday day Term 3 Tuesday 31st - ICAS English Exam 11am AUGUST: Wednesday 1st - Zone Winter Sports Tournament - Rawhiti Domain time 9am-3pm (PP: 8th) Monday 13th - QPS Mths Week Tuesday 14th - ICAS Mathletics Exam 11am Thursday 23rd - Canterbury Winter Tournament - Hagley park 9am-3pm Wednesday 29th- Set up day for Strike, Strum, Blow Concert 10-11am Wednesday 29th - Strike, Strum, Blow Concert 6-830pm Horncastle Arena Tired Children: We have been noticing that there have been lots of tired children at school lately; so much so that some have been sleeping in the medical room during the afternoons. Some are virtually falling asleep in class. No doubt the warm nights have contributed to this. Please keep your child at home if they are unwell or excessively tired. We want to see the children in a ready state for learning each day. Children need Boundaries!! From time to time it is healthy for all of us to review the boundaries and expectations that we have set in our homes. We are noticing more and more children coming to school who are not used to boundaries being set. This makes life very diificult for the teachers!! Have a look at the following list for discussion and review in your home: What are our family values - how do we live these out? Our school values focus on being respectful, being resolute and being responsible.how do we live these out at home and at school? What are the expectations of our children in our home? What are the consequences when these expectations are not met or are broken? How do we mean what we say and follow up accordingly? Do we have a time out space? How do we encourage/ reward our children? How do we practice positive manners? Do we sit down and discuss things as a family at the end of the day over tea? What are our rules around the use of devices and access to the internet? John Parson s ( NZ Internet safety expert says the World Health Organisation states no more than 3 hours a day screen time for primary aged children. How much screen time does your child have before school each day? How do we monitor access to the internet at home?

3 SEPTEMBER: Monday 3rd-7th - Cultural Festival Monday 3rd -YR2 Swimming programme begins at QE2 Wednesday 12th - School Open Day - pop in to any class at any time! Thursday 20th - House Assembly 1.30pm - remember House T Shirts Friday 21st - LEAP in the hall 3.15pm Friday 28th - Last day of Term 3 OCTOBER: Monday 15th - First day of Term 4 Monday 22nd - Labour Day - School closed for instruction Monday 29th - YR3/4 Swimming - QE2 How do we know that my children are not accessing R18 sites? What message am I giving my children if I allow my child to ly about his/ her age and allowing open access to facebook, instagram and other social media before they are 13 years of age and what risks am I taking with my children in doing so? How do we go out of our way to say and make other poeple feel good about themselves? Always remember It s OK to say NO! Have an awesome weekend Regards Ross Willocks Principal NOVEMBER: Friday 9th - YR1-3 Athletics Day 10am-12.30pm Friday 16th - Canterbury Show Day - School closed for instruction Thursday 22nd - School Open Day Friday 30th - YR1 Wheels Day 11.30am DECEMBER: Tuesday 4th - YR1 Christmas Assembly am Wednesday 5th - Canterbury Athletics 8.30am-3pm Wednesday 5th - YR2 Xmas Assembly ,30am Thursday 6th - House Assembly 1.30pm - remember House T Shirts Friday 7th - LEAP 3.15pm in the hall Monday 10th - Whole school stepping up assembly am Friday 14th - Final day of Term 4. Children released from classes at 12.30pm

4 ū ū MISSING SCOOTERS We have several scooters missing at the moment. Parents can you please check the scooters that are coming home and make sure they are yours. Remember scooters and bikes should be locked where possible. Names should be clearly marked on the bottom of ALL scooters. FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT:

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6 SKOOL LOOP APP - Those parents who already have this app in place (previously called Parent Teacher Calendar), may notice some updates. Please see below how to update this school app: Dear school families, as you may be aware the Queenspark School App (The Skool Loop App ) has had a number of updates in recent days. This is to ensure your experience of the Queenspark School App is smooth and seamless. When you next open the school app there is a prompt which asks you to tap on the link to take you to the new and updated version of the Skool Loop app. Please click on this link and download the new version of the Skool Loop App. Choose our region and school and the app will automatically stay on the Queenspark school app. Once this has been done please delete the old version of the Skool Loop App off your phone.