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Newsletter Term 3 No 8 - 9 September 2010 |
Term 3 No 8 - 9 September 2010
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Dear Parents
Next Thursday, September 16th, we are holding an Open Day at Victoria Avenue School from 9.00am-12.30pm. We hope that this will be a very informal event but an opportunity for parents and friends to visit the school and classrooms for a short time and see us ‘in action’.
You may very well be aware that there is no such thing as a ‘normal day’ at our school, there are always a large number of activities going on. However all classroom doors will be open and you are invited to wander through the school and see what is happening. I am sure that most parents will want to visit their child’s classroom but feel free to see what goes on in other areas of the school too. Watch a PE lesson; see what is happening in the ICT suite; join in with a jump jam session or just spend time looking at the marvellous displays of children’s work in each and every room.
Whilst your child will be following their normal timetable for the day there are a couple of exceptions for you to note including a special welcome from our youngest children:
Junior Syndicate – Invite guests to Open Day
- 9.00am All junior classes will congregate on steps/concrete area between Room 12/14 and 11/13 to welcome guests
- 9.05am Performances including Greeting songs, dances and Ukuleles
- 9.20am Jump Jam demonstration on either the field or concrete area, depending on the weather
- 9.35am Children and guests to move to classrooms
Middle Syndicate would also like you to know that they have a jump jam
session on the courts 11.00-11.30am
I hope many of you get an opportunity to wander through school next Thursday morning and enjoy looking at some of the wonderful things that happen each and every day.
Kind regards
Allan Short
Principal
"Young Hercules"
Tickets on Sale Now!
The Senior School production ‘Young Hercules’ is almost ready for viewing so now is the time to order your tickets.
Tickets can be ordered by:
• the school’s online shop http://www.victoriaave.com/school-shop
• OR downlaoding and returning the order form in a named sealed envelope.
Tickets are $10.00 per seat.
Monday 20 September at 11am
Tuesday 21 September at 7pm
Wednesday 22 September at 7pm
Thursday 23 September at 7pm
The performance is approximately an hour and a half long.
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Coming Events
Refer to the calendar on our Home Page
www.victoriaave.com
After School Activities
Term 4 After School Activities are in place for next term. Click here to download the information sheet on the various programmes available. To enrol in any of the programmes please click here to go to our website page re after school activities.
Holiday Programmes please click here to see more information on the following items:
Animal Care Workshops
ARTSIGHT JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY ART PROGRAMME
Auckland Netball
Basketball Auckland
Bramly Art & Creative School
Bubbledome
CIRCUS WORKSHOP
Community Children’s Classes – Moral and Character Development
EXPERT MATHS TUITION LTD
Fine Young Artists
Kidactive
Little Chefs Cook School
MINI TITANS HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Number Knights Holiday Maths Programme
Panda Escapes Holiday Programme
Parnell Trust
Sailing at Kohimarama Yacht Club
Selwyn Community Education~ Children’s After School Programme
Snow Planet
St Kentigerns HOLIDAY TENNIS CLINIC and Term Coaching Sessions
Calendar Art ~ Reminder to come and see your children's calendar art displayed in their classrooms.
- The art will be available to view in classrooms weeks 9 and 10 of this term.
- Order forms will be available from 12 October
- Orders to be in by Friday 22 October
- Delivery date is hoped to be 12 November- IN PLENTY OF TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
Refugee Services need Children's Footwear
One of our parents have brought this to our attention: Refugee Services have lots of children coming and don’t have enough warm footwear for them. (There are 31 kids in the 0-4 age range, and 24 kids in the 5-12 age range).
If you have spare shoes could you please bring them to the school office. Many thanks.
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BOOK FAIR ~ Help Required
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to VAS from
22 October to 29 October 2010.
Jane Clark is looking for volunteers to help set up the Book Fair on 22 October, and to help run it each day from 8.30-9.30am and 2.30-3.30pm.
If you are available to help on any of these days please contact Jane on 5200602 or email
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French Lunch ~ Wednesday 8th September 2010
held in celebration of International Language week
Thank you Miss Lazarus it was delicious!
The French Lunch proved so popular we have decided to include C'est Fromage as our lunch options every Tuesday. This will begin in the first week of next term - Tuesday 12 October.
The new menu will be published on the website in Week 10
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Whole School Athletics day - change of date NOW 26th November
Due to the U2 concert taking precedence over the Mt Smart venue, that we had previously booked, this year’s Athletics Day will be over on the NORTH SHORE, AT THE MILLENNIUM INSTITUTE’S ATHLETICS TRACK. Details concerning timings and events for the day will follow shortly. The children will be bused to and from the venue. Junior events will be taking place from 12.00pm. Seniors and Middles will be all day.
We will be needing parent volunteers to help the the day run smoothly so please let us know in advance whether you can be available for :
All day - 9.00am - 2.30pm
Morning - 9.00am - 12.00pm
Afternoon - 12.00pm - 2.30pm
Please state which year group your child/children is/are in and your contact details and email to
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Venue: Millennium Institute of Sport, 17 Antares Place, Rosedale, 0632
Click here to download map.
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SPORTS NEWS
WINTER FIELD DAY
Tuesday 14th September
9.00am - 2.30pm
Click here for outline and requirements for the day
All teams will be traveling to various sports grounds across Auckland to compete in the Remuera Winter Field Day. The children will be leaving school at 8.45am to get to their events on time.
RUGBY - College Rifles
FOOTBALL - Keith Hay Park, Mt Roskill
NETBALL - Auckland Netball Centre
HOCKEY - Lloyd Elsmore, Pakuranga
If you are able to help supervise the teams for the whole day could you email
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Flippaball Results - Sunday Sept 5th.
A good close game against Balmoral. Plenty of chances for us, but we did not manage to put the ball in the goal enough times. Final score of 4-2 goes down as a loss, however everyone played very well and are really showing that they are getting the hang of the positions. It was great to have Christian back in the pool and I know all the kids were excited to have him involved.
Next Sunday's game is:
4.20pm Balmoral Cyclones versus Victoria Ave
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Only 2 weeks left until the end of the Yummy sticker promotion - THE COMPETITION CLOSES ON FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER.
AND...REMEMBER, we are doubling the points for all Yummy Royal Gala apples.
- Royal Gala Stickers are worth 2 points
- Royal Gala Bags are worth 20 points (you will need to cut out the barcode for this)
Both Royal Gala stickers and barcodes will need to be on the special Royal Gala sticker sheets....which you can download by clicking here
Please use these sheets and attach the stickers to them before returning them to school.
We will win sports equipment for the school as we did last year! We are still below the number we collected last year.
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