School News

Camp Assembly

There will a special 'Camp Reunion' assembly on Friday for all parents who would like to come and see the videos and photos from camp. If you have any photos to share please upload them to Facebook or email them to your child's teacher by middayThursday.

Uniform
As some of you are aware there is sometimes a lengthy delay between when we order uniforms and when we receive them. We carry some polar fleeces in stock but as the weather is starting to cool we would like to make sure we have sufficient polar fleeces in the correct sizes. If your child will need a new polar fleece in the coming months could you please indicate on the attached form the size you require? Thanks, hopefully this will prevent our children turning blue and shaky in the coming months.

We intend adding trousers and a vest as optional items to the school uniform. Samples are available in the office for viewing until the end of this week.

Rooms 2 and 3 Blogs
Find out what’s going on in Room 3 by clicking on this link http://mcsroom32014.blogspot.co.nz.

From next week find out what’s going on in Room 2 by clicking on this link http://mahuroom2.blogspot.co.nz.

To access our blogs first click on the link then please put your email address in “Follow by Email” on the right hand side column of the website.

Library
We really want all our children reading lots this year and will have awards each term for Reading. Please click on this link to sign up with the local library and begin a pattern of getting library books regularly. Join the library

Headlice
Please check your child for headlice as we have had reports of infestations since camp.

As we all know headlice are hard to control, but we as a small community are in a position to do it. Let’s make Tuesdays check for headlice day. If we all check and treat we can beat this thing.

Parent handbook online
The draft parent handbook is now on our website. It answers questions about uniform, transporting, our school rules and consequences, home-school communication and relationships, and information about digital devices within our school. Please let us know other questions you might have that we need to answer in the handbook and then we will finalise it for this year.

Bank Account details

Any payments made to the school, eg stationery, uniform, camp should be made to: a/c no 123105 0014453 00
Attendance Dues are payable to the Mahurangi Baptist Charitable Trust a/c no.123105 0022322 00

Creative Play Space: Do You Have….?

We would like to allow the children to develop more creative play at morning play and lunchtime. If you have any of the following that you are happy to donate to the school, we would be keen to see what the children do with them!

Lots of Bamboo, Boards, Blocks, Wooden boxes, Old sheets or tablecloths, baling twine, Paving Stones, Hammocks, Picnic Blankets, Tents or Pergolas, Clean Logs

Wheels Day on Friday

Feel free to bring scooters, skates, bikes and skateboards. However, please also send helmets and understand that no helmet means no riding.

Electric Jug
Thank you so much Kimber family for giving us an electric jug for the staffroom. It has kept those smiley faces going at morning tea times.

Yummy Stickers

Please continue to collect the stickers or barcodes for all yummy apples. Last year we received $237 worth of sportsgear as a reward for the stickers we collected.

If you need collection sheets please ask June in the office.

Term Dates for 2014
Term One Mon 3 February – Thursday 17 April
Term Two Mon 5 May – Friday 4 July
Term Three Mon 21 July – Friday 26 September
Term Four Mon 13 October – Tuesday 16^th December
(The end of year date is provisional. If a teacher only day is added in the end of year day will be later).
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Upcoming Events:

7 March                         Camp Assembly

11 March                       Board of Trustees meeting

14 March                       Leadership Assembly