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Welcome back to Term 3!

Welcome also to George Bramer and parents Amy and Simon and Ethan Corson and parents Lydia and Mark into Room Manuka, Lily Symon and parents Annemarie and Todd into Room Rata and to Gregor Rutledge and parents Gina and Jason into Room Rimu.

New term = new events!

Moffett Cup - The Moffett Cup for Year 3-6 is one of the biggest events in the Southern Zone Schools calendar and 2012 is Myross Bush School's turn to organise it! The Friends of the School are coordinating the food side of the event for the day and they need your help - both with some food and some time on the day. Please see the flyer inserted in todays newsletter for what is needed and make contact if you are able to support our schools effort. Any funds raised on the day will be going towards the work that has made our 'new' classroom a reality!

Practices also started this week and we have six before competition day on Friday the 3rd of August. We still need some

coaches for some of our teams (1 for the rippa rugby and 1 for the Yr 3/4 netball teams) so if you are able to help with this on a Tuesday / Thursday afternoon for the next 3 weeks and on the actual Moffett Cup day this would be greatly appreciated. A huge thank you to the parents who have been able to take on this role.

New classroom and office development - As you may have noticed Mark has had to start the term in the Activity Centre due to a delay in the arrival of the wall fabric for his classroom. This has gone up yesterday and today and things look good for him to move in on Friday and 'create' his learning space over the weekend. Some new furniture for Matai - Room 9 - is arriving by mid term so the new set up will gradually take the shape of what Mark envisages!

3 way interviews next week - These run next Tuesday (3-7.30pm) and Wednesday (1-5.30pm). Your participation and contribution in this important part of the second half of the year is highly valued. It reminds your children of the importance

that their education has, the interest you have in their development, and gives the chance for the mid year snapshot to be 'brought to life' with discussion between you, your child and your child's teacher from the first half of the year. With the classroom changes you may want to make contact if your child has changed rooms. At the end of the year part of the end of year summary report will reflect on what you have discussed in these mid year interviews.

Edna Johnston - This week saw the passing of an iconic local community member - Edna Johnston. Edna has had a significant relationship with our school over her lifetime in the Myross Bush community and has always been an interested and generous supporter of our local school. Our thoughts are with her husband Neil and the wider family and friends as they reflect on a life well lived and a faith that gave her strength throughout her life.

RegardsTim LovelockPrincipal

Myross Bush SchoolNewsletterFind out more at www.myrossbush.school.nz

Final touches for Room Matai! Moving day is this Friday after lunch.

Kia tu Pakari From strong foundations we grow and stand tall together

Community:  

Southland Junior Netball Academy: is running from Monday 30 July – 24 September in Invercargill. This is a 9 week skill development programme for 8-12 year olds. Every child receives a training diary and a t-shirt. To register or for more information, contact Netball Southland on 03 2171303 or tracy@netballsouthland.co.nz Gladstone Tyres and Mags: Get the school rewarded - $5 back to the school on every tyre purchase - drop a copy of your invoice into the school

For Sale: Small Round Bales of Hay for Sale $7.50 each. Phone Kimberly 230 4342.

Do you enjoy Scrapbooking,Cardmaking and or anythingCreative? If so you need to join our creative group of ladies. We are meeting fortnightly at the Myross Bush Hall on alternate Wednesday and Friday Nights Phone Sharon 2304934 for more info.

Cash for Schools: South Pacific Meats is again running the Cash for Schools bobby calf fund raising programme this season. All you have to do is register your bobby calves with SPM for the current season on the form from the school office. and nominate Myross Bush for the donation. It doesn’t cost you anything because SPM pays the donations over and above normal supplier payments, If you don’t have a dairy farm, then sign up your neighbours, friends and whanau. Let us know if you would like a registration form sent home: office@myrossbush.school.nz

Calf Rearing Workshop: Will be held at 186 Fleming Road, Woodlands on 26th July 9.45 - 1.00pm. Guest speakers: Kath Taylor of Vet South, Andrea Murray, Independent Dairy Nutritionist and Murray Behrent from Alliance Group.Understanding the processing and rearing of bobby calves. Please bring a fold out chair and lunch. RSVP by 24th July to Katrina 032257775 or 0274854395.

Southland Craft Show: at the Velodrome this Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm.Free Admission.

Moffett Cup Volunteers Required Urgently

DAVID WHITE BUILDINGExperienced Qualified Builder of:• New Homes• Residential Extensions and Renovations• Farm Sheds etc...• Phone 0274351490 or A/H 2304984

School News:School Interview Booking: If you have difficulty with this please ring the office or come in between 8.30 and 1pm and be guided through the process by Irene or Cristy.

Bookings will close at 10am on Tuesday morning the 23rd July, the day of the interviews.

After School Bus Arrangements: Please contact us if your after school arrangements have changed for the term. For daily notification please ring and use the following:1) reporting GENERAL ABSENCES 2) BUS and AFTER SCHOOL arrangements3) CONTACTING RECEPTION or leaving

a message if no one is in the office

Kapahaka Koha Coin Trail:Please bring a gold coin to place on our Koru Coin Trail on Wednesday 25th July next week.We will be holding the coin trail at 9.30am as a whole school.Thank you for helping to support our Kapahaka group get some uniforms.

Sports Notices:NetballMB Ferns v Windsor lost 1-5POD Emily HayMB Hotshots beat Tisbury Black 15-7 POD Amber Gowers & Hannah Corbett

Friends of the School:Facts-a-thon: Could all money and cards please be returned to the office this week. Thank you.

Urgently: Please look out for the separate notice for Moffett Cup that was sent home today. The Friends of the School desperately need help to organise the catering on the day. There was a notice in the last newsletter but we’ve only received one response from 112 families. Today’s notice has a tear off portion to indicate your ability to help out with food and / or time on the day. It only needs to be for a half hour slot – to give those other volunteer parents a chance to watch their child’s game.

Even though this event is for Year 3-6 children, there may be someone in the junior school who is able to offer to help, and we would appreciate that. A great chance to be involved.Thank you so much.Please contact Cristy Henderson on 021 131 3359 or Kimberly Gray 027 689 7676 if you require any further information.

**School Interviews**

24th 25th July (next week)

Book online at:

www.schoolinterviews.co.nz

School code: KLE22

Week 1 Term 3

MANUKA have two new 5 year olds join our team this week - we welcome George and Ethan who have made a super start to their school days. We also welcome Mrs Davis who will be teaching on Thursdays in Manuka. It is great to see everyone back well and rested after the holidays. To keep away any bugs we are promoting lots of healthy habits such as hand washing regularly. We are about to embark on a new inquiry into caring for our environment and the impact we can have on it. We will be learning about living creatures and their needs in and around our community.

KOWHAI Welcome back to Term 3! It's great to see everyone well rested, recovered from all their coughs and colds and keen to learn! We all have maths counting goals that we are working on each day, counting forwards and backwards to 10, 20, 50 or 100! The trickiest bit is knowing which decade comes next (39-40, or 50-49). Ask your child what their goal is. We have started tuning in to our inquiry "Living and Giving" by finding out our ideas about what makes things 'living' or 'non living'. The unexpected arrival of a weta, and a video of a stick insect (thanks Scott!), has prompted some interesting discussion and 'wonderings' to kick start our thinking.

RIMU Welcome back to Term Three. The children have all come back happy and healthy and ready for another busy term. We welcome Gregor Rutledge into the class this term and Carter Dermody who joined us at the end of last term. We are working hard to pass our basic facts. Some children can solve the questions but they need to develop 'instant recall' of these to pass each level. Thank you to all the people who have returned their reading books already.

RATA Welcome back, It is great to see everyone looking rested and well again. I am really proud of the way that Rata have welcomed Lily, Addisyn and Eliza. I am making a few changes to our spelling homework. Everyone should have spelling homework by next week. This week Rata are hosting assembly. If your child has a speaking part they will have a script on Thursday to practise for homework. We would love you to come along and support us. Have a great week, Evelyn.

MIRO Welcome back to a new term. It is fantastic to see everyone so refreshed and in good health. We are very excited to have Jesse, Blake & Harriet as part of Team Miro. A class newsletter went home on Monday sharing some of what's happening this Term. If you have any questions please feel free to pop in or email me. I look forward to catching up with you at the mid-year interviews next week.Have a great week, Kiri

MATAI (Rm 9)• It’s great having a large classroom in the Activity Centre. Samantha• I can’t wait to see our new classroom when it is finished. Paige• It’s going to be great to move into our new classroom with all the break-out rooms for us to learn in. Cassie• It’s awesome to be starting Moffett Cup training and getting to know our new team. Jack

TOTARAWelcome to Team Totara for Term 3! I am lucky to have such a great group of children and we have all settled in very well with all the changes in classes. Thursday is our Library day. I look forward to catching up with some of you at interviews next week.

KAURI • We are enjoying having Ms Duncan for our teacher this term. Hannah• We are lucky to have the bottle bivvy in our room, why don’t you call in and have a look sometime. We are finding that it smells of old milk!. Sophie•It’s good to have the classes split up so

that people can get more time with the teacher. Aleisha

Assembly Duty: Rata

Phone System: 1) reporting GENERAL ABSENCES 2) BUS and AFTER SCHOOL arrangements3) CONTACTING RECEPTION or leaving a message if no one is in the office fro

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2nd Thurs

Southland Stags Visit

17 Tues

Ukulele Classes held every Tues lunch time

3rd Fri

Moffett Cup Rugby and Netball Zone Competition

24 Tues 3pm - 7.30pm

25 Wed 1pm - 5.45pmNOTE: School will close at 12.30pm today and the bus will run then.

Goal Setting Conferences

13th Mon

BOT Meeting 7.30pm

25 Wed

Kapahaka Koha Coin Trail 9.30am

Don’t forget... • Last chance to book your child’s interview. Bookings will close on Tuesday at 10am.

Book online at: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz

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