Telephone: Office: 410-6534 Answer Phone / Fax: 410-4052 Dental Therapist: 410-0306
11 November 1999	Newsletter No: 21/1999

Dear Parents and Friends of the School

ITEMS IN THIS NEWSLETTER INCLUDE:

1. Staffing 2. Athletic Sports 3. Choir

4. Wairau Art Festival 5. Christmas Shopping Night 6. Wairau Uniform Sale

7. Kids Camp 2000 8. Cans Film Festival 9. Notifiable Diseases

10.Tumbling / Gymnastics 11. Lotto Take the Plunge Swim 12. Sunnynook Web Site

13. Sunnynook Road Crossing 14. Parent Helpers Afternoon Tea 15. Dates to Remember

1. STAFFING: While Mr Rogers is on sick leave, I am acting as Principal and Mr Rhodes is relieving in Room 6. Mr Marwick has been appointed to a permanent position in the school. Mr Ian Mattison will join the staff for Terms 1 and 2 in 2000.

We are sad to announce the resignation of Mrs Yvonne Hook as she has won a position at Pinehill School. Yvonne has contributed a lot to our school and will be greatly missed.

2. ATHLETICS SPORTS: On Wednesday 3 November, we held our Athletics Sports. These were highly successful, children participating in sprints, high jump, long jump and throw activities. The inter-class relays were keenly contested. Special thanks to Mrs McDonald for her organisation. The Inter-School Athletics team has been selected and will be training for their sports day on 17 November.

3. THE CHOIR: The school choir participated in the Primary Principals Association Choir Festival on 2 November. Thanks to Mrs Palmer for her work as Choir Trainer.

4. WAIRAU ART FESTIVAL: This was held at Wairau Intermediate School hall last week and featured some excellent art from our children. Thanks to Ms Lindsay our Art Co-ordinator.

5. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NIGHT: The PTA are working extremely hard to make this a magnificent occasion on FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER from 5.00 to 8.00pm. They still do need extra helpers, so if you are able to assist, please contact Vicki Tattley on 478-4354. Thank you to all people who have donated Scratch Tickets or money for the Christmas Tree Raffle.

6. WAIRAU INTERMEDIATE UNIFORM SALE: The uniform shop will be open for the sale of new uniforms on Wednesday 24 November until 7.00pm to assist families where parents are working. Alternatively, uniforms can be purchased between 8.30am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday until end of term and from 19 January 2000. The second hand uniform sale will be held on Friday 21 January from 10.00am.

7. KIDS CAMP 2000 – A Kids Camp at Parklands Christian Camp, Snells Beach, will be held from 2^nd to 8^th January for 7 to 10 year olds. Cost $13.00 per child. Contact Janine Campbell on 479-8088 or Brenda Reid on 443-1073 for further details.

8. CANS FILM FESTIVAL – In conjunction with the Salvation Army, Hoyts Cinema are holding a Cans Film Festival on Monday 29 November from 6.00pm. The Films being shown are ‘Wild Wild West’, The Mummy, Bid Daddy, and The King and I’. Tickets are obtainable upon presentation of a can of food anytime from Saturday 20 November onwards.

9. INFECTIOUS DISEASES: In line with Ministry requirements, we have an Infectious Diseases Policy. A reminder that children with infectious diseases such as chicken pox, measles and whooping cough, should be kept at home until no longer contagious. A full copy of the policy can be viewed at the school office. Due to a sibling’s allergic reaction to immunisation, if any child contracts Whooping Cough, please contact Mrs Tattley on 478-4354.

10. TUMBLING / GYMNASTICS for 5 – 8 year olds. There are a few vacancies in these classes held in the school hall on Thursdays from 3.15 to 4.15pm. For further information phone Katya on 443-3050.

11. LOTTO TAKE THE PLUNGE – An introduction to learn to swim lessons for beginners, children aged at least 5 years and adults from Monday 10 January through to Friday 21 January. Enrolments close 30 November. Forms are available from the school office.

12. SUNNYNOOK SCHOOL WEB SITE:

	OUR SCHOOL JOINS THE ONLINE COMMUNITY Sunnynook Primary School is moving forward with the computing track as planned. Working in line with the government initiatives for Information & Communications Technology (ICT), the school is now poised to move into the new Millennium with the Internet Technology. The official School Web Site is now operational with information about the school for potential students. You can browse the site using the Internet site address: http://start.at/sunnynook In addition to handing out these newsletters to students, we would also like to start delivering these newsletters to Internet ready members of the school community, via email. To ensure that we have the correct email address, interested parents should send an email to the school email address: [email protected] in order to subscribe to receive the newsletters electronically. Current & archive Newsletters are currently available online at our site. Our web site will be dynamic in its content, and will be updated regularly with the school activities & events. We appreciate your feedback on the site, so please email us with your comments.

13. SUNNYNOOK ROAD CROSSING: We urgently require a parent to supervise this crossing on Thursday afternoons after school from 3.00 to 3.20pm commencing Thursday 18 November. It is vital that this crossing is supervised at all times as it is such a busy road for children to cross. Please contact Mrs Broadley at the school office on 410-6534 if you can assist us in this matter.

14. HELPERS AFTERNOON TEA will be held on 24 November. Invitations will be going home to all those people who have assisted in the school during the year. If you have assisted in any way and do not receive an invitation, please contact Mrs Bindoff on 410-6534.

15. DATES TO REMEMBER:

17 November Inter School Athletics at Sovereign Stadium, Mairangi Bay

19 November CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NIGHT

24 November Parent Helpers Afternoon Tea 1.45pm

08 December Reports go Home

10 December End of Year Assembly 9.30am

13 December End of Year Assembly Postponement 9.30am

15 December School Closes at 2.00pm

Yours sincerely

J Ryrie

ACTING PRINCIPAL