Term 3 update

Kia ora Parents and Caregivers,

I hope you all have had a great two weeks with your child at home. This term our topic focus is on CHANGE and coping with change and the challenges that arise from change. We have a Year 7 rotation on FOOD-FITNESS-(and being)FOCUSED. We are teaching about the body systems- skeletal, digestive, respiratory, circulatory. We also have our pubertal change unit to teach. Some dates in Term 3 that are important to noteWeek 1 - Parent interviewsWeek 2 - Tuesday - Southland Sports Exchange for selected pupils Week 3 - Monday - Otago science fair for selected pupils, Wednesday - Open Night - some children will be helping out. Friday - School cross country Week 5 - Tuesday - full day visit to the anatomy museum, high performance centre, Forsyth Barr stadium tour, Uni pol. Parent help required. 23-27 August - Beth in Brisbane at a conference https://www.adolescentsuccess.org.au/Week 6 -Hannah van Plateringen begins 5 week final placementWeek 7 - Friday - Edgar Centre Sports morningWeek 8 - Friday Year group speech finals Week 9 - Friday - School speech finals Week 10 - Friday - Athletics Day at the Caledonian (Full day) End of term. I look forward to seeing you this week at your 10 minute interview.

Beth Downie