End of the School Year is approaching fast….

We are on the final stretch of the school year. There are a number of events in the last month of school that will come around very quickly.

Year 6 Camp to Aoraki Mount Cook – Our Year 6 children are away to Aoraki Mount Cook for their camp on Tuesday 29 November and are back on Friday 2 December. The children will be working on camp books before they go and are looking forward to their camp.

Christmas Cracker Tuesday 6 December – This is for the children of our school only. Staff will organise an evening of games, a water hour and tea for our children. Children need to
be dropped off at school at 5:30pm. Bring a plate of party food, togs and change of warm
clothes to this event. They can wear mufti clothes. We will provide sausages and bread as part of tea.

End of Year Assembly-Tuesday 13 December Our end of year assembly at Ellesmere College will start at 7:00pm. Children need to be at the hall by 6:45pm in correct clean uniform including white or navy socks. At this assembly all children will perform on stage, there will be a variety of presentations made including 5 awards that only Year 6 children can be presented with.
These awards are:-
Barron Family Trophy for Excellence in the Arts
This trophy is awarded to the Year 6 pupil who has shown excellence in the Arts. The Arts comprises of 4 areas - Art, Dance, Drama and Music.
John Griffith’s Shield for the Highest Achieving Sports Person in Year 6
This Shield is awarded to the pupil who achieves the highest placing in any sport while in Year 6 – either individually or as part of the team.
Mervyn Barnett Trophy for All Round Achievement in Year 6
This trophy is awarded to the pupil who demonstrates all round achievement at school while in Year 6
AJ Sheat Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence in Year 6
This Prize is awarded to the pupil who has demonstrated Academic Excellence across all curriculum areas in Year 6
Pride Cup
These Cups are awarded by the Principal to the Year 6 pupil who has consistently shown the PRIDE values during their whole time at our School. This Cup was been introduced in 2015.

Written Reports – Monday 12 December. Written reports will be sent home with your eldest child on this day. Sometimes we have families who are away in the last week – if this is the case for you this year we will email your child’s report on the Monday and post a copy to your home address.

Thursday 15 December – Our last day for 2016 is Thursday 15 December. School will close at 12:00pm and buses will run at this time.

Further details of these events will be in our school newsletter closer to the time.