Weekly Friday Newsletter Term: 3 Week: 2 8 August 2011

NOTICES: School Reports go home 12th August Assessment Information Evening 18th August at 6:30pm

Monday 8 August Tuesday 9 August Wednesday 10 August Thursday 11 August

Friday 12 August

Kowhai Library Gifted & Talented Programme Chess Classes 9:30-10:30am Breeze Radio Interviews School Band with Jonathon Crehan Technology Years 7/8 School Assembly Hosts: Jack, Connor, McKenzie G, Poppy 9am Board of Trustees Meeting 5:30pm at CTMS Spanish/Te Reo Maori Kapa Haka School Reports home

NOTICES Welcome: We are delighted to welcome Katrina Laurie to Clifton Tce Model School. Its great to have Katrinas expertise in so many areas of the curriculum. Katrina is leading our schoolwide singing programme and will be taking Te Reo Maori across the school on Friday mornings. Chess Lessons: We are pleased to welcome chess tutor Scott Wastney who has agreed to take a special abilities group. Chess classes will begin on a regular basis from Monday 8 August from 9.30 am -10.30 am. Breeze Radio: Steve Joll, who hosts the morning programme on the Breeze Radio, will be interviewing a number of CTMS students at school on Tuesday. We will let you know when the interview with the students goes to air. School Band: Jonathon will be back to lead the school band this term. The band will meet each Tuesday afternoon from 1:30-2:00pm. Students will need to bring their musical instruments each Tuesday. Bark Chips: The bark chips are ready to be delivered on Tuesday, if fine. If parents could support us by helping to spread the bark chips around the playground equipment, we would be most appreciative. School Phone List: The updated phone list is attached. A reminder to parents to let the office know immediately if you have a change of address or phone contact number. Board of Trustees Meeting: On Thursday 11th August, the Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30pm in the school staffroom. Parent/caregivers are welcome to attend. Board agenda will be posted on the school web-site. School Reports: Friday the 12th August school reports will be going home. These reports will give a mid-year assessment on your childs progress in Reading, Writing and Mathematics against the National Standards. The reports will also include assessment on all other curriculum areas. We will follow up reports with an Assessment Information Evening the following week. Opera: We have tickets for the evening performance of Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci Opera dress rehearsal at the St James Theatre for fifteen Year 5-8 students on 25 August at 7:30pm. Tickets will be $12.00. Please send along $15 in a named envelope if you would like your child to attend. Staff will be supervising the event. Assessment Information Evening: Last term we planned to have an information evening for parents on assessment at CTMS. We have now rescheduled this evening for the 18 August 6:30-8pm. During the evening the staff will give an overview of the curriculum and discuss the various assessment tools used in each of the homegroups. We will also cover how these assessments contribute to teachers making an Overall Teacher Judgment (OTJ) on student achievement in relation to the National Standards. This will be held from 6:30pm-8pm on Thursday 18 August. We will be screening a DVD for the children for those families who are unable to get childcare. Please indicate whether you will be attending the Assessment Information Evening by completing and returning the tear off slip to the school office by Friday 12 August. Thank you. .. CTMS Assessment Information Evening Thursday 18th August at 6:30pm I/we will be attending the Assessment Information Evening at CTMS on Thursday 18th August at 6:30pm at CTMS.

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