UPDATE FOR WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
BOOK WEEK
NEW ZEALAND CHINESE LANGUAGE WEEK
TUESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER
Author – “White Night Mysteries” visiting Year 5/6 students, 9.00am
Lion dance performance, (for Year 0-3) 11.05am-11.35am on the school courts (weather permitting)
WEDNESDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER
Tai Chi performance, 9.10am (weather permitting)
As part of our NZ Chinese Language Week celebrations, we warmly invite all students who are part of the Chinese community to wear traditional Chinese clothing or something that represents Chinese culture on this day.
THURSDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
Year 3 trip to Kelly Tarltons
Lion dance performance, (for Year 4-6) 11.05am-11.35am on the school courts (weather permitting)
Board meeting, 6.00pm
FRIDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
Book character dress up parade, 9.10am on the school courts (weather permitting)
We encourage students to be creative and look at home for items to create costumes, recycling what you already own for the Book Character Dress Up Parade.
ADDITIONAL NOTICES
STUDENT LED CONFERENCES – Student Led Conferences will be held on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th September in your child’s classroom from 3.30pm. Further information including booking details will be sent home with your child next Wednesday 3rd September.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR (SITUATED IN THE LIBRARY) – The Scholastic Book Fair will be open for students to view during their library lesson time from Monday. The Book Fair will be open to parents for sales on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th September 8.00am-9.00am, 3.00pm-5.00pm (coinciding with our SLCs). Cash and EFTPOS sales.
PARENT HELP REQUIRED – We require parent volunteers to assist with Book Fair sales on Wednesday 10th September - 8.00am-9.00am, 4.00pm-5.00pm as well as Thursday 11th September - 8.00am-9.00am, 4.00pm-5.00pm, and for packdown 5.00pm-5.30pm
If you are able to assist please contact Jan, on behalf of the FOS team (jmunroe@albany.school.nz or phone 09 415 9668)
WELCOME TO ALBANY PRIMARY SCHOOL
We are a school with a rich history and an exciting future. We pride ourselves on the happy, friendly and safe environment that is evident from the moment you enter our grounds. Learning is not silent at our school but shouts with curiosity and challenge.
Our goal is to ensure that your child is given every opportunity possible to develop and grow through our inclusive and holistic curriculum.
The school's vision "where learning makes a difference" is the foundation for all we do.
Our REACH values of Respect (Whakaute), Excellence (Kairangi), Aroha and Caring, Collaboration (Mahi tahi), and Honesty (Ngākaupono) are modelled and reinforced by the teachers as essential qualities that we all strive for in our learning community.
Albany Primary School belongs to a Community of Learning (COL)
Better Together: A connected pathway for empowered learners