Albany Primary

Albany Primary School
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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)