Sonrise Christian School Newsletter
To be a thriving community, committed to Jesus Christ, committed to excellence in education and committed to service to others - Vision Statement
11th August 2010
No. 4/3/10
Dear Parents/Caregivers
Tena Koutou Katoa
Greetings to you all
As you know our theme for the term is ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ and the classrooms are really reflecting this with colourful displays of artwork and writing. Many of the classes have been studying poetry and have been creating their own in a number of different styles. Room 5 has been looking at the Japanese Haiku. Here are some examples:
The chainsaw slices
The tree falls
It stands no chance
Simba Gair
White puppy at school
New pet for a teacher
A crowd of students
Jolianne Schokker
Deer standing alone
Struck by an intruding bullet
Eyes closed forever
Drae Calles
Cross country season has begun. Mr Russell has marked out a track around the school and the students are running every day in preparation for the two main cross country events later in the term. On Friday 3rd September most of the school will be travelling to Tiniroto for the Small and Rural Schools Cross Country. Then on the following Wednesday Mr Russell will be taking a small team of runners to the Interschool Cross Country at the Showgrounds. Notices regarding these events will be sent home in the next week or two. Encourage your children to do some extra training at home. It really pays off on the day.
On Friday 10th September we are planning to have a Grandparents Afternoon. This will be an opportunity for grandparents to join with their mokopuna in an afternoon of fun and sharing. More details closer to the day.
Celebrations of the Week
Room 1
Piata Tibble-Tamati for always willing to give things a go.
Max Law for always helping others.
Room 2
Seth Piper for a good attitude and great expression in reading.
Aiden Holland for great success in reading.
Room 3
Reuben Foster for writing an excellent poem about Fishing.
Te Ohomauri Kingi for presenting excellent work in her devotions.
Jacinda Takoko for showing consistency in her maths.
Room 4
Taylah Mitchell for persevering with poetry writing.
Room 5
Simba Gair for an excellent spelling test.
Rebecca Woodcock for an excellent drama performance.
Celebrations for last week
Room 2
Jirah Wanoa for 100% in Maths.
Caleb Mokomoko for accuracy in reading.
House Points to date
Gold 128
Red 156
Blue 143
Green 153
Diary
Week 5
Wednesday 18th August Science Road Show
Thursday 19th August BOT TDP training
Week 6
Monday 23rd August LIFE EDUCATION
Friday 27th August Daffodil Day (Mufti)
Week 7
Friday 3rd September Rural Cross Country at Tiniroto
Week 8
Tuesday 7th September School Speech Contest (Rescheduled)
Wednesday 8th September Inter-school Cross Country at Show Grounds
Friday 10th September Grandparents afternoon
Week 9
Tuesday 14th September Inter-school Speech Contest (Rescheduled)
Wednesday 16th September BOT Meeting – note change of date
Week 10
Tuesday 21st September Covenant Players
Friday 24th September End of Term 3
Kind regards and God bless
Deryk Jenson
