No 0 2 February, 2012
PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS.
Recently I have been thinking about diversity and how diverse schools are. Different: genders, physical features, ethnicities, heights, ages, year levels, countries of origin , geographical areas, shapes, sizes, languages, academic abilities, prior knowledge, humour, artistic ability, sporting ability etc. etc. etc. The amazing thing is that we mould all these together and have a school which works together. KOTAHITANGA - unity in action. Unity is not everyone doing the same thing; that’s conformity. Unity is: compromising, finding common ground, thinking of others and not yourself, looking at the big picture not the small picture. Diversity embraced is a strength, not a stumbling block. Diversity that Fairhaven School embraces makes it the awesome school it is.
DATES TO
REMEMBER
| 1 February | 1st Day of Term 1 2012 |
Term Items
- Walking Wednesday – every Wednesday
TERM DATES:
| 2012 | |||
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 |
| 1 Feb - 5 April | 23 Apr - 29 June | 16 July - 28 Sept | 15 Oct - 19 Dec |
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
HEAD LICE: Pesky little pests aren’t they? If you identify that your child has head lice it is very important that it is treated effectively, as soon as possible. If you continue to ignore the problem it just gets worse and then before you know it, it becomes a very expensive problem. One family writes that they have spent $150 over the last 18 months trying to rid their family of these pests. Please consult your Pharmacist for the most effective product to combat this problem and please make sure you report it to the class teacher of the child who is infested so other families may treat their children; and so reduce the spread of the lice. Unfortunately there is no immunity to these pests – they love clean, healthy hair most of all.
HATS: A reminder that in Terms 1 and 4 children have to wear a hat during break times and class time when playing outside. Hats with a brim, or hats with a peak. (Not just a peak with no covering over the head). If you know of someone who has to have skin cancer burnt out regularly or have a melanoma you will be as protective as we are to ensure your child has a hat and wears it during summer.
Breakfast Club: a meeting for any interested parents about our Fairhaven School Breakfast Club, Wednesday 30th November at 9am in the staff room. Come and share ideas and hear what we having been doing and how we do it.