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TERM DATES FOR 2012

The following are our dates for next year so that you can use them to plan family holiday breaks:

FIRST TERM

Tuesday 31^st January – Thursday 5 April

10 week term

SECOND TERM

Monday 23^rd April – Thursday 28^th June

10 week term

(Friday 29^th June is ‘teacher-only’ day

THIRD TERM

Monday 16^th July – Thursday 27^th September

11 week term

(Friday 28^th September is ‘teacher-only’ day)

FOURTH TERM

Monday 15^th October – Wednesday 12^th December

9 week term

(Thursday 13^th December is ‘teacher-only’ day

It would be greatly appreciated, wherever possible, if family holidays are

planned to fall at times outside these dates.

Please use the above dates to help plan your arrangements for the year.

* For those parents paying fees by the term, I shall issue invoices for ten weeks each time, as is my usual practice. *

S P E C I A L D A T E S F O R T E R M O N E

Week 3

Wednesday 15^th February

Auckland Museum (Rocks and Minerals)

Week 4

Tuesday 21^st February

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast at Kelston McDonalds

(meet there at 7.30am – families very welcome!)

Week 6

Tuesday 6^th March

Tuckshop for Save the Children Fund

Wednesday 7^th March

Crystal Mountain (Rocks and Minerals)

Week 10

Tuesday 3^rd April

Mini-concert and Shared Lunch (no Art class)

T O P I C S F O R T E R M O N E

History

The Roaring Twenties; and The Depression of the Thirties

Science

Rocks and Minerals

Music Appreciation

Prokofiev and ‘Peter and the Wolf’

General Knowledge

Top Facts about New Zealand

English Literature

Charles Dickens (2012 marks his Bicentenary)

T E S T D A T E S F O R T E R M O N E

To be advised

Week 5

Monday 27^th February

The Roaring Twenties (History)

Week 7

Tuesday 13^th March

Prokofiev and ‘Peter and the Wolf’ (Music Appreciation)

Friday 16^th March

Top Facts about NZ (General Knowledge)

Week 8

Wednesday 21^st March

Rocks and Minerals (Science)

Friday 23^rd March

Word Power Test

Week 9

Tuesday 27^th March

Term Poetry Test

Wednesday 28^th March

End-of-term Mathematics (Seniors Only)

Thursday 29^th March

The Depression of the Thirties (History)

Week 10

Monday 2^nd April

Spelling Corrections Test

Wednesday 4^th April

Dickens Stories Quiz

M I S C E L L A N E O U S

DRINKS

I should like to remind you that children are to bring only water-bottles.

This practice is both for personal health and environmental issues.

The coloured, sweet drinks tend to make a mess when spilt, and also bring trails of ants!

We are always happy to provide refills of water for the children.

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STATIONERY REQUIREMENTS

As you will see from the enclosed list, you need to provide only certain specified items for your child.

This is because Acorn Academy provides all their basic stationery – exercise books, folders etc.

Please fulfil the requirements of the list conscientiously and remember to

top up your child’s pencil case with any vital items which may have been used up or gone missing last year

2 x HB pencils, plus 1H for geometry (from Year 5)

2 blue ballpoint pens (for older children)

red and green ballpoint pens (one of each)

yellow highlighter (may need replacing during year)

rubber

ruler

pencil sharpener

colouring pencils

gluestick

pencil case

maths instruments in box (from Year 3) – note that ‘holey’ protractors don’t work well

simple calculator (from Year 3)

clipboard (essential for trips) – please buy light plastic type, NOT heavy hardboard ones

Art students (Tuesday afternoon) will also require an A3 art block, plus drawing wallet (18N9)

ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE CLEARLY NAMED

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PIANO LESSONS

These are available while your child is at Acorn Academy with our resident piano teacher, Sabrina.

Please contact me if you are interested in your child learning this important instrument.