Tuesday 13 October 2015

Pet Day, Flower Show and Sports Day

Hi Everyone,
I hope your holidays have been refreshing and relaxing!
It’s so nice to not have the pressure of school work and all the other commitments as well isn’t it?!
There’s a lot to take note of in this email – so please read carefully to the end..... 
This Wednesday 14th Oct we are combining our Flower Show, Pet Day & Sports into one fun filled day with something for everyone!

The day will look like this:
9:30am Arrive and Set Up (Please ARRIVE by 9:30am to set up so the children can begin their creating their arrangements by 10am.)
10-11am Flower arrangements to be made. Judging will take place at 11am.
11-12noon Pets on Show
12-12:30 Certificates/Prizes given out
12:30 Lunch
1 onwards: Sports with Jemma Seiuli (& Hall clean up )

Please Bring:
1)    ALL SUPPLIES needed for your children’s Floral/Fruit/Vege displays including container, clippers, ribbons, and a LABEL (with your child’s name) to be placed UNDER the arrangement for the judges when marking.
2) All animals need to have food and water and be able to be secured for the duration of homeschool group.    - an obstacle course is kindly being set up by Rebecca’s husband for the dogs.
      - When the children show their animals tomorrow, it may be nice for them to tell us -  the pet’s name, how old it is, how long they have had it, and anything extra they might like to tell us about. (not too long     though!)

3) A picnic lunch & blanket and drinking water plus sunscreen and a sunhat or jacket depending on the weather.

Please Note:
Each child may enter a MAXIMUM of 2 Entries only. (one is fine)
Below are the Flower Show Categories your children may Enter: (Please come prepared with ideas in mind and supplies needed to make something from these lists.)

Junior Category (Under 7 years old)
1)      Decorate a Vaseline Lid or Saucer (Paper or plastic sideplate is fine)
2)      Make a Fruit or Vege Man – Toothpicks needed!
3)      Make an Angel Posey – (very dainty, sparkly,  special in some way).

Intermediate Category (7-11 Years old)
1)      Create a Miniature Garden – could be moon-scape – or beachy – or dinosaur or just pretty flowers with stream, pond etc.... Use your imagination/bring your deco’s!
2)      Make a Fruit or Vege Man – Toothpicks needed!
3)      Create a pretty bouquet or posy.
Senior Category (12 and up)      1)  Create a floral Arrangement/Posy
      2)  Design and create a Miniature Garden
      3)  Create a Candle Arrangement for a Table Centrepiece
      3)  A special Category for the Boys...Make something for the Garden out of Wood – a bird feeder – bird house – garden sign – anything goes (Ask Mum what she’d like for a Christmas present! 
)

·        If you have a Grandparent or know someone with an interest in Floral Art, that would be Free that day and able to come and help Judge the entries, please email me back asap.
(It would be lovely – and helpful - to have someone independent come in for this purpose)
Thankyou!
That’s about it folks.
There’s plenty to think about and prepare for this Wednesday!
May it be a blessing to you all!
Jackie

Tuesday 29 September 2015

It has been some time since this Blog has been updated, and we apologise for this neglect.  We will try to keep this blog updated more regularly!

Currently, it is holiday time here in NZ, but the dates for events for Term 4 will be posted soon. 

We had a good Term 3, with about 160 children attending, and a great selection of classes.  I will post some images from Term 3 here in the next post.

Enjoy the current sunny and warm (but not HOT) weather!