Welcome to term 2 
Inquiry
This term we are going to take a close look at “change”. Our key statement is “Lets be
Healthy and Make a Change”. We will start with a social science focus of how people
make decisions about access to and use of resources and understand how cultural
practices vary but reflect similar purposes. We will do
this through the study of food and rituals that go with
food.
We will also look at what children in different places
around the world might have in their lunches as well
as what children in the past may have had. Be ready
for the children to grill you over what you ate for
lunch when you were at school. We will also be
looking at the children’s lunches, dissecting these looking at what is healthy what is not
and ways we can improve what they have.
Sports Rotation
Our focus this term is small and large ball skills. Our sports rotation of
hockey, uni hockey, small ball games, taupawai, netball, soccer, basketball
and touch rugby will involve skill teaching as well as games a round these
skills.
Choir Festival
This term some our children will be involved with the Somerville Choir. The
children are busily learning all the parts to the different song they will be
singing.
If your child is in the choir please encourage them to learn the words to
all the songs.
The festival itself will be on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 June.
J-Rock
A number of our children are involved in the J-Rock dance group and continue full steam
ahead in preparation for our performance in the 2014 J Rock Stage Challenge at the ASB
Theatre, Aotea Centre on July the 4th. Tickets ($33 adult and
$29
child) for this event are available at the school office. For all those involved, please be
aware that there will be notices going home throughout the term to keep everyone
informed about what is happening both with the preparation and the event day itself. If
any parents would like to lend a hand during the day/evening please email
estevens@willowbank.school.nz
We are going to shine!
Speeches/Debates
Speeches are a major part of our year for year 5 and 6 literacy programme.
This term we start with students writing and presenting debates, and
progress to speech writing. The Year 6 speech finalist will represent
Willowbank School at the Howick and Pakuranga primary schools’ APPA
speech competition. Our speech finalist will also receive the prestigious
Speech trophy and award at the end of year Prize Giving. This year we are
encouraging our Mandarin and or Cantonese speakers to represent Willowbank in the
Chinese languages APPA speech competition.
Uniforms
The senior school at Willowbank are the leaders of the school and need to set the
standard when it comes to uniforms. Children must walk to and from school daily in
correct uniform with plain black footwear. If you are not familiar with the school uniform
please ask you classroom teacher. Sports uniform is
compulsory for all Year 4, 5 and 6 children and can be
purchased from John Russell Menswear clothing store in
Howick.
As the weather deteriorates over the winter terms our school
fields get very muddy. If the children would like to use the
fields during these months they will need to have a complete
change of clothes and a plastic bag to take home any dirty clothing. This change of
clothes must be different to the school PE uniform.
Please ensure all items that come to school are named as we have a major collection of
unnamed items in our ever-growing lost property.
Enjoy the term and we look forward to seeing you at our term 2 school wide events.
Willowbank Top Team
Maureen Agnew, James O’Brien, Jean Holder, Nadine Mackreth, Tina Joshua-Barge,
Michelle Hewlett, Rowan Beadle, Lauren Revie, Carmel Grace.