In the Next Week : 9 March 2010 to 15 March 2010

Tuesday 9 March

Water Polo training – School pool: 7.25am.
Hunt Tennis Academy: Years 5 & 6: 7.25 am – 8.25am.
Chess Club (Years 3 to 5) – 6P: lunchtime.
Summer Hockey – Nunweek Park: (Please see draw).

Wednesday 10 March

Years 4 to 8 Fitness session – School pool: 7.40am – 8.10am. (Boys must bring their
swimming togs).
I.S.S.A. Swimming Sports – Wharenui Pool: 11.00am – 2.30pm.
Years 1 & 2 visit – The Southern Encounter Aquarium: 9.40am – 12.30pm.
Robotics Club – I.C.T. Suite: 12.45pm – 1.45pm.

Thursday 11 March

Hunt Tennis Academy: Years 7 & 8: 7.25am – 8.25am.
Orchestra practice – The Medbury Centre Auditorium: 7.30am.
Models Club – Technology Room: 3.25pm 4.30pm.
Water Polo – QE II: TBA.

Friday 12 March

Years 1 & 2 visit – Taylor’s Mistake: 8.45am – 12.15pm.
Year 8 Barbecue – The Junior School Lawn: 5.30pm – 7.30pm.
If wet there will be no barbecue, but there will be a ‘Meet-the-Teacher’ meeting in The
Medbury Centre Auditorium at 6.00pm.
Karate (Seniors) The Medbury Centre: 3.20pm – 4.20pm.
Fencing – The Medbury Centre: 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
Touch Rugby – St Andrew’s College: 3.45pm. (Please see weekly Touch draw).
Friday Interclub Tennis Competition. (Please see Interclub draw).

Saturday 13 March

Cricket Competition matches commence. (Please see weekly sports draw).
Interclub Tennis Competition matches commence. (Please see Interclub draw).

Sunday 14 March

Middle School Church Service – St Barnabas: 9.00am.

Monday 15 March

Hunt Tennis Academy: Years 2, 3 & 4: 7.25am – 8.25am.
Cathedral Grammar Sports Exchange.
Med 1 North Hagley Park 11.00am – TBA
Med 2 North Hagley Park 11.00am – TBA
Med 3 North Hagley Park 11.00am – TBA
Med 8A North Hagley Park 11.00am – TBA
Tennis 8 Hagley Park Tennis Club 11.00am – TBA
Parent and Teacher Conferences from 2.30pm.
The boys may go home at 2.30pm, or they may stay at school. They will be supervised
until 3.30pm and may be collected from the auditorium in The Medbury Centre.
Year 5 Football (soccer) Trials – Medbury: 2.30pm – 3.30pm.
Clothing Shop: 2.00pm – 4.00pm.
Chess Club – Library: 3.25pm – 4.30pm.
Robotics Club – I.C.T. Suite: 3.25pm – 4.30pm.
Karate: (Juniors) The Medbury Centre: 3.20pm – 4.20pm.
Fencing: The Medbury Centre: 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
Junior Drama & Dance Troupe – The Drama Auditorium: 3.30pm – 4.30pm.

General

OFFER TO APPLY MEDBURY OFFICIAL LOGO TO YOUR EXISTING PLAIN
BLACK TRAINING JERSEY.
Please send in your Black Training Jersey with white collar and we will arrange to have the
official Medbury logo embroidered on it for $10.00.
This is the final offer and is only available for the Black Training Jersey which is used for
the following sports: Rugby, Soccer & Hockey.
Please note that School Calendars are available for collection from the school office.
School Scholastic orders are to be returned to school by Tuesday 16 March.

Dear Parents,

I thoroughly enjoyed attending the swimming sports on Friday and today. There were two significant
factors which impressed me the most; firstly the high standard of the swimming, indicating that many
boys had been working hard to develop their swimming ability, and secondly, the looks on the boys’
faces when they touched the end to find they had been placed. All the hard work Mr Taylor had done
in previously timing the boys so they swam against boys of equal ability, ensured a large number were
able to gain a place in their events.

At the conclusion of this week your son will bring home an envelope containing an assessment form
entitled, ‘Student Achievement in Relation to National Norms and Expectations.’ This will also be
emailed home as an attachment.

The document provides accurate data of where your son’s achievement lies compared to the national
average. It includes your son’s Reading and Spelling age and also his level of performance in a wide
array of national standardised tests. His scores are measured in stanines, which compares a test
performance using nine equal units. Scores of 1 – 3 are considered below average, 4 – 6 are
considered average and 7 – 9 are above average. A diagram showing a normal distribution curve is
included with the document.

The target levels in writing and in basic facts follow the same direction as that of the National
Standards, where the student should be achieving at that level by the end of the academic year.
Therefore if your son is slightly below at this stage then he is right ‘on target’ at a national level.
It is ultimately your decision as a parent whether you share this information with your son. The
simple rationale would be to share it if you feel it would benefit his academic progress and
application. As a school we are more concerned with the progress he makes as the year unfolds and
ensuring that we have programmes in place to maximise his true potential.

In Week Seven you will be able to attend a Parent and Teacher Conference when you may wish to
discuss further the information you have received.

Congratulations to the four Medbury cricket teams who defeated St Andrew’s last week, and to the
tennis team who put up a strong fight. It is great to have such a positive first inter-school fixture.

Yours sincerely,
Peter Kay
Headmaster.