Thanks for being Travelwise!!😀

Coming Up

• BOT Meeting - Thursday 20 November - 6.30pm (Staffroom)

• Y6 Rainbows End Trip - Monday 24 November

• FOTS Meeting - Monday 24 November - Browns Bay Brewing - 6.30pm *All Welcome

• Cluster Athletics - Tuesday 25 November

• Jingle - Tuesday 09 December - (Save Day Thursday 11 December)

• FOTS Pie Day - Thursday 11 December *orders on Kindo

• School Sports Assembly - Friday 12 December - 9.45am

• Y6 Graduation - Tuesday 16 December - 6pm (School Hall)

• Y0-2 Assembly - Wednesday 17 December - 9.30am

• Y3-6 Assembly - Wednesday 17 December - 11.30am

• Term 4 Ends - Wednesday 17 December - 1pm

• Term 1 2026 Starts - Monday 09 February

Contents

Principal News

• Magic Sand Update

School Notices

• Board of Trustees Parent Helpers Morning Tea

• End of Year Library Book Return

Friends of the School/P.T.A

• Jingle Jars

• Grocery Grab Raffle Tickets (Lunchtime Swim Up For Grabs For Yr 4, 5 & 6)

• Second-hand Uniform Items

School Events

• Travelwise Twin Day

Principal News

Magic Sand Update

Over the weekend we received information that a second batch of sand potentially contained asbestos. We identified that we did have one batch of the sand that had been used in two of our Year 2 classes and potentially in the corridor. The information and advice we received was not clear so I decided to err on the side of caution. We have moved our Year 2 classes to some spare rooms and will continue to use these spaces until the results of the testing is complete.

We have been advised that the risk is very small, but with matters of health and safety we take our responsibilities very seriously. We will continue using the alternative rooms until we have clearance that everything is safe to use.

School Notices

Board of Trustees Parent Helpers Morning Tea

On Tuesday 02 December at 10.30am, the Board of Trustees is hosting a morning tea in the school hall to acknowledge and thank the wonderful parents, caregivers, grandparents and friends that have contributed to our school over the year. If you have been involved in a sports team through coaching or managing, a regular classroom helper, supported our school library, been involved in FOTs etc, please join us in the hall. To those who are unable to make it, please accept our thanks for your valuable contribution to the success of our school. 

End of Year Library Book Return

Friends of the School/P.T.A

Jingle Jars

FOTS 60-second Grocery Grab Fundraiser

All Year 4, 5, and 6 students will be bringing home a booklet of 5 raffle tickets for the New World Browns Bay, Grocery Grab Fundraiser, in the next few days.

Please try and sell as many raffle tickets as you can!

• If you don’t wish to sell the raffle tickets, please return them to your teacher.

• Tickets are $10 each.

• All tickets and money need to be returned to school by Tuesday, 09 December.

• The 2 lucky winners will be announced at Jingle on Tuesday 09 December.

• Terms and conditions of the Grocery Grab are available at the school office.

• Money raised is going towards the upgrade of the Middle school playground.

• A lunchtime swim to the Year 4, 5 or 6 class that sells the most tickets.

• If you would like more tickets, they are available at the school office.

Raffle tickets are available to collect at the school office for Year 0 - 3 families, and will be available for sale at Jingle.

Second-hand Uniform

If you have any second-hand uniforms at home, please bring them in to the school office for our upcoming sale (more information will be coming soon).

School Events

Travelwise Twin Day

A huge thank you to all our students, teachers, and wider community for making Travelwise Twin Day such a success! It was wonderful to see so many creative outfits and smiling faces as we celebrated together. Your support helps us promote the importance of using sustainable transport—walking, biking, scootering, taking the bus, or park & walk—and making smart choices for our environment. Let’s keep up the great effort and continue to be Travelwise every day. Check out the fantastic photos in the Photo Gallery below!

Community Notices

SKids is open on Wednesday 17 December from 1-6pm.

Please click HERE to secure bookings for Term 4 and Christmas holiday programme.

ABOUT THE SHOW:  Follow the Yellow Brick Road to The Wizard of Oz!

This November, the National Youth Theatre brings the beloved MGM classic to life on stage! Join Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion on a magical journey through Oz, with favourite songs like Somewhere Over the Rainbow and We’re Off to See the Wizard.

With 250+ talented young performers, dazzling costumes and spectacular choreography, this is a show the whole family will love!

28–30 November | Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
Limited season — book your tickets now!

Tickets from Ticketmaster, clickhere