Dear Parents, Caregivers and Whanau, here are this week's notices:

1. From the Principal

2. Newsletter #2 

3. Enrolments 2022

4. Open Days 2021

5. Middle School and Senior College School Photographs

6. Uniform Change-Over

7. MGS Parents Group Cheese Roll Fundraiser

8. Library Webapp

9. Fiesta! is Back!!

10. Dental Care during the School Holidays

11. Entertainment Fundraiser

12. Uniform Shop Update

13. MASH Holiday Sessions at Middleton Grange School

14. Buses to Rolleston

1) From the Principal

Kia ora Parents, Caregivers and Whānau,

As you can see by the photo below, we have enjoyed some beautiful autumn days over recent weeks, even after the end of daylight saving. Our students have a wonderful school campus to enjoy with many opportunities to relax, socialize or recreate.

I do want to express my appreciation to all the staff (teaching and support) for their work and efforts during term 1. They are an integral part of our school’s success, and I would also like to acknowledge and thank our Lord for His blessing and provision during term 1, which we should never take for granted.

Thank you also to the many parents who are actively involved in the life of our school, as was evidenced by the hundreds of parents who attended the recent Year 7 – 13 PPTC’s during the last two weeks; the many parents who supported the Primary School Cross Country on Tuesday and those who contributed to the staff morning tea today. Ngā mihi nui

Please ensure you read the school newsletter/s which came out in the last few days. There is much to be thankful for and to celebrate in terms of student successes and achievements.

Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support of Middleton Grange School.

Our School Motto

Character, Excellence, Service for the Glory of God.

Please note below some of the highlights from this week:

This Week 11 / Last Week of Term

• Y7-8 Korfball Tournament
• Y1-6 Cross Country
• Y7-13 Parent Pupil Teacher Conferences (PPTC)
• Y9-11 Otago Maths Comp
• End of Term 1 / Friday, 16 April

Term 2 / Week 1

• Begins on Monday, 3 May

Other

• Teacher Only Day (MOE) / Thursday, 13 May
• Queen’s Birthday / Monday, 7 June

Praise / Prayer for

• A blessed Term 1, for community strengthening, waiora and the curricular and extra-curricular teaching and learning that has taken place.
• International College students who have not seen their loved ones for over a year and for our International College staff and Homestay Hosts who have supported them.
• For the opportunity to refresh, recharge and enjoy a different routine during the term break.

May I encourage you with these words from:

I Cor 12: 17-20

If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact, God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

Blessings

Mike Vannoort - Principal (Tumuaki)

2) Newsletter #2 

Our latest newsletter can be browsed at this link. We hope you enjoy it!

3) Enrolments 2022

The enrolment season for entry in 2022 opens in Term 2. Enrolment document can be downloaded from the school website or obtained from Reception. Please note the closing dates:

• Years 7-13 18 June 2021
• Years 1-6 27 August 2021

4) Open Days 2021

Tuesday, 25 and Thursday, 27 May 2021. Bookings are essential and can be made by contacting Reception. 

5) Middle School and Senior College School Photographs

Students have been given a card to bring home this week with information on how to view and order their photographs.

The photographs ordered will be delivered to school for free but this is for a limited time only; if you wish to take advantage of the free delivery option you will need to order online by midnight on Sunday 2nd of May.

Please remember that any group photos may not be posted on any social media to comply with copyright law.

6) Uniform Change-Over

Monday 12 April until the end of Week 1 in Term 2 (ie, Friday 7 May) - students may choose between their summer and winter uniforms, but not a combination of both. It is either one or the other.

From Monday 10 May - Winter uniform is compulsory.

Please ensure earlier than later that your son or daughter has the correct uniform items in readiness for the change of season. 

7) MGS Parents Group Cheese Roll Fundraiser

The mighty cheese roll. Forged in the ovens of Southland, spiced with Maggi's onion soup mix, and filled to the brim with tasty cheddar cheese, these are a treat from home not to be missed.

We will be making cheese rolls in bulk and freezing them in packs of a dozen, primed and ready to save your bacon when the whanau shows up and you're plumb out of kai.

Buy them online using Kindo by May 7, and will be delivered to primary classrooms or available for pickup from the primary hall the following week (details provided closer to the time).

The funds raised will go towards buying new kapa haka uniforms and funding other activities around the school. Please spread the word and encourage your friends and family to order some as well, you can place separate orders for them through your Kindo account and provide their name which will be added to the label.

For more information please contact Alison McLintock (c.a.mclintock@gmail.com).

8) Library Webapp

Bored children in the holidays? See our ANZAC feature on the Library webapp. Online activities and lots of learning about ANZAC, and its place in New Zealand history. Learning and fun in the one place!

Then go and check out the Library catalogue.

Join up to Wheelers audioBooks and eBooks

9) Fiesta! is Back!!

10) Dental Care during the School Holidays

The Community Dental Service will be providing dental care for children enrolled with our service during the upcoming school holidays. The clinics will offer check-ups, treatment and relief of pain sessions by appointment only. To make an appointment please call/email our Contact Centre which operates between the hours of 8am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday throughout the holidays.

The following Dental Clinics will be open during these school holidays:

• Hornby Clinic, 2 Hei Hei Road, Hornby,

• Northcote Clinic, 24 Tuckers Road, Casebrook,

• Timaru Clinic, Level 1, 18 Woollcombe Street, Timaru

The clinics will offer appointments between 8.15am and 4.45pm for school-age and preschool children. If your child has dental pain because of an accident, please contact your dentist in the first instance.

To book an appointment at one of our clinics please: call 0800 846 983

Or email commdental@cdhb.health.nz

11) Entertainment Fundraiser

To purchase a membership CLICK HERE

12) Uniform Shop Update 

Next Second Hand Intake Day; Monday 3 May, 2.30-4.00pm

All blazers and kilts must be dry-cleaned and all garments must be in a good condition. All other details are available on our website.

Please bring a completed intake form with you.

13) MASH Holiday Sessions at Middleton Grange School

14. Buses to Rolleston

We’re pleased to confirm that commencing Monday 3rd May (first day of Term 2) the 2.49pm route 5 trip from New Brighton to Hornby will be extended to run to Rolleston, which will enable Middleton Grange students living in Rolleston to get home earlier and more easily. This bus is scheduled to arrive at the Church Corner bus stop at 3.39pm which gives the students plenty of time to get to the bus stop after school, and it is scheduled to arrive at Kidman Street in Rolleston at 4.16pm, reaching the terminus at Brookside Park at 4.33pm. Students should look out for a route 5 bus with the destination showing as Rolleston. This is a permanent change to the route 5 timetable, it has taken a little while to implement as it has required the bus operator to see whether they could accommodate the alteration and then make updates to a number of driver rosters as a consequence of it.

Remember to browse our latest newsletter.

God bless

Middleton Grange School
(03) 348-9826
www.middleton.school.nz

Mission Statement

At Middleton Grange School we are committed to a rigorous learning culture based on an understanding of truth as revealed in the whole counsel of Scripture. We equip pupils with the knowledge and skills to understand their heritage and their place in it; and to critique and engage contemporary society. We work with parents to encourage pupils in their gifts and abilities to serve God and others.