Notices - Friday 28 February 2025
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Whanau, here are this week's notices:
1. From the Principal
2. Newsletter #1 - 26 February 2025
3. Term 1 Year 7-13 Parent Pupil Teacher Conferences (PPTC)
4. Residential Property adjoining Middleton Grange School
5. World Vision Quiz - Tuesday 25th March
6. World Vision Quiz Prize Sponsorship
7. Music Academy Hoodies
1) From the Principal
Kia ora Parents, Caregivers and Whanau,
Last Friday we held our Year 9-13 Athletics day on our school fields, and these proved to be another great success. Congratulations to all those students who competed and especially to those who won their respective events. A big thank you to our Sports Staff and the many staff helpers who supervised activities to ensure the day ran smoothly.
Our Year 7 and 8 students also enjoyed their activity days on Friday, with Year 7 students going to the Groynes and the Year 8 students going to Adrenalin Forest. Thank you to the staff who accompanied these groups also.
This week the Year 9 Camps began at Mt White in the Arthurs Pass region. These camps have been happening at Middleton Grange for over 20 years, and we are very thankful for the opportunity of offering these learning activities in the outdoors. Each camp is for 3 days in duration, and students are involved in a range of activities ranging from walking through Cave Stream, cooking meals in small groups, putting up and sleeping in tents, a day hike / tramp, to participating in various adventure-based learning activities. Teaching staff, parents and Y13 student leaders accompany the Year 9 students on each camp to ensure that there is adequate supervision and appropriate expertise for the activities being done. These camps provide wonderful opportunities for students to experience God’s beautiful creation, whilst also providing opportunities for learning new skills and growing in character and resilience.
This week our Year 6 students have been enjoying cycle safety week, and we are very thankful to our cycle safety provider for their support with this. On Tuesday, our Year 6 students went to Godley Heads for their day trek, which was another highlight of the week for them, and on Tuesday evening, we also held our ‘Family Fun Night’, which was postponed from last week. Thank you to the many parents and children who attended and enjoyed the time of fellowship and food. This is another way of supporting each other in achieving our school’s vision of “Middleton Grange School assists families in the education of their children by providing an environment in which the Biblical truths of Jesus Christ are taught and lived”.
Please note the link to our school bylaws below, which is provided for your reference. These are also available on our school website.
Bylaws
Bylaws codify the rules and regulations applicable to pupils enrolled at Middleton Grange School.
Middleton Grange School Enrolment Scheme
The amended enrolment scheme commencing on 1 January 2026 will be implemented during the 2025 enrolment season for enrolment applications seeking entry in 2026. Please go to the link below for further details about the revised enrolment scheme for Middleton Grange School. These details are now available on our school website.
https://www.middleton.school.nz/enrolment-scheme/
Our School Motto
Character, Excellence, Service for the Glory of God.
Please note below some of the key school events scheduled for next week and others coming up soon:
Next Week / Term 1, Week 6
Y9 Camps continue (9Fr / 9Sn)
Y8 Leadership week
Y6 Cycle Safety / Mon 3 Mar
IC Family BBQ / Mon 3 Mar
Primary Wheels days / Tue–Thu)
Y4-13 Swimming Sports / Fri 7 Mar
IC Hanmer Trip / Sat 8 Mar
Coming Up
Y9 Camps continue
IC Family BBQ / Mon 3 Mar
Y4-13 Swimming Sports / Fri 7 Mar
NO SCHOOL - MOE TOD for MGS / Mon 10 Mar
Y1-6 Numeracy Evening / Tue 11 Mar
Y8 Willowbank visit / Thu 13 Mar
‘New Parents to MGS Evening’ / Mon 17 Mar 7.00pm
Y1-6 Swimming / 17–28 Mar
Fia Fia Evening / Wed 19 Mar
PolyFest / Sat 22 Mar
Praise/Prayer for
The successful Family Fun Night BBQ held this week
The Year 9 camps for safety, challenge, resilience, character development and fun!
Teaching and learning across the campus
Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support of Middleton Grange School.
May I encourage you with these words from:
Deut 3: 16
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
Blessings
Mike Vannoort
Principal / Tumuaki
2) Newsletter #1 - 26 February 2025
Our latest newsletter can be browsed at this link. We hope you enjoy it!
3) Term 1 Year 7-13 Parent Pupil Teacher Conferences (PPTC)
Save the Dates
PPTC are being held on Tuesday 1 April (Week 10), and Tuesday 8 April (Week 11), 3.45pm–8pm both days.
Information on how to make a booking will be attached to the notices emailed home on Friday 14 March. Please ensure you read these before making bookings.
4) Residential Property adjoining Middleton Grange School
Dear Middleton Grange School Community,
The Christian Schools Trust, proprietor for Middleton Grange School, is interested in hearing from parents and friends of the school who may be interested in supporting the long-term future of Middleton Grange School by purchasing a residential property directly adjoining the school property. This could be as a rental property or primary residential home with The Christian Schools Trust providing a conditional option to purchase the property at a future date.
If you may be interested in helping Middleton Grange School by purchasing real estate adjoining the school please contact Chris Hannen, CEO of the Trust at chris@cst.org.nz.
5) World Vision Quiz - Tuesday 25th March
6) World Vision Quiz Prize Sponsorship
The World Vision Team at Middleton Grange is seeking businesses to sponsor prizes for our fundraising quiz, which will go towards supporting those in poverty in the Solomon Islands. If you can help with this, please email Fiona McDonald, the teacher in charge of World Vision, at f.mcdonald@middleton.school.nz
7) Music Academy Hoodies
Middleton Music Academy Hoodies are now available for 2025. If your child would like to order a music hoodie, this can be done through MyKindo (our uniform and canteen order website). If you have never used mykindo before, you will need to set up an account. Link: myKindo - Performing Arts
Child sizes are $50 and adult sizes are $60.
Hoodies have the MMA logo on the front and your child’s name on the back.
Orders must be placed before Friday 7th March. They will be ready for collection roughly four weeks later.
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.