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Friday 29 November
5.30pm Boarders’ Celebration Service and Christmas Dinner

Sunday 1 December
4pm Clan & Family Carol Service: Braemar, Dunvegan, Glamis
7pm Clan & Family Carol Service: Balmoral, Doune, Stirling

Monday 2 December - Big Day Out (Mufti)
8.30 Connecting Time
9am-3pm Years 7&8 Movie, Picnic (am); School Pool (pm)
Year 9 Horizons Programme – the Groynes
Year 10 Paintball/Minigolf (am); Iceskating (pm)

Tuesday 3 December
Years 7-10 Classes & Years 9 & 10 Speeches (am); Top Team, locker clearance and school clean-up (pm)
10.30-12.30 Year 12 meeting (Dance Studio)
Seniors Final Book Return
Years 11-13 students should return books and resources as they complete their examinations so that there are minimal texts outstanding on Tuesday 3 December. It is essential that the Library and Faculties receive these texts and resources before students leave at the end of the year. Those not returned by Friday 6 December will be charged to the goldsheet.

Wednesday 4 December
8.30 Staff briefing
8.45 Connecting Time (all in uniform)
9.00 Year 12 Review - Church
9.45 Years 7-13 final Tutor Room/common room/school clean-up/Year 13 meeting
10.15 Years 12 & 13 Farewells, announcement of 2020 leaders - Gym
11.00 Years 11-12 Prizewinners to the Theatre. Students released
(All girls who are performing in Prize Giving will be required for rehearsals in the Town Hall from 1.30pm onwards.)

6-6.15pm Roll checks
6.30pm Prize Giving – Town Hall

Prizegiving 2019
This is a highlight of the school year and a showcase of a variety of the girls’ talents. All students attend Prize Giving and we look forward to you also joining us in the celebration of our prizewinners and Year 13 leavers.
Please leave plenty of time for parking.
Girls (except Year 13) will need to check in with their tutors in the Foyer prior to being seated between 6pm and 6.15pm.
Prizewinners are required to arrive by 6pm and all other performers by 5.45pm. Girls are expected to be dressed in full, correct summer uniform (blazers and no culottes).
Prizewinners and performers need to sit in the designated areas; Year 13 students are seated on the stage. Please ensure you are seated by 6.20pm.

Year 12 Blazers

Year 12 girls will need to have the Year 13 braid put on their blazers for 2020. We offer a service for all girls to hand in their blazers straight after Prize Giving. The blazer will then be dry cleaned before we take it to the factory for braiding. Look out for Nicki Pooley in the Foyer and she will do the rest. Blazers will be available when the girls come back at the start of year meeting. Please ensure the blazer is named, free of badges and nothing in the pockets. Please note if your daughter is leaving school before Prize Giving she needs to leave her blazer at The Shop or Office before 4 December.
Any queries please email n.pooley@rangiruru.school.nz

Bikes and Lost Property
Any unclaimed bikes and lost property remaining on the school site after the end of the school year will be sold or given to charity.

School Office Closure
The School Office will close for the Christmas period at 4pm on Friday 20 December and reopen at 8.30am to 4pm on Monday 13 January.

Start of Year 2020
There will be two Teacher Only Days on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 January.
Year 13 Welcome Back Day will occur 10.45am-3pm on Monday 27 January for all Year 13 students. The Student Leadership Team and Year 13 Form Seniors will be notified about training times.

Year 12 Peer Support Training
This will occur on Tuesday 28 January 9am-3pm

The school term begins for Years 7, 9, 11 and new students on Wednesday 29 January.
Years 9 and 11 start at 9am and Year 7 at 10am.
All students attend at 8.25am on Thursday 30 January.
Details for the start of the year will be sent to you from your Dean.