Piece de resistance
Cake baked and designed by Cole and Miles this week for Shotz Cafe, fundraising to go to the National Young Leaders Conference in Dunedin.
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Next week we send off our first ever group of young leaders to the National Young Leaders Conference in Dunedin.
They have and are working hard to raise the funds to attend this day. This includes the bake sale they have been running out of Shotz Cafe each morning. The piece de resistance so far, I think is the Shotover branded cake produced by Miles and Cole last Friday.
You will see some reminders about getting your child to and from school safely further on in the newsletter. The action of some parents that causes me serious concern is those that will stop their vehicle part way down the kiss and drop road when they spot their child and then call them to come and get in the car quickly. This causes the child to run between cars and is incredibly unsafe. It also stops the whole flow of traffic for kiss and drop. Please, please, please refrain from doing this when you are picking up your child.
We have published how we will respond and communicate when we have adverse weather. Please make sure you’ve read and are familiar with this. If you have any questions please get in touch with us.
I am getting very excited, with Americas Cup racing only days away, it could be a tense few weeks.
Ka kite
Ben Witheford
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Time, time, time…
A timely reminder, pun intended, that the school day officially begins at 8.55am.
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State of Play - TOMORROW 22nd June
Come and hear the latest happenings and plans for Shotover directly from Evelyn, Claire and Ben. Please register your attendance via the link below.
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It is winter…
Unless you’re not getting out much in recent weeks you’ll have noticed that winter conditions are almost on us.
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Kiss and Drop Reminders
Drivers are asked not to stop in the right hand lane of the Kiss and Drop to pick up children. We would also appreciate the grass verge not being used as a car park as this creates a blind spot for the upcoming Kea Crossing.
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Happening in the Habitats...
We are currently being blinded by science in the habitats! Mentors have recently been sharing children's first ideas about "The Undiscovered" with families via the LINCED app. Please use these comments and the habitat blogs to prompt discussion with your child about their learning at school.
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SPS Ambassadors Announced
Our team of 12 Ambassadors were announced at our last assembly. Their roles will be diverse but are likely include hosting visiting educators, student voice representation and peer mediation. They are a stunning group of role models.
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Headlice
We have had reports of head lice/nits lately, please check your child's hair and treat accordingly.
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Kia ora from the Board
At our final meeting for 2017 the board wrapped up a busy year by looking ahead to to the next one! We discussed our charter and budget for 2018.
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Civil Defence emergency management plan for Lake Hayes Estate and Shotover Country communities.
Public meeting to discuss the formation of a Civil Defence emergency management plan for Lake Hayes Estate and Shotover Country communities.
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sKids After School/Holiday Programme
UNITED YOUTH VOICE
We are a new Youth Engagement Committee that is dedicated to ensuring the voices of the youth (ages between 12-24) within the Wakatipu Basin are fairly and accurately represented in local body council decision regarding Wakatipu Basin and its youth.
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Remarkable Theatre’s latest play Serial Killers is coming to Arrowtown’s Athenaeum Hall from 10 to 17 June.
Leave the kids at home for this hilarious kiwi comedy by Outrageous Fortune & Sione’s Wedding writer James Griffin.
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Entries are OPEN for the Auckland Airport Carnival Community Walking Parade!
With just under a month to go before the 2017 Queenstown Winter Festival kicks off, festival HQ is buzzing and the recent snow has got us all a little bit excited!
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Do you want to get better at reading and writing?
Or does someone you know have so much trouble they can’t read this?
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Queenstown Ballet Academy is proud to present A Celebration of Dance on Sunday the 28th of May at 4pm at Queenstown Memorial Centre, doors open at 3.20pm.
The first half of the show is based on classical ballet Le Bayadere.
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