Newsletter Week 10, Term 3, 2022

On Tuesday, 27th September, we were able to hold our Year 5 and 6 Speech Finals. We chose to set the criteria for speeches differently this year with a focus on storytelling and the theme 'Let Me Entertain You'!

A reminder that Term 3 ends this Friday, 30th September. Term 4 begins on Monday, 17th October. Happy holidays everyone!

Our congratulations to all members of our school Board of Trustees for the new three year term: Kathryn Duggan (Presiding Member), Brent Freeman (Deputy Presiding Member), Sumaiya Kamatidar, Claire Coleman, Jason Tuck and Chloe Stantiall (Staff Rep).

Deputy Presiding Member of the Board of Trustees

Staff Representative on the Board of Trustees

Please take the time to check out the Parent Teacher Group happenings below

If you have not already returned your child's basketball, hockey or netball uniform, can you please return this in a clean condition before the end of the term.

The season is here, and so are the school holidays! Tangler® is hosting a fun fishing tournament for the kids across the country, and it's completely free! This is a measure-only tournament, targeting Kahawai and Snapper, and we have 6 Shimano fishing rod and reel combos as major prizes (1st, 2nd, and 3rd). It is open to anyone under 16 throughout all of Aotearoa.

The YMCA are operating a holiday programme during the upcoming October school holidays.

Our Māori Art classes draw to a close today for the term. Our thanks go out to Alison Trenwith for all the amazing work she has done with the children enrolled in this after school opportunity. She hopes to take the last classes for the year on Tuesday/Wednesday 25th and 26th October; Tuesday/Wednesday 1st and 2nd November and lastly on Tuesday/Wednesday, 8th and 9th November. We hope to be able to offer the same opportunity for budding artists to be creative again in 2023.

Launchpad Champions (formerly Bible in School) is an opt-in Christian Values Education programme. The Launchpad Champions programme is a fun 30-minute lesson that presents tamariki with positive values like being a good friend, respect, making good choices and helping others.

Presiding Member of the Board of Trustees

Member of the Board of Trustees

Middle and Senior School students have been fortunate to have the opportunity to learn some basic first aid with St John

All lost property that has accumulated during term 3 will be donated to charity at the end of the week. Please take the time to check out all the unnamed clothing. It may not be on display after today if the weather turns wet. There were many warm jackets and sweatshirts amongst the clothing on display today.

Do you know anyone who is looking to enrol their children at our school next year? If you do and they have not already done so, please ask them to make contact with our School Office. This greatly helps with our forward planning and helps to met the needs of all students in our school.

Youthtown have two new opportunities happening these October school holidays. Hooked on Football and Hocked on Sports. See the flyers attached.

This year's promotion has just ended. We have just posted away 2,407 stickers and 118 cut out labels. Please continue to save these labels and stickers for next year's allocation of sports equipment. Collection Sheets can be handed into the School Office throughout the year.