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Dear Parents/Caregivers

We are all enjoying todays lovely weather whichis interesting as we experience the shortest daytoday.

Staff are busy writing student reports atpresent and are using the feedback we havereceived from you via consultation meeting andsurveys to use a format which we hope you willfind informative and useful.

The Learn to Bike Programme for Year 4

students has been a very positive experiencefor our children. This is run by Sport Southlandand the New Zealand Police. The students haveenjoyed working with Celebs such as WendyFrew and Natasha Chokljat, who have beenbrought in to help deliver the Programme.

The ILT are again running the KIDZONEFestival from 20-25 July. Tickets are availablefrom iSite or by phoning 211-0895.

Regards

Wendy RyanPrincipal

IMPORTANT DATES

Term 2: Monday 2 May Friday 15 July1 July: Putake Korero Competition8 July: School Disco 6.30-8.00pmTerm 3: Monday 1 August Friday 7 October2 August: English International Exam16 August: Maths International ExamTerm 4: Tuesday 25 October Wednesday 14

December (depends on Teacher Only Day/s)

MATHS CURRICULUMToday, Wednesday 22 June at 7.00pm, we will beholding a Maths Curriculum Evening in the SchoolLibrary.

This is an information evening to explain what weare presently teaching and assessing inMathematics. This is a chance for you to ask anyquestions about an area of Mathematics. We willbe looking at the National Norms for Maths andthe ways in which we are assessing against these.

BELL TIMESA reminder that the first bell goes at 5 to 9 in themorning with the second bell at 9.00am for the promptstart of school. Road Patrols come in at 5 to 9 sochildren need to be here to cross before this time.8.55am: Bell to be in class 9.00am: InstructionBegins10.00-10.10am: Brain Food Break (children may eathealthy food and/or water in this break and are

supervised by their Classroom Teacher)10.10-11.10am: Instruction 11.10-11.25: Interval11.25-12.30pm: Instruction 12.30-1.15pm:Lunchtime

1.15-3.00pm: Instruction

REMINDER: Children are not to be at School before 8.30am.

SCHOOL ACCOUNTSSchool Donation: $48.00Activity Fee: $60.00Consumables Fee: $21.00

Accounts have been sent out. Automatic Payment Formsare available from the Office if you would like to set anAutomatic Payment up. The School Donation is voluntarybut as you are aware, schools rely on the money collectedfrom these donations to allow us to provide more resourcesfor your childrens education. Payment of this is muchappreciated. Our costs have increased during the past

year with rising petrol costs and the increase in GST. Manythanks to those who have already paid.

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CELLPHONESAny cellphones brought to school MUSTbe handedinto the Office on arrival at school and collected at

the end of the school day. The School takes noresponsibility for valuables such as MP3 Players, I-Pods, Cellphones, Jewellery etc. brought to school.

These items are to be left at home.

Cellphones are not to be used during the day at schoolexcept for the ones left at the Office for a special

purpose/reason.

SERVICE AWARDSTo acknowledge all those students who go the extra mile and show great responsibility around the school:

Grace Humphrey & Katherine Cade Rm 10 For their dedication

to the Worm Farm

MERIT CERTIFICATESThe following children have been acknowledged for working well in their classroom.They were presented their Merit Certificate in Assembly:

Room 2: Taylor Gray Room 5: Jessie Paul Room 9: Jessica McMurdoAnnabelle Atkins Jesse Hawken Paul Reyes

Room 3: Sitka Muilwyk- Room 7: Palolo Helu Room 10: Samantha Leighton

Morishita Mikairi Beauchamp Sharon Walters

Room 4: Josh Buckeridge Room 8: Luke Hilston

Ben Ryan

We want to celebrate your fantastic children. Thanks. Rae Maher

SUPPORT GROUPWarehouse BBQ Saturday 30 July 9am-4pm

If you could spare some time to help us, please

leave your name and phone number at the SchoolOffice.

DISCO 8 July 6.30-8.00pmChips, Fizz, Lollies, Lightsavers & Glowsticks

SCHOOL DRIVEWAYPlease do not come up the school driveway todrop off your child as we have a number of

vehicles who need to have access such as Taxiswith Special Needs students. Too much traffic

causes a danger to our students.

SOUTHSPELL:The following children represented ourschool at this Southland-wide SpellingCompetition:

Year 5/6: Samantha Leighton, AlaskiaHansen & Chelsea Panting

Year 7/8: Jade Peretini, Harry Mathieson, &Shannon Emerson

Congratulations to the Year 7/8 team whoreceived the award for teamwork and goodbehaviour. Thanks to all who participated.

Mrs Jones

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EXTRA CLOTHING

At this time of the year it is a good ideato put a few extra articles of clothing inyour childs school bag in case they getwet while playing outside.

SOUTHLAND CROSS-COUNTRYLast Friday a few of us were selected forSouthland Cross-Country. We got in the car to goto Otautau and couldnt stop thinking of hownervous we were. Once we got there, we went toput up our school flag so if we got lost you wouldalways know to look for the flag and go there. Wethen got a tutorial of the track and when we got

back, we waited for the Year 5s to go. Whenthey finished it was our turn to run the track. Weall had to line up in the same placing we had in theZones. The track was hard but we never gave upand we were determined to finish. We were luckyenough to finish 69th & 81st. That was a prettygreat day so we then went back to school happily.

By Tamati & Ashton

RUGBYAshton, Tamati and I (Jesse) got nominated for the

Under 48kg North Town team. At 10.15am on Sundayat Sandy Point was where we got weighed before thetrial. It was different from the Under 11 Grade as itwas the rules from Under 12s. Before we had thetrial game we told Oz what position we play or wantedto play. Ashton went with flanker, Tamati went withCentre and I went with Lock. After we sorted thatthe Forwards went with Oz and the Backs with JayJay, they showed us what to do. We then trialledand split into two teams. Ashton and I were in theBlue team and Tamati was in the Yellow team. There

were tonnes of scrums and penalties and the gamewas in quarters. In the last quarter, I had to comeoff the field. It was hard but we still enjoyed it.

By Jesse Hawken

Tautuku CampI went on a fantastic Camp. Something I haventdone before but was so much fun was making

wearable outfits out of newspaper!!! It was reallycool having a talent show and roastingmarshmallows on the last night.

Thanks Miss Horrell and Miss Morrison. I wish Icould go again.

By Katherine Cade

Tautuku CampMy favourite part of School Camp was when we wentto Nugget Point Lighthouse. We had to drive up a big

hill in the vans to get to the car park. We then had towalk up even higher so that everything looked tiny.Once we got to the top, we looked over the edge andsaw tiny seals. It was quite a nice view.

Camp was one of the best things Ive ever done.By Jack Smith

PLAYERS OF THE DAY HOCKEY

Tamati Taylor-Taia, Mitchell Tinnock andMikairi Beauchamp were awarded Player

of the Day in recent Hockey games. Welldone.

MY NEW BIKE

On a Saturday in May, I went to the Velodrome at2pm. I didnt know why I was going but boy, I got abig surprise. My mum told me we are going to a booksale. I saw a couple of people from Ascot School andthen a couple of 10 & 11 year olds biking around. Onehundred kids got a free bike with a biking bag. Minewas a lime green bike. In my biking bag I got ahelmet, a calculator and a small packet of jellybeans.I got a bike for showing good community spirit aroundthe school.

B Amber Emerson

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HOCKEY DRAW

Wednesday 22 June

Year 1 & 2 BYEYear 3 & 4 4.55pm T2 F1

Year 5/6 5.40pm T2 F2

Wednesday 29 JuneYear 1 & 2 3.40pm T1 F1

Year 3 & 4 4.10pm T1 F1

Year 5 & 6 3.30pm T2 F2

Wednesday 6 JulyYear 1 & 2 3.40pm T2 F1

Year 3 & 4 4.55pm T2 F1

Year 5 & 6 5.40pm T1 F2

Wednesday 13 JulyYear 1 & 2 3.40pm T2 F1

Year 3 & 4 4.10pm T2 F1

Year 5 & 6 5.40pm T2 F1