JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENTSPlease put an extra set of clothes in your child’s bag if possible. Some children are needing an extra set with the wet weather.

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Hope you have all been keeping well over the past fortnight. We have had a number of staff and children away as the ‘flu bug’ continues to affect a large number of people.

Please keep your children home if they are showing flu like symptoms as this is a nasty bug which seems to keep people at home for at least 3 days.

We are all enjoying Spring even though the weather has been very variable.

The School choir has been busy practising with Miss Jones for their performance next Tuesday night in the annual ILT Sing Out at the Civic Theatre. It will be a great night so if you have the chance, try and get along to enjoy the performances.

Regards

Wendy RyanPrincipal

IMPORTANT DATESTERM DATES

12 Sept: Scholastic Book Club Orders due17 Sept: ILT Sing Out – 7pm – Civic Theatre19 Sept: School Disco – 6-7.30pm20 Sept: Loud Shirt Day19 Sept: Last day for swimming27 Sept: Last day of Term 322 Oct: School Photos25-29 Nov: Deep Cove CampTerm 4: Monday 14 October – Friday 13 December (depends on Teacher Only Day/s)

SCHOOL DRIVEWAYPlease do not come up the school driveway to

drop off your child, especially between the hours of 8.45am-9.00am and 2.45-3.10pm, as we have a number of vehicles that need to have access such as Mini Vans with Special Needs students.

Too much traffic causes a danger to our students.

SWIMMINGTerm 3 swimming is from 10 – 11am at Splash Palace.On Tuesdays, children from Rooms 2 & 5 attend with those from Rooms 1, 4 & 7 on Thursdays.Please ensure that your child has their swimming gear at school on those days. If they are to be excused from swimming, for any reason, please send a note to school, or contact the School Office.

SPORTS UNIFORMSAll sports uniforms are to be returned to the

School Office before the end of the Term. We need these items for the summer

season.

SCHOOL DISCOThursday 19 September – 6-7.30pmTheme: Hats$2 entry fee to be paid at school on 19th

September. There will be snacks available for purchase.

Parents Support Group

LOUD SHIRT/MUFTI

DAYFriday 20 SeptemberWear your loudest and brightest shirt on Friday 20 September to help give deaf kids a voice. Funds raised from Loud Shirt day go towards helping the organisations provide technology, such as Cochlear implants, and Auditory-Verbal therapy to help deaf children communicate at the same level as their hearing peers.To take part in this School Council fundraiser. A gold coin donation is required.

Meadow Fresh Madness!Room 5 is collecting Meadow Fresh stickers that you can find on a variety of Meadow Fresh Products. If we get enough stickers we will be in to win a share of $500,000 worth of cool stuff for our school. We hope that we can collect enough stickers to win the big prize. So EVERYBODY get collecting the NOW!Give stickers to Alice or Isobel in Room 5 please.

Sport Southland is once again running our ILT and BNZ School Holiday Sports Programme in Invercargill, Te Anau, Winton and RivertonMonday 30th Sep – Friday 4th OctRegister at Sport Southland Reception (Velodrome)Te Anau Tuesday 8th OctRegister at BNZ – Te Anau Winton Wednesday 9th Oct Register at BNZ – WintonRiverton Thursday 10th OctRegister at Riverton Community HouseInformation and Enrolment/Consent forms will be available on our website www.sportsouthland.co.nz or alternatively you can come in and see us at Stadium Southland.If you require any additional information please contact Courtney on 03 2112150 or email Courtney.Kilpatrick@sportsouthland.co.nz

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

Teilah-Rose Templeton and Amy Mariu Room 5 – For being helpful and reliable students

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

Room 1: Tane Craig Room 5: Tane Tamati Room 9: Jordyn Beardow Katie Wallace Teilah-Rose Templeton Joseph Scott

Room 2: Ryan O’Kane Room 7: Jade Thomas Room 10: Angel Pitts-Thomas

Sofia Sau Emmanuel Mulligan Blake Sutherland Room 4: Alex Thompson Room 8: Nathan Auld Jack Smith Samantha Cornes

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

17-19 September 2013 7.00pm

Civic Theatre Invercargill

Adults - $12.50Children - $6.50

Book at: ICC Booking Office Esk Street Invercargill 03 211 1692Or buy directly by going online at:http://www.ticketdirect.cl.nz/event/details.80645/ilt.invercargill-schools-sing-out