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SCHOOL CALENDAR

DATE EVENT

AUGUST Thursday 29 Friday 30th SEPTEMBER Tuesday 3rd Monday 9th Thursday 12th Friday 13th Tuesday 24th Friday 27th Sept OCTOBER Monday 14th Friday 18th Friday 25th Monday 28th NOVEMBER Saturday 9th Monday 18th Wednesday 20th Monday 25th Friday 29th DECEMBER Monday 2nd Friday 6th Tuesday 17th Wedn 18th Dec 3rd February 20

7pm Inter School Speech Competition Yellow Mufti Day—gold coin donation SOS lunchtime sausage sizzle ICAS Digital Technologies 6.00 pm S.O.S. meeting in staffroom Kapa Haka Festival (non-competitive) Kapa Haka Festival (competitive) Te Tipu-Whanau celebrations Te Puawai sausage sizzle for camp End of Term 3 Term 4 begins PET DAY Junior Cross Country Labour Day—SCHOOL CLOSED

SCHOOL GALA Room 16 leaves for camp Room 17 leaves for camp Room 15 leaves for camp SOS sausage sizzle Helpers Picnic at the domain SOS Junior Disco Last day for school canteen School Prize giving School finishes at noon for 2019 Term 1 starts for 2020

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REMINDERS

Please do not send your children to school with NUTS in their lunchboxes. We do have children at school with severe allergies.

NEW APP upload the Kiwischools App onto your smart phone.

Last day for sports photos this Friday 16th August Please keep collecting Yummy Apple Stickers for

the school. The more we get the more sports equipment we receive.

Please ensure you come to the office to sign your child in/out during school hours.

Please remember to keep your contact numbers and addresses up to date with the school office.

If your child is going to be late or away please contact the school office on 374 8915, text 027 506 4860 or send a message via the school app.

School assembly held every Friday at 2.20 pm.

The school dental nurses are now working in Ruahine School until the end of the term. While they are away

please ring Mid Central Health on 0800 825 583 for

assistance.

KAPA HAKA - Seniors—Years 4-8 If you’re child is in the senior kapa haka rōpu, they will be performing on Friday 13th September in the competitive section. We are still looking for whānau to help with uni-forms, any support is appreciated.

KAPA HAKA - Juniors—Years 0-3 If you’re child is in the junior kapa haka rōpu, they will be performing on Thursday 12th September in the non-competitive section.

More details on the venue, performance times and costs to follow.

Nāku noa, nā Hannah-Mae Pilkington DAFFODIL DAY—MUFTI DAY THIS FRIDAY

On Friday the 30th of August we will be holding a mufti day to support Daffodil Day.

We are holding this mufti day to raise money for people who have cancer in our region. We would like you to help support Daffodil Day by wearing something yel-low. Please don't buy anything - try and find something that's yellow from home. Please bring along a gold coin donation.

You will be given a daffodil like this. The Councillors

Who can I go to for help?

Part of KiVa is identifying people in their class, school, home and community that they can go to for help. Talking about these people makes it easier for children to recognise who to go for support straight away.

OUTSIDE NOTICES

DANNEVIRKE KINDERGARTON Central Kindergarten has spaces available soon. Please phone the kindergarten to go onto our waiting list (374 6130) or pop in for a visit (242a High Street). We have a fun, stimulating environment, a focus on building relationships and encouraging confi-dence, along with a bi-cultural curriculum and a strong focus on transition to school. All welcome .

POLICE RECRUITING SEMINAR There will be a Police Recruiting Evening held at the Dannevirke Fire Station on 11th September from 5-7pm. The police recruiter will be present to explain the process.

COUNTRY CARNIVAL MARKET This Saturday at the Dannevirke showgrounds.

PUSH BIKE We still have a bike held at school that has been here since the Bike Skills Programme in Term 2. Please enquire at the school office.

ROOM 3 CHICKENS:

The chickens hatched in the incubator and they were cute and small. We put them in their new home. They were soft and fluffy and they were stomping in my hand. By Busta

I was in the front when the chick was hatching and it poked it's beak out to say Hello to me. We had 4 baby chicks hatch in the incubator. They were slimy and gooey because they were babies. We left them in the incubator to get warm and fluffy so they can survive. I was hold-ing the chicks They were cute. By Mila On Wednesday the hatchlings were pecking at the shell. The hatchlings were full of yolk and slimy when they came out but fluffy like wool when they were in the incubator. One climbed up my arm and it was tickly. By William The chickens hatched last night and they were slimy. Then when I came to school there were 3 cute and fluffy chicks in the incubator and I got to hold them. They were chirping for their Mum. By Wikitoria

Recent S.O.S funding has

supported our school by

Funding all our swimming buses

Providing each teacher with an annual

classroom budget

The purchase of resources for Special

Needs

Student Leadership

$10 allocated to each child to go towards

trips/camps

Funding towards computers

STEPS Literacy Programme for all our Year

7 and 8 students including head phones

School Gazebo

Events run by our S.O.S

Annual Gala—this year to be held on

Saturday 9th November

Pool Party

Student’s helper picnic (end of year)

Student Discos

Friday canteen

Monthly sausage sizzle

Various other fundraising activities

SCHOOL GALA UPDATE

SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER

Planning has started

All school staff have committed to helping with

organisation and jobs on the day

The S.O.S committee and school councillors are

both organising various activities.

Come along to the next S.O.S committee on Mon-

day 9th September at 6.00pm and be part of the

team. We have plenty of jobs for everyone.

We need your help

We have developed a Gala Plan and have decided

where we need help at the gala. Margaret has a

copy of this in the office.

Please call into the office and she can allocate you

a job for the day of the gala. All jobs have fixed

time slots so you can still have time to enjoy the

gala.

REMEMBER—its all for our students