newsletter #12 6 may 2015 · newsletter #12 6 may 2015 ... pta special showing of minion movie...
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Newsletter #12 6 May 2015
Choose to Excel / Whāia te iti kahurangi Welcome to Joe Storey, Luca Barron, Xavier Whitmore and Melody Weng who started at Murrays Bay School this week. The Opening Of Waipapa Thank you to our staff and community for supporting the blessing of our School Hall and the official opening last Thursday. Our halls new name was revealed: He manu o Waipapa Meaning: Seabirds of Waipapa. This was a special day for Murrays Bay School and a wonderful new beginning. We are grateful to our new Kaumatua, Matua Rawiri for his leadership in this event.
Gold Coin Trail Please bring a gold coin on Friday for our gold coin trail to donate to the Nepal earthquake victims. Lets show our support! Collecting Your Child During The Day A reminder you need to go the office to collect your child and they will be called to the office for you, alternatively students will not be released from classrooms without release slips from the office so please don’t be offended if our staff don’t release your child without a slip. Pink Shirt Day On May 22 our School will be supporting “Pink Shirt Day” where we will be “All in Pink” to support students against bullying. Students are being encouraged to “Speak up Stand Together and Stop Bullying. Students are asked to bring a Gold coin and all proceeds go to the Mental Health Organisation. More info can be found at: http://www.pinkshirtday.org.nz. Thanks to our School Government for organising this event and keep an eye out for the posters they have created up in your child’s classroom! Maths Whiz The weekly Maths Whiz scores will now be collated on Sunday at 8pm. Any points earned after this time will go towards the next weeks totals.
IMPORTANT DATES 2015
MAY 8th Year 5 Kaipara sculpture garden trip
12th BOT Meeting 22nd Pink Day Raising Money for Anti
Bullying 27th Mid Bays Football at Pinehurst
28th PTA Meeting 28th Save Day for Mid Bays
Football at Pinehurst 28th Room 1, 2, 3
Visit to Botanical Gardens 29th Room 13, 14, 15 Visit to Botanical Gardens
JUNE
9th Netball at Pinehurst 10th Save day for Netball at
Pinehurst 11th Mid Bays Rippa Rugby
12th Room 4, 6, 7, 8 Visit to Botanical Gardens
16th PTA Meeting 15th 19th City Mission
Bring a Can Week 19th Room 5, 25 Visit to
Botanical Gardens 23rd Mid Bays Basketball
23rd BOT Meeting 26th Pyjama/Onesie Day Raising Money for Kidscan
CHOIR COMBINED PRACTICES 26th March 9.30am 12pm 7th May 9.30am 12pm 4th June 9.30am 12pm 16th June Bruce Mason
Items Rehearsal 17th June Bruce Mason
Dress Rehearsal 9.30am 12pm 17th 18th June Evening Performance (Ticket information and times to follow)
KINDO ONLINE PAYMENT LINK HERE
Letters home Link here
Care kids After School Care
Walking School Bus Link here for more information
School Lunches Link here for more
information Student Absences Link here for more
information School Uniform link here for more
information
As part of Real Learning at Murrays Bay School, we are looking at redeveloping the sandpit and grass area beside the sandpit.. We are looking for landscape gardeners who would be keen to work alongside the students to develop a landscape plan.
If you are able to help us out, please contact Fleur Knight at: [email protected]
School Driveway!
The Murrays Bay School driveway is ONLY to be used by staff, guests and drivers with a disability pass. All students arriving at school by car for practices or after school care are to be dropped at the kiss and wave or in the bottom car park. Please do not be offended if you are asked to move your car by a member of staff or the community. Please note the Office car park is for office staff and is not to be used as a visitor car park.
Physical and Development Programme Information Afternoon
On Wednesday 27 May at 3.15 4pm in Room 13 there will be an information session about our Transition and Year One Programme including our “Bucket Test” and Perceptual Motor Programme (PMP). This session is mainly for parents of Transition and Year One parents. However, all parents are welcome.
Parents please bring along your child’s “bucket’ test, it should be located in the portfolio. School children and preschoolers will be looked after in Room 14.
School Website Letters Home We have had numerous queries as to where information regarding school activities/events can be found and many parents appear to be unaware that this information is updated regularly on our website. On the main page of our school website we have a link for letters home. All letters relating to school activities and sports can be found under this link. Weekly Newsletters can also be found on the main website page. Real Learning Request This term we have classes who are applying their real learning to improving Murrays Bay School. In order to do this we need sheets of exterior plywood. If you are able to help us out with sourcing, supplying exterior sheets of plywood, please contact Fleur Knight, the Real Learning Facilitator at [email protected]
PTA MEETING DATES Thursday 28th May Tuesday 16th June Wednesday 29th July Thursday 27th Aug Tuesday 22ndSept Wednesday 14th Oct Tuesday 10th Nov Tuesday 8th Dec
Full School Assembly in the Hall Friday 8th May 1.35pm
Stars of the Week for Friday 1
May 2015
1AL Tommy Sharples
2MM Josephine Harper
3JS Rozalia Tearea
4JR Jiming Yang
5HD
6GG Aya Bosnyak
7HR Liam Endres
8MW Jennifer Kim
9MW Alexander Buckle
10AT Fantasia Nair
11LR Jennifer Liu
12EM Mason Newby
13TW Grace Ahn
14NM
15RF Camden Patrick
16LH Ruby Walkinton
17TB Jack Hurst
18CF Georgia Ayson
19LW Maia Pirie
20AM Taylor Braddock
21CJ Oliver Powney
22SJ Judy Huang
23MR Layla Whiteside
24LJ Enya Song
25RB Madison Bishop
27SI
28RH
PTA Special Showing of Minion Movie Sunday 28th June, 10 am New Minion Movie showing at Hoyts, Glenfield. Tickets on sale soon so get in quick to come and enjoy the show! Entertainment Book What a fantastic start lots of people have already purchased the book/app! Thank you!! Get in quick so you don't miss this fantastic fundraiser for our School.
A Sample book is available for viewing at the School Reception
Entertainment Books have arrived and one will be sent home with the eldest or only child at school.
If you would not like to purchase the Entertainment Book please return it to the school.
If you would like to purchase the book please keep it and pay online at the link below or send cash back to school in the envelope that the book comes in.
Please note NO PAYMENTS WILL BE TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL. If you would like to purchase the Digital version of the Entertainment Book, please return the book to school and purchase the Digital Version online by using the link below. Buy a NEW 2015 | 2016 Auckland Entertainment™ Membership for Mum this Mother's Day and, for only $65, she will receive over $20,000 worth of valuable offers that can be used from now until 1 June 2016. Let Mum choose what to do and when she wants to do it!
https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/9513v5
Hangi Lunch Thursday 2nd July, pork or chicken rolls or vegetarian option. Preorder your child's lunch more details to follow. Twilight Festival is booked for Saturday 31st October. First twilight festival meeting on 12th May at 7pm in the staffroom. Come and take a look at what we have planned and come and share your ideas/inspiration/time to make this event even better than last year! We are looking for sponsorship (would your company like to sponsor a food stand, our advertisement, entertainment?) Do you know a band who might like to play at our festival? Do you (your work or your family and friends) have any items we can auction, use as spot prizes, use for Hampers for Raffles? Please get in contact with us [email protected]. Suncream fundraiser yes we are not doing chocolate this year but are encouraging you to sell suncream as a new fundraiser towards the End of Term 3. More information to come.
The Parenting Through Separation programme is now running at Takapuna Normal Intermediate School. The free programme was developed by the Ministry of Justice to help separating parents achieve the best outcomes for their children. It is delivered by Triple P New Zealand, working with a Family Court lawyer. Session times are: (79pm) May 19 and May 26, 2015.
To register: ph Triple P 09 579 1794. Helen Vause Communications Consultant Triple P New Zealand Ltd PO Box 11 090 Ellerslie AUCKLAND 1542 www.triplep.net 09 579 1794 021 0698 703 ASB SCHOOL BANKING Due to popular demand we have brought back our ASB School Banking Promotion called “ Score with ASB School Banking” Saving $1 with ASB could Score you a share of $5000.00. If your child is registered for the ASB School Banking Programme, they have the chance to win $10, $20 or $50 in fortnightly cash prizes to help encourage them to make regular savings. How to Score with ASB School Banking. It’s easy. To enter the fortnightly prize draw, simply deposit at least $1, into your registered Headstart account through your school’s ASB School Banking Programme or electronically by entering “score” in the reference section. The completion runs from Monday 20 April, 2015 and closes on Sunday 12 July, 2015. The winners will also be presented with a certificate in recognition of their great attitude to saving. Help your kids start saving today.
Thinking Caps Maths tutoring is available every Wednesday morning. If you are wanting extra help for your child's maths, we have spaces available. Years 36. Sessions based on the school curriculum with friendly, experienced teachers. Phone: Julie 027 2453870 or Office 09 424 3536 www.thinkingcaps.co.nz Kids Choice After School Care currently have a vacancy for an intermediate programme assistant. Hours of work are part time – Mon to Fri inclusive. Approximately 15 plus hours per week. Must have clean drivers license and will be police vetted by us on application. For more information please contact Barb 0274406363 or 4783705 after hours.
KELLY SPORTS RUNNING ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS FOR YEARS 04! This term Kelly Sports are running a WINTER WILDCARD SPORTS programme
from 3pm to 4.10pm. Book your child in online today and they'll enjoy SOCCER, HOCKEY, BASKETBALL and
DODGEBALL as well as all the fun games involved in Kelly Sports like Octopus, Toilet Tag and everyone's favourite: Monsters. Give
your child the opportunity to make new friends, keep fit, stay active and have heaps of fun doing so.
Come along and give the first session a go for free as long as you're accompanied
by an adult or BOOK ONLINE at www.kellysports.co.nz/bookonline first session starts in week 3: Wednesday 6th
of May. Kelly Sports Giving Kids a Sporting Chance.
