NEWSLETTER: Term 4, Week 7,
Kia ora koutou
Dear Parents and Caregivers
School
Buses
Parents of children who travel to school by bus
need to be aware that the last day that the bus service will be provided will
be Tuesday, 13th December. The reason for this is that the contract
for the buses is with the College and the number of days required by the
contract will be up on this day. Parents will need to make arrangements to
bring their children to school on the 14th, 15th and 16th
December.
Orchestra
Exchange
Last Wednesday, the Orchestra and Choir from

Napier
Central Orchestra playing
Our
Mr Ian Hall, the principal at Napier Central
thanked us for hosting his school orchestra and choir and presented our school
with a book for our library as a token of their appreciation.

Our
children were a great audience

Boys
from Napier show their percussion skills
An interesting feature of the Napier performance
was a group of boys who put on a percussion item. They had seen a show earlier
in the year that had inspired them to put the item together. It was their first
performance of their item and was well done.
Follow-up
Hui
A reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, 8th
December, there will be a follow-up hui for parents / caregivers of our Maori
and Pasifika students. This meeting will be held at
Service
Assembly
Our annual Service Assembly will be held in our
School Hall on Tuesday, 13th December starting at
Final
Assembly
Our Final Assembly for the year will be held in the
Central Hawkes Bay College Assembly Hall on Wednesday, 14th
December, starting at
End of
Year
The school closes for the end of the year on
Friday, 16th December at
Term 1
2012
Term 1 next year starts on Wednesday, 1st
February at
Seasons
Greetings
As this is the last newsletter for the year I wish
you all a safe and happy Christmas holiday. May your travels be safe and
enjoyable.
Welcome
to New Students:
Caleb (6R) and Lukas (6R)
Going
Forward Awards
5/12: Jessica (R3), Amanda (R2), Samantha (R1),
Mikaela (R8), Elise (7D), Olivia (6S), Kate (6R).

Lost Property
We appear to have a very large number of unnamed lost property. This needs to be cleared before the end of
year.
Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon
Registrations for the 2012 Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon
are now open for children aged between 7 and 15.
Registrations and information available from www.weetbix.co.nz
School Library
The School Library
is now closed. Please ensure ALL books are returned to school ASAP. Accounts have been sent to all children with
overdue books.
TOUR DE BEAUTIFUL
Tour de Beautiful Cycle Ride is on
A fun ride catering for all abilities with different length
courses through picturesque countryside in
Exciting spot prizes including the chance to win a New Ford
Fiesta.
Entry forms
available at the school office or enter online www.cyclingchb.co.nz
YMCA Summer 2012
Get your children into an action packed &
stimulating programme to keep them entertained all day!
(OSCAR
subsidies available).
All
the information is available on the YMCA website www.ymcahb.org.nz or the school office.
Juniors Visit to Mt Herbert House
In the last week or so Rooms 6R, 6S, 7D and R8 went to
(Singing with the residents
at Mt Herbert)

(Rheanne giving a yummy Xmas
tree)

Term Dates for 2012 To help you plan your holidays at
Christmas and for next year here are next year’s Term Dates: Term 1 Starts Wednesday, 1st February Ends Thursday, 5th April Term 2 Starts Monday, 23rd April Ends Friday, 29th June Term 3 Starts Monday, 16th July Ends Friday, 28th September Term 4 Starts Monday, 15th October Ends Wednesday, 19th December Public Holidays for 2012 Waitangi Day 6th February
(Mon) Good Friday 6th April (Fri) Anzac Day 25th April (Wed) Queen’s B’Day 4th June (Mon) HB Anniversary 19th October
(Fri) Labour Day 22nd October (Mon) Please plan your holidays around these
dates so that your children do not have to miss days at school.
