Hillsborough Primary School Newsletter First Choice for Bright Futures

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1 Hillsborough Primary School Newsletter First Choice for Bright Futures Belfast Street Hillsborough Auckland 1041 Tel: Fax: October 2016 Dear Parents Tena koutou Welcome back to Term 4. A special welcome to all the new children and their families. This term is exceptionally busy please keep an eye on the term calendar. From the Board of Trustees We would like to announce the resignation of our Principal, Nicola Girling. Nicola's last day at our school will be Friday 2 December. We wish Nicola all the best in her new position and express sincere thanks for her service through the last 11 years she has been with our school. The Board are currently involved in the recruitment process to appoint a new Principal. Lucky Book Club is here again. Please order your books on line and take advantage of the free book offer this term. If you spend over $10 on Loop (the online ordering system) you will receive a free book with your order. This is a great opportunity to order for Christmas presents, while also helping out our school library. The last day for orders is Wednesday 19th October. Uniforms Please REMEMBER your child needs to wear the CORRECT uniform. If they are wearing a top under the t-shirt, it should be Navy Blue. Summer Uniforms This consists of: Girls and Boys ( as appropriate) School Polo shirt long or short sleeve School navy shorts School navy skirt or skort School navy pants General School fleece or jacket School sunhat- drill or bucket Sports shoes worn with white, navy or black socks Sandals with a back support Black shoes Jewellery Single stud or sleeper earrings Watch

2 Culturally appropriate jewellery Nail Polish NO Nail Polish please. Children must wear the CORRECT UNIFORM at all times Art Exhibition and Talent Showcase What a spectaular event! We have wonderfully talented teachers and children. Some of the comments from visitors to the show said: Beautiful, amazing, well done everyone, awesome job children and teachers, what an amazing display, outstanding, so imaginative, very impressive, fabulous, stunning, very beautiful Values Certificates This week we recognise: Charity Tausisi, Daniel Stewart,Sunny Samson, Isabelle Phillips, Natasha Libeau, Taj Ibnul for Perseverance, Manawanui being better then before, kia whakapiki ake Lachlan Ford, Varsha Sreeram Babu for Respect, Whakaute being kind and caring, kia manaaki tangata Grishmika Manmary for Responsibility, Tūtika making the right choice, kia whakatika whiringa Zone Cross Country In the last week of Term 4 a group 30 children competed in the Zones Cross Country Event at Monte Cecila Park. The children had a fantastic day and we can be proud of the huge effort they put in on this challenging course. Liam Marshall came first in the Year 4 boys and Ava Bennett came third in the Year 5 Girls. The Year 4 boys and the Year 6 Boys came first in their Year groups.overall Hillsborough came third. A big 'Well Done" to all the children Term Dates Term One: Wednesday 1 February Thursday 13 April Teacher Only day Friday 27 January Waitangi Day Monday 6 February Term Two: Monday 1 May Friday 6 July Queen s Birthday Monday 5 June Diwali 27 October Children may come to school in their traditional costume Term Three: Monday 24 July Friday 29 September Term Four: Monday 16 October Friday 15 December Monday 23 October Labour Day Term Four Calendar 10 October Term 4 start 14 Mufti and ice-block day 18 Kiwisports Zone Day On line lunches

3 19 Koru Zoo Trip 25 International Walk to School week 27 BOT meeting Diwali 28 Yr 3 / 4 Have a Go Day 1 November School Athletics FOHPs ice-blocks 3 FOHPs meeting 8 Rata Motat visit 11 FOHPS disco 15 Yr 4 Kids for Kids Concert Athletics Zone Day 24 BOT meeting 1 December FOHPs meeting 2 FOHPS end of year picnic 8 December Whole school prizegiving BOT meeting 9 Year 6 trip 13 Year 6 Graduation 16 Term 4 ends Yours sincerely FOHPS Mufti and Iceblock Day THIS Friday 13 October $1.00 for Mufti $1.00 for ice block Nicola Girling PRINCIPAL NGirling@hillsborough.school.nz Royal Oak Intermediate Enrolments for 2017 open now. Ph: , admin@royaloakint.school.nz, Derek Linington (principal) welcomes your call and is happy to talk with you and show you through the school if you are seeking further information. Please note that out of zone enrolments close at 3.00pm on 12 th October. Derek welcomes your call if you have any questions around out of zone or in zone enrolments. His isprincipal@royaloakint.school.nz

4 ENJOY SOFTBALL TODAY! REGISTER online now Eden Roskill Softball Club Address: 41 Gifford Ave, Mt Roskill A family friendly club for 70 years Junior grades U6 through to U17 Register online Hillsborough Junior Athletics Club Hillsborough Junior Athletics Club welcomes 2-14 year olds and their families to join up for track and field fun. Additional coaching and interclub events for the keener athlete. Wednesday evenings 5:45 7pm for Juniors (2-6 years) $50 for the season 5:45 7:30pm for Seniors (7-14 years) $90 for the season Family concessions available Season commences 12 October 2016 (First week of Term 4) Registration and further information available at Hillsborough Park, Carlton Street, Hillsborough Hillsborough Junior Athletic Club

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