FORTHCOMING EVENTS

9th - 17th NovemberWodonga Exchange

12th - 18th NovemberBook Fair

Tuesday 11th November

Y0-4 Athletics (new date)

Friday 14th NovemberPTA Disco

Tickets on sale before school - see flyer in this

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Wednesday 19th November

BOT Meeting 7pm

Thursday 20th NovemberY7/8 Ball

ISSUE NO. 35 DATE: 10th November, 2014

HELLO FROM THE PRINCIPAL!

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Welcome to our visitors from Wodonga, Victoria! We hope you enjoy your time with us and that the weather holds up for you. Our Year 6-8 students will have the opportunity for a return visit in 2015, so keep this in mind if you are interested.

Thanks so much for all the support at the senior Athletics Day last Friday. It was lovely to see so many parents braving the cool weather to watch the kids have such a wonderful day.

Wheel and Walk this morning had a new and interesting twist, with a speed camera down by the shops. I spoke to the operator when I was walking back to school and he confirmed a number of activations. If you are lucky enough to be getting a letter in the mail with your speed fine, imagine how much you would have saved by simply dropping your children off at the Wairere Road roundabout.

At the end of this year, we will farewell Mrs Rush, who is heading to a school closer to her home on the North Shore. We wish her well and will farewell her properly closer to the end of year.

Our ERO review last week was a gruelling experience, despite this, we are very pleased with their findings and the positive feedback they were able to give us. Our final report will arrive in about a month and we will share this with you. Thanks so much to the parents who found the time to come and speak with the ERO team.

Keep an eye on your mail box for a flyer advertising our Art Sale - or check the school website for more information.

SUSANNAH FOWLER, PRINCIPAL

Website: www.thegardens.school.nz Phone: 09-269-0041 Email: reception@thegardens.school.nz Address: 101 Charles Prevost Drive, Manurewa, Auckland Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheGardensSchool

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CONTACT INFORMATION Have your contact details changed?

Please make sure any changes to address/phone numbers/email contacts etc. are passed on to the school office to ensure we have up to date contact information for all our families.

GENERAL NOTICES:ART  SALE:Shortly  you  will  be  receiving  a  flyer  about  the  art  sale  which  is  being  held  at  school  from  Friday  28th  -­‐  Sunday  30th  November.    This  will  be  a  fantasAc  opportunity  to  purchase  original  art  by  NZ  arAsts.    There  will  also  be  a  student  art  compeAAon,  with  prizes  to  be  won!  

Update  Forms:Please  return  the  Personal  details  and  Health  update  form  that  was  sent  home  recently.    It  is  very  important  that  we  have  the  most  current  and  accurate  contact  informaAon  for  your  child  and  there  are  sAll  a  large  number  of  these  forms  outstanding.    

PLANNING  FOR  2015:If  you  know  that  you  child(ren)  will  NOT  be  returning  to  The  Gardens  School  in  2015,  please  let  us  know.    Likewise,  if  you  have  a  pre-­‐schooler  who  is  turning  5  in  2015,  we  would  also  like  to  know  this  informaAon.    Please  email  recepAon@thegardens.school.nz

Scholas@c  Book  Fair:Scholas@c  Book  Fair  12  November  to  18  November  in  the  School  Library.This  is  always  a  fantasAc  opportunity  to  stock  up  your  home  library  with  some  new  books  and  support  our  school  library  at  the  same  Ame.    All  classes  will  have  an  opportunity  to  visit  the  book  fair  and  it  will  be  open  before  and  aTer  school  for  you  to  come  and  have  a  look.

Junior  School  Market  Day:Thank  you  to  everyone  who  helped  support  our  Junior  School  Market  Day  last  week.    Over  $650  was  raised  for  the  Junior  School  end  of  year  celebraAon!    Great  fun  had  by  all  and  excellent  financial  literacy  skills  learned  along  the  way!

SPORTS NOTICES:

Boys Champions: Taine Kolose, Mackenzie Loraine, Ethan Dissmeyer, Matthew Hayward (Overall Boys Champ), Harrison Tofilau

Girls Champions: Jaymie Kolose, Cecile Velghe (Overall Champ), Jaimee Brown, Kinsey Cropper, Emerald Perry

SENIOR ATHLETICS: Te Puru ParkFriday 7the November

Weet-­‐bix  Triathlon:    FORMS  AT  THE  SCHOOL  OFFICE

WHEN:  Wednesday  3rd  December  2014WHERE:  Mounaort  Park,  ManurewaSCHOOL  GROUP  REGISTRATIONS  CLOSE:  13th  November  2014ONLINE  REGISTRATIONS  CLOSE:  Thursday  27th  November  2014  

The  Weet-­‐Bix  Kids  TRYathlon  in  Manukau  is  located  at  Mounaort  Park.   The  event  will  start  with  a  swim  held  in  the  indoor  pool  located  at  the  AquaAc  Centre  beside  the  park.  The  pool  is  25m  in  length,  meaning  7  year  olds  do  2  laps  (approx  50m),  8-­‐10  year  olds  do  3  laps  (approx  75m)  and  11-­‐15  year  olds  do  6  laps  (approx   150m).   Tryathletes   are   generally   able   to   stand-­‐up   during   the   short   swim;   however,   we   do  encourage  everyone   to  give  swimming  a  go!  The  TransiAon  Area  is  located  on  at  the  back  of  the  AquaAc  Centre.  The  bike  is  around  Mounaort  Parks'  surrounding  roads  and  the  run  is  around  the  field  itself.

Term  4  Sports  Calendar

CC  Athle@cs  -­‐  Friday  14th  November

MPSSA  Athle@cs  -­‐  Tuesday  18th  November

FREE  INTRODUCTION  TO  GOLFFor  youngsters  Year  5-­‐8,  at  The  Manukau  Golf  Club.    ATer  school  Mondays  and  Fridays  4.30  -­‐  5.30pmAll  equipment  provided.    Our  focus  is  on  FUN  and  Development.    Why  not  try  it  out?Interested?Contact  Jock  Paterson  to  book  your  free  session:    09  267  0597