BBI DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2019

247 Bucklands Beach Road, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, Auckland, New Zealand Phone: 09 534 2896, Email: mailbox@bbi.school.nz,

Dear Parents Welcome back to our students for the final term of the year. TWILIGHT CARNIVAL AND STALLS DAY We are pleased to invite all parents to our Twilight Carnival and Stalls evening on Friday 6 December. Please make a note in your diaries for this date. We will be showcasing our Performing Arts, Dance, Music, Kapa haka and other items. An official invitation and programme has been sent out to parents. Date: Friday 6 December. Time: 3.0pm – 7.30pm Performances will commence at 4.00pm through to 7.30pm in :the BBI Sports Cloud” and in the Hall. As Friday is such a late day, students cam start school at 10.30am on Friday 6 December. We really want all students to attend this event so please arrange a time for them to travel home from school in the evening. Students are able to wear mufti on Friday 6 December. There will be stalls and food available for purchase. This will be cash only. Classroom teachers will organise to ensure that any money brought to school for the stalls day is kept secure and given out to students when school finishes and stalls open. Thank you to the community for their support. TWILIGHT CARNIVAL MUFTI DAY Friday 6 December will be a free MUFTI day. END OF YEAR ORGANISATION Our Prize Giving day is on Friday 13 December. School reports will go home in the afternoon after prize giving. This is a normal school day, and students will be expected to stay at school and finish at 3.00pm as usual. Students will be expected to be in formal school uniform for this day. 11.00am – Year 7 Prize giving in the hall. 1.30pm – Year 8 Prize giving in the hall. Monday 16 December is our Year 7 Day in and the Year 8’s celebrate their end of year at Lagoon Leisure centre. Tuesday 17 December – yearbooks will go home and we will be holding farewell assemblies. School will close at 12 noon on this day. Wednesday 18 December. Last day of term. School will close at 12 noon. This is an optional day for Year 8 students. SCHOOL REPORTS The school reports will be handed out to all students to take home at 3.00pm on Friday 13 December. If any student is leaving early and would like their report and/or yearbook posted to them (we do not hand these out early), please ensure that you give your student a stamped addressed A4 (large) envelope, and hand this to your classroom teacher. SCHOOL YEARBOOK The school yearbook will be handed out to all students on Tuesday 17 December. We are proud of our yearbook. It is a wonderful reminder of all the activities and student involvement at BBI. Most students will have paid towards they cost of the yearbook through their stationery order. If anyone wishes to make a further donation towards the cost of the yearbook, that would be appreciated.

BBI DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2019

247 Bucklands Beach Road, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, Auckland, New Zealand Phone: 09 534 2896, Email: mailbox@bbi.school.nz,

MAORI / PACIFIC KNOWLEDGEATHON 2019 Thank you to everyone who supported the Maori Pacific Knowledgeathon. It was great to see the learning that went along with the fundraising. We are still collecting sponsorship money. Please ensure that this is handed to the office as soon as possible.

CANS WEEK Thank you to everyone who supported our CANS Week collections through the year. BBI is a major contributor to the CANS collection, and we can be proud that we have helped make someone’s Christmas happier. AFTER SCHOOL LIBRARY CARE We would like to advise that the last day for After School Library Care for 2019 is Friday 13 December, and the library will close at 4.30pm. Parents of students who regularly use the library after school care should have received a separate notice. MUFTI DAYS All students will be able to attend school in Mufti from Monday 16 December. This will give time to wash and get any uniforms ready for the uniform sales.

SCHOOL CAFÉ The last day for the school café is Friday 13 December. HOST FAMILIES FOR 2020 Our school will be expecting visiting students from Korea, China, Japan and Thailand in the beginning of Term 1, 2020 and staying between 1 & 3 weeks. We are looking for homestay families to host them. Hosts are paid from $280+ per week, depending on the group. We usually place two students per home. Students who are placed two per home can share a room, but must have their own bed. If you would like more information or an application pack, please contact Debbie Pegler from StudentCare NZ Limited on debbie@nzstudentcare.com or phone 09-390-7838. END OF YEAR UNIFORM SALE Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who help out in the Uniform Shop. We have a full set of volunteers to help with the End of Year sales as well as helping in 2020. Please ensure that all uniforms for sale are in good condition and washed. Uniform Shop Buying and selling times: Purchasing Uniforms from current students ready for sale: Wednesday 18 December 9.00am - 11.00am

Thursday 19 December 9.00am – 11.00am

Sale of Uniforms Thursday 19 December 12.00 – 1.00pm There will also be uniform purchasing and sales on Thursday 30 January Purchasing uniforms from current students ready for sale: 10.00 – 11.00am Selling Uniforms 12.00 – 1.00pm Please note only cash or cheque can be used for purchase. There is no EFTPOS available.

Diane Parkinson PRINCIPAL

BBI DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2019

247 Bucklands Beach Road, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, Auckland, New Zealand Phone: 09 534 2896, Email: mailbox@bbi.school.nz,

DATES TO NOTE Tuesday 3 December evening – Year 8 Formal in the hall Friday 6 December 4.30 – 7.30pm Twilight Carnival and Stalls evening Friday 13 December 11.00am – Year 7 Prize Giving 1.30pm – Year 8 Prize Giving 3.00pm – School closes and reports go home Monday 16 December 8.40am – 3.00pm Year 7 students - Big Day In at school MUFTI 8.40am – 3.0pm Year 8 Students at Lagoon Leisure Centre Tuesday 17 December 12 noon – school closing early – Mufti Day Tuesday 17 December Yearbook handed out Wednesday 18 December 12 noon – school closes for the year. Last day of school – MUFTI DAY (Optional day for Year 8 students) Thursday 19 December Second hand Uniform sales (See the BBI website calendar).

TERM DATES FOR 2020 Monday 3 February to Thursday 9 April Tuesday 28 April to Friday 3 July Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September Monday 12 October to Tuesday 15 December or Wednesday 16 December Monday 3 February - 8.40am – Year 7 students start – meet on the courts outside the hall. Monday 3 February - 9.10am – Year 8 students start – meet on the courts outside the hall.