Goldfields School 25b Gilling place Cromwell, 9310 Phone: 03 445 0326 Cell phone: 0274450321 Email: office@goldfields.school.nz

Principal’s Message

Kia ora Parents, Caregivers, Whānau and Friends of the School,

This week has been somewhat overshadowed by the very sad news of the passing of Sharon Booth who was Principal at Goldfields for 12 years, retiring at the end of 2017. She holds an important place in the heart of our school community and there are still so many children and families at our school whose lives were directly impacted by Sharon.

For our staff this is the loss of a close friend and colleague, someone who was the driving force behind so much at our school. She had vision and passion and was an incredibly hardworking person who knew how to see a project through to fruition. The Goldfields school hall is testament to this determination to see a need, get stuck in and get it done.

Her legacy for our school goes much deeper and wider than buildings. Sharon cared deeply about all the children in our school. She was principal through a period of rapid growth but still made time to know all the children and to build connections with families. Sharon drove curriculum development and looked for ways to engage all students while aiming for all to reach their potential and aim for excellence.

I would like to extend a sincere thank you to our community for your messages of condolence and for your understanding about arrangements for Friday for supervision of children to give the Goldfields staff the opportunity to spend the day focused on the funeral.

Senior children will be performing waiata and our school haka at the funeral. An online form was sent to families yesterday please complete ASAP so that we have an idea of numbers performing.

Kia pai to wiki, Naku noa atu, Anna Harrison

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What’s on Term 2 Mon 13 – Fri 24 May Dance Curriculum programme Thursday 23 May Dunstan Zone Rippa Rugby Dance performance 2pm Friday 24 May Sharon Booth funeral 11am. Children to meet staff at the church by 10.45am BOT nominations close Wednesday 29 May Teacher Strike SCHOOL CLOSED Friday 31 May Skating National Young Leaders, Dunedin – selected Y6 students Monday 3 June Queens Birthday Holiday SCHOOL CLOSED Tuesday 4 June Skating Wednesday 5 June CO Swim Championships Friday 7 June Skating BOT election date Monday 10 June Board of Trustees meeting 7.30pm staffroom Tuesday 11 June Skating

Goldfields Newsletter Creating a love of learning in a safe, caring, respectful, sustainable environment where

individual excellence and diversity is valued

Term 2 Week 4 22 May 2019

Reminders Supervision of children Please ensure your children are supervised when playing at school outside of school hours. Unsupervised children causing problems for ASC staff will be asked to go home. School Arrival times Reminder that children should not be at school before 8:30am. We have a before school care programme for families who need care for children between 8 and 8.30am Children arriving early will be popped into R9 and parents will be charged. Bike and Scooter safety Please go over safe road crossing with your child we have had more reports of children not stopping before crossing the road on bikes and scooters. Bikes and Scooters on school grounds Please remind your child to push their bike or scooter across the grounds before or after school to help us avoid collisions.

School Happenings After School Club All bookings for before or after school care – mailto:asc@goldfields.school.nz please make sure bookings are completed by Monday of each week. Late cancelations and no-shows will be charged. Please note there is a waiting list on some days for this service as it is fully booked. Please note there will be no before and after school care available on Friday of this week. Assembly Term 2 There will be no assembly this Friday.

School Happenings Board of Trustees Elections Nominations are invited for the election of 5 parent representatives.

Nominations close at noon on 24 May 2019.

Voting closes at noon on 7 June 2019.

Signed Juliet Mitchell Bryant, Returning Officer

The roll of eligible voters is available to view in the school office during normal school hours.

A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations has been posted to all eligible voters. If you did not receive this please check that we have a current address for you at school. Nomination forms can also be found on the Goldfields Website on the BOT page and through the school office.

Goldfields Cardrona Snow Sports Programme The programme at Cardrona will be a bit later in Term 3 than it has been in the past. The programme will still run on Fridays but will start on Friday 9 August with the final date on Friday 13 September. Cardrona have indicated that families will need to sign up by late July but have not confirmed this. Parents are responsible for their children to, from and on the mountain when they participate in this programme. Forms are available on our school website and as hard copies through the school office. Dance Performance A dance performance to showcase what the children have been learning over the last two weeks is being held in the hall at 2pm on Thursday 23 May. All welcome.

For assistance DHS OfficePricing from $15 - $25

Booking Charges will applyFamily Discounts available

Music by RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by OSCARHAMMERSTEINIIBook by HOWARD LINDSAYand RUSSELCROUSE Suggested by “the Story of the Trapp Family Singers”

“The Sound of Music” is presented by permission of OR iG iN™ Theatrical on behalf of R&H Theatricals: www.rnh.com

ALEXANDRA MEMORIAL THEATRE

MAY 7.30pm 7.00pm22nd

24th

25th 2.00pm &

7.30pmRefreshments available - cashonly

Ticketsavailable online at:

& free phone 0508 iTICKET(484 2538)

www.iticket.co.nz

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DUNSTAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS

Secrets of Central Otago Biodiversity

Wednesday 22nd May, 2019

A number of short, fast paced talks covering often overlooked Central Otago flora

and fauna and the increasing problems they face, as well as some of the issues

affecting our regional crops.

Stadium Tavern Function Room 143 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra

7.30pm

Tickets $15 from Central Otago REAP

(Price includes a light supper)

Tickets at REAP

448-6115

admin@coreap.org.nz