Kia ora Parents, Caregivers and Friends of the school,
It is upsetting to think parents’ cars in the front carpark can be broken into during the day. Two cars have had windows smashed and bags removed in the last two weeks. Do not leave valuables in your cars when you are in the school.
Studio 5 Competition
Caitlin Davidson has won a major prize with Studio 2 and she will be off with her family to Disneyland later in the year. Well done Caitlin. Caitlin has won other art awards and is very talented. Remember her Waitemata Health poster and her Christmas stamp. Watch this space!!!
Saturday Netball
The netball season is over and the teams and their coaches and supporters showed such resilience having to be involved each very wet cold windy Saturday.The Panther team finished the top team in the top grade after a very exciting match with Glenora on Saturday. Glenora had not lost a match all season and our team won 18-12.
This team are an elite squad who play in other tournaments and train from early in the year. Their coaches do devote a great deal of time to them and the result is reflective of the effort. Two W.H. teams won the sportsmanship trophies for the season.
Thank you to all the coaches and managers of the teams and a huge thank you to Adele Nummy who is the voluntary co-ordinator of all the Western Heights teams.
Safety New Zealand Week: 1 - 7 September
The new campaign is called Safety begins in the home. For more details go to www.homesafety.co.nz
Our granddaughter, Charlotte, is now walking and we have had to modify quite a few things in our house over the last month so that she is ‘safe’.
School Fees
It was pleasing to see, when checking the budget this week that a huge number of parents have paid their school fees this year. Although it is legally a ‘donation’, schools in New Zealand do depend on parents’ contributions to support additional resources for school programmes.We are lucky that we do have some international students as many schools don’t have that opportunity.
Lost Property
We now have a wooden box on the hall deck that has pupils’ lost property. We gather a huge amount of good quality clothing during each term that no one seems to own. Please feel free to check this box during the day. Childrens’ clothing and shoes at Western Heights very rarely gets taken, it just gets ‘lost’.At the end of the term, the contents of the bin gets given to the Faith Factory.
Environmental Message For The Week
Use a lunchbox with compartments to minimise the use of lunch wrap.
Scholastic Book Orders
These went out last week. Orders are due in by Friday 12 September. Please make cheques payable to Scholastic N.Z.
Principal Awards
Helena Cakurdova Ula Laulu Sarah LiuAndrew Tea Dan Bezant Jack HaslamKevin Tea Charito Wheeler Ellen PlumptonStephen Hallett Sinead Rathke Casey LeupoluVictoria O’Brien Amelia Perry Sonia KarmokarIsaac Barnes Stacey Kirby Sam GoffinCaitlin Alofa Sanath More Bevan MalconKajal Kumar Chanelle Chandra Chloe PickeringCameron Spick Sepelini Sua Abishek SharmaMina Hamidi Chanice Burch Yasmin MathesonTristan Wallace Vera Sangil Lucy LuiShinah Ulutui Emma Robotham Keenan MatthesPierre Bechet Sarah Bowers Caleb ChapmanDaniel Seng Bailey Stuart Jarom LeatoSeung Woo Kordell Cameron Ji Soo HanDaymon Shute Shannon Schmidt Abbey BinnsDaniel Martinez Alexandra Martinez Shamil AliAaron Backhouse-Smith William van BemmelBailey Buckingham Cassandra Pauling-MunroJayden Van Der Horn Antonia MarshallSamantha Harris
Dates to Note
Frid. 26 Sept.: Term 3 ends at 3p.m.
Mon. 13 Oct: Term 4 starts
Wed. 17 Dec: Term 4 finishes at 12.30p.m.
Whole School Disco - Friday 19 September, Week 9
This will be held in the school hall. Juniors from 4 - 5p.m. Middle from 5.15p.m. - 6.15p.m. and Senior from 6.30p.m. - 8p.m. Entry $2.00.
Found
Child’s silver bangle, engraved on the inside. See the office.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren™ is available to help with providing information about legal issues; financial information; and general advice. For a handbook and regular newsletters contact 0800 472637. Your local support group coordinator is Judy Johnston, phone 838 366; Email: jjohnston22@xtra.co.nz or see www.grg.org.nz
3 Week Art Project
Have fun making your own BOARD GAME. Create characters, painting, drawing and collage. Starts at 5 different venues on the week of 8 September for 5-12yr olds. After school - 5pm. $50 includes materials. Afternoon tea provided. Phone Kym Marsden 811 8882
Suburbs/New Lynn Junior Cricket Registration Days
Saturday 13 & 20 September and Sunday 14 & 21 September at 10a.m.- 2p.m. at Suburbs New Lynn Cricket Clubrooms, Ken Maunder Park, Binsted Road, New Lynn. New Members welcome. Enquiries to: Ross Hick 021 355 138. Register online at: www.snlcc.org.nz
DON’T FORGET SAUSAGE SIZZLE TOMORROW ANDWORLD VISION COLLECTION
