1) The principal's newsletter announces several upcoming events in September including a choir practice, ski trip, drama festival, and parent-teacher conferences. 2) A group of students selected for excellent behavior will meet the All Blacks in Winton on September 2nd. 3) The school skiers will depart for a ski trip at Coronet Peak the next day. 4) The newsletter provides other reminders and announcements regarding fundraising, school accounts, and the mobile dental clinic.

1. Dear Parents/Caregivers IMPORTANT DATES
Ngā mihi o te wā kia koe me te whānau. Term 3: Monday 1 August – Friday 7 October
31 August: Choir Practice – Donovan
Tomorrow sees the first day of Spring. We are 1 Sept: Ski Trip
all enjoying the wonderful daffodils and warmer 6 Sept: Drama Festival
weather. The excitement is building as we look 14 Sept: ILT School Sing-out, Civic Theatre
forward to the many fantastic events in 21-22 Sept: 3 Way Conferences – Rms 1,2,3,7,8 & 9
September. The World Cup being one of them! Term 4: Tuesday 25 October – Wednesday 14
December (depends on Teacher Only Day/s)
On Friday 2 September, a group of students NB. Book Week will
(selected from our School-wide Reward Scheme
now be held in the 6th
for excellent behaviour) will travel with Miss
week of Term 4
Jones to Winton to meet the All Blacks who are
visiting Southland to promote the Tournament.
Tomorrow our “school skiers” will depart for CELLPHONES
Coronet Peak for a great day on the slopes. Any cellphones brought to school MUST be handed
into the Office on arrival at school and collected at
This is always a fantastic opportunity to
the end of the school day. The School takes no
experience great skiing at a very reasonable
responsibility for valuables such as MP3 players,
cost. Miss Morrison, Miss Horrell and Miss Jewellery, Cellphones that are brought to school.
Gorton are all ready for their 5.30am start! Cellphones are not to be used in the day at school
except for the ones left at the Office for a special
Thank you all for your support of the School purpose/reason.
Council fundraiser for the Cancer Society last
Friday.
SCHOOL ACCOUNTS
Yesterday our BP Technology Challenge Our Account Number for direct Payment is:
students (Robbie Gill, Jesse Hawken & Alex Westpac: 03-1745-0058244-00
Thompson) did extremely well and were awarded
3rd place in this event at Waianawa. Please pay these as soon as possible to the School
Office. Some students still have outstanding Club and
Thank you to Nathan Gill and Bruce Thomson for Sport Fees. These need to be paid immediately as
providing transport to this event for the these are overdue to the Associations and
students. Organisations concerned. Automatic Payment Forms
Regards are available from the School Office.
Wendy Ryan
Thank you to the many people who have already paid
Principal
or are making weekly payments
Overdue accounts will be sent onto Southern Debt
PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS Collectors for collection as the school cannot absorb
These will be held on 21 & 22 September for these debts.
Rooms 1, 2,3,7,8 & 9. This will be an opportunity
to review original goals set at start of the year School Donation: $48.00
and set further goals and to discuss your child’s Activity Fee: $60.00
Mid-Year Report and any other relevant
Consumables Fee: $21.00
questions you may have.

2. RUGBY WORLD CUP WEBSITE
The Parents Support Group is looking for volunteers Our School Website is continually being
to man the gate and collect entry passes for World updated and looks fantastic with plenty
Cup Games at Rugby Park on: of student work to view. Please log on
10 Sept: 9.30am – 2.00pm and have a look.
14 Sept: 4.30pm – 8.30pm
17 Sept: 12.30pm – 4.30pm To visit the website, go to:
Training will be provided. If you are interested and
available, please contact Vanessa Jenner through the http://www.ascot.school.nz
School Office by Monday 5 September.
This opportunity has been offered to the School as a MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC
fund-raiser and will go The mobile Dental Clinic has now returned
towards purchasing new to our School. It is open full-time until
ICT equipment. 23 September. If you wish to contact the
Dental Clinic, please phone 027-555-7062.
Also, the blue dental forms can be returned
to the School Office.
Thanks.
PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP FUNDRAISER Philippa Earland
Raffle tickets have been issued. We would (Therapist)
appreciate these being sold and returned to the Jill Gibson-Smith
Office by Friday 23 September. The Raffle will (Assistant)
be drawn on Friday 30 September. More tickets
are available at the School Office.
SERVICE AWARDS
To acknowledge all those students who go the extra mile and show great responsibility around the school:
Kaleb Muir – Rm 5 – For being a helpful student
MERIT C ERTIFICATES
The following children have been acknowledged for working well in their classroom.
They were presented their Merit Certificate in Assembly:
Room 1: Jessica McMurdo Room 5: Maddison Hodges
John Reyes Tara Ballie
Room 2: Tyra Maxfield Room 7: Lilly Turipa
Taylor Gray Daniel McMurdo Room 10: Bayley Boot
Jarrad Conway
Room 3: Allazay Speden Room 8: Kady Gill
Rico Wairau-Taetuli Aimee Heads
Room 9: George Riki-Pennicott
Emily Hansen
We want to celebrate your fantastic children. Thanks. Rae Maher