The document provides important dates and information for parents/caregivers from the school principal. Tomorrow marks the first day of spring and the start of Term 3. Upcoming events in September include a choir practice, ski trip, drama festival, and school sing-out. Selected students will meet the All Blacks in Winton. The "school skiers" will depart for a ski trip. Thank yous are given for fundraising support. Students received awards for their performance in a technology challenge. Details are provided on parent-teacher interviews, the school website, mobile dental clinic, and a parents support group fundraiser. Merit awards are announced.

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.
CELLPHONES
Tomorrow our “school skiers” will depart for
Any cellphones brought to school MUST be handed into
Coronet Peak for a great day on the slopes. the Office on arrival at school and collected at the end
This is always a fantastic opportunity to of the school day. The School takes no responsibility for
experience great skiing at a very reasonable valuables such as MP3 players, Jewellery, Cellphones
cost. Miss Morrison, Miss Horrell and Miss that are brought to school. Cellphones are not to be
Gorton are all ready for their 5.30am start! used in the day at school except for the ones left at the
Office for a special purpose/reason.
Thank you all for your support of the School
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.
RUGBY WORLD CUP
Wendy Ryan The Parentsto the many peoplelooking for already paid
Thank you Support Group is who have volunteers
Principal
to man making weekly collect entry passes for World
or are the gate and payments
Cup Games at Rugby Park on:
Overdue accounts will9.30am – 2.00pm
10 Sept: be sent onto Southern Debt
PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS Collectors for Sept: 4.30pm – school cannot absorb
14 collection as the 8.30pm
These will be held on 21 & 22 September for these debts. Sept: 12.30pm – 4.30pm
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Rooms 1, 2,3,7,8 & 9. This will be an opportunity
WEBSITE
Training will be provided. If you are interested and
to review original goals set at start of the year available, pleaseOur School Website is continually being
School Donation: $48.00 Jenner through the plenty
contact Vanessa
updated and looks fantastic with
School Office by Monday 5 September.
and set further goals and to discuss your child’s Activity Fee:of student work to view. Please log on
$60.00
Mid-Year Report and any other relevant
Consumables Fee: $21.00 have a look.
and
This opportunity has been offered to the School as a
questions you may have.
fund-raiser and will go
To visit the website, go to:
towards purchasing new
ICT equipment.
http://www.ascot.school.nz

2. MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC
The mobile Dental Clinic has now returned
to our School. It is open full-time until
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 CERTIFICATES
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