This document provides important dates, information about school trips and events, and acknowledges student achievements. It notifies parents about upcoming parent-teacher interviews, reminds them about unpaid school accounts, and advertises fundraising opportunities. The principal announces that the school website has been updated with new content.

1. Dear Parents/Caregivers, IMPORTANT DATES
Term 3: Monday 1 August – Friday 7 October
Ng mihi o te w kia koe me te wh nau. 14 Sept: ILT School Sing-out, Civic Theatre
15 Sept: Scholastic Book Club Orders Due
The World Cup has finally arrived! The 16 Sept: Dreamweaver Visit – Liz Miller
students are very excited as this national 21 Sept: 3 Way Conferences – Rms 1, 2,3,7,8 & 9
tournament unfolds over the next month. 3.20-5.00pm & 6.00-7.30pm
22 Sept: 3 Way Conferences – Rms 1, 2,3,7,8 & 9
Mr Stanton is taking 18 of our students to 3.20-5.00pm
Rugby Park on Friday to meet the Argentinean Term 4: Tuesday 25 October – Wednesday 14
players. December (depends on Teacher Only
Day/s)
The Ski Trip held on 1 September was NB. Book Week will
extremely successful. The day was brilliant – now be held in the 6th
weather and ski wise, despite the heavy rain the
week of Term 4
night before.
Congratulations to those students who have
been selected in Southland Representative
Teams. We are very proud of you all.
Next week we will be holding our Parent-
Teacher Interviews for those classes who have
not had these this term. Please contact us if
you need to re-schedule another time as we
value your input and find these interviews SCHOOL ACCOUNTS
provide us with very useful feedback for your Our Account Number for direct Payment is:
child’s development and progress. Westpac: 03-1745-0058244-00
Enjoy the Rugby. Go the All Blacks. Please pay these as soon as possible to the School
Office. Some students still have outstanding Club and
Regards, Sport Fees. These need to be paid immediately as
these are overdue to the Associations and
Organisations concerned. Automatic Payment Forms
are available from the School Office.
Wendy Ryan
Principal Thank you to the many people who have already paid
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. SCHOOL CHARTER WEBSITE
Our School Charter is available at the Office for Our School Website is continually being
anyone wishing to view it. Our National Standards updated and looks fantastic with plenty
Target for 2011 is to raise achievement in Reading of student work to view. Please log on
for Year 4-6 students who are currently achieving and have a look.
below the national standard for their age.
To visit the website, go to:
The Annual Target is to increase the achievement
level in reading of those students who are achieving http://www.ascot.school.nz
‘well below’ the appropriate National
Standard to ‘below’ or ‘at’ the appropriate National
Standard (10 students 12%, 5 male, 5 female, 5 Our school’s choir is performing in …
Maori, 2 Pacifica). The ILT INVERCARGILL SCHOOLS’ SING
OUT
PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP FUNDRAISER.
Raffle tickets have been issued. We would
appreciate these being sold and returned to the Wed 14 Sept @ Civic Theatre, 7pm
Office by Friday 23 September. The Raffle will Adults $12.50
be drawn on Friday 30 September. More tickets Students/Senior citizens $6.50
Tickets available from the ICC Booking Office
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:
Brooke Brown-Ogilvy – For being a responsible Ascot 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: Sam Ryan Room 5: Alex Thomson
Rhiannan Pearson Angel Taylor-Templeton
Room 2: Tyson Blomfield Room 7: Joseph Scott Room 10: George Park
Katie Wallace Sintaya Briggs Hendrix Grant
Room 3: Marcus Stevens Room 8: Luke Hilston
Iman Huyamun Pearl Bir
Room 4: Shannon Emerson Room 9: Nevis Bishop
Isaac Thompson Blake Sutherland
We want to celebrate your fantastic children. Thanks. Rae Maher

3. COOL DRAMA FESTIVAL SOUTHLAND TABLE TENNIS CHAMPS
On Tuesday 6 September 2011 Angel, Last Thursday 1 September Bradley Jenner and Caleb
Ashton, Nicole, Tamati, Summer, Tara, Driver competed in the Southland Table Tennis
Trudy, Kaleb, Miss Morrison, Mrs Bowman Championship. We came 5th out of 21 teams. We just had
and Miss Horrell attended the Drama to beat Mossburn to get into the semi-finals.
Festival. The competitors were Donovan,
New River, Dipton, Woodlands, Otatara Myross Bush and Sacred Heart Schools were the top two
and St Joseph’s Primary Schools. We had teams.
lots and lots of practices and there was a
lot of work put into it. It took half a day We were surprised to see Mossburn and Riverton play
for 4 people (Tamati, Trudy, Kaleb & Miss because they live so far out of town.
Horrell) to design all the costumes they By Caleb & Bradley
wore. There were 2 judges. The Drama
Festival took place at Aurora College.
There were lots of nerves going around
CONGRATULATIONS
but in the end it was awesome.
Well done to Sam Maher and Isaac Thompson for
being selected to play Southland U13 Representative
By Trudy & Nicole.
Hockey.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Panthers Ascot Tee-Ballers &
Softballers
Taking Registrations for 5 & 6year olds
and 11 & 12 year olds to play for Terms 4
2011 and Term 1 2012.
On Saturday mornings
Please email rachcade@xtra.co.nz or call
217-5687.
Registration forms can be collected from ASCOT ACADEMY
Miss Jones in Room 7
New members welcome or call/email for
more information
PITA PIT ORDERS
These are available for students to order on
Tuesdays. A form has gone home with the Last Tuesday the members of Ascot Academy visited the
eldest child in each family today. Pitas are Seriously Good Chocolate Company, where they learned
$4 each and envelopes are available in the about the process and technology of chocolate making.
office for ordering. A Pit Pack Combo is Ascot Academy is a programme designed to promote
$6:50 and includes your Pita, an apple and leadership and independence, though exposing our senior
a drink. Each order gives 50 cents back to leaders to new challenges and opportunities both in and
the school. out of school.