This document provides important dates and information for parents from the Ascot School principal. It announces that Ascot Kidz after school care is closing due to lack of funding. It congratulates two teachers who received excellence in teaching awards and a student who received a Rotary youth award. It reminds parents about paying outstanding school accounts and returning sports uniforms before the end of the term.

1. Dear Parents/Caregivers, IMPORTANT DATES
2 Oct: Gymnastics Festival
Ng mihi o te w kia koe me te wh nau. 6 Oct: Recorder/Ukulele Group to visit Peacehaven
7 Oct: End of Term
A big thank you to everyone for the wonderful 24 Oct: Labour Day
turnout last week for our Parent-Teacher 25 Oct: Term 4 Begins
Interviews. Staff have found these interviews Term 4: Tuesday 25 October – Wednesday 14
extremely beneficial to report to parents and December (depends on Teacher Only Day/s)
then plan the next step forward with you for 8 Nov: Science Roadshow
the students in their classes. 11 Nov: Amazing Gardener Storyteller
It is hard to believe that Term 3 is nearing an
end. We have had a very rewarding term with
our students enjoying and learning much in their
SPORTS UNIFORMS
Art based Inquiry work.
All sports and choir uniforms are to be returned to
School Office before the end of the Term (Friday 7
Ascot Kidz is sadly closing their doors on Friday
October) – Netball shorts, tops and Hockey tops
7 October due to lack of funding. This is a real
(Rugby jerseys and long-sleeved green tops). We need
pity as Robyn and her team have provided a
these items for the summer season.
fantastic facility and programme for many of
our students. We have a number of other After
School providers keen to offer their services to
you in their off-site facilities. We will be
sending home the pamphlets relating to this as
they arrive in our school.
SCHOOL ACCOUNTS
A special congratulations to Mrs Doherty and Our Account Number for direct Payment is:
Miss Morrison who have both received Westpac: 03-1745-0058244-00
Certificates this month for having been
nominated for a National Excellence in Teaching All accounts are now due. These need to be paid
Award. This is a big honour as these teachers immediately as these are overdue to the Associations
are nominated and endorsed by members of the and Organisations concerned. Automatic Payment
community. Forms are available from the School Office.
Have a safe and happy holiday. Thank you to the many people who have already paid
Regards or are making weekly payments
Overdue accounts will be sent on to Southern Debt
Wendy Ryan Collectors for collection as the school cannot absorb
Principal these debts.
School Donation: $48.00
Activity Fee: $60.00
Bandannas on sale at the School Office for Consumables Fee: $21.00
$4.00.

2. ROTARY YOUTH AWARD WEBSITE
Special congratulations to Jade Peretini who was our Our School Website is continually being
updated and looks fantastic with plenty of
school’s recipient of the annual North Invercargill
student work to view. Please log on and have
Rotary Youth Merit Award. This was presented to a look.
Jade at a recently held function at Elmwood Gardens. To visit the website, go to:
http://www.ascot.school.nz
SUPPORT GROUP FUNDRAISER
A big thank you to those who supported our Raffle. CELLPHONES
The Raffle has been drawn and congratulations to Any cellphones brought to school MUST be handed
the following people: into the Office on arrival at school and collected
at the end of the school day. The School takes no
1st Prize: Doug Nicholson
responsibility for valuables such as MP3 players,
(signed Stag Rugby Jersey) Jewellery, Cellphones that are brought to school.
2nd Prize: Doreen Dawson Cellphones are not to be used in the day at school
(signed Rugby Ball) except for the ones left at the Office for a special
rd purpose/reason.
3 Prize: Dylan Jenner
(signed Rugby Ball)
MINIBALL
ENRICH This Term we have 2 Ascot teams competing in
the Miniball Competition – Ascot Rockets (Yr
Congratulations to Kady Gill and Lewis Thomson who
3/4 mixed) and Ascot Sharks (Yr 5/6 mixed).
met the entry criteria to go to ILT @ ENRICH last
The Rockets had a loss on Tuesday (POD – TJ
week for further testing to see if they are able to take
Tumai) but the Sharks got their first win (POD –
up positions for ENRICH in 2012.
Tamati Taylor-Taia). Well done!
SERVICE AWARDS
To acknowledge all those students who go the extra mile and show great responsibility around the school:
Arabella Nielsen - Rm 9 – For being a kind and caring 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: Kassidy George Room 5: Joshua Hansen
Trudy Cooper
Room 2: Logan Cleghorn Room 7: Kaydin Ryan Room 10: Te Sharna Pennicott-Riki
Katie Wallace Ben Ryan Nathan Scott
Room 3: Spencer Goodall Room 8: Ryan Longman
Adam Jenner Xavier Roberts
Room 4: Kataraina Waihirere Room 9: Mikaele Whaitiri-Finn
Isaac Thompson Olivia Muir
We want to celebrate your fantastic children. Thanks. Rae Maher