Newsletter Wednesday 11th September 2024

Ngaere School

School Newsletter

Living & Learning with RESPECT

Term 3 Week 8

Wednesday 11th September 2024

Welcome – Nau mai haere mai

Special welcome to our new arrivals for this term; Riley A, Alyssa S, Lachlan P and his parents Christine & Sheldon, Anna M, Liam & Joshua and their parents Lynnell & Steve, Harrison and his parents Grace & Ben.

Our school roll is currently a very healthy 162. If you have a younger child who is not on our pre-enrol list please let Karen know. We have a large number of out of zone children waiting to ‘get in’.

Congratulations to the Ngaere Ninjas who placed 2nd at the Year 5 & 6 EPro 8 finals on Friday.

SCHOOL PRODUCTION

WHEN: Thursday 19th September

WHERE: the TET Kings Theatre, Broadway, Stratford

TIME: Matinee Performance 11am

Evening Performance 6.30pm

PTA will have a raffle on sale at both the matinee performance and the evening on $2 ticket to win a ‘Movie Pack’

Tickets for the show are available for purchase from the school office for $5 per seat / ticket. You can book tickets by emailing office@ngaere.school.nz or phone Karen ph 764 8643. Please note that there are limited tickets due to the seating capacity of the theatre.

All costumes should be sorted by now and sent to school. If you are having issues it is really important you see your child’s teacher asap so we can source alternatives.

Children will travel to and from the matinee by bus (as this is during our school day). Younger children may go home for a rest after the performance by arrangement, otherwise children return to school for the afternnon as usual. They are expected back at the theatre by 6pm (when the doors open) for the 6.30pm performance.

Children are expected to be at both performances.

Please advise your child’s teacher NOW if your child will not be attending.

Tennis Lessons

Please advise Karen in the office if you would like your child to have small group (no more than 4) tennis lessons with Ghislaine Brien. These lessons will be at a small cost (again dependent on the number in each group) and will take place at lunchtime once a week.This is a great opportunity to engage with qualified coach.

It is anticipated the lessons will start in Term 4 and potentially carry into Term 1 of next year.

PIZZA FUNDRAISER DELIVERY

Thank you to everyone who supported this fundraiser.

This has been a very successful fundraiser with $1090 raised as profit from sales.

Final lot of pizzas will be available for pick up on Thursday (tomorrow) at 3pm. Please advise if you are not able to collect your pizza at this time. Thank you.

FRIDAY PIE DAY THIS WEEK!

Please have orders in by Thursday 9am.

Mince Pie $5, Mince & Cheese Pie $5, Sausage Roll $3, Lasagne Topper $3 small mince pie $1.50.

Spare order forms are available from the school office.

Please note: Next week (20th Sept) will be the last Friday Pie Day for the term.

We are collecting plastic milk and cream bottle lids as part of a local competition for the rest of this term and until the end of term 4.

So please send in your CLEAN lids with your kids. We will have a collection bin in the office foyer to put the lids in. The winning school or ECE will win a $1000 voucher.

Please do not include other plastic lids – milk & cream bottle lids only.

PET DAY 2024 – Wednesday 16 October

PTA will be running a grocery raffle. Please send along a grocery item or two to make this the best raffle prize yet!
Next PTA Meeting – All are welcome to attend. 23 Sept 7pm. Main agenda item will be finalising Pet Day.

Its not too late to start training a lamb for Pet Day!

Pet Lambs for sale. Feeding and friendly. $50

Contact: Sarah Collier 027 2012943

Lambs available for pet day

Please call Simon on 0274105557.

Mrs England’s Farewell Day

Last Day of Term 27th September 2024

At the end of the term we say farewell to our esteemed principal Megan England who is retiring.

We want to wish her well in her future endeavours and say Thank you for everything she has done for our school over the last 12 years.

On the last day of the term we will be holding a final assembly at 1.30 pm to say goodbye and thank you.

The PTA/Board of Trustees will be providing a small finger food afternoon tea for those attending.

Please RSVP to book your seat at our final assembly and to help us with catering for the afternoon tea. Please let click the link below, email the school @ office@ngaere.school.nz or see Karen in the office, to confirm numbers attending. Thank you.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAm-fr7AnO_FIPc96M-PiUXUgQ7JC709u_ODElAqClWZ5nTg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Such a nice way to say farewell to Megan over a cuppa.

Megan’s Farewell Assembly

Begins at 1.30 pm

School Song
E Minaka Ana
Welcome by the School leaders- presentation
Speech by Celia Gribble
Speech by Dave – presentation
Penny – presentation
“We are the World”-Children singing
Learners of the term/blue box/bands
Cup of tea in the Enviro garden provided by the P.T.A and Board of Trustees (Approx 2.15 pm)

After our assembly the Junior children will be going to Room 2 and the Senior children will go to Room 7 to allow parents and the community to take a moment to say goodbye and spend some time together.

School still finishes at 3 pm and your child/ren can be picked up from Room 2, Room 7 or the waiting seat

Forward Planning – Some Dates for your calendar