SOUTH HORNBY SCHOOL 52 Shands Road Hornby Christchurch 8042 New Zealand

Phone: 03 3497561 Email: [email protected] Website: www.southhornby.school.nz

13 October 2016 Dear Parents/Caregivers

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Hi troops, I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable term break with your wonderful children. I seriously can’t believe that we are about to enter into the last school term of the year! Once again we have a huge amount of fantastic events planned for our students ranging from sporting events, camps, trips, swimming, a Hornby School’s Cultural Festival……and we may even have time for some learning!!!! Don’t forget to keep your eye on the newsletter, website, facebook feed and community calendar for all updates!!!

New Build Update Progress is well under way at the new site. The concrete foundations are in the process of being laid. We are still working towards a completion date of the end of Term 2, 2017. Below are further updated concept sketches……very exciting!

CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY – Thursday 22 September Well done to the following children: Children who have become Trusted kids: Paige Donaldson, Alesha Thomas, Austin Nunan, Natalia King-Venning. Children who received Hero Awards: Darin Ellison, Akeilah Westland, Jayden McCavitt, Elsie King,Lauren Arthur, Seini Mafi, Matthew Matagi, Kyra-Lee Westland, Libby de Malmanche, Lucas Payne-Parker, Kase Mete, Teagen Manson-Good. Children who received Smiler Sam Badges: Aliyah Richardson, Evan Jarden. Children who received values tickets in the playground: Hollie Smith, Julia Darling, Oliver Small, Jack Williams, Sandra Antoun. WELCOME TO NEW CHILDREN A big welcome to the following children who have started at South Hornby School. We hope your association with us is a happy one: Bryan McSeveny, Victor Allred and Briana Robson.

Key Community Dates – Term 4 (More details will follow closer to some events) 17th and 18th October – Junior School Trip – Science Alive 24th October – LABOUR DAY – No school 27th October – Celebration Assembly 2nd November – SHS Athletic Sports 4th November – Middle Syndicate to Orana Park 9th November – West Zone Athletic Sports 11th November – Canterbury Anniversary SHOW DAY – No school 16th and17th November – Uru Manuka Cultural Festival 17th November - Celebration Assembly 18th November – PTA Red Nose Day – Mufti Day 21st November – Top Team Challenge (Yr 3-6) 30th – 2nd December – School Camp (Yr 5 and 6) 5th December – Middle Syndicate to Action Indoor Sports/Rolleston Pool 8th December - Celebration Assembly 9th December – School Walk-a-thon Week 10 – Senior School End of Year Trip 12th December – Yr 6 Leavers Dinner 14th December – Reports Home & End of Year Assembly. 15th December – Last Day. School finishes 12pm.

SCHOOL TRIPS FOR TERM 4 Junior Syndicate - Science Alive - 17th and 18th October Middle Syndicate –Orana Park 4th November (TBC) and Action Indoor Sports/Rolleston Pool on 5th December. Senior Syndicate – End of Year Trip – Week 9 or 10 (TBC) Invoices will be sent out as soon as possible. Please send payment to the school office in a named envelope, room number, the amount you are paying and the name of the trip. Remember, you can pay by direct credit into our bank account. The bank account number is printed on your invoice.

URU MANUKA CULTURAL FESTIVAL (Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 November) Just a reminder, if you wish to purchase tickets for this festival please send the order form (which was sent home last term to all students in the Kapa Haka group) along with the money to the South Hornby School Office by Friday 21 October.

P.TA. CALENDARS Reminder that Tuesday 25 October is the final day for ordering of the calendars. A separate information notice was sent home yesterday.

SANDPIT TOYS – JUNIOR SYNDICATE With the summer approaching our Junior Syndicate would like to start using the sandpits. If you have any sandpit toys that you do not use and are in reasonable condition the Junior children would love to make use of them. The toys can be dropped off at the school office. Thank you.

NEW ENTRANTS Do you know of any 4 year olds who will be starting at South Hornby this term or 2017 but are not yet enrolled? Maybe someone in your family, a friend or a neighbour. Please ask their parents to pop into the school office to pick up an enrolment form. We are better able to plan for classes and class sizes if we have a good idea of how many New Entrants to expect. Pre-entry visits can then be organised in plenty of time before their 5th birthday.