18 November 2015
Newsletter No: 17
IMPORTANT DATES NOVEMBER Sunday 22nd Tuesday 24th DECEMBER Tuesday 1st Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 9th Thursday 10th Friday 11th Monday 14th Thursday 17th
School Fair 11am-3pm Inter Zone athletics (postponement 26/11) Regional Athletics (postponement 3/12) Whānau Evening Kiwi Long Lunch End of Year Carols 5pm Tui Syndicate End of Year Event at ASB Reports go home Tui Syndicate Thank You Assembly Year 8 Leavers Dinner & Moa Social Last Day Term 4 11.00am - Leavers Assembly 12.30pm – School finishes
Naumai e te whanau o te kura Brooklyn Tena koutou katoa Dear Parents/Caregivers We are all looking forward to our school fair this Sunday 11-3pm. If you are available to help please send in the form and drop it off at the school office or email Nikki Baddeley
[email protected] .The voting jars are up in the office for the “Kiss the Goat Competition”. Please encourage your child to vote for the teacher they want to kiss the goat! There will be more information regarding the fair on the next page of this newsletter. This event will be on rain or shine. There will be heaps of food (dumplings, samosas, whitebait fritters, Indian, vegetarian, sausages, fudge, cupcakes to name a few), drink (coffee, milkshakes, fruity water, lemonade), stalls (toys, bottle store, the new Brooklyn t-shirts, clothes, crafts…) and loads of activities (petting zoo, photo booth, football, golf, slingshots, teacher sponge throw, bouncy castle, racing and many more) for the whole family. It will be a great community and fundraising event for a sprung floor in a new hall/gymnasium so it can be used for sports, dance and many other activities. Do join us for a great day! We are now at the half way mark through the last term of the year and the teachers are writing progress and achievement reports for your child/ren. It is wonderful hearing all about the progress the children have made. We are in the process of reviewing our school year and we will be writing up the school’s annual report to share with you later in the term. Last Friday we have nearly a quarter of the school competing at the Central Zone Athletics at Newtown Park. Despite a cold southerly wind blowing across the park they all competed really well and we won 9 out of 10 relays! There are around 60 competitors who have qualified through to the Inter Zone athletics at Newtown Park next Tuesday. Congratulations and best of luck to all those children who are going into the next round. Also on Friday Michelle Morriss took 9 of our Year 7 children to a GRIP Student Leadership Conference. This was based around ‘Standing Up’ and making the most of leadership opportunities. The children really enjoyed this and this has been the foundation for our year 8 leaders this year. Talking of leadership we have a group of wonderful year 8 leaders leading our Brooklyn’s Got Talent competition. The final is Thursday afternoon. The Whānau Evening has now been changed to Wednesday 2nd December in the school hall 6-7.30pm. Please come along and see our wonderful Kapa haka group and hear about Michelle’s findings from her sabbatical. The Moa Syndicate has had to chance the date for their Year 8 Leavers Dinner and Moa Social. It is now on Monday 14th December. A notice with all the details will be given out next week. Tui Syndicate are going to the ASB Sports Stadium on Friday 11th December for their EOY community event. This will be instead of the usual Tui Picnic. We had the picnic in Term 1 this year and were able to enjoy a hot, sunny day. Term 4 is more suited to an indoor activity. A big thank you to the parents who have bought shoes from the Shoe Clinic. We were presented with a cheque for $180 as part of Shoe Clinic’s Shoe Reward Scheme. For every pair of shoes purchased $10 is donated to the school. Please see the flyer in the newsletter. We look forward to seeing you at the fair!
Ka kite
Liz Rhodes Principal
ONLY 4 SLEEPS TO GO!!!!! What’s happening this week: Empty baking plates will be going home today, please fill these with delicious home baking and return to school between 12 – 4pm on Saturday 21st. Drop offs can also be made on Friday afternoon between 3-3.30pm in Room 13.
The list of the silent auction prizes will be sent home. On fair day you can put in a bid in Room 6. We have some fabulous prizes that you’ll definitely want to look at.
We’re still collecting good quality, clean children’s clothing, toys, games, completed crafts, used/unwanted nail polish, coat hangers.
If you have any small girls’ toys, suitable for lucky dip prizes, can you send these in please.
There will be a working bee at the school on Saturday from noon, if you’re free come along and help us set up for the big event.
Brooklyn Hills Wine order forms will be sent home, this is a wonderful opportunity to buy some quality wines from Johner Estate in Martinborough. We’re offering the 2015 Sav Blanc and the 2013 Pinot Noir. These wines are perfect for Christmas presents or to have on hand through the festive season. The wine will be delivered to the school for collection early December.
On the day: Parking will be tight (think school pick up and multiply by 20!) so walk where possible and avoid the parking hassle. Eftpos will be available in the office but come prepared with gold coins and small notes. Anyone who hasn’t already volunteered to help on the day please email me so I can schedule you in
[email protected] Thanks to the following: Wing on Chang for the donation of 20L milk and 10 loaves of bread
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Congratulations Meg Marshall Room 15 From over 400 students, Meg has been chosen as an illustrator for the Toitoi journal that will be published in January 2016. The school will get a copy for our library so that everyone can enjoy Megs work. Meg is pictured here with a sample of her drawings.
Congratulations Ben Stewart Room 7 Ben competed in the first round of the WPKA Goldstar Championship in his cadet Rok Go kart. He place fourth place in over the five race weekend and third place in the single Grand Prix race. This was a big achievement with only the top three drivers in New Zealand out of a field of fourteen in front of him. Come and see his Go Kart at the Brooklyn School Fair this weekend and follow him on Facebook BEN STEWART RACING.
CIGNA KIDS WATERFRONT FUN RUN Come and be a part of the Cigna Kids Waterfront Fun Run on Wednesday 16 December at Frank Kitts Park. Personalised race bibs, certificates, spot prizes and a Cigna Carnival including a BBQ, face painting and much more. Races for pre-schoolers through to year 8s. First race starts at 4.30pm. Only $7 to enter at www.athleticshub.co.nz/events or contact Jo Murray for more info at
[email protected]. Enter before 8 December for your personalised bib and certificate and the chance to win spot prizes.
Hockey for Kids Come and practice with us during summer at the Brooklyn Bowling Club astro turf at Tanera Park (8 Tanera Crescent, Brooklyn). Every Friday from 16 October 2015, 4-5pm. For Yr1-3 (Yr4 in 2016) and new entrants. Give it a go! Just turn up on practice day and we take it from there. More info about us: brooklyngeckoshockey.weebly.com
Lost Property Unclaimed and unnamed items from the lost property bin will be collected by the Salvation Army on Friday 20th November. If you need to check for any items your child/ren may have lost please come to the office before Friday as were are unsure what time the bags will be picked up.
