Newsletter. Principal s News 8 September 2015

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1 Newsletter Principal s News 8 September 2015 Dear Parents This will be out last newsletter for the Term. Term 4 starts back on 12 October. ways to achieve NCEA Level 2 or equivalent. A range of programmes including Vocational Pathways including Trade Academies, Service Adademies and Tertiary Providers are listed on youthguarantee.net.nz. Lateness to School and Signing In As some of you are aware, we have been trialling a new sign in system for late absences in the morning. Unfortunately, this does not appear to be working as some children are getting later and later and slipping into class after 9.15am which is when devotions are almost over. Children are expected at school by 8.50am (our first bell) and must be seated in class for the 9.00am bell. Any child who is not in their class at this time will be required to be signed in as late at the office by a parent and will require a late slip for their teacher. Please ensure you support this by ensuring you child is at school on time. Children Leaving Westminster Christian School If your child is not returning to Westminster Christian School for 2016 you are required to give one term s notice. Please notify the school office, in writing, if this is the case. Failure to provide the required notice may result in a term being charged to you. ASB Our Financial Literacy programme through ASB Get Wise will start this week for the whole school. Student Teachers We have three Year 1 Student Teachers joining our Room 1, Room 6 and Room 11. They have their first day on Monday 14th September and are training at Laidlaw Christian Teachers College. Education Services I have listed some of the education services which are available to parents on the following website: Friends of Westminster The recent Friends of Westminster movie night made a profit of $905 awesome! Thank you to Friends of Westminster for a much enjoyed evening! Intermediate Market Day Our Intermediate Students will be holding their Market Day on Friday 18th September. Please have a look around school for the advertisements on what they are selling. BOT Meeting The last BOT Meeting for the term will be held on 22nd September at 7.30pm in our staff room. Sporting Hero Mufti Day On the last day of term (Friday 25th September) our students are welcome to come to school dressed as their favourity sporting hero for a gold coin donation. This donation will be donated to Bible In Schools which will provide bibles for people in Africa. Library Books Please ensure all Library Books are back to the library before the end of Week Years if you are worried about your child s development, your child can be assessed by the Ministry s free Early Intervention Service by calling If your child is 16+ you can apply for Scholarships at If your child is at High School and is struggling (and aged 16-17) you may want to look into Youth Guarantees. This offers students more choices and Danielle Palmer Room 10

2 Community News A note from Auckland Council: Changes to your inorganic collections Household inorganic collections have changed, and the new collections will start in two phases. From September to November 2015, Auckland Council will introduce the new service to selected parts of North Shore, Rodney and Waitakere. If your property is included in this first phase, you will receive a flyer in your letterbox to let you know. The full service will become available across the rest of Auckland, including the areas of North Shore, Rodney and Waitakere not included in phase 1, in stages from February to November The new service is: Annual (one scheduled collection per property) booked by the resident funded by rates, meaning there is no additional charge to book provided on-property, meaning material will not be picked up from the kerbside collected in a way that increases the amount of material we can reuse or recycle. Instead of sending everything to landfill, items that can be reused will be picked up separately and distributed through charities and community recycling groups. For more information, visit or call

3 Fruits of the Spirit Awards Faithfulness for Week 6: Room 1: Adeline Renaldi Room 4: Ivana Sujith Room 6: Adriel Cavanagh Room 7: Eunsae Kang Room 8: Aidan Chan Room 9: Nino Zhu Room 10: Gloria Bong Room 12: Sophia Snelgrove Room 14: Ethan Lau Room 16: Nadine Rao Room 17: Yerang Na Love for Week 7: Room 1: Elaine Labuschagne Room 4: Paul Yoo Room 6: Luke Drummond Room 7: Katie Dove Room 8: Alex Dove Room 9: Roo-Mie Lee Room 10: Harrison Jones Room 11: Amelia Peachey Room 12: Chanel Flooks Room 14: Samuel Weng Room 16: Keegan Burgess Room 17: Natalie Simkin Tuesday 8 th Wednesday 9 th Thursday 10 th Friday 11 th Week 9 Wednesday 16 th Friday 18 th Week 10 Tuesday 22 nd Upcoming Dates Open Day Cross Country Speech Competition Intermediate s Market Day Christian School s Cross Country at Mt Albert Domain 7.30pm BOT Meeting Friday 25 th Last Day Term 3 Don t forget to check the Calendar on the Parent Portal for upcoming important dates. Weekly House Winner Week 6: Kiwi Week 7: Ruru

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