| IMPORTANT DATES October 28 Kapa Haka Festival 31 Young Farmer 1.45pm, followed by Prizegiving November 2 School Open Day 9am-1pm 3 Cricket Zone Day 4 South Kaipara Animal Group Day Assembly 2pm 7 Kids for Kids 8 PTA Meeting 7pm Staffroom 11 Inter House Athletics Day PTA Lunch 16-19 Ice Rink Open to Public 25 Assembly 2pm 29 Interschool Athletics LZ2 Trip to Shakespear Park 30 LZ 2 Pool Party December 1-13 Swim Bus 8 Graduation Lunch 11.30am-1pm 9 Helpers Morning Tea Final Assembly 1.30pm 16 End of Term 4 | STARS OF THE WEEK Learning Zone 1 Charlotte Giffin for perseverance and improvement in maths strategy. Sheani Stewart for outstanding narrative writing. Myles Hunt for effort in Maths. Millabeene Turnball for enthusiastic inquiry research. Learning Zone 2 Isabelle Hoogerland for a cheerful and positive attitude towards school and learning. Jack Sloane for his hard work during maths time. Briannah Blackwell for settling in well to LZ2 and making good choices. Learning Zone 3 Benjamin Hogefjord for outstanding effort and progress in reading. Ethan Voigt - Welcome to Dairy Flat School and our learning environment. Learning Zone 4 Amara Mackness for awesome holiday reading. Rico Reti for trying so hard during Quick 60. Connor Letica for trying so hard during Quick 60. Naho Wong for fantastic reading. Katelyn Mitchell for working hard on her reading. Kyla Morgan for always completing work to a high standard. |
From the Principal's Pen
We are very proud of our great little school. We have a very supportive community and we greatly appreciate the support we receive. The Board of Trustees, staff and students welcome feedback and we would like to extend an opportunity for you to have your say.
We are holding an OPEN DAY next week on Wednesday 2 November. There will be an opportunity to visit all the classrooms as well as contribute ideas and give feedback on the school's strategic direction. We are also surveying parents. We will provide morning tea for all and hope to see lots of you on the day.
OPEN DAY PROGRAMME
9.00am Kapa Haka Welcome
9.30am Classrooms open
11.00am Morning tea in the hall for parents, staff and community members
11.30am Classrooms open
1.00pm Open Day ends
Debbie Marshall
Principal
We are very proud of our great little school. We have a very supportive community and we greatly appreciate the support we receive. The Board of Trustees, staff and students welcome feedback and we would like to extend an opportunity for you to have your say.
We are holding an OPEN DAY next week on Wednesday 2 November. There will be an opportunity to visit all the classrooms as well as contribute ideas and give feedback on the school's strategic direction. We are also surveying parents. We will provide morning tea for all and hope to see lots of you on the day.
OPEN DAY PROGRAMME
9.00am Kapa Haka Welcome
9.30am Classrooms open
11.00am Morning tea in the hall for parents, staff and community members
11.30am Classrooms open
1.00pm Open Day ends
Debbie Marshall
Principal
School Notices
Car Park Inconvenience
We are finally on the way with our new six classroom block. We are very excited! However, this will mean some disruption in our car park over the next 9 months. This will be kept to a minimum as far as possible. This week the access to the site is being put in. Trucks will be using the car park area outside the hall. Please be aware that parking will be compromised. You may need to park on the road outside school - please do so safely and carefully. We appreciate your patience and co-operation during this time.
School open day next Wednesday 2nd November from 9am to 1pm - all welcome!! If you know of any families looking at schools for next year, invite them along to our open day!!
Have you checked out our new website?
Our school website was updated last term - you can find a lot of school information on our site - e.g., see OUR PEOPLE for staff details and email addresses - see WHAT'S ON? for newsletter information - have a look and get familiar with our new site.
Young Farmer
Please note that the Young Farmer will be held at 1.45pm on the turf next Monday 31st October, followed by Ag Day prizegiving - all welcome!
Ice Rink - Call for Volunteers
PLEASE HELP US. We are calling for any volunteers to help us set up the Ice Rink on 15th November from 4pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for both our students and the public to come and experience ice skating but we need volunteers to help set this up for it to go ahead. Please let the office know if you are able to help us by emailing office@dairyflat.school.nz
Group day
If you got a ribbon for your lamb, goat or calf you may enter into Group Day on Friday 4th November.
Registrations and information in the office, as well as attached below. Registrations close by Wednesday 2nd November.
Uniformity Relocation
Our school uniform company, Uniformity, are merging with Argyle and will be moving their premises from Silverdale.This means there will be no walk-in orders or pickups from their factory. However, we are negotiating to sell school hats at the office in the near future. We will advise further information in the next few weeks regarding this.
School Hats
A reminder that term 4 is a sunhat wearing term. All students must wear their sunhat outside during term 4 and term 1.
New Enrolments
Do you know of anyone looking at enrolling with us for 2017? If you do, please can you ask them to contact our school (email or phone) to advise their details, as we will be looking at 2017 classes shortly.
Change of Details
Have you moved house recently or changed your phone contact details? Please advise the school office asap with any new details so we can keep our information up to date.
Kids for Kids Concert
Tickets for the Kids for Kids concert are available by clicking on this link -
http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/kids-for-kids-slice-of-takapuna-beach-new-zealand-07-11-2016/event/24005143C9141CE4?artistid=1129194&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=52&bba=1
Please note that there will be no ticket sales through school so you will need to purchase them through Ticketmaster. We are going to the Bruce Mason Centre for a rehearsal on Monday 7th November, leaving school at 8.20am and returning at lunchtime.
PTA Meeting
The next PTA meeting is Tuesday 8th November at 7pm in the staffroom.
Car Park Inconvenience
We are finally on the way with our new six classroom block. We are very excited! However, this will mean some disruption in our car park over the next 9 months. This will be kept to a minimum as far as possible. This week the access to the site is being put in. Trucks will be using the car park area outside the hall. Please be aware that parking will be compromised. You may need to park on the road outside school - please do so safely and carefully. We appreciate your patience and co-operation during this time.
School open day next Wednesday 2nd November from 9am to 1pm - all welcome!! If you know of any families looking at schools for next year, invite them along to our open day!!
Have you checked out our new website?
Our school website was updated last term - you can find a lot of school information on our site - e.g., see OUR PEOPLE for staff details and email addresses - see WHAT'S ON? for newsletter information - have a look and get familiar with our new site.
Young Farmer
Please note that the Young Farmer will be held at 1.45pm on the turf next Monday 31st October, followed by Ag Day prizegiving - all welcome!
Ice Rink - Call for Volunteers
PLEASE HELP US. We are calling for any volunteers to help us set up the Ice Rink on 15th November from 4pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for both our students and the public to come and experience ice skating but we need volunteers to help set this up for it to go ahead. Please let the office know if you are able to help us by emailing office@dairyflat.school.nz
Group day
If you got a ribbon for your lamb, goat or calf you may enter into Group Day on Friday 4th November.
Registrations and information in the office, as well as attached below. Registrations close by Wednesday 2nd November.
Uniformity Relocation
Our school uniform company, Uniformity, are merging with Argyle and will be moving their premises from Silverdale.This means there will be no walk-in orders or pickups from their factory. However, we are negotiating to sell school hats at the office in the near future. We will advise further information in the next few weeks regarding this.
School Hats
A reminder that term 4 is a sunhat wearing term. All students must wear their sunhat outside during term 4 and term 1.
New Enrolments
Do you know of anyone looking at enrolling with us for 2017? If you do, please can you ask them to contact our school (email or phone) to advise their details, as we will be looking at 2017 classes shortly.
Change of Details
Have you moved house recently or changed your phone contact details? Please advise the school office asap with any new details so we can keep our information up to date.
Kids for Kids Concert
Tickets for the Kids for Kids concert are available by clicking on this link -
http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/kids-for-kids-slice-of-takapuna-beach-new-zealand-07-11-2016/event/24005143C9141CE4?artistid=1129194&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=52&bba=1
Please note that there will be no ticket sales through school so you will need to purchase them through Ticketmaster. We are going to the Bruce Mason Centre for a rehearsal on Monday 7th November, leaving school at 8.20am and returning at lunchtime.
PTA Meeting
The next PTA meeting is Tuesday 8th November at 7pm in the staffroom.
Sports Notices
Rippa Rugby
Our Year 3/4 and 5/6 Girls Rippa teams were invited to play in a mini tournament as a curtain raiser to the New Zealand Black Ferns and the Australian Wallaroos test match at North Harbour Stadium on Wednesday.
Our girls played well with our Year 3/4 girls having a draw and 2 losses. Our Year 5/6 girls had 2 wins and a loss. Players of the day were: Pippa Lloyd and Mackenzie Coggins.
Our girls were involved in a pre- game parade and the Year 3/4 girls escorted the Wallaroos onto the field!
Thank you to the girls for representing the school so well. A huge thank you to all parents who helped transport and very special thanks to Linda Little and Trish Hunter who managed the teams on the day. See photos below.
Cricket Blitz - Dairy Flat Cricket Team
Year 5/6 age group (mixed). Blitz is free, 8-a-side, after school cricket. Auckland Cricket and Hibiscus Coast CC provide all the equipment and an umpire/scorer for each game. The competition will be played every Thursday for four weeks from 10 November to 1 December. The games will run from 4-5.30pm. The venue will be Metro Park. Please fill in attached form and return to the office
Year 5/6 Cricket Zone Day - Thursday 3rd November.
Children from LZ1 who have chosen to attend this zone day next week will have a hard copy permission slip in their bag today. A digital copy is attached below. Please return this to the office asap. We will be unable to attend if we do not get enough transport. Many thanks in advance.
Rippa Rugby
Our Year 3/4 and 5/6 Girls Rippa teams were invited to play in a mini tournament as a curtain raiser to the New Zealand Black Ferns and the Australian Wallaroos test match at North Harbour Stadium on Wednesday.
Our girls played well with our Year 3/4 girls having a draw and 2 losses. Our Year 5/6 girls had 2 wins and a loss. Players of the day were: Pippa Lloyd and Mackenzie Coggins.
Our girls were involved in a pre- game parade and the Year 3/4 girls escorted the Wallaroos onto the field!
Thank you to the girls for representing the school so well. A huge thank you to all parents who helped transport and very special thanks to Linda Little and Trish Hunter who managed the teams on the day. See photos below.
Cricket Blitz - Dairy Flat Cricket Team
Year 5/6 age group (mixed). Blitz is free, 8-a-side, after school cricket. Auckland Cricket and Hibiscus Coast CC provide all the equipment and an umpire/scorer for each game. The competition will be played every Thursday for four weeks from 10 November to 1 December. The games will run from 4-5.30pm. The venue will be Metro Park. Please fill in attached form and return to the office
Year 5/6 Cricket Zone Day - Thursday 3rd November.
Children from LZ1 who have chosen to attend this zone day next week will have a hard copy permission slip in their bag today. A digital copy is attached below. Please return this to the office asap. We will be unable to attend if we do not get enough transport. Many thanks in advance.
Community Notices
Waitoki School Ag Day
This Saturday, 29th October. 9am - 2pm Silent and Live auctions.
Kidslink
We have our next event: ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ on Thursday 17th November at 7pm. Wonderful speakers which teachers and parents can attend. (Auditory Processing, Visual Processing, Co-ordination and Motor Skills) http://www.kidslink.co.nz/events/
Bike the Bridge Event
Bike the Harbour Bridge on Sunday 13th November and support people living with Multiple Sclerosis. This is a once a year opportunity to bike over the harbour bridge. You can donate during registration. Set up a "give a little" page and fundraise individually or as a team.
Limited entries www.bikethebridge.co.nz. WILL SELL OUT! If you don't fancy the ride you can volunteer your time to help and be part of the fun. Contact www.msalk.org.nz
Help Support Sustainable Coastlines Mobile Phone Appeal in our School
It would be great if you could rummage around in your drawers and toy boxes and bring into school any unwanted mobile phones you may have. Phones collected help our school gain valuable rewards and the environment benefits too by keeping our landfills free of mobile phones and their array of hazardous toxic substances. Please drop any unwanted mobile phones you may have in the collection box in the reception area at school.
Childcare Wanted
Before and after school care needed for 4 children, 3 days per week, starting beginning of November. Please contact Rebecca on 021 465 844
Gib Stopper
For all your gib stopping, plastering and skim-coating needs, contact Reg on 021 0823 8329 or email lisa.reg@xtra.co.nz for a free quote.
Dairy Flat Live Music Club
Thursday 3rd November - Jam Night. Friday 4th November - Texas Storm.Dairy Flat Hall, corner of Postman Road and Dairy Flat Highway.
Orewa New World Santa Parade
Time is whizzing by and we are in the process of organizing the Orewa New World Santa Parade which is going to be held on Saturday November 26th 2016 at 4.30pm. For further information www.orewabeach.co.nz/santaparade
Summer Holiday Surf Programme
Orewa & Omaha (new) Summer Holiday Surf Programme.The programme runs 4 weeks of the school holidays and is designed to give children and young adults the confidence to be active and have fun at the beach through the enjoyment of learning how to surf. We also have a few dates free for our 'Beach Surf Safety' days should you want to book a class in during this term or next. Please email surf@oneillsurfacademy.co.nz
Waitoki School Ag Day
This Saturday, 29th October. 9am - 2pm Silent and Live auctions.
Kidslink
We have our next event: ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ on Thursday 17th November at 7pm. Wonderful speakers which teachers and parents can attend. (Auditory Processing, Visual Processing, Co-ordination and Motor Skills) http://www.kidslink.co.nz/events/
Bike the Bridge Event
Bike the Harbour Bridge on Sunday 13th November and support people living with Multiple Sclerosis. This is a once a year opportunity to bike over the harbour bridge. You can donate during registration. Set up a "give a little" page and fundraise individually or as a team.
Limited entries www.bikethebridge.co.nz. WILL SELL OUT! If you don't fancy the ride you can volunteer your time to help and be part of the fun. Contact www.msalk.org.nz
Help Support Sustainable Coastlines Mobile Phone Appeal in our School
It would be great if you could rummage around in your drawers and toy boxes and bring into school any unwanted mobile phones you may have. Phones collected help our school gain valuable rewards and the environment benefits too by keeping our landfills free of mobile phones and their array of hazardous toxic substances. Please drop any unwanted mobile phones you may have in the collection box in the reception area at school.
Childcare Wanted
Before and after school care needed for 4 children, 3 days per week, starting beginning of November. Please contact Rebecca on 021 465 844
Gib Stopper
For all your gib stopping, plastering and skim-coating needs, contact Reg on 021 0823 8329 or email lisa.reg@xtra.co.nz for a free quote.
Dairy Flat Live Music Club
Thursday 3rd November - Jam Night. Friday 4th November - Texas Storm.Dairy Flat Hall, corner of Postman Road and Dairy Flat Highway.
Orewa New World Santa Parade
Time is whizzing by and we are in the process of organizing the Orewa New World Santa Parade which is going to be held on Saturday November 26th 2016 at 4.30pm. For further information www.orewabeach.co.nz/santaparade
Summer Holiday Surf Programme
Orewa & Omaha (new) Summer Holiday Surf Programme.The programme runs 4 weeks of the school holidays and is designed to give children and young adults the confidence to be active and have fun at the beach through the enjoyment of learning how to surf. We also have a few dates free for our 'Beach Surf Safety' days should you want to book a class in during this term or next. Please email surf@oneillsurfacademy.co.nz
Waitemata District Health Board
Public Health Nurse Hints
It's OK to say sorry if you "lose your cool" with your children. They learn best by example.
For more information please phone your Public Health Nurse El Mann Ph: 09 427 0300
Public Health Nurse Hints
It's OK to say sorry if you "lose your cool" with your children. They learn best by example.
For more information please phone your Public Health Nurse El Mann Ph: 09 427 0300
| group_day_rules_2016.pdf |
| south_kaipara_schools_group_day.pdf |
| bike_the_bridge_event_2016.pdf |
| waitoki_school_ag_day_flyer_october_2016.pdf |
| cricket_blitz.pdf |
| yr_5_and_6_cricket_permission_slip_for_zone_day__2_.pdf |
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