Newsletter 3 August 2010

3 August 2010 Term 3 Week 3 10/22

Dear Parents & Caregivers
Kia ora koutou katoa

Bus Services for Children
People ask from time to time whether primary children have access to the Ministry of Education subsidised buses. Herewith is the current situation.

Currently a Ministry organised bus travels from Waitati via Mt Cargill Road to the city to transport secondary students.

Primary school children who live beyond Doug Hall’s property on North Road are eligible to board this bus free of charge and be dropped at NEV Normal. These children are classed as ‘eligible’ for the school bus.

Children who do not live beyond this point are able to catch this bus but must pay - it is one section.

Children who bypass their closest local school, regardless of where they live are not eligible for any subsidised or free school bus travel.

Ma te Atua e mannaaki tiaki tatau katoa.


John McKenzie
Principal

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Assembly
Assembly will be held in the Hall this Friday at 2.20pm. It will be led by Room 2 with items by Rooms 5 & 8. Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend.

School Activity Donation
Many thanks to the families who have paid their Term 3 activity donation already. This donation helps pay for the cost of special performances and school trips etc. Please make payment at the school office as soon as possible. We are happy to accept payment termly, monthly, weekly or by direct credit.

Smart Food School Lunches
Smart Food lunches are available on Mondays and Thursdays at NEVNS. The lunch consists of two sandwiches, a piece of fruit, a home made biscuit or muffin and a jelly or milk pudding for $2.50; larger lunch with two extra sandwiches for $3.50 Orders and money need to be in to the School Office by 9am.
The current menu is included with this newsletter.

PTA Hot Lunches
There will be no hot lunches this Friday.

Scholastic Book Club
Leaflets for Issue 5 will be sent home this week. Orders with payment will need to be into the office by Friday 13 August. Please make cheques payable to Scholastic NZ.

Sports Results
Our netball team played Calton Hill School last Tuesday and lost 1 goals to 12. Chloe and Haziq were the players of the day. Good luck for today’s game!

Head Lice
Head lice continues to be a problem in some classes. Please make regular checks of your child/ren’s hair and treat when necessary. Regular combing with a fine tooth comb and conditioner will help remove any lice or eggs. There is a robicomb available to be borrowed from the office if required.

Further information may be obtained from the public health nurse Julie Buxton. Contact details: 476 9853.

2010 Term Dates
Term 3 Monday 19 July Friday 24 September
Term 4 Monday 11 October Friday 16 December

Dates to Note
August
6 Wide Horizons trip R2
11 Miniball Fun Day
12 Rainbow Class 1.15-2.45pm
16 Mathletics 1.30-3.30pm Town Hall
17 PTA meeting 3.15pm
17 Volleyball Fun Day
20 Wide Horizons trip R5
20 PTA Maths-A-Thon
26 Rainbow Class 1.15-2.45pm

September
3 Wide Horizons trip R10
9 Rainbow Class 1.15-2.45pm
9 School Photos
13 BOT Meeting 6pm
14 Maori Games Tournament
14 PTA Meeting 3.15pm
17 Wide Horizons trip R3
24 End of Term 3

PTA News
Thanks for all the help with our fundraising last term, we have been able to purchase 25 new sports balls for the school. A combined effort between the PTA and the BOT has enabled us to buy new Kapa Haka uniforms for the senior school which should be ready for use later this year.

Maths-A-Thon
Keep an eye out for the Maths-a-thon forms that will be coming home this Wednesday. The Maths-a-thon will be held on Friday 20th August with all money raised being used to fund ongoing projects through the PTA

Next PTA Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday August 17th, at 3.15pm in the Parents Room. Please feel free to come along and join in.


Community News
Invitation to the Malaysian Exhibition


The Otago Malaysian Student Association has invited our school community to the Malaysian Exhibition. The Malaysian community has decided to share with the community of Dunedin their cultural values and also facts on all aspects of
Malaysia.

This exhibition will be highly educational and an opportunity for our community to learn more about life in a multi racial developing country. There will be live performances every hour and there will be interactive presentation during the exhibition.

Everything will be free.

Day/Date: this Sunday 8th August
Venue: Union Hall, Otago University Central Library
Time: llam-6pm

There will also be a Malaysian Food Festival alongside the exhibition. Very cheap Malaysian delicacies will be sold to give people the opportunity to experience real Malaysian food.