KEY DATES. Thursday, 8 September Monday 12 September Board of Trustees meeting. Tuesday 13 September 10am Year 2 Beach Clean Up

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Thursday, 8 September 2016 Dear Parents/Caregivers Thank you to all parents who came to book week to view children s work, purchase a book for the

It has been a fun time with a number of visiting authors and of course a very successful book character parade.

A total of $7030 worth of books were sold last week with 35% of takings donated back to the school by Scholastic.

Readathon sponsorship money should be brought to the hall foyer any time now from 8.30-9am till next Monday 12 September. Many thanks.

1 Thursday, 8 September 2016 Dear Parents/Caregivers Thank you to all parents who came to book week to view children s work, purchase a book for the library or read to children. Also a big thank you to all those who supported the read-a-thon. It has been a fun time with a number of visiting authors and of course a very successful book character parade. We hope that this time has helped to instill a love of reading and books in your children. A total of $7030 worth of books were sold last week with 35% of takings donated back to the school by Scholastic. Thank you to those 35 kind parents who also donated a book to the library. Readathon sponsorship money should be brought to the hall foyer any time now from am till next Monday 12 September. Many thanks. KEY DATES Monday 12 September Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday 13 September 10am Year 2 Beach Clean Up Tuesday 13 September Team photos Friday 16 September School Disco pm Years pm Years 4-6 Tuesday 20 September 1.30pm Sharing assembly Tuesday 20 September 7.30pm PTA meeting Staff in the spirit of book week too! Friday 23 September am Parents invited to view students work Friday 23 September 3pm Term 3 ends Room11 parading!

2 WELCOME TO HAURAKI This term we have welcomed 23 new students to Hauraki, 19 Year 0/1 students, two Year 4s and two Year 5s. The school roll is now 472 and likely to be just short of 500 by the end of the year. A new class in room 0 is to open at the beginning of Term 4. STOPWORK MEETING Tomorrow afternoon some staff will be attending a union meeting about bulk funding schools. Your child will not be affected as Hauraki is to remain open. TRAVELWISE It has been fabulous to see parents and children continuing to walk to school and what a great time of year to get into this healthy habit. A reminder that the following walking bus routes are currently running and there is always room for more! Please consider these if you re still driving your children to school each day! Spot prizes are planned for those using the walking school bus routes over the coming weeks! Hart Rd leaves opposite Spencer Terrace Jutland Rd leaves opposite Lone Star Eversleigh Rd leaves from Little and Friday More information about walking school bus routes can be found on the school website, Facebook page or call Sally on sallogan@live.com Congratulations to rooms 4, 13 and 16 for winning the recent travelwise competition. Right: Room 4 enjoying their pizza lunch GOOGLE WHIZZ Congratulations are in order for teacher, Donna Golightly who completed a course and has recently been certified as a Google educator. We are so fortunate to have Donna at Hauraki School. DAFFODIL DAY Thank you to all those who purchased a daffodil last Friday. $ was raised for this worthy cause. DEVONPORT SUPERMARKET Just a reminder that if you shop at Devonport New World please consider writing Hauraki on the top of your receipt and dropping it into the large box marked Primary Schools located near the checkouts. We receive a small percentage of the total amount several times a year. Every little bit helps! Thank you.

TEAM PHOTOS These are to be taken next Tuesday 13 September so those who have finished winter sport should keep their uniforms till after the photos are taken.

Any coaches and managers who wish to be part of the photos need to be at school first thing in the morning. We are aiming for an 8.15am start.

3 TEAM PHOTOS These are to be taken next Tuesday 13 September so those who have finished winter sport should keep their uniforms till after the photos are taken. Please remind your child to wear their uniform to school that day but have their uniform in their bag to change into afterwards. Any coaches and managers who wish to be part of the photos need to be at school first thing in the morning. We are aiming for an 8.15am start. Teams that are complete with parents waiting will be photographed first. Uniforms should be returned to me any time after 13 September in a named plastic bag so that you can be crossed off. I would really appreciate these being returned clean. TOUCH RUGBY TERM 4 Registrations for Touch Rugby are now open for Term 4. All information can be found on the site and in the notice and video attached. There is a link to the video Teams play on a MONDAY afternoon between 4 and 6 pm at Stanley Bay Park. Registrations and payments are online and will be open until Friday 16th September. Once registrations have been received by the organisers they will forward details to the school and we will place children in designated teams. Once that is done you will be notified of the team your child is in. Thank you in advance for your willingness to assist with coaching and managing teams. BELMONT INTERMEDIATE ENROLMENTS Any students who have not yet enrolled at Belmont Intermediate School for 2017 are urged to submit their application as soon as possible. Please direct any enquiries to Maggie Mcilroy on ext. 121 or office@belmontint.school.nz We look forward to meeting with you soon. Office hours are 8.30am - 4pm. SKI TEAM Our team of six competed in the North Island Primary Schools ski competition at Mt Ruapehu last week with some pleasing results. The team placed 28th of the 89 entries. Junior girls, Nina placed 6th. Senior Girls, Lucy 36th, Maisy 50th, Victoria 93rd, Lily did not finish after crashing on the first run. Senior boys, Maxim 96th.

Netball SPORTS Week 6 Hauraki Warriors v City Impact 17-4 Win Great end to a fun season!

Belmont Win 6/3 Girls in this team have learned so much and come so far. Well done!

Basketball Hauraki Storm (new) girls basketball team have won all their grading games ( with scores like 18-6 and 28-5) and then last week were put up

Hauraki Rockets Week 5: VS Bayfield Thunder 6-22 (loss) Week 6: VS Willow Park Phoenix 4-14 (loss) Hauraki Warriors Week 5: VS Stanley Bay Hornets

4 Netball SPORTS Week 6 Hauraki Warriors v City Impact 17-4 Win Great end to a fun season! Hauraki Rainbow Magics v Vauxhall 13-2 Win Hauraki Sparkles v Bayswater 5-5 Draw Week 7 Hauraki Rainbow Magics v Belmont 4-3 Win Hauraki Sparkles v Belmont Win 6/3 Girls in this team have learned so much and come so far. Well done! Hauraki 6/1 v Dairy Flat 8-6 Loss Congratulations to this team who have won their grade! JN4/1 Hauraki Sparkles win their competition! Basketball Hauraki Storm (new) girls basketball team have won all their grading games ( with scores like 18-6 and 28-5) and then last week were put up 2 grades! They went on to win in their new grade (against an all boys team) in their first game These great accomplishments are to be commended. Hauraki Rockets Week 5: VS Bayfield Thunder 6-22 (loss) Week 6: VS Willow Park Phoenix 4-14 (loss) Hauraki Warriors Week 5: VS Stanley Bay Hornets Week 6: Sunnybrae Sensation Hauraki Storm Week 5: VS CBS Heat 10-6 (win) Week 6: VS Bayfield Heat 17-4 (win) Hauraki Diamond Hoops Week 6: VS Bayfield Thunderbolts 22-5 (win) SUMMER NETBALL A reminder that tomorrow is the last day to register for summer netball at this link:

PTA NEWS Disco Friday 16 September Theme: Stars in your Eyes Start thinking abut this fun event to be held in the school hall Years 1-3 5.30 7pm Years 4-6 7.

Read-a-thon Please ensure your child returns sponsorship money along with their form (stating name and room number) to the school hall foyer before school each morning until Monday 12th September.

5 PTA NEWS Disco Friday 16 September Theme: Stars in your Eyes Start thinking abut this fun event to be held in the school hall Years pm Years pm Sausage Sizzle this Friday 9th September! Read-a-thon Please ensure your child returns sponsorship money along with their form (stating name and room number) to the school hall foyer before school each morning until Monday 12th September. There are prizes per syndicate for the most money raised, and a pizza lunch for the class that has raised the highest amount. Date of the next meeting Tuesday 20 September 7.30pm Disco Friday 16 December please see above poster or those around the school for details. Note the disco times for different year levels. Year 1-3 disco is from 5.30pm-7pm. Year 4-6 disco is from pm. Bogan Bingo Thanks A massive thank you to everyone who participated and helped with the recent Bogan Bingo Evening. The outfits and dance moves were amazing! It was a fantastic night and we raised an outstanding $8,500 for the school! Special thanks to all of those that donated items for our prizes and auction items on the night we d like to think that our school community would support them in return if the opportunity arises.

5km muddy obstacle course consisting of 16 obstacles.

6 COMMUNITY NOTICES Mud Rush Event Mud Monster Mud Rush is to be held at Massey University on the weekend of September. This event is a 2.5km muddy obstacle course consisting of 16 obstacles. The event is designed for children ages 6 and above, but is suitable for any age group and

7 Harbour Sport are strongly encouraging adults and families to participate in the event together. More details on the website below. Conscious Kids hosts 100% nature-based Holiday Programmes during the next School Holidays in Western Springs Park, Albany and Onepoto Domain. An antidote for technology, kids get the opportunity to have unstructured play in the bush and a lot of fun. Come get muddy, climb a tree and just play! Visit for more information and bookings: Call or info@consciouskids.co.nz Takapuna Athletic Club offers running, jumping, and throwing events for all ages on club nights as well as training and coaching in all disciplines of the sport of athletics. Club nights are held at Onewa Domain on Wednesdays commencing at 5.30pm from 12 th October 2016 to 22 th March 2017 catering for athletes of all ages and abilities. Pre season enrolments will be held at the club rooms, Onewa Domain, on Akoranga Drive, Takapuna (Opposite the Fox Outlet Centre) on the following dates. Sunday 25 th September 2.00 pm 4.00pm Wednesday 5 th October 5.00 pm pm Sunday 9 th October 2.00 pm 4.00pm Monday 10 th October 5.00 pm 6.30pm Enrolment fees:- 5 and 6yr olds $50, 7-14yrs olds $90 15 yrs up to 20 years old $ (Age as at 31 st December 2016) Please bring a birth Certificate or passport to verify age. Club uniform may be purchased at the same time. For Further information please phone Mike Hartshorne on: Or check out the Club Web Site : -

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