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Term!3!Week!6!!!!!!!!!27!August!2015!
2015October!2014!
Phone:!355!9132!#0!Reception!!!!!!!!

Absentee!Line:!355!9132!#!1!or!027!750!3559!(text!only)!
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Email:!stalbans@stalbans.school.nz!!!!!!!!Website:!www.stalbans.school.nz!
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Kia!ora!whnau,!
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Arts Showcase

Its time to
light the
lights

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Our!Arts!Showcase!is!fast!approaching.!As!
we!have!said!previously!this!is!not!a!
production,!rather!teams!have!been!
working!with!students!throughout!the!term!
and!are!using!the!showcase!as!a!way!to!
celebrate!learning!in!the!arts.!

Its time to
put on
makeup

Its time to
get things
started

Dates!and!Times!!
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Tuesday!22 !September!
Year!1:!10.30am!and!5pm!
Year!2:!1.30pm!and!6.30pm!
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Wednesday!23 !September:!
Years!3/4:!1.30pm,!5pm!and!6.30pm!
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Thursday!24 !September:!
Years!5/6!and!Te!Tikanga!Rua!Reo:!1.30pm,!
5pm!and!6.30pm!
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Ticketing!options!will!be!sent!home!on!Tuesday!1 !September!with!tickets!going!on!sale!
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on!Tuesday!8 !September.!This!is!to!ensure!families!have!time!to!organise!their!ticketing!
requirements.!All!seats!will!be!$2.00.!As!we!are!extending!our!stage!we!are!only!able!to!
seat!290!people!per!performance.!We!ask!that!where!possible!families!attend!the!
matinee!shows.!We!believe!this!is!a!fantastic!option,!as!you!will!also!have!the!
opportunity!to!see!Te!Mahuri!and!our!Wearable!Arts!Team!perform.!!
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Information!regarding!arrangements!for!performers!will!be!sent!home!closer!to!these!
performance!dates.!
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Waiho ma te tangata e mihi.

Let someone else acknowledge your virtues.

IMPORTANT!ENROLMENT!NOTICES!
1. OUT!OF!ZONE!SIBLINGS!
This!is!the!last!week!for!informing!the!school!office!if!you!have!moved!out!of!
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zone!and!have!a!child!turning!5!in!2016.!PLEASE!let!us!know!by!Friday!4 !
September.!
2. IN!ZONE!NEW!ENTRANTS!
We!would!appreciate!any!families!who!live!IN!ZONE!and!have!a!child!turning!5!
in!2016!pre]enrolling!now.!Please!contact!Suanne!in!the!office!via!
suzanne.ross@stalbans.school.nz!or!the!portal!on!the!website.!
3. STUDENTS!LEAVING!ST!ALBANS!
To!help!us!manage!our!roll!projections!for!2016!we!would!appreciate!hearing!
from!you!if!your!children!will!not!be!with!us!in!2016!(this!excludes!outgoing!Y6!
graduates).!
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SPCA!FUNDRAISER!!
We!would!like!to!say!a!HUGE!thank!you!to!all!the!
people!who!helped!make!cupcakes!for!the!SPCA!
fundraiser!and!all!the!people!who!bought!them!or!
donated!money.!!You!made!a!big!difference!because!
you!helped!us!earn!$340.60!for!the!SPCA!!!Thanks!Mrs!
Warren,!Heather,!Diane,!teachers!and!staff!for!
supporting!us!!
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From!Anna!D,!Emily!R,!Isla!T,!Lily!N,!Lucy!R,!Sydney!H,!
and!Tui!W!!!
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Ng!mihi,!!
Ginnie!and!the!team!
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NEW!PUPILS!
We!welcome!the!following!new!pupils:!Luca!Maxwell,!Riley!Breitmeyer]Teika.!!It!is!
wonderful!to!have!you!join!our!school.!
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SCHOOL!NOTICES!
Senior!Speech!Finals!!The!finals!were!
held!last!week!and!the!bar!was!lifted!
once!again!with!the!speeches!being!of!a!
very!high!standard.!!Well!done!to!all!the!
students!that!took!part!and!special!
congratulations!to!the!winners!and!those!
that!made!the!finals!(pictured!right).!!The!
winners!were:!!
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Year!6:! 1 !Ben!Cox,!2 !Jake!Goddard,!!
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3 !Nisha!Biswa!
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Year!5:! 1 !Lucy!Haller,!2 !Olivia!Eady,!3 !Alfie!Anderson!
Waiho ma te tangata e mihi.

Let someone else acknowledge your virtues.

Cultural!Festival!Tickets!!For!those!that!ordered!tickets!through!school,!they!will!be!
sent!home!today!with!your!eldest!child!so!PLEASE!remember!to!check!their!school!bag!
tonight.!!
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St!Albans!School!!Saturday!Hockey!Teams!
Pictured!right!are!the!Saturday!hockey!team!
award!winners!for!2015.!Top!row!is!our!most!
valuable!players!of!their!respective!teams:!Jessie!
Holland,!Niamh!McKenzie,!Sydney!Marsh!and!Lily!
Young.!!Middle!row!is!our!most!improved!players:!
Onnah!Byers,!Lucy!Campbell,!Ruby!Thomas]
Hansen!and!Amelia!Pelham.!!Bottom!row!is!our!
top!goalie!awards:!Isla!Telford!and!Bella!Marsh.!!
Well!done!to!these!girls!and!their!team]mates!on!a!great!season.!
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Lost!Property!!Please,!Please,!Please!Check!the!Box!!!The!box!is!overflowing!with!
hundreds!of!dollars!worth!of!uniform!items,!so!much!so!that!we!can!barely!shut!the!lid.!!
Please!come!and!check!the!box!for!anything!your!child!might!have!lost.!!It!is!located!
outside!Room!1.!
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Student!Accounts!V!Thank!you!to!those!that!have!made!payment!on!their!accounts!
following!the!recent!mail!out!of!statements.!!We!would!appreciate!payment!of!any!
arrears!or!Term!3!instalments.!!You!are!also!more!than!welcome!to!put!your!account!into!
credit!to!help!pay!for!camp!costs!if!you!have!Yr!4]6!children.!!The!credit!will!be!applied!to!
camp!once!the!cost!has!been!determined.!
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PTA!NEWS !

Waiho ma te tangata e mihi.

Let someone else acknowledge your virtues.

COMMUNITY!NOTICES!
Rental!Property!Urgently!Wanted!!St!Albans!School!Zone!V!Professional!parent!with!
one!child!(soon!to!be!school!age)!and!small!dog!urgently!looking!for!2!bedroom,!sunny!
property!to!rent!in!St!Albans!School!zone.!!Please!contact!Amanda!027!207!0272.!
Excellent!references!available.!
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St!Albans!Tennis!Club!!Registration!Days!V!Childrens!registration!days!are!on!Saturdays!
29!August!and!5!September,!1!]!2pm,!at!our!clubrooms,!37!Dover!St.!!For!more!
information!phone!Mike!Nicol!355!1545.!!Opening!Day!is!Saturday,!12!September!from!
2pm.!!Come!along!and!have!a!hit!!everyone!is!welcome.!
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Heaton!Normal!Intermediate!V!2016!in]zone!enrolments!close!on!Friday,!28 !August.!
Please!contact!the!Heaton!school!office!for!enrolment!information!on!355!9555!or!email!
admin@heaton.school.nz!or!pick!up!a!form!from!the!St!Albans!School!office.!
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Mainland!Uniforms!!Online!Shopping!and!LayVbys!V!We!are!really!pleased!to!advise!that!
we!are!now!able!to!offer!parents!yet!another!way!to!purchase!the!school!uniform!for!
their!children.!!Check!out!our!website:!www.mainlanduniforms.co.nz,!or!come!into!our!
store:!Mainland!Uniforms,!511!Wairakei!Road.!Layby!Special:!!
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Come!in!and!layby!your!uniform!from!1 !September!!23 !December!and!receive!
10%!discount!
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Payments!can!be!made!through!internet!banking!!
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We!can!resize!the!uniform!in!January!and!change!any!sizes!if!required!!
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National!Hockey!League!Games!V!Come!along!and!watch!the!Canterbury!Cats!play!the!
Southern!Storm!at!12pm!and!the!Canterbury!Cavaliers!play!the!Southern!Dogs!at!2pm!on!
Saturday!29!August!at!Marist!Park,!St!Bedes!for!the!first!round!of!the!NHL.!Adults!$5,!
kids/students!$2.!!!
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Shirley!Tennis!Club!!Junior!Opening!Day!V!Saturday!29!August!!Under!8s!8.30am,!9]
12yrs!9.30am,!13yrs!&!over!10.45am.!!Saturday!morning!play!from!August!to!March!
2016.!!Professional!coaching!is!provided!as!part!of!the!subscription.!!!
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Burwood!Tennis!Club!!Hot!Shots!!Come!along!to!the!community!play!days!at!Burwood!
Park!(55!Cresswell!Ave)!from!9.30!!11.30am!on!Saturdays!29!August,!5!September!and!
19!September.!!To!register!go!to!www.burwoodparktennisclub.kiwi!or!bptc@gmail.com!
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Riccarton!Cricket!Club!!Your!local!club!offering!the!following!grades:!Have]a]Go!Cricket!
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(1 ]time!cricketers)!Yr!0]1!(Friday!afternoon),!Kiwi!Cricket:!Yr!1]2!(Saturday!competition),!
2020:!Yr!3]4!(Saturday!competition),!Super!8s:!Yr!5!(Girls!to!Yr!6)!(Saturday!competition),!
Hardball:!Yr!5]8!(Saturday!competition)!]!girls!and!boys.!!There!is!also!a!midweek!
competition!for!Yr!5!to!8's!starting!in!November.!Riccarton!Cricket!Club!is!affordable!and!
provides!all!equipment,!experienced!coaches.!Your!Registration!Form!and!Subscription!
fee!($60/player)!need!to!be!received!by!Thursday,!24!September.!To!register!or!for!more!
information!contact!the!junior!convener:!Rachel!Vavasour!at!rachvav@outlook.com!!
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Waiho ma te tangata e mihi.
Let someone else acknowledge your virtues.