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Term!4!Week!8!!!!!!!!!3!December!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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We!had!an!impressive!turnout!for!Michael!Williams!
farewell!on!Monday!afternoon.!Past!and!present!
students!and!their!whnau!attended!the!event,!shared!
stories!and!took!a!moment!to!thank!Michael!for!his!
years!of!service.!Thank!you!to!Martin!from!Kidds!
Cakes!and!Bakery!for!donating!a!beautiful!cake!for!the!
event.!I!would!like!to!thank!all!the!wonderful!staff!and!
board!members!who!made!both!of!Michaels!farewells!
so!successful.!
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After!33.5!years!at!St!Albans!School!Michael!has!made!
the!decision!to!retire!and!explore!life!outside!teaching.!
I!would!like!to!take!this!opportunity!to!acknowledge!
and!thank!Michael!for!all!he!has!contributed!to!our!
school!and!wish!him!the!very!best!for!the!future.!
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VIP Morning Tea Tomorrow

This event acknowledges parents, whnau and friends of the school who have
supported the school in so many ways, e.g., attending trips, camp helpers,
Grandees, PTA. Invitations have been sent home. If for some reason you did not
receive yours please join us on Friday 4th December at 10am in the hall.
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END!OF!TERM!REMINDERS
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We!finish!the!year!on!Tuesday!15 !December!at!12.30pm.!
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Classroom!shifts!take!place!Friday!11 !December!and!Monday!14 !December.!
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Our!administration!block!closes!on!Monday!14 !December.!There!will!be!an!
administration!desk!in!the!hall!for!the!final!2!days!of!term.!
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Ka mate kinga tahi, ka ora kinga rua.

When one door closes another will open.

School!Events!
Week!

Dates!

Day!

Event!

8!
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4!\!Dec!
7!\!Dec!

Fri!
Mon!

VIP!morning!tea!10am!in!the!hall!
Senior!Camp!Week!
Year!3/4!classes!singing!at!Knox!Church!6.30\7pm!
Board!of!Trustees!meeting!6.30pm!
Y0/1!and!Room!1!at!Christmas!Grotto!and!Cathedral!

Wed!

Thu!

Fri!

10!

14!\!Dec!

Mon!

Tue!

French!In!TLC!1.30pm!\!Year!4!\6!2.15pm!Years!1\3!
Pre!Entry!Visits!for!all!NE!2016!in!Room!10!8.45am!\!1pm!
Y1!end!of!year!assembly!9.30!in!our!school!hall!
Y2!end!of!year!assembly!10.30!in!our!school!hall!
Y3/4!end!of!year!assembly!9.30!in!our!school!hall!
Canty!Cricket!finals!day!\!'A'!team!has!qualified.!
Yr!5/6!Senior!assembly!1pm!\!2.30pm!at!St!Margaret's!College!!
Y6!leavers'!dinner!5.30!\!7pm!
Classroom!shifts!
STAr!live!for!reports!
STAr!goes!live!for!class!placements!
School!finishes!at!12.30pm!

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Homework!Review!
If!you!havent!already!given!your!feedback!there!is!still!plenty!of!time.!Results!will!be!
analysed!over!the!break.!Access!the!survey!via!our!website!or!copy!and!paste!this!url!into!
your!browser.!https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Z5Q3CV!
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Out!of!School!Achievements!
Congratulations!to!Max!from!R27!who!
passed!his!violin!exam!with!merit.!!Max!
learns!violin!at!school!with!Mr!Ian!Bolton.!!
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Pictured!right!are!Emma!R25,!Cameron!
R17,!and!Harry!R16!after!finishing!the!
Summer!Starter!on!Sunday.!!Many!other!
St!Albans!families!were!spotted!taking!
part!in!the!event!!well!done!everyone!!
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Ng$mihi,$$
$Ginnie$and$the$team!
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NEW!PUPILS!
We!welcome!the!following!new!pupils:!!Myrraa!Khosla,!Ruben!Hartland,!Nina!Xiao,!
Thomas!Ferreira.!!It!is!wonderful!to!have!you!join!our!school.!
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SCHOOL!NOTICES!
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Sports/Choir/Orchestra!Photos!!The!deadline!for!orders!is!extended!to!Wednesday!9 !
December.!!Cost!$6!each.!Photos!may!be!viewed!at!the!office.!
Ka mate kinga tahi, ka ora kinga rua.

When one door closes another will open.

GATE:!Gifted!and!Talented!Education!Review!T!We!would!love!to!invite!you!to!join!us!and!
hear!your!insights!and!ideas!about!GATE!at!St!Albans!School.!We!will!have!a!coffee!and!
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chat,!either!here!or!at!Metro!Cafe,!depending!on!numbers.!This!will!be!on!Tuesday!8 !
December!from!2\3pm.!Please!meet!at!the!office.!This!is!the!opportunity!to!give!your!
feedback!about!what!works,!what!doesn't!and!ideas!for!the!future.!For!those!of!you!not!
able!to!make!it!here!is!a!link!to!a!survey!so!you!can!also!respond!to!the!discussion!points.!
If!you!plan!on!joining!us!for!this!review!please!RSVP!by!emailing!
claire.howison@stalbans.school.nz!!Survey!link:!http://goo.gl/forms/aWpyu7IJ7i!Alternatively!
you!can!head!to!the!GATE!Blog!and!complete!the!survey!there.!!!Claire'Howison'and'Julie'
Worthington!
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St!Albans!Community!Spirit!!Thank!you!message!from!a!school!parent!T!This!morning!as!
I!was!rushing!to!drop!children!off!and!get!to!work!I!discovered!I!had!a!flat!battery.!!I!was!
feeling!rather!stressed!until!not!one!but!three!fathers!from!St!Albans!School!offered!to!
help!!You!have!got!to!love!the!St!Albans!community!spirit.!I!was!super!grateful!and!would!
like!to!say!thank!you!again.!Emma'Thompson''''!
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Sunday!Touch!Camp!!A!St!Albans!School!team!
took!part!in!a!Touch!Camp!held!on!22!November.!!
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They!placed!4 !which!was!a!great!result!against!
established!teams!as!many!had!never!played!
touch!rugby!or!played!together!as!a!team.!!They!
were!coached!by!Kelly!Irving!who!did!a!wonderful!
job.!!Well!done!team!!
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Student!Accounts!!As!our!office!is!moving!to!R10!
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on!Monday!14 !December,!eftpos!will!only!be!available!in!the!hall!before!and!after!school!
on!the!final!two!days!of!school.!!To!avoid!delays!we!encourage!any!eftpos!transactions!to!
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be!made!by!Friday!11 !December!if!possible.!If!you!would!like!to!check!your!account!
balance!please!contact!Diane!by!email!diane.mawhinney@stalbans.school.nz!or!phone!
355!9132!extn.!742.!If!your!account!is!in!credit!it!will!carry!forward!to!2016.!!Thank!you!to!
the!vast!majority!of!families!who!have!settled!their!accounts!in!full.!
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School!Donation!Prize!Draw!!the!final!prize!draw!will!be!held!next!week.!!Everyone!who!
has!paid!the!school!donation!will!be!entered!!
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Car!Parking!&!Traffic!Behaviour!!Westminster!Street!can!be!
busy!but!that!doesnt!mean!you!can!park!on!the!footpath.!!As!
temperatures!increase!please!ensure!you!keep!cool!behind!the!
wheel!and!obey!road!rules.!!The!safety!of!our!tamariki!is!
paramount.!
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Scooters!&!Bikes!!Please!see!Heather!if!you!are!missing!a!
scooter!or!bike.!!If!they!are!not!claimed!by!the!end!of!the!year!
they!will!be!given!away!as!we!do!not!have!the!space!to!store!
them.!!A!reminder!to!ensure!scooters!and!bikes!are!locked!to!the!
stands!during!the!day.!
Ka mate kinga tahi, ka ora kinga rua.

When one door closes another will open.

COMMUNITY!NOTICES!
House!Wanted!to!Rent!\!One!of!our!school!
families!is!looking!for!a!4\bedroom!house!to!rent!
in!the!St!Albans!school!zone.!Please!contact!the!
office!if!you!can!help.!
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Sound!Sensation!Band!\!We!
are!Christchurch's!Big!Rock!
Band!ready!to!make!your!
event!a!musically!memorable!
one!!Are!you!an!event!
organiser!or!a!business!
prepping!a!celebration?!Or!perhaps!last!years!
Christmas!function!needed!that!extra!'something'.!!
Have!us!front!for!you!and!we'll!create!a!truly!
Sound!Sensation!!Please!visit!our!Sound!Sensation!
Facebook!page!and/or!contact!Caroline!Baker!
(Band!Vocalist/!St!Albans!Primary!School!Parent)!
Mob:!021!503!777.!
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Community!Meeting!!Papanui!Parallel!Cycle!Way!at!7pm!on!Thursday!10!December!at!St!
Albans!Community!Centre,!1047!Colombo!Street.!A!meeting!is!being!held!to!keep!local!
residents!informed!and!updated!and!also!to!provide!feedback!about!the!planned!cycleway!
(Papanui!Parallel)!from!Sawyers!Arms!Road!through!St!
Albans!and!Edgeware!to!Bealey!Avenue.!
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Springfree!Trampoline!!Makers!of!the!worlds!safest!
trampoline!!For!more!information!call!us!on!0800!586!772!
or!visit!www.springfree.co.nz!
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Merivale!M*A*S*H!School!Holiday!Programmes!T!!
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16 !December!!24 !December,!5 !January!!29 !January!
2016.!!Juniors!located!at!The!Elmwood!Bowling!Club,!Heaton!Street.!!Seniors!located!at!
The!Malvern!Scout!Hall,!Innes!Road.!!8.30am!\!3pm!$35,!8.30am!\!6pm!$40,!early!drop!off!
7.30am!\!8.30am!$10.!!Trip!fees!extra!but!not!more!than!$10!per!trip.!!WINZ!subsidy!is!
available.!To!view!the!programme!activities!or!to!enrol!please!visit!our!website!
www.mashkids.co.nz,!email!us!at!enrol@mashkids.co.nz!or!call!us!on!0800!420!520!any!
time.!!
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Coco!Gifts!\!is!owned!by!Liz!Bloomfield!whose!3!children!all!attended!St!
Albans!School.!!Coco!Gifts!has!elegant!gifts!and!homewares!for!every!
occasion.!Christmas!decorations!are!in!store!now!!Coco!Gifts,!63!Rutland!Street,!St!Albans.!!
Phone!355\3336,!www.cocogifts.co.nz!
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Ka mate kinga tahi, ka ora kinga rua.

When one door closes another will open.