Dear Parents/Caregivers

Ng mihi o te w kia koe me te whnau. We hope you have all managed to keep warm and safe during this cold, wintery week. A big thank you to our Road Patrol people who have endured the chilly conditions to carry out their duties. It is much appreciated. Last week saw the creation of a new classroom in the Senior School to help alleviate a very positive problem caused by a pleasing roll increase. Thank you all for your co-operation on this as the new classes created are being very well received by staff and the children themselves. It has meant smaller class sizes and the ability to group classes again for the best combinations to provide the opportunities for extremely effective teaching and learning. We are lucky to have an experienced teacher such as Mr Graham to set up and teach this new class. Congratulations to Donald Thomson and Jade Peretini, two Year 7 students, on their wonderful prize at this years Southland Science Fair. A big thank you to Mrs Russell, our Specialist Science Teacher for her thorough preparation of the students for this event. We are looking forward to the Ski Trip on Thursday 1 September.

IMPORTANT DATES
Term 3: Monday 1 August Friday 7 October 24-25 Aug: 3 Way Conferences Rooms 4, 5 & 10 30 August: BP Technology Challenge 31 August: Choir Practice Donovan 1 Sept: Ski Trip 6 Sept: Drama Festival 14 September ILT School Sing-out, Civic Theatre Term 4: Tuesday 25 October Wednesday 14 December (depends on Teacher Only Day/s)

NB. Book Week will now be held in the 6th week of Term 4

WEBSITE
Our School Website is presently being updated and looks fantastic with plenty of student work to view. To visit the website, go to: http://www.ascot.school.nz

School
Regards

REMINDER: Children are not to be at School before 8.30am.

These are now due and payable at the School Office. Sports Fees need to be paid immediately please as these have to be paid to the Associations concerned. A reminder that Automatic Payment forms are available from the PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS School Office.

SCHOOL ACCOUNTS

Wendy Ryan Principal

Please phone the School Office between 8.30am - 9.15am. If you have an absence to report: Phone 217-5196 or Fax 217-5850; e-mail: admin@ascot.school.nz or leave a message on the answer phone

ABSENCE REPORTING

These will be held next week for Rooms 4, 5 & 10 MUSIC THEORY EXAMDebt as these accounts will beall in unchanged Rooms. Overdue students are sent onto Southern Collectors for collection as the school cannot absorb Room these Samantha Leighton 10, This will be an opportunity to review original goals debts. start of the year and set further goals andSchools recently sat a Grade 1 Royal set at School Donation: $48.00 Exam and passed Music Theory to discuss your childs Mid-Year Report and any Activity Fee: $60.00 with you may have. Please other relevant questions Distinction. Consumables Fee: $21.00 (92%) return the separate form sent home regarding this, by Friday. Interviews for the other classes Well done, will be held later in the term. Samantha.

PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP FUNDRAISER

Raffle tickets will be issued today to the eldest in the family. More tickets are available at the School Office. CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER Thank you to those who are selling final chocolate boxes. If you are finding it hard to sell, just return any chocolate and the money to the School Office as soon as possible. Thanks for your support.

The mobile Dental Clinic has now returned to our School. The Clinic will be closed on Thursday 18, Friday 19 and Friday 26 August. It will be open full-time all other days until 23 September. If you wish to contact the Dental Clinic, please phone 027555-7062. Also, the blue dental forms can be returned to the School Office. Thanks. Philippa Earland (Therapist) Jill Gibson-Smith (Assistant)

MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC

SERVICE AWARDS
To acknowledge all those students who go the extra mile and show great responsibility around the school: Mitchell Tinnock - Rm 1 For being an excellent Role Model

MERIT CERTIFICATES
The following children have been acknowledged for working well in their classroom. They were presented their Merit Certificate in Assembly: Room 1: Trent Hogg Room 5: Joshua Best Shakira Molloy Alaskia Hansen

Room 2: Uziah Horne Makayla Vince-Tait Room 3: Nathan Auld Iman Humayun Room 4: Samuel Maher Jade Peretini

Room 7: Bailey Stewart Charlotte Murdoch Room 8: Kaylin Goodall Brooke Brown-Ogilvy Room 9: Jacob Leighton Roseannah Walter
Rae Maher

Room 10: Casey Miller Chelsea Panting

We want to celebrate your fantastic children. Thanks.