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Kia Ora from Mrs Cook.
What a busy, but absolutely wonderful, 10 weeks we have had. We were looking forward to having a full school assembly today, however, with a lot of illness and absence, we decided not to hold this event. The Health and safety of our learners and community continue to remain a high priority.
Please see the assembly Slideshow presentation here:
We hope you have a wonderful break and look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday 17th October :).
A reminder that sunhats are required for Term 4 and sandals are encouraged. Please bring your sunhat on Day 1.
Carla Cook – Principal
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Learners not returning in 2023
If you know your child(ren) will not be returning in 2023 could you please send Mrs Keys an email (admin@alfriston.school.nz). We are looking to determine the number of Out of Zone places we can offer, therefore this information is important at this time. Many thanks.
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- Message from the Principal
- Additional Opportunities
- Learning Celebrations
- Past and Present Learner Celebrations
- Community News
- Upcoming Events
- Other News and Reminders
- Family & Friends News
- Welcome to Alfriston School & birthdays
- Term dates, School Times
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School Production Moana Jr.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
To our learners, our community and our staff. 2022 production has been an outstanding success for all our learners. This could only have happened with the support of our community, thank you! This positive experience for our learners has been memory-making.
CAST OF 2022
Thank you to Kirsten Sudsbury from Mad Love Media for providing professional photos (more photos to come).
Photos can be downloaded.
Please download your Child’s photo from the gallery.
Download pin: 8649
These are low-res photos. Hi-res photos, photos without the watermark plus professional photo prints and canvases are all available to purchase directly from the same gallery – if you have any questions regarding the photos, please contact Kirsten direct kirsten@madlovemedia.co.nz.’
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Tupu Tahi
The topic has been around ocean pollution and keeping our waterways happy and healthy for all to enjoy. Water Care came in and shared with each of the Tupu Tahi classes about how the waterways work and what it means for us as consumers of water.
Kotahitanga
Moana Production. A massive effort from so many people to create our wonderful showcase event for the term. From our backstage crew who made sure props were ready and in place, our super and amazingly talented parents who made costumes and set pros, to the staff who gave up their lunch breaks and own whanau time to do a variety of jobs – we thank you all! The awesome cast- from Shiny dancers and Ocean divas, Warriors, Tamatoa (and Lamepa as Te Ka) and our super brave and awesome leads – this was certainly an event to remember.
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Past and Present Learner Celebrations
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CELEBRATION IN THE ARTS
Congratulations to Aayushi Nand who is a past student of Alfriston School. Aayushi wrote her own song for the Youthtown Song Writing Competition 2022 and was a finalist.
She got to professionally record her song “Temperamental Friend” which is currently on Spotify and Youtube.
Below is the link for the song that is on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/1irqiBIvWiBZeleFxdbR0t?si=z9-Jb1i6S6e-Z4tBWlQ2pA
CELEBRATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Congratulations to Emi and Ursula Summers who continue to achieve great results in mountain biking. The girls participated in an event last weekend and placed 2nd and 3rd. Well done to you both!
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One of our talented Year 6 learners is performing in the above show. If you are looking for something to do in the holidays this would be enjoyable.
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Thursday 20th October: WPC Rangitoto Trip
Friday 21st October: Teacher Only Day
Friday 11th November: Whole School Whānau Assembly 9.00am – 9.45am
Friday 18th November: Hunua Cultural Festival at Ramarama School
Friday 9th December: Whole School Whānau Assembly 9.00am – 9.45am
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
2023 School Dates
TERM 1: Tuesday 7 February – Thursday 6 April
TERM 2: Monday 24 April – Friday 30 June
TERM 3: Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September
TERM 4: Monday 9 October – Wednesday 20 December
Teacher Only Days: 1st and 2nd of February, other dates may be added (TBC)
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LATENESS…
As previously indicated it is vital learners are onsite and ready to start the day by 8.45 am. The first 15 minutes of the school day set learners up for success. We are currently tracking lateness and will be contacting the whānau we are concerned about.
EARLY TO SCHOOL
We have also noticed a growing number of children arriving at school very early, please do not send your child/children to school before 8 am. It is a long time for them to stand on cold/wet days. We ask that you make alternative arrangements for your child on those days you need to start early. This is a health & safety concern for us as we do not have a before-school care facility and teachers/staff are unable to supervise children as they are busy preparing for their school day.
If your child has been sick?
If your child is sick with vomiting they are required to remain at home and away from school for at least 24 hours.
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Change of Details
It is important that we hold the correct details for our learners on file, especially if we have to contact you in an emergency. Have you recently changed your address, email or phone number? Please can you let the office know so we have up-to-date accurate records.
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Second-Hand Uniform Shop Re-opened in the Boiler Shed
The school’s 2nd Hand Uniform Shop/Bolier Shed is open on the first Wednesday of every month from 2:15 pm – 3 pm. All uniform items are sold for only $5 each and the money goes back to the school for our students. If you have any spare uniforms that you are not using and would like to donate to the Boiler Shed please drop them in next time they are open or drop off at the school office. Due to the school holidays, the next time the Boiler Shed will be open is the 2nd of November. For any further queries or urgent requests please reach out to Jess at jessandstella@gmail.com
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A warm welcome to our new learners to Alfriston school
Kaia Hannon, Rubani Kaurh April
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KJordan Iosefa, Avjot Singh, Abby Cao, James Orec, Eknoor Singh, Nikita Van Dam, Rebecca Chen, Adnaan Mohammed, Jagjot Gill, Ayrton Chung, Matthew Di, Jonty Davies, Ayaansh Mavlingkar.
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2022 TERM DATES:
TERM 1
Thursday 3rd February – Thursday 14th April
TERM 2
Tuesday 3rd May – Friday 8th July
Thursday 23rd June – Teacher Only Day
TERM 3
Monday 25th July – Friday 30th September
TERM 4
Monday 17th October – Thursday 15th December
Teacher Only Day – Friday 21st October
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School hours:
We ask that all learners be at school by 8.30am each day to prepare for their school day.
8.45am: Learning starts
10.15am – 10.45am: Morning tea break
12.30pm – 1.15pm: Lunch break
2.45pm: School finishes
Gates remain open until 3.15pm daily 
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