Principal’s Message
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On!Friday!Moire!(Bobbie)!Hepworth!visited!our!school!and!reminisced!
with!us!about!this!area,!its!history!and!its!people.!!What!a!treasure!it!is!to!
look!back!and!learn!from!what!has!gone!before.!!I!enclose!a!snapshot!of!
what!Moire!shared.!!Moire!Road!(pronounced!MoDehDrey!Dshe!says!that!
she!likes!it!when!it!is!said!properly)!is!not!too!far!from!here!and!was!
named!after!her.!!I!do!hope!that!when!I!am!92!years!old,!my!memory!
serves!me!as!well!as!Moire’s.!!What!a!delight!it!was!to!have!her!visit!us!at!
Lincoln!Heights.!!She!is!truly!a!real!gem.!!
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John Henry Colwill (Bobbie’s father) met William Swanson who owned a
lot of land in West Auckland and recommended he buy land out here as
well. They became good friends and John married his daughter.
John purchased approximately 3000 acres of land. He planted a pear
orchard, bought cows and pigs as well as Clydesdale horses. He bought a
barge, built a jetty and sailed to the fish market in the city to collect fish
heads which he used as fertilizer on his land. Apple orchards were planted
on either side of what is now known as Triangle Road, in those days it
became known as Johnnie’s hill.
John’s first marriage didn’t last- he later married Bobbie’s mother and
Lincoln Heights Playgroup is now open for children 3
months to 4 years.
Playgroup is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from
9am-midday.
Enrolments are being taken for 2015 - You are also welcome
to just pop in and meet Amanda our interim coordinator. Feel
free to contact the office for more information.
PTA CORNER
You can contact our PTA any time by emailing :
[email protected]
As always, thank you to everyone who supported our seniors
disco. We couldn’t do it without you. Your support is greatly
appreciated.
Upcoming dates:
TOMORROW NIGHT Disco. 6pm-7.30pm. Entry $2 or free
entry for students whose parents are attending the Curriculum
Evening commencing at 6.15pm in the staffroom. Sausage
sizzle 5-5.30pm $2 ea and includes entry to disco.
Next PTA meeting – Monday 10th August
Save the date: - Quiz night Saturday 17th October 7pm start.
Tickets $10 per head from the office. More to come later.
by the sack at very reasonable prices.
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We!need!two!people!to!join!the!group!who!live!locally!and!are!
willing!to!attend!one!meeting!per!year!once!the!plan!is!
established!and!participate!in!the!event!of!an!Civil!Defense!
emergency.!!If!interested!please!contact!Mrs!Waikato.!
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Looking!forward!to!seeing!you!then!!!See!calendar!for!times.!
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John Henry Colwill died in 1942, the farm was sold, the cottage on the hill
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moved into a farm cottage that was at the top of Lincoln Park Drive- the
farm and orchards were known as Lincoln Park Estate (at that time the
road was the drive to the house). Around the house John planted many
unusual plants including some imported from overseas. The only ones left
are the big oak trees that are in the reserve behind the Mormon church these were planted as acorns. Moire’s mother persuaded her father to build
a tea room on the triangle land at the top of Johnnie’s hill and she would
make and sell Devonshire teas. Her father also sold windfall apples there
was there for a long time, but then that too was sold. The oak trees and
pony paddock are still there for all to enjoy.
“I was very fortunate to have such a lovely place to grow up in and part of
me will always be out west. Ron is carrying on the tradition on his
property - the last part of the Lincoln Park Estate in Massey. A lot of the
roads were named by Dad; Colwill Road, Moire Road (after me), Royal
Road (was named after a Royal Typewriter that he imported from
Germany I think), Waimumu Road (after his boat), and Lincoln Ave of
course was the drive up to our home”.
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WHAT’S COMING UP
Whole school assemblies are held fortnightly on odd
calendar weeks at 2pm, usually underneath the shade
structure, weather permitting. Each class has a turn at
running assembly throughout the term. We love seeing
parents/caregivers attending. NEXT ASSEMBLY: - Friday
19th June being run by Room 4.
PTA disco tomorrow night in conjunction with the
Parents Curriculum evening. Sausage sizzle 55.30pm, $2 and includes entry to disco if parents are
attending the Parents Curriculum evening. Disco
starts 6pm til 7.30pm. Parents please be prompt
picking up your child at 7.30pm.
Term 3. Apologies for the delay.
WINTER HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
SKIDS at Lincoln Heights have prepared a range of fun activities
this coming July as part of our Winter Holiday Programme. We
are offering a 20% discount when you book your child/children
into the programme for two full weeks of the holidays.
Book now! Contact Manel on 416 4747/022 654 5248 or email her
at [email protected].
Thank you for keeping our children safe.
The Hub is open Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9am to
11am and on Friday mornings 9am to midday. There are plenty of
activities on offer.
Our Board would like to thank our staff for all of their work
when ERO visited our school mid May.
We acknowledge and thank them for their dedication to
providing a quality education for all children at Lincoln
Heights. Well done team!
Thursday 25th June
A reminder that no parents should be parking in the
front or back carpark unless they have a disability
sticker. Please do not drive in to drop your
children off - this creates a hazard.
YOUR COMMUNITY HUB
YOUR Board of Trustees:
Wendy Chambers (Chair)
Julie Dent (Deputy Chair)
Jeanette Murphy-Stewart
Sarah Preston
Tele Tiapapa Soo
Tania Irwin (Staff Representative)
Wednesday 24th June
Have yo u c h ang ed addres s? It is ve ry
im port ant th at w e hav e yo ur c urre nt c ontac t
de tails i n the u nl ike ly ev ent o f an acc ide nt
invo lv ing yo ur c hil d and our nee ding to
c ontac t yo u. Co ntact the o ffic e .
UGoLice and KidsKan proudly sponsor FREE NIT
treatment shampoo at our school. Parents please
see reception if you need any.
School photos will not be available for distribution until
Week 10
Entertainment books are available for
purchase from reception for $65.00.
Books are crammed with discount
vouchers. Books valid for one year from
June to June. Grab one for the
holidays!
Monday, Weds & Fridays is Internet Café morning 9am – 12pm.
Come along on Fridays for a hot drink and bagel or come along on
Mondays for hot soup while you access the Internet.
Melissa, our friendly Hub Coordinator would love to make you
welcome. You can contact her on 021 075 2292 or email her at
[email protected].
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NorWest Basketball tournament
Board of Trustees meeting, 7pm, staffroom
Parents Curriculum Evening 6.15 – 7.15pm. Parents to meet in the staffroom.
Disco in the hall. 5-5.30 sausage sizzle; 6pm – 7.30pm disco
Week 11
Wednesday 1st July
Friday 3rd July
R.E.A.C.H day rewards, 11.30-1pm
2pm, whole school assembly, top court. All welcome
TERM 3, Week 1
Monday 20th July
School re-opens. 8.50am start
TERM THREE: MONDAY 20th JULY – FRIDAY 25th SEPTEMBER
Reminder: - Wednesday 26th August – school closes 1pm