Bruce McLaren Intermediate School
Tel: 836 3175
http://www.brucemclaren.school.nz
14th May 2009
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The next meeting of the
Board of Trustees will be held on
Monday, 18th May at
6.00pm in the Boardroom.
You are very welcome to attend.
PTA
The next meeting for the year is
on Tuesday, 19th May at 7.30pm
in the staffroom. All welcome and
encouraged to attend.
For further information phone
Julia Gross on 833-5727.
Julia Gross, Chairperson, PTA
DATES TO REMEMBER
1 Jun
Queens Birthday
- NO SCHOOL
Newsletter No. 13/09
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE
Dear Parents & Friends of the School
Going around the classrooms you can see a great school in action. The
teachers working with their classes, small groups or individuals, and the
students on task and focused. There is a continual air of commitment which
is reflected in the progress being made.
One room I always enjoy visiting is the Reading Room where Mrs Donaldson
and Mrs Beamiss, together with a dedicated band of parents, work with
those children who need a boost in reading. It is a warm and inviting room
and the children concerned can see for themselves the progress they are
making in their reading. The joy they all share in each child’s success is
wonderful to see.
David Crickmer - Principal
KEL ROBINSON CUP
WINTER IS HERE!
The Kel Robinson Memorial
Cup was awarded this week to
Kezia Vitangcol from Rm 12
for consistently displaying a
positive attitude to learning and
showing consideration for others.
Congratulations Kezia!
Winter has arrived early this year!
Please do make sure that your child
is dressed for the weather:
2-5 Jun Science Fair Week
15 Jun Board of Trustees Meeting
19 Jun Teacher Only Day
- NO SCHOOL
24 Jun Secondary School Info Evening
3 July
Term 2 Ends
20 July Term 3 Begins
SCHOOL HOURS:
Prompt start at 8.50am
Finish at 3.15pm
Please help your child be on
time for school each morning.
Make sure bags are packed and
uniform is ready the night before.
CHOCOLATE FISH
AWARDS
The chocolate fish in the Merit Card
draw this week were awarded to:
-
black leather shoes only are to
be worn (sandals are not to be
worn in Terms 2 and 3).
-
make sure your child wears the
school polo fleece, especially
coming to school in the
mornings.
-
a raincoat, jacket or umbrella will
help keep your child dry if he/
she walks to or from school.
Yashmita Nand
Rm 5
Zarne Sheppard
Rm 8
Tumai Nathan
Rm 6
Jayden Hughes
Rm 6
Beauen Wallace-Loretz
Rm 5
MOTHERS DAY RAFFLE
Stilie Antonio
Rm 6
Congratulations to Crystal Fidow
from Room 3 who was the lucky
winner of the beautiful basket of
goodies for Mother’s Day.
Well done!
Hot lunches and hot drinks can be
bought at the tuck shop during the
breaks.
Thank you to all those who
purchased tickets. I hope that
mothers everywhere enjoyed their
day last Sunday.
FROM THE OFFICE . . .
PHONE CALLS
From Monday, 18th May, the office will be charging
students to make phone calls from the school phone.
We have a large number of students using the phone
and we can no longer carry these costs.
The charges will be 20c for a land line call and $1.00
for a cell phone call. (Obviously your child will not be
charged if it is an emergency).
Please help your children reduce the need to use
the phone - organise after school activities, pick up
arrangements, homework, etc all in the morning before
they leave for school.
SANITARY PADS
Unfortunately we will also need to start charging for
sanitary pads given out at the office. We do have a small
supply for emergencies but again this is a cost we can
no longer carry. From Monday, these will be charged at
50c each.
BORROWING MONEY
There are a number of students who are either not
bringing their bus money or are losing it at school. The
Office will not be lending money to children without
consent from parents. Please make sure that your child
has sufficient money in the morning. This money can be
given to their class teacher for safe keeping during the
day if children are worried about losing it.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
A reminder that all book orders and money need to
be returned to the school office by tomorrow (Friday,
15th May).
PARENT/TEACHER MEETINGS
It was good to see the number of parents who came to
discuss their child’s progress with the class teachers last
week. Spreading it over two evenings appeared to help
some more families to come along.
These meetings are very important as your child will
only get the most out of his/her schooling when home
and school work closely together.
If you have any suggestions about the best times
and days for these meetings, please would you let Mr
Crickmer know. We do realise that many of you work
shift hours and we want to find the times that suit you
to meet with us.
PTA - TIMES TABLE-A-THON
NETBALL RESULTS
Once again our netball girls have made us proud. All of
our teams gave 100% on the court, even though it was
wet and the ball very slippery.
The results were:
Team Score
Against
Player of the Day
8A
22-12 Glen Eden A
Rawinia Edmonds-Hall, R2
8B
32-12 Glenora
Loresa LamKam, R12
8C
12-5
Jade Thieme, R10
7A
18-17 Baytex B
7B
10-9
(loss to us)
Te Atatu 8B
Macy Stewart-Kneebone, R5
Henderson Int. Saskia Corrigan, R8
Congratulations to all the girls for their fantastic effort
and sportsmanship.
Also, following the recent netball trials, the following
girls have made it into the Waitakere Y7 and Y8 Rep
Team.
Atlanta Bassett Y7, R8
Simone Davis
Y7, R5
Alice Lua
Y8, R12
Tahjae Daniela
Y8, R3
Congratulations girls, we are very proud of you!
Trudy Ingoe
“CATS”
We have been given some free tickets for the show
”Cats” for the 6th June.
This includes a rare opportunity to meet the cast.
If you would like to take advantage of the free tickets
and are available on the 6th June, please fill in the
relevant slip and return as soon as possible to Mrs
Brooks. Because there are not many tickets, it will be
strictly first in first served.
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“CATS” TICKETS
My son/daughter, .................................................................... of
Room .................. would like to attend the free show of
“Cats” on Saturday, 6th June. We will require ..................
tickets.
Signed ............................................................. (parent/caregiver)
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Today we are sending home times tables and sponsorship forms for the Times Table-A-Thon. Please support
your child with their learning of these. The test will take place during Week 5. All funds raised will go towards
purchases for the school. Thank you for your support.
Julia Gross - PTA Chairperson