Newsletter​ ​Date:​​ ​8.9.17 Hello​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Principal Thanks​ ​to​ ​all​ ​students,​ ​teachers​ ​and​ ​parents​ ​for​ ​supporting​ ​Matific​ ​this​ ​week.​ ​Ms​ ​Brown​ ​has done​ ​an​ ​amazing​ ​job​ ​of​ ​keeping​ ​us​ ​all​ ​informed​ ​of​ ​progress,​ ​and​ ​at​ ​the​ ​time​ ​of​ ​writing​ ​this e-news​ ​bulletin​ ​we​ ​are​ ​leading​ ​the​ ​world​ ​for​ ​a​ ​$50,000​ ​prize!​​ ​ ​Please​ ​see​ ​the​ ​insert​ ​below​ ​on progress​ ​to​ ​date.​ ​Well​ ​done​ ​to​ ​all​ ​students​ ​for​ ​a​ ​superb​ ​effort.​ ​The​ ​challenge​ ​is​ ​to​ ​maintain our​ ​current​ ​place​ ​until​ ​the​ ​competition​ ​closes​ ​at​ ​2pm​ ​(Sydney,​ ​Australia​ ​time)​ ​on​ ​Wednesday 13th​ ​September. Special​ ​Matific​ ​Announcement We​ ​invite​ ​all​ ​students​ ​to​ ​remain​ ​at​ ​school​ ​on​ ​Wednesday​ ​13th​ ​September​ ​until​ ​4.00pm​​ ​so that​ ​we​ ​can​ ​maximise​ ​the​ ​possibility​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Matific​ ​win.​ ​A​ ​note​ ​will​ ​be​ ​sent​ ​home​ ​on​ ​Monday seeking​ ​parental​ ​permission​ ​for​ ​students​ ​to​ ​stay​ ​with​ ​teachers​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Performing​ ​Arts​ ​Centre up​ ​until​ ​4.00​ ​pm.​​ ​Afternoon​ ​tea​ ​will​ ​be​ ​provided​ ​to​ ​students.​ ​We​ ​realise​ ​not​ ​all​ ​students​ ​will be​ ​in​ ​a​ ​position​ ​to​ ​remain​ ​at​ ​school,​ ​and​ ​encourage​ ​those​ ​who​ ​can​ ​to​ ​join​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Matific​ ​fun.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Issue:​ ​28 IMPORTANT​ ​DATES Matific​ ​After​ ​School​ ​fun Wednesday​ ​13th​ ​September 2.45​ ​pm​ ​-​ ​5.00pm Year​ ​5/6​ ​Cluster​ ​Speech Finals​ ​at​ ​Karaka​ ​School 1:30pm Thursday​ ​14​ ​September BOT​ ​Meeting Monday​ ​18​ ​September WPCA​ ​Coast​ ​to​ ​Coast Thursday​ ​21​ ​September New​ ​Zealand​ ​general Election Alfriston​ ​School​ ​polling​ ​booth Saturday​ ​23​ ​September Out​ ​of​ ​zone​ ​enrolment applications​ ​for​ ​2018 school​ ​year​ ​close Wednesday​ ​27th​ ​September Parent​ ​Assembly Friday​ ​29​ ​September 2pm

Staff​ ​News Lynley​ ​McNickle(Mutukaroa​ ​teacher)​ ​has​ ​taken​ ​maternity​ ​leave​ ​and​ ​we​ ​wish​ ​Lynley​ ​and​ ​her husband​ ​Joel​ ​best​ ​wishes​ ​as​ ​they​ ​await​ ​the​ ​birth​ ​of​ ​their​ ​second​ ​child. We​ ​welcome​ ​ ​newly​ ​appointed​ ​teacher​ ​aide​ ​Renae​ ​Beck​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Alfriston​ ​School​ ​support​ ​staff team. PTA​ ​Carnival The​ ​PTA​ ​Carnival​ ​is​ ​taking​ ​shape,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​ask​ ​all​ ​families​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​an​ ​eye​ ​out​ ​for​ ​Carnival communications​ ​over​ ​the​ ​coming​ ​weeks.​ ​We​ ​are​ ​loving​ ​the​ ​Carnival​ ​Visual!​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​spot​ ​our very​ ​own​ ​tui?​ ​ ​Don’t​ ​forget​ ​ ​to​ ​diary​ ​this​ ​date.​ ​Special​ ​thanks​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Carnival​ ​team.

Last​ ​day​ ​of​ ​school Friday​ ​29​ ​September 2.45pm Tuesday​ ​24th​ ​October​ ​is​ ​a Teacher​ ​Only​ ​Day (Day​ ​after​ ​Labour​ ​Day)

2017​ ​TERM​ ​DATES: Term​ ​2

Monday​ ​1st​ ​May​ ​-​ ​Friday​ ​7th July Term​ ​3 Monday​ ​24th​ ​July​ ​Friday​ ​29th​ ​September Term​ ​4 Monday​ ​16th​ ​October​ ​Friday​ ​15th​ ​December

PTA​ ​Boiler​ ​Shed The​ ​PTA​ ​are​ ​seeking​ ​a​ ​volunteer​ ​to​ ​assist​ ​with​ ​the​ ​boiler​ ​shed​ ​clothing​ ​sales​ ​on​ ​a Tuesday​ ​afternoon.​ ​Please​ ​email​ ​Nicky​ ​at:​ ​[email protected]​​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are able​ ​to​ ​help.​ ​Thanks​ ​to​ ​Norma​ ​Leal-Schwenke​ ​who​ ​is​ ​stepping​ ​down​ ​from​ ​this​ ​role. Nga​ ​Tui​ ​He​ ​Waiata Every​ ​tui​ ​has​ ​a​ ​song Michelle​ ​McCarty PRINCIPAL [email protected]

Hopefully​ ​your​ ​child​ ​has​ ​talked​ ​about​ ​Matific​ ​at​ ​home.​ ​We​ ​are​ ​currently​ ​in​ ​the​ ​running​ ​to​ ​win a​ ​prize​ ​pool​ ​of​ ​$50,000.

Tuesday​ ​24th​ ​October​ ​is​ ​a Teacher​ ​Only​ ​Day (Day​ ​after​ ​Labour​ ​Day) School​ ​office: Ph:​ ​09​ ​2667845 [email protected] Administration: [email protected] Accounts: [email protected] The​ ​School​ ​website​ ​is currently​ ​being​ ​upgraded, please​ ​visit​ ​our​ ​temporary website: www.alfriston.school.nz School​ ​hours: All​ ​students​ ​should​ ​be​ ​at school​ ​by​ ​8.30am​ ​each​ ​day to​ ​prepare​ ​for​ ​their​ ​school day.

We​ ​have​ ​been​ ​chasing​ ​an​ ​Australian​ ​School​ ​for​ ​first​ ​place​ ​most​ ​of​ ​this​ ​week,​ ​then​ ​today​ ​with a​ ​whole​ ​school​ ​team​ ​approach​ ​we​ ​gained​ ​first​ ​place.​ ​But​ ​not​ ​for​ ​long!​ ​As​ ​this​ ​school​ ​is​ ​4 hours​ ​behind​ ​us​ ​they​ ​are​ ​managing​ ​to​ ​catch​ ​and​ ​exceed​ ​our​ ​collective​ ​efforts​ ​after​ ​school hours. We​ ​ask​ ​that​ ​students​ ​who​ ​have​ ​time​ ​during​ ​the​ ​weekend​ ​log​ ​on​ ​and​ ​complete​ ​set​ ​tasks. Parents,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​likely​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​received​ ​at​ ​least​ ​one​ ​email​ ​report​ ​of​ ​your​ ​child’s​ ​progress based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​tasks​ ​set​ ​by​ ​the​ ​classroom​ ​teacher.​ ​When​ ​you​ ​open​ ​the​ ​report​ ​you​ ​will​ ​see​ ​a summary​ ​something​ ​ ​like​ ​this.

8.45am: Learning​ ​Starts 10.40am​ ​-​ ​11.00am: Morning​ ​tea​ ​break 12.30pm​ ​-​ ​1.30pm: Lunch​ ​break 2.45pm: School​ ​finishes We​ ​ask​ ​that​ ​the​ ​playgrounds are​ ​cleared​ ​by​ ​3pm​ ​for​ ​After School​ ​care​ ​patrons. Second​ ​Hand​ ​Uniforms​​ ​are available​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Boiler Shed​. (Behind​ ​the​ ​Alfriston Community​ ​Hall,​ ​adjacent​ ​to the​ ​school)

Thursdays 2.30pm​ ​-​ ​3.00pm. PTA​ ​Contact​ ​Nicky: [email protected] _______________________

WELCOME to​ ​new​ ​student, Joseph​ ​Croskery-Emery. If​ ​you​ ​click​ ​on​ ​the​ ​play​ ​button,​ ​it​ ​will​ ​open​ ​up​ ​the​ ​task​ ​and​ ​you​ ​can​ ​support​ ​your​ ​child​ ​to​ ​work through​ ​the​ ​concept​ ​and​ ​help​ ​them​ ​to​ ​understand.​ ​Another​ ​brilliant​ ​bonus​ ​of​ ​you​ ​opening these​ ​emails​ ​that​ ​are​ ​sent​ ​regarding​ ​your​ ​child’s​ ​progress,​ ​is​ ​that​ ​your​ ​child​ ​earns​ ​points towards​ ​first​ ​place. In​ ​order​ ​for​ ​the​ ​school​ ​to​ ​win​ ​this​ ​first​ ​place​ ​prize​ ​we​ ​are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​need​ ​to​ ​pull​ ​together​ ​as​ ​a team​ ​to​ ​take​ ​this​ ​prize​ ​out.​ ​Please​ ​encourage​ ​your​ ​child​ ​to​ ​access​ ​their​ ​account​ ​over​ ​the weekend​ ​to​ ​do​ ​as​ ​much​ ​as​ ​possible​ ​towards​ ​achieving​ ​this​ ​school​ ​target​ ​of​ ​1st​ ​place.​ ​The more​ ​of​ ​us​ ​on​ ​at​ ​once,​ ​the​ ​greater​ ​our​ ​gains​ ​as​ ​a​ ​total​ ​are. #TheMatificGames​ ​#AlfristonSchoolMatificWarriors. Thanks​ ​to​ ​all​ ​that​ ​have​ ​been​ ​working​ ​hard​ ​to​ ​get​ ​us​ ​to​ ​this​ ​point​ ​in​ ​the​ ​competition. Go​ ​team​ ​Alfriston Ms​ ​Brown. Alfriston​ ​School​ ​policy​ ​review Alfriston​ ​School​ ​works​ ​with​ ​SchoolDocs​ ​to​ ​maintain,​ ​update,​ ​and​ ​review​ ​our​ ​school​ ​policies. SchoolDocs​ ​provides​ ​us​ ​with​ ​a​ ​comprehensive​ ​core​ ​set​ ​of​ ​policies​ ​which​ ​have​ ​been​ ​well researched​ ​and​ ​follow​ ​the​ ​Ministry​ ​of​ ​Education​ ​National​ ​Administration​ ​Guidelines.​ ​The policies​ ​and​ ​procedures​ ​are​ ​tailored​ ​to​ ​Alfriston​ ​School.​ ​We​ ​invite​ ​you​ ​to​ ​visit​ ​the​ ​site​ ​at http://alfriston.schooldocs.co.nz/​​ ​(note​ ​that​ ​there’s​ ​no​ ​“www”).​ ​Our​ ​username​ ​is​ ​alfriston​ ​and password​ ​alfriston. Parents​ ​are​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​read​ ​the​ ​following​ ​policy,​ ​and​ ​provide​ ​feedback. Students​ ​with​ ​Special​ ​Needs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Visit:​ ​http://alfriston.schooldocs.co.nz/ Enter​ ​the​ ​username​ ​(alfriston)​ ​and​ ​password​ ​(alfriston) Enter​ ​Students​ ​with​ ​Special​ ​Needs​ ​in​ ​the​ ​search​ ​bar​ ​on​ ​the​ ​left​ ​hand​ ​side Follow​ ​the​ ​link​ ​to​ ​the​ ​policy Read​ ​the​ ​policy Click​ ​the​ ​red​ ​Policy​ ​Review​ ​button​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​right-hand​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​page. Select​ ​the​ ​reviewer​ ​type​ ​“Parent” Enter​ ​your​ ​name​ ​(optional) Submit​ ​your​ ​ratings​ ​and​ ​comments

If​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​have​ ​internet​ ​access,​ ​printed​ ​copies​ ​of​ ​the​ ​policy​ ​and​ ​a​ ​review​ ​form​ ​are​ ​available from​ ​the​ ​school​ ​office. __________________________________________________________ BOILER​ ​SHED: We​ ​are​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​a​ ​volunteer​ ​to​ ​run​ ​the​ ​boiler​ ​shed​ ​every​ ​Tuesday​ ​afternoon​ ​from​ ​2:30pm​ ​3:00pm.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​are​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​doing​ ​this,​ ​please​ ​contact​ ​Nicky​ ​Douglas​ ​on [email protected]​.

CLASSROOM​ ​LEARNING:

We​ ​hope​ ​he​ ​enjoys​ ​his​ ​time at​ ​our​ ​school. _______________________

We​ ​were​ ​very​ ​fortunate​ ​here​ ​at​ ​Alfriston​ ​School​ ​to​ ​have​ ​people​ ​from​ ​Auckland Transport​ ​and​ ​Gleeson​ ​&​ ​Cox​ ​TRANSPORT​ ​LTD​ ​come​ ​on​ ​site​ ​to​ ​talk​ ​to​ ​classrooms about​ ​the​ ​road​ ​safety​ ​around​ ​large​ ​quarry​ ​trucks.​ ​Some​ ​children​ ​were​ ​lucky​ ​enough to​ ​climb​ ​up​ ​into​ ​the​ ​cab​ ​of​ ​the​ ​truck​ ​so​ ​that​ ​they​ ​could​ ​have​ ​the​ ​view​ ​of​ ​a​ ​truck​ ​driver.

Room​ ​3​ ​and​ ​4​ ​learned​ ​about​ ​ ​the​ ​‘Blind​ ​Spots’​ ​of​ ​a​ ​truck​ ​driver.​ ​We​ ​got​ ​to experience​ ​how​ ​high​ ​the​ ​ ​truck​ ​drivers​ ​sit​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it​ ​is​ ​important​ ​to​ ​wave​ ​to​ ​the​ ​truck driver​ ​before​ ​crossing​ ​to​ ​help​ ​them​ ​see​ ​us​ ​at​ ​a​ ​pedestrian​ ​crossing.​ ​Other​ ​interesting facts​ ​included​ ​the​ ​stopping​ ​distance​ ​of​ ​a​ ​large​ ​truck​ ​ ​-​ ​if​ ​a​ ​large​ ​truck​ ​is​ ​travelling​ ​at approximately​ ​15km​ ​per​ ​hour​ ​it​ ​would​ ​take​ ​25​ ​-​ ​30m​ ​to​ ​stop​ ​once​ ​the​ ​brakes​ ​are applied! ALFRISTON​ ​SCHOOL​ ​OUT​ ​OF​ ​ZONE​ ​ENROLMENTS 2018​ ​School​ ​Year The​ ​Board​ ​invites​ ​applications​ ​from​ ​parents​ ​who​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​enrol​ ​their​ ​sons​ ​and​ ​daughters​ ​at Alfriston​ ​School​ ​for​ ​ ​2018.​ ​Enrolment​ ​at​ ​the​ ​school​ ​is​ ​governed​ ​by​ ​an​ ​enrolment​ ​scheme, details​ ​of​ ​which​ ​are​ ​available​ ​at​ ​the​ ​school​ ​office​ ​or​ ​on​ ​the​ ​website:​​ ​www.alfriston.school.nz Applications​ ​can​ ​be​ ​made​ ​at​ ​the​ ​school​ ​office.​ ​Application​ ​forms​ ​also​ ​available​ ​on​ ​the​ ​school website. The​ ​deadline​ ​for​ ​receipt​ ​of​ ​applications​ ​is​ ​Wednesday​ ​27th​ ​September​ ​2017​. Parents​ ​of​ ​students​ ​who​ ​live​ ​within​ ​the​ ​home​ ​zone​ ​should​ ​also​ ​apply​ ​by​ ​this​ ​date​ ​to assist​ ​the​ ​school​ ​to​ ​plan​ ​appropriately. The​ ​Board​ ​has​ ​determined​ ​that​ ​places​ ​are​ ​likely​ ​to​ ​be​ ​available​ ​across​ ​the​ ​school. If​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​out​ ​of​ ​zone​ ​applications​ ​exceeds​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​places​ ​available,​ ​a​ ​ballot​ ​will be​ ​held​ ​on​ ​Wednesday​ ​25th​ ​October​ ​2017.​ ​Parents​ ​will​ ​be​ ​notified​ ​within​ ​three​ ​school​ ​days of​ ​the​ ​ballot​ ​being​ ​held. Jane​ ​Keys​ ​Office​ ​Manager [email protected] Phone​ ​2667845

Dear​ ​Alfriston​ ​School Disability​ ​Connect​ ​are​ ​delighted​ ​to​ ​announce​ ​our​ ​second​ ​series​ ​of​ ​Living Options​​ ​seminars​ ​for​ ​2017.​ ​Please​ ​click​ ​here​​ ​to​ ​view​ ​the​ ​flier.​ ​To​ ​book​ ​please contact​ ​us​ ​on​ ​09​ ​636​ ​0351​ ​or​ ​[email protected]​.​ ​ ​Please​ ​provide a​ ​phone​ ​number​ ​and​ ​email​ ​address​ ​when​ ​booking.

Living​ ​Options​ ​Seminar

Information​ o ​ n​ ​four​ ​options​ ​for​ ​living​ ​arrangements for​ ​a​ ​person​ w ​ ith​ ​a​ ​disability

This​ ​will​ ​be​ ​presented​ ​by​ ​Lisa​ ​Martin,​ ​Disability​ ​Connect This​ ​seminar​ ​explores​ ​the​ ​four​ ​main​ ​living​ ​arrangements​ ​for​ ​a​ ​person​ ​with​ ​a disability​ ​including​ ​information​ ​about​ ​supports​ ​available​ ​under​ ​each​ ​option, funding​ ​arrangements,​ ​who​ ​the​ ​providers​ ​are,​ ​benefits​ ​and​ ​challenges​ ​of​ ​each option,​ ​etc. This​ ​seminar​ ​is​ ​ideal​ ​for​ ​families​ ​of​ ​a​ ​young​ ​adult​ ​with​ ​a​ ​disability​ ​who​ ​is approaching​ ​the​ ​age​ ​or​ ​‘readiness’​ ​to​ ​leave​ ​home. Options​ ​discussed​ ​include: ● Residential​ ​Care ● Supported​ ​Living ● Choice​ ​in​ ​Community​ ​Living ● Family​ ​Governed​ ​models Tea/coffee​ ​and​ ​biscuits​ ​will​ ​be​ ​available​ ​from​ ​15​ ​minutes​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​the​ ​start​ ​of the​ ​seminar. West​ ​Auckland Thursday​ ​14​th​​ ​September​ ​7-9pm Hub​ ​West,​ ​27​ ​Corban​ ​Ave,​ ​Henderson South​ ​Auckland Thursday​ ​19​th​​ ​October​ ​7-9pm Otahuhu​ ​Town​ ​Hall,​ ​10-16​ ​High​ ​St,​ ​Otahuhu North​ ​Auckland Tuesday​ ​24​th​​ ​October​ ​7-9pm Yes​ ​Disability​ ​Resource​ ​Centre,​ ​3​ ​William​ ​Laurie​ ​Place,​ ​Albany Central​ ​Auckland Wednesday​ ​1st​ ​ ​ ​November​ ​12-2pm Disability​ ​Connect,​ ​3b​ ​Olive​ ​Road,​ ​Penrose A​ ​copy​ ​of​ ​the​ ​presentation​ ​will​ ​be​ ​given​ ​to​ ​each​ ​attendee​ ​and​ ​a​ ​resource​ ​table of​ ​information​ ​will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​available. There​ ​is​ ​no​ ​charge​ ​for​ ​parents​ ​or​ ​family​ ​members​ ​attending Disability​ ​Connect​ ​now​ ​charges​ ​$50​ ​including​ ​GST​ ​for​ ​each professional​ ​attending​ ​(working​ ​in​ ​the​ ​disability​ ​sector)​ ​attending​ ​our seminars.​This​ ​can​ ​be​ ​paid​ ​by​ ​cash,​ ​cheque​ ​(made​ ​out​ ​to​ ​our​ ​full​ ​organisation

name​ ​Parent​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Resource​ ​Centre​ ​Inc.)​ ​or​ ​direct​ ​debit.​ ​ ​We​ ​do​ ​not accept​ ​credit​ ​card​ ​or​ ​Eftpos​ ​payments.​ ​ ​We​ ​are​ ​happy​ ​to​ ​send​ ​an​ ​invoice​ ​at time​ ​of​ ​booking​ ​of​ ​a​ ​professional​ ​and​ ​payment​ ​is​ ​required​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​attendance. Refunds​ ​will​ ​only​ ​be​ ​given​ ​if​ ​you​ ​cancel​ ​and​ ​this​ ​must​ ​be​ ​made​ ​at​ ​least​ ​24 hours​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​the​ ​seminar.​ ​ ​Please​ ​phone​ ​to​ ​cancel. RSVP​ ​is​ ​essential:​​ ​09​ ​636​ ​0351​ ​or​ ​[email protected]

Lisa​ ​Martin C.E.O.

Disability​ ​Connect

Parent​ ​&​ ​Family​ ​Resource​ ​Centre​ ​Inc.​ ​trading​ ​as​ ​Disability Connect 09​ ​636​ ​0351 www.disabilityconnect.org.nz Facebook​​ ​-​ ​Twitter

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