THIS WEEK’S MEMORY VERSE
If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.
Matthew 5:41
PRINCIPAL’S NOTICE
Tena koutou whanau ma – warm greetings to everyone
As we draw close to the end of the school year I would like to bring to your attention several important events that are on our horizon.
Firstly, reminder that the Senior Prize-Giving is tomorrow evening at 6:30pm in the hall. Thank you to Joni who has gone the extra distance to phone whanau to make sure everyone is aware of the event.
Next week sees the beginning of the NCEA Examinations and many of our seniors are involved in these. We have shared previously that students need to be coming to school every day to continue with their studies right up to the exams themselves, and also to complete any Internal Standards that remain unfinished.
In the last week of the term we will hold our Junior and Middle School Prize-Giving assemblies. We will begin on Monday the 9th December with the Certificates of Recognition awards for our Primary students and invite our whanau to come in and join with us in a ‘Whanau Day’. We will confirm the start time closer to the date.
The next day (10th December) we will be running our annual ‘Beach Day’. This will be at Tii Bay, Paihia.
Wednesday 11th December is the Primary school Prize-Giving, followed by the Middle School Prize-Giving. Again we will confirm start times closer to the date.
2025 Enrolments
As discussed in previous newsletters, our school roll is very healthy – something we are very thankful for, first to the Lord and also to our whanau who have entrusted the education, care and wellbeing of their children to us. We are taking enrolments for 2025 and urge whanau who are considering enrolling here to act quickly to secure a place in the school as places are fast being taken up.
Teacher Only Day
Schools have been reminded that support for the NZ curriculum changes and also changes to NCEA needs to be accessed by Friday 15th November. We are therefore closing the school on the 15th November for a Teacher Only day for staff to receive more feedback about curriculum changes and also to strengthen our school responses to raising Literacy standards to support greater success at the NCEA level.
Camps Next Year
This is an early signal that we are running two camps at the beginning of next year. One, a Year 7 & 8 camp at Urupukapuka Island with senior student leaders mentoring our younger students. This will be run on the 3rd, 4th and 5th February. The second camp is the Primary Summer Camp, to be run on the 12th and 13th March.
Recruitment
Please join us in praying that the Lord will send to us, teachers of excellence to fill the positions we have advertised.
Mathew 18:19-20 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
David Rogers
PRINCIPAL
KEY DATES:
IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES
| PRIMARY | |
| Term 4 | |
| Term 4 | |
| Monday 9th December | Certificates of Recognition Years 1-6 |
| Tuesday 10th December | Beach Day Years 1-10 |
| Wednesday 11th December | Prize Giving Years 1-6 |
| SECONDARY | |
| Term 4 | |
| Term 4 | Technology Year 7-8 Every Tuesdays |
| Wednesday 11th December | Prize Giving Years 7-10 |
| WHOLE SCHOOL | |
| Term 4 | |
| Term 4 | |
| Friday 15th November | Teacher Only Day |
SCHOOL TERMS
| Term 1 | Start | Tuesday 31st January 2024 |
| End | Friday 12th April 2024 | |
| Term 2 | Start | Monday 29th April 2024 |
| End | Friday 5th July 2024 | |
| Term 3 | Start | Monday 22nd July 2024 |
| End | Friday 27th September 2024 | |
| Term 4 | Start | Monday 14th October 2024 |
| End | Friday 13th December 2024 |
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Meeting Dates:
| Term 1 | Tuesday 13th February 2024 |
| Term 2 | Tuesday 14th May 2024 |
| Term 2 | Tuesday 18th June 2024 |
| Term 3 | Tuesday 30th July 2024 |
| Term 4 | Tuesday 22nd October 2024 |
Minutes:
- Minutes 22nd October2024
- Minutes 10th September 2024
- Minutes 18th June 2024
- Minutes 14th May 2024
- Minutes 13th February 2024
- Minutes 17th October 2023
- Minutes 28 November 2023
TEACHERS NOTICE
TEACHER ONLY DAY
Kia Ora Whanau
Just a reminder there is a Teacher Only Day on Friday 15th November . School will be closed for students.
Nga mihi
PRIMARY NOTICES
YEAR 3-4 CLASS
YEAR 11-13 NCEA STUDENTS
PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW IN RED TO ACCESS THE CAREERS AND TE KURA LINKS.
COURSE SELECTIONS 2025
This is the information students need to make their choices. We would like all students choices to be handed in at Form Time on Tuesday 29 October so we can begin drafting our 2025 Timetable.
STUDENT NOTICES
STUDENTS WORK
FOR PARENTS AND WHANAU
YOUTH 412
Celebration Youth 412. Youth event for those aged 12 and over at the Celebration Centre (school hall) on Friday at 7:00 pm. Contact Josiah Shaw 021 022 42000 or Brian Heihei 022 198 1757.
Mike Shaw
CEO Celebration Trust
PO Box 235 – Kaikohe
Phone +64 9 405 3996
Cell +64 21 842 302
WHAT ARE ATTENDANCE DUES?
The Ministry of Education does not fund building related costs at our School. Attendance Dues are only used to pay for building related costs. They can not be used for any other purposes. Paying Attendance Dues is a condition of enrolment for all students attending our School. Attendance Dues are compulsory – there is a legal requirement for parents and caregivers to pay Attendance Dues under the Education and Training Act 2020. They are not a donation.
Mike Shaw
CEO Celebration Trust
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Lunch For The Week
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