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www.parkland.school.nz rise to the challenge dear parents from today you will find that our newsletter will be `shrinking we intend to place much of the material that would normally appear in the newsletter into the `parkland learning hub important notices can be found in the `news centre find out what your child s class has been up to in their `class page find out what s on term calendar archived copies of the newsletter etc in the `what s happening area our intention is for parents and children to visit the hub on a regular basis so that it becomes habitual if you can not find what you are looking for simply email your child s class teacher or myself and i will find an answer to your query principal@parkland.school.nz by the end of this term we plan to have distributed logon information to all senior team students and their parents parents are more than welcome to use school computers if access is a problem from home peter barnett principal

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what s in the newsletter this week bike raffle results stp conferences parkland stars of the week keyboard success `stranger danger scholastic book club stp booking instructions awesome aotearoa dvd/cd order form enrolment scheme changes lost property secondhand uniforms community notices parkland bike raffle thank you to everyone who supported this raffle many thanks to the prefects who have sold tickets each morning and to mark woolley who sold tickets at the production last week the total raised was $695 junior raffle ticket no 70 p.marenzi senior raffle ticket no 613 m.wildbore principals in pyjamas were a little harder to find there were also some amazing hair designs all food items have been donated to the salvation army food bank mufti day congratulations to miss forrest the prefects who organised our mufti day and fun assembly last friday the day was very well supported by pyjama wearing children and teachers stp conferences parents should note that the school will close at 12.50pm on wednesday july 13th so that stp conferences can begin at 1.30pm on thursday july 14th the school will close at the normal time and conferences will begin at 3.30pm.

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parkland stars of the week great writing by mereana on the morning of the 1st of june the whole school did cross country we took our chairs out on the field we did a warm up we ran along the field onto the concrete and into the golf course at the last minute i ran really fast i was puffing my heart was beating very very fast india gave me my certificate i came 17th my family was proud of me keyboard success congratulations to hannah sutherland-smith who passed trinity college grade 1 keyboard exam last week with flying colours hannah is a participant in the parkland school keyboard programme held on monday mornings stranger danger parkland parents who have children that walk or bike to school are reminded to talk with them about the issue of stranger danger in light of two recent incidents in the city in the past fortnight it is safer for children to walk in groups no one should be walking to school on their own if you are unsure about what to do please contact your class teacher and we will put you in touch with others from your area that could form a walking school bus scholastic book club book club orders close on friday 1 july spare order forms are at the office if required.

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mid-year stp conferences student teacher parent mid year stp conferences are important we expect every parent and every child to participate in this important conversation about your child s learning at parkland school please bring the mid year interim report with you this will form the basis of your discussions mid year stp conferences will be held over two days day 1 wednesday july 13 2011 nb school will close at 12.50pm on this day children will go home for their lunch conferences will begin at 1.30pm and end at 6pm day 2 thursday july 14 2011 conferences will begin at 3.30pm and end at 8pm stp conferences booking instructions bookings open tomorrow friday july 1st go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz enter the parkland school code l3vdp step 1 enter your full name eg john smith enter your email address select the number of children you wish to book for enter your child s full name/s click go step 2 select your child s teacher/s from the drop down menu click go step 3 select the time/s that suit you by clicking on a box click go you will only be able to select from times that are still available you have finished it is as simple as that you will now receive an email confirming your stp conference times you can go back to the website at any time to change bookings if you wish if you do not wish to book online or do not have internet access you can simply phone or visit the school office barbara or kath will be able to make your booking for you while you wait.

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many many thanks to the huge number of parents who helped make the production such a success teachers are extremely appreciative of the interest and support parents have shown over the past few months the production is a fantastic opportunity for our students to perform in front of a large audience and the regent theatre provides an excellent venue despite the significant costs involved our thanks to the parkland pta who have subsidised the venue costs this year we are able to offer families a dvd of the performance and a cd of photos please use the form below if you wish to order orders close wednesday 13 july awesome aotearoa dvd photo order name i would like to order the following dvd $10 each photo cd $5 each room total enclosed $

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enrolment scheme changes parents are advised that the ministry of education has slightly altered all enrolment schemes to include children of former students the wording now reads the education amendment act no 3 2010 has changed the requirements contained in the education act 1989 the act around the selection of applicants who live outside the home zone section11f the education act 1989 provides the legislative framework under which a board of trustees may develop implement and operate an enrolment scheme the order of priority in which applicants who live outside a school s home zone are to be offered places at the school is now as follows a first priority must be given to any applicant who is accepted for enrolment in a special programme run by the school b second priority must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student of the school c third priority must be given to any student who is the sibling of a former student of the school d fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school e fifth priority must be given to any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the board of the school or a child of a member of the board of the school f sixth priority must be given to all other applicants the full text of s11f can be found at www.legislation.govt.nz this recent change only affects students not living in school s home zone out of zone students are only taken if a school s board chooses to take a number if a board decides that out of zone students are to be taken then they must be taken in the order of priority a ballot is used if there needs to be any selection from within a priority category parents should note that there has been no need to hold a ballot in 2010 or 2011 as numbers of enrolments have not exceeded places available at present we have approximately ten places available to out of zone students lost property check the hub for other found items we have a growing number of unclaimed uniform items that have been left around the school those that are named have been returned to their owners there are at least six pairs of black shoes in lost property that are not named.

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second hand uniform items available for purchase half-zip polar fleece size 7 price around $25 negotiable contact the school office 358 1469 lost last week 1 x size 5 half zip polar fleece named caitlin quinn lost/found at last wednesdays rehearsal at the regent a size 7 long sleeve polo shirt was lost and a size 8 short sleeve polo shirt found in room 3 and 10s dressing room if your child arrived home with the wrong shirt you can swap at the office please check the lost property trolley there are socks shoes tights etc mounting up found 1 pr size 4 cargo pants small tear in right knee in parkland crescent community notices kids holiday programmes lido after school adventures highland home ymca and kidactive see noticeboard and office watch noticeboard for more holiday lessons/term lessons 18th 22nd july and 25th 29th july holiday lessons are on in the morning only and cater for all levels from beginners to those wanting more technique they are a great booster or refresher course term 1 begins on 1st august 2011 please call us on 356 7317 manawatu gymsports inc.gymnastics and trampoline club free open day a great investment for your childs active future when friday 1st july from 4.30pm to 6.30pm saturday 2nd july from 1pm to 4pm where 10 downing street palmerston north bring the whole family down for more information call us on 06 3577065 or e-mail manawatugymsports@clear.net.nz google manawatu gymsports leaflets available from school office send us a photo of your precious bubbies and go in the draw to win a free sitting and free portrait package valued at $69 all entries will de displayed in studio for voting from the community entries close 1st july 2011 for more infor contact ritewurx photography 192 featherston st palmerston north 06 358 3428 or 027 501 2677 grasshoppers tennis tri series manawatu lawn tennis club wednesday 27 july 1pm 2.30pm for 5-12 yr olds first timers beginning players all welcome entry fee of $10 per player to be held on the day register go to www.tennismanawatu.org.nz or contact jared kemsley 021 499 155 or jared@tennismanawatu.org.nz

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term term term term 1 2 3 4 term dates 2011 wed 2 feb fri 15 april mon 2 may fri 15 july mon 1 aug fri 7 oct tue 25 oct fri 16 dec july 1 fri 7 8 12 13 14 15 thu fri tue wed thu fri sausage sizzle 1 stp conference bookings open bot meeting 7pm pizza lunch 2.50 mid year reports home winter tournament stp conferences nb school closes early at 12.50pm stp conferences begin at 3.30pm end of term 2 august 1 mon 2 tue 4 thu 5 fri term 3 begins icas english prepaid enrolments newsletter sausage sizzle 1 rise to the challenge absences events answerphone 354 8537 school office 358 1469 school website www.parkland.school.nz text absences 027 755 7753 roslyn dental clinic 357 9868 mobile dental clinic 027 244 4159

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