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ST LEONARDS ROAD SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

12 December 2012 Week 9, Term 4

Greetings Tena Koutou Talofa Lava Malo e Le Lei Namaste Ni sa bula Fakalofa lahi atu Kia Orana Nay Ho Asalam Alykum Ni Hao An Nyung Ha Sai Yo Noaia’e mauri

Dear Parents / Caregivers

We would like to welcome the following student who started at our school this week: Grady Nikoia. We hope you enjoy your time with us.

Friday Whole School Assembly – Christmas Carol Assembly This Friday is our final assembly for the year and is our Christmas Carol Assembly. We would like to extend a warm welcome to all families to join us to celebrate the end of the school year and sing along to some great Christmas Carols.

End of Year School Reports On Thursday 13th December your child/ren will bring home their end of year school report. Please keep an eye out for this, so that you may celebrate your child’s successes and accomplishments for 2012.

New Appointments for 2013 I am pleased to announce that Miss Mary Anne Schwenke will be back at St Leonards in 2013 in a fixed term teaching role in our Junior Syndicate. Mrs Kay Spray will also be back at St Leonards in a permanent teaching role in our Middle Syndicate. Congratulations go out to both of these women on being appointed to these positions.

Stationery for 2013 The Stationery packs for the 2013 school year including the $20.00 Art and Craft levy are as follows: New Entrant - $45.00 Year 1 - $45.00 Year 2 - $47.00 Year 3 - $69.00 Year 4 - $69.00 Year 5/6 - $60.00 The only additional cost will be the school donation, which has been set at $20.00 per child per child per year or $50.00 per family per year. (Family meaning brothers and sisters only, not cousins or nieces and nephews)

End of Year Finish Date & 2013 Start Date School finishes for 2012 on Friday 14th December at 2.00 pm. Please make arrangements to collect your children or make sure someone is at home when they arrive. ← School starts again at St Leonards for 2013 on Tuesday 29th January at 9.00 am. The school office will be open next year from Thursday 24th to Friday 25th January for enrolments, sale of stationery and payment of school donations. ← ← ← 2013 Term Dates and Teacher Only Days ← Here are the confirmed term dates that we as a school will follow for 2013 that comply with MOE requirements gazetted in the NZ Educational Gazette. th th ← Term One: Tuesday 29 January – Friday 19 April th th ← Term Two: Monday 6 May – Friday 12 July th th ← Term Three: Monday 29 July – Friday 27 September th th ← Term Four: Monday 14 October – Friday 13 December th th ← Auckland Anniversary Day is Monday 28 January, hence why we start on Tuesday 29 January the 2013 school year. th ← During Term One, Waitangi Day is on Wednesday 6 February, so no school that day. th nd ← Easter is celebrated in Term One from Friday 29 March to Tuesday 2 April, so no school on those days. rd ← There will be a Teacher Only Day on Wednesday 3 April to provide Mathematics Professional Development for staff, so students return to school on Thursday 4th April that week. th ← ANZAC Day is on Thursday 25 April during the Term 1 School holidays. rd ← During Term Two, Queen’s Birthday is Monday 3 June, so no school on that day. th ← Labour Day is during Term Four on Monday 28 October, so no school on that day. th ← School will finish for the year on Friday 13 December in 2013.

Friends of the School Disco A HUGE thanks to our Staff, FOTS and the community for an awesome night last Friday. The results of the disco raffle areas follows: Senior Mystery Box won by Junior Etelei Room 18 Middle Mystery Box won by Ardrianna Webster Room 4 Junior Mystery Box won by Ariana Stephens Room 7 Zak Power book set won by Kaiora Angell-Rio Room 20 Congratulations to all our winners.

Year 6 Graduation A reminder to families of our Year 6 students, that this year’s Year 6 Graduation will take place tonight 7.00 – 9.00 pm. This event is a celebration of your child’s time at St Leonards Road School and the children will be acknowledged for their involvement and successes during their time here. As well as the presentation of awards, the children will also have an opportunity to share their memories. We hope all our Year 6 families will be able to attend.

T Ball results for Saturday 8 th December U6 - Little Leo's lost against Green Bay Warriors 21-20 Player of the Day : Hansell Ione U8 - Roar won against Konini 16-12 Player of the Day : Dev Mehta U8 - Strikers won against Green Bay Dragons 14-13 Player of the Day : Jacob Polesi U10 - Saints lost against Titirangi Gangnam - lost 13-12 Player of the Day : Mosese Houma U10 - Green Machine lost against Green Bay Walter 24-15 Player of the Day : Jasmine Pampellone U12 - Titans played against some parents

The Term 4 T-ball season is coming to an end, with last game on Saturday 15 December, for this year. All teams will remain the same for Term 1 2013, with the first game starting on Saturday 9th February not the 2nd as published in last weeks newsletter. 2012 Western Districts Interschool Athletics Results We have had such an outstanding sporting year! Thank-you to our families and friends especially, all the coaches, managers and cheer leaders who have supported our children in all sporting codes throughout this year. Our Interschool Athletics team also went on to break many Western District Records. Here are the new 2012 records set by many of our amazing and talented athletes. 9 RECORDS IN TOTAL FOR 2012! There will be a special prize giving on Thursday to acknowledge all those who represented St Leonards in the 2012 St Leonards Road School Interschool Athletics Team.

Shot Put 10 Year Girls (2kg) Ruth Vehikite 12.74m Shot Put 11 Year Girls (2kg) Sama Tofae 10.63m 80m 10 Year Boys Jarvis Leaoseve 11.44 sec 80m 11 Year Boys Rylee Samuela 10.80 sec Relay 9 and Under Boys Esom Ioka, Sebastyan Jack, Kusma Mapa, Casey Wills 1:01.6 secs High Jump 10 and Over Boys Tama Heaki 1.35m Long Jump 9 and Under Boys Sebastyan Jack 4.11m Shot Put 10 Year Boys (2kg) Joshua Lui 10.68m Shot Put 11 Year Boys (3kg) Isaac Mulitalo 9.27m Western Districts Athletic records still held by ex-St Leonards children 80m 10 Year Girls Merrylynn Etelei 11.08 - 2010 Relay 9 and Under Girls St Leonards 1:06.22 - 2009 Relay 10 and Over Girls St Leonards 57.72 - 2011 Softball Throw 9 Year Girls Natia Chan Tung 28.75m - 2006 Shot Put 9 Year Girls (1.5kg) Grace Lui 10.06m - 2009 60m 9 Year Boys Edward Mulitalo 8.55 sec -2007 Long Jump 10 and Over Boys Edward Mulitalo 4.35m - 2009

Overall School Points 2012 1st St Leonards 71 2nd Prospect 25 3rd Kaurilands 24 4th Fruitvale 18 5th Konini 16 6th Kelston 14 7th Laingholm 13 7th Titirangi 13 9th Woodlands 6 10th Glen Eden 3 Athletics Results - Girls 60m 9 Year Girls 3rd Bree Ropati Tongalea St Leonards 60m 11 Year Girls 1st Amy ParkerSt Leonards 8.09 80m 9 Year Girls 3rd Bree Ropati Tongalea St Leonards 80m 11 Year Girls 1st Florence Gideon St Leonards 11.65 Relay 10 and Over Girls 1st St Leonards – Te Aroha Barber, Florence Gideon, Dayna Gates, Amy Parker 1:01.4 Shot Put 9 Year Girls 1st Suluama Mulitalo St Leonards 9.51m Shot Put 10 Year Girls 1st Ruth Vehikite St Leonards 12.74m Shot Put 11 Year Girls 1st Sama Tofae St Leonards 10.63m 2nd Amy ParkerSt Leonards Long Jump 9 and Under Girls 3rd Bree Ropati Tongalea St Leonards Long Jump 10 and Over Girls 2nd Te Aroha Barber St Leonards Athletics Results - Boys 60m 9 Year Boys 2nd Sebastyan Jack St Leonards 60m 10 Year Boys 1st Jarvis Leaoseve St Leonards 9.00 60m 11 Year Boys 1st Rylee Samuela St Leonards 8.62 80m 9 Year Boys 1st Sebastyan Jack St Leonards 11.82 80m 10 Year Boys 1st Jarvis Leaoseve St Leonards 11.44 80m 11 Year Boys 1st Rylee Samuela St Leonards 10.80 Relay 9 and Under Boys 1st St Leonards – Kusma Mapa, Esom Ioka, Casey Wills, Sebastyan Jack 1:01.6 Relay 10 and Over Boys 1st St Leonards – Rylee Samuela, Isaac Mulitalo, Jarvis Leaoseve, Paseka Taomia 1:01.7 Shot Put 9 Year Boys 3rd John AhLo St Leonards Shot Put 10 Year Boys 1st Joshua Lui St Leonards 10.68 3rd Zane Tuagalu St Leonards Shot Put 11 Year Boys 1st Isaac Mulitalo St Leonards 9.27 2nd Junior Etelei St Leonards High Jump 9 and Under Boys 2nd Esom Ioka St Leonards High Jump 10 and Over Boys 1st Tama Heaki St Leonards 1.35 Long Jump 9 and Under Boys 1st Sebastyan Jack St Leonards 4.11 Long Jump 10 and Over Boys 1st Rylee Samuela St Leonards 4.17 Pupil of the Year Awards The following children received Pupil of the Year Awards at our assembly last Friday. Room 1 VJ Vevesi Victor Viki Room 2 Aleena Habibah Henry Lupe Lesaisaea Room 3 Carsyn Nikoia Vaiese Afelee Room 4 Linkin Pauga Stacey Tang Room 5 Aluna Taomia Layzell Halo Room 6 Ilaisa’ane Pani Siosifa Pongi Room 7 Amelia Hurrell Aidan Susanto Room 8 Ruby Colman Rory Pauga Room 10 Ashley Vaifale Daralporn Yamyen Room 11 Prisha Charan Elijah Brain Room 12 Asher Susanto Leone Mauga Room 13 Darnei Iakopo Daniel Muavao Room 14 Inderpreet Kaur Vimal Suresh Kumar Room 15 Eilis Babbington Nikoia Ioka Room 16 Glenda Etelei Saheel Naicker Room 17 Wikitoria Lundon Veronique Ulu Kini Room 18 Junior Etelei Sarah Milo Room 19 Tama Heaki Talei-Rose Holmes Room 20 Daile Matabilas Joshua Fusitua Room 21 Madina Akbari Zekiel Nikoia

Library Christmas Raffle The Library Christmas raffle is now on sale at the school office. Tickets are $1.00 each. There are three prizes and the winners will be drawn at the Christmas Carol Assembly this Friday, 14 th December 2012. Thank you for your support.

Up Coming Events Wednesday 12th December Year 6 Graduation in school hall @ 7.00 pm Thursday 13th December End of Year Reports go home today Friday 14th December Christmas Carol Assembly in the school hall 9.10–10.20 am Last Day of school for 2012 – School finishes @ 2.00 pm

Kind regards Darren Smith Principal

Shadbolt Park Junior Touch Term 1 2013 Are you interested in coaching a St Leonards School Touch Team for this season? Games will be generally played between 4:00 pm and 6.00 pm on Tuesday afternoons, at Suburbs Rugby Club, Shadbolt Park, 200 Portage Road. Grades Available: Year 1/2, Year 3/4, Year 5/6. If you are interested in coaching a St Leonards School Touch team for Term 1 2013, please leave your name and contact number at the school office. Touch training normally takes place after school on Monday. Zinta Kreismanis - PE/Health Team Census Collectors wanted Tuesday, 5 March 2013 is census day. Census is seeking around 7,000 people to join our nationwide team to deliver and collect census forms. Being a Census Collector involves six weeks part-time paid work from 11 February to 24 March 2013. You will work from home and work flexible hours. You will be required to work evenings and weekends to ensure that everyone in your location receives everything required to complete the census. As a Census Collector, you will be the representative for the census in your community. You will need to be professional and friendly in encouraging people to complete the census. Full training is provided. Census Collectors come from all walks of life. Whatever your situation, you are welcome to apply. However, you must be able to read, write and speak English and be able to attend two paid training sessions which may be during normal work hours. The census is important for New Zealand. This is your opportunity to do something unique for your community. Applications close 10 pm Sunday, 13 January 2013. please email www.census.govt.nz/jobs or ring 0800 Census Yours sincerely Lana Raihman District Supervisor Census – Statistics New Zealand Phone: 836-2182 Mobile: 021-244-6758

Best wishes to all our Students and Families I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our families and children all the best for Christmas and the school holidays. Have a safe and happy holiday. To all our Year 6 students going to Intermediate next year, we wish you all great success and the very best of luck with your future education. We are all proud of you and hope you will come back and visit and keep in touch.

To all those families that are leaving our school at the end of the year or who finish their association with us at the end of 2012, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU! Thank you for your support, encouragement and belief in us, to do the very best educationally for your children. It has been a pleasure to have known you and an honour to have been part of your family during your child’s primary schooling.

To all our families, students, friends and staff “MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR” see you all again in 2013