INFO EXPRESS Y7-9 Term 4 Week 1 17 October - 23 October 2011
Virtue: Enthusiasm Enthusiasm is being cheerful, happy, and full of spirit. It is Please check the entry page for doing something wholeheartedly and eagerly. When you attachments related to: are enthusiastic, you have a positive attitude. Enthusiasm Victoria University, Public lecture. is being inspired. House Music DVD.
Y7 Vision Testing Dates to note Monday 17 October Regional Public Health provides a vision screening Staff only day. programme at school during Year 7 and this will take place Tuesday 18 October at Marsden on Thursday 29 September. Pupils will be Term 4 begins (full summer or full advised of results at the time of testing. If further winter uniform may be worn this assessment is recommended you will be notified by mail. week but uniforms may not be Children who wear glasses and/or are under professional mixed). care and have regular checks will not require a vision Thursday 20 October check by this service. Please notify the school nurses 7.30pm Old Girls’ Association Nadine Smith ( [email protected] ) and meeting , Swainson Room. Sally Allen ( [email protected] ) if you DO NOT agree to your daughter being screened. Monday 24 October Please note that this screening test is not a full assessment Labour Day – School closed. of your daughter’s vision. If you have any concerns, please Tuesday 25 October consult an optometrist. Summer Uniform only from today.
Y7/8 Life Education at school until House Music DVD: orders due Friday 21 October Friday. Thank you for your support of the House Music Top 100 Y8 Spelling Bee Test at Competition. All six Houses performed with enthusiasm lunchtime. and passion. We recognise that not everyone was able to Wednesday 26 October attend the evening show and therefore we are making 7pm Technology Department available a DVD of both afternoon and evening Fashion Show, Auditorium. performances. Students might like to purchase this as a Thursday 27 October fun way to remember an exciting competition 7.30pm Parents’ Association The cost of the DVD is $13.00 and this will be charged to Meeting, Swainson Room. your account. Proceeds from the DVD sales will be put Friday 28 October towards new electronic equipment for the Auditorium. Old Girls’ Day – Assembly Periods 1 and 2. Please check the entry page for an order form. Orders can also be emailed to Vijay Raj, [email protected] and are due by Friday 21 October.
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School buses - Marsden School Karori, Tues 18 - Fri 21 October Despite having our term dates since the beginning of the year, NZ Bus and the Regional Council have only recently Community notices realised that we will be back at school one week before Public Meeting for Wellington the local state schools. Any shared buses are contracted to Central Candidates run for the dates stated in the Education Gazette. As we Contestants for National Election 26 share three of our routes with other schools, these three November 2011. routes will not operate on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday When: Wednesday 19 October at and Friday of our first week back at school for Term 4. 7.00pm Where: St Johns Hall (cnr Campbell The following bus routes will NOT operate on our first St/Karori Rd). week back at school (Tues 18 - Fri 21 October) : o 670 S053 Kilbirnie shops 07:20, Hataitai Village, Public lecture at Victoria University Hataitai, Roseneath, Oriental Bay, City, Thorndon, on the Beehive and MMP Wadestown, Wilton, Karori Please check the entry page for o 673 S013 Churton Park via 07:35 Churton Park, information regarding a public Johnsonville, Broadmeadows, Khandallah, Ngaio, lecture to be held on Wednesday 19 Wilton Johnsonville Karori October. o 678 S032 Breaker Bay 07:40 Breaker Bay, Seatoun, Miramar, Kilbirnie, Mt Victoria, City, Thorndon, Northland, Karori
The routes below WILL operate as normal on the first week back at school (Tues 18 - Fri 21 October): Morning Trips o 674 S004 Khandallah 07:40 Khandallah, Ngaio, Wilton o 677 S228 Island Bay 07:40 Island Bay, Berhampore, Kingston, Brooklyn, Kelburn, Karori Afternoon Trips o 665 S110 Marsden School 15:40 City, Oriental Bay, Roseneath, Hataitai, Kilbirnie, Miramar, Seatoun, Breaker Bay o 671 S111 Marsden School 15:38 City o 672 S112 Marsden School 15:40 Wilton, Wadestown, City o 675 S161 Marsden School 15:40 Wilton, Ngaio, Khandallah, Johnsonville, Churton Park o 676 S113 Marsden School 15:40 Wilton, Ngaio, Khandallah o 677 S229 Marsden School 15:40 Karori, Kelburn, Brooklyn, Kingston, Berhampore, Island Bay
If you have any questions please contact Celia McCarthy on 476 8792 ext 848 or by email at [email protected]
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