*Thursday 13 April
 Graze Lunch orders delivered.
 Newsletter updated by 1pm
 Special Assembly 2:30pm Easter Raffle & Rainbows End Draw
 Last day Term 1 - School closes @ 2:50pm


*School reopens Monday 1 May

To those families who commemorate Easter, we wish you a good weekend as you contemplate the significance of the weekend for your faith and family lives.  

Enjoy the holiday break Bombay whanau.  Pack it full of good memories.  Can we please appeal to everyone to keep home reading going during the break?  10 to 15 mins of reading at night will go a long way towards ensuring that students' reading levels do not slide backwards as they often do over a holiday break.

In response to feedback about the length of the newsletter and the amount of advertising, we will be making a change to the newsletter format next term.  The main newsletter will contain all school related news and there will be a link to the community page.  The community page will contain all the community news and community adverts.  This way parents who want to only read school news can do so and others have the option of linking off to the community page.

I'd like to congratulate the 2017 school leaders on being selected to carry out these important roles at school.
The selection process was as rigorous as we could make it.  You can find out more about our process here :
http://bit.ly/1OukhX2

What makes selection even more difficult is that fact that we have such a strong pool of Bombay Students to choose from.  Now that you have been selected and no doubt held a night of celebrations at your homes, we expect that you will roll up your sleeves and get stuck into the important work of supporting the school.  We will offer you all the support and guidance possible but in the end the hard work has to come from you.

To those who dearly wanted to be selected but were not this year, take comfort from the fact that your desire to lead does not fade away because you missed this opportunity. Strengthen your resolve to try for the next chance that comes along, after all you are a Bombay student and we strive to excel. Setbacks and disappointments are a part of life and good leaders learn to move on despite them.  - Paul Petersen

Thank you to all the families who have donated items for the Easter Raffle.  The Easter raffle has been drawn this morning.  We will have a special assembly at 2:30pm to distribute the prizes to the lucky winners.

 Draw will be made today, last day of term. All funds raised go towards our Wellington Camp later in the year. Thank you for your support.

On October 12, 1917, my great uncle was killed in a battle at Passchendaele. He has no known grave so his name is on a wall at Tyne Cot in Belgium, which overlooks the battlefield. 842 NZ soldiers lost their lives that day and 150 of them have their names on the same wall. I would love to take 150 poppies to Tyne Cot, one for each soldier, for the 100 year commemoration. Could you please save your poppy and send it to school on the first day of next term. I will make sure that your poppy is placed beside a name so no NZ soldier is forgotten.
Thank you, Mrs Rolfe.

Our School photo day was on 13 March and this year we were able to get photos of the four syndicates in the school : Kakahu, Kotuitui, Tuhono & Kotare.  
There are copies in the school foyer for parents to have a look at - both formal and informal photos.
Teachers have order forms in their classrooms if children are wanting to purchase - they are $15 per photo for the standard size.  
If orders can be back to school by the end of Term, then we can get them sent to Photolife for processing.

Delicious healthy lunches are available to order for Friday's. All orders must be in by 8pm Thursday evening.
https://grazefood.co.nz/

*This week lunches are available to order on Wednesday 12 April for delivery on Thursday 13 April, due to short week.

Banking day is Wednesday. The winner of the banking trophy this week is: Atarehia. If you would like to open a bank account please collect forms from the office.
Learn about Clever-Kash from ASB by following the link below:

http://bit.ly/2kYNZKE

The New Zealand Hip-hop champs are coming to the Vodafone events centre (in Manukau) these school holiday from the 27-29th April. This is a awesome event where hip-hop crews around New Zealand compete to qualify for the world hip-hop champs. The finals are on Saturday the 29th at 7pm. Tickets are available at ticketdirect.co.nz- $30 for pre sold tickets. Note: they normally sell out, so if you are keen don’t leave it to the last minute.

Fidget cubes for sale! Recommended for adults and children with anxiety and people that like fidgeting! Various colours available, $10 each. We can courier to you for an extra charge of $3 or you're welcome to come pick up. Please contact me on 0273472852 or email me at ontwoittm@gmail.com

April School Holidays are fast approaching!
Keep the kids entertained and get your holiday care sorted with KAS!
A copy of our brochure has been sent out through your school.
For more information and enrolments visit: www.kidsafterschool.co.nz
Or pop into our programme at Bombay School.
Book now to secure your place, spaces are limited!

Please follow this link to give us feedback about the whanau evening. Your feedback is very important to us.

https://goo.gl/forms/yHwFyIeLczNFIaEn2