*Thursday 24 August
  Newsletter updated by 1pm.
  Order your Graze lunch order by 8pm tonight

*Friday 25 August
  Mufti Day -donation of $2 shop items please.
  Graze lunch orders delivered

 *Monday 28 August
  Home & School Meeting 7pm in the staffroom

*Tuesday 29 August

*Wednesday 30 August
  ASB Banking Day
  Franklin Cross Country

On Wednesday the Year 3 and 4 team held the final of their poetry recital. All finalists did an amazing job at wowing the audience with the delivery of their poems.

A big congratulations to the following place holders.
1st Place - Dylan,  2nd Place - Luke,  3rd Equal Place - Brooke &  Harlan
Highly Commended - Damian, Phoebe, Alice &  William

We have two car seats to give to a family who may need them. They are in good condition and they are free.  First come first serve.  Please contact the office 09 2361012

We've had a spate of tummy bugs and respiratory infections doing the rounds.  To avoid spreading this across the school, please keep your child at home for 48 hours after a bout of vomiting or diarrhoea.  

If you are contemplating enrolling your Year 6 child at another school for Year 7 in 2018, could you please complete this form?  Although we would be sad to see your child leave the school, we understand that parents will make this decision for a host of reasons and we are keen to understand them.  We would also like to get an accurate picture, as early as possible, of our student levels for 2018.  This will allow us to advertise free spaces and to staff the school correctly for the next year.  Please complete our survey by clicking on the following link :

https://goo.gl/forms/2StYD2v9WKuHCXCN2

We are holding an extra enrolment evening in the school library on Thursday 14 September from 3-7pm.
If you are unable to make it and haven't enrolled, you will need to make an appointment at the school office on 2370117 to come in on a Monday or Thursday during school time for an enrolment interview with our enrolment officer.

Can all parents please check that you don't have any school books at home. We are missing a lot of Junior Readers. Please check and if found return to the school office. Thank you.

Krystal has asked me to express her deep-felt gratitude for the bake sale proceeds and for the yummy meals.  The family is feeling supported and loved and comforted by the knowledge that they are not alone. Thank you team.  Paul

If you would like to support, please visit the give-a-little site by following the link below.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/chasesjourneytakingontourettes

Thank you for your help.

We have received reports of headlice at school. Please check your child's hair regularly. If found please treat and let your child's teacher know.

Delicious healthy lunches are available to order for Fridays. All orders must be in by 8pm Thursday evening.  You can now do bulk orders for the whole term or a few weeks at a time.
https://grazefood.co.nz/

Banking day is Wednesday. The winner of the banking trophy this week is: Johno.  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

Link for any Calf Club current documents e.g. projects, floral day: http://bit.ly/2sqe23G

Contact the Calf Club Coordinator : Dianna Naylor : http://bit.ly/2sqe23G
Download the Full 2017 Calf Club Calendar : http://bit.ly/2spQWKI
New to Calf Club?  Watch this info video. Note that dates refer to 2016. https://youtu.be/h5-lS2EGC1M

Biofert Te is suitable for all vegetable and flower gardens (including roses) and all species of trees. The cost is $25 for a 5kg bucket. The school receives $4 for every 5 kg bucket sold. Orders can be taken now and the product will be delivered ready for collection from the plant stall on the afternoon of Friday 29 September or on Calf Club Day. If you require your order prior to this, a special delivery can be arranged for mid September (please advise when ordering if you would like this option).
Please email your order to the office: admin@bombay.school.nz   
You can choose to pay via direct credit into the school bank account: 12-3023-0473410-00, send cash, or pay by EFTPOS at the school office. Thank you for your support.

*This product will also be available on Calf Club day at the Plant stall.

Thank you to all the kind people who have donated egg cartons, we now have enough. If anyone has any suitable boxes or plastic bags for the Produce stand they would be greatly appreciated.

Date for 2017 for this event, is Wednesday 18 October. This is the first Wednesday of Term 4.

It is open to all children who have participated in our Calf Club  with their Calf, Goat or Lamb.  They do not need to have won any ribbons to enter.  Quite often children who do not do well on our day, do quite well at the Group Day event.

It is the parent's responsibility to get your child to the A & P Showgrounds in Pukekohe on the day - your child will be marked as 'Present' for the day at school.  

Entries are $5 each.  Your children need to be registered by Saturday 30 September (our Calf Club Day) - please complete the entry form - follow link below to download entry form:
http://bit.ly/2v1PUpa

Wednesday 30 Aug Franklin Cross Country
Tuesday 5 Sept Franklin Boys Basketball Yr 5 & 6
Wednesday 6 Sept Franklin Girls Basketball Yr 5 & 6
Thursday 7 Sept Ch of Ch X Country
Tuesday 26 Sept Franklin Duathlon

NB: Junior Cross Country date to be confirmed (may even be Term 4).

Today Tuesday the 23rd we went to the Pukekohe A&P showgrounds for the year 5 to year 8 North Group Cross Country. It was a great day for cross country but in some places it was still wet and muddy.
We began with the year 5 girls and Maddie came first with Angela close behind in third. Right on Angela’s tail was Olivia , Tess and Megan . Who together came first in the year 5 team event.
The year 6 boys also competed well to come second in the team event.
When the Year 7 girls race started I set a pace to run effectively. Through the first gate I was coming about 5th but then passed 4 girls as I climbed the first hill. I was then in second place where I stayed until I got to the back straight where I put on a much faster pace to pass the Waiau Pa girl to take first place. I stayed there until the finish line, winning by about 50 meters. Sam was 4th, Lily was 5th and Danica 6th ensuring that we won the teams competition.
The Year 7 boys were next, starting halfway between the year 7 girls. Some Bombay boys were at the right corner of the start line. I started at about 8th and all the Bombay boys worked their way up the hill. I got into 3rd and my mates were right behind me. We came down the bank and through the gate and I passed Max and the Waiau Pa boy so I was finally in first place. The other Bombay boys were right on my tail.  Powering over the line I was so exhausted. Hayden was 2nd, Max 3rd, Liam 4th and Connor was 6th. With such a strong effort we easily won the team competition.
The Year 8 girls began strongly with Bronwyn speeding straight into the lead. After one lap, Jorja was following in second and Britt was surprised to find herself in third place. This order was maintained until the end of the race when Pene raced in to take fourth place so we won the team’s event.
The Year 8 boys were back in the field a little until the first hill when Harrison and Carlos powered straight into the lead and crossed the finishing line in that order. The whole team, again, came first.
It was an exhausting day but all that training on the hill paid off!
Johno & Sasha

Result below:
Year 5 Girls Team 1st  Madeleine 1st, Angela 3rd, Olivia 4th, Tess 5th, Megan 6th, Sophie  8th
Year 5 Boys Team 3rd  Doran , Cohen , Angus , Ben , George , Max
Year 6 Girls Team 1st  Sasha 1st, Lucy 4th, Leah 10th, Lock 11th, Livvy 20th
Year 6 Boys Team 2nd  Liam 4th,  David 11th, Toby 13th, Damian 15th, Liam 16th
Year 7 Girls Team 1st Sasha 1st, Samantha 4th, Lily 5th, Danica 6th, Ella 14th, Kyla  16th
Year 7 Boys Team 1st  Johno 1st, Hayden 2nd, Max 3rd, Liam 4th, Connor 6th, William 12th, Joshua 13th, Jack 14th, Caleb 20th, Evan .
Year 8 Girls Team 1st  Bronwyn 1st, Jorja 2nd, Britt 3rd, Pene 4th, Grace 6th, Caitlin  7th.
Year 8 Boys Team 1st  Harrison 1st, Carlos 2nd, Flynn 9th, Cody 10th, Logan 12th, Jack 14th.

Lauryn has had a fabulous 3 weeks taking classes with some of US and Canada's best known choreographers.  Lauryn and 7 other girls from her Auckland studio also had the opportunity to compete at the Showstoppers final at the Disneyland hotel in the solo and team categories.

Lauryn achieved personal bests in her solo results but it was their team that achieved something that no other Australian or NZ team has done - made the top 10 finals and got to dance in the American Loves to Dance finals.  

Here is a YouTube link if you are curious (Lauryn wearing the green flowers).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C2wvHxUTEfk

Lauryn is off again in September to the Sunshine Coast for another large dance competition final that she has qualified for.  

Max attended the NZ Archery National Champs (Indoor) in Palmerston North over the weekend and won a gold and a bronze. He got to compete against some of NZ's best archers and people that compete internationally.​​ Well done Max!