*Thursday 31 August
  Franklin Cross Country
  Newsletter updated by 1pm.
  Order your Graze lunch order by 8pm tonight

*Friday 1 September
  Graze lunch orders delivered

*Monday 4 September
 Keys for locked i-pod on sale from today.

*Tuesday 5 September
  Whole School Assembly 1:50pm
  Franklin Boys Basketball Yr 5 & 6

*Wednesday 6 September
 ASB Banking Day
 Franklin Girls Basketball Yr 5 & 6

Just a friendly reminder that students must hand their cell phones into the office in the morning.
Ideally, we'd prefer that they did not bring them to school but we realise that there are some genuine safety concerns when children travel great distances to and from school.  We cannot accept responsibility for phones brought to school.  

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.  

A notice has been sent home in regards to this workshop which will be held on 11 & 12 September. Please return permission forms and payment prior to these dates. Thank you to those people who have already returned their forms.

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.

One Bombay School layer jacket with G Boyt on label, size 10. Please check this has not come home by mistake. If found please return to the office. Thank you.

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.

Does anyone have any containers slightly bigger than icecream containers that could be used on Calf Club day in the office area. Small bucket size e.g. pool chlorine container, would be ideal. If you can help, please drop off to the school office.

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.  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

The winning design was created by Ruby !! Congratulations Ruby – your design is going to look wonderful on our commemorative t-shirts!

Thank you to everyone who have sold their raffle tickets and returned their money. Remember there are some great prizes for those children who sell the most raffle books.
1st prize $150  2nd Prize $75  3rd Prize $50
At present the students below are doing extremely well:
Adison - 55 books sold
Antony - 10 books
Riley - 8 books
Max, Alice, Lucia & Harry Family - 7 books
Cory - 7 books
Keep up the great work, we really appreciate your efforts.

This will be held on Saturday 9th September at the A & P Grounds, Pukekohe from 10am -12.00pm.

Any aspiring judges, children and their calves are welcome to attend.
It is worth going also particularly for any younger children/parents who are entering calves for the first time.  There will also be a leading course set up to practice with some valuable input from judges that will be there on leading, rearing and type.

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

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.

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.

See below for details of this fundraiser. An order form has been sent with your newsletter email. Orders close Friday 8 September.

Wednesday 30 Aug Franklin Cross Country-Postponed to 31 August
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).