30 November - 6 December

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Contact details for BOT Chair and Principal

Board Chair : Matthew Bagley 021 902 116 matthew.bagley@virsae.com
Principal : Paul Petersen 021 212 1433 ppetersen@bombay.school.nz

School Calendar 30 November - 6 December

*Thursday 30 November
Kotuitui Camp -Lakewood Lodge
Yr 4 Camp - Hunua Falls
Champion of Champions Athletics
Orders close-Sausage Sizzle
Newsletter updated by 1pm
Orders Graze food lunches by 8pm tonight -quick link https://grazefood.co.nz/

*Friday 1 December
Yr 4 & Kotuitui Campers return
Graze lunch orders delivered today

*Monday 4 December
Yr 8 Leavers Dinner

*Tuesday 5 December
Sausage sizzle today

*Wednesday 6 December
ASB Banking Day

Prize Giving : Wednesday 13 Dec. [9:15 am Junior Prize giving ][ 11:30 Senior Prize giving]

Term Dates for 2018
http://www.bombay.school.nz/967/pages/165-2018-term-dates

Camps

Pukekohe High School Orientation Day for current year 8's

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4IInMkSxXksZ3czY0l5d0V6MjJ6R1hVLVA5bVp4UGVzOVN3/view?usp=sharing

Sausage Sizzle - Tuesday 5 December

Orders closed for the Sausage Sizzle today. Late orders will be accepted up til Friday, and there may be a few extra items available for purchase on the day

Mini Concert

Thank you to Nick Warner and all the band members who put on a fabulous mini concert on Monday afternoon. It was wonderful to see existing and ex pupils share their talents.

Kotuitui Camp Fundraiser-Get Sorted For Summer BBQ's

This delicious sauce is still available from the office. Refined Sugar Free Tomato or BBQ Sauce. $5/bottle.

Home & School -Whacky Transport Raffle 2018

Chromebooks for 2018

Chromebooks for Year 3's in 2018

Are you a current parent of a year 2 student? Would you like to attend a meeting to find out more about chromebooks?
We are happy to organise a meeting if there are sufficient numbers. If the numbers are low - we will contact you 1:1 to discuss any questions you may have.

Keen for a meeting?? Please fill in this form : https://goo.gl/forms/2GWCmU5O6xJf3RXv1

Library Stocktake

Please return all library books. It's stocktake time. 5 December onward.

Greyhound Fundraiser - Thank you

Is your Year 6 child leaving at the end of this year?

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

Flexible Learning Environments :

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018621406/are-flexible-learning-environments-working-in-nz-schools

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/individuals/associate-professor-wesley-imms

More on personalised learning and flexible learning spaces :
http://www.bombay.school.nz/368/pages/4-personalised-learning-in-flexible-learning-spaces

ASB Banking

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