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2012 Term Dates
2012 Term Dates
Term 1 Tues 7th February – Thurs 5th April
Term 2 Mon 23rd April – Fri 29th June
Term 3 Mon 16th July – Fri 28th September
Term 4 Mon 15th October – Thurs 20th December
NZI Canterbury Earthquake Memorial
Earlier in the year the school and NZI Insurance planted a memorial tree to honour the memory of those who died in the Canterbury earthquake.
Great New Zealanders
The school has a series of markers around the grounds acknowledging outstanding New Zealanders – Sir Edmund Hillary, Bruce McLaren, Colin McCahon, Dame Whina Cooper, Charles Upham VC, and others.
Salsa Workshop
Heidi Hughes from the Jambalaya Festival arranged a Salsa dance workshop from a world champion Columbian dance couple. The children really loved this show – well the girls more than the boys!
Christmas Collection
Every year for the last 10 years the school has collected food items for Carelink Trust to provide Christmas food hampers for local families.
Science in a Van
The middle and senior school really enjoyed a science show from the team at Science in a Van, using liquid nitrogen. This was provided free by the school.
Media: Pupils on Rubbish Duty
Short article from the Western Leader of Nov 25th about the clean-up of Harbourview Reserve and Taipari Strand we undertook along with Te Atatu Intermediate, Westpac and the Sir Peter Blake Trust.
Royal NZ Ballet Visit
This week a member of the Royal NZ Ballet company visited the school to take a workshop for those children who are going to the Aotea Centre to see a production of “Sleeping Beauty”.
Paula Rebstock Visit
Paula Rebstock, the former Commerce Commissioner, visited the school this week to talk about leadership issues and as part of the State Services Commission review of the Education Review Office.
