Principal’s  Message  !Kia  ora  e  te  Whānau    !As  we  se&le  back  down  from  the  glitz  and  glamour  of  our  Produc9on,  we  return  to  the  normal  learning  in   our   school   life   and   re-­‐establish   class   rou9nes.   Once   again,   we   thank   the   community   for   the  overwhelming  feedback  we  have  received.  As  a  staff,  we  have  had  a  review  (PMI)  of  the  performance  and  will  work  out  a  suitable  9meframe  for  the  next  one.  At  this  stage  it  will  either  be  every  2  or  3  years,  as  it  is  a  huge  undertaking.!!Next   term  we  have  some   larger   school  events,   in  which  we  would   love   to  see  you   invovled.  Athle9cs  days   (both  at  Ladbrooks  school),  Pets  Day,   the  Bre&  Murray  Parent  Evening,  Spencer  Park,  Prizegiving  and  the  Year  8  Leaver’s  Assembly.  Please  add  these  to  your  busy  diaries  now!  Spring  is  here,  the  buds  are  out  and  the  sun  is  shining,  which  makes  for  a  posi9ve  outlook  heading  into  the  last  week  of  term.!!We  do  love  parents   involvement   in  school,  so  please  let  us  know  if  you  have  any  ideas  that  can  make  our  school  even  be&er.  My  door  is  open  and  the  jug  is  boiling!  !!Nā  mihi  nui  !Mike  Molloy!Principal!

!Penguin  Awards  

Congratula9ons  to  Ashton  and  Blake  C,  who  were  the  recipients  of  the  Penguin  Awards  for  Par9cipa9ng  and  Contribu9ng.  !!

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Term 3 / Issue 16 /17 September 2015

Values  Cer7ficates  Congratula9ons  to    Poppy  M,  Caden  and  Conor  S  who  were  the  recipients  of  the  Values  Cer9ficates  for  Perseverance.  !Uniform!Another  reminder  for  children  to  be  wearing  the  correct  uniform.  Shoes  are  the  area  of  focus  for  us  and  we  will  be  following  this  up  with  parents.  Shoes  should  be  black  (including  the  soles  and  s9tching).  From  9me  to  9me,  your  child  may  require  different  shoes  for  medical  reasons,  if  this  is  the  case  please  speak  to  Mr  Molloy.  Socks  should  be  navy  blue.  Please  ensure  all  uniform  is  named.  !Sun  Hats  Please  ensure  your  child/ren  have  a  navy  blue  bucket/wide  brim  hat  for  Term  4.  It  is  school  policy  that  all  children  wear  hats  outside  in  Terms  1  and  4.!!Athle7c  Days  The  Broadfield  School  Senior  Athle9cs  is  to  be  held  at  Ladbrooks  School,  9  Barnes  Road,  Christchurch  on  Thursday  22  October  with  postponement  date  being  Tuesday,  27  October.  This  event  will  be  for  Y4  -­‐  Y8  children  only.    The  Junior  School  Athle9cs  will  also  be  held  at  Ladbrooks  School,  9  Barnes  Road,  Christchurch  on  Wednesday,  4  November.  This  will  be  for  all  children  Y0  -­‐  Y3.    We  will  be  bussing  to  Ladbrooks  school  and  there  will  be  a  small  charge  for  this.    All  children  MUST  travel  on  the  bus  from  Broadfield  to  Ladbrooks  School  for  their  athle9cs  day.    We  will  require  some  parent  help  for  these  days  to  assist  in  running  events  with  staff  members.    There  will  be  more  informa9on  to  come  regarding  both  of  these  events  early  in  Term  4.  !!Pets  Day    Please  see  the  no9ce  at  the  end  of  this  newsle&er  for  all  the  details.    Again,  we  will  be  looking  for  judges  for  Pets’  Day  on  29  October.  If  you  would  like  to  be  a  judge,  or  assist  with  the  judging  of  dogs,  small  animals  and  3D  crea9ve  pets,  please  let  Mrs  Trolove  know  before  the  end  of  this  Term.    !Orders  Closing  this  Friday,  18  September  The  Hellers  Bacon  Fundraiser  and  the  Best  Mates  DVD  orders  close  this  Friday.  Orders  for  the  DVDs  must  be  accompanied  by  the  correct  cash  payment.    !Cups  and  Trophies  for  Prize  Giving  If  your  child  (or  any  children  who  have  lee  Broadfield)  received  any  trophies  or  cups  at  last  year’s  prize  giving,  can  you  please  return  these  to  the  school  ready  for  this  year.    !Child  Cancer  ‘Odd  Shoe  Day’  MuNi  Day  We  raised  a  total  of  $154.40    -­‐  thank  you  to  everyone  who  contributed  to  this  worthwhile  cause.!

2016  Term  Dates!Term  1                                !Monday  1  February  –  15  April  (102)!Term  2                                  2  May  –  8  July  (98)!Term  3                                  25  July  –  23  September  (90)!Term  4                                  10  October  –  Friday  16  December  (94)!!

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!Hot  Dog  Help  We  need  a  parent  volunteer  for  the  following  dates:  14,  21  and  28  October.  Please  put  your  name  on  the  roster  in  the  staffroom,  or  let  the  office  know  if  you  can  help.  !School  Photos  Term  4  School  photos  will  be  taken  on  Tuesday,  20  October  by  Glyn  Davies.  If  you  would  like  to  have  a  family/sibling  photo,  these  will  be  taken  from  8.15  -­‐  9.00  am.  Please  let  the  office  know  if  you  would  like  to  take  up  this  opportunity.    !2015  Diary  Dates  A  reminder  that  the  website  has  the  school  calendar  of  events.  You  can  access  this  at  any  9me  and  even  scroll  ahead  for  2016  dates.  !Term  3          21  -­‐  25  September   Book  Week,  including  the  Scholas9c  Book  Fair  

23  September     Book  Character  dress  up  day  !25  September       Celebra9on  Assembly  2.40  -­‐  3.00  pm         Last  day  of  Term  3  !

Term  4   12  October     First  Day  of  Term  4  12  October     BOT  Mee9ng,  6.15  pm  in  the  staffroom  16  October     Black  Out  Day  (wear  black  to  school)  20  October     School  Photos  22  October     Senior  (Y4-­‐8)  Athle9c  Sports  Day  at  Ladbrooks  School    (pp  27  Oct)  23  October       Celebra9on  Assembly  2.40  -­‐  3.00  pm  26  October     Labour  Day  School  Closed  29  October     Broadfield  School  Pet  Day  30  October     Christchurch  School’s  Music  Fes9val  Performance  Night,  7.00  pm  4  November     Junior  (Y0-­‐3)Athle9c  Sports  Day  at  Ladbrooks  School  5  November     Agricultural  Club  Group  Day  6  November     Lincoln  Zone  Athle9cs  at  Ellesmere  College  (pp  9  November)         Celebra9on  Assembly  2.40  -­‐  3.00  pm  13  November     Show  Day  -­‐  School  Closed  16  November     BOT  Mee9ng,  6.15  pm  in  the  staffroom  19  November     Bre&  Murray  An9-­‐bullying  Seminar  7.00  -­‐  9.00  pm  20  November     Celebra9on  Assembly  2.40  -­‐  3.00  pm  2  December     CPSSA  Athle9cs  4  December       Celebra9on  Assembly  2.40  -­‐  3.00  pm  10  December     Cup  Cake  Day  -­‐  SPCA  Fundraiser  14  December       BOT  Mee9ng,  6.15  pm  in  the  staffroom  17  December       School  Picnic  at  Spencer  Park         Prize  Giving  6.00  -­‐  7.00  pm,  Prebbleton  School  Hall  18  December       Leaver’s  Assembly  9.30  am         Last  Day  of  Term  4  -­‐  school  closes  at  12.30  pm  !

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21st – 24th September 2015

Family motivation in reading activities have a strong, positive impact on a child’s educational achievement. The Scholastic Book Fair is our school’s pop-up bookshop event

that will enable a hands on experience where children can discover a love of books and ignite a life long passion for reading.

Book Fair Open Hours – at the Broadfield Hall Monday 8:30 - 9:30am 2:30pm - 3:30pm Tuesday 8:30 - 9:30am 2:30pm - 3:30pm Wednesday 8:30 - 9:30am 2:30pm - 3:30pm Thursday 8:30 - 9:30am 2:30pm - 3:30pm Your child will visit the book fair on Monday morning and bring home a ‘wishlist’ of books that they like the look of. This book fair is an opportunity for you to purchase books for your own children, as well as an opportunity to buy a book to donate to the school library. We will have a list of books you can purchase for the library if you wish. You can pay by cash, cheque or credit card (you just need to fill in all the details on a form).

A percentage of all book sales go towards more books for our school library.

Book Character Day Wednesday the 23rd September will see Broadfield School full of children dressed up as characters from books. Please get your costumes ready now so you look amazing on the day! No donation is required for this as it is part of our book week. We will have a parade of the classes at 9:10am (after the roll). Book Quiz As part of our book week the senior librarians have created a quiz. This is a fun event that involves all the children. It will be held on Wednesday after lunch. Visitors We have organised for some librarians from the Selwyn Library to come and talk to the children. This will happen on Wednesday as well! Year 1-4 children are at 10:15am and the Year 5-8 children are at 11:30am.

See you there, Miss Watson

!!Social  Women’s  Netball  -­‐  We  are  looking  for  addi3onal,  keen  netball  players  for  an  indoor  women’s  social  netball  team.  We  play  on  Monday  mornings  at  Ac3on  indoor  Centre,  Hornby  during  Term  3me.  If  you  are  interested,  please  phone  or  text  Fran  on  021  270  0276.  !!!!!!

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!!!!Cash for Communities - Earn $$$ for Broadfield School with PGG Wrightson Cash for Communities. Over the next few weeks they’ll be talking to farmers about this year’s Cash for Communities programme. When rural contacts purchase qualifying Ballane Agri-Nutrients fertilizer, they can nominate Broadfield School at www.cashforcommunities.co.nz and start earning donations for you - it’s that easy! Plus they've automatically registered farmers that took part last year ,so that they can start earning donations straight away. !

! ! Come and watch all the speed and action as the Black Sticks Women ! ! (World No. 4) take on Argentina (World No. 3) and the Black Sticks ! ! Men take on India (World No. 8).!!Friday 9 October, 6.00 pm Black Sticks Women vs Argentina!Friday 9 October, 8.00 pm Black Sticks Men vs India!Sunday 11 October, 1.00 pm Black Sticks Men vs India!!Tickets start from just $8, with family discounts also available. www.dashtickets.co.nz! !Marist Park at St Bede's College, Christchurch.!

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PETS’  DAY  2015        !

Dear  Parents  and  Caregivers            !Please  read  and  discuss  this  informa9on  thoroughly  with  your  children  so  that  everyone  is  prepared  for  the  Pets’  Day  ac9vi9es  on  Thursday  29  October.          !Parents  should  encourage  their  child  to  bring  a  pet  on  the  day.  We  ask  that  children  bring  no  more  than  two  pets.  (e.g.  lamb  and  a  budgie).  Pets  are  not  to  be  borrowed.      !If  bringing  a  pet  is  an  issue,  or  children  do  not  own  a  pet,  then  they  will  enter  the  crea9ve  crae  3D  

pet  ac9vity.  Work  on  this  at  home,  using  paint,  coloured  pencils,  felts,  etc.  to  create  a  3D  pet  from  recycled  materials.  Take  the  craework  to  Harakeke.  Children  bringing  a  pet  do  not  enter  this  ac:vity.    !Children  with  pets  should  be  prepared  to  talk  about  them  to  the  judges    -­‐  name,  breed,  age,  food,  habits,  tricks  etc.  Please  bring  a  container  for  both  food  and  water.    Have  a  ‘pooper  scooper’  on  hand  to  deal  with  any  messes.  Young  children  with  animals  need  to  be  confident  in  handling  them  properly  otherwise  they  should  be  supported  by  an  adult.  !Where  to  take  entries  on  arrival  on  pets  day:  Compe::on:    Lambs/Calves/Goats  etc    -­‐  tethered  on  grass  area  in  front  of  Nga  Kahu.      Horses,  Donkeys  -­‐  Along  the  pine  hedge  beside  Shands  Road.    Dogs  -­‐  Tethered  along  the  far  side  of  the  field  by  the  bike  track,  with  a  water  bowl.  Cats,  Fish  -­‐  in  TAP.    If  cats  are  nervous  about  being  cooped  up  all  morning,  or  are  upset  by  lots  of  people,  please  consider  the  cat’s  welfare  and  leave  it  at  home.  Other  Small  Animals  –  birds,  hens,  guinea  pigs,  rabbits,  etc  –  in  the  shelter  shed  or  Waikirikiri  if  the  weather  is  cold.    !

Programme      9.00   Please  be  at  school  and  ready  to  begin  the  day.      9.15   Dog  and  Small  Animal  judging  and  Crea9ve  Pet  judging.  11.00   Lambs,  Calves  and  Chicks  judged  by  the  Ag  Club  judges.    12.00   Grand  Parade  and  Cup  Presenta9ons.  12.30   Lunch  -­‐  At  this  point  of  the  day  we  ask  that  children  take       their  pets  home  and  return  to  school  by  1.10pm        1.15   Animal  Control  Team  Presenta9on              3.00   School  finishes  at  normal  9me.  !!

We  need  to  know  the  name  of  the  child  and  the  animal  they  are  bringing  to  Pets’  Day  –  please  tell  your  class  teacher  on  Friday,  23  October.  

                             There  will  be  a  mobile  coffee  van  on  for  the  purchase  of    hot  drinks  !                        All  families  are  welcome  to  join  in  at  any  3me  during  the  morning.  !

Helpful  informa3on  for  Ag  Club  pets  and  school  gardens  can  be  found  at  the  Ag  Club                                                                                                            Blog:  hNp://agclubspringston.blogspot.co.nz  !!!

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