Week 5, Term 3

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Friends

Exciting change is afoot! What a great time in the history of our school.

Kingsway Trust is soon to be purchasing the school land and buildings from the Mahurangi Baptist Charitable Trust. They have also made a generous expression of faith in the potential of MCS, spending several million dollars purchasing the adjacent property, previously owned by Life Church. Kingsway Trust will partner with Trevor and Jan Yaxley to ensure that the land is utilised for a range of ministries and businesses, including our school.

This partnership will secure the property for the school to grow into in the next few years, and enable middle schooling and secondary schooling to develop with ease.

As part of the process, the proprietorship of the school will be transferred from MBCT to the NZ Christian Proprietors Trust, a trust which is proprietor of several schools, including KingsWay School.

David Townsend

Board of Trustee Chairperson

School News                                                                           

Policy for Sick Children

We have had a number of children sick with Strep throat recently.  Strep throat is highly contagious and must be treated with antibiotics.  If your child catches strep throat they need to remain at home until they are no longer contagious.  We ask that this happens to protect the other members of the school and to contain the spread of the infection.

It is also school policy that students stay home if they have a tummy bug.  Students need to be kept at home till they have been clear of vomiting for at least 24 hours.

Hockey

The hockey draw this week is:

MCS Rockets vs M Ice Tigers– 8.30am, Field 1

SB Snapdragons v Leigh Longfins  – 9.20am Field 3 /4

SB Srikers v WW Marlins – 10.10am field 1 /2

Assembly

This Friday, Room 1  will be taking assembly.  David Townsend will be our guest speaker.  Parents, caregivers and friends are all welcome to attend.

Inter school speeches

The Year 4 - 8 students did a fantastic job last week with their speeches.  A small group of students will be attending the interschool speech competition on Thursday at the Wellsford Community Hall.

Lyn Williams Parent Group

The next parent discussion evening will be on:

Wednesday 26^th August 7 – 8pm

Topic: Homework

Wanted

We are in need of some older people or mums to listen to children reading on a rostered basis. Can you, or someone you know help once or twice a week for 30 minutes to half an hour? Please contact Helen.

Community Notices                                                                  

Wired to Connect – a Fresh Look at Behaviour and Learning

Internationally renowned Canadian Developmental Psychologist – Dr Gordon Neufeld will be speaking to parents and professionals on the latest in attachment science.  He will be speaking at either The Parenting Place or Laidlaw College from Monday 9^th November – Friday 13 November.

Further details can be found at www.gordonneufeld.co.nz, and tickets can be purchased from www.iticket.co.nz

Children’s writing competition

This is the term of the Children’s Writing Competition! It’s a great chance for students to see their work in print. All those whose writing is selected for publication will receive a free copy of the book, Kids in Print 2014. There are other prizes too and $50 for the winner of the Val Shearer trophy.

The closing date for the competition is Friday 11^th September. Students can send in one piece of writing or they can enter in all three categories: fiction, non-fiction and poetry. The entry fee is $5, however many pieces are submitted.

Further information is available on www.HibiscusCoastWriters.weebly.com or you can email  g.k.henderson777@gmail.com.

Parenting Evening

Westminster School is running a parent evening with guest speaker Yvonne Godfrey, on Thursday 10^th September 7.30pm – 9pm. 

Yvonne Godfrey is the author of Parenting Yadults.  The meeting will be held at Westminster School  - 31 Westminster Gardens, Unsworth Heights.  Gold coin donation.  Further details can be found at www.parentingyadults.com

Blue Light

The local Bluelight Organisation is organizing a trip to Rainbows End for Year 7 & 8 students on Sunday 13st September.  Cost is $35 and includes, entry, transport and a sausage.  Enquires to the Blue Light Office on (09) 423 8545.

Spring Flower Show

The Snells Beach Garden Circle are having a Sping Flower Show on Saturday 5^th September, at Mahurangi East Community Centre.  Doors open at 1pm.

Kids Holiday Programme                                                                                                                        

The Presbyterian Church in Warkworth will be running a holiday programme again in the next school holidays.  The programme is for students in Years 1-6.

Theme:   “POLAR EXPEDITIONS”

October 5 – 9,  9.15 - 12.30

Suggested donation: $2 per session             

Contact  Ann Cates for more  information (425 0966)

Current Home Builders Courses:

Chris Pedersen’s Innovative ways to prepare vegetables

Come along to a practical workshop that inspires the use of vegetables to enhance your main meal of the day.  

Date:  Friday 21^st August 9.30am - 12.30 am. Warkworth

Chris Pederson’s Baking Course

Baking ideas that will help top up those lunch boxes and bring home treats into the cake and biscuit tin. 

Date: Friday 18^th of September 9.30-12.30 Warkworth

Free child minding is also provided if notified on enrollment

To enroll or join our email list contact us on Homebuilders.courses@hotmail.com, or phone 09 4257048, or text 0276226809.