Week 7, Term4

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Friends,

Today we prayed for our school around our brand new sign and spoke about our new name.

I would like to quote Rob Jensen, who spoke at our special Sunday service a couple of weeks ago.

"God our creator doesn't change. But he designed us to change and has put us in a world where just about everything is changing even schools change.”

"Horizon is the new name for our School - a very good name for a School.”

"The horizon is where the sky seems to touch the earth. May the School always be a place where people find heaven touching earth.”

"From our school, the horizon seems a long way away. The horizon reminds us there's a lot more to understand, learn & discover - it challenges us to discover what lies over the horizon because no matter how far we chase the horizon, it is always just a little further ahead! So, no matter how old you are - there's always something to learn. When you think you've arrived - you find the horizon has moved further.”

"There was a time when people thought that if a ship reached the horizon, it would fall over the edge they didn't know the earth was round like a ball - they thought it was flat, like a plate. They thought the horizon was the edge of the earth - and ships fell off if they went over the horizon. They made that mistake because they limited themselves to what they could see & understand. People who say there is no God because they can't see him, make the same mistake - they are like people who thought the earth was flat - believing only what they see.”

"God has built sign posts into his universe, which sailors can read if they have the right tools - the north pole, the sun, moon & stars.  In the open ocean where everything is constantly changing, God put a few things that don't change. These all stay in the same place, and guide sailors who have the right equipment to read them.”

"Our lives are like the ocean - constantly changing.  God made us that way so we have plenty of choices. But God has given us all a very special instrument which, when we learn to use it helps us as we sail into the wide oceans of life - to guide us safely all the way.”

"The Bible is our compass & sextant, our GPS - it is the best tool for helping us find the way and keep us safe. It does that by helping us focus on God above. Psalm 119:67 (MsgB) "Before I learned to answer you, I wandered all over the place, but now I’m in step with your word. We humans don't know everything; we need guidance to make right choices in unknown seas - wise people keep taking bearings from our Creator above.”

Reading the Bible, learning its words, following its advice opens up wide horizons - we don't need to worry about falling off the edge.  Constant use of God's GPS will keep us safe and on course to the best places..."

Thank you Rob, for your wisdom and inspiration in sharing with us so beautifully in relation to our new name.

Have a good week, everyone. We will see you at Snoops!

Helen Pearson

School News                                                                            

Snoops Half Day

The children will be up late on Thursday 26^th November with their evening performance of the Snoops Production.   As a result it has been decided that rather than starting late on the Friday, the children will be allowed to go home at 1.30pm on Friday 27^th November (after the afternoon roll has been taken).

$4 School Lunch this Friday

Lunch order forms will be sent home again this week.  The lunch this Friday will be Fish and Chips with jelly and fruit.   

Wanted

We would love any donations of booster seats you no longer need.  We are wanting to have some spare booster seats at school for using on trips.

We would also love any donations of any old ipads which are no longer being used at home.

Praying for the school

Every Monday morning from 8.45 – 9.15 we have prayer time for the school. All parents, caregivers and friends of the school are welcome to attend.

Community Notices                                                                  

Voices of Pain and Voice of Hope

Alexis Waterhouse has also recently published a book called Voices of Pain and the Voice of Hope. It is a visual, textural and emotional journey through pain to hope. It is designed to expose the lies (or patterns of negative thinking) that entrap people suffering through emotional pain or mental health issues.

It uses poetry, art, photography and reflection to encourage the reader to continue on their journey of healing; and to seek help and community.

The book also teaches mindfulness and grounding techniques which allow the reader to pause, breathe and reflect in the moment – regardless of whether the situation is positive or challenging.

Book retails at $25.95. All profits go to A Girl Called Hope (Residential Home).

Home Builder Courses this term

Festive Feasts
Ways to feed the family at your home this Christmas with interesting and delicious ideas. This course is designed with consideration to financial pressures of this time of year and budget restraints.
Friday 4th of December 9.30 - 12-30 Homebuilders Family Services

As usual child minding is available at no cost. Please enrol by phone or return email with your phone contact and child care needs. 0276226809 Brian

Kip McGrath

Kip McGrath Warkworth - English and maths tuition aligned to the NZ curriculum. Programmes designed to suit individual learning styles for Years 1- 12.

Phone Ann Cook on 422 2305 for a free assessment.

Emmanuel Family Camp

Emmanuel Family Camp is being run on the 19 – 21^st February 2016 for families with children who have a disability.  For more information contact (09) 636 4763 or email kirsty@elevatecdt.org.nz.

Further information about Elevate Christian Disability Trust can be found on their web site www.elevatecdt.org.nz

Week 6, Term 4

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Friends,

This week we will officially begin calling ourselves Horizon School.  Watch out for the changes!

Our school sign will be refreshed this week.  Our website will transition to the Horizon School website tonight:

www.horizon.school.nz.

On Thursday 19^th November our email addresses will change to:

admin@horizon.school.nz
mary@horizon.school.nz
vanessa@horizon.school.nz
louise@horizon.school.nz
tilda@horizon.school.nz
principal@horizon.school.nz

Watch out in the Mahurangi Matters for an article about the changes you know are happening in our school.

At this time of year we always survey our parents and our learners to find out how you and your child have experienced the school during the year, and to get any thoughts you have about ways we could improve our service to you.

Please can you complete the 10-question survey below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVN5NT8


Thank you.


Helen Pearson


School News                                                                                       

Snoops Half Day

The children will be up late on Thursday 26^th November with their evening performance of the Snoops Production.   As a result it has been decided that rather than starting late on the Friday, the children will be allowed to go home at 1.30pm on Friday 27^th November (after the afternoon roll has been taken).

Wanted for Snoops

Someone to help us with lighting and sound for our performance, and a few practices ahead.

People prepared to distribute invitations to Snoops matinee on Wednesday 25th at 12.30 to LifeWay Homes, preschools and local retirement villages etc  Lots of children dancing and singing.

Christmas Parade: Wanted truck or trailer

This year we are hoping to have a Christmas Float in the Warkworth Christmas Parade.  We are currently trying to find an open truck or large trailer which could be used for our float.  Could you please email Alice in the office if you can help us with this.

$4 School Lunch this Friday

Lunch order forms will be sent home again this week.  The lunch this Friday will be Nachoes with jelly and fruit.   The cost is still $4.

PTA Meeting
The PTA are organising a t-towel fundraiser this term.  The children will have their own art work on the t-towel, and they will be designed to make a great Christmas Present.  A letter went home last week.  All orders must be in by Thursday 19^th November, in order for the t-towels to be printed in time for Christmas.   There will be no orders able to be taken after this date.

Wanted

We would love any donations of booster seats you no longer need.  We are wanting to have some spare booster seats at school for using on trips.

We would also love any donations of any old ipads which are no longer being used at home.

Praying for the school

Every Monday morning from 8.45 – 9.15 we have prayer time for the school. All parents, caregivers and friends of the school are welcome to attend.

Community Notices                                                                  

Voices of Pain and Voice of Hope

Alexis Waterhouse has also recently published a book called Voices of Pain and the Voice of Hope. It is a visual, textural and emotional journey through pain to hope. It is designed to expose the lies (or patterns of negative thinking) that entrap people suffering through emotional pain or mental health issues.

It uses poetry, art, photography and reflection to encourage the reader to continue on their journey of healing; and to seek help and community.

The book also teaches mindfulness and grounding techniques which allow the reader to pause, breathe and reflect in the moment – regardless of whether the situation is positive or challenging.

Book retails at $25.95. All profits go to A Girl Called Hope (Residential Home).

Home Builder Courses this term

Festive Gifts from Your Kitchen

Edible gifts prepared with love are good value and will be welcome by your family and friends. $10 invested in butter, sugar and flours will make a satisfyingly large quantity of buttery, melt in your mouth shortbread... or one of Chris's special 'ready to bake cookie mix' prettily packaged in a jar.. or special Christmas relish to go with that special BBQ... Come and join Chris for a morning of hard work in a hot kitchen!
Monday 23rd November  9.30 - 12.30 Homebuilders Family Centre

Festive Feasts
Ways to feed the family at your home this Christmas with interesting and delicious ideas. This course is designed with consideration to financial pressures of this time of year and budget restraints.
Friday 4th of December 9.30 - 12-30 Homebuilders Family Services

As usual child minding is available at no cost. Please enrol by phone or return email with your phone contact and child care needs. 0276226809 Brian

Kip McGrath

Kip McGrath Warkworth - English and maths tuition aligned to the NZ curriculum. Programmes designed to suit individual learning styles for Years 1- 12.

Phone Ann Cook on 422 2305 for a free assessment.

Week 5, Term 4

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Friends,

Thank you

What a wonderful occasion on Sunday as we celebrated the past and future with members of the Snells Beach Baptist Church. Thank you so much to all those of you who came on Sunday.

The children did really well dancing and singing, and there were lots of comments made about the high standard of the performances.

Snoops

This was a sneak preview for those of you who attended, of the 'Snoops' Musical Performance which is happening on Wednesday 25th at 12.30 and Thursday 26th at 7pm.

If you have not booked tickets for yourself, your friends, the grandparents, the cousins and everybody, NOW is the time to do so.

This is not just any old performance. Honestly, the standard of singing and dancing is incredible, especially given the fact that this is previously untrained young children performing and not the end of year dance studio performance.

This high quality is due to the incredibly generous gift of time by Tilda Rabey's daughter who is a dancer. Amy Rabey has pushed our children to excellence and they have risen to the challenge! You honestly won't want to miss it, and, as we only have one evening performance, you will be disappointed at the end if you missed out on inviting your friends to show them your child on stage!

Real Life Learning

At our school we integrate as much as possible into Real Life Learning opportunities and integrate numeracy and literacy, art, technology, science, social science and the arts into a main focus. 

Last term the Year 4-8 children learnt in great detail about ticket design, programme design, costume design, and prop design, and then chose which group they would like to be in to take responsibility for the design for the performance. 

Your children have been great designers. The tickets and posters have been designed by your children, the set and props have been designed and made by your children  (you won't believe what kids can make from cardboard and paint), the costumes have been designed by your children as has the progamme. The children can explain exactly why they made the choices they did.

All in all, we want a good audience.

Prize Draw: Sell ten tickets or more!

We will have a draw for a prize of $30 vouchers for either Dick Smith or Smiggle for children who have sold ten tickets or more by Friday 20th November. There will be plenty of seats for the matinee particularly, but get in quick to ensure you don't miss out on the evening performance yourself.

Thanks

Helen Pearson

School News                                                                                       

Snoops Half Day

The children will be up late on Thursday 26^th November with their evening performance of the Snoops Production.   As a result it has been decided that rather than starting late on the Friday, the children will be allowed to go home at 1.30pm on Friday 27^th November (after the afternoon roll has been taken).

Wanted for Snoops

Someone to help us with lighting and sound for our performance, and a few practices ahead.

People prepared to distribute invitations to Snoops matinee on Wednesday 25th at 12.30 to LifeWay Homes, preschools and local retirement villages etc  Lots of children dancing and singing.

We need 4 wireless microphones. If you are happy to ask your church or organisation, or give a donation towards Horizon School microphones, we would love to hear from you.

We are currently needing help with the sewing of costumes.  The costumes are simple designs, and don’t require a high expertise in sewing.  Please let Helen or Louise know if you are able to help.

Christmas Parade: Wanted truck or trailer

This year we are hoping to have a Christmas Float in the Warkworth Christmas Parade.  We are currently trying to find an open truck or large trailer which could be used for our float.  Could you please email Alice in the office if you can help us with this.

$4 School Lunch this Friday

Complete the order form here and send $4 to school this Friday for your child to have Macaroni and cheese with jelly and fruit.  An order form will be sent home again this week.

PTA Meeting
The PTA are organising a t-towel fundraiser this term.  The children will have their own art work on the t-towel, and they will be designed to make a great Christmas Present.  A letter will be going home this week about it.  All orders must be in by Thursday 19^th November, in order for the t-towels to be printed in time for Christmas.   There will be no orders able to be taken after this date

Wanted

We would love any donations of booster seats you no longer need.  We are wanting to have some spare booster seats at school for using on trips.

We would also love any donations of any old ipads which are no longer being used at home.

Praying for the school

Every Monday morning from 8.45 – 9.15 we have prayer time for the school. All parents, caregivers and friends of the school are welcome to attend.

Community Notices                                                                  

The Great Snells Trail

Saturday 14^th November 10am – 2pm

Garage Sales around Snells Beach from 7am – 10am.  Get your map for locations on Friday 13^th from Snells Beach School, The Warehouse, Countdown and New World.

Arts festival at the school from 10am – 2pm.

Voices of Pain and Voice of Hope

Alexis Waterhouse has also recently published a book called Voices of Pain and the Voice of Hope. It is a visual, textural and emotional journey through pain to hope. It is designed to expose the lies (or patterns of negative thinking) that entrap people suffering through emotional pain or mental health issues.

It uses poetry, art, photography and reflection to encourage the reader to continue on their journey of healing; and to seek help and community.

The book also teaches mindfulness and grounding techniques which allow the reader to pause, breathe and reflect in the moment – regardless of whether the situation is positive or challenging.

Book retails at $25.95. All profits go to A Girl Called Hope (Residential Home).

Home Builder Courses this term

Festive Gifts from Your Kitchen

Edible gifts prepared with love are good value and will be welcome by your family and friends. $10 invested in butter, sugar and flours will make a satisfyingly large quantity of buttery, melt in your mouth shortbread... or one of Chris's special 'ready to bake cookie mix' prettily packaged in a jar.. or special Christmas relish to go with that special BBQ... Come and join Chris for a morning of hard work in a hot kitchen!
Monday 23rd November  9.30 - 12.30 Homebuilders Family Centre

Festive Feasts
Ways to feed the family at your home this Christmas with interesting and delicious ideas. This course is designed with consideration to financial pressures of this time of year and budget restraints.
Friday 4th of December 9.30 - 12-30 Homebuilders Family Services

As usual child minding is available at no cost. Please enrol by phone or return email with your phone contact and child care needs. 0276226809 Brian

Kip McGrath

Kip McGrath Warkworth - English and maths tuition aligned to the NZ curriculum. Programmes designed to suit individual learning styles for Years 1- 12.

Phone Ann Cook on 422 2305 for a free assessment

Week 4, Term 4

Term Four, Week Four

3^rd November  2015

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Friends,

This Sunday is an important day in our school's history.

Please plan to be a part of it.

We would like all school students to attend Snells Beach Baptist Church at 9.30am in clean, tidy uniform as we formally acknowledge the vision, prayer and faithfulness of this church in the last 25 years of our school.

During this service, members of the KingsWay Trust and NZ Christian Proprietors Trust will, with members of the Mahurangi Baptist Charitable Trust, honour both the past and the transition to the future proprietors.

Your child has been preparing to participate in a song, and 4 girls have been practising a beautiful dance, which is also your first taster of the Snoops production being performed on November 25-26.

We understand that a few of you have commitments that require you to be in other churches, but let's make an all out effort to be a part of this historical moment, to pray for the school, and to celebrate new horizons together.

The church is very generously putting on morning tea for us all after the service.

Thanks very much.

Helen Pearson

School News                                                                            

Buses on Wednesday

This Wednesday (4^th November) the College is having a half day.  Our school bus will take students to Warkworth Primary and then to the Library. The bus will not be going to the college at all.  Could you please make arrangements to pick up your child(ren) from one of those places. 

Snoops Half Day

The children will be up late on Thursday 26^th November with their evening performance of the Snoops Production.   As a result it has been decided that rather than starting late on the Friday, the children will be allowed to go home at 1.30pm on Friday 27^th November (after the afternoon roll has been taken).

Wanted for Snoops

Someone to help us with lighting and sound for our performance, and a few practices ahead.

People prepared to distribute invitations to Snoops matinee on Wednesday 25th at 12.30 to LifeWay Homes, preschools and local retirement villages etc  Lots of children dancing and singing.

We need 4 wireless microphones. If you are happy to ask your church or organisation, or give a donation towards Horizon School microphones, we would love to hear from you.

We are currently needing help with the sewing of costumes.  The costumes are simple designs, and don’t require a high expertise in sewing.  Please let Helen or Louise know if you are able to help.

School Uniform

We are currently still working through the rebranding for Horizon School.  As part of that process, the colours for the school may change.  We are currently considering whether to change the school uniform.  We would love to hear your comments about the current uniform (the good and the bad).  Any changes would have a long change over period.  A survey will be emailed out separately to the newsletter.

Christmas Parade: Wanted truck or trailer

This year we are hoping to have a Christmas Float in the Warkworth Christmas Parade.  We are currently trying to find an open truck or large trailer which could be used for our float.  Could you please email Alice in the office if you can help us with this.

$4 School Lunch this Friday

Complete the order form here and send $4 to school this Friday for your child to have Fish and Chips with jelly and fruit.  An order form will be sent home again this week.

PTA Meeting
Please join us for a PTA meeting in the school staff room at 2pm, Wednesday 4 November
Meeting finishes by 3pm so you can collect your children straight afterschool.

Scholastic Book Orders
Orders are due back to the school office by Wednesday 04 November.
Books make great and easy Christmas gifts

Wanted

We would love any donations of booster seats you no longer need.  We are wanting to have some spare booster seats at school for using on trips.

We would also love any donations of any old ipads which are no longer being used at home.

The children are currently working on the school production and are needing to be able store the costumes.  We are needing :

·         clear plastic bags (eg in which duvet covers, blankets or pillows are purchased in).

Praying for the school

Every Monday morning from 8.45 – 9.15 we have prayer time for the school. All parents, caregivers and friends of the school are welcome to attend.

Community Notices                                                                  

Voices of Pain and Voice of Hope

Alexis Waterhouse has recently published a book called Voices of Pain and the Voice of Hope. It is a visual, textural and emotional journey through pain to hope. It is designed to expose the lies (or patterns of negative thinking) that entrap people suffering through emotional pain or mental health issues.

It uses poetry, art, photography and reflection to encourage the reader to continue on their journey of healing; and to seek help and community.

The book also teaches mindfulness and grounding techniques which allow the reader to pause, breathe and reflect in the moment – regardless of whether the situation is positive or challenging.

Book retails at $25.95. All profits go to A Girl Called Hope (Residential Home).

Cricket

We currently have Rodney Cricket coming in and teaching the whole school Cricket skills on Wednesday afternoons.  Rodney Cricket are also organizing a hockey tournament during November and December .  If you are

Please put this flyer in your newsletter and  hopefully you may be able to enter a team into this weekly competition, the detail can be found here http://www.sportsground.co.nz/rodneycricket/58418/

Days/Dates:          Friday evenings (November 6 to December 18).5:30pm – 7:30pm.

Venue:                    Kaipara Flats Cricket Club

Age:                       Year 5-8 (some dispensations can be made).

Teams:                   8 players per side. Teams are made up of kids from the same primary

Equipment:            Please provide Kiwi Cricket set (or part of). A team/club/PE uniform is encouraged but not a necessity.

Personnel:             Parents/teachers/coaches are required to help with managing, umpiring and scoring.

Queries:                 Kevin Forde  – Mobile 021 795 072; Email kevin.forde@nff.org.nz

Home Builder Courses this term

Festive Gifts from Your Kitchen

Edible gifts prepared with love are good value and will be welcome by your family and friends. $10 invested in butter, sugar and flours will make a satisfyingly large quantity of buttery, melt in your mouth shortbread... or one of Chris's special 'ready to bake cookie mix' prettily packaged in a jar.. or special Christmas relish to go with that special BBQ... Come and join Chris for a morning of hard work in a hot kitchen!
Monday 23rd November  9.30 - 12.30 Homebuilders Family Centre

Festive Feasts
Ways to feed the family at your home this Christmas with interesting and delicious ideas. This course is designed with consideration to financial pressures of this time of year and budget restraints.
Friday 4th of December 9.30 - 12-30 Homebuilders Family Services

As usual child minding is available at no cost. Please enrol by phone or return email with your phone contact and child care needs. 0276226809 Brian

Futsal

NFF will once again run the Futsal Leagues at the Bowling Club by Warkworth AFC Football  on Tuesdays from 3:30pm.

This is a great chance to play football and develop the skills through a fast pace game combining technical and tactical in a fun environment to be

WHERE: Bowling Club by Warkwroth AFC

WHEN: Tuesdays, 20 October – 8 December

6-8^th Grade | 3:30-4:30pm | $260 per team

9-11^th Grade | 4:30-5:30pm | $260 per team

12-15^th Grade | 5:40-6:40pm | $260 per team

Go to www.nff.org.nz for further information and to register.

Kip McGrath

Kip McGrath Warkworth - English and maths tuition aligned to the NZ curriculum. Programmes designed to suit individual learning styles for Years 1- 12.

Phone Ann Cook on 422 2305 for a free assessment