Production
How fantastic was last night’s performance, we are so proud of our students. Thank you to Ray for all your hard work and creativity in bringing it all thing together, it was a resounding success.
A huge thanks to our staff and students and all our parent whanau. We are also so grateful to our community for once again supporting us.
Particular thanks go to
Lesley Meguid
Matt Thomas
Brigid Rennell
Mark Bamber
Hollie Hollander
Jade Barbarich
Vicky Campbell
Tallulah Bygate-Smith
Kim Robertson
We really appreciate the expertise and professionalism you brought to our show.

Teacher Only Day
Reminder that school is closed tomorrow.

Message from Deb Lean
Thanks to all of you for your support this term with so many things, including the amazing production.
Year 7 and 8 would like to thank Mark Bamber for providing the Silent Disco for their celebration today.

Skool Loop
We still need families to download our new phone app for parents. It will provide access to notices, permission slips and school bus information as well as being our way to contact parents in emergency situations. It also provides a handy link for phoning/emailing an absence. It’s very easy to add this app to your phone and the instructions are below.
Please make sure you download the app and keep the notifications activated or you may miss vital information or emergency notifications. 
To download: go to google play or the app store and search for “Skool Loop”. Once you have done that please open the app on your phone and select Akaroa Area School. 

We have been asked to pass on the following

Silke’s Vegetables
Please see the attached flyer from Silke

Banks Peninsula STEAMWorks
This a start up after school programme being run to help foster and support Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math interests for the primary and intermediate school aged children of Banks Peninsula. We are running a holiday programme that delves into the different areas of S.T.E.A.M. and invite you to join us for one or more of our courses. 
This holiday we have courses on rockets, bridges, electricity, light, making maps, and more. They are filling up fast so send me a note if you are interested in signing up.
Please see the attached flyer from Erin Neufeld

Orientation Day
23 October- Year 7 2020 Orientation Day. 9.30am- 2.30pm Bring lunch and morning tea. Wear trainers please.

Production Tickets
Tickets for the school production on Wednesday 25 September are on sale at the school office. Adults $10 and students/children $5.

Teacher only day
Reminder that Friday is a Teacher only day and school is closed. We hope you all have a lovely break and look forward to a busy term 4.

We have been asked to pass on the following

School Holiday Programme
Please see the attached flyer from Kerry Little at Heartlands

The Junior Hub assembly September 24 is cancelled due to our production and associated rehearsals.

Please ensure students do not bring precious items including toys to school.

Reminder- Production costume.
Please may we have all production costumes in a named bag at school by Friday of this week.

Please can all Pohatu children have the following costume pieces, named, in a bag at school by Friday this week; black leggings/trousers and a bright coloured top/t-shirt (this could be turned inside out if there is writing on it). Bare feet – no shoes required.Headbands are provided and kept at school.

Winter Tournament
Huge thanks to the year 12 students who did a superb job of organizing the day. Thanks also to the workers doing the food for our fundraiser and to the parents who provided excellent baking. We raised $275 on the BBQ for our year 9 Tuhono group trip and $435 on the bake sale table for Te Whare o Haumaru.

House Sport
House volleyball basketball will now be held Tomorrow (Tuesday 17) at 1:15pm, House Basketball on Thursday 19 at 1:15pm. All welcome.

Mufti Day this Friday
Mufti day will be on Friday 20 September as school is closed on Friday 27th. Proceeds to Student Council fund.

Production – Academy Awards
Please see the attached flyer regarding this biannual event being held at 7pm on Wednesday 25 September at the Gaiety. Tickets are available at the office.

Year 9 and 10 Rarotonga 2021
a)Phone books
Thank you everyone for your hard work over the weekend. Can I please have back all of the phone books and the maps as soon as possible – remember to hold onto 5 in case of missed houses.

b)Takahe Road Race
A reminder that all donated food must be at school on Friday morning by 9.00am so we can do our food prep in the afternoon. For those who are coming in on Friday at 1.00pm, please remember to bring your muffin trays. Those who are coming on Saturday, don’t forget your chopping boards, butter knife, sharp knife and tea towel.
Ski trip

Junior Assembly
Junior Assembly is on Tuesday morning next week 24th September

We have been asked to pass on the following messages:

Family Fun Night
This Friday 20th, 5.00pm – 7.00pm is the September Family Fun Night at the Gaiety. Bring your own food and drink and come along and enjoy the performances on the Open Stage. If you’d like to give it a go singing, dancing, playing an instrument or any type of performance please contact Lesley on lesleymeguid@gmail.com. There will be a Silent Disco and plenty of time to catch up and chat to whanau and friends. All Welcome. There is a $5 entry fee – all proceeds go to the Gaiety Trust. Please see attached flyer.

Kukupa Clay
October School Holiday Programme Timetable
Early Bookings Essential…
Many thanks to the Little River/Wairewa Community Trust for their ongoing support and to all those who messaged me with your lovely feedback re the July Holiday Programme. I hope to see you and your children back this holidays :)
We have some great new workshops to offer, don’t delay! Book now! Small class sizes ensure excellent small group tuition at a great price. See attached flyer.

Messy Church
What is “Messy Church”? What’s messy about it? This is what Akaroa is going to find out, beginning on Sunday October 6th.
The Combined Church has appointed a part-time Children and Families worker, Leanne Hall, who will run a monthly Messy Church event from 4pm to 6pm every first Sunday of the month in Trinity Hall.
Messy Church is a new informal family-friendly version of church, for adults and children together. It begins with activities for adults and children of all ages, continues with an informal celebration and teaching time, and finishes with everyone sitting down for a free evening meal together.
The emphasis is on informality – you don’t dress up, you don’t sing hymns, and you don’t have to ‘belong’ to a church to attend. It’s a fun way for families to finish Sunday together.
Likewise adults who prefer a more informal type of church service will find Messy Church well worth a visit. One reason for calling it “Messy Church” is that it is for anyone who may think their life is a bit of a mess – people who don’t have everything together!
The first Messy Church will be on Sunday October 6th, from 4pm – 6pm in Trinity Hall. Come and see! It’s free!

Teacher Only Days and End of Year
Please note the following Teacher only days: Friday 27 September (just before October holidays) and Thursday 14 November (the day before Canterbury anniversary day). School will be closed for instruction on these days. The focus for staff on these days is collaborative planning.
The last day of term 4 will be on Wednesday 11 December. Our prize giving ceremony will be held on this day.

Winter Tournament
Just a reminder that this takes place today at 10.30am. There is a programme of events on the school facebook page. Please support the coffee stall, sausage sizzle and bake sale.

Production Tickets
Tickets for the school production on Wednesday 25 September are on sale at the school office. Adults $10 and students/children $5.

Unfortunately due to adverse weather conditions the Y5-8 winter tournament has been postponed.
It will now be held on Wednesday 11 September, the same times and format as was previously organised will apply.

Akaroa Area School will be holding a BBQ and bake sale on Wednesday.

School Photos – Tomorrow, Tuesday 3 September 
School photos will be taken tomorrow. If you want a family/sibling photo taken please call in to the office before school tomorrow to complete the form. 

Important Rarotonga meeting : Monday 9 September 
Important Rarotonga meeting will be held on Monday 9 September at 5pm in room 10. All Rarotonga 2021 Students to attend with a parent. 

Decile Review Form:
Decile review forms will be sent home tomorrow (hardcopy). Please complete and return to form teachers by the end of this week. 

Ski Trip
Further information on the ski trip will be sent later in the week to families partaking. If you have applied for subsidy we will contact you on Wednesday. 

Hinewai Production- Costumes by Week 8 (next week)
Students will need to bring their costumes for the production by week 8, in a named bag. Teachers will have a large box to store the costumes in just under the blue bench in Middle Earth.

Winter Tournament- Bake Sale
Students in Yr 5-8 are being asked to bring baking for Friday’s Winter Tournament. Please leave in the Food Technology Room.

Winter Tournament
Akaroa Area School hosts the Banks Peninsula Winter Tournament on Friday 6 September. Everyone is welcome to come along to watch. There will be a sausage sizzle and bake sale. Student lunch passes won’t be given out on Friday in order to support the sausage sizzle. 

Lost and found
Some essential oils were found in the gym. These are at the office awaiting their owner.

We have been asked to pass on the following information: 
PENINSULA HARBOUR CRICKET CLUB
JUNIOR TEAMS SEASON 2019/20
REGISTRATION DAY 21ST OF SEPTEMBER
BANKS PENINSULA JUNIOR CRICKET
Registration for all juniors to be held at the Little River domain at10.00am on Saturday the 21st of September.
All and new members are very welcome so if you think you want to give cricket a try then pop down and register.
Please contact Danny Bulman on 021533636 or Giles Foley on 0274738222 for more details or if you can’t make the day but are keen to register.
Some of you maybe aware that Peninsula junior Cricket and Diamond Harbour Cricket club has merged to form Peninsula Harbour Cricket Club.
This new Club will enter a combined Section 1 Hard ball team in the hotly contested Country South competition but the other grades will be formed from the areas of Akaroa, Little River and Kaituna.
Danny Bulman is the elected Junior club captain for the Peninsula area so any question then please call Danny on 03 325 1333 or 021533636 or rufus@actrix.co.nz.