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Daily Notices for Wednesday 2 September 2026

Rāapa rua Mahuru
Student notices/Panui 

PB4L School Value Focus: Kaitiakitanga

  • Good luck for the finalists in the Whaikōrero challenge today. As an audience we also have an important job of listening attentively and enjoying each of the speeches. 
Sport: 

  • Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Nicole, Emily & Sahasra from Room 9 manning the shed. 
  • Volleyball: Volleyball practice for Koru Games 1:15pm in the Hall – please get there really quickly!  
  • Basketball: I need your singlets washed and returned to Rm 5 asap please. Cheers, Mr. Botting
  • Koru Games 3×3 Teams – Training Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:15pm on the court by the hall, as we need to play catch up. Cheers, Mr. Botting.
  • Touch Trial – Today 1:15pm on the field. Jacob & Oscar to set up fields @12:55pm please.
  • Futsal Boys Trial TODAY (1:15pm): Please come to the court by the orchard if you didn’t trial yesterday. (Elias, Leo, Lachlan, Sathsilu, Fawzan, Jacob, Fereti, Ronak, Darren, Alex, Arthur, Harvey, Harry, Sam, Walter, Carter, Adam, Muhammad, Samar, Bridger, Jack, Waitapu, Oscar). If your name isn’t on this list and you think it should be, come along anyway. If you are involved in another team, please let me know – Mrs Blankley
  • Futsal Boys Trial THURSDAY: Please could these students bring their gear for Thursday: Alfie, Ra-Ryu, Siwoo, Maneetjit, Meraj, Trung-Ho, Ahmad, Thaddeus, Quinn, Hayder, Ariaz, Hunter, Leon.
Cultural:                                                                                                                                   

  • Strings Lessons: On today with Philippa in Music Room 2. Cheers, Mr. Botting.                             
  • Clarinet & Saxophone Lessons: On today in the Music Room. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
  • Orchestra: Cancelled today due to speeches in the hall. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
  • Kapa Haka on today at 1:55pm in the hall. Please be seated with your shoes off before the second bell so we can do a roll.
  • Choir: I need your permission for our upcoming area rehearsal please – I’ve only received 19/45. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
  • No Pasifika today.
Academic:

  • Whaikōrero Challenge: We have a time crunch getting through 10-11 speeches in an hour. That is between 35-45 minutes of just speaking, plus we have the intros from the MCs and judging time. Please ensure that you are prompt in being ready at 11am for Y7 and 12pm for Y8. Year 7 please run over to the hall straight on the warning bell and line up for your teacher. We will try and start right on 11am. Year 8 we often have to run into lunch. This is something your teacher can balance out for your class at a later date, so even if you hear the bell, please keep your composure and stay focused on the speaker. Speakers, please sit in the front row ready to go. Thanks
Other:

  • Library Duty: Tatiana and Poet are the School Librarians on duty today.
  • Leadership in Games mahi starts today with JC in R6 at 12:30 – 1:15 (bring your lunch and pink notebook): Danique, Ado, Malcolm, Alexandra, MJ, Tatiana, Alfie, Grace, Jun Beom, Brenna.

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Daily Notices for Tuesday 1 September 2026

Rātū tahi Mahuru
Student Notices/Panui

Sport: 

  • Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Darren, Alex and Cody from Room 3 manning the shed. 
  • Rugby Jerseys still to be returned to Harrison Rm 9.
  • Capture the Flag – Year 7 vs year 8 Lunchtime, anyone invited. Mr E
  • Boys’ Futsal Trials, we will have another go today. 1:15pm on the court by the school orchard. Please be on time and come even if you don’t have your gear. We will aim for another trial tomorrow and potentially a trial on Thursday too, so please be organised with gear.
  • Basketball: I need your singlets washed and returned to Rm 5 asap please. Koru Games 3×3 teams – training today (Tuesday) and Thursday this week at 1:15pm on the court by the hall, as we need to play catch up. Cheers, Mr. Botting.
  • Touch Trials: Tomorrow 1:15pm.
Cultural: 

  • Choir: On today in the hall at 10:00am. I need your permission for our upcoming area rehearsal please – I’ve only received 19/45. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
  • Guitar Lessons: On today with Andy in Music Room 2. Cheers, Mr. Botting      
  • Dawn Raid Students that I have received permission slips for please come to the fale at 9.30 with a snack and drink bottle ready to leave at 9.50am Jo                                     
Academic:   

  • Literacy Extension is on Thursday at 11am in R1. Names below.
  • Kiwi Spelling Bee: This will be held over the next few weeks. We will wait until after speeches. Keep an eye out in the notices. List of participants below. 
  • Whaikōrero Challenge: MCs come to the office at morning tea for the speakers list. Poet & Lexie Rm 9 and the R2 crew.
Other:

  • Library Duty: Mahdia and Aimee are the School Librarians on duty today.
  • Kids Lit Quiz: If you would like to try out for next year’s Kits Lit team please come to the Library at 1.20 on Thursday for a quick quiz. It should only take 10-15 minutes. The Library will be closed for all other    students.  Mrs C

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Daily Notices for Monday 31 August 2026

Rāhina toru tekau ma tahi Here-turi-kōkā
Student Notices/Pānui     

PB4L School Values (Term 3 focus: Kaitiakitanga) 

  • Our Whaikōrero Challenge finals are on Wednesday. The Year 7’s will compete from 11am and the Year 8’s from 12 ish. Good luck to any students doing classroom speeches over the next few days and our finalists as they look forward to the finals. It is awesome to see students becoming kaitiaki of their learning. 
Sport: 

  • Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Jack, Miller & Maneetjit from Rm 4 manning the shed. 
  • Dance Club: Meet in the hall at lunchtime. 
  • Rugby Jerseys still to be returned to Harrison Rm 9: Carter see Mr Burke asap please.
  • Basketball: I need your singlets washed and returned to Rm 5 asap please. Tohu for the 1st! Koru Games 3×3 teams – training Tuesday and Thursday this week at 1:15pm on the court by the hall, as we need to play catch up. Cheers, Mr. Botting.
  • Final Touch Trials: Now on Wednesday 1:15pm. 
  • Boys’ Futsal trials: On today. Bring your gear for tomorrow too.
  • Girls’ Futsal meeting in Room 13 at Interval. Please be on time.
Cultural:.

  • Rock Band: Rehearsal in Rm 6 today – lunchtime at 1:00pm. Bring your instruments and lunch. Cheers, Mr. Botting 
Other:

  • Library Display: Rm5 has put together a display on FILM! Rm5 have studied a few films this year: Starwars Ep.1, Mulan and Interstellar. Come have a look at what it’s all about. From a video on camera angles, to students theme essays and film booklets, explore books that inspired films and all our film studies that you may convince your teacher to teach. 
  • Library Duty:  Cici and Manu are the School Librarians on duty today.                                   
  • Wanted: milk bottle tops and coloured PET recycling number 2 to T2 Fiona please!
  • Kids’ Lit 2027:  If you would like to try out for this team please come to the Library tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1.20pm. I will be talking about this event at all Year 7 Library sessions today.  Mrs C
  • Kirkwood Studios – Can these people meet Mr Burke & JC in Rm 9 at 1pm today, bring your lunch. Hanchi Chen, Mabel King, Lily Murphy, Yien Zhou, Sathwik Sari.
  • House Captains: Meeting in Room 10 at 1:00 today. Please bring a pair of scissors. Thanks Miss Brenssell. 
  • School Council: meeting at 12.30 pm in Room 1 today

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