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29th March 2016

The Walking Bus

On Wednesday at 8.00am for the last two weeks, approximately 30 students
accompanied by enthusiastic, positive parents have gathered and walked from
the Myers end of Scotts Road or in the other direction from the Alfriston Road
end of Shifnal Drive, to walk together safely and happily to school. What a great Skids run fun activities and have
way to get fit in the mornings. Thank you Mrs Healey for organising this afternoon with the children. We also help
do homework and provide afternoon tea.

amazing concept. Well done participating students, parents and support staff.
If you will be applying for some OSCAR/
Free Eye Testing Work and Income subsidy, we will need
All students in Year 5 & 6 have been given a once in a lifetime opportunity to to apply as early as possible. If you are
have a free vision test by qualified senior optometrists at Finalyson Park School working (full time or part time and/or
on Friday 10 March. Consent notices have gone home and more will go out studying; on sickness benefit; on CDA)
you may qualify for some OSCAR
today to give all of these children a chance to benefit from this generous offer subsidy and pay as low as $3 a day
from professionals and charities. Can you please ensure that for your childs (conditions apply). We will help you
sake and educational future, that pages 1 & 2 are completed and returned back through the process (even submit the
to the office by Tuesday 7 March. forms on your behalf).

For any queries you can ring Hazel and

Principal Resignation
George at 0800 900 754 or
Having been Principal of this school for 18 years it is with deep regret that I 021-278-4462. You can also email us at
have tendered my resignation to the Board of Trustees as of Tuesday 28 manurewaeast@skids.co.nz or
February. I have been appointed to and accepted the position of Principal at george@skids.co.nz We run before
Kaitao Intermediate School in Rotorua. I will be here working as hard as I school care from 730am to 830am and
usually do until the last day of this term, beginning at Kaitao in Term 2. Even at an after school programme from 3pm to
6pm Mondays to Fridays.

this stage I would like to thank the Board of Trustees, in particular Susan Miller
as the Board Chair, my two Deputy Principals Kat Porter and Richard Arthurs, We look forward to hearing from you
Karyn Bennett - RTLB Cluster Manager, and my amazing office staff, support soon!

staff and teaching staff who have been really supportive of me and our goals
of creating confident, articulate and inquisitive students who will achieve great
My first certificate
things both at this school and in their lives in the future.

Nga mihi nui

Phil Palfrey
PRINCIPAL
Welcome to MEP!
Welcome to the following
students starting at our school.
We hope you have a really
enjoyable time here at Manurewa
East School.
Photo below: Our 5 year old new
entrants with their starter packs
From that moment I eventually heard
my name being announced and for
me to get off from my gluteus
maximus. My hands were shaking,
my teeth were quivering. I began to
stroll forward. My heart was pelting
on the roof of my chest like a drum. A
myriad of students glanced at me,
like an audience voting for Donald
Trump. I immediately wiped sweat off
my forehead. Before entering the life
of exaggeration, I collected my hard
work. Thank you, I spoke politely.
Youre most certainly welcome. I
reached the stage. Holding my first
certificate nice and proud.

Sajad Al-Kashoosh A3
MANUREWA EAST SCHOOL 1

Newsletter
Inter School Swimming Sports
On Tuesday a group of students represented our school in the Manurewa Schools swimming
competition. They were outstanding in their sportsmanship, competitiveness, as well as
being fantastic ambassadors for our school.

Our New Entrant Class C1 has been reading a book about fish and the ocean.
Take a look at their awesome fish!

MANUREWA EAST SCHOOL 2