Me mahi tahi tātou mo te oranga o te katoa - We should work together for the wellbeing of everyone

Craighead Community Weekly Newsletter

Date: 29 Sept 2022 Issue: Term 3 Week 10

Principal's Message

Tēnā koutou katoa e te whānau o Craighead. Topics covered in this communication Enrolments for 2023 End of Term Three Kua takoto te manuka The leaves of the manuka tree have been laid down Enrolments for 2023: What a pleasure it is to meet our new Year 7 and Year 9 students for 2023. The Senior Leadership Team and our Year Level Deans have been involved in conducting enrolment interviews over these past two weeks. We are so impressed by the delightful young women who will be joining our school community next year, and we look forward to having a long and productive relationship with each family. Welcome to you all! End of Term Three: Term Three has proven to

General Notices...

Uniform...

As of the start of Term 4 students are able to wear either full Summer uniform or full Winter uniform. We have a transition period where students are able to choose which uniform to wear until Labour Weekend.

After Labour Weekend all students must wear full Summer uniform.

Full summer uniform consists of: summer skirt or shorts, blazer, white short sleeved shirt, white ankle socks & brown shoes.

Year 7 students with a tunic may opt to wear this or their summer skirt.

Please note: Expectations around makeup, jewellery, hair ties etc remain the same.

UNIFORM SHOPS:

SHOP UPDATE: The new white long sleeve shirts are now in stock (in all sizes) and available for purchase online:

https://craighead.school.nz/uniform/

Please contact Tracy by email for shop appointments and uniform queries: uniformco@craighead.school.nz

CDS Old Girls’ Assoc. Second Hand Uniform Shop:

For selling & purchasing Second Hand Uniform – Please contact: j.shallard@outlook.co.nz

Dates for your Diary...

2022 Terms 3-4...

Date	Day	Event
SEPTEMBER
29	Thurs	Inter-Regional Primary Schools Cross
		Country
30	Fri	Years 10-12 Subject Conferencing
		Years 11-13 Learning Conferences
		End of Term 3
OCTOBER
1-16	Sat-Sun	SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
17	Mon	Term 4 starts
18	Tues	Year 12 Biology Fieldtrip
19-21	Wed-Fri	Year 9 Camp
19	Wed	Sports & Colours Assembly – 12.20pm
		Auditorium. Parents welcome
20	Thurs	CDX Factor & Lypsync
22-24	Sat-Mon	LABOUR WEEKEND – SCHOOL
		CLOSED
26	Wed	Junior & Senior Music Cups –
		6.30pm to 9.30pm – Auditorium
27	Thurs	SAVE THE DATE > WHĀNAU HUI
		5.00pm to 7.00pm
28	Fri	Year 10 Market Day – lunchtime
		CDS Old Girls Cocktail Party – Dining
		Room 6.00pm to 8.00pm

Term 4 Key Events...

Date	Day	Event
OCTOBER
1-16	Sat-Sun	SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
17	Mon	TERM 4 START
19-21	Wed-Fri	YEAR 9 CAMP
19	Wed	SPORTS & COLOURS AWARDS
22-24	Sat-Mon	LABOUR WEEKEND –
		SCHOOL CLOSED
26	Wed	JUNIOR & SENIOR MUSIC CUPS
NOVEMBER
2	Wed	FINAL DAY FOR SENIORS ENDS AT
		LUNCHTIME
5	Sat	INAUGURATION DAY
7 – 2	Mon – Fri	NCEA SENIOR EXAMS
9-11	Wed-Fri	YEAR 7 CAMP
11	Fri	SOUTH CANTERBURY ANNIVERSARY
		DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED
14-18	Mon-Fri	YEAR 8 CAMP
14-18	Mon-Fri	YEAR 10 CAMP (2 groups)
21-22	Mon-Tues	TEACHER ONLY DAYS – ACCORD
		DAYS
DECEMBER
5-9	Mon-Fri	FINAL WEEK OF TERM 4 – DETAILS
		TO COME

Boarding Dates & News :

2023 TERM DATES...

School Terms	Start and End Dates
TERM 1:	Mon 30 Jan to Thurs 6 April
Holidays:	Good Friday 7 April to Sun 23 April
TERM 2:	Mon 24 April to Fri 23 June
Holidays:	Sat 24 June to Sun 16 July
TERM 3:	Mon 17 July to Fri 22 Sept
Holidays:	Sat 23 Sept to Sun 8 Oct
TERM 4:	Mon 9 Oct to Fri 8 Dec