Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Kia Orana, Fakalafa lahi atu, Namaste, Ni sa bula vinaka, Konichiwa
I trust you all had a wonderful holiday. It was a real joy to see the smiling faces flooding back in the gate for the start of term. A very warm welcome to all the new families who have joined our school learning community. I know that you will really enjoy all aspects of school life.
Our school continues to grow fast and we now have 635 students.
We have an exciting term ahead of us including junior tabloid sports and senior athletics days and I personally can’t wait to see our amazing choir perform at the Kids for Kids Concert on Wednesday 13th November at the Vodafone Events Centre.
Year 5 Mangere Mountain Trip
This week our Year 5 children visited Mangere Mountain. The purpose of the trip was to learn about our local history and to be immersed in Maori culture.
Te Pane o Mataoho, as Mangere Mountain was originally known, first erupted around 70 000 years ago and is one of the best-preserved of Auckland’s many volcanic cones. The fertile volcanic soils sustained one of the largest pre-colonial cities in Aotearoa, New Zealand and was a significant pa (fortified village) of the local iwi (tribe), Te Wai o Hua.
Students participated in a Mihi whakatau (welcome), two workshops and had a hikoi (guided walk) up Mangere Mountain.
Junior School Pop Up Museum
Our junior tamariki loved sharing their treasured items at the end of last term.
Our ‘Pop Up Museum’ has been a huge success. A big thanks to all the parents who visited the exhibits in each classroom.
Labour Day Public Holiday
Just a reminder school is closed on Monday 28th October for Labour Day. Enjoy the long weekend!
Full School Assembly
On Friday the 1st November we are holding our first full school assembly for term 4.
Our amazing Chapel Downs Pacific Island group will perform.
Please feel free to pop along and help us celebrate student success.
Students for 2020/Parent Information Morning
We are starting to consider the make-up of our classes for 2020. To help us with this job, it is useful to be informed of any new students who intend coming to Chapel Downs and of any families who are leaving. If you have neighbours, family or friends who are planning to come here please encourage them to pre-enrol. Our parent information morning will be held on Thursday 14th November .
Please ring the office on(09) 274 8002 if you would like to attend.
Term 4-Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews
It is well established that schools with a close home and school partnership are more successful in meeting goals and targets for learning and teaching. The team is looking forward to reporting to you on students’ progress against their learning goals. Parent / Student / Teacher interviews will be held in week seven – Thursday 28th November from 2pm
Athletics Day
This year our athletics sports will be held on Tuesday 19th November
• Y5/Y6 Athletics 9.30am - 11.30am
• Y3/Y4 Athletics 12.30pm - 3.00pm
All students will compete in six different events – sprints, 400m run, 800m run, high jump, long jump and softball throw.
The Y1 and Y2 students will participate in the Tabloid Sports day on Wednesday 4th December .
Sun Smart
A reminder that all children are required to wear our school hats while outside during term 4 as part of our sunsmart policy. Sunhats are now available from the school office for $12.00. Students can wear black leather sandals or black school shoes in term 4.
Enrolments
If your child is turning 5 in the next 12 months (born in 2015 or 2016) please ensure you enrol them as soon as possible. With the roll steadily growing at Chapel Downs this will enable us to keep a track of how many New Entrants we can expect in the future. Enrolment packs are available at the office. Our term 4 New Parent Information Morning will be held on Thursday 14th November at 9.15am.
Please click below to download our enrolment form.
2020 Chapel Downs School Terms
- Term One - 30 January - 9th April 2020
- Term Two - 28 April - 3rd July 2020
- Term Three - 20 July - 25 September 2020
- Term Four - 12 October - 11 December 2020
6 February - Waitangi Day
27 April - ANZAC Day
10 April - Easter Friday
1st June - Queens Birthday
26 October - Labour Day
Dropping Children Off
Dropping children off as close to the school gate as possible may be convenient for you, but can cost another family a lifetime of pain and suffering. All our children deserve the chance to grow up and experience life to it’s fullest.
Parking restrictions are in place near Chapel Downs for a reason. They protect our communities’ children.
Always observe all parking restrictions near our school.
Do not park across the drive ways or on yellow lines
Always use the school patrol crossing
Choose safety over convenience at all times
Walk to and from school with your children when possible
Because of increased traffic at our Chapel Road pick up zone we have decided to close the Chapel Road entry from 3pm till 3.15pm. Thanks for your support.
Intermediate School Enrolment
Just a reminder to all parents of Year 6 students - it is now time to get your enrolment process under way for Intermediate in 2020. Please check each school's website for enrolment details. Each school has a different timeline for when in zone enrolments and out of zone applications are due.
Important Dates
- OCTOBER 28 - LABOUR DAY - PUBLIC HOLIDAY
- NOVEMBER 1 - SCHOOL ASSEMBLY 1.45PM
- NOVEMBER 13 - CD CHOIR - KIDS FOR KIDS CONCERT 7.30pm
- NOVEMBER 14 - NEW PARENT INFORMATION MORNING
- NOVEMBER 19 - Y3-Y6 ATHLETICS
- NOVEMBER 28 - PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
- NOVEMBER 29 - SCHOOL ASSEMBLY 1.45PM
- DECEMBER 4 - Y0-Y2 TABLOID SPORTS
- DECEMBER 6 - Y6 GRADUATION AND SENIOR SCHOOL SERVICE AWARDS 1.30pm
- DECEMBER 12 - JUNIOR SCHOOL PRIZE GIVING 11am
- DECEMBER 12 - SENIOR SCHOOL PRIZE GIVING 6pm
- DECEMBER 12 - END OF TERM 4 for Y0/Y1/Y2/Y3/Y4/Y6
- DECEMBER 13 - END OF TERM 4 for Y5 10.30am FINISH
- JANUARY 30 - TERM ONE 2020 STARTS