Dear Parents

Well, they did it! The All Blacks brought back the World Cup! The whole country (well, those interested / obsessed with rugby) were behind them all the way. We worried when they played average games, we worried about selections in the pool games, we aired our opinions to anyone who would listen, we commented very knowledgeably about player form, we critiqued the refs. Then we won and thank goodness we did!

What impressed me throughout the tournament, was the humility the players showed. They presented themselves as ordinary New Zealanders who just happened to be something extraordinary. They joked with the media but they always answered questions sensibly and acted honourably. The player interviews after each game were honest. The players accepted that they hadn’t played as well as they might. They praised each other’s efforts, often deflecting praise about their game and talking about the team, or how well another player had set them up. They acknowledged their coach, their captain and always their team and the support from people back home.

There was no criticism of referees or match officials. They wouldn’t get drawn into other teams’ controversies. I’ve made them sound like perfect people and of course they aren’t. But for this tournament, they made us feel very proud.

We all have aspirations and we also all have Achilles heels. It is how we act under pressure or adversity that signals to others what our true self is like. There are those who can accept failure and see it as an opportunity to improve. There are those who blame others or their situation as the reason they failed. There are those that just give up.

I actually think that all of us can act in each of these three ways depending on the ‘stuff’ going on in our lives. We therefore need to understand that all our children are also likely to act in these three ways depending on what’s going on for them. Ultimately though, we want to be the person, or our child to be the person that sees failure as an opportunity to improve. As Michael Jordan said I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Kind regards

Janice Adamson

PE Uniforms

Just a reminder that all children need to wear their proper school uniform to and from school. Their PE uniform is only for sport and PE. The exception to this is the juniors who have PE or sport after lunch, it takes too long for one teacher to get them all back into uniform!

Entering and Leaving the School Grounds

– Please use Dragon Drive (282 Victoria Ave), Spencer St and Stirling St entrances – the Teachers driveway at 250 Victoria Avenue is NOT to be used as it is a vehicle only entrance. Staff and delivery vehicles use this entrance and it is hazardous for pedestrians. We are protecting the safety of our children.

Does your child travel to school by bus? 

Auckland Transport is proposing changes that will make bus services more frequent, easier to use and more reliable.
Your child’s school travel may be affected by the proposed changes**
Auckland Transport is asking central Auckland and east Auckland residents for feedback.  The closing date is 10 December 2015.
The changes are planned to take place in 2017, but the time for feedback is now.

Find out more
A consultation brochure with a map of proposed services and how to give feedback can be viewed online at www.AT.govt.nz/NewNetwork

**Ministry of Education School Buses are not part of this consultation.

NEWS FROM SUBWAY

: SUBWAY SCHOOL LUNCH – APPLE JUICE OUR SUPPLIER OF APPLE JUICE HAS STOPPED PRODUCING THE OLD FASHIONED APPLE JUICE BOXES. SUBWAY ARE WORKING ON AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION.  APPLE JUICE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Those using the online order system it has been updated.