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Welcome back for 2012. School starts again on Tuesday 7 at 9am. Children are to go straight to their classroom, please see class lists 2012. We remind all children to bring their brimmed hats!

27 Jan, 2 & 3 Feb - Teacher training days on reading comprehension, numeracy and elearning.

Friday, 3 Feb - Class lists will be shown on the library windows.

Tuesday, 7 Feb - School starts back. (Children go straight to their classrooms.)

All year 8 students will be issued with an enrolment form to transfer their dental treatment to the dentist. They need to fill out this form and it is required back at the Arrowtown Dental Clinic by December 16. Treatment is free until they are 18 years of age. For any queries please call 03 442 1769.

The dental clinic is closed from Dec 23 - Jan 9, and open again on Jan 10 - Tues, Wed, Thur, 8am - 4.30pm.

SUMMER HOLIDAY PROGRAMME AT LAKES LEISURE Lakes Leisure’s Summer Holiday Programme is back, better than ever and enrolments are now open! Sessions designed for 5-7 and 8-12 year olds will be held from 19-23 December & 4-27 January. Lakes Leisure offers a wide variety of activities sure to keep kids entertained such as Olympic Sports Day, Master Chef Comp, Eco-Extreme Day and Crazy Science Experiments - and much more! In a recent survey of programme parents, 100% said that their children enjoyed... read more »

Please see attached flyer about a special screening of the new Muppets movie we are playing on Christmas Eve. We have some fantastic prizes to give away, we remind kids & parents to bring along the coupons when you come to the movies over the holidays so the school gets to take full advantage of the School Rewards Program.

Our recent school survey results can be found online here. We are working through the comments and will be calling those that wanted to discuss particular things. Thank you all for the feedback.

Friday 9 December:

1.30pm - Yr8 leavers Assembly

Wednesday 14 December:

11.30am - Yr5/6/7 Assembly

1.30 pm - Yr0/1/2 Xmas Assembly

Thursday 15 December:

1.45pm - Yr3/4 Xmas Assembly

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'The Arrow' private hotel package includes;  A one night stay in a Luxury Super King Suite, Drinks and canapés on arrival in the historic stone cottage, A hair style and blow wave before dinner, Dinner for two to the value of $150 at Gantley's Restaurant, Drop off and pick up from Gantley's restaurant, A gourmet breakfast for two delivered to your suite, Complimentary wireless internet and local phone calls, Luxury toiletries in the suite, Late checkout of 2pm  $150 dollars  at the Crowne Plaza... read more »

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2012 Term Dates

Term 1 - 7 Feb to 5 April

Term 2 - 23 April to 29 June

Term 3 - 16 July to 28 Sept

Term 4 -15 Oct to 20 Dec 

Holidays (in term time)

25 April - ANZAC day (Wednesday)

4 June - Queens Birthday

22 October - Labour Weekend

Queenstown Podiatry are pleased to offer you a complimentary obligation free consultation to fully assess your child’s feet or walking patterns. The podiatrist, Gareth, can offer you practical and affordable foot caresolutions for you and your family. Some of the children’s foot issues thry manage:• Heel and arch pain• Knee pain (including Osgood Schlatter Syndrome)• Pigeon toe / in-toe walking• Flat feet• Foot / knee alignment issues• Veruccas (w... read more »

The ski groups for week 3 (19 August) of the year 4-8 winter sports programme are available to view here. The daily programme can be viewed here under snowpsorts programme.

We will have a 10am start, Thursday 18 August, due to the forecast of severe frosts as many of our teachers live in Queenstown/Arthurs Point. Buses will run 1hr later than usual.

The library will be open for children if parents need to drop children off early.

We will have a delayed start at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, 17 August as icy roads are predicted in the morning.

Buses will run an hour later than normal.

School is closed today - Tuesday, 16 August - because of weather/road conditions.

The Extravaganza is postponed until next week.

School is closed today - Monday, 15 August - because of weather conditions.

The Extravaganza is postponed until next week.

Classes finish at 2pm for parent interviews today. Buses will run at the normal time. Any children unable to be picked up will be supervised through to when we normally finish.

The first newsletter for this term is now available to view or download online.

The results (top 8) and images from todays cross country are on our sports blog - http://arrowsports.blogspot.com/

All schools in the Wakatipu Basin have a delayed start today (Weds 13 July) because of road conditions. School will start at 10am today. All buses in the Wakatipu Basin will be running one hour late this morning.

Hi Parents,

Due to the snow, field conditions and weather forecast, we have postponed the Yr5-8 cross country until Tuesday 2 August which is the first week back at school after the holidays. We will use the sports blog to share any further information.

This report has been produced for Arrowtown School, by the School Travel Plan Co-ordinator for QLDC, summarising data we got from student surveys which asked children how they got to school and how they would like to get to school. 

Hi Parents, Queenstown Football Club has cancelled todays football practice (Wed 6 July).

We are looking at the possibility of offering out of school care on site at our school and need to know how many families are interested. Please complete the survey

Every New Zealand school is required to have a school charter. Our existing charter was developed in 2007. The Board of Trustees has drafted a revised charter to better reflect our current aims and priorities. The draft is attached for your inspection. Click here. Your comments and suggestions on the charter are invited. Please email office@arrowtown.school.nz with any feedback by Friday, 24 June. A... read more »

The pre-fitting of rental equipment for children participating in the school ski programme that was set for Friday 10 June has been postponed, as there are not yet rental staff available to fit the equipment, due to the complete lack of snow. We do not yet have an alternative date as it is in the weather gods hands!

This year’s Ice Skating programme begins in Week One, Term 3. Follow the links for more information about the programme or view the timetable.

Hi Parents, Today, an information and a return form for term 3 wintersports is coming home with your children today (follow links to view or download online). Please read and return this form as soon as possible, so as to allow Tim and Paul to start organising groups and parent help. We will endeavor to have this done before the end of term 2. Feel free to contact read more »

Todays Practice for U8, U10 & U12 is cancelled due to the weather

U14 and U17 teams will still have a practice – we will see you at 4pm

Please follow the draw link for the times of all games on the day. All rules/regulations can be found following the rules link. If you have any queries, please contact Paul Winders.

This Friday 8 April we have the El Gregoe show performing ‘You’ve got the Power’ in the hall for all children. The show teaches key values that make the ingredients for good friendships with a strong emphasis on a bully free environment. The cost for the show is $4 per person.  Please return money in an envelope by Friday morning to the office.  Please have your child’s name, room number and ‘El Gregoe show’ on the front of the envelope.

Just a reminder that last week was the final week of touch rugby until T4.

A big thank you to all the children, parent helpers, Councillor Lex Perkins and other volunteers who supported our Walk n Wheels event in early March.  Eight schools in the district participated with cycle skills being a big focus during the week.  Our thanks to Element for spot prizes and expert advice on helmet and bike safety.  Our special thanks to Constables Beth Fookes and Zoe Albon who led the cycle skills courses and sparked enthusiasm to get our children walking and wheeling.  Also to o... read more »

Whitewater Rafting Adventure with experienced guides: 26/27th March. On Roaring Meg section of the Kawarau river. Rafts running 10am, 12pm, 2pmand 4pm. $40 per person or $100 per family of 4. Minimum age 10. Fundraising for members of the Alexandra Slalom Kayak Squad to represent NZ at the Pre-World Junior Kayak championships in Wausau, USA in June/july 2011. For more information contact Karen and Geoff Woodhouse on Ph;4425331, read more »

Please visit the School Sports Blog for all results and images from the day. Additional information for those children who go to the Central Otago Champs will be sent home soon.

Our school triathlon is coming up next Wednesday at the Events Centre in Frankton. A form should come home with your child, should our couriers lose the information you can download a copy here. Can all parents please indicate on the form if your child needs to take the bus or meet there.

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Friday 28 January - Class lists displayed on library windows
Mon 31, Tues 1 Feb - teacher only days
Weds 2 February - School resumes for children

Term 1 - Weds 2 Feb to Fri 15 Apr
Term 2 - Mon 2 May to Fri 15 July
Term 3 -Mon 1 August to Fri 7 Oct
Term 4 -Tues 25 Oct to Fri 16 Dec

Arrowtown School Bus Procedures Manual

Young kiwis do a range of things in Cyberspace - most reflect activities that "in your day" were done offline. "InMyDay" will help you understand this environment and what young people do there. The range of activities young people do online creates both opportunities and challenges to their well being. "InMyDay" will also help you understand what those challenges look like.