Baking a Difference for Red Puppy Bikkie Day

Millie Wilton and Olivia de Lautour from Room 22, are organising this fundraiser as a homework task.  Our class is helping out by cooking biscuits for them. 

Room 22 are getting out their mixing bowls, popping on their aprons and whipping up some puppy-shaped biscuits for the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) Red Puppy Bikkie Day.

Red Puppy Bikkie Day, now in its third year, is part of the RNZFB’s annual Red Puppy Appeal to raise funds to support RNZFB guide dogs.

Millie and Olivia will be selling puppy-shaped biscuit during morning tea break, outside the Food Tech Room on Thursday the 4^th, 11^th and 18^th of April.  The cost of each cookie will be $2.00.

Thank you for your support.

School Closed for Easter Break

Easter break is from Friday 29th March until Tuesday 2nd April 2013. 
School starts back on Wednesday 3rd April.

Lane Clark presents to Gulf Harbour Parents

Tuesday 16th April 7.00pm

Whangaparaoa Golf Club

If there was one night, one meeting, one chance I could get to have our parents hear an educationalist explaining the 'why and what' behind what we do at Gulf Harbour, then this meeting with Lane Clark would be it. Please mark this in your calendars, we look forward to seeing you on the night. Creche available on the night.  Please advise your child's teacher if you wish to use this service.

John Petrie, Principal

2013/2014 Entertainment Book Pre Orders

The NEW 2013 l 2014 Auckland Entertainment Book now includes content from Whangarei and the Bay of Islands and is even better than ever before!  The best part is that the NEW Books are still $65 and we get $13 from the sale of every Book towards raising funds for Gulf Harbour School.  Get your order in early to avoid missing out this year by clicking on the link below!

https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/9529w9

Changes to BOT Election Dates

Due to many time frame challenges occuring around the BOT Election dates, communicated to our parents in the 1st March newsletter, we have had to change the dates to the following:

Nominations called:  2nd May  (was 15th March)
Nominations close:   16th May  (was 29th March)
Voting Papers circulated:   21st May  (was 3rd April)
Election day:   30th May  (was 12th April)
Board takes office:   6th June 2013

Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) Webpage Update

Please note that we have updated our school webpage about IT and mobile devices. There, you will see our postion on encouraging mobile devices and particularly Apple products. Note too that students can bring other devices but will need to use them more independently as teachers are familiar with Apple devices. Click on link to see the page as it also includes copies of the Acceptable Use Agreement and covering letter. 

http://www.gulfharbour.school.nz/index.php?page=digital-classrooms

Students using Devices in Room 5