A warm welcome to families whose children will be attending Aberdeen this year.

Our Principal, Murray McDonald, will be available to enrol new students to our school on Friday 3 February between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

The school year at Aberdeen begins for students after Waitangi Day on Tuesday 7 February, we look forward to all our students returning safe and refreshed from their holidays by 8.55 am.

Your child’s teacher will appreciate the children in their class arriving on the first day with the stationery they need to begin the year (a list of stationery and a link to our prefered provider is provided on the Information Page – please use the link at the top of the page and then choose the year level or class that applies to your child).

Aberdeen is ready to enjoy the warmer weather.

• Please remember that all children need to wear our blue school hats during Term 1.
• Swimming in our school pool will begin for many classes from the first day back!  Please send your child with clearly named togs and towel in a plastic bag so they can participate.

Our Annual Aberdeen’s Got Talent competition was held on Thursday 8th December.  This was the opportunity for the whole school to watch, as the finalists from the Junior, Middle and Senior School performed.   The team of judges had an extremely difficult time trying to decide which of these talented individuals would win their category in the 2011 competition.  Below are the photos of Caleb who won the Year 3&4 musical section, and Cassie who won the Y5&6 dance section.

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This year Grandparents Day will lbe held on Friday 18 November, beginning with a whole school performance at 9.30 a.m. on the ashphalt area in front of the hall.  For the full programme of events see our Community Page, for photos visit our Aberdeen Blogs through the Link provided.

The Sustainable Garden and new mural will officially be opened on Wednesday 9 November at 10 am.

This year’s Aberdeen Production “Idol Dreams” has been written and directed by Julia Turner with musical direction by Lesley Pogai.

The evening shows will be on Wednesday 5 October and Thursday 6 October – beginning at 6.30 p.m.

Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased from the Aberdeen School office.

A very successful afternoon with all children taking part enthusiastically with lots of support from their parents.  The most successful participants at each age group (at or above 8 years old) are now preparing for the Inter-school competition on Tuesday 27th September.

This is going to be a fantastic fun night, which is made possible by the generous donations of prizes by the following local businesses:

TDO (Dinsdale) (sponsor of our main prize)

Party Hire - Dinsdale Jewellers – Noel Leeming (Tristram Street) – Lugton’s (Lisa Sigley) – NOSH – Backdoor – Credit Union – Office Max – Sky City (Hamilton) – New Delhi Indian Restaurant (Dinsdale) – Maggy’s Catering – Pet Practice (Dinsdale) – Splurge (Dinsdale) – In Sign Out Ltd – Hammer Hardware (Dinsdale) – Celebrations (Dinsdale) – Café Strata – Café Fresca – Bags Factory Shop (Frankton) – NV State of Mind State of Art – Team Seven – Trek ‘N’ Travel (Victoria Street) – Godfreys (Tristam Street) – Take Note (Dinsdale) – New World (Te Rapa) – Automint – Bunnings Warehouse (Te Rapa) – Aberdeen School PTA – Honda Hamilton -  Contempo Hair Design – Harvey Collision Repairs

Thank you to all the awesome businesses which are supporting Aberdeen school in this fundraising event.

We would also like to thank all the Aberdeen Parents/Caregivers who have generously donated bottles of goods for this wonderful event.

Follow the link for more information about the night:  Trivia Night Information

Due to the bad weather the Annual Field Days Winter Sports Day has been cancelled.

Click on the link below for more information.

WYMA Annual Concert Invite 2011

A big thank you to all those who came and lent a helping hand at our sustainable gardens working bee last Sunday.  We would not have been able to do it without you.  All planter boxes have been constructed and will soon be underway with all sorts of vegetation.

What a great project in the making! I know Mr McDonald is very excited about getting started.