School Notifications
It's Time To Order Your 2019 Yearbooks
The 2019 Yearbook will be available in a digital or printed hard-copy format for students in Years 9-12. If you wish to receive a Yearbook, please complete the Google form by clicking here (one form per family). PLEASE NOTE - Students in Year 13 and leavers who are heading on to tertiary study or employment will receive a complimentary digital copy of the Yearbook (these will be posted out to them after Junior Prize-giving) and should only complete this form if they wish to receive a printed hard-copy. Hard-copies will be charged at the full price. The cost of the Yearbook is below and will be disbursed to your school account:
Students can choose to collect their copy from the Community Relations Centre (CRC - behind the Sports Centre) or have it posted to them. Yearbooks will be available for collection at the conclusion of Junior Prize-giving in Week 9. Any Yearbooks that aren't collected by 7 February 2020 will be mailed out with postal costs charged to your school account. Please complete the form before Friday 15 November 2019.  |
Measles Outbreak Public Health Advisory
 The Waikato District Health Board have asked schools to share this public health advisory.
Measles symptoms include a high fever, runny nose, cough, and sore red eyes, followed several days later by a rash starting on the face and neck before spreading to the rest of the body. Someone with measles can spread it to others from five days before the rash appears until five days after. The best protection against measles is vaccination. Please check your daughter/s immunisation is up-to-date. Should measles occur in our school, those students and staff that are not known to be immune may be quarantined and excluded for a period of time. The Waikato DHB will advise on a safe return date. For more information, please click here. |
New Year 10 Dean appointed
 We are happy to announce that our Year 10 cohort will now be in the capable hands of Mrs Jo Munn as Year 10 Dean. Mrs Munn is an experienced Dean and is looking forward to guiding and caring for these young women as they journey through Dio. We also look forward to seeing Scott, Shackleton and Wilson Houses at their compulsory Chapel Service on 18 August at 7:00 pm. A gold coin donation for Habitat for Humanity will be part of the Service. |
Community Chapel Service - 18 August 2019
 Anglican Chapel Service for Scott, Shackleton and Wilson Houses. All members of the Dio community are welcome to attend. |
Important Notifications for Term 3
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School Closed This Monday
 A reminder that, as outlined in the calendar since the start of the year, and in DioNews Term 2 issues one and two, the school will be closed this Monday, 1 July. The school had an additional day to lose to meet the open for instruction requirement of 380 half days. Instead of closing earlier at the end of the year, the leadership team decided that a long weekend following House Singing would provide the students with a day to recuperate and catch up on schoolwork.
Deputy Principal, Junior Curriculum & Logistics |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - House Singing 2019
House Singing 2019 ● Date: Friday 28 June 2019. ● Time: Programme begins at 6.30pm and ends approximately 9.15pm. ● Student Reporting Time: All students must report to their House Leaders by 6.00pm for a full House warm-up. Students must enter the arena via Entry 1 and the auditorium via Door C. ● Venue: Claudelands Arena, Entry 5, Claudelands Events Centre, Corner of Brooklyn Road and Heaphy Terrace, Claudelands, Hamilton. Auditorium entry for the audience will be via Doors B (downstairs), I, and K (upstairs) ● Parking: Onsite Parking will be through Gate 3 Brooklyn Road and will cost $5 per vehicle. Street parking is free. Please allow time to get through peak hour traffic! ● Accessibility car parks: There are a number of parks available via Gate 1, Heaphy Terrace, approximately 80m from the Arena Plaza. Accessibility seating is available through Door B. ● Transport: Boarders transport has been communicated by the Dean of Boarding, Mrs Toni Solomon. Parents of day girls are responsible for organising their daughters’ transportation to and from the event. Students must be collected in person from the foyer/concourse area if their ride home is not attending the event. ● Refreshments: Concession stands will be open to guests from 5.15pm-6.20pm. There are a number of items available including healthier options. Only food purchased on site may be consumed at the venue. Please do not bring commercial food or drink into the venue (ie McDonalds). Bag checks will take place by Claudelands security. ● Seating: Doors will open at approximately 6.00pm. Guests will need to be seated by 6.25pm. Please bring your tickets with you. ● Tickets are $28 and can be purchased from the School Shop (8.15am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday) and by phone 07 855 2038 extn 2766. Please check our school Facebook page on the day to see if door sales will be available. ● Uniform: Girls are to wear normal school winter uniform and observe dress code guidelines as per the student diary. ● Attendance: A reminder to parents that all students are required to attend House Singing and a roll will be taken on the night. House Singing is a major and much-anticipated event in the school year. On The Day Rehearsals Students will be going to Claudelands during the day at the following times:
Students cannot be dropped off or picked up from Claudelands during the day. For Risk Management control, they must travel via the transport arranged by the school. Any further questions regarding House Singing should be referred to the Arts Administrator, Georgina Hewitt: arts@wdsg.school.nz We look forward to seeing you there! |
Early Closure on Tuesday 25 June
 Early Closure on Tuesday 25 June We have been notified that the Executive of the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) has directed its members to attend a paid union meeting on Tuesday 25 June at 1.30 pm. All teachers who are members of the PPTA are required to attend this meeting to ratify the Terms of Settlement of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement. Unfortunately, we do not have enough teachers who are non-union members to cover all afternoon classes and students will, therefore, be released at 12.40 pm at the start of lunch break. Some school buses will run at an earlier time (Go Bus services to Cambridge, Huntly, Ngaruawahia and Te Awamutu). All other buses will run at the usual time (as they also serve primary and intermediate schools). However, students who need to remain at school after 12.40 pm may use the library, which will be supervised by staff. Please complete this Google Form should your daughter require supervision until 3.20pm. Please note that all other industrial action (rostering home for Years 11 and 12) has now been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience this early closure may cause. Yours sincerely
Mary Curran Principal |
Board of Trustees Election Results
 Parent Representative: Thomas Gibbons Raewyn McPhillips Dan Moore Patrick Peoples Karlene Verryt Doug Wilson Staff Representative: Susi Webb Thank you to all the candidates who stood in the elections and who were willing to put themselves forward to serve the school community. |
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