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NAU MAI, HAERE MAI - WELCOME TO ABS BOROUGH & ABS LAGMHOR

Be Brave, Be Strong, Be Borough

Tena koutou, Talofa Lava, Mālō e lelei, Mālō ni, Kia Orana, Kumusta, Salam, Namaste, Halo, Namaskāra, Āyubōwan, Helo, Xin chào and Greetings to you all.

I am delighted to present myself as your Principal and Tumuaki of Ashburton Borough School, including the Lagmhor site.

I started here at the beginning of 2025 and have taken my time to get to know parents, students and staff and to reacquaint myself with the community. I began my teaching career here at Ashburton Borough in the late 80’s so much of the environment feels familiar and comfortable to me.

A lot has changed in that time and I am excited to be part of a very diverse and inclusive community. Students at Ashburton Borough are accepted for who they are and yet are encouraged to be the best they can be by living our school values: Be Brave, Be Strong, Be Borough.

I am impressed by the dedication and commitment of staff to provide learning experiences that excite and challenge students but also how they strive to build respectful positive relationships with them and their whānau.

We are a family/whānau based school, where we care and look after each other. My big dream is to make Ashburton Borough School, including our Lagmhor site, the best place to be.

I look forward to sharing our special place with you. Please feel free to contact me or ask any questions at principal@ashborough.school.nz .

Dianne Prendergast

Latest Notices

Wed 22

Toetoe - T4 Week 3

22 Oct 2025

Hi Everyone

What an incredibly windy couple of weeks we have had and it looks like it is going to get worse before it gets better. Please stay safe tomorrow. Our calendar also appears to be filling up fast. Please see the below notices and dates for the remainder of term 4.

Athletics Day - A huge thank you to everyone who attended or helped support our amazing children to have such a successful and enjoyable athletics day. The Lagmhor kids did so well, whether that was achieving one of the top spots in an event, or simply participating with a positive attitude. I am a very proud teacher.

Hats - There are several children who are leaving their hats at home. We have plenty of spares, but these will quickly disappear if we are also taking them home and not returning them.

Calendar Art - We have opened a second ordering window from today until the 18th November for those who may have missed the order date or wish to add to their order. Let me know if you would like to see the order form which has a picture of your child's artwork. Please follow the instructions below...

1/. Go to www.kidsartworks.com
2/. Use the Entrance Code: KZ2172
3/. Enter your child's room & name when prompted

Upcoming Dates

Thursday October 23rd - Teacher Strike Action - School Closed

Friday October 24th - Toetoe will be in town for house relays. Please ensure your child still has their reading books with them as we will be continuing with our learning programs in one of the empty classrooms. There will be house / parent / staff relays for anyone parents that would like to join in.

Monday October 27th - Labour Day - School Closed

Thursday October 30th - Pet Day @ Lagmhor - See other notice for details. More info to come.

Thursday November 6th - Top Team Challenge

Friday November 7th - 2nd Toetoe Art Day @ Borough

Friday November 7th - School Disco - Note that this was previously scheduled for Oct 31st.

Friday November 14th - Canterbury Anniversary Day - School Closed

Monday November 17th - Teacher Only Day - School Closed

Friday November 28th - 3rd Toetoe Art Day @ Borough

Thursday December 11th - Lagmhor Assembly - TBC

Friday December 12th - Borough Whole School Assembly - TBC

If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Many Thanks

Jason

jason.taylor@ashborough.school.nz

Wed 22

Lagmhor Pet Day-

22 Oct 2025

We have our Lagmhor Pet Day next week on Thursday 30th October. We are very lucky to have Kōwhai class joining us and we know that our Lagmhor kids will look after them and make them feel welcome.

Pets can be brought to school from 12:00pm. Safety of our animals and students are our highest priority so we will have designated areas for each type of animal. Dogs must be kept on leads and will have an area to be tethered when they are not being lead. Caged animals will be kept in one of the classrooms. We will post out a map early next week.

During the afternoon the children can participate in gumboot throwing, treasure hunts, and sack relays. We will conclude the day with lamb/calf drinking races, a pet parade and spot prizes. Parents are welcome to take their pets (and children) home from 2pm onwards.

We would like to know if anyone has any temporary fencing that we could borrow for lamb/calf pens. Any lambs/calves that you would like entered in the drinking races must come with their own milk and bottle. We will advise on the quantity of liquid needed.

Could you please add to the following survey so that we have an indication of how many animals to expect on the day.

Survey

We hope to you all on the day

The Lagmhor Team

Wed 22

NZEI Union Action Tomorrow

22 Oct 2025

Don't forget that school is closed tomorrow due to the NZEI Union Action. See you back at school as usual on Friday. Please do keep safe in the wind tomorrow. Dianne