4 Oct 2026

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4 Oct 2026

School photos will be taken on Tuesday 13th October.

All students will have a class and portrait photo taken, regardless of whether you intend to purchase them.

Important Details!

Sibling Photos: If you would like a sibling photo taken, please fill out the online form below by Tuesday 6th October.

Sibling Order Form Link

Ordering Information: No pre-payment is required. After photo day, parents will receive a unique online ordering key code via email. Parents can then view the images and order prints or digital copies directly online through the Photolife website.

If you have any questions or if your child will be absent on the day, please contact the office 07 883 6816 or office@lichfield.school.nz

4 Oct 2026

PLEASE NOTE: LICHFIELD SCHOOL HAS A BYE THIS WEEK.

Good afternoon team,

Another great week on the turf! It was awesome to see all the kids playing and loads of improvement already.  Also cool that parents were jumping in to keep time or run the team, facilitate the play or coach skills.  Keep it up =)  The rain disappeared which was lucky =) Normally we do play in the rain for hockey - just not if the turf is flooded or there is thunder and lightning.

Draw I have attached the draw for round 3 - 13th Oct.  There were a couple of schools thinking of entering another team, if you would like to do that, please let me know as then the draw would need to be adjusted.

Now that teams are familiar with the process, there is slightly less time between games this time - just 15 min.  The school that has the bye is more than welcome to come and use the middle turf when the year 5-6 teams are playing from 5:15pm. A parents against kids game can be played or you can practise some skills with your team.  

Trainings A couple of schools have enquired about using the College turf for training. That's great! If other schools are interested in using the turf at the College, please check in with Rob to make sure it is free.  

Coachmate & Hockey New Zealand For any interested parents that want to upskill a wee bit for coaching, there is a great app that Hockey New Zealand has brought out this year called Coachmate - it is has a whole heap of practise exercises as well skill break down, coaching tips and learning.  Click on the Coachmate icon in Hockey New Zealands Coaching Hub for more info Hockey New Zealand Community Coaching

In this Hub there is also an online learning portal Online Learning Portal
There are a number of courses on there that you can do in your own time. The modules are quite short and you can stop / start at any time.  I would recommend doing the National Coaching Ticket - this gets you thinking about the safety of the game as well and it is a good intro to coaching younger players. 
Coaching Small Sticks and Coaching Fundamentals are two other useful courses for your local space.

I will come for the first week back in the term, have a great holiday and see you when school starts again! 

Sonja

25 Sep 2026

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25 Sep 2026

Please see attached information.

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