Principal's Korero
Our Maths and English Whānau night was held last week with a number of students and whānau attending the evening. I would like to thank you all very much for coming along as well as acknowledging our students who ran each activity with pride and confidence. I hope that you will enjoy the prizes and use the packs of activities that were given out on the night.
Our students enjoyed the Science Road Show on Tuesday with each class attending a 45-minute workshop focused on how the faultlines that run along the length of New Zealand affect New Zealand. Students discussed the importance of knowing what to do when there is an earthquake as well as what to pack in a grab bag.
With the colder weather starting to make itself known, please remind your child to wear a winter/waterproof jacket to school. We have a number of students who think wearing a sweatshirt hoodie or polo shirt in the rain is cool but they end up being wet and damp for the remainder of the day. We do not have a school winter jacket as this would be an extra cost for whānau, so students can wear a waterproof jacket from home. Our school uniform jacket is more of a windbreaker/water-resistant jacket and unfortunately, this line of jacket will be going out of production.
There have been some inquiries about our school pants. We changed our design of school pants when we changed providers last year to NZ Uniforms. You can purchase black sweat pants which are fleecy lined on the inside to keep our students warm. We changed these to black due to not being able to match the correct blue with our polo and sweatshirt. These sweat pants were chosen last year by students so will be trendy.
Hoodies are being lost by students, so please ensure that your child's uniform is clearly named. We do have a number of hoodies in the lost property, some still look new, please ask your child to come to the office if they have lost their hoodie.
Consistent attendance at school for students is essential to their overall development and progress. We understand Covid is making its way around our community and the flu season is upon us. Please continue to communicate with the school when your child is not at school and why as any unexplained absences are recorded as truant. The Ministry of Education collects our attendance data each term as they monitor this throughout the country.
Our building work is making significant progress, and the re-pitching of the admin block is starting to look good. The new office extension is being created with walls going up and roofing now being seen under the scaffolding so we are getting very excited.
I hope that you all enjoy your long weekend, keep warm and safe.
Written Work - by Rita Anderson Room 7
The Bay
The crescent shaped tide flows in and out. The grains of pain run free to get the unwary, The jagged claws of the earth reach to the sky, The blades of nature whip in the wind. The gem blue heavens look down on the ocean.
The Classroom
The torrent of students sweeps in through the door. The crescent moon shaped table is swarmed by kids, The chattering crowd is pierced by the shattering screams of laughter. The emerald green posters flap in a non-existent breeze. The atmosphere is full of excitement for the day.
The Palace Library
The quiet was suffocating.
It was as if sand had been thrown over a fire and forgotten, The stones of centuries sat vigil waiting for use, The wallpaper crackled as if it was branches in the wind. The ceiling was made of stars.
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