PRINCIPAL RECRUITMENT

Thank you to those of you who responded to our invitation last week and submitted the attributes and qualities you most want in our next Principal.

Those responses are most helpful and they have been collated as below and will be included in the Person Specification element, alongside responses from staff, students and the board, in the Information Pack for applicants.

The board has worked hard to ensure that, as per our timeline, the position will be advertised and applications will open on Friday 13 May. The appointment will be made by the end of term 2, with our new Principal taking up the position at the start of term 4.

Our parents would like a Principal who:

· Has presence and acts as a role model in the school.

· Is forward thinking and brings new initiatives.

· Is fun loving/outgoing and inspires the children.

· Has a working knowledge and understanding of tamariki with disabilities and those experiencing poor mental health. Demonstrates a commitment to support their whanau.

· Is understanding and supportive of all diversities and acts inclusively of all.

· Is kind and fair, has conflict resolution skills.

· Is able to make tough decisions.

· Is warm, approachable and knows every student and their whanau in the school.

· Has a commitment to, and an understanding of, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and supports the teaching of Te Reo and the history of Aotearoa.

· Is a good listener, able to understand and see things from others perspectives.

· Is empowering of children, staff, and volunteers.

· Is realistic and down to earth.

· Acts with integrity and honesty, is hardworking and reliable.

· Ensures that learning standards are met and, where possible, exceeded.

Kind regards

Sarah Long

Board Chair

This term our charity fundraising focus will be Jumping June. This is similar to the Jump Rope for the Heart fundraisers in the past, and all money raised goes to the NZ Heart Foundation.

Our event will be held on Tuesday 28 June. There will be two parts:

1. The sponsored skipping session. This will be:

60 mins for Years 5-8

40 mins for Years 3-4

20 mins for Years 1-2

2. Skipping Showcase.

Each team will showcase a choreographed skipping routine that has been developed during the term.

We will ‘launch’ the event on Monday. Every child will be invited to start their own fundraising online profile page. This is linked to Clarkville School on the Jumping June website. All fundraising happens online, and is a safe site. We will provide instructions to do this at home.

Once students are signed up, your child’s free skipping rope will be sent to the school.

This is going to a fun school wide focus for the children, and will be the basis of our fitness programmes.

Once the event is completed, children can go to their profile page and order prizes based on the funds earned. Prizes start with fundraising as low as $10!

All students will receive an information booklet on Monday.

More information is on www.jumpingjune.co.nz

Hello everyone,

Easter Raffle - update
Firstly an apology, in our last newsletter we incorrectly spelt one of our wonderful sponsors; his company name should have read JC Electric.

Now for some great news … we wanted to let you know that we made just over $3,400 for our school community! Thank you all for your support, it means alot.

Canterbury Rams vs Auckland Tuataras

Thanks to those families that supported the PTA and bought tickets to the basketball game on Mother’s Day. We hear a great time was had and the Auckland Tuatara stay undefeated with a victory over the Rams. We were also able to give back to a fantastic organisation, that gives so much to our community, by donating a number of tickets to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Christchurch.

Pinecones for Sale

We are now selling the pinecones we collected last year, for $5 a sack.

• Please order them by the sack via the PTA email address (clarkvillePTA@gmail.com), with “pinecones” in the subject line

• Pay for them directly into the PTA account (12-3240-0114721-00), with your name and “pinecones” as a ref

• Collection of the pre-paid sacks from the school front gates on Friday 20th May from 2.40pm

White Elephant / Book Sale - Sunday, 12 June

Please start collecting anything you want to donate. Drop off of donations at school will be from 6th - 8th June to the MPF. This year we will also be accepting small items of furniture (ie. can be carried by one person).

PTA Notice Board

We’ve not been able to use the board the past wee while due to no one coming on site to see it! Now that we are back on the grounds don’t forget to check it on a regular basis for any PTA news.

Thanks, Kristy and Nic

The second Scholastic book club brochure for the year has arrived and has been sent to the classrooms.

Ordering is via their online system called LOOP (Linked Online Ordering & Payment), see website details below. Please no cash orders to the office.

To order: - https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz/

¨ If you would like your order to be held in the office for collection rather than be given to your child, please let Kathryn know or place the order under your own name.

¨ To allow time for orders to be processed before the end of term, please order by Fri 10 June