The board annually reviews the level of the donation that families make to our school.

For 2022 we have decided to move away from the graduated scale of donations which meant different donation amounts for families with a single child to those with 2 children or 3 children at Clarkville School.

The new structure is a set amount per child regardless of how many children in a family attend. This is in line with neighbouring schools.

For 2022 the donation is $100.00 per student for the year. Each term the amount of $25.00 per child will be added to your account. We hope that this is more manageable for families. The term 1 account will come to you via HERO next week.

Donations make it possible for us to provide for your children in a variety of important ways. Your donation is put to excellent use as outlined below.

If you have any queries about your account please contact Kathryn in the office.

Kind regards,

Sarah Long

Board Chair

The Amazing Race 2022

Unfortunately, the Rakahuri Rage bike race has been cancelled this year due to covid so North Canterbury Sport and Recreation Trust have put together a fantastic new event to replace this. They have created an amazing race that meets covid restrictions and presents a great opportunity for both children and their families to get out on their bikes. This will not be run as a school event as it is on Sunday the 6th of March but you can enter a team by going on to the North Canterbury Sport and Recreation Trust website: https://www.sportstrust.org.nz/rakahuri-rage

2022 Junior Grades
U6-U7 Ripper Rugby
U8-13 Tackle Rugby

Registration event - Thursday 17 March - see website for further details - www.ohokarugby.co.nz

Contact: Stephen de Villiers 021 921980

Hello everyone,

Welcome back to school. It seems all the classes have hit the ground running and it’s nice to have the kids back into a routine and eager to learn!

Gala Cancellation

By now you would have caught up on the news we’ve had to cancel our Twilight Gala for this year. As this is our biggest annual fundraiser we now have to get our thinking caps on for other fundraising opportunities throughout the year.

To that end we should have something to share with you in the next newsletter so keep an eye out.

Raffles

We still plan on running the raffles that we would have run over the Gala period. Keep an eye out for information regarding this.

With that in mind …. can you donate a prize for the raffles, or do you have a contact that would like to support our school with a raffle prize? Please get in touch with the PTA, or Marie Ambrosiussen.

PTA Meeting

There is a PTA meeting next week (Tuesday), 6.45pm in the staffroom. Everyone is invited, you don’t have to be a member of the PTA to attend. If you attend one it doesn’t mean you have to attend others. It’s up to you! The main topic of discussion for this particular meeting will be

fundraising for our school. We welcome all ideas and volunteers to get these fundraisers off the ground!

In a similar vein, if you like to help the PTA but don’t actually want to officially join, then we can work with that! We have an email group called Friends of the PTA. How this works is that we email the group whenever we need help with something. If you are free and willing to help then great, and if not then maybe the next time. There’s no pressure whatsoever! If you are interested in joining the Friends of the PTA then please drop the PTA an email at clarkvillePTA@gmail.com and we’ll add you to our list!

PTA Facebook Page

If you haven’t already done so, please make sure you follow our PTA facebook page. This is where you will get reminders for school lunches, notices for upcoming events, etc.