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Gladstone School Newsletter - Week 1 Term 4, 2021. 22/10/21
Te Karere a te Tumuaki (Principal's Message)
Kia ora tātou katoa (Hi/greetings/hello everybody). 'Expect the Unexpected' is our mantra for this term. By now I am sure that you will have caught up on the news that Whaea Micaela and her whānau are moving to New Plymouth. Micaela has accepted a position at Puketapu School and will finish here at Gladstone at the end of this school year.
We are very sad to see Micaela go as she is an asset to our team. Her knowledge across the curriculum and in particular Literacy, Neuroscience, IT and te aō Māori supports our school in volumes. We congratulate Micaela on her new position and the opportunities New Plymouth will offer.
As a school (staff, BoT, kids, whānau) we plan to thank and farewell Micaela for her dedication and service to the school at the end of this term. Micaela started at Gladstone in July 2014. We will also be saying goodbye to Māhinarangi.
We have advertised for a full time permanent teacher and will advise the community of an appointment in due course.
We are continuing to navigate our way through COVID-19 Level 2 requirements. The senior leadership team and BoT are making the best decisions they can with the information available in order to keep our students protected. Thank you for your understanding with this.
The FoGS committee met on Wednesday evening and made the decision to cancel the fair for 2021 - it will be back in Nov 2022 - BUT there are other things happening to get excited about.
We are amping up for a monster online auction so if anyone has prizes that can be auctioned or combined to create gift baskets, please let us know. We need to know about item contributions by the 1st of November. Please email Ang Falloon on Angela_Falloon@bnz.co.nz.
The auction will be launched on Saturday the 13th of November and bidding will be open for 2 weeks. Links to the auction site will be sent out in the next couple of weeks.
The community scarecrow drive is still happening and there will be prizes for this - get cracking with your family scarecrow. Other smaller fundraisers for early next year are also in the pipeline so watch this space.
Our staff spent the day at school today (Friday) working with George from 'Pause, Breathe, Smile'. He facilitated an excellent professional development day and we are all excited about introducing this very important health and wellbeing programme in 2022.
Enjoy the long weekend and we look forward to seeing your children on Tuesday.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Belinda Bunny
Welcome to Charlie & Maia
Kourarau Manaakitanga Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who received certificates in class this week: Michael Nip, Deegan Nolan & Darcy Berryman. Ruamahanga and Ōnoke certificates are coming next week.
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Term 4 - Hats
Matthew the Goat
School Individual & Year Group Photos - Wednesday 27th October
I am excited to have the opportunity to provide your school with Fine Art School Portraits. I
like to provide a more personal experience to all the families who attend the schools who
have chosen me to photograph their child(ren).
WHAT IS A FINE ART SCHOOL PORTRAIT?
Fine Art School Portraits are a modern approach to school photos. No more cheesy smiles
with strange backgrounds. The photos will be simple and classic. Instead of forcing a cheesy
grin, the children will be encouraged to be themselves and will never be forced to smile.
Example photos can be found here:
https://belindaprattphotography1.shootproof.com/gallery/SampleSchool/
Sibling photos are welcome! Please feel free to get in touch directly with me to book your
sibling photo. These photos will be taken from 8.15am, before school begins. I will also be
available at break times for those who want “friend group” photos.
ORDERING
Within two weeks of your child’s photo day, you will be e-mailed the link to a class proofing
gallery. There will be 2 - 5 images of each child. Images are available in both colour and
black and white. I do not choose which photos you print; you do. You will be able to order
high quality prints, canvases and framed prints, and digital files directly from the viewing
gallery. The ordering process is simple and secure. The gallery will be live for 14 days. All
orders must be placed in that 14-day period. Prices start at $8.00 for individual items, and
include the opportunity to purchase packages, or individual products. Once orders have
been placed, your photos and / or canvas / framed prints will be delivered to school within
four weeks.
For any questions or to book sibling photos, please contact me at belinda@belindapratt.co.nz or 027 391 1144
Scarecrow Competition, Raffle & Online Auction
Gladstone Scarecrow Competition 2021 “Superstitions”
It’s great to see the scarecrows starting to pop up around the district. Here is the link to enter this year’s competition https://forms.gle/s1De272AqmKpEdJC7 , which can take place under all alert levels. Each scarecrow entry will go in the draw to win a family prize and we will also be awarding an overall supreme winner! Anyone can enter – the more the merrier!
Scarecrow Raffle Tickets
Reminder to return your raffle tickets to school, crediting the FOGS raffle account (12-3290-0004707-50) or sending cash to the School office with the raffle books sold. As always, there will be a prize for the family who sells the most tickets! Please contact Alexandra King on 021 0884 3688 if you would like more tickets to sell. If you are unable to sell the tickets, please return them to the School ASAP.
Scarecrow Auction Items and Prizes
An online auction is currently being set up to open on Saturday the 13th of November. If you know anyone that would like to contribute an auction item or scarecrow prize, please contact Ang Falloon on 0292008196. We need to know about auction items by the 1st of November.
Reminders & Previous Advertisements
Fair Raffle Tickets
Please do your best to sell the allocated booklets - we really appreciate this. For each booklet sold and returned, your children can have 5 whānau group tokens and there will be the usual prizes for most booklets sold etc... This is one of our biggest money earners for the year.
PORTRAIT PRIZE from Esther Bunning | Portrait Artist.
The winner will receive a creative portrait session from the 2020 NZ Professional Photographer of the Year award, Esther Bunning.
The package includes the creative session in the Wairarapa, and also an approx A2 loose unframed print: total value $1150.00
Esther loves to work with you to plan and together you’ll create a portrait session that is a reflection of your loved ones, your favourite locations and tells the story of you.
Her vision and skill results in stunning imagery as beautiful art pieces for your wall.
Upcoming Events, Cancellations, Date Changes & Information
Upcoming Events
- Labour Day: Monday 25th October
- Individual Photos (Belinda Pratt): Wednesday 27th October.
- Aotearoa Independence Day: Thursday 28th October.
- NZ Shakeout Earthquake Education: Thursday 28th October.
- Year 3 & 6 Transition Evening: Wednesday 10th November. Year 3 parents @ 5:30pm; Year 6 parents @ 6:00pm. Invitations have been sent home.
- Times Age Sports Awards: Now Monday 15th November.
- Production: Week 7 of Term 4 (Tues 30th Nov - Thurs 2nd Dec). We may need to film this event if still at alert level 2. We will advise you asap.
- Year 8 Leavers Dinner: Tuesday 14th of December.
- Prizegiving Assembly: Wednesday 15th December 11am. NB. This event will be modified to suit alert level 2 requirements if necessary. Details TBC.
Cancelled Events
- Kapa Haka Festival - Our item will be filmed and shared with you digitally. Date TBA.
- Year 8 Moving On Conference.
Dates Still To Be Confirmed (sometime in Term 4).
- Greats & Grands
- Science Technology Roadshow
- Principal's Outing for Term 3 & 4
- Whānau Helpers High Tea
Reminder: Term Dates for 2022
Contact Us
Email: office@gladstone1.school.nz
Website: http://www.gladstone1.school.nz
Location: 1471 Te Whiti Road, Gladstone, New Zealand
Phone: +64 6 372 7601