MENPS News

Kia ora koutou

The sun is (finally) shining, and hopefully everyone has been spared the level of disruption that was anticipated last night.

As you may be aware by now, the Secretary for Education has now lifted the Auckland school closure that was in place for the rest of this week.

As a result, I'm pleased to confirm that MENPS classes will open on Friday, 3rd February.

Welcome Day Cancelled Tomorrow

Unfortunately, our 'Welcome Day' will not proceed tomorrow (Thursday).

This is due to the fact that there is still clean-up and maintenance required on site, and our teachers require dedicated preparation time in class to make up for time lost this week. Some of our team members and families also have damage at home they have been dealing with, so this will allow everyone a little breathing room after recent events to prepare for school starting, as I'm sure everyone will understand.

Our priority in the circumstances is to get the children back to learning in class at this stage without delay. We will be scheduling Parent Interviews for later this term, and we plan to offer some informal after school 'drop-in' dates/times for parents who would like to visit the class and meet the teacher over the next couple of weeks.

Room 29 Class Relocation

With significant water inundation sustained overnight, Room 29 students will be relocated to a nearby classroom until further notice. This will be organised tomorrow and further decisions made once the extent of the damage has been assessed. No other current classrooms are affected. The Rm 29 children will be directed to the new classroom on Friday.

Other Important Information:

• The School Office will be open tomorrow (Thursday), and the PTA have kindly arranged to open the Secondhand Uniform sales on site for those who may need them (see below)
• SKiDs after-school care staff are planning to resume programmes, and will email details to parents shortly
• Our Term 1 welcome whakatau for new staff and families will be rescheduled as we expect many will have other matters to catch up with this week. Information on the rescheduled date and time will be sent via email when this is confirmed
• Any families who have had to temporarily relocate or who are unable to make it to school on Friday due to the challenges of this week, please let us know as usual via our absence form

I hope this news will come as something of a 'silver lining' after the events of this week, and allow for a positive and orderly start to the school year.

I know how excited the staff are to be back on site with the children, get the school year underway and get on with doing what we do best - I'm sure the children will be just as excited to return on Friday!

Ka kite anõ i a koutou

Alan

Thursday, 2nd February Welcome Day: CANCELLED

Friday, 3rd February: Term 1 begins - classes open

Monday, 6th February: Waitangi Day (School Closed - public holiday)

• PTA Room: follow signs from Valley Rd gates.

• Thursday 2nd February, 9am - 12pm + 1pm - 3pm
• Friday 3rd February, 8.30am - 9.30am

• Cash or Bank transfer.
  

PTA Room: follow signs from Valley Rd gates.

Your uniform donations to the school office are always greatly appreciated.

PTA meetings in Term 1:

7pm - 8pm - Tuesday 7th Feb

- vote on role changes/appointments
- confirm the event calendar for term 1 and draft terms 2-4
- confirm team/approach for the term 1 fundraiser

7pm - 8pm - Tuesday 7th March

- AGM - review constitution and report to summarise activity/finances for 2022

If you are new to the school or perhaps helped with the fair lst year and want to continue to be part of the PTA community in the coming year - please join us on Tuesday night next week to give your feedback or find out what you could take ownership of.

We always encourage parents/caregivers to turn up on the day but to receive a calendar invite/reminder please RSVP your interest to attend to menpspta@gmail.com.

If you are keen to attend but unable to come on site, please email expressing interest in dial in details and we can try to set up a conference call.

- Chairperson - Rosemary Li Zhongguo has responded with interest regarding our current search for a new chair person. Rosemary is currently a liaison for the Chinese community of the school and was the coordinator for the popular Dumplings & Noodles stall at the fair. With Pam Clifford they are proposing to co-chair the PTA.

- Second hand uniform shop - Jane Cunningham has offered to take over the shop, with Sally & Emma leaving these roles. Jane has a long history with the PTA - most recently she has been the Secretary for the past year and has been the Second Hand Stall coordinator for the Fair for many years including this year.

- The Secretary role remains unfilled

- A new Communications role was added to the list of Officers roles at the last meeting, Sarah Eason has put her hand up for this role. Sarah has previously run the Magic Spells campaign and the Bottle stall at the Fair.

- For the new co-Treasury role Paula Tran has expressed interest and received handover information from Diem our exiting Treasurer.

- A new Sponsorship role has been created for Aimee Chikunda so we retain the strong business relationships formed by her this year. Aimee is our exiting chairperson and used her business liaison skills to great effect in the lead up to the Fair and for the parent quiz.

- The Yummy Apples sports equipment role remains unfilled but we are hoping a teacher might take this on again.

All other volunteers have confirmed they will continue to help in their current roles next year. @We are also working on confirming class coordinators for 2023 - thank you to those continuing into this year.

All of the new and existing roles will be voted on at the upcoming PTA meeting on February 7th - as with all PTA meetings the invitation to this meeting is open to all caregivers/parents & teachers.

Chairperson ~~ vacant ~~

Deputy Chairperson Pam Clifford

Secretary ~~ vacant ~~
Communications Sarah Eason

Treasurer Linda Waddington-Miller

Class Coordinator Leader Chantal Brunner
Advisor/Coordinator Melanie Woollard
PTA Advisor Scott Optican

Full team of amazing parents/caregivers listed here

Email menpspta@gmail.com | Refer to the PTA website for information on the various fundraising and community activities.

Follow us on Facebook and keep up to date with the PTA on Mount Eden Normal Primary School PTA page.

Mike Robson from Ray White Mt Eden is a leading agent in Mt Eden and surrounding areas and is proud to support MENPS in the school's fundraising activities including the annual Food & Fun Fair.

Are you thinking about buying or selling?
As part of their sponsorship of MENPS, Team Mike Robson donates $1,000 back to the school for any property sold within the school zone for MENPS families. Feel free to call Mike (021484288) any time you’ve got a real estate query - he’s always happy to have a chat and answer your questions.

Find out more about Team Mike Robson and why they love living and working in Mt Eden.
Website - www.mikerobson.co.nz

Support our school by eating a delicious Roast at The Bridgman.

Seems too easy but $10 of every kids meal goes directly to our school funds. All you need to do is book your table and put MENPS into the ‘requests’ box and they will donate the profits of your kids meals back to the school.

Easy right?
Just book here - The Bridgman | Corner of Dominion & Valley Roads | Carefully curated food, drinks & cocktails.

The Bridgman are also generously running a food stall at the upcoming Food & Fun Fair.

Skateboarding, Safety, Responsibility and Perseverance. The Mt Eden Skate School is back on Wednesdays after school. Classes are taken by professional skateboarders from the Young Guns Skate School. Students can come straight from school at 3pm and classes run from 3:30pm - 4:30pm. No full term bookings are required, all abilities are welcome and spare skateboards and helmets can be provided. Tech Deck prizes to be won at all classes.