Last week the staff and board acknowledged and thanked Hiranthi Jayasingha, who has now been at our school for 20 years. Hiranthi is a teacher in the junior class of our Montessori unit and as such has taught the majority of students who have been through the Montessori system. We recognised the great contribution made by Hiranthi, in particular her compassion and concern for our students and her dedication and commitment to the school. We know that her current and former students have really appreciated her kindness, care and gentle nature.

Congratulations Hiranthi, and thank you for your wonderful work over the last 20 years - we are so

pleased that you are part of our school community.

Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School would like to extend a welcome to all families who would like to attend our Open Day on Sunday 5th March, 2.00pm until 3.30pm at Glendowie School, 217 Riddell Rd, Glendowie.

Teachers and Trustees will show you through the Montessori classrooms and will be pleased to answer any questions you may have regarding Montessori primary education.

Request for personal contact details from the PA Class Reps

The Parents' Association (PA) gathers the contact details of parents/guardians to support parents in getting to know each other, and to help with the efficient and timely communication of class social activities, school events and requests for assistance.

Contact details are confidential and are collated into a class specific mailing list which is coordinated by Parent Class Reps. If you are happy to be contacted by your child’s Class Rep, please complete the form, if you haven't already.

Click here (https://forms.gle/wbcPUHnQSTCxXvuw7) for a link to the form.

We are hoping that all the unsettled weather is behind us and all of our Term 1 events can go ahead as planned. We'd like to welcome all the new families who have joined our school community this year, we have a great year of events planned for you to enjoy!

Camp Night: The return of the annual family Camp Night & Picnic is coming on Saturday 11th March. Tent sites have already sold out! There are limited campervan sites left. Keep an eye out for further details. If you have already purchased a ticket and find you can no longer take part, please contact the PA and your space will be made available to someone on the waitlist.

Frosty Friday: Every Friday at 3pm on the courts outside the hall. Bring a $2 coin or purchase your punch card on Kindo. Punch cards purchased will be available from the office.

Second Hand Uniform Shop: We have had a much anticipated location change. We will now be operating out of the corner room to the right hand side of the main entrance to the office. We will be open on the first Monday morning of each month from 8:30 - 9am; the next three dates are:

- Monday 6th March

- Monday 3rd April

- Monday 1st May

If you have any second hand uniforms to donate, please drop these to the office or directly to the uniform shop during opening times.

Class Reps: We are working on putting together class lists and allocating parent class reps for 2023. Our class rep groups are used to escalate Parents' Association activities and events as well as other important information. We are still looking for parent class reps for the following classes: 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28. Please contact us via email if you are interested.

New Members: If you'd like to join us on the PA, please get in touch via email. It's a great way to be involved with the school community and meet lots of other wonderful parents!

Friends of the PA: Are you interested in helping out with PA events without the time commitment of joining the committee? We have put together a group of parents who are willing to volunteer as able/required. If you are interested in joining this group, please send us an email with your contact details.

Facebook Page: We are keeping our Facebook page up to date with events. Follow us at

Glendowie Primary School Parents' Association for updates.

Email: glendowieprimarypa@gmail.com

Website: http://glendowie.school.nz/pa

Facebook: @GlendowiePrimarySchoolParentsAssociation

Music Lessons at school with Lewis Eady: Enrol for music lessons at school with Lewis Eady! We currently offer individual and group lessons during the school day, in keyboard, guitar, and ukulele at Glendowie School. Our tutors are friendly, motivated, and accomplished musicians themselves – musicians teaching music!

Term fees (based on a 10-week term): Individual lessons $400, Group lessons $175. Complete our online enrolment form today at https://bit.ly/LEMSMusicLessons and begin your music journey with Lewis Eady Music School! N.B. Lessons can only go ahead once we receive sufficient enrolments, so please encourage your friends to enrol too!

Email: musicschool@lewiseady.co.nz Website: www.lewiseady.co.nz/music-school

Cyclone Relief Bake Sale Fundraiser: All proceeds will go through New Zealand Red Cross. Saturday 25 February at Glendowie Presbyterian Church carpark, 10-11.30am. Please come along and treat yourselves - baking donations very welcome from 9am Saturday.

Stow Austin Studio 2023 Enrolments: Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Ballet. For students from 4 years and above. See the flyer below or phone 021 440 088/0275 456 778 or info@stowaustinstudio.co.nz or visit http://www.stowaustinstudio.co.nz