Part of our review processes, and in particular over these last few weeks online learning, we believe we can do even more in using our technologies to better manage and educate around cyber safety. After some investigation and planning we think there is an opportunity for the school and (later) our community to further improve the cyber safety, digital citizenship and school management of online digital behaviour. We’re pleased to announce that we will be working with and improving our cyber safety approaches and technologies in partnership with Linewize by Family Zone.

Linewize is New Zealand’s leading provider of cyber safety technology. The Linewize technology will allow our school to better maintain our duty of care during school hours by ensuring the students are safe online no matter what network they are connected too. Our school already partners with the Ministry of Educations network filtering and management programme (Network for Learning - N4L).

One of the key reasons we selected Linewize by Family Zone is so our parent community has the option of using the same online safety technology at home as we will use in school. We see this option opening to parents once we have established the processes within the school. We will communicate the details of this next term.

Currently, we have no more information than you do as parents. We are watching this space closely to then make decisions on whether we can offer our Huapai + holiday programme, as well as push on with planning for camps in term 4. We will follow up with further information following clarification from the Government next week.

Molecular Movement: Hot vs Cold - Year 5/6 Science

This week we challenged you to show us what makes you happy. Thank you for all of the submissions - it was lovely to see all the happy faces! Please tune in to the virtual assembly on Friday to see all of the photos. Here are just a few:

Get in quick - registrations close tomorrow!!

Kaipara Touch Rugby

If you would like your child to play in a Huapai team for Touch Rugby at Helensville on Friday nights please visit the website https://www.sporty.co.nz/kaiparajnrtouch/Module-Information/Register-Online to register your child. Games begin Friday 29th October and fees are $30 per player. Years 0-8.

Kumeu Touch Rugby

If you would like your child to play in a Huapai team for Touch Rugby in Riverhead on Thursday nights please use the google form to register your child. Games begin 28th October. Fees are $35 payable to school once we finalise teams. Years 0-8.

Summer Hockey

If you would like your child to play summer hockey this year, please use this google form to register your child. Games are played on a Monday or Tuesday night depending on the team grade (info can be found on the form). Fees are $20 - $30 depending on grade, payable to school once we finalise teams. Years 0-8.

Summer Soccer

This year the West Coast Rangers Football Club is running registrations for summer soccer slightly different to usual.

We can organise our own team of school students. Leagues are open for mixed teams of boys and girls for ages: 7-8yrs, 9-10yrs and 11-12yrs. Games for juniors are always on a Friday night at Fred Taylor Park, on Fred Taylor Drive, Massey. Please use this google form to register your child. Fees for school based teams are $30 per player, payable once teams are formed.