Toko School Newsletter
Thursday 13th December 2018
Kura Tuatahi Toko
Quality learning for all in a caring community.
Kounga ako mo katoa i roto i te taiao e atawhai ana.
PLEASE NOTE ON TUESDAY WE WILL HAVE OUR FINAL NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR
2019 School Organisation
SCHOOL ORGANISATION 2019
New Entrant/Year 1 Room 1 Miss Mancer
Year 2 & 3 Room 2 Mrs Oliver
Year 3 & 4 Room 5 Mrs Fergusson (4 days) & Mrs Wyllie (1 day)
Year 5 & 6 Room 3 Mrs Hancock
Year 5 & 6 Room 4 Miss Jury
Year 7 & 8 Room 6 Mrs Fuller
Letters will be sent home to parents with children in Years 3, 5 & 6 stating which classroom their children will be in next week. Mrs Bright will speak individually to her parents explaining who is Year 1 and Year 2 next year from her class. As always this organisation can be subject to change over the holiday period.
SCHOOL POOL
SCHOOL ACCOUNTS
Looking forward to 2019 – PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING
We are trialling a new way of strengthening our home-school partnership. We aim to start this off with a “Learning Transition Partnership Day” which will be Tuesday 29th January.
On this day we will be having 15 minute slots with each student and family in their homeroom class:
· This time slot is about informing the 2019 teacher of anything they will need to know about your child, socially, wellbeing, learning difficulties, or special talents and skills they may have
· We will learn about your child’s and family’s strengths and ideas you may have to contribute to learning opportunities at school.
· Our teachers will be focused on each family, listening and planning for a successful 2019.
We encourage all families to attend, even if you or your child knows their 2019 teacher. We believe this is a fantastic opportunity to have a positive transition into our new school year. This process has been used in other schools successfully and feedback from parents and staff of these schools is very positive.
Classes start on Wednesday 30th January.
MAKE A BOOKING - Learning Transition Partnership Day
Tuesday 29th January
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
11:00 AM to 1 PM
1.30 PM to 3 PM
3.15 PM - 5 PM
5.30 PM - 6.30 PM
Each interview is 15 minutes long. Please ensure you arrive on time to each interview.
Booking your interviews
The booking website will open Thursday 13th December.
1. Go to https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code?code=hmgq7
2. Enter your name, email address and the names of the students you wish to make bookings for.
3. Select the teachers you'd like to book by ticking the checkbox beside their name, and then click the Book Interviews button at the bottom of the page.
4. Using the timetable, click the Book button beside the time slot you'd like to book for the teacher. You'll be asked to confirm your booking.
5. Continue until you've booked all teachers.
Once you're finished, you can view your timetable by clicking My Interviews at the top of the page. You can also print a PDF timetable to take to your interviews.
Before your interviews, you'll receive an email reminder containing your timetable. If you need to cancel any interviews, you can do so by following the link in the email you received when you first signed up.
If you can’t book online line, you will be able to book via the school Office from Wednesday 23rd January 9-3pm
END OF YEAR FINAL ASSEMBLY
This will take place on Tuesday 18 December, at 11.00 in our school hall. The whole school will attend the assembly, to celebrate the achievements of our students across the year, and to farewell our Year 8 Leavers. Parents are invited to attend this assembly. School finishes for our Year 8’s after assembly. The rest of the school finishes at 1.00, buses will run at this time.
THANK YOU MORNING TEA - FOR ALL OUR AMAZING PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Friday 14th December - 10.15am
Please rsvp your attendance to: office@toko.school.nz
2019 SCHOOL CAMPS
We can confirm that:
Year 3 - 4 will be on their school camp from the 21st - 22nd February. The children will be camping at school.
Year 2's will participate in the first day of activities at school with the Year 3 & 4 Camp.
Year 1 & 2 will be going to Beach Ed on the 22nd February.
A note is coming home today about the Year 3 & 4 camp.
Year 5 and 6 will be on their school camp from the 3rd - 5th April at Vertical Horizons. This camp has yet to be passed at the BOT meeting. Information will be sent home about this in the new year.
LOST LIBRARY BOOKS
Big Machines
The Chalk Rainbow
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Greedy cat and the school pet show
Greddy cat and the Sneeze
I can Draw Wild animals
Little Red Riding Hood
The new Edmonds junior cook book
Pavolva and Presents
Saving Starlight
Sky Color
Can you please look at home for these lost titles as lost books can cost the school alot of money. Your assistance in this matter is appreciated.
Bring your Own Device
Next year we will be using the new technology curriculum which will involve us getting creative with devices and will mean kids will use them more effectively and creatively. If you are thinking of buying your child a device for school Noel Leeming and Harvey Norman both have good packages available. Attached are two links with some advice and helpful hints around devices.
SCENTSATIONAL - COME AND GET YOUR SMELLS HERE!
In Room 3 scent-sational is selling their amazing products:
Kawakawa $12 It makes your eczema disappear. Great for itchy bites too.
Jingle Smells (Pine) $10 Fake Christmas trees won’t smell like plastic trees any more.
Lemon $10 It is an amazing cleaning product
Mint $10 It cools you down when your hot, and it is perfect for your roasts.
Neroli $10 Nerols smells so good that it will blow your mind.
Rosemary: $10 Rosemary tastes beautiful on your roast
Japanese Cedar $10 Japense Cedar is a great toilet spray. It removes those nasty smells quickly.
Lavender Bags $10 Great for under your pillow or in your drawers.
We are taking orders on Monday morning and will have them available for pick up on Monday afternoon.
PIANO LESSONS 2019
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS HAVE VOTED
You may have heard that primary teachers and principals have overwhelmingly voted to reject the Ministry of Education’s latest collective agreement offers.
While the latest offer for teachers included a salary increase, it failed to address the important issues of class sizes and planning and assessment time, which underpin the crisis in education and difficulties in teacher recruitment.
Disappointingly, we end this year without the necessary movement from the Government, and with still not enough to meet the needs of children, schools and teachers.
This may mean further industrial action next year, although we are very much hoping for a negotiated outcome – the Government has received a very clear message that educators are desperate for the teacher shortage to be fixed before it becomes a full-blown disaster.
Public polling has also showed continued strong support for what we are trying to achieve for our students and the future of the teaching profession. School parents in particular see the struggles we already face in hiring teachers and finding relievers when teachers are sick.
We greatly appreciate your continued support as we continue our campaign to ensure a quality public education for every child.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Toko School
Email: office@toko.school.nz
Website: www.toko.school.nz
Location: 1057 East Road, Toko, New Zealand
Phone: 06 7622849
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TokoSchool/?ref=bookmarks