A message from the Principal
Kia ora tatou,
This has been a challenging and devastating time for our country, and my thoughts are with everyone in our communities impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. We hope that you and your whānau are doing ok. We are grateful to have more settled weather again and a full week ahead.
Although we encountered school closures in Auckland, we have been fortunate at Pinehill School and have weathered through the cyclone pretty well with mainly surface clean up more than anything.
When schools are closed due to extreme weather, these closure days are not added to the end of the year finish. We will continue to operate each term's dates as outlined in last week's newsletter.
It has been wonderful to have everyone back onsite, allowing us to reconnect with our students. There has been a pleasant hum across the school with students engaged in learning, while reconnecting with each other and forming many new friendships. Teachers are spending time developing positive connections and relationships within teaching spaces to ensure that all of our students feel supported and excited to commence their learning journey.
Pinehill School Family Picnic
Next week, we have our Pinehill School Family Picnic. Keep Thursday 2nd March from 5pm-7pm free.
Pack your family dinner, blankets or chairs and meet your class on the school field for an evening of fun and further connecting with teachers and other families. This is a whole family event, children must be accompanied by their parent/s.
Your child's room number will be on a sign on the field, and this is the area you can picnic in. This gives families the chance to meet and mix with each other, as well as have an informal opportunity to further meet your child's teacher. A big thank you to FOPS who are working hard behind the scenes to have some fun games, such as the Ring Toss game and prizes, food stands and more. We look forward to seeing you there.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini
Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.
Ngā mihi nui,
Carla Veldman, Principal
Can you help the Year 5/6 Team?
Do you have any spare wool at home that you no longer need? The Year 5/6 team is on the hunt for balls of wool to use at camp for an art activity. They don't even need to be full balls - half or used balls are fine.
The other thing we are hunting for is some tent pegs. If you have any tent pegs at home that you no longer need (even if it's one!), we would be happy to use these out at camp for an activity we have planned.
Wool and pegs can be dropped into Room 7. House points will be given for all donations.
Thank you
The Year 5/6 Team
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