Newsletter

Tena Koutou,

I hope this newsletter finds you all well and the rainy weather is not dampening your spirits! We have been having an exciting few weeks with lots of activities and learning experiences happening! It is good to take some time to recap events with your children and find out what sparked their imagination or memory.  You might want to talk about the museum trip our junior syndicate went on last week or ask about the rocket man programme the seniors are involved in. This has caused a lot of excitement! And we know that if learning is exciting and enjoyable children are like sponges – soaking up everything they see and do!

We are delighted to have Marion back full time in the office this week. We are so glad she is back and feeling so much better after her operation. Welcome back Marion, we missed you! I would like to say a big thank you to both Taryn and Annette who stepped up while Marion was recovering at home. I would also like to say a thank you to all of you for your patience when coming into the office, we got there but we were possibly a little slower!

A few farewells

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Brooke Martin who has left us in the capacity of teacher aide. Brooke is one of our very valued parents who is always there to help and support us. We miss Brooke as our teacher aide but she is still managing with our Kickstart breafast programme and is in and out of the school with her tamariki. Good luck with your new ventures Brooke!

Nicole Stephens from room 9, l’Étoile du Nord will also be leaving us at the end of the term. Nicole and her partner have decided to move back to the UK to be with family. Thank you Nicole and we wish you well in the UK. 

Wacky Hair Day – Friday 25th June

Come along to school with the craziest, wackiest, funniest hair style you can think of.
Please bring a non perishable grocery item (can include shampoo, soap, toilet paper etc) to donate to the Beach Haven/Birkdale Community Project for the food bank based at Beach Haven house.
Thank you for your support!

A visit from Maggie the beared dragon

Scooter Safety

Rocket Man Challenge

Kick Start Breakfast

As  mentioned before Brooke is doing a fantastic job.  We have lots of Wheetbix, milk and bread as we are lucky enough to have sponsors who who provide them. We supply the spread and jam for toast, if you would like to donate a jar of jam or a tub of spread that would be gratefully recieved.

The club is getting bigger and the children are loving having a chat and eating breakfast together.  If you are able to help out please also let us know. We already have some volunteeers but a few more would be great.

School Term Dates

Term 2    Monday 3rd May – Friday 9th July
Term 3    Monday 26th July – Friday 1st October
Term 4    Monday 18th October – Wednesday 15th December

Up Coming Events

25th June – Crazy hair day
1st July – BOT meeting 6pm
2nd July – Matariki festival
2nd July – Matariki disco 6pm – 7.30pm
9th July – End of term 2

26th July – Start of term 3
26th & 27th July – Teacher only days (school closed)
30th July – Red Nose day
3rd & 4th August – 3 Way Conferences
12th August – BOT meeting 6pm
27th August – Photo life – Individual & class photos
13th – 17 September – Maori Language Week
16th September – Cross country (TBC)
23rd September – BOT meeting 6pm
1st October – End of term 3

18th October – Start of term 4
Monday 25th October – Labour day (school closed)
26th October – Teacher only day (school closed)
28th October – BOT meeting 6pm
10th-12th November – Year 5&6 school camp
3rd December – Teacher only day (school closed)
9th December – BOT meeting 6pm
15th December – End of term 4