Newsletter 201834 - 31 October 2018

Year 6 Leavers celebration

Teachers and Year 5 children will be busy organising for a Year 6 Leavers dinner to be held at our school hall on the evening of Wednesday 12th December. More details about this will come later.

Photos

We have been notified by Photolife that our school photos will be with us for distributing by the 14th November.

We prefer that an adult collect photos so if you have ordered photos please call into the office.

Ākau - Poutama

We have had a very special piece of art work to display in our school office recently. The Art Work was created with the help of Ākau, some of our Poutama boys and other students from local schools.

Planned Strike Day

On Tuesday 13th November Primary schools in Tai Tokerau will be closed as teachers take direct action.

Why will we strike?

• • More teachers – so your kids can get more attention

  • More resources/staff to support children with additional learning needs

  • A pay jolt to salaries for teachers to address the teacher shortage – so that your children will have a teacher in the future.

Swimming Starting

Reminding Whānau that we start swimming on Monday 5th November. On Monday 22nd November we have special Swimsafe lessons happening for all classes at the school pool. Children will need named togs and towel in a bag for their class swimming days.

End of Year Reports

All children who have been at school for more than 6 weeks will be given an end of year school report to bring home on Wednesday 12th December.

T Ball

There is T Ball today (Wednesday 31 October), 4pm at Lindvart Park. Children will be getting ready at school and then heading over ready to play by 4pm with their coaches and gear.

Touch

Touch again tomorrow (Thursday 1 Nov). 4pm and Lindvart Park. Children will be meeting their coaches after school, getting ready and then heading over to Lindvart Park by 4pm. Whānau are welcomed to come along and tautoko. We are yet to receive a draw for this week, here are the age groups and their respective coaches.

Under 7’s KES1 – Whaea Kohi

Under 9’s KES2 – Whaea Tyme

Under 11’s KES3 – Whaea Aki

Under 11’s KES4 – Whaea Pam /Whaea Claire

Tūmanako – Volunteer Student Army

We have been given $500 worth of plants by Dairy NZ to plant at a local dairy farm to help keep our waterways clean. We have selected Northland College Farm as it is close to us and we share the waterways with them. 

We will spend Friday morning at the Farm planting the trees. If anyone is interested in coming along to help, please let Whaea Stevie know. A permission slip will be coming home tonight too. 

$5 Duffy Book offer - Duffy Summer Reading

$5 Parent Offer! An order form is being sent home today. Please send orders back to school by Friday 16th November. Book Orders arrive back at school at the beginning of December in time for the Christmas Holidays.