Thursday 11th May 2023 | Term 2 Week 3 |
Kia ora e te whānau,
I hope this newsletter finds you well. As always, a lot is happening at school, and I am excited to share some updates with you.
Firstly, thank you to Room 13 for their fantastic persuasive writing letters about Pets at School. I received them late last week and was thoroughly impressed by the thought and effort put into them. I hope the students were happy with my response, and I look forward to seeing their further plans.
Congratulations to the awesome readers in the Primary School. They have kept me busy with smelly stickers over the last week, and I am impressed with their progress. The daily reading routines make all the difference for our younger learners.
In other news, the Ministry of Education is implementing new attendance measures across all New Zealand schools as of the start of Term 2, 2023. This includes collecting data directly from our school’s Student Management System for intervention if a learner has five or more unjustified absence days in a term (e.g. dropping below the ‘Regular Attendance’ status of 90%). We are taking steps to improve our attendance records across the school, which, as you may know, led to some errors in our certificates at assemblies. These will be rectified as soon as possible. If you notice an error in your child’s attendance record, please contact their teacher(s) directly.
A quick ‘heads-up’ regarding the ongoing industrial action for teachers: - M3 is home rostered next week on Tuesday, May 16th
- M4 is home rostered next week on Wednesday, May 17th
Finally, I wish our 30 students who have headed off to the Southern Area Schools Tournament in Lawrence all the best. I am there today, cheering them on, and I know they will make us proud.
Thank you for your ongoing support and involvement in our school community.
He waka eke noa,
Kate Staniford
Tumuaki | Principal
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From the Head Students
Deputy Head Student Emily Schaar has some sporting updates, plus a reminder about the Senior Formal including where to buy your tickets. | |  |
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Junior News for Term 2Term 2 news from the Junior School, including reminders about toys, assemblies, and contacting teachers. | |  |
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M4 and the Tekapo Power StationM4 students were given a unique opportunity to visit Genesis and their Hydropower plants located in Tekapo, providing them with firsthand experience and knowledge about the generation of electricity through hydropower. ⚡️ | |  |
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Have You Seen the Mackenzie Panther?The Middle School Journalism Option class have been researching the infamous Mackenzie Panther, have you seen it? 🐈⬛ | |  |
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Lights, Camera, ActionRoom 5 students have been working on their videos about "Do the right thing!" This is an ICT challenge across the Junior and Middle School classes. | |  |
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Room 8 FractionsĀkonga in Room 8 have been learning about fractions this week, using words, numbers and pictures to show their understanding. 🧮 | |  |
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Senior Students Get a Taste of Dunedin TertiaryIt was a great trip down to Dunedin for interested Year 13 students to visit the University and Polytech, this week. 🎓 | |  |
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Area School Tournament ActionKeep up-to-date with the action from the Area School Tournament at Lawrence Area School by joining the Twizel Area School Sport Group on Facebook. ⚽️🏓🏅 | |  |
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Bully Free Week 2023There are lots of activities planned for Bully Free Week, culminating in Pink Shirt Day, next Friday. Check out the plan for the week! | |  |
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Update DetailsA reminder about keeping us up-to-date with changes to your contact details or other important information. It is easy to do this through the web portal or SchoolBridge app. 💻📱 | |  |
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Term 2 Industrial ActionThe PPTA and NZEI Teacher Unions have let the Board of Trustees know that the following industrial action will take place this term. Click the link to read how this may affect your child. | |  |
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Dates for your DiaryHere are some important dates for Term 2, including Teacher Only Days, Conference Days and Public Holidays affecting this term! 🗓️ | |  |
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Well-being 101Why caring for your family starts with caring for yourself, and self-care strategies that are more kindness, less pressure. | |  |
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A Reminder...Please remember that if your child is going to be away from school for any reason, it is vitally important to let us know before the start of school for the day.
You can us contact through the following channels
Phone - 03 435 0650
Email - [email protected]
Web Portal - Sign In Here
SchoolBridge App - Download Here | |
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 → Wednesday, 10th - Friday, 12th May | Southern Area Schools Tournament, Lawrence
→ Thursday, 11th May | Chris Long - The Boy From Gorge River | Yr3-9
→ Monday, 15th - Friday, 19th May | Road Safety Week
→ Tuesday, 16th May | Board of Trustees Meeting
→ Wednesday, 17th May | Timaru Pathways Expo - Year 11
→ Friday, 19th May | Pink Shirt Day
Upcoming Industrial Action Home Rostering:
→ Tuesday, 16th May | M3
→ Wednesday, 17th May | M4
For more information, click here
*All dates above are subject to change* |
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