Term 1 - Week 5

Tēnā koutou

On Thursday and Friday of this week we held separate expecations assemblies for students in Years 9-11.  The majority of our students get things right on a daily basis and I acknowledged all of those students during the assemblies. However, it was a good opportunity to remind all the students in these year levels about what our values of Whakapono, Wero, and Manaakitanga look like around our school.  Part of the positive culture for learning kaupapa - started this year - is about explicitly teaching the behaviours we want to see from our students.  I have included a link to the presentation we shared with the students here Expectations assembly 2024. We would love it if you could reinforce these expectations with your child(ren).

Last night, our kapa haka rōpu Te Awhiorangi, had the privilege of opening this year’s IronMan event.  Footage of the opening will soon be available to be viewed on our Facebook page and on our website.

Our athletics finals day took place today.  It was great to see our students competing their hearts out in various athletic events on our bottom field.  Some of our students will also be involved in the Bay of Plenty athletic champs next week.  Kia kaha!

School Photos took place on Tuesday 27 February.  Once PhotoLife has communicated to us when the photos are ready, we will let you know the next step in the process about how to order.

Other important panui are below:

Kinloch Bus Notice
In order to keep students safe at all our bus stops, including Kinloch, it is important that students wait at the various bus shelters until all the buses are in and stopped.  We want to avoid chances of any accidents taking place so we ask that you remind your child(ren) to wait until the buses are completely stopped before moving towards the bus and entering the bus.  

Bring Your Own Device
We are a bring your own device (laptop) school.  We encourage each student to bring their laptop to school with them every day, charged, and with their charger.  We have begun the process of collecting information about which students will be eligible for a long-term loan laptop.  These laptops will be distributed within the next week.

New skirt
Starting from Term 2, 2024, we are excited to announce the addition of a straight-style skirt, alongside our current skirt, which is available for purchase via our website, as part of our school uniform options. With the introduction of this new skirt, the older style straight skirt, which has not been available for over six years, will no longer be a part of our uniform. From Term 3, 2024, it will be considered a non-uniform item.  The new straight-style skirt is not currently listed on the Argyle website.
We want to highlight that Year 12 students who currently own the older style straight skirt will be exempt from this change. We understand that requiring them to purchase a new skirt for just two terms would be unfair. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we strive to enhance and update our uniform options to better suit the preferences and needs of our students.

Forming Good Habits - Coming to School Consistently and on Time
We want to emphasise the importance of forming good habits when coming to school. By developing positive routines, we can create a learning environment for our tamariki that makes them want to be here. Ensuring they arrive by 8.45am, gives them the best chance to start the day feeling prepared. This means getting yourself sorted and prepped the night before sometimes. Teaching our kids to do this sets them up for good habits moving forward. 

Ngā mihi

Ben Claxton
PRINCIPAL

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Upcoming Events:
BOPSS Senior Volleyball Champs- March 2nd & 3rd
NISS Rowing Regatta- March 1st-3rd
BOPSS Athletics Championships- March 6th 

We are always looking for welcoming families to host our International students. 
We have multiple students arriving. Some will stay till December and others are staying for a full year. We have boys and girls, and will always take your preference into account. 
All those students are coming to NZ to experience the beauty of our country and the people who live here.
We are looking for homestays, who can be a second family for those students. Who will be able to engage them in their life. The students will need a room for themselves and of course they will have meals with you. The weekly allowance from January 2024 will be $290 per week. We can place two students from a different background in one family, if you can offer two rooms,  but won’t be able to place two students with the same nationality  in one family.
Before we will accept you, the school will visit you at your home and to talk about many practical aspects of hosting a student. We also will undertake a police vet check for core caregivers.
During the students stay you can rely on full 24/7 support from the school, to ensure a pleasant stay.
For more information, please get in touch with Aniek Lenoir on [email protected]. 
We will be able to send you an information package, and will follow up with a phone call.

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With their support we are able to reward the outstanding
effort and achievements of our students.