Marae Visit/End of Term Sharing
It has been a busy term of learning using our local Kāi Tahu narratives with the tamariki and
kaiako super excited to share their learning at Puketeraki Marae tomorrow. The powhiri
starts at 10am if you are joining us. We are still looking for a male speaker to represent the
school if you can help, please make contact.
Safer School Grounds
Our fence is nearly finished which will be a great relief to teachers as it has been a huge
concern over the last few years having children who are a high risk of leaving school
grounds during learning time. When it is completely finished with the gates working correctly
it will be a much safer environment for all our children. A huge thank you to Anderson
Fencing and Earthworks who have done an amazing job, the fence looks great, and they
have been excellent to work with.
Junior Block Upgrade
With the junior block upgrade starting in this school holidays Rooms 1, 2 and 3 will be
moving into the Activity Centre. The teachers are setting up the learning space and planning
how they will work together. They have also asked the children for their ideas and wants to
ensure teaching and learning continues as closely to ‘normal’ as possible.
They are planning to spend Thursday and Friday next week in the space so the children will
know what to expect when they return for Term 2. The teachers will keep in regular contact
with whānau as they transition to this space. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa
Lyell.
The Ministry of Education will be installing a temporary toilet block on site for the juniors and
putting in sound proofing in the Activity Centre over the Term break.

Goal Setting Meetings/Hero
We had a very successful 2 nights of goal setting meetings with most of our whānau
attending. Our goal is to work towards all the children sharing their learning with whānau
followed by a short conversation with the teacher/s. We will continue to build on this as the
kaiako and tamariki become familiar with using Hero for reporting. We encourage you to get
the Hero app so you will be able to see this is when we open it up to whānau. There will be a
printable option for reporting twice a year for those who do not have access to the app.

Interschool Sports
We have had a very successful Term of children participating in interschool sporting events
and representing the school in competitions. A special thank you to Chelsey who is our
Sports Coordinator and all the whānau who transport and support the children.

Ngā mihi nui

The new fence is getting very close to completion.  Last week we all got to put our handprint into the concrete.  What a great legacy to leave!

Thank you to everyone who supported our Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser we raised a total of $618 for the Breakfast Club. A massive thank you to Zara and her Whanau for picking up all the buns. Also a huge thank you to Chelsey, Stina, Brooke and Zara who helped organize all the orders, you really put the fun in fundraising.

Our next Home and School Meeting is Thursday 11th April at 3:15pm. Please come along and find out more about what we do. It's a fabulous way to meet new people and have some fun raising funds for our school.

 

Dear Parents and Caregivers

 

We are delighted to launch our new communication and reporting system, Hero. An online sharing platform with complementary smart app.  Initially the Hero app will be used for absences and notifications only but many more features will be added during the year.  Today we have sent home a hard copy of this message along with a Hero bookmark with the app QR code.

Hero allows schools to customise an online environment that enables teachers, students, and families to view and share content anytime, anywhere on any device. The software is secure, easy to use and brings together all school-related information in one place. 

 

With Hero, you will have the ability to:

- read and comment on posts relating to your child’s learning

- view information on your child’s progress and goals,

- read and comment on school notices sent to the class or groups your child is part of

- respond to school notices such as surveys and trip permission requests

- view school term dates

- view a school calendar of events

- notify the school if your child is absent or late

- navigate to other school-related webpages

- customise your account by adding a profile image

- select how you wish to receive notifications

 

Learning posts combined with curriculum information and goal-setting will form an online report designed to build year-on-year so that over time you will have access to written posts, images, video, work samples, and helpful resources all in one place. 

Over the coming year, staff and students will be posting rich content to our Hero software. We are looking forward to sharing this with you, including you in your child’s learning journey.

Many thanks
 

 

    

 

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