From The Principal's Desk

Dear parents and caregivers

Nau mai, hoki mai to Term 4!

It is so lovely to be back at school and see all the smiling faces! Particularly those of our children, but also of our parents and our staff. It is a real blessing to work in such  a great school and be situated in such a wonderful spot and be surrounded by great people (staff and parents alike) who really do care for the children at our school. We are all blessed!

I really enjoy saying good morning to the children at the gate and seeing their smiles as they begin their school day. Seeing the confidence the children exude as they walkinto school is wonderful, as is the progress that many have made in this area.  Catching up with mums, dads, grandparents, aunties and uncles, and whanau isanother real plus. We love seeing you in the school and being part of our daily school life. We are a partnership with you, for your child and whether this be online, in person, or over the phone; our communication together is important so that we areall informed of what is going on.

It has been a time of real change and we have had to navigate these changes with patience, understanding and kindness and I think these have been felt by all members of our community. If you do have any more changes or updates in your home life, please do not hesitate to call your child's teacher. They are your first port of call to ensure that we do work together.

During Alert Levels 2 and 3, we utilised the car park to meet children after school. There is now traffic moving in and out of the car park, due to deliveries and parentscollecting sick or injured children. Can we please remind you to talk about this withyour child; Please do not walk through the car park at the beginning or the end of theschool day. We are back to using the pathways. We will also remind the children of
this here at school, at assemblies and in class.

We are excited about the Covered Outdoor Learning Area (COLA) coming to our school. If you haven't seen the images, they are in the office foyer. This COLA will be in front of the build and over the asphalt area. Over the holidays, we were able towork on the necessary drainage. At the moment, we are waiting for council consent to begin the process of construction. Once this is complete, we will be installing astroturf below the COLA! Something to look forward to!

We are looking forward to the many events that will be happening this term and thecelebration of learning towards the end of the term. It is however our intent tocelebrate learning throughout the year and we hope that you have gained a greater insight into your child's learning through SEESAW and the google docs over AlertLevels 2 and 3. This form of learning will continue and is a good way to build home learning experiences. Feedback from you and the teacher is valued. Suggestions forareas to work on (feedforward) enables your child to know what they need to work on, to get better at what they do.

This term, the focus for our learning is on our value of Responsibility:

Juniors - How do we care for our animals? (a focus on responsibility)

Middle - How can we show responsibility for the world we live in?

Seniors - How do we fuel our bodies for maximum energy and optimum health?

We hope that you are able to talk about these aspects of responsibility with your child as learning happens all around us. Bringing the learning into the home as well as school enables our children to see the relevance and reinforce the learning.

We look forward to the upcoming events in this term and sharing this learning with you.

Ngā mihi nui

ColleenMargison

Principal/Tumuaki

Learning to Navigate our Changing World

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