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2019 Board of Trustees Election
Canterbury Education Services (CES) are providing Board of Trustees election services for our school in the forthcoming elections.
In May nominations will be called to become members of the Board of Trustees.
Important Dates:
By Friday 10 May - Nomination forms will be posted to all persons on the school's caregiver roll.
Friday 24 May - Nominations Close at noon -An election will be held if the number of nominations exceed the vacancies. For our school the number of vacancies is 5.
Wednesday 29 May - Voting papers will be sent by post to all on the school caregiver roll.
Friday 7 June - Voting closes at 12 noon.
Thursday 13 June - Votes are counted.
Friday 14 June - New Board of Trustees takes office
School Carpark
As you may have noticed building has begun on our new school block.
One of the impacts of this, is that the students have lost some of their play area and we have also lost 11 car park spaces in the staff car park.
For the safety of all our students and our community, we ask you not to access the front car park from 7.30 am – 5.00 pm as there will be nowhere for you to park.
If you have a child with an injury that requires them to be dropped off, please contact the school office to discuss.
If you are called during the day to come and pick up your child, because they are sick, you may also use the disability carpark.
As we only have one disability carpark we ask that the pick up is done as quickly as possible.
If you are coming to pick up your child for an appointment etc., during school hours, you will need to park on the street and walk in to collect them from the office.
Please be aware that during the school day there will be work trucks accessing the school and for the safety of everyone it is important that we all park in the correct place.
When you are parking on Mellons Bay Road or MacMillan Place, please observe the parking restrictions that are in place between 8.15 – 9.15am and 2.30 – 3.30pm.
We also ask you, for the safety of everybody, please do not do u-turns outside the school or use drive ways to turn your vehicle around. Please drive down to the car park by the beach and turn around there.
These restrictions will be in place for at least the first two terms of this year.
School Starts - Monday 4 February.
We look forward to seeing you all back to school after our summer break.
John Campbell - Schools Under Stress
Please find attached an interesting news story from John Campbell. Please click here to view.
Uniform Shop Hours
Last day for 2018 is thursday 6 December - 2.30 - 3.15pm. Any KINDO orders past this date will be delivered in 2019.
Uniform Shop will be open Wednesday 30 January 2019 10.00am - Midday.
The new hats will be complulsory in 2019.
Mellons Bay Carol Singers - Midnight Madness
Our students were amazing on Friday night at the lighting of the Stockade Hill Christmas lights. Please click here to view some of their performance.
Mellons Bay Teachers Make the Front Page of the Howick and Pakuranga Times
Mellons Bay Teachers made the front page on the Howick Pakuranga Times. Please click here to view the article.
Out of Zone Enrolment Ballot 2019
The closing date for out of zone enrolments is Wednesday 17 October. Please ensure that you have sent the enrolment forms, and information required, to the school office by this date at the latest. Should a ballot be required, the ballot date will be held on Wednesday 24 October, 2018.
What Now - Miss Jacob being gunged!!
On Sunday at Bucklands Beach Intermediate, students from Mellons Bay School and Miss Jacab (Room 19) were part of the gunge action on the What Now TV programme.
Miss Jacob features at the 47.45 minute mark of the action. Please click the link below to watch.
KINDO is here!!
KINDO is a online system where you can pay for most school costs, including donations, camps, uniforms and any activities.
New to Kindo? Please click here to register.
Our Team Supporting Ronald McDonald House
Last week a team from Mellons Bay prepared meals to support the families with sick children and Ronald McDonald House. Fundraising was through a mufti day gold coin donation so thank you generous families. Judy Costello, Colleen Margison, Roxy Morrison, Hayley O'Dwyer, Pam Speight and Janine Wymer cooked for over 60 families, the meals are greatly appreciated by the families enduring stressful times.
