Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa – warm greetings to everyone

Attendance:

Attendance at school is crucially important to your child’s learning, confidence and sense of belonging. We value the partnership we have with you in helping your child to reach their potential.

Here are some important facts about attendance that we would like to bring to your attention.

The school monitors the attendance of all students on a daily basis. We record the reasons for absence and code them according to Ministry directives, for example illness, justified absence due to extenuating circumstances or explained but unjustified. (See over).

• Any student whose attendance drops below 95% is a deep concern to us. This works at 10 days per year, or 2 and half days a term. If your child does indeed have 10 days off every year, when they finish their tenth year at school, this would mean they would have had a whole term off school in this time. 20 days a year or 5 days a term would be two terms or half a year. You get the picture!
• We ask that unless your child is unwell or their attendance is impossible due to a family emergency or circumstances outside your control that you do your utmost to send your child to school. This is compliance with the law and means that your child can make the most of being at school.
• If you do not explain your child’s absence, they are recorded as truant. You MUST contact us every time your child is not at school and give us the reason.
• Persistent lateness is also dealt with in the same way as poor attendance is dealt with.
• There is a direct link between poor attendance and poor achievement.

Some examples of justified absence are Illness, Funeral/Tangi, One Day School.

Some examples of unjustified absence are having a day off for a birthday, family holidays,
going shopping.

We have procedures in place for dealing with poor attendance. These include reminder letters, phone calls from the Principal and referrals to the truancy service. This is so that the school is compliant with the law.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU…

• Send your child to school, keeping them home only if they are sick or you have a genuine family emergency. Also make sure they are at school on time. Vital learning can be missed when your children are late!
• Contact the office if your child is unable to attend school, and explain the reason.
• If you are planning a holiday, please provide the office with the dates you will be away, and your holiday destination.

We need to work together to make sure our students are achieving to their potential! 


Congratulations…

Reminder: Teacher Only Day

On Friday the 9th March we will be having a combined ‘Teacher Only Day’ with the other schools in our Reporoa Community of Learning. The teachers will be joining with staff from Reporoa College, Rerewhaakaitu, Broadlands and Mihi to work on their teaching practice in oral language and writing. Staff will not be on site and school will be closed for our students on that day. Please make other arrangements for your children.

Bus Contract

If your child comes to and from school on the bus, they need to have a bus contract signed by you. They were sent home earlier in the term. Please read, sign and return to school ASAP. Alternatively, you can click on the link below for a copy in case it is lost at the bottom of a school bag!

Stars of the week:

Ka Rawe te mahi (awesome work) to Sione and Krystal for their amazing writing, Johnny for being engaged in the lesson, and  Hunter for his awesome thinking… “I’ve got easy thoughts but i want to think deeper.”

Sports:

Senior Swimming Sports Results:

8 Year Old Girls                                                   8 Year Old Boys

1 length Feestyle

1^st Reegan Brennan                                           1^st Nate Phillips

2^nd Krystal Rondon                                             2^nd Sione Lafaele

3^rd Mareikura Davis                                           3^rd Rakau Marino-Maangi

1 length Backstroke

1^st Nate Phillips

2^nd Sione Lafaele

3^rd Brian Collins

1 length Breaststoke

1^st Reegan Brennan                                           1^st Nate Phillips

2^nd Krystal Rondon                                             2^nd Sione Lafaele

3^rd Abby Leslie                                                     3^rd Liam Guyton

2 lengths Freestyle

1^st Reegan Brennan                                           1^st Nate Phillips

2^nd Mareikura Davis                                           2^nd Sione Lafaele

3^rd Grace Martelli                                               3^rd Rakau Marino-Maangi

2 lengths Backstroke

1^st Nate Phillips

2^nd Sione Lafaele

3^rd Rakau Marino-Maangi

2 lengths Breaststroke

1^st Reegan Brennan                                           1^st Nate Phillips

2^nd Grace Martelli                                              2^nd Sione Lafaele

3^rd Rakau Marino-Maangi

9 Year Olds

1 length Freestyle

1^st Marley Day                                                     1^st Harley Brennan

2^nd Kahurangi Perawiti                                      2^nd Kahn Bruce

3^rd Teagan Guyton                                             3^rd Carlos Tremain

1 length Backstroke

1^st Marley Day                                                     1^st Harley Brennan

2^nd Kahurangi Perawiti                                      2^nd Kahn Bruce

3^rd Teagan Guyton                                             3^rd Tyrone Brown

1 length Breaststroke

1^st Teagan Guyton                                              1^st Harley Brennan

2^nd Marley Day

2 lengths Freestyle

1^st Marley Day                                                     1^st Harley Brennan

2^nd Kahurangi Perawiti

3^rd Teagan Guyton

2 lengths breaststoke

1^st Teagan Guyton

2^nd Marley Day

3^rd Kahurangi Perawiti

10 year olds

1 length Freestyle

1^st Adeline Hohua                                               1^st Sila Lafaele

2^nd Henessey Mita                                              2^nd Tyler Phillips

3^rd Priya Patel                                                      3^rd Jack Brennan

1 length Backstroke

1^st Adeline Hohua                                               1^st Sila Lafaele

2^nd Henessey Mita                                              2^nd Tyler Phillips

3^rd Priya Patel                                                      3^rd Johnny Stanley

1 length Breaststoke

1^st Henessey Mita                                               1^st Sila Lafaele

2^nd Adeline Hohua                                              2^nd Jack Brennan

3^rd Priya Patel                                                      3^rd Jaxon Graham

2 lengths Freestyle

1^st Henessey Mita                                               1^st Sila Lafaele

2^nd Adeline Hohua                                              2^nd Hunter Church-Robertson

3^rd Tyler Phillips

2 lengths Backstroke

1^st Sila Lafaele

2^nd Tyler Phillips

2 lengths Breaststroke

1^st Adeline Hohua                                               1^st Sila Lafaele

2^nd Priya Patel                                                     2^nd Jack Brennan

Mrs McIndoe.

Calendar:

Treemendous Working Bee this Saturday:

This Saturday 3rd March 10am start until 12:00pm. Come along for a couple of hours or anytime you can give the garden is really appreciated. Everyone welcome, the more the merrier. Bring your own garden equipment spades, wheel barrows etc.

Needed newspaper: if you have some spare newspapers at home that you don’t want we would love them – could these be dropped off at school by Monday – thanks.

Check our facebook page for cancellation.

Parents are warmly invited to muck in with the Scouts on Monday evening for a couple of hours.

Thanks from the Team

 Scholastic Book Orders:

All orders throught the school to be back tomorrow Thursday 1st March – thanks

Lost Property:

Our lost property pile is growing every day – remember to come down and check it.

Health: We have a few suspected cases of Chicken Pox at our school

 LUNCHES

We have healthy lunches for sale every Friday – a menu is at the school office

Nãku i runga i aku mihi ki a koe – Yours with thanks

Richelle McDonald

and our team –Jill, Phil, Susannah, Rachel, Julie, Maureen, Heather, Tina, Mary, Kim, Ross & Stevie.