Ardmore School Newsletter

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As we come to the end of a very challenging term, I'd like to thank all those whānau / families who have allowed us into their homes and been the 'guide on the side' for their tamariki / children in their home learning.

I'd also like to thank our teachers, who have like many of you, managed their home lives and continued to provide online learning for their ākonga / learners. In the last few weeks there have been twelve staff on site, teaching on line and supporting the children at school. A big thank to them for taking on these dual roles.

My thoughts about what the announcement will be on Monday afternoon continue to range from a few more weeks at level 3 to an adjusted level 2 freedom. Whatever it may be, I'm very hopeful for a return to Term 4 at level 2.

Ngā mihi

Brigid Peterson

Principal / Tumuaki Ardmore School

You may have noticed that this newsletter looks a bit different. We are trying this new format as it allows readers to translate it into their home language. We hope this change will make it easier for all our school community to keep up to date with events in school.

Many of you may be aware that there were two Teacher Only Days planned around Labour Weekend. We are very aware that these days could have caused stress for a number of our families, therefore we have cancelled them.

Again, we are unfortunately having to make changes to the way we have done things previously to meet the COVID 19 requirements. While we will be celebrating the work the children have done, we will not be having an onsite Ag Day as in previous years.

We are going to make use of the virtual world to share our gardens, dogs and small animals that have been registered for Ag Day. Information about how each team is doing this is listed in the information below.

Lambs, calves and chickens will come to school on Thursday 21 October. The organisation for this is also later in this newsletter.

Please continue to encourage your children to maintain their Ag Day diaries. These are to come to school by Friday 22 October.

This will take place on Thursday 21 October providing we are at Level 2. However, if we are fortunate to be at Level 1 the organisation will remain the same.

Lambs and Calves

• Registration and the rings will be on Bell Field off Burnside Road

• Registration times are as follows...

• Children with lambs in the junior section 8.50am

• Children with lambs in the intermediate section 9.00am

• Children with lambs in the senior section 9.20am

• Children with calves registration 10.00am

• Only ONE adult is allowed with their child and animal (no pre-schoolers/ siblings)

• The parent must sign in and out

• Please do not bring your animal onto Bell Field before your registration. If the previous section hasn’t finished please wait in your car

• Once judging for your child’s section is over please take your animal home.

Chickens

• Registration and judging will take place in the hall

• Registration for all chickens is from 8.30am - 9am only

• Entry is from the swimming pool car park ONLY

• One parent can bring the chicken cage into the hall

• Parents are to sign in and out but must leave once the chicken is registered.

• Please note we will only be able to have up to 10 parents on site at any one time, so please be prepared to wait outside in your vehicle

• All chickens are to be collected by 12pm by one parent who must sign in and out.

• Again collection from the swimming pool car park ONLY

Children who have an animal for Ag Day can wear mufti for the day.

If your child is no longer taking part please let Mrs Stananought know as soon as possible at sstananought@ardmore.school.nz

Purpose:

• Students to share their gardens and animals with their peers

• To acknowledge the hard work and perseverance students have shown over the last two terms with their entries

• These will not be marked or judged

• As we will also be submitting our Ag Day Diaries, there is no requirement for further written work

Please see below for specific details on how to share these in each team. These are due in to the classroom teacher by Friday 22 October.

Piwakawaka

In Piwakawaka Whānau, the Ag Day diary that has been completed at home, will need to be sent in. Please include a photo of the final garden or animal alongside this. The classroom teacher will help your child to share these with their peers the following week.

Tui

In Tui Whānau, the children can share their Ag Day Diaries. Please use the ‘Share’ option with your child’s teacher within Google Slides. If your child has completed a hard copy they can bring this with them to school.

Ruru

In Ruru Whānau classes will be sharing their Ag Day Diary with their peers. Please bring the diaries to school by Friday 22nd October. Children are asked to either bring a photos of their animal or garden to school, or email a photo to their classroom teacher to print for them.

We have teamed up with Family Zone to provide access for our school community to a wide variety of resources to help keep our tamariki safe online both in and out of school. Why not click on the link below to take the quiz and explore the resources available.

Take the Cybersafety Family Quiz

Email: office@ardmore.school.nz
Website: https://www.ardmore.school.nz/
Location: 599 Papakura-Clevedon Road, Ardmore, New Zealand
Phone: 09 299 6228