Kia ora koutou,
I would like to welcome our new families who have started in the last week. We had 8 new students start last week and some more to come over the next few weeks too. This has bought our school roll to 116. With continued growth in the new entrants we are predicting a school roll of at least 122 by the end of the year.
Welcome to Ava England, Stacey and Blake Chisnall, Kyra, Eden and Eli Phimester and Amber and Alerra Bradley.
It was great to see our year 7-8 students attending the Careers Expo at Mangakahia Area School last Friday. I had several very positive comments from various people present, on how lovely, polite and engaged our students were. A great representation of our school values.
Last week we had Sue Holmes come into school to get some student feedback about the Science Boxes we have been using over the last two terms. Other than hearing about the boxes themselves, she was very interested in what the students were saying about our Tuakana Teina system here at school. The students told her all about the difference it makes and how much they enjoy working with each other. Well done kids!!
It is great to see that we are through the worst of our recent COVID influx. All our staff are back on board and student attendance numbers have returned to normal. Please keep reminding your children to use good hygiene and stay home if you are sick.
You may not be aware that school office administrators from around the country have been awarded a pay parity claim from the government. The claim focused on recognising the historical undervaluation of their work. School can’t run without great office administrators and both Vicki and Bexs deserve to be recognise for the crucial part they play in making our school amazing.
Nga Mihi
Yaron Overeem
