Inglewood Primary School

Learning to think, to do, to be

Ako ki te whakaaro, ako ki te mahi, ako kia ora ai te mauri

Our Vision: To provide a teaching and learning environment where of those involved: demonstrate respect, expect the best, achieve through opportunity, communicate actively & feel good and safe

REACH Goal: Be kind and caring, show respect to others, ourselves and the environment.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all of those that made the final assembly a success. It was an honor to watch our students shine on the stage. Today was a fantastic day of celebrations across the kura. REACH is alive and well at IPS. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday. We all look forward to the new year and all the fun and learning that will happen in 2023.

Acting Principal

Phillip Reade

It most certainly has been another interesting year for us all. I wish to thank you all for your generosity, kindness and consideration over the year. The support within our school and wider community is truly valued and appreciated.

Three and a half school days to go whanau. We finish Thursday 15 December at 12 noon. Please note there will be NO school lunches on this last day, so send your precious child/children with a good morning tea.

Week 9

Mon 12 Dec - 2023 Class Swap 2-3pm

Tues 13 Dec - All Whanau Big Day In/Out

Thu 15 Dec - School finishes at 12 noon for the year.

Martin Jones is leaving us to spend time travelling with his lovely wife Libby. We are excited for them both, however extremely sad. Martin you have brought a wealth of enthusiasm, knowledge and expertise to our teaching and learning programmes here at IPS. You are an outstanding educator who has positively influenced the hearts and minds of not only our tamariki, but the wider staff of of IPS. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts Martin, we will miss you immensely, you are a true gift to education.

Portia Richmond has been with us for Terms 3 & 4 of this year. We wish to thank Portia for the value she has added to IPS over the last two terms.Many thanks to Mr Rob Wheatley and Mrs Rebecca Smith and of course all the staff here at IPS for mentoring Portia over the past six months. All the very best Portia for next year at Stratford Primary School.

Rob Wheatley has won a position at Waitara High School starting 2023 as a year 9 home room and pastoral care teacher. This is a real strength of Rob's as he takes the time to make connections and get to know the tamariki. Rob has added huge value to us all at IPS over the last three years. Rob you have positively influenced many tamariki and and we will all miss your caring and thoughtful disposition here at IPS. We wish you all the very best for your future. You will be sorely missed.

Melissa Burleigh-Low has won a permanent position at Lepperton Primary School as the Deputy Principal. Melissa has been with IPS for a number of years and started many years ago as a scale a teacher adding value in the classroom with innovative science and inqury based learning projects. She has a passion for performing arts and always embraces the inclusive culture of all tamariki. She has utilised her masterate of special education in an exemplary manner over the many years as SENCo and Ors specialist teacher. Her knowledge combined with her passion to enhance special education within our kura has benefited many many tamariki over the years she has been with us. We will Miss Melissa's humour dedication and commitment and we wish her all the best for Lepperton as Deputy Principal.

We are delighted to welcome Dyani Carruthers to IPS next year. Dyani is joining our Waiongana Iti team for 2022. Dyani has completed her three years university education in teaching and was with us in Waiongana iti earlier this year for her practicum training. Dyani is vivacious, passionate and will add value to our team at IPS. We are delighted to have you teaching here fulltime next year.

We are working through our 2023 placements for children and staff currently, taking a lot of time to get combinations of children right to try to ensure success for all. Both will be shared with you early next week. All students will meet their 2023 teachers on Monday 12 December from 2-3pm.

We are excited to celebrate ALL of our children here at IPS today. There are various celebration activities planned where ALL children participate.

Many thanks to the REACH Reps, Whaea Mel and Mrs Boyd for organising the afternoon activities. The celebrations start at 12 noon. Thank you again to the fantastic staff who have worked hard to hold this event.

Last Friday we held our annual Dinner Dance. The event was absolutely stunning and enjoyed by all who attended. Please remember if you have a child in Year 8 and would like some photos, please send a named USB stick to school and we will get the photos to you. A very big thank you to Mrs White for all your amazing and creative talents and organisation, you are amazing! Thank you also to Mrs Suter, Mr Wheatley and Whaea Kirst for ensuring our year 8's graduated in style. To all other staff thank you for your help also in making this evening a success.

Please be on the lookout for your lovely child's report today. Inside the report envelope is also your child's 2023 stationery list.

Please return all school journal readers and library books to the office as soon as possible to enable our annual stocktake. Thank you

Stationery lists will be sent home with all children's school reports. These are also available on the school website.

All stationery can be ordered through Office Products Depot online via their website www.nzschoolshop.co.nz Your order will be sent, with other's orders to school the day before school starts and be waiting in your child's classroom for their first day (if ordered before 23rd January) or alternatively you can have this delivered to your home address. Adjust item quantities and add any optional extras as desired. Check out and pay (through the secure payment gateway) using a Credit or Debit Card via Paypal, Internet Banking or AfterPay.

We love our new way of strengthening our home-school partnership.

We start this off with a "Learning Transition Partnership Day" which will be Monday 30 January. On this day we will be having 15 minute slots with each student and family in their homeroom class.

This time slot is about informing the 2023 teacher of anything they will need to know about your child, socially, wellbeing, learning difficulties, or special talents and skills they may have. We will learn about your child's and family's strengths and ideas you may have to contribut to learning opportunities at axhool.

Our teachers will be focussed on each family, listening and planning for a successful 2023. We encourage all families to attend, even if you or your child knows their 2023 teacher. Our feedback has highlighted that this is a fantastic opportunity to have a positive transition into our new school year. We look forward to seeing. Further information on how to book to book will be available before the end of term.

We are in the process of organizing our 2023 year ahead. If you know your family are moving or leaving us, could you please let us know as soon as possible. This doesn't include Y8s of course.

If you or you know of anyone, wishing to enrol their child at Inglewood Primary School, please get them to email the Office with the child's name, date of birth, parent's name and contact number, so we can put them on our pre-enrolment list. This is for both IN ZONE and OUT of Zone Enrolments

Our current school roll is 397. .

Happy Birthday to Caprice Cann, Zane Hewald, Tilly Smith, Meelaan Kassote and Linkin Davis

who celebrate their birthday's this week.

It’s time!!!! Can all uniform that has been issued over our winter sports season is to be returned to school.

Singlets, tees, netball dresses, jackets, rugby tops can be dropped off to Puke Haupapa White in exchange for a little thank you for bringing it in promptly!

For our students safety, if you don't have a 2022 Car Park Pass from the office, please do not drive up the driveway to drop off or pick up your children.

We have 400 children using the Kelly Street entrance and it becomes a little congested.

If you do have a pass, please BACK into the car parks when you park your vehicle. This enables you to drive out safely without backing around with children walking past.

Thank you for helping to keep our children safe.

We are having a number of dogs on the school property after school and in the weekends. Our lovely students don't like walking or falling over in dog poo left on the school grounds. IPS has a no dog policy on the school grounds.

Below are the school lunch menus for the next four weeks. These will roll over to the following four weeks.

Enrolment at Inglewood School is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available on the school website or from the school office.

The board is now inviting applications from parents who wish to enrol their children at Inglewood Primary School starting within Term 1 2023.

All applications must be received by 3pm Monday 23 January for Term 1 2023. If a ballot for out of zone places is required, it will be held on Wednesday 25 January 2023. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

The board has determined that 20 places from Year 1-8 are likely to be available for out-of-zone students within Term 1 2023. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone. Parents of students who live within the home zone and intend enrolling their child at any time during the year should notify the school to assist the school to plan appropriately.

The application form for enrolment is available from the school website, or from the school office.

Please note, that if the number of out-of-zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

Details relating to the next enrolment period Term 2 2023 will be published March 2023.

Monday 12 December

2023 Class Swap 2-3pm

Tuesday 13 December

Big Day In/Out

Thursday 15 December

Last Day of Term 4 School Finishes at 12pm

Term 1

Monday 30 January - Learning Partnership Day

Tuesday 31 January - Full classes resume

Monday 6 Feb - Waitangi Day

Monday 13 March - Taranaki Anniversary Day

Thursday 6 April - Last day of Term 1

Term 2

Monday 24 April - First day of Term 2

Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day

Monday 5 June - King's Birthday

Friday 30 June - Last day of Term 2

Term 3

Monday 17 July - First day of Term 3

Friday 1 September - Spring Break School Closed

Friday 22 September - Last day of Term 3

Term 4

Monday 9 October - First day of Term 4

Monday 23 October - Labour Day

Last day of Term 4 to be confirmed

Please click on the link to order directly from our school website or pop into the school office.

https://www.inglewoodprimary.school.nz/shop/