Newsletter | Term 2, Week 4

We’ll soon be scheduling parent/teacher conferences. These meetings are a great opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher and discuss their progress. Keep an eye out for booking information in the coming weeks — we look forward to seeing you then.

Thank you again for being such a supportive part of the Awapuni School community.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Ms. Russell

Tumuaki | Principal

Awapuni School

Monday, 2nd June

• King's Birthday – Closed 🚫

Monday, 9th June

• Teacher Only Day – Closed 🚫

• Cross Country Final – Rangitāne Park

• Matariki – Closed 🚫

Monday, 23rd June

• Parent/Teacher Conferences – 12:30pm Finish

Friday, 27th June

• Pyjama Day Mufti Fundraiser
• Last Day of Term 2

One of our key initiatives this term is improving student attendance. Currently, around 44% of our students attend school regularly. Regular attendance is closely linked to student achievement—students who are at school consistently have a much better chance of reaching their full potential. We understand there can be barriers to getting children to school every day. To help support families, we are currently advertising for a van driver to assist with transport to and from school.

If your child is going to be away, please let us know by using the HERO app or by calling the office and leave a message. If we don’t receive a valid reason, the absence will be marked as unjustified, and we are required to report this to the Ministry of Education, which is placing a strong focus on attendance this year.

We will also be celebrating students with excellent attendance through rewards and recognition—let’s work together to support every child’s success!

The school board has begun the principal recruitment process with the help of a consultant. An important part of this process is seeking feedback from our staff, students, and parents/caregivers about the key skills, qualities, and attributes you feel are important for the principal role at our kura.

We encourage our school community to take part in this consultation and let us know what's important to your whānau by completing the survey below by this Friday, 9th May.

Each term, the whole school community is invited to review and comment on specific policies and procedures. This feedback is captured using the review button on topic for the board to consider.

This term our Health, Safety and Welfare policies are under review. Login to our SchoolDocs with the username (awapuni-primary) and password (rochester) to read these topics and provide your feedback.

Parents and caregivers can view their child’s billing statement at any time via the Finance page in Hero. We kindly ask you to check for any outstanding payments, particularly as we head into the winter sports season.

If you have any questions about student billing or would like to set up a payment plan, please don’t hesitate to contact the office.

Payments can be made directly from the app, or by direct credit to the school’s bank account:
ASB | 12-3142-0505673-00

Parents/caregivers need let the school know if your child is going to be absent for each day they are away during the school term. You can let us know in the following ways, please include the reason for absence so we can record this correctly in our system:

1. Hero: Report an absence function
2. Phone: 06 358 1735 (absentee line)
3. Email: admin@awapuni-primary.school.nz

We strongly recommend parents download the Hero app to stay in the loop with Awapuni School. This is how we share important school messages with parents and keep you informed about new learning posts from your child/ren.

Please click here to download the Hero app and login – Follow the steps to sign up with the email address you provided the school. If you are having any issues, please contact the school office to ensure we have the correct email in the system.