Greerton Village School Panui

Kia ora, Talofa, Mālō e lelei, Kia Orana, Fakalofa Atu, Bula, Hola, Kumusta, Kon'nichiwa, Nǐ hǎo, Namaste, whānau

What a great Term 3 we have had, with lots of sunny days, smiling faces and a hum of learning around our kura and in our classes.

It was great seeing so many of our tamariki, whanau & friends at our "Cherry Blossom Festival" on Saturday 16th September at GVS.

We are excited to continue this year full of fun experiences, sporting, cultural and community minded events, also our many celebrations, along with everything in between.

Please enjoy a happy and safe Term holiday and we will see you all back at GVS Monday morning 9th October.

Nga mihi nui

Kimberley Henderson-Ginns

khenderson-ginns@greerton.school.nz

Incredible learning shared today!

Congratulations to Kelly who has gone up two stages in maths in two terms.

Fantastic way to start the week ❤️❤️

What a Superstar you are Kayden! You are a writer and are only 5 years old ⭐️

We are so proud of you!

GreVouS 2023, Vocals champs and 2nd overall at Bandquest. Our next generation of Musicians and we are so proud to call them our own.

What incredibly talented kids we have, and how grateful are we to have a Mr Dekker, who discovers and nurtures this amazing talent.

At Bandquest 2023, we competed against Intermediate Schools in the BOP and we won best vocals and second over all!

So proud ❤️

Fantastic Poetry from these Room 9 writers.

Well done Joss, Michelle and Jack!

You worked super hard this morning! We are proud of you Ruben ❤️

So proud of our choir, we might have been the smallest group, but we definitely had the X factor!

A huge thank you to Whaea Abbey and to those that helped our kids tonight.

Bring on next year, such a fun night ❤️

A beautiful speech from a beautiful girl.!

"Why everybody needs a Cadence in their life." ❤️

Fantastic writing today!!!

Arya, Jett and Riaan.

Some super impressive costumes and dance moves were on show at our Super Hero's and Villains themed disco! ❤️

We dressed in yellow to raise funds for the Cancer Society.

and to support 🌼Daffodil Day

Splashes of yellow around the place as we play in the sunshine ☀️

Dressed up for the gumboot throw - Kiwiana styles 🥝👨‍🌾🏉

What a way to end the week. The gumboot throw and a celebration Maths Hui.

So much fun to end such a fabulous week of Maths Learning!

Mālō e lelei

What a fabulous day celebrating with our beautiful Tongan community. Students, Staff and Whānau. Lots of sharing and learning and a special performance from some past and current students. A huge thank you to Mele for the truely beautiful me"a"ofa that she has gifted to our kura. Mālō

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Thank you whānau for all your support on the day and in preparation for the Cherry Blossom. What a fantastic day! All for our kids.

A big sports exchange between GVS and our mates down the road at Gate Pā.

Soccer played at our school and Rugby and Netball at Gate Pā.

Some close matches with Gate Pā taking the rugby and soccer and GVS the Netball.

Awesome sportsmanship from all.

Our kids made us proud. A big thanks to our coaches and supporters ❤️

We currently have a lot of different colored clothes creeping into the school, Yellows, Reds, Greens etc..

Our school policy states that all students must wear the correct uniform at all times, unless it is Whare Friday when all students wear their whare shirt (see below detail), mufti day or dress up day. Please can you ensure your child leaves home in the correct uniform. Student's don't need to be wearing jackets, jerseys and layers of clothes in term 4, it is so hot! Please encourage them to replace these with a sunhat.

Our uniform is the school polo shirt and black bottoms, this is what is expected every day. Please support us in keeping up our school standards.

Our kura Whare Tee Shirts.

All children are in a Whare Group and will be able to wear their tee shirt on Whare Fridays instead of their school uniform top.

Ranginui - Kikorangi

Ika Roa - Kiwikiwi

Nga Whetu - Kowhai

Papatuanuku - Kakariki

These Tee Shirts represent our four whare/houses and are available in our school office for sale.

The shirts are $10.00 each and are subsidised at this price, our office has a list of your child"s Whare group and Tee Shirt size.

(Picture is for colour purpose only - these are the Whare Leaders wearing their Leader Polo shirts.)

We are seeing too many of our families picking up children from school, putting the convenience of parking illegally and close to school ahead of the safety of our children. Yellow lines are on the roads for a reason, and driveways & footpaths must be kept clear. We take the safety of our children very seriously.

Please DO NOT:

• Park on yellow lines obstructing visibility for/of children and drivers.

• Park up on curbs, on footpaths or shared paths – these are for pedestrians and cyclists only.

• park over the local resident & school driveways.

Please DO:

• cross the road where school kea crossings are provided = Greerton Road, at the front of school.

• be prepared to park away from school and take a short walk to pick up your child.

• choose to walk, bike, or scooter to and from school on the days you can.

Please choose to park and travel safely around our kura at all times, making the safety of our tamariki the highest priority.

Term 3: Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September

*Sat 16th Sept - Cherry Blossom Festival

*Mon 18th Sept - Teacher Only Day - No School.

*Fri 22nd Sept - Last day of Term 3.

*Mon 8th Oct - First day of School, Term 4

Term 4: Monday 9 October – Friday 15 December (school finishes at 12.00 pm)

*Labour Day – Monday, 23 October School closed

Email: admin@greerton.school.nz
Website: https://www.greerton.school.nz/
Location: 151 Greerton Road, Greerton, Tauranga, New Zealand
Phone: 07 5412350
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greertonvillageschool/