Pāpāmoa Primary

In Week 8 we have our planned Learning Conferences with students, parents/caregivers and teachers.

This is a time to celebrate success and progress for every student and to talk about their next learning steps.

If you are unable to make an appointment in these set times please do not hesitate to contact your child's classroom teacher directly to set up an alternative day.

We are really looking forward to sharing our students' learning with you.

Monday 9th September 2024 - 3pm to 5:00pm

Tuesday 10th September 2024 - 3pm to 5:00pm

Wednesday 11th September 2024 - 3pm to 5:00pm

You can book a time to meet with your child’s class teacher in-person or via video-conference.

Step 1 - Go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz

Step 2 - Enter the code 2t2sw

Step 3 - Enter personal details

Step 4 - Select 1 x time per child per teacher

Step 5 - Submit and you will receive a confirmation email

Each booking is for a 10-minute meeting; for multiple bookings, we suggest you leave a gap between each child.

Please do not park in or use the Papamoa Playcentre carpark as a pickup or drop off point. The parking is for Playcentre members and they are finding it difficult to access parking as a result. There are signs up on both sides of the carpark.

Growing Through Grief will be running the Seasons for Growth programme at Pāpāmoa Primary School in Terms 3 and 4 this year. This programme provides a chance to explore the effects of change, loss, and grief on all aspects of a child – emotional, social, cognitive, physical and spiritual.

The sessions will run at school during school time by trained facilitators who are police vetted.

The programme will run for 8 weeks of the term and the cost is $20 per student. An invoice will

be sent out by the school for any child/children attending prior to the programme beginning.

If you would like your child to attend, please fill out an online referral form on the Growing

Through Grief website: https://acw.org.nz/seasons-for-growth-enrolment-form-children-and-

youth-programme-school-only/

Any further questions please contact Hannah Mortimore – (SENCO) or Tauranga Growing

Through Grief Coordinator Tracey Maris: tracey.maris@acw.org.nz

Our school website has the link to our school events calendar. Click on the link below to see all of the term events that parents need to know about.

The calendar has been updated with our Term 3 Events:

https://www.papamoa.school.nz/news-events

Issue 6 of Scholastic Book Club is out now!

Orders can be placed online - https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz/Parent/Login.aspx

Orders Close on Monday 2nd September.

The extremely popular Fun First Football Programme is back on our Pap Primary sports field on Thursday after school in Term 4! This is their busiest term so Book early to guarantee a spot for your child as they will fill up fast . This is for kids aged 4yrs old - 9yrs old. Simply go to https://funfirstfootball.co.nz/ for more info or to Book today!

Term 1 05 Feb – 12 Apr

Term 2 29 Apr – 05 Jul

Term 3 22 Jul – 27 Sep

Term 4 14 Oct – 18 Dec

School Starts 8:40am

Morning Interval 10:30am - 11:00am

Lunch 12:40pm - 1.30pm

School Finishes 2:35pm Karewa and Matakana | 2:40pm Tūhua and Mōtītī

Please contact the office if your child is going to be absent from school on :

Phone: 542 3261 (absentee message service)

or

Email: papamoaprimary@papamoa.school.nz

or

Website: http://www.papamoa.school.nz/report_an_absentee

Please include your child’s name, room and reason for absence.

If your child arrives at school after 8.40am they are late. Please ensure they sign in at the office before going to class. Thank you.

As part of our School-Links communication system, an automated text message will go out to all unexplained absences. This number is a reply once only.

While we understand that families sometimes need to take time away from school, it is essential that we as a school are notified.

Any absence longer than 20 school days will need to be approved in advance by the school principal. You can do this by sending an email to papamoaprimary@papamoa.school.nz explaining the reason for your child's absence and the dates they will be away. If your child is absent for longer than 20 school days the MOE instructs us to remove a child from our school roll. If you live outside of our school zone there is no guarantee that your child will be able to re-enrol at Pāpāmoa Primary School. It's important to keep communication open between us. If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please feel free to reach out to us.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in your child's education.

School lunches are available everyday. Orders can be made via the School Shop by clicking here! Just one login for every school payment. Simple and easy!

You can order (or cancel) any time before 9am on the day or schedule in advance.

Lunch will be delivered to the school in time for lunch.

Get started now… Click here or go to www.mykindo.co.nz and click ‘create account’.

Help? Visit support.mykindo.co.nz or tel. 0800 EZLUNCH (0800 395 8624) week days 8am-4pm.

The mobile is tentatively scheduled to be onsite at Te Manawa O Papamoa School from Monday 29th May for the remainder of Term 2.

For emergencies, parents can phone 0800 TALK TEETH (0800 825 583) to find the nearest clinic.

It would greatly assist us if you could please advise the office if you have any changes of address, phone numbers or emergency caregiver details.

In the event of an emergency, sickness or injury we need to be able to contact someone who can collect your child.

All students are required to hand in prescribed medications to the office.

Office staff will only administer medicines to students once a form has been completed and signed by a parent or caregiver.

Would you like to know more about our School Policies and Procedures?

We invite you to visit the site at https://papamoa.schooldocs.co.nz
(note that there's no "www.").

Our username is "papamoa" and password "3118".

Phone: 07 542 0865

Location: 312 Dickson Road Pāpāmoa

Email: admin@papamoa.school.nz
Website: www.papamoa.school.nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PapamoaPrimarySchool/