Principals Word
Kia ora, Talofa, Mālō e lelei, Kia Orana, Fakalofa Atu, Bula, Hola, Kumusta, Kon'nichiwa, Nǐ hǎo, Namaste, whānau
A reminder about children wearing the correct school uniform each day to school. Black bottoms and the correct school uniform T Shirt. Warm jackets can be worn to and from school during winter months. A reminder that Whare T Shirts are available for sale at the office for $10.00 - these are only to be worn on Friday's and or for special sporting events.
Attendance is Vital for learning - It is an expectation that all children are at school every day unless they have an explained and justified reason. We understand there is a lot of illness at the moment, and we support whānau for keeping their children at home if they are unwell. A doctor's certificate however needs to be produced after 3 days. Please ensure if your child is not going to be at school, you ring the office first thing in the morning to notify of the absence.
Please take the time to read through the Road Safety & Parking info below and check the list of all the upcoming events further down in this newsletter.
Nga mihi nui
Kimberley Henderson-Ginns
ROAD SAFETY AND PARKING
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.
Greerton Road Kea Crossing
We have a number of students and whānau who have Mobility Parking cards.
There are parks outside our kura for these families to use. Please don't use these parks unless you have a card. As there are only two of these parks it would be appreciated if these are used only if you are physically hopping out to collect your tamariki.
A reminder to all whānau that Countdown is an option for parking while dropping off and collecting your children.
Physical Activity Leaders (PAL)
Our House Leader's and other great role models from our kura attended the Physical Activity Leader's (PAL's) programme held at Greenpark School. It was a fantastic opportunity for these young leaders to learn more leadership skills, such as communication, relationship-building and organization. They also learnt many new games that they will be sharing with the rest of the tamariki at lunch times, as of next week.
Big mihi to our new PAL's leaders who represented our kura with mana. Also a big thank you to Matua Te Aowera for his tautoko, Greenpark School for being so welcoming and to Sports Bay of Plenty for organizing such a great day for our aspiring young leaders.
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou
School Uniform
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.)
Term Dates
Term 3: Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September
*Teacher Only Day -TBC School closed
*Thur 10th Aug – School Disco
*Mon 14th Aug – Bandquest at Baycourt, Show starts 6:30pm
*Fri 18th Aug – GVS vs Gate Pa, Rugby / Netball (at GP – Soccer at GVS)
*Tue 29th Aug – GVS speech finals 9:15am
*Sat 16th Sept Cherry Blossom Festival
Term 4: Monday 9 October – Friday 15 December (school finishes at 12.00 pm)
*Labour Day – Monday, 23 October School closed
Connect with Greerton Village School
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/