Board Of Trustees Newsletter

Student Led Conference

01 Jul 2020

What can you expect at a Student Led Conference?

Each child in our school will be hosting a Student Led Conference in week 3 next term on 

Thursday 6th August between 3.15pm -7.45pm.  The conference will last for a maximum of 45 minutes and the following will happen:

• There are six conferences happening in the classroom at the same time.  The teacher will make contact with every family at some point during the conference.  They are there to support and prompt if necessary but won’t take over from your child.
  
• Your child will share celebrations and successes and what they might be working on in Life Long Learning and the RICH Hearts.
  
• Students will tell you what they are learning and their next steps and show evidence of this in their books, around the room or on Hero.
• A tour around the classroom which may include some interactive activities.
• This year's mid-year report will be digital through our HERO portal. It will provide you with personalised information about your child’s progress and achievement in Reading, Writing and Maths. More specific details to follow at the beginning of Term 3.  

This is an exciting experience for your child as the Student Led Conference is an opportunity for them to give you a real insight into what actually goes on for your child each day.  If you have any questions regarding your child's progress please discuss this with the teacher when they make contact.

Pie Collection

30 Jun 2020

Pies can be ordered through KINDO now!

22 Jun 2020

Pies being sold by the Community Committee can again be ordered through Kindo.  They can also be ordered through the office. The selling of these pies is to fundraise to replace the Motuora Van.

Regards,

Community Committee

Kelly Club Message

19 Jun 2020

Regards,

Kelly Club

Covid Collection Book

19 Jun 2020

Level 1 - Drop off and Pick Up

17 Jun 2020

Now that we have settled into Level 1, it is timely to clarify where we are at with regards to parents on site.  Feedback received alerted us to confusion as to whether parents are in fact allowed in the school grounds to drop off or pick up their children – short answer is yes! 

Now that we are not required to facilitate contact tracing our grounds are open to our community.

On this note however, we reflected at last nights’ board meeting on the various feedback received from our parents, children and staff on the unexpected positive outcomes of our children having to self-manage their start to their day.  It was hugely heartwarming to hear so many stories of children embracing their independence, being less anxious about saying goodbye to their caregivers and organizing themselves ready for their day of learning.   This has been a silver lining for many of our students and their families.

We do however also acknowledge that this will not be the case for all families, and reiterate that if you feel it is necessary for your child to have a successful day, you are more than welcome to enter the school grounds with your children.     

 Also on this note; we would encourage you to, wherever possible, prioritize the afternoon for a time to touch base with your child’s teacher if needed.  Mornings are busy with more time constraints whereas the end of the day is generally more flexible. 

For the remainder of this term we will continue with the juniors finishing at 2.45pm, returning to normal school hours in Term 3.  The time of 2.50pm would be a good time for parents who wish to come on site at the end of the day to do so.  We ask that you are mindful of your teachers' need to make the most of every minute and the last quarter of an hour is often a crucial time for learning instruction or sometimes a necessary class activity/game or delivering key messages before home time.

Lastly, I wish to thank our parent community for your understanding and support during Levels 2 & 3 – these were unprecedented times and we had to make adjustments to our ‘school norms’ many times in order to carry out the necessary requirements specified by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health. 

We are very grateful to have our full school back on site and in good health.  We appreciate all you have done in your own households to support these requirements – it has been an absolute delight to see your children’s smiling faces each morning, sharing their home projects, new hair creations, meeting their family pets and generally just being able to greet them all personally.   There are always unexpected bonuses through challenging times and your children have been amazing.

Warmest regards

Julie Hepburn

Community Committee - DONT FORGET!!

16 Jun 2020

Ways to Warm your Winter

The Community Committee have decided instead of Chocolates this year, we will warm your winter with a Pie Fundraiser.

In light of the current restrictions we have set up Kindo for all your pie orders – look out for ‘Easy as Pie’. It’s our way to reduce face to face contact and money handling – It’s as simple as ordering a school lunch!

Orders will close Monday 22nd June.

NOTE: You can come down to the office to make any payments

Drop off and Pick Up System

12 Jun 2020

Thanks everyone for your continued support . We plan to continue with this for next week with more info to follow later in the week.

Community Committee - You are Invited!!!

05 Jun 2020

YOU ARE INVITED!!!!!

In our last newsletter, the Community Committee announced they will be producing a book on how our community got through the Covid-19 Pandemic. The goal of this book is to time capsule our experiences, support our local businesses, and through book sales aim to raise enough money to purchase a new mobility van for our Motuora unit here at Red Beach School.

This is an opportunity for you and your family to submit a memory of your Covid-19 experience, in any of the following categories: 

• Recipes
• Arts and crafts
• Short stories and poems
• Life hacks
• Home sports and family adventures
• DIY and Science Experiments
• Other

Please share your photos, drawings, stories and anything else important to you.

WHAT: The Covid collection – By Red Beach School

WHEN: Submissions open now & close at 5pm Friday 19th June 2020

WHO: Please submit only one example per category and one category per form. No limit of submissions or categories. Please ensure one form for each submission.

WHERE: Please click here to make your submission.

SPECIFICATIONS: High resolution, PDF or JPEG format. A5/A4 size. If you are unable to upload, please email us at community@redbeach.school.nz.

DISCLAIMER: By making a submission,  you are agreeing to the sharing and printing of your work and photos in a forum available to the public. Please be mindful of what you submit if it is to include photos of your children/families or full names.

Along with this,  we would also like to give an opportunity to any school families who are business owners, to secure themselves the hottest spot for advertising. Contact us for further details  - Owned by locals, supported by locals!!

We are all in this together!

Thank you for your support.

Your Community Committee.

Week 1 in Level 2

22 May 2020

What a great week we have had  - it has been so lovely welcoming everyone back to school! Our students have shown they can manage themselves well - coming into school and sorting their gear for the day. We have loved the smiles at the gate and the children have been very happy and settled in classes.

Thank you everyone for your part that you have been playing in supporting this system. We will be continuing this next week. 

Looking ahead there is rain forecast next week so make sure the raincoats are ready and the umbrellas dusted off for pick up and drop offs.

Have a great weekend everyone -I think everyone is really looking forward to this one!

Kind Regards

Julie Hepburn

Principal

Red Beach School