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Moving to Level 3 March 1st

28 Feb 2021

Here we go again and thank you for your continued support during these difficult times.  As you heard last night, we are now back in Alert Level 3 and will be until Sunday at the earliest.  

The key message for you is to keep your children at home if you can.  We want to assure you that we will continue to support your child’s learning at home.

If you have no choice but to send your child to school please fill out the following form today by 10pm so we can prepare. 

If you register your child more information will come as school will look different.

Please click on this link (https://forms.gle/pkGiVApHK1CspKVMA) to register your child to attend school from Monday 1 March 2021.

It is very important that students do not return to school if they are able to be at home, as the government advice remains the same - stay home, follow the rules, save lives.

Stay safe

Twilight Fun Fair Notice

24 Feb 2021

The Twilight Fun Fair is less than 3 weeks away!

It's great to be back! Charter survey

18 Feb 2021

We're extending the close off date to this survey through to this Monday https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L3P82H8 We'd love to hear from you!

Level 2 Feb 2021

17 Feb 2021

What great news that we are moving back to level 2! As we have just heard all students are required to return to school. Our Prime Minister has urged all of Auckland to “follow  the Level two rules”.

Keeping with the Government’s requirements under Level 2 the following procedures will be in place.  All of these procedures are to ensure the school is safe and hygienic. We will continue to reinforce the key messages of good hygiene practices such as washing hands and coughing into your elbow.

Drop Off and Pick Ups

Under level 2, all schools need to be able to identify and contact trace anyone that has been on site through a Contact Tracing Register and we are obliged to eliminate transmission risks where possible. Therefore, we have organised a drop off and pick up process, that will mean no parents can enter the school grounds at these times. 

We will have  staff up at the front gate and path near the bus shelter to welcome the students. We encourage the Year 1 and 2 students to enter the ground by the path near the bus stop.  For Year 1 this would mean a short walk directly to their classes. Lucy Foster gate will remain open.

Parents picking up a child during school hours will need to come to the office as no parents will be allowed beyond the office to the classrooms. Please can you scan the QR code on display on the Office door.  Adventure playgrounds will be closed before and after school and the school grounds closed on the weekends.

Teachers will bring Year 1 and 2 students up to the gate at 2.50pm unless you make other arrangements directly with the class teacher.

Safe Environment for all:

• Children who are unwell are not permitted to come to school.  If your child presents as unwell, you will be phoned and your child will need to be collected immediately from the office.

After School Care - will be operating, they will be contacting parents directly. You can contact them at - https://www.kellyclub.co.nz/

School Lunches: will be available

Digital Devices Year 3 to Year 6: If possible it would be very helpful if the children can bring devices to school as the use of school devices cannot be used by multiple students due to this becoming a high touch surface that is difficult to continually clean throughout the day. 

Drinking fountains will be covered, so children will need to bring their own named water bottles to school.

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone in the morning and thank you one and all for your support this week!.

Warm regards

Julie Hepburn

Principal

Move to Level 3

14 Feb 2021

Kia ora koutou, Talofa lava

There have been three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Auckland.

As a result, the Government announced at 7pm that the whole of Auckland will move from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 3 for the next 72 hours from midnight tonight.
 
That means that where possible you should keep your children home from school for this period.
 
We will be open for those of you who have no other options but to send your children to school and we will have safety precautions in place to look after them.
 
Although this is for a short period, at this time we are activating our distance learning plan tomorrow morning, as we did when we have been in previous lock downs. First and foremost we want to stay connected to you and your Tamariki.
 
COVID-19 continues to be a factor we need to consider, and I assure you we have a robust plan and will do everything we need to for your children and your wider family and whānau.

As above if you no other options but to send your children to school you will need to drive down the driveway to the Motuora Unit where your child will be registered and dropped off, and health and safety information will be given to you.

If the situation changes, we will be in touch again. 

Keep safe. 
Ngā mihi

Julie Hepburn
Principal

Charter Consultation

12 Feb 2021

Dear All

It was lovely to catch up with so many of you last night. As explained we are currently reviewing our School Charter and would really like to hear from you.

Some took the opportunity to provide their thoughts last night, we have two catch up sessions straight after drop off next week plus the electronic survey.

Yes we really do want to hear from you! Are we on the right track as a school -what else could we be doing for your child?

Follow this link for the survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L3P82H8

The survey will close off on Friday 19th February

Catch Up Sessions

Monday -  8.30 - 9.30am - just pop into the staffroom

Tuesday - 8.30 -9.30am -  just pop into the staffroom

Regards,

Julie Hepburn
Principal

Community Connect - Thursday 11 February 4.00pm to 6.00pm

10 Feb 2021

Community Connect - Tomorrow Thursday 11 February 4.00pm to 6.00pm

This is a great opportunity to meet your child’s teacher, have a look around the room and generally familiarise yourself with the workings of your child’s classroom.  In previous years we have called this a ‘school picnic’ but this year we have changed it up because we are wanting teachers to authentically connect with whanau/families in the classes. 

4.00pm - Kapa Haka and welcome on Junior court to start

Following the Kapa Haka parents move to their child’s room.  Teachers will be available in their rooms between 4.00pm and 6.00pm so you can pop in at a time that is convenient for you.      You are most welcome to picnic in front of the outside stage area by the adventure playground to connect with other whanau/families and friends.  

The Discovery Hub will open during this time for anyone who needs help logging on to HERO, subscribing to the newsletter, and signing up for Kindo etc.  We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 4.00pm onwards.

Kindo - How to sign up

09 Feb 2021

A "how to" demonstration for parents.  2.5 minutes. Available on YouTube...
https://youtu.be/Ozq8ibaMrso

Community Connect - Thursday 11 February 4.00pm to 6.00pm

05 Feb 2021

Community Connect - Thursday 11 February 4.00pm to 6.00pm

This is a great opportunity to meet your child’s teacher, have a look around the room and generally familiarise yourself with the workings of your child’s classroom.  In previous years we have called this a ‘school picnic’ but this year we have changed it up because we are wanting teachers to authentically connect with whanau/families in the classes. 

4.00pm - Kapa Haka and welcome on Junior court to start

Following the Kapa Haka parents move to their child’s room.  Teachers will be available in their rooms between 4.00pm and 6.00pm so you can pop in at a time that is convenient for you.      You are most welcome to picnic in front of the outside stage area by the adventure playground to connect with other whanau/families and friends.  

The Discovery Hub will open during this time for anyone who needs help logging on to HERO, subscribing to the newsletter, and signing up for Kindo etc.  We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 4.00pm onwards.

Welcome Back

29 Jan 2021

Kia ora koutou

We are looking forward to welcoming your tamariki to school at the start of Term 1 (Friday 5th February.)

School will start at 8.55am and as soon as the class rolls have been taken etc the rooms will make their way over to the hall for our Mihi Whakatau - our welcome to families and students new to our school. Everyone is most welcome to join us. You can find out more about what happens at our Mihi Whakatau by following this link.

We have received the following from the Ministry of Education:

New Zealand remains at Alert level 1 and everyone is doing the right thing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, so we’re pleased to say it’s business as usual.

With over 100,000 people coming back to New Zealand through managed isolation facilities, our very low number of community cases is a reflection of the quality of work by the managed isolation staff and health authorities. Overall, 1.5 million people have now been tested.

Unfortunately, we have to expect COVID cases to emerge but we can be reassured by the speed, breadth and depth of the health response. As noted by Minister Hipkins, New Zealand is top equal with Australia in the world as having the highest rates of testing per positive case. We know that the approaches being taken in the MIQ are at a very tight forensic level. 

According to the Lowy Institute, New Zealand has been ranked the best at responding to the COVID-19 outbreak out of nearly 100 countries. 

We continue to have a large amount of control over how we can prevent the spread of COVID. For our school we will:

• display QR code posters for the NZ COVID Tracer App
• keep our visitor register, attendance register and timetables up to date
• be monitoring for illness and asking anyone who is unwell to remain at home, or to go home
• encourage people with relevant symptoms to seek medical advice through Healthline or their GP and get tested for COVID if recommended to do so
• reinforce the importance of good hand washing and drying
• reinforce good cough and sneeze etiquette

I can reassure you that we will continue to regularly clean all parts of our school. 

Āraia te kino and protect yourself, your whānau and your whakapapa. 

Ngā mihi

Julie Hepburn