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Kia ora everyone

Welcome back to the new school year and an especially warm welcome to all new families who will be joining us this year. I’m certainly looking forward to returning after my term away. I trust that those of you who have had a chance to get away over the break have enjoyed the warmer weather and the opportunities to catch up with friends and family. Over the holidays the builders have continued to make good progress with the hall project and we are still hopeful that this will be completed by the end of March. More property development work is planned for this year with the upgrade of the main block, Rooms 1-6, being the board’s priority. This will likely be spread over two funding cycles from our five year property plan. The Board is also completing a security review of our school site with a view to reducing vandal damage.
It’s been great to see a number of our families making use of our pool over the holidays and using our fields. Thanks for keeping an eye on things while you are here.

Our school office will open, 9,00AM – 12.00 noon daily, from Monday 25th January, for enrolments and uniform sales. Stationery can be purchased directly from the Warehouse Stationery, or other outlets with stationery lists available on this site.

If you are intending to enrol your child for the start of the 2010 school year then it is a good idea to get this completed prior to our first day as students can then be shown directly to their rooms rather than waiting to enrol.

Our school has a compulsory uniform policy for all students and uniform must be worn, in full, each day. All items are available from our uniform shop although some items can be purchased directly from other retailers. We also have a sun hat requirement for all students with the general rule being no hat, no play, with those students being directed to sit in our more shady areas.

The first day of Term 1, for students, will be Wednesday 3rd February. School will open at 9.00AM with students going straight to their new classrooms. Do remember to pack your child’ swimming togs and a towel as we will begin our swimming programmes from day 1. There will be no lunch scheme operating for the first couple of weeks so children will need to bring their own lunches and snacks each day.

One of the big tasks facing all primary schools this year is the implementation of the governments National Standards policy and this will certainly be a priority for us during the first half of the year. We will keep you fully informed in regards to progress and how this may assist us in giving you an even clearer understanding of your child’s progress and achievement.

The first big event of the year is our senior school camp at Administration Bay on Motutapu Island, 8th – 12th February. Many thanks to all of you who will be assisting with this event.

I’m sure that all of our children are still enjoying their holidays and are looking forward to the remaining three weeks.

Kind regards

Richard Limbrick
Principal.