Week 1
Welcome back! We hope you have had a wonderful break and got plenty of rest and relaxation along the way. We are looking forward to seeing your tamariki tomorrow in their winter uniforms and hearing all about their holidays.
Welcome to our new families joining St. Mary’s. We are looking forward to getting to know your tamariki and developing relationships with them and yourselves. There are lots of new friends to make that will be starting school on the same day and I’m sure there are children they may already know in our kakano space.
Three Way Conferences
These are happening on Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th after school - this is in week 2. Please ensure you book a time to come, with your child, to discuss their progress and their next learning steps. Thank you to those parents who have already made a booking.
You can still make bookings by doing one of the following:
1) Go to the School App and then the Links section then School Interviews. Enter the code akwma
2) Go to www.school interviews.co.nz and enter the event code akwma
Library
The library is one of the many rooms in the school that was recarpeted during the holidays. The contractors were on a tight time schedule to get the carpeting done. As a result, the library will be closed until it is able to be reset. Library days are likely to be affected - we will keep you updated throughout the week.
Holiday Reading Logs
Bring these back to school this week to help your class go in the draw to win pizza and chips for lunch. The classes with the most reading logs returned are eligible to go in the draw. Remember - if mum/dad/aunty/grandpa etc have read you a book during the holidays, this counts as one of your entries. If you have lost your reading log, write down on a piece of paper what you have read or what has been read to you. PLEASE make sure that your NAME and CLASS are written on your reading log.
Reminders / Changes
School starts at 8.45 am for all students. There will not be staff at the gates in the morning and students will be permitted to come into school as they arrive. We do ask that you drop your child off at a reasonable time.
School finishes at 3.00 pm for all students except bus students who will leave their classrooms at 2.50 pm.
Students are to sanitise their hands as they come through the school gates
If your child is late to school they must report to the office before they go to class.
If your child needs to isolate because they have Covid they must isolate for 7 days, effectively 5 days of school. There will no longer be a Home Learning programme offered to students who are absent. Children should just focus on getting well.
Winter uniform is to be worn. We do appreciate that some uniform items are unavailable at the moment.
Mother’s Day Gifts
Our wonderful PTA have organised Mother’s Day Gifts for your children to purchase. These are available this week from Wednesday to Friday. The gifts are $3 each if you are wanting to purchase one or more.
The week ahead
Monday: Gym at lunchtime - girls bring a change of clothes
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: Sausage Sizzle & Juicies $1.50 each
Rollerskating club
Upcoming events
Week 2 - Tuesday 10th = 3:15-6:45 & Wednesday 11th = 3:15-5:45 - Three Way Conferences
Week 3 - Monday 16th - School Photos are being taken. More information will come home closer to the day.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday
Kakano Teachers
