Week 1 notices and reminders

 What a great start to the week we have had! 💥💥💥

The children are incredibly settled and have loved their new learning space.

Reports

Reports will be sent home this Friday.  Inside the envelope will be another piece of paper, please take the time to complete this and bring to the interviews next week.

Interviews

Next week we will have Three-Way Goal Setting Conferences for Parent/Student/Teacher.

Students and their parent(s) need to make an appointment to attend a 10-minute conference with the child's teacher on one of these two days. 

Appointments available

Tuesday 3 August 3.10pm - 6pm

Wednesday 4 August 3.10pm - 6pm

How to make a booking

Bookings are now open. How do parents make a booking for their child's Three-Way Conference?

Via the following link and enter the code aemzc

Via the links button on our School App - select School Interviews - enter the code aemzc

Please note: If you are late for your appointment you might be asked to rebook for another time. This is because the class teacher needs to consider the bookings made by other families and keep to the times they have booked for. 

We look forward to seeing you and your child at the conference.

Life Education

You may have noticed the Life Education van has arrived at school.  We will be visiting Harold and Katie over the next few weeks and learning about positive relationships and how to keep ourselves healthy.

Keeping Ourselves Safe

We will also be running the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme later this term alongside the NZ Police.   Please see below:

Kia ora koutou,

I would like to acknowledge St Mary’s school for their ongoing commitment to delivering the Keeping Ourselves Safe (KOS) programme. KOS is a personal safety programme that teaches students vital interpersonal skills in different situations. You can find out about the programme at: https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/personal-community-safety/school-portal/resources/successful-relationships/kos

The programme will be delivered by classroom teachers from 23rd August. There will be a community hui at St Mary's School on Monday 9 August, 5.15-6pm, in Room 14, where I will explain what the programme entails, and share some tips about keeping your young ones safe. You are encouraged to attend.

Please take time to speak with your children about what they are learning in the programme. It will also give you an opportunity to reinforce your family’s values and expectations.

If you have any questions please contact me Vivienne.Sutton@police.govt.nz

E mihi ana

Viv Sutton

Meditation

We have been busy practising meditation at school as part of our prayer time.  I have been so proud of the way the children spend time being still and silent as they invite Jesus into their hearts.  If you would like to know more about our Christian meditation please ask your child.