Clare's corner
Kia ora koutou Te Kura o Taitonga
And so it all keeps coming!!! COVID and Influenza is still very rife at South End School.
Sadly, we needed to close Kōwhai and put the students on home learning for the week. They will be back at school ready to go on Monday 15th. Thank you to the parents and caregivers of these students for your support.
Many thanks to Carol Pilcher who stepped in for me while I was recovering from surgery - It’s nice to be back!
A very warm welcome to our new students and families:
- Kahikatea: Alex, Nikolai, Tāne
- Rimu: Tamihana
- Tōtara: Cas, Eternal-Lee, Ryder
- Miro: Loki
- Matai: Dane
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Stay safe - be kind
Nga mihi maioha
Clare
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BoT Elections The election voting forms have been posted out (traditional snail mail 🐌). We urge you to read the candidate profiles and cast your vote. You are able to send it in the sealed envelope with your child to be placed in the box at the office.
Works Update The hall floor looks great!
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School Photos are planned for this term. We are looking at Week 5, Thursday 25th August. This will be weather dependent. Order forms will be sent out closer to the time.
Health Education It is a requirement that every 3 years the school community are consulted as to the contents of Health Education within a school. So here are the ‘penciled in’ topics that we intend to deliver - please give us your feedback and add any other topics you would like to see delivered. You can access the link here which is valid until this Friday 12th August.
EOTC - Education Outside The Classroom Reminder for 2022. Bookings and organisation is well underway for the end of year EOTC activities (9th - 15th Dec). EOTC programmes provide students with access to hands-on experiences that are not available inside the classroom. They offer unique and stimulating learning opportunities that support your child’s learning and achievement. Your contribution for each child goes towards these activities. This year we have fun activities planned such as Beach Education, Park Days, Swimming, Mt Holdsworth trip and so on.
Payments can be made now in part or full. Please use the following details:
- Year 5-8: $100
- Year 1-4: $40
Account number: 02 0608 0056520 00
Reference: Child’s Name
Code: EOTC
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Dates for your Calendar:
Aug
11 Thu - Sam, Public Health Nurse
12 Fri - Sth Wairarapa Football Tournament - Featherston Football grounds Yr 5-8
12 Fri - Sausage & Cookie Fundraiser
25 Thu - School Photos
29 Mon - Teacher Only Day
Sep
13 Tue - Sth Wairarapa Hockey Tournament - Clareville hockey turf Yr 5-8
Week 9 - Parent/student/teacher conferences
27 Tue - Kapa Haka Festival
28 Wed - Yr 7/8 day
30 Fri - Last day of term
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School Books
Could you please check home, under beds, in the back of wardrobes for any school books. We are missing quite a few junior readers and would love to have them returned for future use 🙂 thank you!
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HERO: Is our School management System. It is vital that all families hook up to Hero so that we can communicate with you. As we get up and running you will be able to see your child and their learning progress. There are also features such as sending an absence (that gets sent directly to the class roll) and viewing medical room visits. When making an account on the Hero app please use the same email you have registered with the school (so it links to your child/ren), if you would like to update your email address please email us at office@southend.school.nz and tell us your email address + the student profile to attach it to. click here for more information: Hero.
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Water
We are a Water Only School. We encourage all students to have a water bottle with them at school. If a child brings another type of drink to school the teachers will take the drink off them and give it back at the end of the day, to take home.
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You can find a list of sports, activities and holiday programmes on our website - click here.
Please let us know if you have an activity that you would like added to the list, we would love to hear from you: office@southend.school.nz
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The school office is open from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Anytime you need to contact the school regarding general school information, change of parent/child information or financial information, please either phone on 06 379 4000 or email office@southend.school.nz and we will be happy to assist you.
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