Todays newsletter recaptures key dates for Term 1, staffing for 2025, updates you on 2025 key documents and curriculum developments, and provides you with background information you will need for the start of the term. Look forward to seeing students in a couple of weeks

Kia Ora Whanau

I trust you have had a lovely break with whanau. I hope you have been able to find some sun. I think summer will arrive in February just in time for the return of school.

This weeks newsletter captures messages sent home at the end of 2024 for the 2025 school year and the normal January post out information. We look forward to catching up with everyone in the next few weeks.

Key dates to note for Term 1 - Please keep an eye on AAS Google Calendar. This will be used as the key tool in capturing dates for staff and the school. This will be accessible through EDGE and the school website

February

31st January - School open to seniors - full day

3rd February - School for Yrs 1-13

6th February - Waitangi Day

7th February - Teacher Only Day

11th February - Whanau Hui at Onuku Marae

17th February - Board Meeting

18th February - House Swimming Yr 7-13

19th February - Community BBQ - Meet the Teacher, whanau consultation with school values, Crash Bash information session.

23rd February - Seaweek

27th February - Banks Peninsula swimming at AAS - 11-2pm

March

3rd, 4th and 6th March - Year 1-10 Learning Conferences

5th March - House Athletics

7th March - 2pm Assembly

10th-11th March - Life Education Yr 1-8

17th March - Teacher Only Day - School Closed

18th &20th March- Learning Conferences yr 11-13

20th March - Banks Peninsula Maths Fun Day

24th -26th March - Year 5&6 Camp - Wainui YMCA

26th March - Community Mentor Day

April

8th April-10th April Casafest at Akaroa - Inter Area School sports and cultural exchange hosted by Akaroa Area School

12th April-27th April - Term 1 Holidays

Term 2 starts on 28th April

MEET THE TEACHER BBQ

Wednesday 19 February beginning at 5pm. We invite whanau to join us for a community BBQ and to meet your form teacher and key year group teachers to hear about the programmes we have planned for the year ahead.

At 5pm please meet in the following spaces

Years 1-6 - Junior hub

Year 7+8 - Matariki

Year 9 - Matariki

5.30pm

Year 10 - Matariki

Years 11-13 Please meet in Room 14 with Mr Brittenden, Mr Kumar and Ms Tainui

Following these sessions (approximately an hour), we invite our families to join us for a School Community BBQ on the field. The school will provide the cooking tools (BBQ’s) and utensils for families to bring their food and cook on, meet the teachers and generally catch up with everyone. 

A reminder that for family events such as these, we have an alcohol and smoke free policy.

VOLUNTEERS AND HELPERS

We are very fortunate to have a supportive community who regularly support our teaching programmes both in and out of the classroom, particularly around Camps, sports trips and cultural activities.  

Volunteers must be Police vetted as part of our school health and safety procedures.  The office has forms available.  A police check takes up to a month to process.

Please find attached a copy of our ‘Volunteer Form For all EOTC activities

Please print off, fill in and send to the Office. 

This is completed once per year (unless you notify us of changes in circumstance) and we keep on file for the year. This way you are not having to fill in forms every time you volunteer to support an event.

Vicki McIntyre

Tumuaki

Akaroa Area School