Kia ora koutou

Welcome to the 2019 school year. I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable break. 

It has been wonderful meeting and greeting existing and new students and their families over the last two weeks.   Thank you for your patience as we all learn to find our way around our changing school landscape for Term 1. Access will become a little easier when the Administration Block repairs are completed at the start of Term 2.

A special welcome to the following students and their families who have joined the Cotswold Learning Community at the start of Term 1 2019:

• Amelia Adams
  
• Lily Adams
  
• William Austin
  
• Kaycian Bailey
  
• Jack Boyd
  
• Max Byrne
  
• Christian Clark
  
• James Drew
  
• Samwell Eastwood
  
• Thom Eastwood
  
• Harrison George
  
• Mitchell Hughes
  
• Jennifer Irvine
  
• Lockie Lewis
  
• Manaia Lima
  
• Isla Pohatu
  
• Sam Robertson
  
• Liam Sanders
  
• Kellan Smit
  
• Rowena Tausili
  
• Helena Tobdzic
  
• Stanislava Tobdzic
  
• Levi Van Dyk
  
• Trevor Walmsley
  
• Maddison Williams
  
• Amalie Win
  

Welcome to the following new staff members who join our staff team this year:

• Nathan Fortune – Room 22 Teacher
• Hannah Hughes – Room 10 Teacher
• Marise McCudden – Learning Support Team
• Debbie Marsh – Learning Support Team

Our Senior School Outdoor Education activities get underway later this week. These are focused on providing students with opportunities to foster personal and social development through experiences involving co-operation, trust, problem solving, decision making, goal setting, communication, leadership, responsibility, and reflection. Through our outdoor education programmes, the four dimensions of hauora are enhanced through safe, challenging, and enjoyable learning experiences in the outdoor environment. Please note the following event dates:

• 8 February - Beach Education - Rooms 16 & 19
  
• 13 February - Year 5 Sailing and Water Activities
  
• 14 February - Water Confidence Activities
  
• 15 February - Beach Education - Rooms 17 & 18
  
• 11 March - Year 6 Camp
  

Ngā mihi Nui 

STEPHEN HARRISON
Principal