We have so many cool things to share with you this week! Read on to keep up with all the goings on here at school....

2023 Student Intentions

On Tuesday we shared THIS article, to gather information on any students intentions on returning to Mt Pleasant School for 2023.  If you are moving, if your child is leaving MPS, or even if you are a considering a move, we would love to hear from you so we can start planning for next year.  

So if a change is on the horizon, please let us know HERE. 

NB: If your child is in Year 8, we don't need you to complete this.

ERO

Currently we are in the early stages of our Education Review Office (ERO) school evaluation process. The process has changed significantly since their last visit in 2017, it is no longer a ‘one stop’ evaluation conducted over a few days, but a consultation over time, where we work closely together to determine the best next steps for the school.

This more differentiated approach will use a developmental evaluation that reflects individual schools’ context, culture and needs. It aims to strengthen the capability of all schools through embedding a continuous improvement approach, strengthening schools’ own engagement with and accountability to whānau.

Being a PYP school, we completed our very successful self review process last year, which culminated in the IB evaluating us against their high international standards and practices. 

Mt Pleasant School would be one of the few schools in NZ, and certainly the only school in Christchurch, that has two very rigorous evaluation processes. For whānau, this means you have double the ‘quality assurance’ regarding your child’s primary education years.

If you would like to know more about the new ERO school evaluation, please read this ‘Go to Guide’.

Board of Trustees Election

Just a reminder, voting for the current Board of Trustees election closes at 4pm, 7 September 2022. Follow THIS link for more information. 

School Uniform Expectations

Students are expected and encouraged to take pride in their general appearance, these standards have been slipping lately so we thought it was time to remind you of our expectations round school uniforms:

• Sports tops are NOT part of the school uniform.  These are only to be worn on sports days or when students are representing Mt Pleasant School for sport (not to be worn if they have touch rugby after school for instance)

• Jewellery: the only jewellery permitted at school is a watch, stud earrings, and culturally significant items. 

• Nail polish is not permitted

• Make up is not permitted at school, if your children do wear make up, please encourage them to wear this outside of school hours

• Socks must be plain black, white or navy socks

Follow THIS link for full details on our school uniform.

Mt Pleasant Art Exhibition

Only 2 weeks to go until the Mt Pleasant Art Exhibition!!  This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, with funds raised earmarked for technology this year.

If you haven't purchased tickets for the Friday night gala opening - lock your's in HERE now!

We also need more help from you - donations for our silent auctions and raffles can been dropped to the school office anytime, or if you have time to help out at the actual event we would love to have out there.  Follow THIS link to let us know how you can help!

Lunch Online

As advised in our last newsletter, Sushi have moved to Wednesdays and is no longer available to order on a Friday.  This week we need to let you know that Subway is CLOSED for the last 2 weeks of term 3. 

If you want to know more about ordering lunch online for your children, check out THIS article for more information.