Kia ora koutou

Thank you whānau for your amazing support yesterday allowing teachers to meet and discuss the latest offer from the Government. There is a lot to digest and weigh up in the effort to find an agreed solution to improve educational outcomes for all and to ensure our profession is an attractive proposition. 

Attendance – every day matters

Regularly attending school really matters, right from the first days at primary school to the end of secondary school.

Children and young people need every opportunity to learn and participate in school.

Attending school is key to setting our young people up for life, as well as being required by law. If your child is under 16 years old, they must go to school every day, unless they are sick.

Why do they need to go every day?

Going to school every day really is the key to getting the best out of school because:

• it sets up good habits for going to school right from day one
• learning to read, write and do maths takes a lot of practice and is easier to master if your child goes to school regularly
• each day is a chance to learn something new
• school offers your child regular, dedicated help to master the many skills they need
• it teaches your child life skills like commitment, being reliable, having a good work ethic and sticking with things when they get hard.

Can I take my child out of school during term time to go on holiday?

No, a holiday is not a good enough reason to take your child out of school, so holidays should be planned outside of term time.

Events like a birthday or a special day’s shopping aren’t considered valid reasons for being away from school either.

An average of 90% is considered by the Ministry of Education as regular attendance. If you consider how many sick days a child may have and then take holidays during term time on top of these absences, their time spent at school can be easily compromised.

If a child is too sick to attend school during the day, then they should not be attending sports games after school on the same day.

Below is the school's policy for attendance.

Student initiatives

We have some awesome tamariki doing some cool things for their peers around the school at break times.

• Maisie is taking a performing arts group.

• Madi is taking Room 7 for dance.
• Some Year 5 girls held a netball coaching session for younger students.

We love to see this initiative and positive contribution to our school.

Assembly this Friday, 2.20pm. Room 6 are presenting.

Reminder: School closed this Monday 5th June for King's Birthday. 

Ngā mihi

Kim