Pauline Jansen - Acting Principal, Term 2

Dear Parents and Whānau,

It is hard to believe we have already come to the shortest day of the year, the upshot is we are that much closer to many warmer days ahead.

A big thumbs of to those of you who have supported the health and wellbeing of others by keeping students home who are unwell, this term particularly has seen a rise sickness amongst our tamariki.

Literacy Month - This month we have been immersed across the school in literacy activities and events. Maree Silver-Hessey our resident librarian has been the mastermind behind a very successful month. We have had author visits, book swaps, competitions, book character day dress up and even a 'human library'. Thank you also for your support at the book fair that was held on the evenings of parent conferences, this was another opportunity to raise money for our school library.  

Board of Trustees

This term you have elected the following parent trustees to work in partnership with our Principal, teachers, support staff, school community and the government to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for all our students.

Parent trustees: Dean Taylor, Steve Frodsham, Dallas Seymour, Chris Wheeler & Tania Maka

Staff Representative: Kylie Murcott

Principal: Ross Willocks

Canterbury Cross Country - Congratulations to all of our students who participated in this year's competition at Halswell Quarry and a special thank you to our parents who supported our students by providing transport and support throughout the day.

PTA QUIZ EVENING - A special thank you to our PTA for running a very successful quiz evening earlier this month. Our PTA do a stunning job supporting our school to raise money for our school. Thank you to all those involved.

Global Youth Ambassador Project (GYAP) - Beijing - Over the term break in July, 18 students from our Year 7 & 8 Team and 4 staff members will be attending this year's GYAP Panda Camp in Beijing China. The students have also been learning Mandarin this year as part of the senior language programme with our Mandarin Learning Assistant, Cathy. The students and staff will spend 5 days at the summer camp along with visits to the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven as well as The Great Wall of China. A special thank you to Rotary for their generous donation to provide travel polo tops for the students and staff. These will be presented at our final school assembly for Term 2.