Kia ora koutou,

This will be the last newsletter for the year and as such I would like to thank all of our parent community for their support this year with all of the events we have held. A special thank you to our Friends of the School group who have done a wonderful job fundraising throughout the year and have assisted financially with events like winter sport, school camp, purchasing sport equipment, swimming at Jellie Park and many more.

Next Friday our 2020 stationery requirements and classes will go home. Stationery can be purchased by visiting any stationery shop or you can order and pay online through Eenie Meenie. We will hold limited stock at school so we would prefer you used the first two options if possible. If for any reason you do not receive the class / stationery notice please let us know and we can email this out.

We have finalised our staffing for 2020. Our teaching teams will be:

Kākano (NE) - Mrs Sandra Larkins and Miss Bridie O’Neill
Māhuri (Y1/2) - Ms Eran James, Miss Claire McKenzie, Miss Melody Geddes, Mrs Averil Metcalfe / Mrs Michelle van Onselen
Akeake (Y3/4) - Ms Sam Fuehrer, Mrs Maaike Dirkze, Mrs Lynley Thompson / Mrs Clare Marshall, Miss Zahra Ditta, Ms Annabelle Cloudesley
Tī Kōuka (Y5/6) - Miss Ashley Masters, Mr Stuart Thomas, Miss Maren Lohkemper, Mr Te Maio Tamati Stirling

Mrs Miriam Foulds will be continuing her work supporting children with special needs within the Tī Kōuka space
Mrs Emma Mugford will continue working with our ever growing group of ESOL students
Release teachers - Mrs Lauren Hill, Mr Nick Loughnan, Mrs Victoria Miles, Mrs Glenda Emile and Mrs Gemma Brunt (for the first 5 weeks) will be returning to Shirley Primary next year in a part time capacity.

A reminder that our school prize giving will be held next Friday at 9:30am and then we will be having our fun day. The fun day will happen between 11am and 3pm and parents are welcome to hang around during this time if they wish. One of the activities during the day will involve water activities. Children will need to bring a towel and togs or a change of clothes to participate in this activity. Lunch will be at our normal time 12:30pm - 1:30pm.

Finally may I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year with plenty of time to spend with your amazing children and enjoy some R&R. School starts again next year at on Thursday 30 January.

Ngā mihi nui Alistair Sim (Principal / Tumuaki)