He mihi mahana kia koutou katoa - Warm greetings to all.

Hope you enjoyed your whānau time at Easter and managed to find the hidden Easter eggs and consume the hot cross buns!

Congratulations to Felix Martin, Duncan Bowie, Skyla Ekman and George Woodgate who competed at the Central Swimming Sports today. Lots of smiles and they tell us they enjoyed it. It's a big deal just to get to the Centrals!

A number of parents have raised the concern about their child's friendships at school. Navigating friendships is part of growing up and finding our place in the world. Please read the article elsewhere in the newsletter.

Next week your child will be bringing home information about our Nga Toi athon. This is the biggest fundraiser for the year so please check out the information elsewhere in this newsletter and support our athon.

There are a number of events before the end of the term

Friday 9 April

School assembly, sausage sizzle and cafe open

11am School Cross Country- cafe open

Monday 12 April

Kōpapa Choir Rehearsal - South Intermediate

Year 5 Museum Trip

6pm -  Year 6 Parents - Camp meeting

Tuesday 13 April

Year 4 Rehua Marae trip

Wednesday 14 April

Nga Toi athon information sent home

Year 3 Mautkatere/ Rakahuri trip

Friday 16 April

Term 1 Ends

2:15pm SMART Assembly (cafe not open)

The Planning for Term 2 is well under way. New Entrants - Year 3 will be focussed on dance, drama and music and will share some of their learning with you during the term. Year 4- 6 major units are on Science and Visual Arts. In Term 3 they will swap over.

Also see Important Term 2 dates. These are in the school calendar as well.