It was amazing to listen to Lee James' GROW Chairperson's report at the AGM this week and reflect on all that GROW has achieved over the past twelve months.

Thanks to the Burnett Family for donating all of the proceeds from an Inspired Delights Cake Demonstration evening held at school. Each learning studio benefited from a wonderful kit of baking and cooking goods.

GROW are again selling the Entertainment book to raise funds for the school.

Thanks to the wonderful support of our talented parent helpers, the Te Ara Tupu children are able to bake tasty treats every fortnight.

Please be aware that the round-a-bout by Peppa and Duncan is not to be used as a school drop off area before 10am - it is available only as a pick up zone after 2.30pm. Please also only use the disability car parks if you are displaying a mobility badge - these are needed for parents who require these car parks and not for dropping kids off.

Maths is one of our favourite things. The children enjoy using the extensive range of equipment to support their learning.

We have had a lot of illness over the past few weeks. If your child is unwell, please can you keep them at home. If your child has episodes of vomiting and diarrhoea our school and Ministry of Health policy is to keep your child at home until well and not to return to school until 48 hours after last episode - Thank you

We would be very grateful for any donation of barley sugars to add to the schools emergency kit. Please bring to the office - Thank you

Over the next few weeks we will be teaching the personal safety programme Keeping Ourselves Safe.

We are excited to offer a Workshop for parents called “About Anxiety in Children” which covers how anxiety works, what it looks like in children and tips to manage anxiety. It will be discussion based, and there will be an opportunity for parents to ask questions and talk about strategies. It will be run by Ursula McCulloch, a clinical psychologist with years of experience in working with children, now based at the School Based Mental Health Team. Date: Thursday 5 July Time: 6:30 – 8pm in Te Ara Maia

West Rolleston will be hosting a celebration of Matariki on the evening of Wednesday 20th June from 4.30pm for shared kai and a performance from our Kapa Haka group.

Please find below important school notices

Following on from the recent offer from the government, teachers are now attending these meetings to vote whether we accept this offer or decline it and look at taking further action.

Wig Wednesday 20th June

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this terms school disco that was meant to be on the Friday 17th August. Look out for one in term 4 instead.

We are very excited to have our new learners start at West Rolleston Primary School.