Term 1 | Week 8 | 2022

Rāmere 25 o Poutū-te-rangi 2022  (Friday 25 March 2022)

Kia ora e te whānau, 

We are so proud of our tamariki settling into the school year so confidently. Our classrooms are vibrant happy places and despite the number of families and staff out isolating or recovering from covid, we have been able to keep ‘business as usual’ and maintain our core teaching & learning programmes. 

We are pleased to report that our students are tracking well with progress and achievement and an interim report will be sent out at the end of this term. 

There have been some recent changes to the covid-19 response, some of which are bullet pointed below. Our students are settled with the current routines we have in place and as a school we do not anticipate making any changes to how we are operating before the end of the school term. We will however review our health and safety procedures with any new changes over the Easter school holidays and let you know what these are before returning in Term 2. 

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• There is no change to masks in education settings from the existing Red setting. Medical-grade masks remain a requirement for staff working indoors with children and young people in Years 4-13.

• For all New Zealanders, including school settings, masks will not be required outdoors.

• Capacity limits will be removed for outdoor events and activities.

• Indoor capacity limits for extra-curricular activities increase to 200 people, or a maximum capacity based on the maximum number of people who could occupy the space if each person was one metre apart (whichever is lower).

To all of our families, thank you for your continued support of the school and the kindness you show through your positive messages of encouragement - this goes a long way in these times of uncertainty. 

Nga Mihi, 

Nardz Stephenson 

Principal 

Out of Zone Enrolments - Places available for Term 2

The Board of Trustees has determined that there are currently places for Term 2, 2022 in the following year groups:

● Up to 10 places for new entrants turning 5 before 31st May 2022

● Up to 9 places for Year 2

● Up to 4 places for Year 4

● Up to 4 places for Year 5 & 6

For out of zone students seeking enrolment in 2022, the deadline for receipt of applications for this current round of out of zone enrolments is Wednesday 6th April 2022.

If the number of out of zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot.

If a ballot for out of zone places is required, it will be held on Tuesday 12th April.