Term 2, Week 9, 24/6/2024 - 27/6/2024

From the Principal's Desk

Greetings Parents, Caregivers and Whanau,                                     Week 9,             Thursday 27th of June 2024

Mid Year - Interim reports

Next week we will send home mid-year reports on the progress of your child/ren for the first part of this year. Please understand we have had many students and teachers away with sickness and will aim to get all reports out. If you need any clarification on 

Winter blues

At this time of the year, we need to remember good hygiene with the common cold and other bugs during winter. General good hygiene habits help - 

- Wash hands before eating.

- If you have to blow your nose or cough try to do this into tissue. Then dispose of tissues in the rubbish.

- If sick try to stay home and rest.

- Let us know if your child is sick, this makes the absence justifiable due to sickness. We can also track the sickness, inform others and get outside Health agency support where needed.

Surveys  

Uniform Survey update - We appreciate everyone who completed the survey. This survey has now finished and we will be taking it to the next BOT meeting to look at the results and will update you next term.

Jump in June and Jumping into July

On Wednesday 3rd of July from 2 pm - Please join us for the fun as we will be running a fundraiser for the Heart Foundation, We will be Skipping for fun and improving our fitness skills in June with a skip-off in July! Remember last chance to gain sponsors. Students/families will be able to start ordering their prizes. The great news is this will be a piece of cake. All people with a profile will be notified by email that the only way to order their prize is through their profile page

Update on new Website and Skool loop App

This is getting the final checks at a school, BOT and community level. The Grand opening is on the 3rd of July! Part of this process is uploading the Skool Loop App, so we can continue to improve communication.

Nga mihi,

Excellence in Being a K.I.T.E Kid Classroom Award Winners

Certificates presented to: -

• Room 1 -Ryder Coombe and Tui Clow
• Room 2 - Lochlann Riddle and Luca Shortland
• Room 3 – layla-J Moala and Gihansa Perera
• Room 4 – Lily Blomfield and Jake Brockett.
• Room 5 –Digby Palmer and Archie Ryan
  
• Room 6 - Mya Orbell and Izzy Pauling 
• Room 7 - Simrat Kaur and Jade Kekesi
  

Principal Award -   Aila Willis - all-round excellence in her class work

                                        Jade Kekesi - Enviro hero with the tree planting

Sports corner

Year 5 & 6 Netball

Whenuakite Goal Diggers v Te Rerenga Titans

Final score 1 – 13 to Te Rerenga

Player of the day Ruby Buchanan

This week the Whenuakite team showed great defense and ball handling skills.

Thames Hockey

Please find information about the new July School Holiday Programme at the new water turf in Ngatea. 

Sign ups are open. They will be a fun filled couple of days with new skills learnt.  
Sign up here:  https://forms.gle/nVts9iZb3i2tFHe66

Please can you circulate to primary school parents/children via your usual channels?
much appreciated Alison

Tree Planting

Planting for the "Trees for Survival" programme

Again our senior students - Year 7/8 did us proud by planting over 850 native trees/plants near some local waterways and streams to help with erosion. We appreciated the support of Jayne Nightingale from the Trees for Survival programme.

Matariki

Celebrating Matariki with a Hangi

As we start celebrating Matariki, we would like to thank Jason and Nicola Reidenger and their team of hard workers who allowed all of us to have an amazing Kai Hākari - lunch 

Thanks to The Church Accommodation, Tairua Butchery, Shortland Family and others for donations of meat, supplies and helpers on the day.  Mauri Mahi, Mauri Ora - work hard and enjoy the rewards. 

The 4 wise men! Jason, Cassie, Mike and unsure where Dion went?

Matariki Celebrations

Coromandel Area School Matariki Celebration

What is happening next week

Week 9

- Friday 28th of June - Aotearoa/NZ day - Matariki celebrations with a day at home with family and whanau

Week 10

- Monday 1st of July          - Becs from the Museum visits the school

- Tuesday 2nd of July       - Term 3 Overview sent home - Updates on what the term looks like and how you                                                                    can be  more involved with your child's learning.

- Wednesday 3rd of July - Interim mid-year reports go home

                                                    - Jumping July celebration at 2pm                                 

- Thursday 4th of July      - New website and Skool loop opens 

- Friday 5th of July             - Mihi Whakatau for the Honourable MP Scott Simpson - 9am

                                                          Last day of the term