Communication

Welcome to Term 4! We’re looking forward to seeing students back today. A teacher will meet students at the gate 8:30-8:55. Remember sunhats

Kia ora, Term4 begins Mon18th at 8:55am.Remember to wear your school hat.Alert L2 conditions still apply.Drop-offs & pick ups at the gate.

A reminder that school is closed on Friday 22 Oct for a Teacher Only Day.

Reminder: Are you wanting a school hoodie? Orders need to be in by 2pm tomorrow.

Because we have all being showing the school values, Friday has been declared ONESIE DAY! Feel free to come to school in your onesie or PJs!

Reminder: Sausage Sizzle this Friday 1 October, orders are due in by Wednesday 29th September at 3pm.

Thanks for your patience. The website has now been fixed and newsletters are now able to be accessed.

Morena Paparangi, food bank collection on Friday, organised by Joe, Y6 student. Donations welcomed – send to school with your tamariki.

Dear Paparangi School
For my birthday this year I want to help people who don’t have much money to be able to buy enough food for their family. Last year my friends helped me by bringing food instead of birthday presents to my party and I felt really happy when I dropped off lots of food to the foodbank so I want to do it again this year. Anything like cans of food or fruit, biscuits or muesli bars, chips, potato sticks, pasta, cereal or bags of flour is a good idea.
If you would like to, please bring some food to donate to the Newlands Food Bank to school on Friday 24th September. There will be boxes available at school to put the food in. Thanks to my Mum and Dad who are going to help me deliver the donation to the Foodbank.

Thank you from Joe, Rakau Nui

Hello Paparangi, a special newsletter is out today – L2 update, student well-being and information about Ms Szakats’ funeral next Monday.

L2: A RETURN TO THE USUAL DROP OFF TIME STARTING WED 22/9 – 8:30-8:55.

Morena Paparangi – changes to L2 pick up times start today. See Friday’s newsletter for more information.

Pick-up – children will be dismissed at the top of the driveway at the following times:
Uenuku + siblings – 2:45
Pounamu + siblings – 2:55
Rakau Nui – 3pm

Hello Paparangi, today’s newsletter is ready to read on the website and app or please check your emails.

What’s in today’s newsletter?

*Teacher only day

* Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

* Coming to school in L2 – new pick up times

* Parking and road patrol

* Food bank collection

* Welcome, 2 new Board of Trustees

*Enrolment Scheme, out of zone famillies

*Home and School News

* After School sports

* Save the Date

* Community Section

School Hoodie orders have been extended until 1 October. Don’t miss out! Can be ordered on Kindo or from a form in the office.

kia ora Paparangi, Level 2 continues across the rest of NZ until 21Sept. L2 rules in place until then. Thanks for your support. Kia kaha!

Hello Paparangi – thanks for your support as school re-opened this morning. #17 notice due out today with L2 reminders.

Pick-up – children will be dismissed at the top fo the driveway at the following times:

Uenuku + siblings – 2:30

Pounamu + siblings – 2:45

Rakau Nui – 3pm

Hello Paparangi, an email was sent today with staff news and we will be in contact on Tuesday about school opening on Thursday 9/9 in L2.

Hello Paparangi, #15 Lockdown notice has been emailed to families today. Read on the website, app or email.

#15 has information about

* school bubbles

* what’s the plan for next week?

* learning at home guidelines on the website

*Super Felix

*Screen time tips from Netsafe

*Conservation Week

*Dancesplash postponed

*Places to go for help and advice during lockdown

Hello Paparangi, L4 lockdown continues until 31 Aug. Info about L@H next week will be emailed later today & we will contact families re L3.

Hello Paparangi, #12 notice has been email out this afternoon. Read by email, website or on the app.

What’s in #12?

*What are our plans?

*Learning @ home survey closed

* Learning at home guidelines

*switch on safety instructions

*MOH: ‘access to food or essential items’ flyer

* reminder, playgrounds are closed

If you are not recieving emails from school, email the office with your correct email address.

Hi Paparangi, a new update has been sent to families about learning at home plans for next week. Read newsletter by email, website or app.

Click here to go to Learning @ Home survey. Survey closes midday on Saturday.

Hello Paparangi, school is closed until midnight Tuesday. A newsletter will be sent later today with info about learning at home plans.

Kia ora Paparangi, we hope Day 3 is going well for you and your family. Please fill in the Learning at home survey – closes midday Saturday.

Go to newsletters to read #10 update. Click the button or go to https://forms.gle/SbDCDitzkAWzKfsC6 to complete the survey.

Learning at Home Survey

Hello Paparangi, #9 Covid update has been sent this afternoon. Notices can be read on the app, website or by email. Stay home and keep safe.

Please send an email to the office if you are not receiving Covid updates from the school. Send your preferred email address and mobile number and we will check our records.

kia ora Paparangi. NZ is moving to Alert Level 4 at midnight tonight for three days. NO SCHOOL WED-FRIDAY – see email message.

Hello Paparangi. NZ is moving to Alert Level 4 at midnight tonight for three days. School is closed for the rest of the week.

More information will follow this evening.

A very big thank you to the families and staff who helped make the disco’s a successful, fun night. The students had a great time!

Kia ora Paparangi, Today’s newsletter has been sent by email. Did you know this newsletter can be translated into many other languages!

In this week’s edition:

*Supporting StarJam 

*Home and School News

* Hoodie orders close on 23/8

*Spotlight on School Values and Behaviour expectations (policy)

*Save the Date

*Community notices, including Children’s Asthma Study

Disco Help Required

If you have already volunteered or are able to help at the Junior or Senior Discos please make yourself known to committee members tomorrow night. The committtee will set up and pack up but they would greatly appreciate more helpers for selling food etc. Thank you in advance. 

When collecting children at the end of the discos please collect them from the hall. It is not safe for them to meet parents up the drive.

Reminder: School Disco this Friday 13 August. Last day to purchase tickets is tomorrow at 2.30pm. Thanks

Thanks for using the School App! It’s one year since the App was introduced so it’s time for a little house-keeping!

Please check your ‘alert subscription’ settings are correct and you belong to the right groups eg Uenuku, Pounamau and Rakau Nui, depending on which class your child/ren belong to. 

App users need to manually change their group settings when their child moves from Uenuku to Pounamu or Pounamu to Rakau Nui.

It’s easy to change groups – go to the menu in the top left corner of the app home page. Click Alert Subscriptions.

Go to Class Groups and select the groups that are right for you. That’s all you have to do.

Some people are still in last year’s groups so we ask you to check your settings are correct so you don’t miss out on useful information.

Thanks for your help and your support of the App.

Kia ora Paparangi. Just a reminder that we have NZ Playhouse here on Friday performing ‘Rumpelstiltskin’.

Cost is $6 per student.

If you haven’t already paid, please pay via Kindo, Internet Banking or Eft-Pos by Friday.

Hello Paparangi – welcome to Term 3! We’re looking forward to seeing all our tamariki back at school. School starts at 0855.