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Could you please take 1 minute to fill in this form.  We are collecting data on your child’s learning now, in September and in December.  The survey will also be coming home on paper if you prefer that option.  Please do not do both!

Link to the 1 minute survey here

Please update contact details asap. Link below

If your child is sick or has an accident we need to be able to contact you immediately.  We need updated contact details.  Please fill in the form linked here: 

Contact Details Link Here

Tamariki Korero: Thursday 7 July. See below for booking instructions and questions you may want to ask.

Tamariki Korero

Thursday 7 July

1:00pm – 7:45pm (School will finish at 1pm)

Bookings can be made on www.schoolinterviews.co.nz 

Event Code:  fbx95

You can also phone the school for a booking,

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Local Event this weekend!

Year 5 & 6 Rugby League POSTPONED

This event is postponed due to short staff (organisation)

Please note that this event will happen next term – date TBC. 

Thanks, 

Poto 

Local Board Games Night this Thursday!

Rm 11, 12, 13 show ran late and now the motorway is chokka. Estimated arrival back at school is now 3:30

Rm 11 ,12 & 13 will be back from their trip at approx 3pm.

A reminder that school will close today at 1pm due to staff attending Paid Union Meetings

REMINDER – School closes early today

Noel Leeming Discount for our GTS community

Local event this weekend – Matariki

Matariki Celebrations

Garden to Table Bake Sale

The Garden to Table Team and room 10 and 12 would like to thank everyone who came and supported the Bake Sale recently. We had some yummy treats that were baked by our wonderful community. We raised $640! This will go back into the Garden to Table programme at Glen Taylor school to purchase garden and kitchen tools and equipment. We look forward to continuing to grow, harvest, prepare and share great kai!

Term 2 Week 6 Newsletter

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Friday Celebration for Samoan Language Week

Samoan Language Week at GTS

Talofa Lava!

Next Friday between 10am – 1pm we are having our GTS Samoan Language Week celebration. We are running 4×30 minute workshops related to Samoan food, culture, way of living for our students to participate in. We currently have the following workshops available for our learners: 
Learn a sasa
Learn a siva
All about the POPO!
Make a ili

If you would like to run a workshop or more information, please email potof@glentaylor.school.nz

Fa’afetai Lava, 

Poto 

Rabbit found

We have had a new friend turn up to GTS this afternoon. If you are missing a pet, please ring the office 09 528 6325. 

GTS & Garden To Table Bake Sale. Open to all GTS whanau!

Cook Island Donuts – text Esther 0278585021 to pre order yours! $10 for a bag of 12.

Hoka o Tamaki – A message from the club

I hope you enjoyed your Meet and Greet last Saturday!

The league is kicking off this weekend 21st May 2022

Years 0-4 9 am to 10 am

Years 5- 8 10 am to 11 am

Pt. England Reserve, 254 Pt England Road

Apologies, we won’t be able to get the Uniforms to you this week as we are waiting for our sponsored logo; this was due to unforeseen circumstances. They have promised that they will be delivered the following week! An email will be sent out telling you when and where you can collect the uniform. The kids will play in different coloured bibs for the first week, which ESAFC will provide.

What you need to do on Game Day

Please turn up  15 minutes before the start time so Coaches can place you into teams
Make sure your kids are wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
Bring a water bottle
Foremost, bring a good sportsmanship attitude and a smile!!
We would like to set up a WhatsApp group which will make it easier to communicate  with you; please click on this link below with the device you have the WhatsApp and add the Mob number to the Pt England Group

https://chat.whatsapp.com/E8ASvHz0CXd1YQYcoBzm51

Have a Fab Season

Eastern Suburbs Team

Pink Shirt Day tomorrow

Come in PINK tomorrow (Thursday 19 May) and bring a gold coin. 

Footballers at Maddils Farm today will be back at school today at approximately 3pm.

Funky Bright Friday for BRAKE – Mufti Day (Gold Coin Donation)

WACKY ‘WALK TO SCHOOL’ WEDNESDAY – mufti day

A message from our Travel Wise Team 

Road Safety Week starts Monday 9 May.

Vaccination Bus returns to GTS on Thursday from 2pm – 5pm. See poster below.

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Ākonga Tāpoi – Thursday 5 May. See poster below for details.

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Teacher Only Day: Wednesday May 4. See Poster below.

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Breakfast Club Helpers wanted

Looking for parents to commit to 1-2 days a week to help run our breakfast club (8am – 9am)

If you’re keen, please email me potof@glentaylor.school.nz with your name, number and preferred day/s to help with. 

Thanks, 

Poto 

GTS Orange Level Health and Safety Plan

Kia ora whānau

As you will be aware we have moved from the Red to Orange setting.

We wanted to give you an update on what the move to Orange means for Glen Taylor School for the start of Term 2.

FACE MASKS
While at Orange, face masks are no longer required at school, public health advice is that masks continue to be strongly encouraged when indoors. Wearing a mask is a key health measure that slows the spread of COVID-19 in indoor settings. For that reason, we ask that learners in Years 5 – 8, visitors to the school, including parents and whānau, wear a mask whenever they are indoors on school grounds.
At Orange, students aged 12 and above are still required to wear a face mask on school or public transport.

SCHOOL DAY TIMES
We will be returning to our previous school day times:
8:50am – 10:40am: Block One
10:40am – 11:00am: Morning Break
11:00am – 12:40pm: Block Two
12:40pm – 1:30pm: Lunchtime
1:30pm – 2:45pm: Block Three
All classes will continue to have regular breaks where they go outside to ensure they are getting enough fresh air.

PARENTS ACCESSING SCHOOL
We now welcome parents onto the school grounds, however we ask that you don’t enter the classrooms unless you have made an appointment with your child’s class teacher. Masks MUST be worn when inside any indoor space.

ASSEMBLIES
We will be checking the air quality with the whole school in the hall to determine if our whole school assemblies on Friday mornings from 9am – 9:30am can resume. Watch this space for more details.

SPORTS AND TRIPS
We are excited to announce that Interschool Sports and School Trips will resume in Term 2. Keep an eye out for any details.

YEAR 7-8 TECHNOLOGY AT TAMAKI COLLEGE
This will resume on site at Tamaki College. Times will be from 10:15am – 11:15am. They will walk there and back with their class teacher.

OTHER HEALTH MEASURES
We will continue to keep all the other health measures in place at school that we know slow the spread of COVID-19. These include ensuring our indoor spaces are well-ventilated, maintaining good hand hygiene and cough and sneeze etiquette, appropriate physical distancing whenever we can and, most importantly, staying home if sick.

From time to time some students will need to isolate at home. If a student or a household member tests positive for Covid-19, please contact the school to let us know.

If you have any concerns about sending your child to school, please get in touch – our team is here to help. We want children to be at school and engaging in learning with their friends.

Your job remains the same, too: please continue to keep a really close watch of your whānau for anyone with symptoms. If unwell, please stay at home and get advice about getting a COVID-19 test.

We are looking forward to a few less restrictions and returning to school life that is a bit closer to normal.

Kia Kaha
Chris
 

Project Brave is on today!! Remember the colours we are wearing today and a gold coin donation for the worthy cause!

Term 1 Week 10 Newsletter

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NZ Moving to Orange!

The Government announced today that as of 11:59pm tonight we will be moving to Orange! Woohoo!! Congratulations everyone for being so awesome during this last few months. GTS will continue with our same protocols we have had all year tomorrow and our new Health and Safety Plan will come out during the holidays!
Kia Kaha
Chris

HOUSE DAY STILL ON.

It is looking a bit grey this morning, but our HOUSE DAY IS STILL ON! We’re still planning to have lots of fun today so please encourage your children to come dressed in house colours, be prepared to get a bit wet and $2 for sausage & ice cream 

We’ll be posting on our social media throughout the day so give the school page a follow and a like to stay updated. 

Woo hoo! 

Poto F 

Reminder! House day tomorrow for our students! Any questions, please contact Poto potof@glentaylor.school.nz