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Last Day to buy for House Day Kai!

Kia ora Whānau,

On Friday 24th March we have our school House Day.

Tomorrow (Thursday 23rd March) is the last day to order your Sausage, ice cream and drink. 

Prices are:
$2 Sausage
$2 Ice cream 
$1 Drinks 

Please make sure you bring your money to school, or pay online and return your order form to your class teacher or the office. 

Ngā mihi
Miss Smith

Look at this amazing opportunity for our tamariki tomorrow while the Teacher Strike is on. HUGE thanks to the GI Eagles for providing this

NZ TEACHERS VOTE TO STRIKE ON THURSDAY 16 MARCH GLEN TAYLOR SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED

Our tamariki need a quality education. And we want to give that to them.

Unfortunately, the funding for our schools is not enough for us to give us the time we would like to support all our kids to thrive.

We need to attract and retain educators by ensuring that teaching is a valued and attractive profession.

Principals and teachers in primary and area schools have considered at length offers from the government to settle our respective collective agreements.

The offers did not meet our expectations, nor make sufficient steps towards the changes we need for our children to succeed.

You may have seen that we voted to take industrial action on 16 March.

It’s the last thing we wanted to do. And the decision was not taken lightly.

We felt that this was the only way the government would listen and recognise that when they support our children to learn and succeed, we are supporting whānau and communities to thrive.

I understand that this is very frustrating for whānau and I appreciate your support ensuring that we can continue to provide the best education for your tamariki.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at chrish@glentaylor.school.nz

Ngā mihi
Chris

LOCKDOWN DRILL COMPLETED TODAY AT GTS

Kia ora Whānau

Today on Tuesday 14 March , we practised our emergency procedures under the guidance of Harrison Tew®, who specialise in emergency management planning for schools and educational facilities.
The procedures we follow allow us to respond safely and quickly to a range of situations.
We are pleased to inform you that our practise today went very well with our students responding safely and calmly.
During the year we will continue to practise our emergency procedure exercises to ensure all staff and students remain familiar with them.
Should you become aware of a lockdown or an evacuation at the school, can I please ask that you do not attend the school or phone, as we will not be able to respond. Your presence or contact may make it more difficult for us or the emergency services to manage a situation.
Any information pertaining to an emergency occurring at the school will be updated on our website as regularly as possible.
We believe that it is important that we conduct regular practices for lockdowns and evacuations so that we can all be well prepared and familiar with our procedures should an emergency occur.
We thank you for your support.
Kia Kaha
Chris

NZ TEACHERS VOTE TO STRIKE ON THURSDAY 16 MARCH GLEN TAYLOR SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED

Our tamariki need a quality education. And we want to give that to them.

Unfortunately, the funding for our schools is not enough for us to give us the time we would like to support all our kids to thrive.

We need to attract and retain educators by ensuring that teaching is a valued and attractive profession.

Principals and teachers in primary and area schools have considered at length offers from the government to settle our respective collective agreements.

The offers did not meet our expectations, nor make sufficient steps towards the changes we need for our children to succeed.

You may have seen that we voted to take industrial action on 16 March.

It’s the last thing we wanted to do. And the decision was not taken lightly.

We felt that this was the only way the government would listen and recognise that when they support our children to learn and succeed, we are supporting whānau and communities to thrive.

I understand that this is very frustrating for whānau and I appreciate your support ensuring that we can continue to provide the best education for your tamariki.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at chrish@glentaylor.school.nz

Ngā mihi
Chris

GTS Board of Trustees Vacancy

We are a seeking a keen and energetic person to join our amazing Board of Trustees. This amazing group ensure the school is running efficiently. We meet once a month and discuss finances, property, curriculum, culture etc. It is a very rewarding role. If you think it might be something you would like to do please contact Chris Herlihy at chrish@glentaylor.school.nz or pop in for a visit.
Kia Kaha
Chris

TALANOA TIME IS TODAY – SCHOOL FINISHES AT 1PM.

You can still make bookings using https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/t7qfv

If you can’t book due to no spots being available for your child’s teacher please contact the office and they will be able to find you a time.

TALANOA TIME – THURSDAY 2 MARCH – MAKE SURE YOU BOOK IN TO MEET WITH YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER!!

Talanoa Time is happening
Save the date

When: Thursday 2nd March 1.30-7.30 pm
(please note school who be closed at 1pm on this day)

Why: A chance to connect and for us to gain a better understanding of the IDENTITY of your child and whānau.
Through our research into engagement with whānau we believe that knowing, understanding and respecting our own identify and that of others is the key contributor to our learners being successful.

We will provide you with some questions that you can think carefully about and come prepared with some answers to help with the talanoa
You can make a booking through https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/t7qfv

Or alternatively you can phone at the office and we can book an appointment for you.
Look forward to seeing you all there

QUESTIONS TO THNK ABOUT

Please pack a hat and togs and towels EVERYDAY!

Kia ora Whānau,

It is super hot outside during morning tea, lunch and PE sessions.  Please ensure your child has a hat packed – can be any hat.  We do have some free bucket hats in the office if you don’t have one.

Swimming lessons are part of our school programme, just like maths, reading and writing is!  Please, please, please send your child to school with togs and towels EVERYDAY.

Teachers Paid Union Meeting Friday 3 March. School will close at 1pm.

Paid Teacher Union Meeting

Week 2 Term 1 Newsletter

Week 2 Term 1 Newsletter

VOLUNTEER GARDEN SPECIALIST NEEDED AT GTS

Kia ora whānau
As part of our successful Garden 2 Table Programme we are looking for a volunteer to help us out as a Garden Specialist. You don’t need to be an expert as there is plenty of support to help you out.
We are looking for someone who could volunteer from 11am – 12:30pm on either Tuesday or Thursday here at GTS.
Please contact our Principal – Chris at chrish@glentatylor.school.nz
Thanks for you ongoing support. Feel free to share this post with other groups.

GTS WILL BE OPEN ON WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY.

Good Afternoon Whānau

I am pleased to say that we will be opening tomorrow at our normal time.  Breakfast Club open from 8am and Classrooms open from 8:30am.

We are confident based on what we have been told that it is safe to return to school.

Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.  If you need any support please let us know. #heretohelp

Kia Kaha

Chris, Johanna and Atama

GLEN TAYLOR SCHOOL TO REMAIN CLOSED ON TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY.

Kia Ora Whānau,

Unfortunately, the extreme weather is forecast to worsen over coming hours and throughout the night. With this continuing uncertainty, GTS will remain closed on Tuesday 14 February for the safety of our whānau, students and staff.

As there may be power outages throughout some Auckland suburbs, we will not be expecting any online learning to be completed, however teachers will be updating their class sites with some learning opportunities that you can explore.  Class sites can be accessed via this link:   https://glentaylor.school.nz/class-sites/

GTS will re-open as soon as it is safe to do so. We are hoping this will be on Wednesday when the forecast looks to improve. Again, we will reassess the situation overnight and throughout the day tomorrow. An update will be sent to you via Facebook and School Apps no later than 5:00pm on Tuesday.

We hope the conditions over the next 24 hours are not as severe as some are predicting. Thank you for looking after your loved ones and community.

Kia Kaha

Chris, Johanna & Atama

School Closed Monday 13 February

Kia Ora Whānau
GLEN TAYLOR SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW – MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY.

As much as we would like to open, under current weather conditions and severe weather event forecasts, we have been advised by the Ministry of Education to close the school tomorrow.

There are a lot of unknowns at this stage, but with the extreme weather warnings in place, threats of power outages and transport disruptions, we will close the school tomorrow.

We will re-open as soon as it is safe to do so. We will reassess the situation throughout the day and update you with information about Tuesday’s plans on Facebook and School Apps tomorrow by 5pm at the latest. 

Stay safe and look after your family, friends and neighbours and please let us know if you need any support.  

WEATHER UPDATE

As you may well know there is more horrible weather heading our way. We will be watching carefully what is happening over the coming days and also keeping in touch with the Ministry of Education and Emergency Services.

If we are directed to close we will notify you as soon as possible.

Please keep safe and if you need any support let us know as we have heaps of people happy to support any families in need.

Keep an eye out here for any updates.

Term 1 Week 1 Newsletter

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Uniforms and Stationery updates!

Kia Ora Whānau

There has been a delay on our stationery and uniforms arriving. Our stationery will be available for purchase next Thursday. We have very limited stock with our uniform supply. Hunt out last years uniform. If it doesn’t fit or is no longer wearable please send your child to school in mufti, until our supplies arrive. 
We are looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday! 

Community Back to School HUB 2023

Tēnā tātou katoa,

From St Mary’s to all our neighbours, we’re praying for our communities and schools and will continue to check in with neighbours to see if they need any assistance in the next few weeks. May we dig deep and draw from the strength of our connections to help our kids to have a really good start to the school year. All grace and courage as you assist and guide your teams!

The Back to School HUB opening days and times are:

Tuesday 31st January 10am-2pm

Thursday 2nd February 5.30pm-7.30pm

Friday 3rd February 10am-2pm

We’ve had an amazing amount of donations and we want families to come in a grab whatever they need so please share with your families.

Attatched also is the Spectrum Playgroup flyer, we have been given some funding to purchase quality equipment WOOHOO! Facilitator, Cat Noakes-Duncan, welcomes preschool children with delays or differences in their development and their families. Every Friday morning 9am-11am starting February 10th.

GTS Opening Info: School will still open on Tuesday 7 February as planned.

Happy New Year Whānau! What a start to the year. I hope you are all keeping safe during these trying times. Please contact the school if you need any support.
You may have heard the news that there will be school closures. I can confirm that we will start as we always intended to on Tuesday February 7.
The office will be open this week from 9am – 3pm for enrolments, stationery, chromebooks and uniforms.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Kia Kaha
Chris