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Prizegiving Trophies

Kia Ora Whānau, 

If you received a prize on Friday at prizegiving in the park, please return the trophies if you haven’t already. We are still missing lots and our cabinet is looking a bit empty. 

Ngā Mihi,

Poto 

2022 Prizegiving in the park

Programme

Cake stall

Whānau Chromebook Meeting: TODAY at 3pm here in the staffroom.

This is for whānau of Year 2 learners, Year 3 learners who don’t have their own Chromebook yet and any new whānau (Year 3 – to the school who don’t have their own Chromebook.

Whānau Chromebook Meeting Letter

BACK TO SCHOOL HUB

Whānau Chromebook Meeting: Wednesday 7 December at 3pm here in the staffroom.

This is for whānau of Year 2 learners, Year 3 learners who don’t have their own Chromebook yet and any new whānau (Year 3 – to the school who don’t have their own Chromebook.

Whānau Chromebook Meeting Letter

Whānau Food Stalls for Culture Festival/Prizegiving

Link Whānau Food Stall Form

Culture Festival Uniforms

Good morning, 

Our amazing students have started learning and working hard in their cultural groups for the big day on Dec 16th. We understand that some of you have kids in different groups and have tried to make it easy for you to get all the messages. 

Linked here is the CULTURE FESTIVAL UNIFORMSdoc that highlights all the culture groups and their uniform requirements. Please ask your child/ren what group they are in and contact the teacher in charge if you have any questions or concerns. 

Thanks, 

Poto Faalili

Lockdown Exercise

Kia ora Whānau

Today on 1 December we conducted a school-wide lockdown exercise.  We are pleased to inform you that our students responded safely, maturely and with a nature of controlled urgency.

The lockdown is part of our emergency procedures.  We implement emergency protocol exercises each term to ensure all staff and students remain familiar with our processes.

Should you  hear of a lockdown or 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.

We believe that these procedures that we conduct for lock downs and evacuations should be deemed in a positive light, as it places us in excellent steed should one occur.  It is important that we practice these, as we don’t want our first lockdown to be the real one.

Ngā mihi

Chris

Come on up to our Whānau Planning Day. Starting soon! Don’t worry if you are running late. We are in the hall and ready for you!

WE NEED YOU! Open invitation – 2023 Whānau Planning Day tomorrow 9:00am-12:30pm. Yummy morning tea provided.

Thank you to those awesome parents who have already indicated they are going to join us.  We are really looking forward to working with you tomorrow.

GTS Whānau Questionnaire. Please fill this in. It will only take 1 minute of your time. It will help us with our planning for 2023.

Link here

Open invitation – 2023 Whānau Planning Day

Rooms 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 Swimming Lessons start Monday

A reminder that Team Kea and Kakapo start their swimming lessons with a qualified instructor on Monday.  They will be swimming everyday for the next two weeks.

A great opportunity to learn water safety and confidence by trained swimming instructors from CLM the Bays.

We expect all children to be taking part each day.

Remember the pool is now heated.

Healthy Active Learning – Whānau survey

Kia ora rā e te whanau,

This survey is about your tamaiti/tamariki (child/children) aged 5 to 13 years. It aims to understand how they experience physical activity and Health and PE at kura or school. It also asks about their opportunities to be physically active in their community. 

It should take approximately 10 minutes to complete and you could be in with a chance of winning one of seven $100 supermarket vouchers.

Noho ora mai rā – stay well and thank you so much for taking the time. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

Healthy Active Learning Whānau Survey

REMINDER – School finishes early tomorrow

GTS Whānau Questionnaire. Please fill this in. It will only take 1 minute of your time. It will help us with our planning for 2023.

Link here

GTS HOUSE DAY THIS FRIDAY.

GTS Whānau Questionnaire. Please fill this in. It will only take 1 minute of your time. It will help us with our planning for 2023.

Link here

GTS House Day

Talofa Lava!

Come and join us next Friday 25 November for our Term 4 House Day (Athletics Day). 

Our Year 8s are having a fundraiser, so please get your pre-orders in by Wednesday 3pm. Use the form below or send your orders back to school and we’ll process them at the office. 
Pre-order form. There will be limited extras. We will also have our normal lunches available to our students and plenty of yummy fruit throughout the day.

Our PARENT vs TEACHER races are in our last block! Relays and Tug of War, so please join in the fun and race with us. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me potof@glentaylor.school.nz 

Fa’afetai Lava, 
Poto 

Term 4 Week 5 Newsletter

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Year 8 Fundraiser – Pre order form

Hi all, 

Our Year 8s are having a fundraiser during our House Day (athletics day) next Friday. 

Please use this form to get your pre-orders in. 
Whanau, plese get your pre-orders in as well as extras on the day will be limited. 
Pre orders close Wednesday 23 3pm 

If you have any questions, please email potof@glentaylor.school.nz 

Thanks, 

Poto Faalili

Healthy Active Learning Consent Form

A team from Massey University will be visiting your school at some point in the next few months. They are interested in finding out about how physically active children are at school and at home, why they are active and how they feel about learning at school. This is part of a nationwide government initiative called Healthy Active Learning aimed to improve student wellbeing.

Children that take part go in the draw to win a $100 voucher.

Healthy Active Learning Consent Form

**If you have already completed the paper version you do not need to do it again.

Room 3 Assembly online this morning at 9am.

Link

REMINDER! GARDEN TO TABLE PLANT & BAKE SALE

TEACHER ONLY DAY

Film Festival Trip Today

Mōrena whānau

Just a reminder to have your children at school nice and early this morning. We are off to the Manaiakalani Film Festival at Sylvia Park. The buses will leave at 9am.

We won’t be taking any bags or food so if your child hasn’t had breakfast, please send them to breakfast club to fill up that puku. 

Ngā mihi

Poto