It has been lovely to see the whānau turnout at our senior sports day on Tuesday. A big thank you to Sharon Hilton-Jones and Natasha Alexander for once again organising this exciting event, and a huge thank you to all the parent helpers on the day. We really appreciate your support! We welcome year 3 whānau next Wednesday for their swimming display!
The children have enjoyed having parents on site to help with our daily swimming sessions. We are adhering more strictly to suggested guidelines around the safety of children in pools, as recommended by our recent Health and safety audit by Harrison Tew. This advice was to have a minimum ratio of 1:10 adults/children in the pool area and therefore we truly appreciate your support in helping out at these swimming sessions for your students.
We also look forward to seeing you on Friday at 1:50 pm for our whānau open afternoon. Please make sure you get into your child’s classroom(s) to participate in some fun activities with your child/children. Look for our PTA handing out free iceblocks at the end of the day.
Pride Values at Greenhithe School
Our PRIDE values: Perseverance, Resilience, Initiative, Diligence, and Excellence are important learning opportunities. The children discuss the use of the values in their classes, learn what they mean, how they can demonstrate them, and why they are important. Our school vision of ‘capable, confident, balanced’ supports this journey of moral development throughout your child’s years at our school.
The following children have been awarded certificates: Catherine Nell, Honor Chubb, Jack Crispin, and Claire Tan.
School Grounds
We encourage children to scooter or bike to and from school, as this is great for building independence and responsibility. The children MUST walk their scooter or bike while on school grounds, and we ask for your help in reminding your child to do so. We aim for a highly safe school environment in order for all children to come and leave school without incident. We have also had community concerns about children riding scooters unsafely to and from school. PLEASE have a chat with your child about scooter/bike safety, watching driveways, and reducing speed, especially down hills.
School drop-offs
It is essential to provide a safe environment for all students arriving and leaving school! Our crossings are patrolled to ensure this happens. Please DO NOT STOP ON ANY YELLOW LINES around the school on either Isobel Rd or Greenhithe Rd. This not only impairs the vision of our patrollers and can block the entrance to our staff car park, but is also illegal. Please help keep our community safe by using the drop-off area on Sunnyview Rd in the mornings, ensuring you stop on the right side of the cones to allow for a safe pedestrian area for our children.
Absences
If your child is away sick or will be absent for the day, please send an email to: [email protected] as this information goes directly to the office. Alternately, you can fill out the absence form under the ‘Contact us’ tab on our school website. Please do not email teachers on the day of an absence or via seesaw, as sometimes these are not read in time for the roll. We appreciate your effort in this.
Fencing
We look forward to the fencing being completed in the next couple of weeks. Thank you for your patience in this.
School Donations and Activity Contributions
Thank you to those who have already paid their school contribution; it is most appreciated and helps us plan great opportunities for our students.
Our 2025 contribution requests remain unchanged from last year and are as follows:
School Donation: $55 per term or $220 for the whole school year. The amount for 3rd or subsequent children will remain at $37.50 per term or $150 for the whole school year.
Classroom Activity Contributions: $40 per term or $160 for the whole school year.
Kindo is our preferred method for all your school payments. If you are a new family to Greenhithe School or you were unable to set an account up last year, please find all the information you need on our school website.
Ngā mihi
Kelly Knowles
Acting Principal
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