WHANAUNGATANGA
NEWSLETTER
TEAM’ - together everyone achieves more.
Term 1 2011
Whanaungatanga (Green
House): ‘family’
Warmest
greetings to our families and learners. We hope that you all had a happy and
safe summer holiday. A special
welcome to our new families and learners to our Pomaria Whanau.
Whanaungatanga
PLG (Professional Learning Group)
Teachers are:
Miss
Phyllis Mobsby (Team Leader) – Rm 21 New Entrants/Y1
Whaea
Malia – Rm 20 Y2/3
Ms Meli
Kaveinga – Rm 19 Y4/5
Whaea
Sandra – Rm18 Y5/6
Mrs
Melanie Fergusson/ Mr Jarred Tito – Rm 22 Y4
You are
welcome anytime to visit the Whanaungatanga classrooms. Join us to
see/experience what your child is learning. If you have any concerns or
questions about your child’s learning, please arrange a time before or after
school to meet with the teacher. Contact the Pomaria School office on (09)
8364919 or e-mail: office@pomaria.school.nz
You
can visit our Pomaria School website on www.pomaria.school.nz.
You can also follow us on Facebook.
Term 1 Learning Focus:
Integrated
Inquiry Concept: ‘Tohea Kia Puawai’
Value: ‘Respect’
Respectful reminders:
- Traffic Safety - Your child’s safety is
important to us. Please keep pedestrian crossings, driveways and the staff
car park clear at all times.
We encourage our learners and parents/caregivers to use the
crossings and appropriate pathways.
- School Hours: 8.55am School Starts, 10.30 Morning Tea, 12.30
Lunch Eating, 2.45pm School Finishes.
-
Ensure your child(ren) get to school on time to maximize their
learning time.
-
Please
pick up your children on time. New
entrant learners need to be picked up either by a parent/caregiver or older
sibling.
-
Late
arrivals go to the office to sign the late book.
-
Parents/caregivers
need to sign children out at the office if they are being picked up during the
day or early. Teachers cannot
release your child unless you have a slip from the office.
- Stationery and uniform: orders at the school office before or after school.
- Pride in our Pomaria
uniform –
full uniform is compulsory for all learners. Hats are part of the
uniform.
- SUN SAFE: With the sizzling sun rays soaring we want our learners
to be sun wise. ‘No hat, no playing outside’. Pomaria hats are to be worn out in the playground every
term. Any learners without
hats will be supervised inside a classroom at lunchtime.
- WATER BOTTLES: Learners are encouraged to drink plenty of water
throughout the day. Water
bottles in class are a great way to keep hydrated.
- UPCOMING EVENTS: to put into your diary.
- Assembly – every Friday
afternoon.
- Free Fruit in School starts
this week.
- Meet the Teacher Evening:
Wednesday 16th February
- ASB Banking starts Thursday
17th February
We look
forward to an exciting 2011 and the learning journey that lies ahead for us
all.
‘Every child is
born a leader in his/her own right but you must nurture and feed the seed in
order for it to grow strong and tall’.
Regards, from your Whanaungatanga Team:
Miss Mobsby, Whaea Malia, Ms K, Whaea Sandra, Mrs Fergusson, and Mr Tito.
