Kia ora Netherby School Community.
Pasifika Community Annual Consult Wednesday
26 October 2.30 – 3.45 pm
Talofa lava, Malo eleile, Bula Vinaka, Kia orana
I write to you all on behalf of the Pasifika Consultation group and invite you to school
for our annual consultation and connection to our valued Pasifika Community.
The agenda set;
2.30 Seated in the hall to support the Pasifika Cultural performance group.
2.40 - Prayer led by Hedy
Quick principal welcome
Integrated learning links to Pasifika culture
Survey
Open forum
Shared kai
Feel free to contact me as well if you wish to offer ideas and information.
We really look forward to your attendance.
Kind regards
Pasifika Fono Group
Jordyn Love
Phil Wheeler
Kia ora koutou Netherby School Community.
We are as promised holding our 3 way conferences in Term 4 to make up for the missed conferences this year in Term 1 due to Covid. We would like to see all parents. If a booking has not been made by Thursday 3rd November we will allocate you a time in the hope you are available to attend.
The dates are:
Tuesday 8 November 1pm to 6.30 pm. Note that school will close at 12.20pm, straight after lunch eating Wednesday 9 November 3.15 to 6pm. A normal school day.
To make a booking follow the link or scan the code. Thank you.
https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/sca79
Kia ora koutou.
Ashburton Netherby School invites all community interested to attend the bi - annual health consultation scheduled on the 21st of September at 3.15 in the school staffroom.
An email has been sent with the necessary documentation fro your perusal.
Kind regards
Our Termly Whānau Hui will take place Tuesday 9 August at 3.15pm in our staffroom. All whānau invited. Refreshments provided. We look forward to seeing you all in the capacity of being the voice for our school for our tamariki. This hui will also be used to designed the annual consultation. Ngā mihi nui.
Kia ora Netherby School Community.
Yesterday, the full Netherby Ripa Rugby Team headed to Oamaru to contest the Subway Cup, having qualified here in Ashburton a few weeks back. We made it all the way to the grand final where we lost to a better team on the day. However, 2nd place out of 20 other teams to make the finals, is a sterling effort and one worth celebrating. Credit to the wider team who all contributed to training practice, injury and illness cover, and for being there to support us on the field on the day. A shout out to Roz for her coaching of many of these players over the years, Tuvale for his on the day support, and Semi for coaching us to another level to be more competitive in this tournament. We had a truly awesome day. Great work Netherby Community. Not bad for a small family oriented school.
A big shout out to the Netherby School Support Staff for all you do for our ākonga and kura. Great work Andrena, Cassie, Jan, Maureen, Rachel and Jodi. Enjoy the accolades, the morning tea and the NZEI paid union meeting today! We look forward to the annual parade in the hall! Have a great day. From us all.
Both Annie Lee and Linda Bullock, first two on the left of the photo were also recognised for the support they provide to ākonga and the support staff themselves in their role. Absent: Roz Cuter and Graeme Dowie.
We invite all zoned families with prospective children to visit Netherby School.
Why: As a general information evening to see and hear about our great family-oriented school
When: Tuesday 14 June from 7 - 7.45 pm in Room 7.
We look forward to seeing you all then.
Ngā mihi nui
Phil Wheeler Principal
Just a reminder that school will close tomorrow at 12.20 after lunch so we can have 3-way conferences. Normal day Wednesday. Also, Room 1 conferences in person are canceled, but you are able to phone Mrs Watson as detailed in the email at the scheduled conference time for both days.
Morena Ashburton Netherby School Community. This year is the NZSTA Board elections year. This email is just a heads up to start thinking about if you would like to stand for election as a School Board member. Further information can be found here. https://www.education.govt.nz/school/boards-information/boards-of-schools-and-kura/board-elections/triennial-school-board-elections-2022/
Kia ora Netherby School Community.
Kia ora whānau.
Dear parents/caregivers.
Are you wanting to grow your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga. Here are some great opportunities you can book into at the Hakatere Marae. Kindly organised by Te Huka Tai Trust.
Kia ora koutotu. School is open as normal today and still is a very safe place for your child. We only ask for children who have family members unwell or are unwell themselves to take the precautions and get tested, otherwise, school is a safe and great place for your child to be. Feel free to email the principal or the office for any queries. Ngā mihi nui
3-way conferences canceled
Kia ora koutou.
3 Way Conferences:
As you know we always have three-way conferences within the first six weeks of school starting back. The rationale behind this is the teachers know the children a little by then and the early conferences assist in parents supporting teachers in getting to know their children better, as well as this being a good time to set learning goals.
This year we are having our Term 1 conferences on Tuesday 1st March and Wednesday 2nd March.
School will close for interviews at 12.30pm on Tuesday with interviews starting at 1pm, and close at the normal time of 3pm on Wednesday with interviews starting at 3.15pm on this day.
Please go to https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/
Click on ‘make a booking’
Enter the school code: q7kvn
Fill in your details and follow the 3 staged prompts
You can also ring the office and have Mrs. Duffell can book you in.
If you have not made a booking by Thursday 24 February we will do what we always do, which is make a booking for you and send this out to you in your child’s bag.
At this point, a few weeks out, we ask for parents to scan in and please wear their masks during 3 way conference time. If anything changes we will let you know beforehand.
Talofa lava, Kia orana, Malo e leile, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Bula Vinaka, Talofa ni, Kia ora and hello.
Welcome back. We trust you had a great school break and fabulous Christmas. It was nice to see the children bounce back into school, eager to be with their friends and to be in their new classrooms. The teachers have worked hard preparing the classrooms to be inclusive and rich learning environments over the last week, despite both Rooms 1 and 2 having to work around building renovations.
A thank you note to commend both teachers and children on returning to school with the public health mask-wearing order. I was in class on Tuesday teaching Room 1 and as a result, got an insight into just how difficult it is to operate this way. Well done to the Yr. 4 - 6 children and teachers who are doing their best during this difficult time.
