August 20 - Late Start

Wednesday August 20th - 10:50 start

Dear Parents

A number of events have all ended up on the same day, and many are out of our control.

The teachers' union (NZEI) are having Paid Union Meetings, PUMs, which are part of their collective contract, and they have only provided the one date on the 20th of August.

The second half of our teaching staff are at their structured literacy training through the Ministry of Education, where attendance is compulsory.

We are also hosting the Marimba Jam and the Hot Potato Band during the day.

To ensure we have adequate supervision for all students to maintain Health and Safety ratios, we have decided to start at 10:50 to allow teachers to attend their PUM or their training.

Students participating in the Marimba Jam/Hot Potato workshops are welcome to attend school at the normal time and meet in the Music room with Mrs Bowen.

We will greatly appreciate your support in finding supervision for your child but also recognise that not everyone will be able to do this. We can provide limited supervision for this time period. Please fill out this form to indicate if you need this help.

These children are to report to the Conference room for a roll check at 8:50.