Star Board Term One Week Five

Principal's Message

Kia Ora Koutou

I want to start with a repeated thank you. A call went out for volunteers to help as readers and writers and we were grateful for the response.

On behalf of our SENCO Rachel McKay – thank you.

Are you and your whānau protected from measles?

We are checking our Immunisation register. If you are unsure if you or your children have had any or both doses of the MMR vaccine, check by calling your GP or hauora provider. Alternatively, check your Plunket Well Child Tamariki Ora book.

There are no safety concerns with having an extra dose. MMR vaccines are free at your local health provider and many pharmacies.

As measles still occurs in many countries, if you are travelling overseas these holidays it is worth checking this out.

PPTA partial and full day strike

On 30 January NZSTA advised that the PPTA has issued a notice of partial strike action between now and Thursday 6 April.

The partial strike is undertaken by PPTA member teachers employed under the Secondary Teachers’ and Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreements.

During the strike PPTA members will remain working at the school but will not:

• undertake internal relief cover during their timetabled non-contact time or
• provide teaching to a normally scheduled class if additional students from other classes are added to that class because a reliever cannot be provided, however they will provide supervision to that class.

Upcoming full day strike

The PPTA are planning a full day strike on Thursday 16 March of PPTA members covered by the Secondary Teachers’ and Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreements.

On this day there will be no formal instruction.

If you are able to keep your children at home please do so. The school will be open for those families unable to keep children at home and supervision will be provided.

The Boarding house will remain open for boarders.

School will be as normal on Friday 17th March.

Uniform Shop- Position available

Our Uniform Shop manager is soon to retire from this role so we are seeking a replacement. We are after a personable soul who might be looking to make a change of direction. Our current manager Juliet is happy to give on the job training before she departs.

If this sounds like you please send a letter of application to tracey.watt@trinityschools.nz .

As I pen this, I have my eye on the Discus and Javelin. We were compelled to move our Athletics to our postponement day, and it is all going well.

Have a safe weekend.

Ngā Mihi

Kiri

Around School

Boarding Note

Wednesday night was action packed in boarding this week. Many girls were either down at the gym for hockey preseason training; off to cricket at Lakeview ; or heading to Carterton School to play twilight netball. Congratulations to the following players who are boarders from Years 9-11 who won our first twilight netball match! Great effort girls.

After netball, the girls leapt in the minibus to get back in time for the boarders Big Splash Competition. Many thanks to Miss McCoy, Mrs Fair, and Hope Eales (our Boarding Prefect) for running the competition, and to our lifesavers Emma Lui, and Hannah Fountain. Here are a few photos from the night.