THIS WEEK’S MEMORY VERSE

Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper and be satisfied.

Proverbs 13:4

 PRINCIPAL’S NOTICE

Tena koutou whanau ma – warm greetings to everyone.

As we draw near to the end of the term we can look forward to meeting you at our Parent / Teacher interviews. We will hold these on Tuesday the 2^nd of July from 1:30pm to 6:00pm.

This year we are using the new communications app to make it easier for you to schedule an interview. For whanau who don’t have access to the app we are asking that you just phone in and talk with Joni or Psalm and they will schedule the appointments for you. Shortly Joni will open the “Bookings” tile in the app and you will see it is fairly straight forward to choose the teacher and appointment times you would like.

I would like to discuss the cell phone policy with you because although we started well in meeting the policy requirements, I have noticed some ‘slippage’ and we have had to confiscate a number of phones over the last two weeks. Please remember that the Government policy is ‘phones away for the day’ and that we are required to meet these expectations. Our process for students needs to support them to keep the phones away for the day – a number of students need to have their phone for after-school contact with whanau or employers. We ask that they hand their phones in to the office in the morning when they get to school and then collect them at the end of the day. Thank you whanau.

Thank you to everyone who is supporting us to improve student attendance – your support is vital to help us have high rates of student attendance which is so necessary for them to experience success at school.

We are looking forward to our Local Histories excursions in the last week of the term as we seek to celebrate our Lord’s Creation at this Matariki season. The end of the event includes a Hangi here at school on Thursday for all of our students.

John :1 – 5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ⁴ In him was life,^[a] and the life was the light of men. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Blessings to all

David Rogers

PRINCIPAL

KEY DATES:

IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES

SCHOOL TERMS

 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Minutes: 

• Minutes 14th May 2024
• Minutes 13th February 2024
• Minutes 17th October 2023
• Minutes 28 November 2023
  

TEACHERS NOTICE

PARENT INTERVIEWS

Dear Parents and Whanau,

Parent interview meetings will be held on Tuesday 2nd July.  Interviews run from 1:30pm to 6pm. Each interview will be 10 minutes long. We will be booking interviews through our Skool Loop App or you can ring into the office to book as well. Please indicate which staff member you wish to see and at what time. We will do our best to accommodate your chosen times, but times will be allocated on a first in first served basis.

School will also be finishing early at 12:50pm for our Parent interviews.  Parents and Caregivers please ensure your children are picked up, no later than 1pm.  Only Kerikeri, Moerewa and Opononi buses will be leaving at 1:00pm from school to head home.Please make sure that you arrive on time so that everything can run efficiently and effectively. If you are not able to make your appointment, please ring and let the office know or inform your teacher as soon as possible.

Alternatively, you can phone Joni or Psalm at the Office for any further questions (09) 401-1873.

Nga Mihi mahana,

Joni Erueti

MATARIKI CELEBRATION

Kia ora whanau the Year 7’s to Year 13’s are going on a trip next Wednesday to visit the battle sites of Ohaeawai and Ruapekapeka. On Thursday we will be celebrating Matariki with a kai for all students. Please inform the front office if you are free next Wednesday to help prepare the kai for the hangi or if you would like to koha food.

Thanking you in advance,

TECHNOLOGY

Celebration Youth 412. Youth event for those aged 12 and over at the Celebration Centre (school hall) on Friday at 7:00 pm. Contact Josiah Shaw 021 022 42000 or Brian Heihei 022 198 1757.

Mike Shaw

CEO Celebration Trust

 PO Box 235 – Kaikohe

Phone +64 9 405 3996

Cell     +64 21 842 302

www.heartofthenorth.co.nz

WHAT ARE ATTENDANCE DUES?

The Ministry of Education does not fund building related costs at our School. Attendance Dues are only used to pay for building related costs. They can not be used for any other purposes.  Paying Attendance Dues is a condition of enrolment for all students attending our School. Attendance Dues are compulsory – there is a legal requirement for parents and caregivers to pay Attendance Dues under the Education and Training Act 2020. They are not a donation.

Mike Shaw

CEO Celebration Trust

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Psalm 150:6