Dads and Daughters!
Kia ora koutou parents and whānau.
What a wonderful turn out there was for the Dads and Daughters breakfast today. This unique occasion was an opportunity to celebrate the important role that fathers and other significant males have in the lives of children, including that of our daughters.
The atmosphere was vibrant with plenty of smiles and interaction throughout the morning as they worked together to learn a hand game, complete the quiz, and eat breakfast.
While this was about getting dads into school, we are super keen to have all parents and and caregivers involved in the learning of our tamariki. The affirmation, strong sense of identity and belonging, and the development of behaviours and values that comes from quality interactions between the child, school and home has positive effects for children.
I'd like to acknowledge the work that has gone on behind the scenes to make this happen. Laura Seed has put in considerable effort and time planning, seeking sponsorship, organising food, and setting up. She has been well supported by our wonderful team of teachers, our Home and School Committee, Ben Sifflett with the Taranaki rugby players who attended, plus Brent Parker and the New Plymouth Police.
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It is important that we know if you have a child starting school sometime in the remainder of this year. This will allow us to put organisation in place for new students - especially those starting school, and to understand our predicted roll throughout the year.
You can do this by contacting the office to confirm that we have your child on our records, or by completing an enrolment form (which can be collected from the school or downloaded off our website).
If you know of anyone else living in zone that may be looking to enrol then please share this message with them.
