It is important that children arrive at school on time. Arriving at school early gives children the chance to settle before the day begins.
Arriving early ensures that:
- Your child is able to connect with the teachers and classmates before the day begins.
- Helps your child complete early morning routines and get ready for their school day.
- Makes sure that your child doesn’t miss out on the important learning activities that happen at the start of the day.
Routines are the best way to ensure you can get to school on time and some examples include:
- Being organised for the next day by making sure bags are packed, clothes are laid out, and homework is completed the afternoon/night before.
- Making sure children get to bed at a reasonable time. A well-rested student is a student prepared to learn.
- Having a good breakfast. Research shows that students who do not eat breakfast have poorer performance than students who eat before class.
- Be happy! For a child who may already be reluctant to go to school, a positive start to the day is really important. Despite how busy your mornings may be, try to keep a smile on your face and stay upbeat!
On Thursday we had a visit from The Ned Show, which is a positive behaviour programme. The performers took our tamariki on an interactive educational journey filled with storytelling, illusions, yo-yo tricks and humour. Information went home last week regarding the yo-yos that are available for purchase. The yo-yo's will be available to purchase next Monday 12th August to Thursday 15th August from 8:00am to 9:00am at the senior office (cash only). You can find information about the yo-yos and all the cool tricks you can do at http://www.thenedshow.com/videos.html#programvideos
It is important that we know if you have a child starting school sometime in the remainder of this year or next 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.
