Marco School Community Newsletter

“We Can and We Will”.

Our mission is ‘We can, and we will provide a quality learning environment that will help our students achieve and become valued participants in our society.

Principal: Mel Gee Email: principal@marco.school.nz

BoT Chairperson: Rowan Jordan

Email: office@marco.school.nz for newsletter notices

Website: www.marco.school.nz Phone: 06762 5815

• 11 November - Junior Tabloid sports @ Midhurst School. Parents welcome!
• 18th Bus Monitors (Year 4-8) Day Out @ Stratford
• 20 November - Athletics (yrs 7-8) @ Inglewood TET stadium - Parents to transport
• 27 November - Athletics (yrs 4-6) @ Inglewood TET stadium - Parents to transport
• 8 December - Beach Ed @ Fitzroy beach for whole school. Parent help needed!
• 15th December - Whole School End of Year fun day!
• 18 December - Prizegiving and Production
• 19 December - Last day of term 4!

7 November

21 November

5 December

Principal’s Message

Kia ora whānau,

What a fantastic couple of weeks it has been at school! A huge congratulations to all our students who took part in Pets Day – what a wonderful celebration of creativity, care, and community spirit. The animals were well loved, the exhibits were impressive, and it was heart-warming to see so many families and friends join us. A big thank you to our hardworking fundraising committee, Glennis, Aylsse, Leanne and everyone who helped behind the scenes – your support makes these special days possible.

We also want to acknowledge our Year 5–8 students who represented us at the Toko School Athletics. Their effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship were outstanding – we’re so proud of the way they gave their best and supported one another throughout the day. The next event is for our Year 1-4 students at Midhurst School on the 11th of November.

In the classrooms, our students have been busy exploring the water cycle and discovering how water moves through our world – from clouds to rain to rivers, and even how it can create power through hydro energy! It’s wonderful to see their curiosity and scientific thinking shine.

Over in the glasshouse, our winter vegetables – including kale, spinach, silver beet, and broccoli – are nearly ready to harvest. We’re looking forward to sharing some of this healthy produce with our school community very soon.

Just another reminder about sunhats and sunscreen. Individual hats are available at school as well as sunscreen. Hats can be brought from home also. ALL students will be asked to wear a hat and apply sunscreen. If they do not have a hat, they will have to play under the veranda during break time to reduce any risk of sunburn. Teachers and staff will assist tamariki to apply sunscreen before play outside. If your child needs a different sunscreen please send it to school.

Sadly Measles cases are increasing around schools in New Zealand. Health New Zealand advises that:

• If there are no measles cases at your school, students and staff should attend school regardless of vaccination status.
• If a case is found, I will contact Public Health who will provide advice. Public Health will check school rolls against the Aotearoa Immunisation Register.
• Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated students/staff may be asked by Public Health to stay home only if they’re close contacts of a confirmed case.

Lastly, a big THANK YOU to Zac and Hass who have been working to get the pool up and running. Over the last few days Zac has been monitoring the levels and making sure they are perfect for swimming. We will let you know when we can open the pool...however it would be a good idea to have a tog bag with named towels, togs, googles etc ready to go!

As the weather continues to bring a mix of sunshine and showers, we hope everyone manages to stay safe, warm, and dry this fortnight.

Ngā mihi nui,
Mrs Gee
Principal

Every day our children practise spelling- using there listening ears and moving mouth- to read and write new words. Mrs Gee is blown away with how quickly they are picking up new skills and writing harder spelling patterns. We also have a lot of fun maybe you could ask your child about using their robot hands? Ka Rawe tamariki!

Have a read over Paige's and Jaizah's creative writing masterpieces about being a raindrop travelling through the water cycle. Ka Rawe girls!

Can all school trophies pleased be returned to school so we can get them ready for end of year prizegiving. Thanks in advance!

The VALUES that we teach at Marco School are:

Managing myself

Appreciation

Responsibility

Community

Opportunity

We award our “Values Cup” to a student who has worked hard to demonstrate one or more of these values.

Ace - your enthasium and joy are so infectious! You are awarded the Values Cup for Opportunity. Everyday you bring such an beautiful attitude to the classroom. You are a busy, happy young man who is trying his very best everyday. The staff have noticed that you are trying so hard with all your learning subjects and you are being independant with your tasks.

Tino pai Ace- Keep it up!

Daniel- This week you have shown our school Values of Responsibility and Managing myself. You have shown excellent independant problem solving skills that have been noticed by the staff. You are a role model for how a Senior student shows resilence and strength to move forward, using their personal inner compass to steer them in the right direction.

Ka rawe koe - you are awesome!

Next board meeting:

18th November 7:30pm

Marco School BOT welcomes any comments or feedback that you may have.

Please feel free to contact any of the members:

Mel Gee, Leanne Trigg, Rowan Jordan, James McFarlane, Hass Herbert and Jess Jane

Manaakitanga

For the ākonga (students) of Marco School to develop a sense of wellbeing and personal identity.

Mahi Tahi

For the ākonga, whānau, and kaimahi (staff) of Marco School to collectively strive to be the best they can be.

Kaitiakitanga

For the ākonga of Marco School to take responsibility, make a difference, and give back.

We have all our school policies and procedures on SchoolDocs

https://marco.schooldocs.co.nz

username: marco - password: whanga

Hi all,

The butcher is coming out to Whanga soon for cattle and sheep. Phone John Herlihy for more details -06 762 5520

Owner: Mark Zehnder

Phone: 06 765 7554

We have recently had Sam from CTE out at school to do some small jobs for us. The service he provided was amazing and nothing was any hassle at all. They are more than willing to travel out to Whangamomona so keep them in mind for your next electrical job!