3 - Way Conferences

 Kia ora whānau.

We are pleased to announce that 3-way conferences will be held in Week 3 of Term 2 due to this event being missed in Term 1.

Dates:

Tuesday 17 May from 1pm - 6.45pm (school closed from 12.20pm)

Wednesday 18 May from 3.15 to 6pm

Please follow the link and follow the instructions to book.

Your ability to book will close on the 12 May. Bookings will then be made by staff and given directly to you on Friday 13 May.

We look forward to seeing you all.

The school booking code is q7kvn

Ngā mihi nui.

https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/q7kvn

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School attendance and Kai for Kids

 Dear parents/caregivers.

I write to all families to ask you to get your children to school as much as possible if they are not covid positive or not household contacts. 

I am aware that the fact we have cases connected with our school has made some parents and caregivers anxious. 

While nothing is certain Dr Jin Russell a medical researcher from New South Wales has found that onward transmission within the school setting is very low. For every child who is infected and attends school only 3.7% of their close contacts at school subsequently tested positive. We are beginning to see that trend in New Zealand too –public health teams on the ground have seen that even though cases pop up in schools, there has been very little onward spread through the school because of the protective measures in place. This is why we remain open at Red. It’s great for a child’s wellbeing and learning to be at school with their friends and school staff, and we have very good systems in place to keep everyone as safe as possible. 

Transmission of COVID-19 is still most likely to happen in your home –so please keep doing all those good things to keep your whānau safe. Wash your hands, get lots of fresh air, cover any coughs and sneezes, clean surfaces regularly, and seek advice if anyone is not feeling well. And please wear a mask when you are out and about.

Kai for Kids during Omicron:

Kai for Kids will continue to make enough lunches for all of our school children during the omicron period, meaning we need to get them out to families or have families collect them so they are not wasted during this time.   

Isolating Families.

If you are a family who is positive we are organising for the Kai for Kids outfit to deliver a lunch to your house for the isolation period. Watch out for Mrs. Duffell's email. 

Spare Lunches

Spare lunches will be put in the school hall entrance in the covered area from 12.15 pm where the driveway is off the street.  Anyone can grab these lunches for free.

Any leftover lunches from the hall-covered area will be available for children to grab from the gate as they leave for home.

Keep well

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Great learning opportunities at the Hakatere Marae.

 Are you wanting to grow your understanding of te reo Māori and tikanga. Here are some great opportunities you can book into at the Hakatere Marae. Kindly organised by Te Huka Tai Trust.

April 2nd Sat morning - natural wall hangings

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/natural-wall-hangings-tickets-280465569067

April 2nd Sat afternoon - bracelets & flowers

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flax-weaving-flowers-bracelets-tickets-280514956787

April 3rd Sunday, all day - pop up kete

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harakeke-wananga-pop-up-kete-tickets-280529379927

Tukutuku Panels course 30th April

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tukutuku-panels-beginners-course-tickets-283302574627

Just follow the links or copy and paste the links into your browser and book in.

Ngā mihi nui.

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School is a safe place for your child.

Kia ora koutotu. School is open as normal today and still is a very safe place for your child. We only ask for children who have family members unwell or are unwell themselves to take the precautions and get tested, otherwise, school is a safe and great place for your child to be. Feel free to email the principal or the office for any queries. Ngā mihi nui

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3 Way Conferences Canceled

 3-way conferences canceled

Morena

In light of the number of cases we now have in Canterbury and Ashburton, we are going to cancel the 3 Way Conferences to do our bit. We were hopeful we would still be free of omicron at this point.

If you really need to speak to your teacher about your child's learning you can set up a phone conference by emailing your child's teacher.

Monday the 28 February: School will be closed for instruction for teacher only day.

Tuesday the 1st March: Now a normal full school day.

Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you to those who set a conference time.

Ngā mihi nui

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Important Dates Coming Up.

 Kia ora koutou.

I trust this email finds you well.

Some important information to lock into your calendar.

Monday the 28 February 2022: Netherby School will be closed to children so the teachers can attend professional development in localized curriculum.

Tuesday 1 March: Netherby School closed from 12.30 so we can undertake 3-way conferences. 

Wednesday 2 March: Normal school day. 3-way conferences from 3.15 pm

Booking 3-way Conferences

Please go to https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/

Click on ‘make a booking’

Enter the school code: q7kvn

Fill in your details and follow the 3 staged prompts

You can also ring the office and have Mrs Duffell can book you in.

If you have not made a booking by Thursday 24 February we will do what we always do, which is make a booking for you and send this out to you in your child’s bag.

At this point, a few weeks out, we ask for parents to scan in and please wear their masks during 3 way conference time. If anything changes we will let you know beforehand.

Thank you.

Ngā mihi nui

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3 Way Conferences - Tuesday 1st March 1 - 7pm, Wednesday 2nd March 3.15 - 6.30pm

 3 Way Conferences:

As you know we always have three-way conferences within the first six weeks of school starting back. The rationale behind this is the teachers know the children a little by then and the early conferences assist in parents supporting teachers in getting to know their children better, as well as this being a good time to set learning goals. 

This year we are having our Term 1 conferences on Tuesday 1st March and Wednesday 2nd March.

School will close for interviews at 12.30pm on Tuesday with interviews starting at 1pm, and close at the normal time of 3pm on Wednesday with interviews starting at 3.15pm on this day.

Please go to https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/

Click on ‘make a booking’

Enter the school code:  q7kvn

Fill in your details and follow the 3 staged prompts 

You can also ring the office and have Mrs. Duffell can book you in.

If you have not made a booking by Thursday 24 February we will do what we always do, which is make a booking for you and send this out to you in your child’s bag.

At this point, a few weeks out, we ask for parents to scan in and please wear their masks during 3 way conference time.  If anything changes we will let you know beforehand.

Ngā mihi nui.

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