29nd August 2017 Newsletter 26

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Our wonderful school environment! Check out the brilliant artwork which has been started on the concrete wall by the new playground. And the amazing elephant by the assembly area! Ms Gunnell and her GATE art group are fantastic! Our school grounds look great too – thanks to the hard work from Mr O’Sullivan, and now our new caretaker Mr Roycroft, who earned the “Cool Kiwi” award at assembly for his outstanding first week on the job! Well done everyone for all you are doing to make our school look incredible!

School Review: 2017 Our Strategic Planning We have chosen these four priority goals to drive positive change within the school. We are currently focused on fulfilling these within the next three years. ‘Our Strategic Goals’ Goal 1: Strengthen the effectiveness of the Coatesville School learning model for our staff and students to support learning outcomes Goal 2: Strengthen the Information & Communications Technology (ICT) capability of our staff and students to support learning outcomes Goal 3: Strengthen the effective communication of school information to support student learning outcomes Goal 4: Enhance school teaching & learning facilities to support student learning outcomes

“Aim! Strive! Achieve!”

www.coatesville.school.nz

Phone: 09 415 9218 Email: office@coatesville.school.nz

Each goal includes five areas of focus – to help measure our progress and achievement. The five areas are: - Learning Programmes - Professional Learning & Development - Documentation - Communication - Self-review

What do you think of our strategic goals? How well do you think they support student learning?

We will shortly ask for your feedback on these and any other issues of interest to the staff, students and parents of Coatesville School.

Parent information evening – Wednesday 13 September 7pm (Babysitting available!) Parent online survey – Tuesday 19 September

35 Students Left! Well done to the 241 students that registered for Ag day. This leaves 35 students still to register! Please register now it will only take a moment – click here online registration form. Thank you Touch Rugby 2017 It’s that time of year again! Touch Rugby will kick off in the first week of Term 4. The competition is held on the North Shore and is open to Years 1-6. If you would like to find out more and register your child, please go to the Touch Rugby page on our website. Amelia Macnab

E Award results for Week 5 3rd place is Room 7 2nd place is Room 12 1st place is Room 2.

Gotcha Draw & Band Recipients Thanks once again to Nicky White of Precision Real Estate for making our Gotcha Draw possible with your contribution of vouchers each fortnight. This week we had our Gotcha winners and also two students earning Competency Bands, check out the deserving students in the blog post here

Wool Please! The juniors would like to do an Agricultural based activity using wool. If you have spare wool looking for a good home, would you please send it to Room 6 for collection.

Personalised Kids Art Officially the date for the returns of orders was last Friday but in order to make sure everyone has theirs in we are extending the date to this Friday. Please make sure your order and payment are made by Friday 1St September

Upcoming Events Please check the school calendar for upcoming dates and events!

From FOTS

LATEST NEWS - please click here for the Baby Barns offer to Coatesville School families! LATEST NEWS - please click here for the latest Sponsorship Scoop!

2nd Main Ag Day Sponsor to sign up this year: Dando Timber Doors & Windows! We really appreciate your support already given to Coatesville School this year - thank you so much Aaron & Alana!

Ag Day Collections: From now on please drop recycled clothes, broken/unwanted crockery, books, games & puzzles (no toys please), Co-op goods (homemade: chutneys, relishes, jams etc) and bounty bags (small sealed bags filled with goodies) to the school office!

SAVE THE DATE: Movie Night - Friday, 8th September - watch for more detail

Friends Of The School (FOTS) Updates: Thanks so much to everyone who had signed up to receive FOTS fundraising notifications through our opt-in mailing list which will highlight our forthcoming ventures and social get togethers. If you haven’t already but would like to subscribe please do so here and we'll be sure keep you in the loop! We’re really keen to encourage more guys to sign up, so if your partner isn’t on this school notifications list would you please send this on to them, thanks. Once you have subscribed, don’t forget to check your email to verify and activate receiving the updates. News Class Reps: Room 1 has new a Class Rep, Megan Bates and Room 12, Shelly Black - thanks ladies! Thank you Ka kite ano. Hei konā mai.

Richard Johnson

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Richard Johnson – Principal

Good as New Pre Loved Kids Spring Market. Saturday 02 September Orewa Community Centre 9am - 12 noon. 50+ stalls selling quality 2nd hand kids; clothes, toys, nursery furniture and accessories Inquiries 021 217 7904 The Good as New Pre Loved Kids Market is a great

opportunity for mums and dads to recycle all the things

their children have outgrown and somewhere for families to

purchase quality 2nd hand books, clothes, toys and nursery

furniture at great prices. We have lots of families from

Rodney, the Coast and North Shore attend as both buyers

and sellers, it's a fun morning out for all the family. Our

Facebook page is

https://www.facebook.com/Goodasnewprelovedkidsmark

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