Teaching Staff:
Base
Deputy Principal
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Satellite Classes:
Taupo
Malfroy
Owhata
Western Heights
Kaitao
Gillian Hughes
Ashley Stubbing
Tina Rewi-McRoy
Cathy Moore
Judith Acres
Ron Thornton
Lisa Hayns
Kathryn Beattie Rm 17 and Jenn Montgomery
Rm 18
Clare Barratt-Wood and Mike Paton
Campbell Harrison
Cameron McKenzie
Classroom Release Teachers: Shirley Parry, Shelley Honig, Cynthia
Nelson (Rotorua) and Jenny Grey (Taupo)
We are looking forward to a busy, happy year.
Kind Regards
Sherie Collins
Principal
Thank you to the following organisations who support us:
Rotorua Trust
Variety Club
McDonalds Family Restaurant Pub Charities
Big Save Furniture
The Floor Store
Southern Trust
First Sovereign Trust
Lakeland Disabilities Trust
Creative Communities
Reporoa Lions Club
Spark NZ
Aquaplus CWB
The Warehouse
NEWSLETTER
No 1
Term 1, 2016
Our Mission Statement:
Together we learn,Together we care
Ma te kotahitanga Ka Ako
Ma te kotahitanga Ka Manaaki
Hats:
From Sherie’s desk
Welcome back to the 2016 school
year.
The Board’s
Sunsmart
Policy is for all
Students and Staff to
wear hats outdoors in
Terms 1 and 4.
School roll: 77
We welcome new students:
Kennedy-Rose Manderson and Sydney Hape, Kaitao Satellite Class,
Maddy Williams Malfroy Satellite class Rm 17 and Matthew Warren
Malfroy Satellite class Rm 18.
Paora Te Tawhera and Savahn Hargreaves, Mountview Satellite class.
Hello and welcome new Staff:
Sheree Briggs (Psychologist), Campbell Harrison (Teacher) Belinda
Managh and Greg Rerehau (Teacher Aides). Our new Caretaker is Jim
Ward.
The theme for Term one is Summer and our Curriculum focus is:
Communication through the Arts
Board of Trustees:
Board of Trustees elections will be held in Term 2 nationwide. We
trust people will start considering standing for the Board. Information is available via NZSTA Helpdesk ph 04 473 4955 or you are
most welcome to attend a Board Meeting to observe. I am happy to
meet anyone if you have further queries.
Board meetings are usually held monthly, on a Tuesday, unless it falls
during a school holiday.
RDA and Gymnastics:
Lessons for riding and gym commence next week. The Board of
Trustees has agreed to pay all the costs involved for both these
activities this year.
School Donation
Although we don’t have school fees, we do ask for a $25
donation towards extra costs involved in our individual, class and school
activities. If paid by 31st March, $20.
We also ask for $20.00 towards costs of stationery and
photocopying for the year please. Cheques payable to: Kea Street
Specialist School. For those wishing to pay via internet banking our bank
details are as follows:
Westpac 03 1552 0239532 00.
Please use your child’s surname as a reference.
You are more that welcome to pay by installment.
Change of Details:
Along with this newsletter you will find a Student Information and
Consent form for 2016. Please complete and return with your child to
their class teacher asap.
Looking ahead:
Tuesday 16th Feb—Board of Trustees meeting at 3:15pm at Base
School.
Friday 19th Feb—Class morning teas for Parents and Caregivers
Wednesday 24th Feb—Therapists morning tea to meet families 11:50am
Wednesday 24th Feb—Maori family hui 2pm
Friday 26th Feb—Sports Day at Base School for all
Wednesday 2nd March—staff/Family afternoon tea 3:15pm
Friday 4th March—School Picnic from 10am.
Our annual school picnic will be held at Boyes Beach,
Lake Okareka (weather permitting), Parents,
Caregivers are warmly invited. It would be great to
have as many of you attend as possible.
IEP Meetings:
The first round of IEP meetings will be held in week 10, 4—8th April.
and week 11, 11—15th April