Kia Ora

Welcome back everyone. I trust that you’ve all had a restful and safe break away. From my point of view, it’s great to be back at Gleniti School! I’d like to thank everyone who made Term Two such a success during my term away and in particular Lindsay Robertson who stepped in as Acting Principal. It sounds like Term Two was jam packed with goodness!

Term Three now lies ahead of us! Where has the year gone? Features of this term include Parent Interviews for our Yr 3-8 classes during Week 4, The Book Fair and Maths week!

Term 3 has traditionally been Footpath Frenzy term and this term is no different. We’ll be kicking off Footpath Frenzy this coming Friday. Come along and walk to school with me! We’ll be meeting at the corner of Hunter Hills Drive and Pages Road just before 8:30am. This is the perfect way to encourage safe walking to school.

Our cover stars this week are our newbies! The term has begun with a school roll of 386 students. We‘d like to welcome everyone who is new to school and in particular Jane Ferguson, who begins with us as our new Teacher Aide.

It’s this time of the year that I like to remind Parents/Whanau to be extra vigilant when dropping off and picking up their children from school. The dark, dreary winter months can cause all sorts of safety concerns. Please remember to drop your children off at the appropriate spots – I’ve seen a few cars already this week choosing to pickup or drop off right at the school gates and not in the Heath Street parking spots.

For those new to the school our newsletter can be found in a number of ways. Initially in the bottom of your child’s bag every Wednesday afternoon, but also on our website www.gleniti.school.nz, on our Gleniti Facebook page and on our Gleniti Skool App. This app can be downloaded from the iTunes and Google Play stores; search for Skool Loop. The newsletter can also easily be emailed to you!

Many schools of course are heading to a paperless newsletter world. I can’t help but wonder if this is also the way forward for us in the future. Keep an eye out for a survey regarding this soon.

Congratulations to Liam James and Rowan Waller who were part of the winning u15 Mid South Boys rep basketball team during the holidays. They placed first at the Mainland Tournament in Blenheim beating Canterbury in the final 74-64!

Steve Zonnevylle, Principal

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