Newsletter Week 9 Term 1

 Principals Comment
 Newsletter Week 9 Term 1

 It has been another great week of learning at Tahuna School. We welcome our new student   Devine who has started in Endeavour Class and we also welcome her family. 

 Our swimming pool is closed for the season. It was tremendous to have this resource up and   running during the swimming terms and appreciate our schools commitment to water safety,   learning swimming strokes and water play.

 ANZAC Poppies

 From this Friday we will have ANZAC poppies for sale at the office. A poppy is a gold donation.   Let’s support a very worthy cause.

 Water Bottles

 Our water fountains are still out of use for drinking. Therefore your child must bring a drink   bottle to school.

 Class Awards

 Congratulations for your hard work and dedication to your learning:

 Endeavour – Hollie, Liam and Jack G
 Endurance – Fletcher and Arihana
 Maungaturoto – Rebecca and Jack B
 Discovery – Mason and Emerson

 ICARE Values Award Cards

 Congratulations for displaying our school values and being great role-models!

 Sofia, Marty and Skye
 Prize winner: Sofia

 Covid-19 Information from MOE

 What the key changes to the COVID-19 Protection Framework impacting schools are:

• removal of my vaccine pass from the framework effective from 11.59pm Monday 4 April.

 From 11.59pm last Friday March:

• removal of any outdoor capacity limits at all colors of the framework
• increased capacity limits when indoors at red, moving from 100 to 200 (but still allowing for one-metre spacing) and no capacity limits indoors at orange and green
• no requirement to display QR codes at any setting (but be ready to use them again in the future)
• no need to have alternative check-in systems for COVID-19 beyond your usual visitor register processes. We will keep our normal sign in and out processes
• no mask requirements when outdoors (but masks remain a requirement in classrooms for staff and children/students in Years 4-13 when at red) 
• additionally, masks are strongly encouraged to be worn at Orange

 Tahuna School Health Measures at Traffic Light Red

 I would like to give a big thankyou to our Tahuna families supporting our health measures to   ensure we are safe and learning continues at school.

 Tahuna School Health Measures

• Regular hand sanitising.
• Cough in elbow or tissue.
• No water fountains.
• All classrooms and areas being used are thorougly clean daily.
• Classrooms are well ventilated by having doors and windows open.
• No assemblies with visitors.
• All visitors sign in at the office when coming onsite.
• If your child is displaying cold/flu like symptoms please keep your child at home.
• Please let us know immediately if you, your whanau or your child are identified as a positive case or a close contact.
• We encourage all visitors to wear a mask.
• If there is a confirmed case in school, we have processes in place.
• Please report to the office when dropping off or picking up your child during the school day.
• If a parent or visitor needs to pick up a child during the school day, A staff member will go to the classroom and collect the child for the parent or visitor.

 Student Councilors 

 Hi everybody, the buddy seat purpose was to make friends come to life. It has been so far a   success. We love to see kids helping others make friends.

Yours sincerely the student councilors.

 Friends of School

 Come along and share your fundraising ideas for Tahuna School. Remember the money raised   goes towards providing great opportunities for your children. All welcome! Please enquire at   the school office.

 Ngaa mihi
 Phillip and Staff

 Work Samples – I am Poem

 I am funny, cool and friendly
 I wonder if I can be famous
 I hear sheep barring 
 I see school bags
 I want to be rich and live in a mansion
 I am Rebecca born 2013 and I’m 8 years old
 I pretend to be a famous singer
 I feel paper
 I touch wool
 I cry for hope
 I am best friends with Eva
 I understand Tahuna School
 I say your name
 I dream to have kids
 I try to help on the farm
 I hope to be a vet when I grow up
 I am a milking and sheep farmer

 By Rebecca

 Children enjoying playing outside and on the playground on this beautiful autumn day!

 NOTICE
 Northern RFC are having a Reunion Day on Sunday 12^th June this year.The Juniors will   play the curtain raiser before the Golden Oldies game. There will be a Hangi after the   match and Jersey Auction, as well as prizes on the day. We are looking for anyone who   has played for Northern interested in playing in the Golden oldies match, or you are keen   to help out call:

 Nigel Leeson 0272106090 or Andrew Kay 0273429123

 Times and opposition will be confirmed later. The Waikato Rugby Union are helping out   and will be there on the day. Former Waikato Rep Paul Martin will ref the game.

 This is a build up to the Centenary set for 2025. Looking for photos, information   regarding Tahuna RFC / Northern RFC for the Centenary book.