Taiari Times of Thames

Waters of Taiari (February 3, 2021) Things you want to know about the year and term one (maybe …) Dear whānau/parents and caregivers, In this newsletter I want to outline our key intentions for learning and the school. As a staff we have already been back to school for at least a fortnight and are excited by the year. Our theme for the year is the ‘Waters of Taiari’, after our name. This means that we are planning excursions throughout the year for the whole school connected to this theme. One of the studies in term one may involve a seashore study. Over the next two weeks our children will be reviewing our school rules and setting up classroom treaties. This is very important as we set the tone of the school for the year. At the moment the weather is hot! … so please keep sending your children to school with togs and sunhats. All classes have been scheduled for daily swimming. We have swimming sports calendared for Friday the 5 th of March We have a major whakatau coming up o

  Things you need to know ... Dear whānau/parents and caregivers,   Welcome back to school for 2021. This year promises a lot but we will be keeping an eye on the rear-view mirror to make sure everything goes as smoothly as it should.   Covid preparedness We would be very happy if we never heard the word Covid ever again but we are still making sure that we have things in place. While we wait for the vaccine (which should be here by the middle of the year) we want to keep going with the following: ·         Keep washing hands ·         Bring a drink bottle school every day ·         Stay home if you are sick We would also like parents who come on to the school site to scan our Covid QR codes when they pick up or drop off children. Attending school One of the things that was impacted last year with Covid was attendance. Lower attendance negatively affects learning. This year we need parents to make a real effort to make sure their children get to school because each