Newsletter Term 2 Week 6

Bulls School School Newsletter Positivity-Respect-Integrity-Determination-Excellence NEWSLETTER TERM 1 WEEK 3 Kia ora e te whānau, What a fantastic start to the term we have had! It has been wonderful to see the energy, enthusiasm, and teamwork across our kura as our tamariki, staff, and whānau continue to achieve amazing things together. There is a real buzz around the school and it has been great to see everyone getting involved, supporting one another, and celebrating success. A special highlight recently has been our Aspiration Conversations. It was fantastic to see such amazing attendance from our whānau — thank you to everyone who made the time to come along. These conversations are a wonderful opportunity for us to learn from one another as we share ideas, hopes, and goals for the year ahead. By identifying the aspirations of our whānau, students, and staff together, we can build a shared pathway forward. This combined and unified approach reminds us all of the important role we each play in supporting our tamariki to flourish. Last week’s Swimming Carnival was a highlight! It was a fabulous day filled with smiles, encouragement, singing and fun. Our tamariki showed amazing team spirit as they supported their houses and peers. It was fantastic to see so many whānau there cheering them on. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success. We’re also looking forward to our TRY-athlon tomorrow. The excitement is building already and we know it will be another fun-filled event where our tamariki can challenge themselves and support their friends. The Pizza lunch, organised by our amazing BSSG, is also definitely going to be a highlight for the day. Remember sausages, drinks and juicees will also be on sale during the event for our supporters. Keep an eye out as well for Rangitīkei Reads. You never know when or where you might spot a great book somewhere fabulous. It’s all part of the fun of celebrating reading across our school and community, so stay curious and see how many you can discover. Thank you whaea Leigh for yet another of your fabulous initiatives. As always at this time of year, there are quite a few bugs making their way around. Please take care of yourselves and your whānau. If you or your tamariki become unwell, the best place to be is at home resting and recovering. And please remember to contact the office if your tamariki is absent. Thank you for the wonderful support you continue to show our school. Together we are creating a positive, supportive place for our tamariki to learn, grow, and thrive. Ngā mihi nui Megan Syme Changes to Our School Newsletter We have been increasing the number of school events, updates, and reminders shared on our school Facebook page to help keep our community informed in a more timely way. We are also transitioning to the Hero platform in Term 2, which will allow us to share important information directly with whānau in a more streamlined and accessible format. As a result of these changes, we are considering removing our fortnightly school newsletter. Our goal is to ensure communication with our whānau remains clear, relevant, and easy to access, while avoiding duplication of information across multiple platforms. Before making any decisions, we would value feedback from our whānau. Please feel free to share your thoughts, suggestions, or any concerns about this proposed change. You can send your comments to the school office or speak with a member of the leadership team. Thank you for your ongoing support as we continue to improve the way we communicate with our school community. Copyright © Bulls School 2026 Click here to unsubscribe. Powered by KiwiSchools 4.0 Call us on 06 322 1184 Email us at office@bulls.school.nz 200-202 Bridge Street Bulls 4818

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School Newsletter

Positivity-Respect-Integrity-Determination-Excellence

2023 Term 2 Week 6

PINK SHIRT DAY 2023

Kia ora koutou katoa,

First – thank you so much for your support today. We have been overwhelmed with how our whānau have done the best they could to arrange for their tamariki to finish at 12.30pm. I think it would be fair to say that the situation with regards to the teachers collective agreement negotiations are complex and ongoing. What you may gain from media reports is most definitely not the whole picture because the pages of negotiations wouldn’t make for great headlines, so just the juicy bits make it through. Ultimately, we want the teaching profession to attract great people and conditions impact this. Being united and working together is a major aspect of our approach to leading learning for your tamariki. Having attractive pay conditions is only a portion of the big picture and your support is hugely appreciated.

We are super excited to be sharing with you that we plan to have Matariki Hākari Celebration on the last day of term. We are inviting our whānau to come in and take part in our morning programme then get alongside our tamariki and do some matariki inspired activities, have morning tea with the staff and then enjoy a concert involving hubs, kapahaka, jump jam and more! This is an event you won’t want to miss so put it in your diary now.

Other exciting news – mid-year reports will be coming home with your child/ren tomorrow. Please look out for them. This term has been super busy for teachers, first we had our whānau connection hui and then they worked on assessment to support report writing. Please enjoy celebrating the learning journey of your children.

Don’t forget – Friday is a TEACHER ONLY DAY. We will all be on-site doing our First Aid Certificate refresh. Again, thank you for your support of this important kaupapa.

Enjoy the long weekend, fingers are crossed for sunshine, or at least no more rain! Let the winter months begin.

Ngā manaakitanga, Kim Gordon

Notice:
We love having whānau making the most of our playgrounds after school but please make sure you are supervising your children so that everyone is safe and happy.

Reminder – Reports will come home tomorrow

!!Heads Up!!

As a part of our Health & Safety measures, we train our staff in Essential First Aid.

We will be at school on Friday going through the many stages and updates to renew our certificates.

This leads into Kings Birthday weekend – please be safe out on the roads!

Teachers Only Day

this Friday 2nd June

THANK YOU

With support from our local farming community and North Fuels, we receive free, amazing new sports gear for our Kura

Lunch in School

The Ministry provides free healthy lunches daily, you will need to provide morning tea and a water bottle for your child. Please let the office know of any dietary requirements, alternatively, you can opt-out of the Lunch Scheme by contacting the office and then provide your own healthy lunch.