Newsletter Term 4 Week 4

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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Positivity-Respect-Integrity-Determination-Excellence

2023 Term 4 Week 4

Kia ora koutou,

I said it in the last email…and I’ll say it again, it’s a busy busy term. Today is the 1st November and just look at our calendar below!

Thursday Touch Rugby: What a great first round we had. We can’t thank our volunteer coaches and managers enough. Without you, we simply couldn’t put the number of teams forward that we have for this season. There are some quite specific rules we have to follow in order to be included in this competition so this might mean more players per team than you might think we need, however, feedback tells me that the system is working well and I can assure you the coaches are doing their best to give our tamariki a positive experience. It is vital our supporters remember that your reactions and interactions with others are what our children see, hear and learn from.

Hunterville Cross Country: Last week this was postponed and will now go ahead tomorrow (Thursday 2nd November) weather permitting. It was ironic that the weather and the conditions were so bad because the infamous Shemozzle went ahead on a sunny day under blue skies just one day later. Spring weather at its finest. If you have offered transport but can no longer assist please let us know ASAP (it is most likely we have already been in contact by now but in case we missed something). GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF OUR COMPETITORS!!

Thursday: Partly due to the postponement of Cross Country, tomorrow is now a bit of a tricky day for us. Over half of the school will have relievers in the hubs and quite a few of our staff are out at different PLD sessions. We have a staff member – Whaea Di – going to Hunterville with our competitors. Please be helpful and kind.

Staff for 2024: We are presently working on hub sizes and staff for 2024 but we have an announcement to share with you. Kerri Guard has won a position as Deputy Principal of Cloverlea School beginning in 2024. We are very excited for her as she continues to grow her leadership skills and take on new and exciting challenges. This means we are continuing to work through staffing but hope to have it settled over the next few weeks.

Community Information Afternoon: Please keep this free. We are planning an information afternoon that includes updates on how to read/interpret your child’s PaCT reports, Structured Literacy – what is it and how can we help at home, and Strategic Planning 2024. We promise to make it fun, interactive, and informative – as well as short and sweet :-).

PRIDE VALUES – It is super important that our tamariki show these when they are both at school and out and about representing Bulls School. In fact, displaying PRIDE values works in every situation! Our tamariki understand that we expect them to show: POSITIVITY, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, DETERMINATION AND EXCELLENCE as members of the Bulls School Community. Not being able to do this can have an impact on what doors of opportunity open up for you and which ones don’t.

Kia pai te rā, have a great day

Kim Gordon – Tumuaki.

NOTICE ADDED JUST PRIOR TO PUBLISHING:

WE ARE NOTICING THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF ILLNESS AROUND. VOMITING AND DIARRHEA, STOMACH ACHES AND YES…COVID. PLEASE TAKE CARE AND LET US KNOW IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE STAYING HOME. IF WE ALL DO OUR BEST TO DO THE RIGHT THING WE CAN MINIMISE THE SPREAD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

The Wood Is Good Programmed visited and we had such a great time learning new things but most of all we loved having the big truck on site!

Please check uniforms at home to make sure they belong to you. We have some misplaced ones that may have been taken to the wrong home by accident.

Please ensure your child’s uniform is clearly named.

NETBALL UNIFORMS

Please return all netball skirts and pants to the office.

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.