Newsletter Term 2 Week 2

NEWSLETTER

TERM 2 WEEK 2 2025

Nau mai hoki mai  e te whānau ki te kura,

Welcome back to term 2.  We hope you have had a refreshing and invigorating break from school and are ready for the next term of awesomeness to begin.  It is a term of changes.  Kim’s departure sees a change in leadership.  I will be Acting Principal for the next 3 terms.  Jen Weir is supporting me in her role as Assistant Principal.  Our Senior Leadership team of Theresa, Jen and I, along with our amazing staff, will endeavour to keep the school rocking along in Kim’s absence.

The winter weather has arrived as has the winter sports season.  Our tamariki are involved in various sporting codes including netball, rugby, hockey, and football.  Thank you to all of you who volunteered to assist our teams.   They wouldn’t be able to participate without you. 

We appreciate all the parent and community involvement and help we get here at school.

 We would like to invite members of our school community to offer their time and talents to be a part of our school ELECTIVES.  This is a programme where we offer our learners opportunities to participate in activities they may not otherwise get the chance to do. It will be for 1 afternoon a week, for 1.5 hours approximately, for 6 weeks.  You will be working with a small group of children of various ages.  So do you have a talent or skill to share with our tamariki?  Please contact the office and let Di know.

Have a wonderful week  – Kia pai wiki,

Noho ora mai.

Megan Syme

BSSG Meeting Friday at 9 am in the staff room.

All welcome. Biscuits and brew provided!

Thank you, Springvale Garden Center in Whanganui, for the daffodil bulbs!

I give My Kids Lines for Swearing – You Tube Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ysGs7wVd4

Scooters & Bikes at School

We are happy that our children use these methods to get to school. Once they reach the school grounds, we expect them to push their wheels to the bike stands to avoid accidents and mishaps. If your child is unable to adhere to these guidelines, we may have to ask them to discontinue bringing their bikes or scooters to school.

Students must place their wheels in the stands as soon as they arrive. We discourage ‘other’ types of wheels as this can create unnecessary issues. Our bike track is for everyones enjoyment. Helmets must be worn at all times.

Uniform Code

All students wear the Bulls School polo shirt, polar fleece, a Sports & Cultural top, and the logoed red bucket hat available from Academy Apparel in Palmerston North. Their ‘bottom’ is non-regulation other than a colour restriction to plain black (no writing, logos, stripes or other colours). Shoes need to be suitable for school wear.

Please name ALL clothing and shoes.

• In Terms 1 and 4 of each year, red Bulls School bucket hats must be worn when outdoors.
• If hair is long, we request it be tied back for safety, hygiene and practical purposes.
• Hair styles and colours should be as natural as possible and avoid extreme ‘trends’
• which may be seen as threatening.
• Jewellery should be kept to a minimum and not pose any health or safety dangers.

SUBSCRIBE TO APP GROUPS 

Di has refreshed this and named each group with 2025 so you know it’s relevant and up to date. You will all need to join the groups specific to your tamariki.

This has important notices for either the whole school or specific groups eg: Bus Students, Sports, Cultural, Hubs, etc that you can join according to what your child’s involved in.

Many notices or reminders go out via the APP so it is an important tool for parents to be aware of what is due eg: permission slips and dates for events offsite, transport required etc. This is also an efficient way to provide absence notices.

In many cases, parental permission may be given via the app as well.