Newsletter Term 4 Week 2

NEWSLETTER

TERM 4 WEEK 2 2025

Kia ora e te whānau,

Welcome back to Term 4! I hope you all enjoyed a well-deserved break and some quality time with whānau and friends. It’s wonderful to see our tamariki return with smiles, ready for another busy and exciting term of learning, fun, and kindness.

This term is always full of activity as we celebrate the progress and achievements of the year, and begin to plan and prepare for the year ahead. Together, we’ll make the most of these final weeks — continuing to learn, grow, and support one another as a caring school community.

Thank you for all you do to make our kura such a special place. Let’s finish the year with energy, respect and celebration.

Last Tuesday afternoon, we gathered to celebrate and thank a very special group of people – our outgoing Board of Trustees. A dedicated and enthusiastic team who generously gave their time, expertise and skills, for the last 3 years, to govern our school.

They  supported our staff, backed our learners, and walked alongside whānau — ensuring our kura remains a place where every child feels they belong and has opportunities to thrive, where whānau feel heard and included and where staff feel appreciated and valued.

As a symbol of our thanks, we presented each of them with a native tree — taonga that has been planted, on their behalf, in our school grounds, growing strong and enduring, just like the contribution they have made to our kura and our community.

 Each tree will stand as a living reminder of their mahi,  commitment, and the deep roots they helped nurture here.

Megan Syme

13th November 6.30pm

Open Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QryfRyS-Gs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0oKgia7KIM

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.