Newsletter Term 2 Week 8

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 2 Week 8

Kia ora koutou katoa,

Kia ora mai tātou kātoa, Week 8 is upon us and winter has arrived with chilly/frosty mornings and so far this week, brilliant blue sky days!

Winter Sports:

These are well underway and hats off to the parent taxis, coaches, managers, uniform washers, and cheerleaders! Don’t forget to share any results you have with Di in the office if you would like them published in the newsletter. We don’t share personal photos via the newsletter as formatting them can be time-consuming and tricky so keep those for sharing within your whānau.

Mānawatia a Matariki Celebration – last day of term:

Students and staff are working on their items for our Matariki Celebration day on Friday 30th June. We hope you have popped this in your calendars, we can’t wait to see share our learning with our whānau and there will even be opportunities for you to get involved when you visit the hubs in the morning. Closer to the date we will send out a form to get an idea of how many we are catering for so keep an eye out for that.

Interschool Cross Country:

Last week I went with a small group of students to compete in this competition. One of our students had a podium finish (see below) and the team overall gave it their very best, it was a very competitive event.

Tomorrow is Go Green Day:

Our Enviro Group goes into overdrive tomorrow! Our classes are geared up to do a variety of Green Day related activities that highlight the importance of taking care of our planet. Children can wear green if they would like to. We are grateful to Whaea Claire and her team for doing the mahi behind the scenes to make sure there are lots of great learning opportunities to choose from!

Ngā manaakitanga, Kim Gordon

INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY EVENT AT MASSEY UNIVERSITY

These students recently represented Bulls School at the above event. On the day they showed their PRIDE values, particularly determination! It was a big day for them and some great results were achieved. Carson enjoyed a podium finish for 3rd place in his year group – ka rawe! Congrats team and thank you parents for your support.

PJ DAY for Pou Tāhū

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.