Welcome to 2020

Kia ora and welcome to Ruma Kererū. 

Whaea Andrea, Whaea Lisa, Whaea Tiff and Whaea Sandra hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break and happy to be finally seeing some really great weather. We welcome you back to the 2020 school year and we have some wonderful trips planned throughout the year as well as exploring our local environment. Below are a few key items just so whānau and caregivers are informed.  The blog site will be updated weekly so please keep checking in here for up and coming events and photo's celebrating your child's learning.

BREAK TIMES:
9am - School begins.
10.30am-10.50 Morning Tea.
12.35pm - Lunchtime (eating time).
12.45pm - Playtime.
1.15pm - End of lunchtime.
2.45pm - End of school.

UNIFORM:
Red polo, navy blue shorts, pants, Red polar fleece/sweatshirt.  Do not stress about footwear/socks tamariki are welcome to wear sneakers, jandals etc and any coloured socks.
Please Name ALL clothing.  Term 1 & 2 require children to wear their hats during break times otherwise they will be asked to play under the archgola.

EMAIL:
Please keep an eye out for notices/ permission slips that come home in your child's book bag.  If you would prefer to have these emailed please let your teachers know and we will action this.

HOMEWORK:
We encourage you to read with your child as much as possible and this year tamariki will be bringing home some spelling words, it would be great to go over the words with them as well.

ABSENT/LATE
Please ensure that if children arrive late they are to go to the office and see Natal or Megan for a late stamp, also if they are ill please ring the school 755 7400 and leave a message, this is to ensure all tamariki are accounted for and safe.

PICK UP:
If someone else is picking up your child at 2.45pm please let the teachers and office staff know, this is to ensure the safety of your child and no miscommunication occurs.  We enjoy parents coming into class and seeing children ending their day with their friends, but please be mindful that we are still learning and by using a quiet voice minimises distracting kaiako and tamariki.

SWIMMING:
Kererū will be swimming Mon-Thurs at 2pm.

BUS:
If you require any information for your child to be on the bus route please see Natal in the office.

PRIVACY - SOCIAL MEDIA:
Hokitika Primary School have a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Hokitikaprimaryschool/
Kaiako in Ruma Kererū enjoy celebrating children actively participating and at times will upload a photo to the classroom blog http://hpsrumakereru.blogspot.com/ and the school FB page.  If you prefer for your child NOT to be on these social media outlets please let Whaea Andrea / Lisa know and we will ensure that this does not occur, this includes both the Hokitika Guardian and Greymouth Star.

EOTC: Education Outside The Classroom
This year there will be trips outside of school. At times we will require support, we will give at least two weeks notice and encourage you to come along (we have so much fun).

We are here to answer any questions to support whānau, tamariki and caregivers.  Please do not be shy, we are approachable and will offer you a quiet space if required and maybe even a cuppa :)