IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS
Torbay School Learning Powers – RIC
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
The end of term one has arrived and as I look back at the term, I am grateful for the work our staff put in every day of the week providing our children with a high quality, engaging programme that sees the vast majority of our Tamariki wanting to come to school every day of the week. In a term that has seen the implementation of significant change, requiring a great deal of effort from all staff, Torbay School has delivered a great programme embracing the changes yet holding on to all that makes Torbay a special place.
Our two Staff only days held early in the year focused on Literacy and Numeracy and has set the scene as we embrace the new curriculum, enhance our classroom practice and look to build on our already well-established programmes. We are continuing this work as the year progresses with our external facilitators working in our classrooms modelling teaching practice and observing our teachers in action.
We have completed our first two outdoor education camps with Whānau Rakino and Waiheke holding very successful camps in Term 1. Thankyou to all those parents who supported the camps by volunteering to transport children and to stay overnight. The camps are not possible without this support. Also a big shout out to our staff who give up a great deal of their personal time not only by attending the camps but also in the planning stages.
Our first ever Lunar New Year celebration week was a wonderful success with the children being involved in a range of activities related to this annual celebration. Certainly, one of the highlights appeared to be that every child made dumplings, this brought smiles to many faces. I would like to thank the many parents that came into the school to help with the activities and would especially like to then Mrs Ye and Mrs Hohaia Gibbons for their work in organising the weeks activities.
In the week following this celebration the school had a visit from the Education Review Office team. The ERO team spent two days at school observing teachers, interviewing staff and children and talking to the board. The feedback from the team at the end of the review was very positive and we await the final written report.
The term ended well with our traditional end of term mufti day and the PTA sausage sizzle. Thankyou to the PTA for their continued hard work to raise funds for the school and help develop the terrific community spirit we are fortunate to have.
Staff Only Day
As we move into Term 2 I remind you that we will be holding a staff only day on Friday, May 23rd. I thankyou for making alternative arrangements for the care of your children on this day.
New Sports Uniform
Our new sports tops are now available at the NZ Uniforms shop in Rosedale. It is not compulsory to be wearing the new shirts this year and so we will see some of our teams representing us wearing both the old and the new shirts as we transition into our new sports uniform.
Important dates for term 2 include:
PTA Meeting Tues. 29th April
Kapa Haka Albany Library Sun. 4th May
Motuihe Camp Mon. 5th – Wed 7th May
Pie Day Friday Fri. 9th May
Whānau Hui Mon. 12th May
Board Meeting Wed. 14th May
Kawau Sleepover Fri. 16th May
PTA Car Boot sale & Car Wash Sun. 18th May
Staff Only Day Fri. 23rd May
Senior Cross Country Fri. 30th May
School Disco Fri. 6th June
Pie Day Fri. June 6th
Board Meeting Wed. 18th June
End of Term 2 Fri. 27th June
Thank you for your continued support of everything we do here at Torbay School. I hope you have a great couple of weeks with your children.
Nga mihi nui
Gary O’Brien
Principal
ACOMPLISHMENTS
KA PAI to the following students who have shared their fantastic learning with us this week: Charlotte, Niko & McKenzie Rm 16, Lucy M, Emma, Bodhi & Riley Rm 15, Reeve, Lily & Isla Rm 10, Max Rm 18, Keep up the good work!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following tamariki who received certificates from their class teachers: Aria, Tomi, Enid, Cody Rm 3 & 4, Archie & Ruben Rm 5, Niklaas & Sky Rm 6, Bua & Jaxon Rm 7, Sophie and Mia Rm 8, Maxim, Grace, Sophia & Julius Rm 9 & 10 Bodhi & Jovenil Rm 11, George, Sinead, Alex and Lilly Rm 13 & 14, Alissa, Harvey, Mckenzie & Maia Rm 15 & 16, Emiliano, Anais, Baxter and Elise Rm 17 & 18, Austin, Isaac, Milla & Arthur Rm 19 & 20, Lochlin, Amy, Nora, Jasmine Rm 21 & 22, Keagan, Mila, Liam F & Kayla Rm 23 & 24, James, Mark, Marly, Jesse & Emiliano Rm 25 & 26, Daniel L, Christina, Naia & Ida Rm 27 & 28 Well done!!
RICC REWARDS, for displaying our C.A.R.E Values – |Emma Rm 16, Henry Rm 15, Logan Rm 5, Maia Rm 16, Cuba Rm 24, Varleen Rm 28, Madison Rm 25 Ka pai!
PRINCIPALS AWARDS for services of the school – Lokei Lee, Taylor Amiss, Tristan Dold, Willem Oosthuizen, Gray Benito
KA RAWE AWARDS, For using Te Reo Māori at school Tristan Rm 8, Manny Rm 6, Tomi Rm 3, Eli Rm 6, Amelia Rm3, Rosie Rm 10– Tino pai!
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