Dear Parents, Students and Caregiver,

This morning I write to you with a real buzz in the air. We are only hours away from our School Cross Country and you can hear the whispers of strategy, determination, courage and effort permeate throughout our School. It is wonderful to feel the excitement that year on year Cross Country brings for many. Cross Country provides a fantastic context to show the many attributes of our 6C's, our learning dispositions and it reminds us that these dispositions are not designed to sit inside the work of a classroom but far more importantly apply to the context of life and all that life entails, and for today, it is Cross Country. As each group of children await at the starting line to hear the clappers go for the start of their race my final words are always 'just give it your best' and while the message is simple in it's semantics, it is the reminder and action of those words that make all the difference no matter what we are doing. 

I know that I can write with confidence that many of you will be here to support our children with their goals today, whatever they may be. I would like to thank you on their behalf for your support. As a school we are very lucky to have an amazing supportive community such as ours.

On another note, last week we interviewed for our new entrant roll growth position to start Term 3. We are delighted to inform you that we have appointed Kim MacPherson to the position. Kim brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge to this position. Kim has over 12 Years experience in the classroom. She also been a recipient of a Science Fellowship with the Royal Society of New Zealand and has spent 2 years working at School Kit, a company that partner's schools to design units with a cross curricular focus using current, real life contexts. In addition Kim is also parent of our school community so already has a level of understanding around our culture and school ethos. Over the next few weeks you will see Kim in our spaces teaching and I welcome you to introduce yourself to her. 

Recently, we have been informed of an update to our School App. The Apple App store have been creating some significant changes to the ownership of Apps. As a result all phones that have our App downloaded will be given a notification (possibly as early as tomorrow) to do an update. Once you start the update you will be guided through the steps for the upgrade. It should take no longer than a few minutes. We understand this can be a little frustrating, but have been assured it should be a seamless process for you. 

Finally, thank you once again for your support of our teachers yesterday as we endeavour to seek a better education sector for all and one that ensures children are put at the heart of it.