Ngā Puna 2020

Kia Ora Whanau. Welcome to week 5 of our 10 week term. A huge welcome to Mishary, Harley, Scarlett, Elijah, James and Ollie who are joining us in Nga Puna this week. Lovely to have you and your whanau with us as you start your schooling. Also, a big welcome to our lovely Learning Assistant Debbie Gillet to our Nga Puna teaching team. (photo to come) Debbie is on our P.T.A and often helps out in the school coffee shop as well. Super lucky to have Debbie with us, she is fabulous with our tamariki. A huge thank you to all parents and caregivers who are following the Ministry lead rules whilst on the school grounds. The QR code scanner sign in may feel like a pain but it really is absolutely essential to do this every time you come on to the school grounds.  A few reminder from Mike, you are able to come onto the school grounds after 8:30am for drop offs. One person per family please and only after signing in, however you are unable to enter any building. We are now able to ...

Hi everybody. What a fabulous first day back we just had!! We are both absolutely chuffed with the kids. Such courage shown this morning upon arriving at school. For some this will have been their very first time at arriving into Nga Puna on their own and they all did absolutely wonderfully. They all deserve an especially big squeeze from you! You should all feel very proud. We spent the day reconnecting with our friends, playing outside and inside and reminding each other to keep out of our 'moist breathe zone' (keeping your own bubble safe). We know it concerns the kids, and you may be wondering but we are still unsure as of yet when we will be allowed reading books home. For now we're continuing on with our usual class programmes. Have a lovely evening with your kids. We have loved being with them! See you tomorrow Many thanks Tina and Lynley.

17th of May 2020 Kia Ora Whanau and welcome back! We are so looking forward to welcoming you all back this week into our new way of being at school. It’s great to be getting out and about now under level 2 and reconnecting with people and places. Just a few notes for the following week.  These are ‘directives and rules’ that have been advised by the Government and Ministry of Education. We know that it is not our usual way of being. Tina and Lynley will have difficulty following some of the rules, and will be encouraging the children, and each other to tell us when we are not keeping the “moist breath zone”. Pick ups and drop offs. Under alert level 2 parents and caregivers are asked not to come on site unless absolutely necessary. We will be waiting by the gate for children during these times. Children will be unable to enter school before 8:30. We know this is a new step for some of our children and we will be there as usual to support them through this. If we’r...