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Please help us to keep the school gates closed.

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 12:13 PM

This is Mitchell and for his safety we need to make sure our school gates are kept closed, because he is likely to run away. Please note Mitchell has a distinctive yellow marking on his uniform. Please help us to keep Mitchell Safe by keeping the school gates closed.

Mufti Day – Tuesday 13th November

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 8:22 AM

Come as someone you look up to – your favourite Superhero, Sports star, teacher, parent – the superheros are endless! Gold coin donation for Big Brother Big Sister.

Landscaping Meeting 21st November 7.30pm

Friday, November 9, 2018, 1:36 PM

  Landscaping Q&A evening November 21st 7.30pm to 9.30pm School hall St Martins School Board would like to invite you to take a look at the proposed rebuild landscaping plans, presented by the landscape architects Kamomarsh. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and bring ideas. If you are keen to make it happen, come along! Please direct any enquiries to Kate.Hodgins16@gmail.com  

Planned Strike Action – Wednesday 14th November

Monday, November 5, 2018, 10:37 AM

The NZEI Te Rui Roa, the Primary Teachers and Principals Union have voted to take further strike action this term.  They have rejected the governments latest offer as part of their negotiations and have voted for full day regional rolling strikes.  They are planning to strike in Christchurch on Wednesday November 14th for the day.  As was the case last time, the St Martins Board of Trustees has determined that we would be unable to open the school on this day because of health and safety issues for staff and students because there wouldn’t be enough relievers to cover the number of students we have at St Martins.  We won’t get formal notice of the strike until 3 days beforehand but we wanted to give our community as much notice as possible so you can make plans for your children on that day.  We realise this may be inconvenient for some parents and care-givers and we thank you for your understanding.

Year 0 – 2 Reporting Conferences

Friday, October 26, 2018, 8:52 AM

Year 0-2 Reporting Conferences  – Term 4, 2018 Thursday 29th November, – from 3.30pm Tuesday 4th December, – from 3.30pm Booking Online Website: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz Event code: 88s67 Online bookings open Monday 29th October Online bookings close 2.00pm Monday 26th November

Super Rugby Trophy Schedule – Friday 26th October

Thursday, October 25, 2018, 3:12 PM

Listed below is the schedule of when the trophy will be in your child’s pod. It will also be in the office at various times during the day. A great opportunity to come and see the trophy. 9.00am to 9.20am – Explorers 1 (Room 6 and 7) 9.20am to 9.40am – Explorers 2 (Room 8 and 9) 9.40am to 10.00am – Explorers 3 (Room 22) 10.00am to 10.20am – Discoverers 1 (Room 1 and 2 – will be in the Learning Room by the adventure pplayground) 10.20am to 10.40am – Discoverers 2 (Room 3 and 4) 10.40am to 11.00am – Navigators 1 (Room 14 and 15) 11.00am to 11.30am – Trophy in the school office 11.30am t 11.50am – Navigators 2 (Room 16 and 17) 11.50am to 12.10pm – Navigators 3 (Room 20 and 21) 12.10m to 2.20pm – Trophy in the school office (May be taken to assembly) 2.20pm to 2.40pm – High Fliers 1 (Room 11, 12 and 13) 2.40pm to 3.00pm – High Fliers 2 (Room 18 and 19)

Super Rugby Trophy at school this Friday 26th October!

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 11:35 AM

We are very excited to have the Super Rugby trophy at school all day on Friday 26th October. It will be in each pod for about 20 minutes and then in the break times the trophy will be in the office. You are most welcome to come and see the trophy and have a photo with your child. We will be letting you know when the trophy will be in your child’s pod as soon as we have the schedule confirmed, or you can see it in the office at morning tea (11am to 11.30am) or lunch time/assembly (12.30pm to 2.15pm) Please note that your child is welcome to bring their Crusaders gear to wear while having their photo taken but it is not a mufti day so they must come to school in their uniform.

Mufti Day – Friday 21st September

Friday, September 21, 2018, 7:12 AM

International Day of Peace Mufti Day – Gold Coin donation to support the Red Cross Myanmar crisis.

Teacher Only Day – Friday 14th September

Thursday, September 13, 2018, 4:23 PM

A reminder that this Friday, school is closed for a Teacher Only Day. Have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday.

6 September – 2018

Thursday, September 6, 2018, 8:50 AM

As the year progresses our roll continues to grow, not only with 5 year olds starting but with many new families moving into our zone, meaning children are joining classes at all year levels. The Ministry of Education has been supportive in light of our building project and have eased the pressure for gaining staffing, especially to cater for New Entrant growth. We have now engaged Charlotte Bates to work with Peta Berry in our New Entrant class, part time initially and becoming full time by the end of this term. If you do have, or know of someone who is in our zone and intending to come to St Martins School, please encourage them to let us know and enrol early. Advance warning really helps with planning. The building is continuing to progress at a rapid rate. The walls are up and next Monday we expect the floor to be poured. This may mean some temporary access and parking issues behind the hall leading to less on street parking, but we will let you know of the developments as they arise. Following the pouring of the floor slab there may also be some other disruptions as the structural steel for the building arrives and is installed. This is all expected to happen before the end of this term. With the road works and the build happening we do encourage parents and caregivers to take extra care and be patient when delivering or collecting children from school in the morning and afternoon. There have been a few very close calls, and also some illegal traffic behaviours. We do need all parents and caregivers to be responsible and lawful in their traffic behaviours. Kind regards Rob Callaghan

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