Entries for February 2022

Once again I must thank so many of you who diligently work your way through the newsletter and or class notices each week and complete the surveys/replies promptly. Sometimes it is hard to keep up with everything, so a quick reminder of current feedback we need from you.

1. Being able to get hold of you quickly in an emergency is really important, so please ensure we have current email and telephone contacts for you and your emergency contacts.

2. Please ensure you have let us know about your capability for ‘home based learning’ should this become necessary again this year. Please use this link if you have not completed this in the last week. Capability for home based learning survey. It is not possible for us to accurately prepare without your input.

3. If you have a child/ren in either TKT or TKA, please ensure you have responded to the survey that was emailed to you earlier this week, asking you to give us your feedback about proceeding with camp in the week of the 4th - 8th April. We want everyone involved to share their opinion as this will guide the board in their decision making.

4. Should your child/ren test positive for COVID please advise me by email as soon as you possibly can. We can then start our processes. Please use l.dixon@hokowhitu.school.nz for this purpose.

The Board have shared our COVID RESPONSE STAGES to give you an indication of possible actions should the school have a significant number of students/staff away either isolating or unwell. Please see the explanation and outline here. Letter from Board and our COVID RESPONSE STAGES 

Thank you for the effort so many of you are making to have your child arriving at school no earlier than 8.30am in the mornings. We have staff ready at the meet and greet points at this time and the tamariki can come on into the classroom and get ready for the day. 

It’s been fantastic to see the children back at school for the last 2 days. We are absolutely delighted with the way they have ‘bounced’ in the gate! I thank each of you for the way you are supporting us with the tamariki coming into the buildings independently (or with staff support). While some schools are very strictly interpreting MOE guidelines and not allowing parents onto the grounds, we are very happy to have you walk in to your child’s kete ‘meet and greet’ point and take the opportunity to introduce yourself to the teacher who is on duty.