Traffic and Road Safety

Dear Parents

With increased construction and school growth, there are ongoing increased traffic demands on Reading Street and East Street. The Board and leadership team are currently working with the team from The Orchards and the South Wairarapa District Council on ideas to manage this to ensure children’s safety. However, it also involves all our parents, children and our wider community doing their part too.

We ask that:

* Parents take time to talk to and practise with their child/ren their route to school and crossing busy roads. This is especially important for walkers and cyclists.

* Everyone, please be aware that there is large construction traffic on Reading Street. Parents and children need to be extremely careful during pick up and drop off times.

* All drivers lower their speed around the school.

* Everyone crosses at the crossing or walk across the road beyond the diamonds painted on the road safely. Ie: not directly around the bus and hall area or close to the crossing.

* No parking or stopping on the yellow lines near the crossing.

If we all work together and remind each other it will make a difference. We appreciate your support in helping us to keep everyone safe.

Drive In Movie Night Assistance

As many of you will have seen Greytown School is hosting a drive-in movie night as part of the Greytown winter festival. This night is being held on Friday 30th July with a postponement date of Saturday 31st July.

To make this night a success for the School’s fundraising we are seeking your help.

Please follow this link and see how you can help make this night a success.

Link: https://forms.gle/XJtJ4sa5mmw2aRuy9 (Copy and paste into Google if above link does not work).

Reading Street traffic tomorrow

Hi everyone
The Orchards construction team have advised us there will be a lot of large concrete trucks coming in and out of their site tomorrow morning before school. Please be aware of this if you are dropping children off on Reading Street.
We also advise parents that if your child/ren walk or cycle near this area to instead come via East Street to stay safe.
Thanks
Miss O’Connor

Learning Conferences and Half Days

Learning Conferences will be held on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th July (Week 1 Term 3) between 1pm and 7pm on both days. On both of these days school will finish early at 12.30pm with parents needing to make arrangements for your child/ren to be collected.  If you are unable to book online please contact the office and either Carol or Megan can make the booking for you.

The URL of the site is www.schoolinterviews.co.nz. The code is bjvhh.

Matariki Celebration

 

MATARIKI CELEBRATION – FRIDAY 2 JULY 2021

Our Matariki celebration is on this Friday morning starting at 7am.

 

  • Year 8’s, other students and visitors – please assemble at the school library at 6.45am
  • Kapa Haka – please assemble in Room 1 – no later than 6.45am! Wear school uniform and warm jackets/hats/gumboots if needed

Kapa Haka will assemble in Room 1 then walk together to the Matariki garden to be ready to perform the haka pōwhiri.

Year 8’s and visitors will be gathered together by Mr. Preston – then will assemble at the Junior Playground to wait for the haka pōwhiri. They will then walk down to the Matariki garden.

After our celebration there will be a sausage sizzle for children, cup of tea for the parents (staffroom) and the coffee cart will be on site.

We can’t wait to share this wonderful time together with you and your whānau.

Drive-in Movie

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE. Voting closes tomorrow night.

We are so excited about our Drive-in movie as part of the Greytown Festival of Christmas (www.greytownvillage.com). A huge thanks to Fresh Choice and Challenge Greytown for their generous support.

There will be two movie sessions. The first movie is Jumanji which has been voted on by the children in our school.

It is now your turn to help us vote on the second session’s movie. Here is the link to place your vote! https://forms.gle/JYMQRPixARmvfs4X7

All proceeds will go towards our North Field Playground upgrade.
The more money we raise…the more spectacular it will be!

Netball Tournament

Year 5-8 Netball Parents
A notice has been sent home about the upcoming Netball Day for the Yr5-8 teams taking part in the interschool tournament. Along with the key information for this event, please note that due to weather the date has changed.
It is no longer on Wednesday but has now been postponed to Thursday 1st June.
Any questions or changes for your child please email Miss Verstraten nverstraten@greytown.school.nz