Phone/Absence Line 04 902 5596 - Raumati Beach School

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Term 3                           Newsletter 11/20                   10 Sept 2020

                            Phone/Absence Line 04 902 5596
                             office@raumatibeach.school.nz

Dear Parents and Guardians
Welcome to spring! I am certainly noticing
the brighter mornings and the sun setting a
little later. The term is racing by with a
little over two weeks to go! Please keep
an eye out for information about the
holiday programmes that will be run at
RBS by sKids. This information will be
shared directly by them in the next week.
The refurbishment of Rooms 13 and 14 is
well underway. The interiors have been
stripped out and the roof on Room 14
which was problematic has been
completely replaced. These classrooms,
when upgraded will be wonderful learning
environments for our year 7 and 8
students. The upgrade of Room 14 is particularly welcomed as it was well over due. You may
also have noticed that we having been getting sections of the school re-roofed as well as new
guttering, hopefully this too will make a difference. Over the past 18 months we have had a
considerable amount of money put into new infrastructure. The roofing is the final part of this
puzzle, we are hopeful when this is completed that we will be able to spend more of our property
money on continuing to upgrade classrooms. Our next allocation of property money is due in
the 2021/22 period.
LEVEL 2 REQUEST
Just a couple of reminders:
    Please Scan the QR code when entering the school grounds. We have printed new
       codes off and replaced the original ones as they had become difficult to scan.
    Please follow the one way system we have when entering or exiting the office.
PARKING!
A number of parents have received infringement notices from both the Police and KCDC. The
two most problematic areas are outside the dental clinic on the broken yellow lines as well as
the disability carpark adjacent to the crossing. (This is being used as a drop off.) Please park
legally - it will save you a $60.00 infringement.
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS
There are two Teacher Professional Development Days scheduled for Term 4. Please make a
note of them in your calendar:
   - Tuesday 27th October (Tuesday after Labour Day)
   - Friday 20th November

TIK TOK ALERT
On Tuesday afternoon we were made aware of a video with disturbing content that had been
uploaded onto TikTok and we alerted our community through email. The video originated from
overseas.
If your child is a TikTok user they may have been exposed to this content.
You can find advice for parents on helping young people who have been exposed to upsetting
content on www.netsafe.org.nz Netsafe can also be contacted on 0508 638723.

Ka kite ano

Mike Farrell
Principal

HATS REMINDER
A reminder that school hats are compulsory to wear in Terms 4 and 1. Hats are available to
purchase on Kindo, Argyle Online or at the school office for $15.00.

YEAR 3 & 4 AUGUSTINE FUNDRAISER
The Year 3 & 4 Team is passionate about teaching and learning and preparing students for their
future ahead. They are currently raising money for a pod of Chrome books in each class so they
are able to diversify and widen the range of learning experiences they can offer your children
and help prepare them for Year 5 & 6.

Augustine, a popular women's clothing label, has kindly offered to put 20% of the proceeds of
any of their 'Alaska' products purchased with our schools code towards the Chrome books.
There are 100s of beautiful designs to choose from and Christmas is coming fast!

Help support the Year 3 & 4 team by purchasing an 'Alaska' product. Go
to: https://www.alaskatees.co.nz/ and put in the code: raumatibeachschool in the coupon code
box.

10/11 Sept     School Photos
25 Sept        Mufti Day
25 Sept        End of Term Three
12 Oct         Start of Term Four
27 Oct         Teacher Only Day
20 Nov         Teacher Only Day

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organisations or services and advises due diligence on the part of those employing their services and/or goods.)

Kapiti Softball registrations are now open. We welcome all new and returning players. See kapitisoftball.co.nz for more information.
Registrations close 16 September.

Football Holiday Programme
Tuesday & Thursday (both weeks) 9-12 year olds
Wednesday & Friday (both weeks) 7-8 year olds
Cost $25 for 1 session or $40 for 2 sessions if booked the same week. Coached by Magno Vieira, ex professional footballer. Contact
Magno on 022 355 6340 or magnoaqui@yahoo.co.uk. Facebook @footballholidayprogramme.