Newsletter – Wednesday 16 October 2024

Cockle Bay School

School Newsletter

Children and their learning at the heart of all we do.

OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS CLOSED

Our Out of Zone enrolment applications for Term 1, 2025, have now closed.

As the number of out of zone applications exceeded the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. This will be held on Wednesday, 23 October 2024.

IN ZONE ENROLMENTS

If you have not completed an enrolment form yet, and your child is turning 5 in term 1 of 2025, please complete the form on the school website or contact the office for an enrolment pack. We would ask that completed forms be returned to the school by Tuesday 22nd October.

Principal’s Message

Fakaalofa lahi atu (Hello/Greetings) as we celebrate Niue Language Week with our Niuean students.

Welcome back to term 4. We hope that all of our community have had a restful and enjoyable break from the routines of school along with the school traffic, school lunches and school uniform washing that go with every week at school!

We have a busy term ahead, so we would like to take this opportunity to share some reminders:

Summer uniform can be worn from the start of term and is compulsory following Labour Weekend (from 29th October)
Sunhats are needed every day during term 4 so please ensure that your child has their hat in their bag daily
Sunscreen should be applied at home each morning and students can re-apply this during their break times if needed (to be provided by home)

There will be lots of opportunities to come into school to share learning and celebrate your child’s learning journey this term. Please keep an eye on the calendar (through the app or website) and newsletters, where we provide you with details and information. See below for the information regarding our wonderful Art Expo, which takes place Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The students and teachers have been hard at work and are really excited about sharing their artwork.

Ngā mihi

Kimberley Rivett (Acting Principal)

New App for Parents – eTAP App

We have now moved to using a new app for home/school communication. This app is connected to our student management system and allows parents to log student absences, sign up for teacher conferences, complete permission slips, update personal details for your child/ren, access the school events calendar and website, as well as view current school year reports and access historical reports for your child/ren.

Trouble shooting:

You need to access the app for the first time through the email you have been sent and on a computer/desktop NOT a phone
Then click on the blue link at the bottom of the email and agree to the the terms and conditions BEFORE you follow the prompts to install the app
The app will open in a new window on your browser
Follow the instructions to change your password

Please email the office if you have any questions or are having trouble accessing the login.

SAVE THE DATE !

‘Getting to Know Your Child’ Conferences

Wednesday 29th January 2025, 9am – 3pm

Please note: This is the week PRIOR to school opening for instruction

Carnival 2025

Save the date! 29 March 2025

The day will include rides, games, food, and more! The whole school community looks forward to this day and you don’t want to miss it.

Interested in helping to plan this amazing event? Email Carla Bickel at cbscarnival@cocklebay.school.nz.

Books & Toys Collection

Do you have any good quality used books, games, or toys that you’ve been thinking of donating? The school holiday is the perfect time to get that organised! The PTN will begin collecting in term 4 for our popular Books & Toys room for Carnival 2025.

Health & Safety

High risk of measles outbreak

If you have measles symptoms, such as a fever and a rash, you should seek medical advice urgently. Call your healthcare provider or ring Healthline for free anytime on 0800 611 116

Symptoms of measles(internal link)

Aotearoa New Zealand is at very high risk of a measles outbreak. Of all diseases, measles is one of the most dangerous and contagious. It is so infectious that you are very likely to catch it and pass it on to others if:

you are not immunised, and
you come into contact with someone who has measles.

Measles can spread very easily among people who are not protected (immune) from the virus. This is anyone who has not already had 2 doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, or who has not had measles before.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Uniform Shop

Next opening date Monday, 28 October – 8:15am-9:00am and 2:30pm-3:15pm.

Teacher Only Day

2024 Dates for your Diary

Thursday 24 October – Great New Zealand Shakeout

Thursday 24 October – New Entrant & Catchup Photos

Friday 25 October – Teacher Only Day (School Closed)

Monday 28 October – Labour Day (Public Holiday)

Wednesday 30 October – Senior Athletics

Wednesday 30 October – Board Meeting

Friday 15 November – Wheels Day

Thursday 28 November – Year 4 to Willow Park

Thursday 5 December – Board meeting

Tuesday 10 December – Celebration Night

Thursday 12 December – Year 6 Graduation

Tuesday 17 December – Final day (school finishes at 12:30pm)

Quick links to our school website:

School Calendar

2024 Term Dates (website home page)

School events

2025 Dates:

Carnival – Saturday 29 March

Term One – Monday 3 February – Friday 11 April

Term Two – Monday 28 April – Friday 27 June

Term Three – Monday 14 July – Friday 19 September

Term Four – Monday 6 October – Thursday 18 December

Teacher Only Day – Friday 24 October

Hi parents!

We hope that you have enjoyed the school holidays! Term 4 basketball registrations are now open for Cockle Bay School.

Sessions will remain on Mondays with the new time of 3.15 – 4.15pm on the outdoor school basketball court.

Regarding fees, please see the instructions for payment below.

Term 4 fees $105 per player

– 8 x sessions total covered for T4

– Term dates Mon 14 Oct to 9 Dec 2024

– No session on Mon 28 Oct (Labour Day)

Please pay into the following account 38-9001-0049405-05 with the reference “Child’s full name, School Code”

School code is CBS T4

*Note the bank account number is different to last time, confirming the one above is correct as we have changed banks recently.

For any issues with the above, please let us know.

Warm regards,

Swished On Team

+64 21 255 4738

Web: https://www.swishedon.basketball

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwishedOn

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swishedon/

BOTANY TAEKWONDO

Botany Taekwondo has been training the ITF style of Taekwondo at Cockle Bay School for over 15 years.

Come and have some fun with us get fit and learn a new skill with qualifications that are recognised around the world.

We operate a 2 week free trial. Want to know more? Visit our website at botanytaekwondo.co.nz or just turn up at 6:00pm on Wednesday nights and say “hi”. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Collect the Yummy cut-out labels from bags (each cut-out label is worth 10 stickers) and individual Yummy apple stickers for your school’s share of the $200,000 free Sport sports gear prize pool. Yummy apples are available from New World, PAK’nSAVE and participating Four Square stores. The more you collect, the more sports gear you get, so get going and start collecting your Yummy cut-out labels and stickers now!