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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.
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Dear Parents and Whānau
Today is the HPPA Athletics, and we wish all our students participating an enjoyable day where they do their best. This Friday ,15th November, is Wheels Day, where all students can bring ‘wheels’ to school (more detail in a separate notice). Next week, Tuesday 19th November is the Year 4 Eastern Beats Festival. All Year 4 students are asked to attend the evening performance which starts at 6.30pm at Point View School. We also have some students involved in a Table Tennis Competition and EPro8 next week.
Our school continues to be a busy place and all staff and parents who work to give our students so many wonderful opportunities are most sincerely thanked.
P.T.N.
Our Parent Teacher Network (P.T.N.) are an enthusiastic group of wonderful parents who fundraise in support of school improvements that give our students ‘the icing on the cake’ that the school would not otherwise be able to provide. One of our current fundraising initiatives offers calendar art, created by your children. We hope you will enjoy their art and buy calendars for yourselves and extended family, maybe as Christmas gifts (see below for details).
The P.T.N. are starting collections for Carnival (29 March 2025), with a Non-Uniform day and lolly collection next week, Friday 22 November (flyer below). The Carnival is a significant event in the calendar of Cockle Bay School and parents who join the planning team are very valued. The P.T.N.’s. next Carnival meeting in the school staffroom is Tuesday, 26 November, at 7:30pm. All parents are warmly invited to attend.
January 2025 Student Conferences
‘Getting to know your Child Conferences’ will be offered Wednesday 29 January, during the day, before the school year starts for the students. This is an opportunity for parents (students optional attendance) to inform the new class teacher of their child’s strengths, likes, and any goals for the year. A newsletter with details is here.
Student End of Year Reports
Student reports will be shared electronically at the end of term, not in hard copy. To access your child’s / children’s reports, please download the @school parent app (instructions below).
Ngā Mihi
Dorothy Bigwood
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It’s time to celebrate creativity and start some Christmas shopping for your loved ones! Support our school community by purchasing beautiful calendars, greeting cards, diaries, mouse mats and sketch pads, created by our talented students – your tamariki!
Every purchase helps raise funds towards our outdoor learning spaces. Your purchase not only adds a unique feature for your home but also contributes directly to enriching the educational experience for all our students.
Follow these instructions to place your order online:
1/. Go to www.kidsartworks.com
2/. Use the Entrance Code: KZ808
3/. Enter your child’s room & name when prompted
The order is open from Tuesday 12th November 2024 until 11.30pm Monday 25th November 2024. Orders will be sent home with students by Friday, 13th December.
Payment can be made over the website via credit card or account2account.
If you have any questions please contact the school on cbsptn@cocklebay.school.nz, Anna on 021766870, or Sarah on 0272545253.
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New App for Parents – @school App 
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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.
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Parents have been emailed their child’s unique key code to access photos. Please note that the FREE DELIVERY offer expires midnight Sunday 17th November.
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This is your last chance to order a yearbook. No further orders will be accepted after Friday, 15 November.
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Carnival 2025
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Auction Prizes
The carnival is the PTN’s largest fundraising event for 2025 and depends on auction prizes being donated. We need your help! Do you own a business or work for a company that can provide a donation of goods or services? Or maybe you can connect us with a potential donor? All donations, large or small, are valued and appreciated! We’d love to hear from you: cbscarnival@cocklebay.school.nz.
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Next Generation of Planners
As our children advance to Intermediate, Carnival 2025 will be the final event for several organisers. We have identified and recruited successors for most roles but still require candidates for three key positions. We offer the opportunity to shadow for the March 2025 carnival and take on leadership for the 2027 carnival. Interested individuals should contact us at cbscarnival@cocklebay.school.nz.
Vacant positions are:
1. Carnival Lead: project manager ensuring room leads’ needs are met and handling administrative tasks.
2. Food Lead: managing supplies and food area operations.
3. Co-Sponsorship Lead: ideal for available stay-at-home parents or grandparents with free time during business hours to help secure donations.
Ideally people shadowing these roles will have children at CBS for at least 2025 and 2027.
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Carnival Books and Toys Collection
Every Monday and Wednesday, 8am-9am and 2pm-3pm in Room 33 (at the end of the dome). If you can’t make these times, then please drop at the school office. There will be some Sunday collections with times and dates to be announced.
Every CBS student who donates will go into the draw for an awesome prize to be drawn at the ‘Carnival Assembly’.
All good quality childrens and young adults books (all languages welcome) and toys are greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much!
From your Books and Toys Carnival Team
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‘Getting to Know Your Child’ Conferences
Wednesday 29th January 2025, 9am – 3pm
Please note: This is the week PRIOR to school opening for instruction
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Next opening date Monday, 25 November – 8:15am-9:00am and 2:30pm-3:15pm.
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Year 6 Uniform Collection
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2024 Dates for your Diary
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Friday 15 November – Wheels Day
Friday 22 November – Non-Uniform Day
Thursday 28 November – Year 4 to Willow Park
Thursday 5 December – Board meeting
Friday 6 December – Parent Helper Morning Tea
Tuesday 10 December – Celebration Night
Thursday 12 December – Year 4 & 5 Prizegiving
Thursday 12 December – Year 6 Prizegiving
Friday 13 December – Year 0 & 1 Prizegiving
Friday 13 December – Year 2 & 3 Prizegiving
Friday 13 December – Year 6 Big Day Out
Monday 16 December – Year 6 Formal
Tuesday 17 December – Final day (school finishes at 12:30pm)
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Wednesday 29 January – ‘Getting to Know Your Child’ conferences
Term One – Monday 3 February – Friday 11 April
Carnival – Saturday 29 March
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
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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,
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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.
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