Newsletter – 19 February 2025

 2025 Carnival – 29 March 2025

The Carnival committee is busy planning this iconic event in our school calendar. They seek about 20 more of our amazing parents to volunteer to help, in a variety of ways, with full support given. A newsletter was emailed home last week. If you can volunteer, please email cbscarnival@cocklebay.school.nz. You will be part of a fun day and your help will be most appreciated.

 Principal’s Message

Kia ora Koutou

We are thrilled to see how well the children have settled into the new school year. A huge thank you to our dedicated teachers for creating such a welcoming and supportive environment, ensuring a smooth and successful start for all. 

Pool Usage

Water safety lessons are getting underway, and all students are asked to bring swimwear (rash tops optional) on their rostered days. The focus of lessons is on becoming confident in basic water safety. Our pool is solar heated. Thank you parents for sending to teachers information about your child’s/children’s swimming skills.

Before School

Students are expected to arrive at school around 8:30 am to allow time to unpack their bags and be ready for learning by 8:45 am.

Students arriving before 8:00 am should be enrolled in Bizzy Bodz. Bizzy Bodz provides breakfast and a safe, welcoming environment for children whose parents need to leave for work early.

From 8:00 am, students should wait under the Dome, where informal supervision is provided. At 8:15 am, they are welcome to enter their classrooms or play outside.

Late arrivals must sign in at the office. To ensure a positive start to the day, parents are encouraged to plan their mornings so students arrive on time.

After School

All children are expected to go straight home after school, except in the following cases:

• Children may stay and play if supervised by a parent or grandparent. Please note that toilets will be locked; in emergencies, visit the office.
• Children waiting for pickup should stay inside the designated school entrance gate or just outside their classroom door to ensure they can be easily found. Currently, many students are playing on the school playgrounds, making the environment overly busy.

Any student not collected by 3:30 pm should go to the school office.

For families requiring after-school care, Bizzy Bodz offers a supervised programme for enrolled children.

Please discuss after-school routines with your child to ensure they know what to do and stay safe. Thank you.

Ngā mihi

Dorothy Bigwood

 Chrome Books for Sale!

We are on-selling Chromebooks that have been used in Years 4-6 classes since February 2022. They are 3 years old. If you would like to purchase a used Chromebook, please complete the purchase via Kindo. 

 School eTAP App for Parents – @school 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 or mobile 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. 

 2025 Dates

Term One (Monday 3 February – Friday 11 April)

Saturday 29 March – Cockle Bay School Carnival

Term Two (Monday 28 April – Friday 27 June)

Friday 30 May – Teacher Only Day

Thursday 19 June – Teacher Only Day

Friday 20 June – Matariki (Public Holiday)

Term Three (Monday 14 July – Friday 19 September)

Friday 24 October – Teacher Only Day

Term Four (Monday 6 October – Thursday 18 December)