com newsletter winter 15

5/18/2018 Com Newsletter Winter 15

1/5

Bullying is one form of aggressive behavior. It can be covert or overt in nature,and is usually deliberate, harmful, involves a power imbalance and has anelement of repetition. It can be found anywhere in the home, at work, in theneighborhood and in school. In school, bullying can vary in severity and impact.Most mild bullying can be managed by students themselves with support, butmore severe incidents will require input from senior sta or even investigation by! "olice and#or $hild, %outh and &amily.

'ussell (treet sets high e)pectation that children will report bullying. *t timesthroughout the year we also carry out con+dential surveys with students fromyear -, to assist in identifying any emerging patterns /and names0 that may beof concern, in an eort to nip anything in the bud early. 1e place high emphasison providing learning programmes that help students identify bullying, andenable them to deal with it appropriately, and we engage with parents at theearliest possible time where a child may be the instigator or victim.

$yberbullying is now a real and rapidly growing risk. %es, it is true that there isalmost always a better evidence trail /making it easier to hold bullies to account0but increased access and activity means that children are indeed more e)posedto risk.

2igital technology is central to young people3s lives and as parents andeducators we need to recognise /and monitor0 the most predominant form ofonline activity -social media. 1e also need to recognise that young people areincreasingly using multiple devices /desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone, gamesconsoles etc0 not only at school, and at their own home, but at friend3s homesand other places of gathering too.

I strongly recommend all parents become familiar with the site4

www.netsafe.org.n56his is a portal for so much valuable informationabout cybersafety and security at home. In particular the link to7Inmyday.org.n53 is of value.1arm reg

ards,David ReardonPrincipal

$ommunity

ewsletter
http://www.netsafe.org.nz/http://www.netsafe.org.nz/


2/5

Board of Trustees Window:6he Board was delighted to hear that our school, inpartnership with *shhurst (chool, won a contestablecontract fund for development of student agency in year


3/5

review cycle. *gain thank you for your continued support. * summary of the resultsfrom the survey can be viewed on the school website under Board of 6rustees or clickhere.

(Above: R5 Making a hoopla caterpillar; Ollie, the Cook; and Matariki art from6smallbbbles!

Literacy/National !ildrens Li"rary #ervice6here has been a stay of e)ecution with regards to downsi5ing the national libraryservices, as announced late last year. 1e are delighted that schools are being asked toengage in consultation around the ational @ibrary3s future, a critical resourcesupporting the development of reading as a habit and providing rich resources tosupplement our own. 1hile we support any review of operations, we3re hopeful allservices will be retained or further enhancedD

#upporters lu" $pdate:1hat a teamD 6he (upporters3 $lub was delighted to be able to support Hett3s rugby postpro=ect, resulting in posts being installed on the rear +eld earlier this term. Hett evenwent to the trouble of attending a meeting to thank us personally. 1e now have a7(upporters3 $lub3 facebook page in place. 6his houses notices, the calendar andreminders from the (upporters3 $lub only. 6he team are currently preparing for a 7carboot sale3 on (aturday, (eptember :A. Keep an eye out for detail. (tart sorting andstoring and don3t put o that de-cluttering any longer. *ll of our current fundraising isfocused on building a scooter track#path at the school. 6hanks for the wider support weget and remember you can =oin this group at anytime, even if you are not a currentparent of the schoolD

%elly lu" &'ut of #c!ool are and (oliday Programmes):Kelly $lub operates out of 'ussell (treet (choolD o down time travelling to anotherprovider and really convenient for the end of day pick up. 'ight now they are takingregistrations for the school holiday programme and term three registrations. Gisitwww.kellyclub.co.n56he feedback from '(( students and families has been incrediblypositiveD Hoin up now.

Road #afety/Par*ing +round t!e #c!ool:1e3re grateful to the wider community for the care taken when driving past the schooland especially when parking outside it. 1e take our responsibilities about student safety,especially on the road patrol, very seriously. 1e know and understand well the

challenges of parking especially on wet days /and also as a result of Mid $entralemployees parking in our side streets ad=oining the school0 but this cannot be an e)cusefor parking on yellow lines or using them as a drop-o#pick up point. 6hank you all for

"ear 5#

6 stdents in netball action as part of or sportse$change %ith &oglas 'ark chool, Masterton)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MaF2Ydq-vbks0yv0MrQ7yyB8Yjyq6BVgexK1zN0bcLM/edithttp://www.kellyclub.co.nz/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MaF2Ydq-vbks0yv0MrQ7yyB8Yjyq6BVgexK1zN0bcLM/edithttp://www.kellyclub.co.nz/


4/5

navigating slowly past the school and also showing the courtesy of stopping at thecrossing for children to cross.

We"site/Russell #treet #c!ool app:1e are delighted to inform our community that the "6$ $alendar *ppis up and runningfor 'ussell (treet (chool. (imply go to the i6unesor "lay store, locate and download the

"6$ calendar app. 1hen you open the app it asks you to select your region and school.nce selected you have access to the schoolLs community calendar, links to the websiteand newsletter and phone and email contact details. 1e are currently not encouragingfamilies to (M( absences as we cannot verify the genuineness of who sent the te)tunlike phone messages. 6his app is free to our community, thanks to the generoussponsorship of @ee Furopean, Kelly $lub, Ma) 6ar MelodyLs ew 1orld, 6rophy(pecialists Fngraving @td, 26(@ and 'ewanui Kindergarten.

,nrolment at R##:*n updated copy of the enrolment scheme can be found by visiting the following websitepage4 http4##russellst.school.n5#NpageOidP8 or by contacting the oQce.

6he '(( student roll continues to be full, with a waiting list. If you3re new to the area andhave pre-school age children it is very likely we3ll meet soon. 6o assist us with planning,

and to avoid over-crowding, it is very helpful to know a.s.a.p. of any in-5one children thatare likely to attend 'ussell (treet in coming years. "lease ring *g or 'achelle in theoQce and make sure your child#ren are on this list at your earliest convenience. If yourchild3s usual place of residence is in-5one and not temporary, then enrolment is assuredD

"lease note the date of the ne)t ballot /for families seeking an out of 5one enrolment interm


5/5

com newsletter winter 15

Documents