From Board of Trustees From the Principal Covid19 Level 2 Information Illness Welcome

Skateboards & Scooters Library Books Spare Clothes Road Safety & Parking Term Dates 2020

Teacher Only Days Absentees Automatic Payments Sports News Guitar Lessons

Lunches Extra Curricular Activities Community Notice Scooter Flyer

From the Principal Welcome Back

It has been great to see the smiley faces in the morning as our tamariki arrive at school. Overall our tamariki have settled well into their second week and are happy to be back with their teachers and classmates.

I would like to thank you for all the wonderful work you did as ‘teachers’ over the EHS Learning at Home. For many of you, this was challenging as you juggled work, pre-schoolers and teaching ‘more than one student’ at different levels. Although challenging, I hope you enjoyed the learning experiences with your child.

Our criteria for the learning at home (which was different from school) was that it had to be accessible, achievable, engaging, fun and inclusive meaning sometimes the task could be completed with a sibling. Learning to read, write and do maths happened in multiple ways and not necessarily a formal approach as the environment was different. We have a display in our foyer of many creative ways our students were learning during this time and the many different skills they were developing.

Changes to Reporting 2020 Due to the Lockdown and time away from formal school, there will be changes to our usual reporting programme this year and a separate newsletter about this will be sent out at the end of this week.

Staff We welcome Sue Kinnear in a part time role along with Sheryl Hudson who will carry out most of the classroom release for teachers with a focus on art projects for each student that will be displayed around the school. This is to continue the value we place on the learning and communicating through the arts, and the richness that artworks bring to our environment.

From the Board of Trustees We hope all of our EHS families are staying safe and well, and it is great to see the children back at school now that we are at Level 2. The Board wishes to thank our management, teaching and support staff on guiding us through a challenging and uncertain time with Covid-19 and in showing leadership and commitment to settling all of our students back into school life and the new routines.

Welcome to the following New Students Natana E7 and Ethan B4. We hope you have many happy days and wonderful learning experiences during your time at EHS.

Skateboard and Scooter Safety

Skateboards and scooters provide children with a valuable form of exercise and transport. Learning to ride a

skateboard or scooter is an important part of play, risk taking and development. Here are some handy tips to help

keep our children safe;

Learn the helmet 2-4-1 rule

2: The helmet should be no more than two fingers above your eyebrow.

4: Adjust the straps under your ears. They should form two ‘Vs’.

1: No more than one finger should fit over the chin strap.

Be safe on scooters and skateboards

Wear correctly fitting helmets that meet an approved safety standard

Ride on the footpath, and watch out for sneaky driveways

Give way to pedestrians

Cross roads safely on foot, at pedestrian crossings

Wear elbow and knee pads when scootering, and add wrist guards when skateboarding.

See the flyer at the end of this newsletter!

Level 2 Drop Off and Pick Up Arrangements Thank you for your understanding and patience with the requirements and the changes that had to be made. Managing the release of 610 students is challenging and so the staggered release means we can still maintain, distancing and contact tracing.

Drop off - Kiss, Cuddle and Go (at any gate) Only come in if essential to the outside door of your child’s classroom. Essential is mostly for parents of new entrants who are settling back into class or just started. Either scan the QR code or use the pen/paper register.

Pick Up - Collect and Go 1. At 3.00 your child can go to the usual pick up place that you have arranged eg on Kings Cres, Pretoria Street, Professionals Gate as you usually did prior to Lockdown. Please be on time. OR 2. From 2.45pm onwards, you can go and collect your child from the outside door of your child’s classroom, either scan the QR code or use the pen/paper register. This helps to ease congestion at the school gates. However once it is 3pm, please wait outside unless you are collecting a junior child.

Please continue to maintain the 2 metre distancing.

Older siblings will collect their younger siblings and go to their meeting place. Ngā mihi

JULIE HENDERSON Principal

Staff cont. We also welcome back Anne Prichard to C3 who is taking the 3rd New Entrant class and Fiona Kerr who will be teaching in C3 on Fridays. Our new entrants are fortunate to have these fabulous teachers to get them off to a wonderful start at EHS.

We look forward to a more settled term of great learning and the beginning of some of the other opportunities for our students that can now resume.

Remember, please do not hesitate to contact your classroom teacher if you have any queries or concerns about your child. Currently under Level 2, it is best to do this via email.

ILLNESS

We have some students who are immunosuppressed and it is essential that you notify the school office if

your child has chicken pox or measles or if anyone in your family has. Thank you.

IMPORTANT – YOU CAN NOW TEXT YOUR ABSENTEES

Children who will be Absent or Late

If your child is going to be ABSENT OR LATE from school please ring the absentee line 566 2734 or text only (we do not answer this phone) on 027-773-7243 before 9.30am and leave a message which includes name, room number and the reason your child is away or is going to be late.

Late Children – please report to the office so we do not ring your parents.

Remember school starts at 8.55am.

Automatic Payments of Fees/Stationery/Camp for 2020 If you wish to start an automatic payment for Stationery, Camp, EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) Activity Related Donations and School Donation, please contact Katherine by email at accounts@easternhutt.school.nz or ring the office on 566 0167. This is an easy way to spread the payments throughout the year.

Direct Credit to our Bank Account. Account Details ASB Lower Hutt

Eastern Hutt School Board Of Trustees AC no. 12 3478 0009657 00

Term Dates 2020 Term 2: Wednesday 15 April – Friday 03 July Term 3: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September Term 4: Monday 12 October – Thursday 17 December

Monday 1 June – Queens Birthday Monday 26 October – Labour Day

Teacher only Days 2020

School will be closed to all students on the following

teacher only days

Monday 24 August 2020

Tuesday 27 October 2020

Road Safety/Parking

Eastern Hutt school is busy before and after school. There is often lots of children—who do not always understand the danger of roads and vehicles. Make sure to take extra care when parking on the roads and streets around the school and follow the signed parking rules at all times. Please avoid drop offs and pick ups in yellow marked areas. This is to ensure road patrol can see clearly across both sides of the road and can make safe calls to allow children to cross safely. A few handy tips: say goodbye to your children on the school side of the road or at a pedestrian crossing. walk across the road and meet your children after school (never call out to them from the other side) try to leave home early to avoid arriving at the busiest times follow the directions of all signs park a safe distance from all crossings always single park (double parking causes accidents and traffic jams) try parking a few streets away from the school and walking with your children organise a car pool with other parents—to reduce the number of cars trying to park around your

children’s school.

Parents – Staff Car Park Please do not drive into the staff car park to drop off or collect your children. Children must not walk through the car park.

Library Books Due to us all being in lockdown we have a LARGE amount of books OVERDUE. Please can you search your home and send all library books back now. Thanks – Library Dragon

Spare Clothes With winter here and students having accidents or playing in puddles it would be good if your child had a spare set of clothes in their bag to change if they get wet/muddy or have an accident. If your child has borrowed some of the school’s clothes please can they be washed and returned.

Sports News It is official. Sport is back, our winter sport teams will begin training after Tuesday 2nd June. Your coaches and or manager will be contact regarding when your practices will begin, with a day and time.

The Government Guidelines at Alert Level 2 under Sport –The objective of these guidelines is to minimise the risk of transmission of the virus, and to be able to rapidly track and isolate any cases that may arise. Alert Level 2 has protocols that relate to the restrictions posed on us especially in the area of distancing and hygiene.

The key principle remains the same. You must contact your manager if anyone is feeling unwell in your family, displaying symptoms of Covid-19, awaiting a test, or required to self-isolate. You are to stay away, and not participate in any form of training or game situation.

At this stage, starting dates and competition formats are yet to be confirmed for the Hutt Valley Basketball League and Hutt Valley Netball. We will be in contact with teams, once these have been decided upon.

Guitar Lessons at Eastern Hutt School

Do you want to learn to play guitar? We are now accepting enrolments for the remainder of Term 2 for pupils in years 3 to 6. They lessons are taken Mary Hazlewood on Monday or Charles Hazlewood on Thursday during school time. The tuition is held in small groups according to ability and age. It is educational, and normally a lot of fun! The school has guitars to use at lesson time, but you will need a guitar to play at home. We are very experienced music teachers currently teaching at several schools in Lower Hutt. The cost is $12 per 30 minute lesson, multiplied by the number of lessons held during the term. Please call Charles on 04-934-2759 or 029-9392759 or charleshazlewood1@gmail.com, or Mary on 04-566-3918

If you wish to order your children a School Lunch see the information below on school lunches and how to order them.

Go Healthy Kids – Wednesday and Fridays ONLY You are able to order Go Healthy Kids lunch on Wednesday and Fridays. You must register for this yourself. The school does not take the orders. Its simple register at www.lunchonline.co.nz Lunchonline The lunches are then delivered to school on a Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Pita Pit Lunch – THURSDAY ONLY You are able to order Pita Pit Lunches on a THURSDAY ONLY. You must register for this yourself. The school does not take the orders. Its simple register at www.lunchonline.co.nz The lunches are then delivered to school on a Thursday morning. Lunchonline

Summary of the optional extracurricular activities being offered at Eastern Hutt School

There are a number of extra curricular opportunities available that Eastern Hutt School families can choose to opt into on a fee-paying basis. The details of these & how to enrol are listed below:

Music Guitar Lessons are available for Year 3 children onwards with Mary Hazelwood & Charles Hazlewood. Please call Mary on 04-566-3918 or Charles on 04-934-2759 or 029-9392759 or charleshazlewood1@gmail.com Violin Lessons are available. Enquiries to Jenni Champion 562 0297 and 021 409 498

Drumming/Keyboard Lessons Goodtime Music Academy – contact the Music Bus Manager 04 570

2730 or go to the website goodtimemusicacademy.co.nz

Sport Tennis Coaching (For Children in Y2-6) If you wish to enrol please phone Gary Nelson, an experienced teacher and qualified tennis coach on 5897178 as soon as possible. Enrolments will be taken on a first in, first served basis. Enquiries to Gary Nelson on 589 7178 Kelly Sports – After school Sports on a Wednesday www.kellysports.co.nz Enquiries to Vanessa Chatfield027 466 1779 or 586 5361

Chess Classes

For further information please contact Scott Wastney: Phone: 461 7079 Mobile: 021 155 7403 Email: kiwichess@xtra.co.nz Web: http://kiwichess.ediy.co.nz/

Languages - French DOES YOUR CHILD WANT TO LEARN FRENCH? FUN French language club at Eastern Hutt School For 5 – 10 year olds Wednesday after school Lots of activities, drama, music & games, taught in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Language resources available to support parents at home. Free trial available once we begin.

For more information or to register your interest, contact Stefi Plimmer-Blattner on:stefi@lcfclubs.co.nz, Phone 562 8211, www.lcfclubs.co.nz

Marrzipan Drama are running awesome confidence building sessions through drama at Eastern Hutt School this year! Classes will be running on Wednesday's after school in A3 - Music Room at Eastern Hutt. Juniors from 3.00-3.45pm and Seniors from 3:45-4:30pm. Call our superstar Office Team or. Head to www.marrzipandrama.co.nz and click REGISTER HERE or call 027 367 3334. See you there!

Oscar House - Before & After School Care One to Five Days Regular and Casual Care Holiday Programmes Enquiries www.oscarhouse.co.nz Dalena Wallace 0275511040 dalena@oscarhouse.co.nz

Kelsey Arthur 566 3141 (evenings)

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Community Notices Please note that the school is not endorsing the programmes or events listed below. We are publishing them on request of the providers and because they may be of interest to

our families

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Some of our children currently attend Fulton Swim School and absolutely love it here. It's an amazing life

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