Relationships – Whanaungatanga, Resilience – Manawaroa, Respect – Manaakitanga, Responsibility – Tiaki

A community of agile and collaborative learners – Proud of who we are, empowered to make a difference

Kia Ora, Nǐ hǎo, Hallo, Greetings,  

Welcome to our new students who have joined school online.  Who would ever have thought that’s how you would start school!  I bet it will certainly be a story they tell their children one day.  I hope you are all managing the juggle at home.  It is amazing how exhausting it is working on a screen and having a stream of online meetings all day as compared to physically going into work.  Research following the last lockdown showed that you have to concentrate much harder when you are looking at people’s faces on a computer during a meeting, whereas in real life we look away and take breaks when we are in conversation.  That and wondering where those extra wrinkles have come from that you can see on your own face online! 

It could be a good time to pull out Mason Durie’s ‘Te whare tapu wha‘ model that the students studied in term one.  The theory is that we all have four pillars of wellbeing that keep our house (body) standing.  If one pillar of wellbeing is neglected, the house starts to fall down.  I know one parent loved this idea, as her children understood that they needed to leave Mum while she was on the running machine, as she was topping up her physical health pillar!   I’m pleased to report that finally got our negative tests back, which had been processed in Otago.  I guess the location plus the sheer volume explains the wait.  After I received the text, I took the long way to the supermarket, savouring some time on my own and topping up the mental wall of my house.  

Just before we went into lockdown, I had the pleasure of attending the HPPA dance festival at Somerville Intermediate.  Both dance groups did us proud, with outstanding performances.  Thank you to Mrs Keel, Ms Madgwick, Nikki and Mel who got our dance groups performance to such a high standard!  It is a shame the second night was another victim of Covid, but at least they got one performance in.  There were also some ex BBP students who were part of very polished performances with the intermediates – wonderful to see them also.

PTA

Sadly our Father’s Day breakfast has been cancelled.

Internet Safety Evening

Year 6 Parents

 Kia haumaru te noho,

 Kelly Slater-Brown

 Tumuaki

We know it’s been a tough period for most families and for our children. For this reason, when we discussed fundraiser initiatives for the year, we wanted to include something that could make a difference in the lives of the families of the Bucklands Beach community. Given the year we’ve had, financial wellbeing stood out for us as we all want to protect our families, our jobs, and our lives. We’re therefore excited to partner with Assetwise, a financial services company providing specialist advice for all your Kiwisaver, mortgage, and insurance needs. Assetwise shares our wellbeing vision and is offering our families a free, no-obligation consultation whether you want to review your existing policy, add to your portfolio or start your financial journey. For every policy confirmed, a contribution of $250 will be made towards the PTA’s fundraising. We encourage you to support this fundraising initiative by completing this form or for more information, contact Isaac Govender on 021 136 5183. Please also spread the news by sharing this offer with your friends and whānau.

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