Motto:
To be the best
we can be
Kia eke ki nga taumata

Vision:
Connect Challenge Empower
Hono - Whakatara
- Whakamana

Mission:
Together we inspire learning
Whakahui, whakamanawa, tatou, ako

O R C A

Ownership
Rangatiratanga

Respect 
Manaakitanga

Collaborate 
Whanaungatanga

Achieve 
Ako

UPCOMING EVENTS

WALKING SCHOOL BUS

GIFTED LEARNING AND COGNITIVE ABILITY SCREENING TESTS

DEVICES
AT HOME SURVEY RESULTS

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Dear Parents and Students

What an Event!

It was so great to be at school last Wednesday as all the children participated in the School Triathlon. Congratulations to the teachers for organising a great event for the second year in a row. Surely this will now become an annual event at Whangaparaoa School. Thanks also to all the parents who took time out to join us for the day and support the pupils as they strived to be the best they could be. As one teacher has already commented there were AMAZING examples of ORCA values in action at the Triathlon (team spirit, perseverance, collaboration and achievement) A special thanks to our Parents and Friends (PFA) who provided such an important supporting role in ensuring this event was such a success. Please get behind them as they prepare for the next big event coming up - The School Gala.

Warren Steel
Acting Principal

Lockdown Drill - Wednesday 27th March

As part of school health and safety protocol we need to practise procedures for emergencies such as fire, earthquake, tsunami and unwelcome intruders (school lockdown). We will be practising the next school lockdown alert on Wednesday 27th March.

• This alert is activated by the office through a speaker system and the message requires the students to move to an area in the classroom quickly and quietly, and hide away from windows.
• The teachers lock the doors.
• When the danger is removed, children and teachers are informed and things return to normal.
• Parents would be informed of any real lockdown by Linc-Ed, and facebook messages.
• If the children are outside when this alert happens senior staff will direct students to the safe areas in the school.

Our staff will spend the next week talking the children through the procedures and ensure that they understand why we practice this. It is also very helpful if parents talk to students, as it can be quite scary. The object is to keep everyone safe therefore students must know what actions to take and practice them. (keeping as calm as they can). Unwelcome intruders can be things like bees, dogs, the weather (tornados), or people.

DATES TO REMEMBER

• Swimming Sports Yr 5 & 6 - Friday 22nd March - students participating are to wear uniform even though it is mufti day
• School Assembly - Monday 25 March: 10.20-10.50am
• Photolife Term 2 - Monday 27 May & Tuesday 28 May
• HBC Interschool Swimming Sports - Thursday 28 March
• Lucky Book Orders - orders close 29 March
• School Gala - Saturday 30th March
• E-Learning Parent Evening - Monday 1 April: 7pm in staffroom
• Term 1 finishes - Friday 12 April
• Term 2 starts - Monday 29 April
• Swimming Lessons- Leisure Centre - Y3 to Y6 will be starting Term 2 - more info soon

LOST PROPERTY

There are a lot of lost property items at the back of the school hall.
A lot of these items have names on them. If your child is missing something, please take a minute to check the lost property before the end of term.

All remaining lost property will be understood as unwanted and will be removed.

Items will then be distributed to those in need within our community, or on-sold by the PFA.