Tui Newsletter – November-December

REMINDERS Summer is just around the corner…Please sunblock your child at / before drop offtime. Also, please pack a drink bottle, sun hat and spare clothes for waterplay.

If your child is booked in for the holiday programme, please ensure you pack a healthy lunch. Nut free please. Hours are 8am –3pm.

WHANAU CONTRIBUTION It was lovely to see everyone atthe Polyhigh Christmas Party at AoteaLagoon thankyou forcoming along to enjoy the sun and train rides! A big thankyou to everyone for supporting our Enviroschools programme. We are so pleased to have been awarded Bronze Tohu!

Programme planning

EXPLORING OUR COMMUNITY

We are still exploring Place-Based Education and the children and teachers have been focusing on familiarising ourselves with our community. The children are really interested in bugs, planting and engaging with nature and we have been fostering this interest with resources, books, walks and ICT.Below is our Enviroschools Flag that we raised during our Bronze reflection process! It represents the principles of Te whariki, Enviroschools and Polyhigh’s philosophy.

Highlights

ACHIEVING BRONZE TOHU ENVIRO SCHOOLS

We are so proud of our tamariki, team and whanau for working together to achieveEnviroschools Bronze Tohu.

GOLD HEALTHY HEART!

We are also so proud that we have been awarded The Gold Healthyheart award!

Professional Development

Natalie and Leonte attended a fantastic course on best practice, leadership and well beingrun by Mark Sweeneyand look forward to passing on the knowledge to staff

A warm welcome to …

Isabella Mark and her whanau Phill,Gill and Olivia. Ava Sullivan and her whanau Emma and Max. Lennox Chambers and his whanau Clint, Michelle and Coen.