TERM 1 / WEEK 4 NEWSLETTER - 23 February 2017

LINCOLN PRIMARY SCHOOL A SCHOOL FOR HEROES

Kia Ora Koutou

Week four has nearly passed by, however the term feels much longer due to so many events happening in such a short period of time.

It is great that the warm sunny days mean our pool is being fully utilised, with our surplus solar heating the junior pool to a warmer 23 degrees. This is allowing our less confident swimmers, to remain in the water longer, which is evident in their increased water confidence.

Syndicates 2, 3 and 4 have all held their swimming sports now, where they were able to showcase their swimming skills. 40

children in Years 5-8 will be representing us at Ellesmere Zone swimming sports next week. Congratulations to you all and good luck next Wednesday.

As a result of some complications relating to our senior swimming sports last week, the staff engaged in a full review of the planning and organisation. It has become evident that our school has grown too big for these sports to be held on one day. Next year we will be holding two days of competition. The first day will be championship length events, which are used for Zones selection. The second day, which will run after the Zone championship day will be for our swimmers who are confident doing non-championship events.

We are very aware of the lack of shade surrounding our pool. We have purchased two portable gazebos which will be erected at the pool next year on sports days. We have also been discussing permanent shade sails for the pool following the very successful Spring Fair last year. This is an urgent priority. Hopefully decisions will be finalised and shade sails or similar ordered at the PTA meeting on 6 March. It is our intention that a review of all of our sports days will be held immediately following the event, with improvement suggestions being recorded and incorporated into the following year.

3-Way Conferences These are very important conversations about your child/ren’s learning and we would appreciate all families booking conferences with their child/ren’s pastoral care teacher/team. Information on how to book your conferences has been sent home recently by email.

New School For Lincoln The Ministry of Education visited our recent board meeting to update us on progress towards the new school.

This is a summary of the points made:

The Ministry proposes a Year 1-8 school on a site located in the

south of Lincoln, to be known initially as Lincoln South School.

Work on acquisition of the proposed site is well underway.

The new school is proposed to open in January 2019.

The school is proposed to be a separate school with its own

board of trustees. The outcome of the community engagement undertaken showed that this was the preferred option for 77% of respondents.

Once the Minister has formally approved the new school, an

Establishment Board of Trustees will be formed.

An Establishment Board of Trustees is appointed rather than

elected. During March, the Ministry will advertise for people to express interest in being appointed to the new board.

Once the new board is formed (likely to be in May),

communication about the new school progress will come directly from the Lincoln South Establishment Board of Trustees.

The Ministry anticipates that an enrolment

home zone will be put in place around the new school, meaning amendment to the current Lincoln Primary School zone from 2019. The Boards of the new school and Lincoln Primary will work together with the Ministry to decide on these zone changes. There will be community consultation on the draft enrolment schemes; this is likely to take place from July 2017.

Any enrolment zone changes for Lincoln Primary School will not

affect the right of enrolment at Lincoln Primary School of all siblings of Lincoln Primary school students enrolled in 2018, regardless of which zone families live in. This right will be written into the enrolment scheme and applies to all future siblings from the same address.

Year 7 and 8 Technology education will continue to be provided

by Lincoln Primary School.

Kind regards

Viv Butcher Principal

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Feb 24 Parent-Teacher Information and Contact Update forms due back at school.

24 Full School Assemby 9:15am, All Welcome 24 Uniform Shop Open 2:45-3:15pm 26 Weetbix Tryathlon (Sunday) 28 School Closes 12:30pm for 3-Way Conferences 28 3-Way Goal Setting Conferences (1:00-8:00pm

Mar 1 3-Way Goal Setting Conferences (2:50-5:30pm) 3 Uniform Shop Open 2:45-3:15pm 6 PTA AGM 7:00pm - All Welcome 10 Uniform Shop Open 2:45-3:15pm 16 Board of Trustees Meeting. 7:30pm 23 No High School Busses (pm)

April 3 PTA Meeting 7:30pm - All Welcome 13 Last day of Term 1 13 Board of Trustees Meeting. 7:30pm

May 1 Teacher Only Day (School closed) 2 Term 2 Commences

June 6 Queen’s Birthday (School Closed)

July 7 Last day of Term 2 24 Term 3 Commences

Sept 29 Last Day of Term 3

Oct 16 Term 4 Commences 23 Labour Day - School Closed

Nov 17 Canterbury Anniversary - School Closed

Dec 15 Last Day of Term 4

CALENDAR OF EVENTS http://lincolnprimary.ultranet.school.nz/WebSpace/148/

New School Sunhats are available for sale ($15.00 each) every Friday from the Second Hand Uniform Shop in the School Hall (Main Campus from 2.45pm to 3.15pm .

Second Hand Uniforms - Donations of any

second hand uniforms would be gratefully ac-

cepted so we can begin supporting families who need these.

Alternatively the PTA can sell your second hand uniform

items on your behalf with 20% of the proceeds going back to

the PTA.

PTA NOTICES

PHOTO GALLERY SCHOOL NOTICES

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The PTA's 2016 AGM will be held at 7:00pm on Monday 6 March 2017, in the new modular learning space (T5 & 6)

All parents and staff are wel-come to attend.

The AGM will be followed by the PTA committee's March meeting.

High School Buses Lincoln High School buses will not run on Thursday 23 March due to High School finishing

early. Please ensure you have made other arrangements for get-

ting your children home from school on this day.

Cardigans and Senior Jackets

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the orders for cardigans and senior jackets have been delayed. We hope to have these by the end of next week and will let you know when they arrive. We apologise for any inconvenience this has cause and thank you for your patience.

Absences If your child is going to be absent for any reason we would appreciate a phone call to the office to advise the name, room number and reason for absence.

A message can be left on our answer phone. Alternatively you can fill in the online absence form on our website using your logon and password. Click on email school from your dash-board screen. We also prefer that a parent/caregiver advise us of the absence (not a sibling). This is a ‘Safety’ issue to ensure your child has arrived at school safely

Lost Property Please check the lost property box on the Syndicate 3 verandah (Modular Building) for any lost property. All remaining un-named items at the end of each term will be donated to the second hand uniform shop or to charity.