Part Three

Report Files were sent home at the end of Term 2.  Please return these to school as soon as possible.

The school newsletter is sent home each Tuesday to the youngest or only child in a family.  Please read it, as there is a lot of important information and dates in it.  The newsletter can be emailed to you.  You need to give Mrs Hutchings or Mrs Pratt your email address if you wish to receive it this way.  

The school day begins at 8.55.  Please make sure that your child is at school before the bell rings.   If your child is late to school they will need to go to the office for a Late Slip.

During each term I am entitled to two Classroom Release Days and one Management Release Day  On these days Ms Whitburn or Ms Taylor will be teaching Room 12.  These dates are yet to be confirmed.

To help the school, your child and myself, please send notes to school about any sickness, absences or any other issues, as sending notes saves time and confusion.

Head lice are an ongoing problem.  If your child is itching please check them and treat them if necessary.  We will have head lice checks in class if it is needed.  A note will be sent home if this is about to happen.

If your child has Asthma, please send an inhaler to school.  The inhaler can be kept in their school bag until it is needed.  Please let me know if your child has any medical conditions that I need to be aware of, including having an inhaler in their bag..

If you have any questions, concerns or would like additional information about your child’s learning and progress, please ring, text, email (details below) or come in and see me at school.  I recommend that you come between 8.15 and 8:45am.  Although on Tuesday mornings the staff have an Administration Meeting in the Staffroom from 8:00 until 8:30 so I will not be in classroom until 8:30 on Tuesday mornings.  Or please come to see me between 3.00 and 4:30pm, as I will usually be in the classroom, staffroom or the Library, preparing or assessing work.  Please remember Team Kahikatea meets on a Tuesday at 3:30 and on Wednesday afternoons we have Professional Learning Staff Meetings which begin at 3:30 so I will be unavailable at those times also.  I am on Gate Duty every Friday so I need to be at the gate soon after the 3:00 bell.  If you need to see me could you please wait until I return which should be about 3:15.

I am really looking forward to a productive term full of learning and engagement!  Please do not hesitate to contact me at school or at home, on 379 6624 (before 9:00pm) or you could email me at mmacgregor@carterton.school.nz if you have anything to discuss.

Teachers and parents working together make a powerful combination.

Kind regards,

Melanie MacGregor

Please encourage your children to… READ, READ, READ…