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TERM 4 – Week 2: Newsletter
FRIDAY 20th October Kia ora e te whānau o Birkdale, Although the term hasn’t started so great for me – being hit with COVID this week, for everyone else it seems to have started strong with learners settling back into learning well. At the end of last term, there was a reminder to prioritise … Read moreTERM 4 – Week 2: Newsletter
Tongan Celebration Assembly – Wet day plan
Mālō e lelei Today’s wet plan for our Tongan Celebration Assemblies will be as follows: 11:45 – Rīmu, Kauri, Pūriri, Pōhutukawa, Māhoe, Kahikatea, Tānekaha 12:25 – Koromiko, Tī Kōuka, Kōwhai, Tōtara, Mānuka (Rīmu) Performers will be performing in both assemblies. Please feel free to come and support your child’s class in either assembly. Malo ‘aupito … Read moreTongan Celebration Assembly – Wet day plan
Whole school hui
Kia ora Birkdale families, REMINDER: Whole School hui for all families and whānau @ Birkdale Primary School WHEN: Thursday @ 6pm We will all start in the school library to begin with and then split off into smaller groups. See you all there!
Update: Road works on Birkdale
Kia ora e te whānau Road work on Birkdale is planned to continue for the next 6 weeks. Please continue to be patient and kind to each other and the people who are working to make our roads safer for our students. The road work is being completed to reduce speeds around the school and … Read moreUpdate: Road works on Birkdale
Samoan celebration assemblies – WET DAY PLAN
If you were planning on attending today, we are shifting to our wet day plan: In the library at: 11:45-12:25 – Rimu, Kauri, Pūriri, Māhoe and Pōhutukawa 12:30 – 1:00pm – Koromiko, Tī Kōuka, Tōtara, Mānuka, Kahikatea. See you there!
Important information about WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
Talofa lava! WEDNESDAY If you are able to pick up your child/ren early on Wednesday we would appreciate so we can run the paid union meetings for teachers in the afternoon. Pick up is at 12:30pm. THURSDAY A reminder that the colour run is this Thursday afternoon. On Thursday morning, please send with your child/ren: … Read moreImportant information about WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
Industrial action/ Colour run.
Afternoon everyone, Today we were notified that teachers will not be striking this Wednesday. Instead, there will be paid union meetings in the afternoon. The Birkdale Board of Trustees have decided to keep school open, with non-union members and leadership supervising. This will affect our school colour run scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. We will move … Read moreIndustrial action/ Colour run.
School open Wednesday 10th May 2023
Kia ora, We hope everyone is staying safe, warm and dry in this weather. Please be advised that school will be open tomorrow for instruction. If you have any questions around this, please contact the school office on 094837767 or email: office@birkdaleprimary.school.nz Ngā mihi Birkdale Primary School
EARLY PICK UP OPTION: Due to the constant and predicted worsening rainfall today (we already have surface flooding in some areas) we would like to give parents the option to collect their children early (from 1.00pm) to help ease the potential traffic congestion at the end of the school day. If you are able to … Read more
