Notices/Permission Forms
School Photos - Sue Allman People
Below is the link to the Sue Allman People Google form to order this year’s school photos:
Discovery School Photo Order Form
Discovery School photos are being taken from Monday 8th to Friday 12th April. Note: Room 8 photos will be taken in term 4 and a separate order form will be sent out for ordering these.
The closing date for orders is 1pm on Friday 5th April
Please note that there will be a $10 charge for late orders received after this date.
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Discovery School Readathon
Discovery School and the Parent Teacher Association are excited to announce our upcoming Readathon which kicks off the beginning of Term 2 and finishes at the end of Book Week, 10th May. We will also end the Readathon with a Book Character Disco! Two weeks celebrating the love of reading!
Today your child/ren will bring home a reading log and sponsor log. Children can start collecting sponsorship immediately. Children will need to keep a reading log of books and minutes they spend reading from Monday 29th April - Friday 10th May.
School will be including special reading activities as well and will celebrate Book Week 6-10th May.
There will be spot prizes for those who exemplify the spirit of the readathon. There will also be prizes for the child who reads the most and raises the most in each syndicate. Thank you to our valued sponsors!
The readathon will raise funds for the school to support teachers with classroom resources, sports and learning equipment and support families by contributing to costs of out of classroom activities- swimming lessons, field trips, etc.
Important dates
11th April send Book log & Sponsor Sheet home
Over school holidays: Start collecting sponsorship pledges
29th April: Readathon starts - Kids start logging reading minutes!
10th May: Last day to record minutes. Calculate sponsor amounts and collect money.
13th May: Start to return forms and money when all collected
17th May: All money & forms due
Important - Emergency Contacts/Medical Information - Action required
Can you please check that your emergency contact details are correct and up to date. You do this by opening the Musac edge app or portal, see instructions below.
Also please check that your child/rens doctor and any medical details are correct (to check information on your child you go into REPORTS on your phone and STUDENTS REPORTS from computer to download the info).
If you haven't yet downloaded the Edge App or Edge parent-caregiver portal please click here for instructions.
Please note in an emergency your child/ren will only be released to legal guardians or those people listed as your emergency contacts.
NOTE:
If you have any changes to your contact details please email changes to contactupdates@discovery.school.nz
If you need to update your child/rens medical forms please email contactupdates@discovery.school.nz and request a new medical form.
Thank you for checking your details.
Year 7/8 Tough Guy/Gal Challenge
In year 7&8, we offer our students the opportunity to compete in the “Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge.” This is a 3 kilometre extreme mud run challenge that is held at Camp Wainui, 203 Coast Road, Wainuiomata. There are several Wellington events and we will be attending the one on Tuesday, 21st May. Note this is an optional field trip.
The “Big Rascals” grade is for year 7 & 8 students and racing starts for this grade at 10am. Students will travel in parent cars, leaving school at 8am and returning by approximately 12:30pm. Registrations take place between 8:30am and 9:30am and students will race in ‘waves’ according to their gender and year level.
If you would like to enter your child in this event, please read the following details carefully to ensure that they are entered correctly.
To register for this event, please go online to the following website - https://eventpromotions.co.nz/junior-tough-guy-and-gal-challenge/ Registrations open on 1st February. Make sure that you enter the TUESDAY event.
You need to type Discovery School and tick the box that states that the teacher will collect the race bag. The event organiser will collate this information and I will pick up the bags on the day of the event and give them to the students. The cost for this event is $30 (plus an admin fee) and you will need to organise payment to the organiser, not Discovery School.
I need to know if you have entered your child in this event and whether you can help out with transport and supervision on the day. We need support with this please or we will be unable to take students to this event. I realise that it is a long way away so let me know if anything changes. Please fill out the form below so that we are aware of your child’s intentions - and yours.
Students need to bring: A packed morning tea and full water bottle, asthma inhaler if required, a full change of warm clothes, a towel and a plastic bag for dirty clothes. They can bring money to purchase food at the event (optional).
It is compulsory for kids to wear shoes (they will get VERY muddy) to participate in this race. They can wear old sneakers, rugby/football boots (no aluminium spikes are allowed) and they need to wear old shorts, a polyprop top and a t-shirt. I would recommend that shoes are taped onto your child’s feet using insulation tape!
