Notices/Permission Forms
Middle Team Year 4-6 - Water Safety & Swimming @ Coastlands Aquatic Centre in Term 3 2024 - action required
Please complete the google form below urgently, but by Friday 2 August at the latest. Note there will be another swimming notice sent out soon for the school wide swimming sports at Tawa pools, please make sure to complete both of these forms.
School Swimming Sports Years 4-8
Please note that this permission form is for the School Swimming Sports (not to be confused with year 7/8 term swimming and year 4, 5, 6 term swimming notices)
Dear parents/caregivers of year 4-8 students
Please find below a link for the school swimming sports which will be held:
Year 7/8 - Tuesday 13th August 9:30am - 1pm
This swimming sports will include ALL students from Year 7 and 8.
Year 4-6 - Tuesday 20th August 9:30am - 1pm
This swimming sports will include ALL students from Year 4 - 6.
Please complete the google form by Friday 2 August at the latest. (Note this is a different notice from the one sent earlier today for the Middle Team term swimming)
Rescheduled Learning Conversations - Room 2
We have rescheduled these for the times below.
Wednesday 7th August
1.30 pm - 7pm
Thursday 8th August
3.15 pm - 4.15 pm
Bookings are now open and can be made via www.schoolinterviews.co.nz, using the code ypmsw
Meeting times are 15 minutes in duration and your child will lead a lot of the learning conversation, so please bring them with you.
We understand that given the change in times, there may be some parents that are unable to attend - if this is the case, please contact Sarah directly to arrange an alternative. If possible, we appreciate you sticking within the times available.
Note, it is a normal, full school day for Room 2 on the 7th of August. Kaylene McNee will teach Room 2 in the afternoon so that Sarah can meet with whānau - the tamariki can pop out of class to join the meetings. The meetings taking place between 1.30-3.30pm on the 7th will take place in the boardroom (opposite the door to the staffroom).
Term 3 Weather Tightness/The Companion Way Entrance Access Times
At the back of the school, the weather tightness recladding work has begun on Rooms 20-23. This work is expected to take around 6 months.
The Companion Way entrance to the school is still accessible for pick up and drop off, however will be closed between the hours of 9.20am and 2.40pm. In the next holidays, a new retaining wall will be constructed at the end of Room 20 and there may be a week or so where this accessway is closed completely, however we will let you know if this is the case.
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.