Bombay School Newsletter

10 April 2025 #11

~ Our Best Always ~ Ake Runga ~

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Principal's Message

Kia ora Bombay whānau,

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

You may recall that we introduced a new student management system, Hero, approximately 12 months ago.

Since then, there have been some significant changes at a national level that affect how we assess and report student achievement.

What’s Changed?

The government has announced new curricula for mathematics and literacy - however, they have not yet released clear guidance on how schools should report progress under these new curricula.

- A tender process has just begun to develop a national assessment and reporting tool. This means it may still be some time before we know exactly what the new reporting expectations will be.

What This Means for Us

In the meantime, schools have been advised to "keep doing what we have always done." This puts us in a tricky position:

- Do we continue rolling out Hero’s reporting features?

- Or do we pause and wait, knowing that a new, possibly mandated system may soon be required?

To protect staff from unnecessary workload and potential frustration, we have decided to "take a slow and steady approach" with the Hero rollout. We want to avoid a situation where teachers spend hours setting up systems that could soon be made redundant.

Where Are We Now?

- Some schools are further ahead with Hero and can access more streamlined information.

- We’re not there yet, and we acknowledge that.

Are Our Children Missing Out?

Absolutely not. Our teachers continue to assess and track learning thoroughly. If you’d like an update on your child’s progress, you are always welcome to reach out to their teacher. All we ask is that you are mindful about how frequently you request meetings or data, to ensure teachers can focus on teaching and learning.

We will continue to provide written reports in June and December, as we always have, regardless of the progress the government makes with its new systems.

In Summary: - Hero is still being introduced carefully. - We’re balancing government changes with what’s best for our staff and students.

- Your children are in professional, capable, and caring hands.

- Communication with your child’s teacher is always welcomed—just with consideration for time.

Thank you for your continued support. This is exactly why you chose Bombay School. Enjoy your time with your whanau over the Easter break.

Warm regards,

Paul Petersen

Principal

Exciting News!

The support poles for our new canopy are going up – progress is well underway! We’re thrilled to see this fantastic addition taking shape and can’t wait to see the finished result. This space is going to make a huge difference in how we deliver the curriculum, providing more flexibility and shelter for learning and play. We’ve been told to expect completion in just four weeks – fingers crossed everything stays on track!

School Holidays

School closes at 2:50pm tomorrow Friday 11 April. We start back for Term 2 on Monday 28 April. We hope you all have a happy and safe holiday.

Thank you

A HUGE thank you to Julia Willing who braved the elements last Friday to man road patrol while staff had their photo taken. We appreciate you.

Thank you to Mrs Hewes, Mrs Wilson and Mrs Perez for fully organising the Great Easter Egg Raffle. You do this every year on behalf of our Home and School Team, we appreciate you.

Bunraiser Success!

A huge thank you to our amazing Home and School whānau and our AIMS Games parents for your incredible support in running the Bakers Delight Bunraiser last Saturday. Your time and mahi made it a fantastic day for our school. We made $1230.60

We’d also like to express our gratitude to Bakers Delight Pukekohe, AS Wilcox & Sons for the delicious onions, and Franklin Country Meats for their generous sausage donation – your support means so much.

School Leaders Mufti Day

Thank you for supporting our school leaders today. We had a rainbow of colours. The school leaders raised approx $478. This will go towards the gift they give to the school at the end of the year.

Well done Zach

Zach M represented Bombay School at the Auckland Swimming Championship last Wednesday. He ended up swimming his 50m breaststroke plus the 4x50 medley relay and 4x50 freestyle relay. He had so much fun competing at that level.

Extra Pudding Awards

Olivia, Stevie and Ruhi are super tidy kiwis. Thank you for doing litter patrol.

Hamish, Oliver & Zach receive their extra pudding for swimming.

Maverick is a superb writer. Keep up the great work Maverick.

Kaiya writes vividly. Her descriptive writing is very good.

Astridah's writing is engaging and very descriptive.

Tatum is a super tidy kiwi. Thanks for keeping our place tidy.

Mason is making good strides in his creative writing. Keep up the great work.

Benji is making good strides in his creative writing. Keep up the great work.

Rogan is making good strides in his creative writing. Keep up the great work.

Home & School Easter Raffle

Thank you to all the families who have supported Home & School by donating items and purchasing tickets. Prize winners will receive their goodies at a special assembly tomorrow Friday 11 April.

BOMBAY SCHOOL UNIFORM

The Uniform Room is usually open on Monday evenings during term time from 5:15-6:15pm. Mondays that the Uniform Room is to be closed are advertised in the school newsletter.

At the Uniform Room, students can try on uniform and orders can be placed and paid for by eftpos, credit card, cash or internet banking.

Ordering, Payment and Supply

If you know what items you require and the sizes, then ordering can be done by email. Order forms are available for download on the school website – once filled out, please email to the school office and submit your payment. Payment can be made via internet banking or via the school office. Alternatively hand your order in to the school office.

Supply of uniform can usually be fulfilled within a week, often more quickly. However, the beginning of the year and Term 1 is a busy time for uniform for all schools, so generally allow two weeks to receive your uniform. For a new entrant, please allow a minimum of two weeks.

House Tees

House Tees continue to be supplied on a term basis, and while there is a separate order form (one tee shirt per order form) payment can be included with other uniform orders.

The next house tee deadline will be at the end of Term 1 (orders placed by the end of Friday 11 April 2025) for delivery at the start of Term 2.

New Entrant Uniform

In the absence of a face-to-face consultation with caregivers of new entrants who are buying school uniform for the first time, there is a New Entrant Uniform guide on the school website. It outlines how to select a size, which garments and how many.

Recycled Uniform is now offered by Home and School on Facebook.

Diana O’Brien Paradigm Apparel

St Pierre's Sushi Fridays

Sushi Fridays

St Pierre’s Sushi is our lunch order option. This is ordered through the Dollar for Schools lunch programme. $1 from every lunch goes straight to Bombay School.

Orders can be placed up until 9am on the day of delivery. All orders will be delivered to school for lunchtime and come labelled.

Follow link here www.dollarforschools.co.nz

Partnering with New World

NW Club Card Sponsorship

We are delighted that 35 school families have shared with club card details with us. We send those names and numbers to New World Pukekohe. They in turn give us 1% of total purchases! If you are keen to participate, please click the button below.

Community Notices

Magic Theatricks is bringing the 'Circus of Illusion Magic Show' to SkyCity Theatre.

Sunday 13 April, 2pm 1 show only!

Book Now - Event Finda

A magical illusion and circus spectacular will be appearing at Auckland's SkyCity Theatre. New Zealand’s own ‘Circus of Illusion Magic Show’ is 90 minutes of fast-paced family entertainment. Featuring Magic, Audience Participation, Comedy, Puppetry, Aerial, Hula Hoops, Dance, Contortion, Juggling and large-scale Illusions. A school holiday spectacular that will appeal to all ages from preschoolers to grandparents and everyone in between.

www.magictheatricks.nz

Seasons For Growth is a grief, loss and change Programme for children dealing with challenges in their lives e.g separation, divorce, death, other family changes. Our Afterschool Programme starts this term on Thursday 13th February 4-5pm, held in Pukekohe running once a week over 8 weeks. An optional Parent Programme also runs at the same time.

For enquiries or enrolments please phone/text Marisa Skilton 021 142 5812, office (09) 238 7228, or contact me at seasonsfranklin@xtra.co.nz. For more info please go to www.pukekohecommunityaction.co.nz/seasons.