🌟 Welcome to Term 3!

It was lovely to begin the term with a nice warmish winter day and to see our tamariki back in their uniforms, with smiles on their dials! 😊

We hope everyone had a relaxing break and that we have finally seen the back of some of the bugs and illnesses that were doing the rounds at the end of Term 2.

We have another busy and exciting term ahead of us!

👮 Police Education

Constable Wybrow will be working with our students from Friday 24 July. The programme each class takes part in will depend on the age of the students.

• Rooms 1 and 12, Years 7 - 8: Drug, vaping and alcohol education

• Rooms 2, 11, 10 and 4, Years 4 - 6: Road safety

• Rooms 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5, Years 0 - 2: Keeping Ourselves Safe

🏉 7s Rugby Tackle Tournament

The 7s Rugby Tackle Tournament for students in Years 4 - 8 will be held on Tuesday 28 July.

Further information will be sent home to the students involved.

📚 Book Week

Book Week will take place in Week 3, with a wide range of reading and book-related activities happening across the school.

On Friday 7 August, we will have our Book Character Dress-Up Day. Students can come dressed as any character from any book. We look forward to seeing plenty of creativity, colour and possibly a few last-minute costumes thrown together before school! 😂

We will also have a special visit from the Kiwi Kids Charity that day. They will be bringing lots of fun and entertainment for our tamariki, beginning at 10.00am.

Whānau are very welcome to come along and have a look!

More information is available here:
https://www.kiwikidscharity.org.nz/events/

🏐 Winter Tournament

The Winter Tournament for our middle and senior students will take place on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 August.

More details will be shared closer to the time.

☎️ Reporting Student Absences

Please remember that if your child is absent from school for any reason, you need to let the school office know.

You can:

• Phone the office on 03 528 8978, or

• Complete the absence form on our website:
  https://www.parklands.school.nz/absent-form

💰 New School Banking Details

A reminder that Parklands School has changed banks from Westpac to ASB.

Our new account details can be found here:
https://www.parklands.school.nz/our-school/banking-details

Please make sure you update any saved payment details or automatic payments you may have for the school.

📅 Term Dates

Term 3
Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September

Please note that the Teacher Only Day previously planned for Friday 25 September has been moved. Students will now attend school as usual that day.

Term 4
Monday 12 October to Thursday 17 December

🏆 Prizegiving Assembly
Our Prizegiving Assembly will be held on Thursday 17 December at 9.30am at Parklands School.

Teacher Only Day
Friday 18 December

This means that Thursday 17 December will be the final day of school for students in 2026.

For the keen beans already looking ahead, school will resume in 2027 on Wednesday 3 February. 😄

We are looking forward to a fantastic Term 3!

PUBLIC NOTICE

Implementation of Enrolment Scheme for Parklands School as 10th March, 2025

To avoid overcrowding, or the likelihood of overcrowding, the Board of Parklands School has implemented an enrolment scheme, as developed by the Secretary for Education.

Under this scheme, students will be enrolled if they live within the home zone described below.

Home Zone Boundaries:
The home zone includes addresses on both sides of the boundary roads mentioned in the description unless otherwise stated.

• Starting from the western end of Whakarewa Street, the home zone follows:

  • East along Whakarewa Street until Queen Victoria Street

  • Including Chamberlain Street between Whakarewa Street and College Street

  • South along Queen Victoria Street until Green Lane

  • Including Queen Victoria Street between Green Lane and Marchwood Park Road, and including Marchwood Park Road

  • East and then north along Grey Street until Whakarewa Street

  • East along Whakarewa Street until High Street

  • Including Coppins Place

  • South along High Street until Lowe Street

  • East along the northern side of Lowe Street until Woodlands Avenue

  • North along Woodlands Avenue until High Street

  • Including Edgewood Crescent

  • North along High Street until Tudor Street

  • East along Tudor Street until Thorp Street

  • Including all side streets off the southern side of Tudor Street

  • North along Thorp Street until Harbour Road

  • Including Thorp Street between Tudor Street and Totara Park Avenue

  • South-east along Harbour Road until Motueka Quay

  • South along Motueka Quay until Glenaven Drive

  • From the intersection of Motueka Quay and Glenaven Drive, jumps east to the coastline

  • North along the coastline until the Motueka River

  • West along the southern and then eastern bank of the Motueka River until on-line with Whakarewa Street

The enrolment of out-of-zone students will be governed by the provisions of the Education and Training Act 2020.

The full enrolment scheme, including a detailed description of the home zone, can be viewed at the Parklands School office during normal school hours. Copies of the scheme are also available upon request.

For any inquiries regarding the enrolment scheme, please contact the school office.

Parklands School Board