A big thank you to all whanau who came out on Thursday evening, despite the horrible weather. It was great getting to chat to you about you child's achievements. Our class had the best attendance, I saw 21/24 families, that's well over 87%! As a reward, Room 10 will be getting pizza for lunch on Wednesday.
Hockey lessons started this week and it looks like we have some prospective Black Sticks in our midst. Hockey lessons will continue every Wednesday until September, 4.
National day of support for principals
The teachers and support staff of Glen Innes School are joining with their colleagues all over the country on 9 August to call on the government to give primary and intermediate principals a fair deal. And we need your support as we stand up for our principal, and all principals.
Teachers recently won pay parity with their secondary colleagues, because a teacher is a teacher, regardless of the age of their students. But the government refused to give primary and intermediate principals parity with principals of comparably sized secondary schools, or any support for growing workloads. In small schools, principals are doing a complex job but often without any extra support, and while teaching as well. And these principals are often paid less than some teachers in large schools.
We’re calling on the Government to do the right thing by principals. It’s only fair.
On 9 August, we’ll be wearing green to show the government our disappointment in their offer to principals Please come out and support the principals of Aotearoa, who do such a vital job leading the teaching and learning in our schools.
Reminders:
No need to pack lunch on Wednesday- we'll be having pizza!!!
