Welcome to Term 3 Panui

22 July 2022

Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Malo e lelei, Talofa lava, Fakalofa lahi atu, Bula Vinaka, Greetings

We hope that you have had a great break with your tamariki and whānau. We are looking forward to welcoming our tamariki back to BMPS on Monday 25 July for a fantastic term three. We especially welcome all of our new tamariki and their whānau-welcome to BMPS!

As you know, NZ is still at Orange Setting.  Here is a reminder of the health and hygiene measures in place at BMPS:

Face masks are not mandatory. However, wearing a mask is a key health measure that slows the spread of COVID-19 in indoor settings.  Therefore, we ask that all Year 4-6 tamariki and all staff continue to wear a mask while indoors-class, assemblies, etc. Therefore, we ask that your child (if they are Year 4+) continue to bring a mask to school every day (unless they have an exemption).  We will also expect all visitors and parents to wear a mask whenever they are on school grounds. 

BMPS will continue to keep many of our other health measures in place.  These include: 

• anyone who is unwell should stay home
• tamariki who are unwell while at school will be sent home
• ensuring that our indoor spaces are well-ventilated 
• maintaining good hand hygiene and cough and sneeze etiquette
• high-touch surfaces will be cleaned and disinfected each day
• classes/areas being used will be cleaned thoroughly each day
• tamariki bringing a water bottle to school every day-water fountains may only be used to fill bottles

Please note that school will finish for all tamariki at 2:45pm. You are very welcome to come into school to pick up your tamariki. Please wear a mask.

If your child has covid, please let us know, so that we can support you, monitor cases and any potential spread at school. 

If your child is going to be absent for any reason, please let the office know:

absence@bmps.school.nz

https://www.bmps.school.nz/report-an-absence/

Using kiwischools app

Phone: 092748271

SWiS (Social Worker in Schools)

We are pleased to inform you that we have Kura Norman who will be our SWiS worker. Kura’s role is to support whānau with any social issues/concerns eg housing, heating, food, financial

Kura will be at BMPS: Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week

Alternatively you can contact her on: 0220892895

Stationery

We still have a number of tamariki who need their stationery.  If this is your child, please purchase this from the office as soon as possible.  Your child needs this for their learning.

Dates for the Diary

Monday 25 July: Term 3 begins – the gates will open at 8.20am 

Sunday 31 July-Saturday 6 August: Cook Islands Language Week

Wednesday 3 August: nominations for the School Board Elections close at midday 

Monday 15 August: Out of Zone enrolments for term 4 opens

Tuesday 16 August: Football Zones Tournament

Monday 29 August: – Teacher only day BMPS closed 

Sunday 4 September-Saturday 10 September: Tongan Language Week

Sunday 11 September-Saturday 17 September: Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Tuesday 13 September: Out of Zone enrolments for term 4 closes

Wednesday 14 September: Rugby Zones Tournament

Friday 30 September: end of term 3. BMPS closes at 1pm

As always, if you have any questions or queries or if you need support, please contact us.

Ngā mihi nui

Kim Benjamin

Deputy Principal