1st July 2020, Term 2 Week 12, Roll 386

Tena koutou, greetings to everyone,

The end of the term is close and will give children and staff

a chance to recharge for two weeks before heading into

term 3. I am conscious that for our teachers much of the

April holidays was taken up with new learning and prepa-

ration, as we headed into this term under Level 4 Lock-

down. Teachers have

effectively had back to back terms, which has been chal-

lenging. I wish to thank all teachers very publicly for the

huge amount of work that I know you have all put in. I also

wish to acknowledge all support staff who rallied behind

our teachers, assisting where possible in the classrooms or

keeping the school cogs turning in so many ways. A top

team of people.

Our children overall have been amazing this term, getting

through their weeks of learning in a positive way. This week

we have deliberately buttoned off some of the formal

learning as tiredness and sickness has become increasing-

ly prevalent over the past couple of weeks. We are con-

scious of the need for children and staff to go into this

break in a good

mindset to get the best out of term 3.

Through all this a Rutherford Camp is being organised. Well

done Rutherford team and our communication manager.

Thank you to those who completed the COVID 19

Response Survey. Attached are the statistical results and

overarching comments in each section. We sincerely

hope we never have to go through something like this

again, however if we do then we will be in an even strong-

er position to deliver an education model that caters for

all. In the circumstances I think we can be pleased with

our overall response. Thank you all for what you did for

your child/ren to help deliver

education over this time. The staff I know, gave it their all.

A reminder that our holiday programme this July has some

great additions with the STEAM laboratory and Arts room

both being opened up for use. The children are going to

have a great time. Booking can be done through the En-

rolmy link HERE

Yesterday we sent out a brief survey for parents whose

children use our Four Peaks Before and After School Care

Programme. If you could fill this out it would be greatly ap-

preciated. We surveyed the

children and staff over the past month and have made

changes to the programme based on that feedback. All

feedback helps us continually improve our programmes.

A reminder that we have parent interviews coming up in

week 2 of next term on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday

29th July. It would be great to talk to every parent over

these 2 days and give you a sound update of where

your child/ren is/are tracking. Reciprocally, it would be

great for the teacher to hear from your perspective how

you feel your child is coping socially and emotionally,

coming out of Lockdown. Please click on the HERE to

book. If neither of these days suit, please make contact

with your child/ren’s teacher to organise another time.

The gate drop off and pick ups seem to be working well.

People are generally coming in at their correct pick up

time, picking up and going. It has made our road cross-

ing far less congested and allowed many more people

to find parks closer to the school; far safer overall. As like

any system, it's as good as the users. Again if you need

to see a teacher or access the site for a particular rea-

son then please do so.

We have our final assembly this Friday at 2:00 pm (please note this has been brought forward 15 minutes)

Room 8 is running assembly and term 2 Principal Awards

will be handed out.

Winter Sports under the school’s umbrella will begin at

the end of the first week back next term. All children

have been placed in teams. Thank you to those that

have put their names forward for coaching or

managing; legends and hugely appreciated by so

many. Any clarifications please contact our Sport

Administrator Marie at; sport@cambridgeprimary.co.nz

This holiday more than ever, we wish children a restful

break in readiness for term 3.

Thank you all for your support and understanding over

these past 3 months. We know there are stresses and

challenges out in our community and as a school have

tried to react to these in a manner that fits the

circumstance or need.

Also just a reminder that school due to our teacher only

day on Monday 20th July school for the children will

begin on Tuesday 21st July.

As someone I knew once said; “it is better to be kind

than to be right”. Be kind, take care and we look forward

to seeing everyone next term.

Ngā mihi nui

Mike Pettit, Principal

Last week our CPS teaching staff participated in a

moderation meeting for writing.

Our moderation meetings, whether whole school or

within syndicates occur regularly and help support our

teachers to:

Unpack and better understand our CPS

Progressions (our curriculum)

plan and prepare future lessons based on

student needs

help teachers to make Overall Teacher

Judgements (OTJ’s).

Our meeting last week was facilitated by Karen Jack

who is our Head of Literacy.

During this meeting, all teachers were asked to bring

samples of their students' work and/or books. Teachers

then set about placing the books in designated areas

that were assigned curriculum levels.

Teachers then proceeded to work through a bus stop

activity where they rotated through the different areas

comparing the students writing and assessing them

against our CPS Progressions. These rotations always

lead to healthy debates as teachers analyse a

students writing and try to identify where they are at,

and what their next steps might be.

Whilst it gives us a chance to look at individual work, it

also provides our Literacy team with an opportunity to

hear and see syndicate and whole school trends that

we can work on internally and through our literacy

contract through Dr Alison Davies and Vision

Education.

Education is a collaborative endeavour for students

and for teachers : )

Many thanks to those who have volunteered to coach

or manage a CPS Sports Team. Your help is greatly

Appreciated. Without you we would not be able to

have so many CPS Sporting superstars playing each

week.

All Winter sports team lists have now been sent home.

Coaches/Managers will be in touch to organise train-

ing/practices. Payments for Miniball, Netball, Rugby

and Hockey are due by July 20th 2020.

Hockey starts Friday July 24th at St Peters School,

Hamilton Road,

Netball (Year 3 -6) on Saturday 25th July at the

Cambridge Netball Centre courts, Scott St,

Leamington,

Rugby starts Saturday July 25th at Memorial Park, Taylor St,

Cambridge and Miniball starts on Monday July 27th in the

Cambrdige High School Gym, Swayne Road, Cambridge.

Year 1 & 2 Netball will start on Wednesday July 29th on

the netball court at school.

Game times will be on the CPS Facebook page and the

School App when they are to hand. If you have not

already subscribed to the sports alerts on the app, it

would be a great idea to do so.

Amnesty - If you have any CPS sports equipment at home,

be it hockey sticks, playing uniform or coaches bags can

these please be returned ASAP, no questions asked. These

can be returned to the school office.

LEARN AND EARN - 2020

This week we have shared our Learn and Earn fundraiser

with all children at CPS.

Blake and Batten have been provided a paper copy of

the test, as well as an information letter and sponsorship

form will be sent home today.

Hillary and Rutherford classes have sent the link to the self

marking google form home via HERO, and this has also

been put on all students Google Classrooms. Information

notices and sponsorship forms have been sent home with

each child this week. These links have been opened up so

anyone can access the google form.

FOUR PEAKS - BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE

Four Peaks provides Before School Care from 7:30 -

8:30am and After School care from 3pm until 5:30.

Afternoon tea is provided and if you wish your child to get

their homework done please let the supervisor know. All

children must be booked in prior to attending a session

this can be done online at https://enrolmy.com/

cambridge-school any enquiries can be text to the

supervisor on 021-151-4367. Please like us on Facebook

Four Peaks Out Of School Care.

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FOUR PEAKS - JULY HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

Come and check out the newly revamped Four Peaks

Holiday Program, bookings are now open! You can

make your bookings via this link HERE

ICAS

ICAS registrations and payments are due this Friday. If

you have registered your child/ren to sit one or more

of the assessments, but have not paid as of yet, can

you please make sure you do so before this FRIDAY.

CPS will be lodging all registrations on Monday during

the first week of the holidays. The assessments will hap-

pen across week 5 - 7. A schedule will be provided to

parents and students in Term 3 prior to sitting. For more

information see our website HERE

LIBRARY

Please return all school library books before the school

holidays. Thank you1

LUCKY BOOK CLUB

Issue 4 is ready for collection. All books will be sent

home with children on Thursday July 2nd if not collect-

ed beforehand.

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TABLOID SPORTS

When: Friday, 3rd July

Description: Times TBC. All welcome.

Charisma and Zabeel - 9am to 10.30am.

Young Quinn and Sir Tristram 11.00 - 12.30am. Please

make sure students come dressed in house colours or

bring their P.E gear

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

When: Friday, 3rd July, 2pm

Description: In the school hall - All Welcome. Term 2

principal awards will be awarded.

Teacher in charge: julie@cambridgeprimary.co.nz

TEACHER ONLY DAY

When: Monday 20th July

Description: School closed but Four Peaks Holiday pro-

gramme will be available. Bookings can be made HERE

BOT MEETING

When: Monday, 27th July @6pm

Description: CPS meeting room. All welcome.

admin@cambridgeprimary.co.nz

PARENT/ TEACHER INTERVIEWS

When: Tuesday 28th July 1pm - 7pm & Wednesday 29th

July 1pm - 5pm

Description: Parents and Caregivers are invited to meet

with your child/rens classroom teacher. Booking link is

HERE

GETTING TO KNOW OUR FOUR PEAKS STAFF

Phoebe Pettit - Assistant

Hi my name is Phoebe Pettit and I am an ex pupil of CPS.

I graduated level 3 at Cambridge High School (CHS) last

year. I thoroughly enjoyed and valued the opportunities

during my time there. My favourite subjects were Sports

Science and Outdoor Education. I thrive on leadership

opportunities and have had many experiences to display

this through my sporting achievements and work ethic. In

my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and

friends as they are very important to me! I love doing

many outdoor activities, road tripping and exploring our

beautiful NZ backyard. My plans for this year didn’t work

out as I’m meant be on my Contiki right now in Europe.

Therefore, I am currently working multiple jobs including

Four Peaks. I have worked at Four Peaks for the past 2.5

years. Over this time, I have really enjoyed working with

the children, building relationships and seeing them transi-

tion through their years at CPS.I look forward to continuing

to ensure that the children at Four Peaks have a fun and

adventuress time while in my care.

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