Wednesday 12th October, 2022

Dear Parents and Caregivers

I hope you are all enjoying the break especially now the weather is warmer and the ground is drying up!!

The new Board, FOWS team, teachers and, myself have all been busy over the  holiday break preparing for Ag Day and improving the school!! You will see some changes when you all return.

We now need your help as the parents of the wider community for two events – maybe you are new and haven’t had the chance to help and get to know the community or with the pandemic feel it is time to come back and help us at school.

Working Bee Sunday 16th October 9:00am start – 12:00 midday. We have a list of outside jobs to do and would love your help we have suggested the tools to use but you might have something else to offer!! Lesley Ann Linn, Chair of  the FOWS is leading this with our help of course!! Just send us a message. Refreshments will be provided.

Task #	What is the task?	Where is the task?	Who will lead the task?	Resources/tools?
1	Box in the area by Tech Shed and backfill with bark – identified on Health and Safety Report.	Outside the Tech Shed	Richard to plan and coordinate	Spade Upcycled capping from the court (behind Admin block) 450mm stakes (1 per meter) Bugle screws
2	Tidy under the hall in time for Ag Day – Spreading stone chip under hall – identified at FOWS meeting.	Under the hall	Xander Semenoff and Leslie Ann to coordinate	Resources supplied by Xander
3	Box in the garden and backfill with mulch. Repair garden edging in front of the hall.	Corner garden by the hall – entrance to the school	Richard to plan and coordinate	4×1 rough sawn timber (20m) 300mm stakes (1 per meter) Square drive screws (40mm)
4	General garden weeding – in particular by Garden to Table gardens.	Around the court Matauranga Garden Around the inner courtyard	Gillian & Annaliese Hewitt	Fork, trowel, rakes  gloves, wheelbarrow
5	Mulch the gardens	Once the gardens have been weeded	Gillian & Annaliese Hewitt	Wheelbarrow, fork, gloves
6	Moving trimmed tree branches from Tech Shed, behind the tanks at the top of the school.	Branches are currently on the ground on the Olliff’s side of the school	Gillian	Wheelbarrow, gloves , tiedown/ strop to pull  Or your own method
7	Repair garden edging in front of Rata/ Karaka class.	In front of Rata/ Karaka class	Richard	6×1 rough sawn timber (14m) 300mm stakes (1 per meter) Square drive screws (40mm)
8	Planting new carpark border.	New Carpark	Chad	Gloves, spades, plants and fertiliser
9	Moving equipment/ tables etc for Ag Day.	Under the hall	Kylie and Nikki	Gloves
10	Remove hedging in front of the hall.	In front of the hall	Richard	Gloves, spade/ fork
11	Sweep and pick up all leaves and weeds on edge of turfed court and paths.	Turf court and paths	Richard	Gloves, spade

 

Ag Day & Gala – Needs people to help on the stalls!! Just one hour makes all the difference (please help out). We are setting up for the day on Sunday.

New Carpark – something new!! – An extra carpark has been created by our parents, to help get the cars and buses off the road and ensure we can improve the safety of the driveway for our families.

Thank you to Chad Mexted (Board member) for coordinating this. More thank you’s to all the families and companies that have enabled this to happen at no expense to the operating of the school for learning. This is fantastic, we can’t thank you enough!!

Be very mindful when coming into school to fill up the “Little Bush Road carpark” (the bottom carpark on the left) as you come in first, the traffic flow will be different. We will send out more information once finished, but on Monday morning we will point you in the right direction with people on the gate!!

This is going to be fantastic for “Ag Day & Gala”.

Looking forward to seeing as many as possible on Sunday morning!!

Nga mihi nui

Gillian Bray