Things are settling back into a bit of a rhythm at Freeville School as we all get used to our new surroundings. We are glad that families who had shifted away following the 22 February quake are slowly drifting back to the community and back into school. It is great to see those parents and their children back at Freeville. We must thank the schools who have hosted those families for the amazing care that they have shown.
Fun Afternoon: Youth Alive Trust is organising a fun afternoon for our children from 1pm to 3pm tomorrow. Please come along.
Demolition of Rooms 5-8: As you can see by the photo the demolition of Rooms 5 - 8 has been completed. We are still not allowed to use the car park at this end of the school because the boiler room is yet to be deemed safe and there are concerns about the safety of the asphalt itself.
Library to R4 : Still no word on the future of this block.
Water: The supply of water into the school and consequently the flush-ability of our toilets has been more reliable over the past two days. I am hoping that we will be able to get rid of some of the portaloos soon but we probably need to keep a couple in case of an emergency.
Relocatables: We are on target to occupy at the beginning of next week.
Thanks: Our thanks to Diana Kornel who has been giving massages to staff over the last two days. Diana has indicated that she is happy to give a discounted rate to parents who would like one too! If you talk to Jan in the office she can put you in touch with Diana.
Caravans: We are hoping to borrow three caravans so that we have somewhere to hold our PLP Meetings next term. If you know someone who has a caravan that they can lend us for three weeks please let Jan know.
Concerns: If you have any concerns about your child at school please talk to the class teacher sooner rather than later. It is predictable that behavioural issues that may have been present at the beginning of the year, or even earlier in their time at school, may resurface following a traumatic event. We may need to go back to the interventions that modified those behaviours the first time to get them under control again. If your child has ongoing quake related issues and you are concerned about those please talk to your GP. From our perspective at school it is really important that children get plenty of sleep, that they are well hydrated and that we all communicate effectively with each other.
Summerland's School Donation: Our sincere thanks to Summerland's School in West Auckland who had a mufti day and collected $2084. They have donated this money to The Year 8 Wellington trip. What a fantastic gesture.
Kia manawanui e hoa mā.
John
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