
AVALON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Ratu 12 o Haratua - Tuesday 12th May
Term 2, Week 5
Kia ora koutou,
Alert Level 2
As you will now know, schools are able to reopen for all students from Monday 18th May. The purpose of this newsletter is to give you the information about how our school will operate at alert level 2. We have broken this information into different categories so you can find what you need easily. If there are any questions you have that aren’t covered here, please feel free to email me principal@ais.school.nz
Parent/Caregiverinformation
for Alert Level 2.
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Please keep your child home if they are sick. If they become unwell at school, they will be required to be picked up straight away. If any contact numbers have changed during this time, please inform the school office immediately.
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Please do not come onsite unless you need to. If you have to come onsite, please come through the main office only, sanitise your hands and sign the “Parents” register. You will need to follow physical distancing of 2m.
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Student information
for Alert Level 2
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Other Important information for everyone
825 School Bus:
Our school bus will run as usual. Students cannot distance on the bus and we have been asked to give the names of students who will be using the school bus to the bus company. The ministry is supplying hand sanitiser to bus companies and increased cleaning and sanitisation practices will be made after each trip. Students catching the bus will need to:
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Use sanitiser when getting on and off the bus
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Sign a bus register when they arrive at school and again when they are getting ready to catch the bus home
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Enter and exit through the front door of the bus
MOE Chromebooks:
Unfortunately we do not have enough chromebooks at our school for students to have 1-1 access so when students do return, we will not have enough chromebooks for students to have one each. We requested 120 chromebooks from the MOE at the beginning of the lockdown but due to high demand across the country, there was a significant delay in sourcing and delivering high numbers. We hope that these devices will still be provided, and that once we have enough devices, each student will be able to use the same chromebook each day. If these devices are delivered to homes this week, please ensure your child brings this to school so that it can be added to their classroom set and they can use this at school. You do not have to pay for them as they are school-owned devices.
Challenge #5 Winner - BLANKET FORT CHALLENGE
Congratulations to Jessica Wiggins, the winner of the Blank Fort Challenge this week! Mr Connochie was impressed with the construction of your fort and the effort put into your planning and design. Well done Jessica, you have won a $30 Prezzi Card which we can give you when we return to school.
 
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CHALLENGE #6 - FITNESS CHALLENGE
The challenge for the final week in lockdown is to create an obstacle course that promotes fitness and gets your heart rate up! Send a video of either you or people in your bubble completing your obstacle course to enter the competition.
Please send entries to principal@ais.school.nz by 5pm on Monday 18th May.
Our students who have attended school at Alert Level 3 are the judges!
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A reminder again, to complete our parent survey - Returning at Level 2 Survey so that we can plan accordingly.
Finally, thank you to YOU - our parents for your support, communication and understanding during the lockdown period. We know that this has been a challenging time and although we have tried to support you and your child, it has been you that has had to make this work. We look forward to welcoming your child back to school.
Have a safe weekend and enjoy catching up with whanau and friends that you may not have seen for awhile.
Nga mihi nui,
Ariana Te Whetu
Principal