Open Governance Meeting 3.15 Wednesday
There will be an open Governance meeting on Wednesday at 3.15pm. Parents and students are welcome to come along and familiarise themselves with the work of a school Board of Trustees.
Whole School Assembly
There will be a whole school assembly on Friday 31 July beginning at 8.50am.

Mufti
Mufti will be this Friday 31 July. Please bring a gold coin donation.

40 Hour Famine Money
Last call for 40 hour famine money – please bring to the office by Friday.

Wellington trip Year 13
We wish our Year 13’s well for their trip to Wellington next week.

Outdoor Play
When weather is wet, students will not be allowed to play on the field. On dry days, the ground can still be wet so students should take a change of clothes/shoes in anticipation of this.

Junior Fruit and Veg break
Junior classes have a fruit/veg break each day at 9.30am. Only fresh fruit/veg can be consumed at this break. Parents are reminded to please send some food with their children for this break.

Fundraising Event – Hypnotist
Remember to save the date for Saturday 15 August for Reg Blackwood at The Gaiety Theatre.
‘Reg is perhaps best known to New Zealanders for hypnotising teens and celebrities in his regular segments on both The 4.30 Show and The Adam and Eve Show on TV2. His unique brand of Rapid Hypnosis earned him an international reputation, not only as one of the world’s fastest Hypnotists, but also as one of the most caring, most ethical and safest’

As you are aware, there will be a governance meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 1 July in room 20 from 1-3pm. Anyone interested in the workings of a Board of Trustees is welcome to attend all/part of the meeting. If you would like a copy of the agenda prior to the meeting please email botsecretary@akaroa.school.nz.

A student trustee is a full trustee and plays an important role on a Board of Trustees. Students from year 9 up are entitled to stand and vote in student election. When a Board is up and running, the normal term for a Student trustee is from September to the following September. We appreciate that tomorrow’ meeting may not suit students to attend so our next meeting will take place after school to enable any students/parents who can’t attend tomorrow to have an opportunity to understand school governance further.

Our Commissioner, Nicola Hornsey, will be in school tomorrow, following a period of 14 days self-isolation after attendance at an all-day meeting at the Commodore Hotel on 16 June 2020. She has had a test with a negative result and has been cleared to return to normal activities on 1 July by Healthline. She has asked me to convey this information to staff and parents so they are aware of the situation and can distance themselves should they choose.

Year 7 & 8 Trip to Pohatu
This trip was rescheduled from today to Wednesday but with forecast as it is, this will not go ahead. We will try to reschedule for next term.

Reports
Reports for all students will be emailed by the end of the week.

Farewell Ray Bygate
Students are preparing to perform items at Ray Bygate’s farewell in the Gym on Friday at 12:50pm. We look forward to seeing lots of our school families and members of the wider community at the event.

Open Governance Meeting
A Governance meeting will take place at school on Wednesday from 1-3 pm (room 20). Anyone who is interested in the work of a Board of Trustees is welcome to come for all or part of the meeting.

Office Closing early tomorrow
The school office will close at 3pm tomorrow.