19 Mar 2025

Afternoon All,

Please find attached the 2025 Southland Schools Swimming Champs Meet Flyer.

Entries:
Individual Competitive Swimmers - enter themselves through Fastlane (open now)
Individual Swimmers who aren't with a club - enter through school who email Swimming Southland
Relay Entries - enter through school who email Swimming Southland

All schools will be invoiced for their meet entries, competitive swimmers will pay online when entering.  

There is no charge for relay teams 

Individual Entries Close Thursday 27th March

Relay Entries Close Friday 28th March

Please read the attachment before entering your child.

PLEASE REGISTER USING THE FORMS ICON

18 Mar 2025

Kia Ora

We are getting a number of calls around the time to be at school and the departure time.

See message below which was sent out on the 13th March

Dear Whānau,

Subject: 2025 Year 6 Camp Final Reminders

Our Year 6 camp is scheduled in a week: 19-21 March. 

We are so excited to be going ahead with this event which is a highlight for our Year Six students.

In preparation for camp here are our final reminders:

If you are also struggling to get all the clothing requirements for your child please let us know asap. The Salvation Army clothing shop has plenty of things that would be appropriate for camp.  Having all the required gear is essential. Students need all items on the list and the correct changes of clothing. 

Room 5 and 6 students: to bring a named ice cream container of baking- no nuts please. This will be used for morning and afternoon teas.  
Room 7 and 8 students: to bring approximately 6 of the following- sausage rolls, savouries or cheese rolls to help contribute to lunch on day 2. This food can be frozen.

If your child has a special dietary requirement please provide the baking and savoury lunch items named, separately.

Thank you to the parents who volunteered to bring chilly bins. Parents will be contacted if the chilly bins are required. These need to be clearly named and will be used to transport food to camp. These can be collected when we return on the last afternoon. 

We will leave school at approximately 8.45 am. At 8:15am students are to drop off their gear on the fence line on Salford St- then assemble in the school hall. Students do not need to be at school any earlier than 8.15am.

If your child needs medication administered during camp please give this to Mrs Dawson before we leave. Have this correctly labelled with clear instructions in a named plastic bag. 

We should be back at school on Friday 21 March around normal home time at 3pm.  We will let Mrs Devine know our approximate time of arrival and she will post this on Hero.  Students are to be collected from outside the school hall. Students are not to go home before being signed out from Ms Henery or Mrs Dawson. 

No phones or electronic devices (including smart watches) are allowed to be taken on camp.

No lollies etc are to be brought to camp. Please respect this request.

Students may bring a camera at their own risk. We accept no responsibility for any damages etc. 

If your child gets travel sickness, then it is recommended they sit at the front of the bus. Ginger tablets or Sea-legs are great for students who experience motion sickness. Ginger tablets will be available for the students, if required, on the trip. 

Sunscreen will be provided by the school but if your child needs a particular kind of sunscreen, then can you please make sure there is some in their day pack. No other students will be allowed to use it. 

It is vital that all equipment, gear, belongings are clearly named. At the end of every camp we end up with a pile of unclaimed student belongings. Marking black or dark clothing with a label or coloured cotton is one way to help students identify their  items.

Students will need to have a day pack (their regular school bag is fine) with the following items:

• Morning Tea and Lunch (these can not be purchased after we leave school)
• A drink bottle
• Sun Hat
• Rain Jacket
• Towel (packed for swimming on the last day)

18 Mar 2025

as attached