Head Students 2020
7 February 2020 Head Students 2020 1 Principal’s Comment the first time - into Year 7, or indeed any level • by turning up to Meet-the-teacher with but new to James Hargest. your children • by coming to PTA meetings and/or This year we are joined by an unusually large Whanau Hui (all welcome!) number of new teaching staff - two from • by hosting an international student - overseas, some from other parts of NZ, but short term or long term most from other parts of Southland. Whilst • by helping with sports teams - coaching, there are a small number of beginning teachers managing, transporting, or cheering (welcome to your new profession!) , most bring • by helping with cultural/performing arts a huge depth of experience, new ideas, new activities perspectives, and all are excited to be joining us here at Hargest. (See page 4-5). We look • by helping staff with work experience forward to their contribution, and to making placements or curriculum-related new friendships. support through your workplace (where appropriate) Andy Wood • by supporting our expectations around Principal We encourage all parents and caregivers to mobile phones, devices, attendance, support our efforts and take any opportunities uniform etc etc to engage with us; schooling is so much vKia ora koutou - nau mai, haere We look forward to working with you this mai! more successful when there is real and active partnership, rather than a theoretical year. Kia waimarie mo 2020. partnership only! Your interest and involvement I warmly welcome all our families and can be: Nga mihi students back for the 2020 school year, • by proactively letting us know of any Andy Wood with a special mihi to those joining us for concerns - sooner rather than later Principal From the Boardroom Welcome to 2020, everyone! A special arrangement as a way of smoothing out the welcome to our new families, and new staff.
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