Woodlands School

Move from Level 3 to Level 2

Woodlands School – Te Akatarere Update Re: COVID Level 2
Kia ora koutou,
Due to the recent announcement by the Prime Minister, we will be reverting to our Level 2 protocols at Woodlands School – Te Akatarere as of Thursday 9 September, until further notice.

For us, all the required safety precautions for Alert Level 2 will be in place which include following all the recommendations from the public health experts. This means we will regularly clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces, encourage everyone to frequently wash their hands and cough and sneeze into their elbow. While physical distancing is not a requirement in schools, we will be doing our best to keep students from congregating in very large numbers and keeping spaces well-ventilated.

Face coverings are not required to be worn in school. The decision to wear a face covering is up to you and your whānau, whatever your decision it will be respected.

At Woodlands School we take health and safety very seriously and developed the following Level 2 guidelines:
• Woodlands School is open for students to attend. If you keep your child/ren at home please inform the school.
• If your child/ren are showing any symptoms, keep them home until they have been tested for COVID-19 and a negative result will be required before they return to school.
• Students and Staff who become unwell during the school day will be sent home and a Covid-19 swab and a negative result will be required before they return to school.
• As far as I am aware, buses are running as normal.
• Students must use hand sanitiser at the gate on entry and exit.
• Students will hand sanitise entering and exiting their classrooms.
• No parents or visitors on school grounds unless it is an emergency or you have arranged an appointment and you will need to fill in the Tracing Register in the office or scan with the NZ-COVID Tracer app.
• Students to bring own drink bottles, drinking fountains will be closed.
• Lunches will still be provided.
• Students are able to wear masks but it is not compulsory. All masks must not be shared or come into contact with others.
• Rooms will be opened for ventilation throughout the day.
• Singing/kapahaka to be done outside

We have chosen to continue to limit all non-essential curriculum activity both in and outside of school:
• No whole school Assemblies for the remainder of Term 3.
• No out of school trips – including sports events or camps.

Nga mihi (Kind regards),
Matua Glenn

COVID Lockdown Learning Resources

Kia ora koutou,

Teachers have designed a range of online and non – device learning resources to support learning at home. We recommend students only stay on devices for short periods and alternate between online and non-device activities. Please email your child’s/ren’s teacher for the appropriate passwords or if you have any difficulty accessing the websites provided. Teacher’s emails are:

Room 1 – Whaea Faith – fgebert@woodlands.school.nz

Room 2 – Whaea Veronica – vphipps@woodlands.school.nz

Room 4 – Whaea Kris – kshove@woodlands.school.nz

Room 5 – Whaea Cammy – csavage@woodlands.school.nz

Room 6 – Matua Nehu – nehu.gage@woodlands.school.nz

Room 7 – Whaea Luana – lwiniata@woodlands.school.nz

Room 8 – Whaea Erica – ehowe@woodlands.school.nz

Online Learning Resources

Online-Distance-Learning-Resources-23.08.21 PDF

Non-device Learning Activities

Non Device Distance Learning Activities 23.08.21 PDF

The Ministry of Education has also provided a range of learning activities on their website:

https://learningfromhome.govt.nz/learning-resources

Keep safe whanau!

Woodlands School caters for children in Years 1 to 8. It is located in a beautiful rural area close to Opotiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty. We currently have around 150 students at our school.

The school is well supported by an active parent and whānau group that contributes generous resourcing through fundraising efforts, valued assistance and contributions to school programmes, events and activities.

If you are considering sending your child or children to Woodlands School please contact us so we can help with a successful transition in to our school.

Academic achievement above the national norm.
An individualised new entrant transition programme. We will work with parents/whanau to develop a transition programme that suits individual needs.
We are a Positive Behaviour 4 Learning (PB4L) school. This means we teach students social skills and our expectations around behaviour are clear and consistent.
Restorative Practice is the approach we use to deal with conflict, such as teasing or fights between peers so students are held accountable for their actions and learn from their mistakes.
A KiVA Anti – Bullying School, which means students have weekly lessons on how to be nice to others, prevent bullying, be an upstander and what to do when bullying occurs.
The school’s beautiful safe physical environment supports creative play at morning tea and lunch times.
The school’s beautiful safe physical environment supports creative play at morning tea and lunch times.
A specialist Special Education Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO).
Our new entrant classes are a combination of a play based approach and a more traditional approach.
A bicultural environment within the school.
We are well resourced with sports and outdoor education equipment.