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LearningOur staff is dedicated and professional and this ensures we teach quality programmes through integrated curriculum. We value staff professional development highly, which has a high impact on children’s learning.
We are committed to ensure that our children leave Belmont Primary School with a passion for life long learning and this is achieved due to our outstanding teachers and our marvellous families. 
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Welcome14 April 2020
Dear Parents, I hope this newsletter finds you all well. It certainly has been a new experience for us all. The last 2 weeks is certainly a holiday time the children and you will always remember. I also know that for some of our families it has been stressful, and some will be hurting through the uncertainty of income and for those of you in this situation my heart goes out to you. If there is anything I or the school could do for you please let me know and I can see how we can help. I know that you will all be receiving class newsletters from your child’s teacher today regarding what online learning may look like for that particular class. Please be aware depending on the child’s age this will be different. Currently, as previously communicated, we are starting our online learning tomorrow, 15 April and this will continue, probably until 24 April. You may have seen the Prime Minister and Minister of Education announcing that if the lockdown finishes on the 23 April we will go into another Alert Level, probably Level 3. What this looks like is currently unknown to principals and teachers, (and the public), however, the most recent message from the Minister of Education was that schools will be cleaned on the 23 and 24 April, a teacher only day will happen on Tuesday 28 April (Monday 27 is a holiday!) and schools could reopen on the 29 April with students. Maybe. We have not been given any indication yet from the Minister of Education of what happens if schools do open and children are kept at home. Will teachers have to plan and teach online as well as in the physical classroom, or will the priority be to those who attend school? There are many unknowns and I do not want to speculate too much further what our learning may look like past the 24 April. Like all of you, I will wait for the announcements then work as quickly as possible to make it happen. I want to thank all the staff for their work in connecting with students over the holidays, something they would not normally do. Thanks for providing work and zoom classes so our older kids can maintain their connections. Thank you to all our families for being so positive. Your continued support in this ever-changing environment has been amazing. To our students, thanks for all the emails, photos, zoom meeting invites and work you have emailed to me over the past weeks. I have enjoyed them all. I have especially loved seeing the Dis Diaries. Some of the stories and poetry has been amazing from the senior students, especially about their reflections and insights. I also want to welcome two new students to our school, who are starting in Mrs Wilkinson’s class tomorrow. To Yufei Wang and Mickey France, a very special welcome. School will not always be like this, or will it? Finally, if you have any questions please ask your child’s teacher or myself brucec@belmont.school.nz Bruce Cunningham PRINCIPAL |
CommunityBelmont Primary School parents are generous with the support they give to their children, as well as the wider school community through the activities of our thriving PTA. As active partners in their children’s learning they are fully involved in shaping our school’s direction in terms of support and resources.
It is our children who make Belmont Primary a special place. We are proud of our children’s academic performance, their achievements gained through the extensive range of musical, cultural, sporting and extra-curricular activities. |
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