The Last Day of The Holidays

The December/January holidays are always a great time for school staff (myself included) to recharge the batteries and set goals for the year ahead. I have had a great holiday with family and friends with one highlight being a walk on a portion of the Queen Charlotte Track. It has been great to see so many people swimming in the school pool over the holidays.

I know all of the staff at YMS have exciting things planned for the year ahead. The YMS staff met for two days last week to plan the year ahead. We start tomorrow morning with a powhiri to welcome our new teachers and students.

2012 is going to be a great year for Yaldhurst Model School! And so the journey begins...well after a good nights sleep and a healthy breakfast.

Fantastic Start to Term 1 2011

Room 5 Beep Test Day One!

It was great to welcome back our wonderful students and families today. We started the day with a powhiri to welcome our ten new students. This was followed by a short assembly where we talked about the importance of being sun smart by wearing a sunhat and having sunscreen on.

Our theme for this year is Citizenship and we have begun by talking about how we can be YMS Heroes. This concept is going to be reinforced in the playground by the distribution of YMS Hero cards to children who are being good citizens. These cards will go in a draw at weekly assemblies and we will also keep track of which classes have amassed the most cards.

All the staff would love to see all of our families at our Meet The Teacher BBQ on Tuesday 8 February starting at 5.30pm.