Principal's Comment

Kia ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College

Despite the challenge of re-establishing out wifi system after a possum arced the 11,000 volt supply line a week ago, classes have continued with a touch of the traditional "chalk and talk". Preparations have focused on revision and our junior assessment week has gone smoothly. With the wifi up and running, students will complete Asttle assessment next week.  The "Asttle" assessment benchmarks us against national data and is important for us as we monitor progress. Students cannot study for this type of open-ended assessment but it is important that they try their very best so that we get a true indication to an individuals strengths and areas for improvement.

I am pleased to be able to see and report tangible progress with our court resurfacing. The wet weather earlier in the week has added to the complexity of the project as additional drainage has needed to be included in the scope of work.

In some ways, it is a blessing to have had this happen at this time because it would be disappointing to have a flood spread silt over a newly installed product. Phase one will be completed within the next fortnight, weather permitting.

Finally, I wish to alert caregivers to a change in the MUSAC payment system for credit and online payments. The credit card surcharge incurred by schools using the online payment system is not sustainable as we are a "not for profit organisation" and have no way of recovering this shortfall in the payment. In order to give transparency about the additional cost involved, the finance package now separates out this cost so you can see the service cost. This is the only fair way to address this issue as the other option was to build in online costs to the initial figure which meant everyone was charged, even if you did not use the service. As always, you may pay at the school office. Please do not deposit money directly into the school account directly, as the time and energy required to sort and reconcile these random payments against your account is an unfair burden on office staff and increases the overall administration costs which we are trying very hard to keep to a minimum. Thank you for your understanding and support with this matter.

May God bless you all
Paul Olsen, Principal