Kia Ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College,
I'm mixing up the blog time table a bit this week as there is likely to be a lot of news over the next couple of weeks which may need to be communicated from my office.
Given the disruption from the rolling strikes, the leadership team have proposed an alternative time table to students for next week where there will be silent, supervised study time available during the school day for any senior students who need support to complete internal assessment tasks. We realize that the nature of the strikes has meant that many of our senior students are under considerable pressure to finish assessments and we would like to ensure they have the opportunity to do this at school. We also acknowledge that it is often difficult to study at home. Some students have limited internet access and others struggle with distractions; students may also need help to interpret questions.
We have sent a survey out today to students asking that they indicate if this is something they would like to do. If you believe this is the case for your student please encourage them to complete the form and return it so that we have an idea of how many we are catering for in terms of relief etc.
I have selected this picture today of the wonderful Owen Elliot who has been working with the grounds staff to create native tree catchment areas for our water run off. This is part of a planting programme which we are undertaking to combat the results of climate change. These involve flood mitigation, planting out areas of lawn with native grasses which do not require mowing and continuing to plant trees on the hills behind the College to prevent land slippage.
I would like to thank our grounds staff for their efforts.
Have a great week
God Bless
Jo
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