Rowandale School

MESSAGE FROM OUR HEAD BOY - Ronaldo Aliifaalogo

The message I have written is in my language, Samoan, but in English, it means to stay in your family bubble and keep your home safe. The circle symbolizes the bubble and the heart represents the emotion of staying strong. There is a human shadow in the bubble which represents me or you or anyone in this world. The little stick figures around the circle symbolize all the lives in the world that we can save by following the bubble rules 'Stay in your bubble'.

I hope you stay safe in your bubble from Ronaldo Aliifaalogo.

UPDATE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL: Mr Karl Vasau

Thank you parents for connecting with teachers today. We have a really small number of students returning to school and this means that we only need a small number of staff to work and so more of us can keep our own bubbles safe. Thank you Rowandale School families! This means that online learning will continue, so if parents need a home learning pack, resources or a device we will be allowing parents to pick up safely from the school hall on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 September from 9am - 10am. Please wear a mask, keep social distancing and follow instructions of the staff on duty. All students who are returning for the bubbles will be safe and catered for as if they were our own. Please stay connected as we will be sharing further information shortly. Please view Mr Vasau's video below which explains everything....

LATEST UPDATE FROM PRINCIPAL: MR KARL VASAU

Greetings Whanau .........The Governments advice is that Under Alert level 3, Schools and Centre’s should remain closed but can open for children whose parents need to return to work and there is no one else to look after them. Tomorrow our teachers will be contacting all our families to gauge where you are at and how we can keep as many of our students as possible learning from home. Ultimately the best for our community is we stay closed for level 3. At this point if we need to open Level 3 Bubbles they will start on Thursday 23 September, which gives us time to set up our bubble classrooms and spaces safely. We will be sorting out more information for parents tomorrow and will send out another video tomorrow. Please stay in your bubbles, stay safe, stay well and stay connected to our notices ... Please view Mr Karl Vasau's video below which explains the update....

Latest update from Rowandale School principal

Parents/Whanau ..... there is a contactless pick up of our next home learning pack and a device (only if needed) for this Wednesday 15 September, 11am -2pm from school. There will be no home deliveries and no walk ins, so please organise for yourself or someone to drive in and pick up safely. We want to keep everyone safe, so please respect our decision.

View Mr Vasau's video below.....

MESSAGE FROM Mr Karl Vasau - Principal

Bula Vinaka Rowandale School Community … Tomorrow a demolition crew will be at school to demolish and remove Room 25/26. There is a small amount of Asbestos in the building walls and so the work involved has to be done in a way that is safe and aligned to WorkSafe NZ regulations. I am happy that the work tomorrow will be done professionally and safely. It’s even more safer given that we are on school holidays and no one will be at school except the demolition crew. If you have any further questions or queries please feel free to contact me directly … Mr Vasau--

LATEST MESSAGE FROM MR KARL VASAU (PRINCIPAL) FOR MONDAY 23/8/2021

Kia Ora Rowandale School Community ...

IMPORTANT PLEASE WATCH VIDEO: There is a change now to our Home Learning And Food Pack pick up on Monday 23 August … it starts at 1pm-6pm and you need to come in a car … drive into school and stay in your car … please wear a mask and only open window when asked … follow staff instructions and we will place the packs in your boot … if you need a home delivery these will be made on Tuesday 24 August and we will share a Google doc shortly so you can put your address and details on it … reminder that if you have internet and a device at home the home learning pack is the same as the online site so you don't need to come in if you don't want to ... we are keeping everyone safe so please be kind tomorrow and drive and park properly.

ALSO

Please complete this link if you require a pack to be delivered because you have no vehicle or are unable to come to school to pick up tomorrow …

https://forms.gle/sqwo64SBjtpvYQDa7

Week 9 - 20/9/2021

Update from Principal: Karl Vasau

Greetings Rowandale School Community ... today 20/9/2021 at 4pm the Prime Minister will be announcing if Auckland will move to Level 3 or not ... what ever the outcome I will post a video for you to watch at 5:30pm, that will outline how we as a school will move forward with the announcement ... in the mean time please continue with your child's online learning or home learning packs. If you need anything related to their learning please contact your child's teacher ... stay home, stay safe, get tested and if you can please consider vaccination options ... Mr Vasau.

MESSAGE FROM MR KARL VASAU - PRINCIPAL

Kia Ora Rowandale School Community ...

This Monday 23 August from 12:30pm - 6pm, 1 parent/ adult per family will be able to come down to school and safely pick up a Home Learning Pack for their child.

Please wear a mask and observe safe practices.

This is optional because if you can connect to the Home Learning Site it goes live on our website on Monday 23/8/21 too.

The Home Learning Pack is a hard copy of whats on the site.

We will not be sending home devices just yet but will consider doing so if the lockdown goes longer.

Have a safe weekend and we will see most of you on Monday between

12:30 - 6pm

See video below for the same message:

Kia Ora Rowandale School families ... the Prime Minister has announced tonight that Auckland will move into Lockdown Level 4 tonight for 7 Days ... this means our school will be CLOSED for all students and staff until at least Wednesday next week ... please watch this YouTube video about what our plans are regarding home learning and how your child's teacher will be connecting with you during level 4 ... please stay home, stay safe and be nice to one another ... God Bless you all Mr Vasau ❤️

MESSAGE FROM MR. KARL VASAU - PRINCIPAL

Talofa Rowandale School Families ... just some reminders for this week as we are still at alert level 2 ...

From Monday 22 February:

- gates open at 8am please make sure children don't come too early

- parents can drop their kids to their classrooms but must sanitise and scan in first (no exceptions)

- at the end of the day school finishes at 3pm but we are asking parents to stay outside the gates and students will be released and brought out to the front gate from 2:50pm

- all other practices will continue as normal

- Whole School Powhiri Wednesday 10am (parents and families welcome but must sanitise and scan in first)

- pasifika parents wellbeing meeting 5pm Wednesday (notice will come home tomorrow)

if you have any questions or queries please contact me ... looking forward to having all our students back tomorrow please

BREAKING NEWS FROM MR. VASAU

Good afternoon Rowandale School Families ... just a reminder that our school has safety measures in place to keep us safe from the spread of Covid ...

- gates open at 8am and ALL students, staff, parents and visitors are asked to sanitise as they enter

- between 9am and 3pm all parents and visitors must report to office and sign in, scan in and sanitise

- staff are ensuring students sanitise regularly, wash and dry hands after the toilet, keep appropriate social distancing and cough and sneeze appropriately

- all children and adults who are sick must stay home and seek medical advice ...

At this stage our Powhiri planned for tomorrow at 10am is still on and if this changes I will let you know ...

Please stay safe, be aware of what's on the news and make sure your children come to school if they are not sick ...

Any questions or queries contact your child’s teacher or ring or text me ...

Mr Vasau Principal

Wednesday 3 March UPDATE:

Fakaalofa Lahi Atu Rowandale School Families ...

Thank you to all the parents who were able to pick up home learning packs and those that have started also connecting online with your child's teacher. These things will help with your child's learning at home so well done.

So far ALL our parents have chosen to keep their children at home for lockdown and this means we can also keep our staff at home and safe ...

Reminder that if you need to have your children return to school because there is no one that can keep them safe at home then please text me 021859888 and we can arrange staff to supervise them ...

If you have any questions or queries about home learning please contact your child's teacher ...

Once again thank you for keeping your children safe and at home ... Mr Vasau

LATEST NOTICE FROM MR. KARL VASAU

Kia Ora Rowandale School community.

Thank you very much for being so understanding and cooperative in relation to how we as a school would like to handle the latest Level 3 Lockdown.Our Board of Trustees and School leaderships plan means that our school will remain closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

If it’s announced on Wednesday that the lockdown will go longer then the following things will happen:

- On Thursday morning Parents will be able to pick up a home learning pack from school. We will share the exact time and how you can pick up on Wednesday night. This will be a variety of resources and equipment for students to work on independently or supported while at home.

- Also on Thursday morning our Home Learning Site on our School Website will be updated and strengthened. This will mean that from Thursday students who have access to a device and internet at home will be able to work online and connect with their teacher using zoom and timetabled teaching sessions.

- And on Thursday our class bubbles will start but ONLY for parents who are essential workers and cannot find someone to care for their child will be able to send their children to school provided they have let Mr Vasau know.Our school has a number of devices that we can if needed distribute out to families that need them and have an internet connection. We need time to prepare and process them and we will notify parents when and if these will be available to be picked up.

So over the next 3 days our recommendation is that:

- you ensure your children stay home and stay safe.

- If you have learning resources or equipment from the last lockdown you could work with your children on these.

- If you need assistance with these resources you can contact your child’s teacher.

- If you do have internet and a device you can access our previous online learning site via our school website and complete what ever you can.Our staff have worked hard today to start to prepare for online learning and ensure we have enough home learning packs for every student if the lockdown is extended.We are hoping that the lockdown will finish on Wednesday and that we start back at school on Thursday with all our students returning but if that doesn’t happen we are ready.

God Bless you allMr VasauKia Ora Rowandale School community. Thank you very much for being so understanding and cooperative in relation to how we as a school would like to handle the latest Level 3 Lockdown.Our Board of Trustees and School leaderships plan means that our school will remain closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

If it’s announced on Wednesday that the lockdown will go longer then the following things will happen:

- On Thursday morning Parents will be able to pick up a home learning pack from school. We will share the exact time and how you can pick up on Wednesday night. This will be a variety of resources and equipment for students to work on independently or supported while at home.

- Also on Thursday morning our Home Learning Site on our School Website will be updated and strengthened. This will mean that from Thursday students who have access to a device and internet at home will be able to work online and connect with their teacher using zoom and timetabled teaching sessions.

- And on Thursday our class bubbles will start but ONLY for parents who are essential workers and cannot find someone to care for their child will be able to send their children to school provided they have let Mr Vasau know. Our school has a number of devices that we can if needed distribute out to families that need them and have an internet connection. We need time to prepare and process them and we will notify parents when and if these will be available to be picked up.

So over the next 3 days our recommendation is that:

- you ensure your children stay home and stay safe.

- If you have learning resources or equipment from the last lockdown you could work with your children on these.

- If you need assistance with these resources you can contact your child’s teacher.

- If you do have internet and a device you can access our previous online learning site via our school website and complete what ever you can.Our staff have worked hard today to start to prepare for online learning and ensure we have enough home learning packs for every student if the lockdown is extended.We are hoping that the lockdown will finish on Wednesday and that we start back at school on Thursday with all our students returning but if that doesn’t happen we are ready.

God Bless you all.........Mr Vasau

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