Principal’s Report – Term 4, Week 5

Kia ora parents, caregivers and students of Coastal Taranaki School,

We warmly welcome the following students who have recently started at Coastal:
- Lily Fergus, New Entrant
- Greer Harvey, New Entrant

I am delighted to share with you our pride in the recent achievements of Jaxon Madden (Year 6). Jaxon has just learned that he has earned the following:
- Second place in the 2011 ASB NZ Maths Challenge (Lower North Island)
- Two medals in the World Educational Games
- Second place in World Spelling Day (8-10 year olds)
- Eighth place in World Maths Day (8-10 year olds)
We hope that Jaxon’s superb achievements will be able to be acknowledged by the ASB Education team at Prize Giving.

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Principal’s Report – Term 3, Week 9

Kia ora parents, caregivers and students of Coastal Taranaki School,

We warmly welcome the following students who have recently started at Coastal:
- Paige Wilson, Year 2
- Samuel Marshall, New Entrant

Production
From the glimpses I have had lately, you are all in for a real treat. The show has been written by our students and involves many. Make sure you get in quick before it is too late. A tremendous amount of positive and creative energy has been invested by staff, and it has been a wonderful vehicle for interaction as a school. Credit will be given where it is due in the next newsletter. For now we particularly thank Mrs Brigitte Luke and her team of writers.

The Final Challenge Approaches
Year 11-13 students have three school weeks before NZQA external examinations are due to commence. It is vital that parents, students and school work towards a successful outcome for a solid academic year. It is never too late!

Teachers are always generous in making time available. Make sure the discussions held following the School Exams last week are put into practice. This will inevitably require some sacrifices during the upcoming school holidays. We are very keen for the school’s success in 2010 to be repeated by the classes of 2011. In 2010, we were ranked in the top three Taranaki secondary schools for each of NCEA levels 1–3.

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Principal’s Report – Term 3, Week 6

Kia ora parents, caregivers and students of Coastal Taranaki School,

We warmly welcome the following students who have recently started at Coastal:
- Dredyn Scouller, Year 4
- Oliver Kemsley, New Entrant
- Jack Putt, New Entrant

2012 Junior School Pre-Enrolments
In the last couple of years we have been very pleased to enrol many more students into the New Entrants class than we had previously planned for. We receive excellent information from our early childhood providers (Sophia Preschool, Okato Playcentre, and Kaitake Kindergarten).

In 2010 our Year 1 roll reached 46; this year it will reach 50 by December 9. We had expected closer to 30 in each case. The Board has been able to manage by the redeployment of resources, but if we can be more strategic it would be very helpful. The pre-schools have provided a list of the students whose parents we understand to be considering enrolment as New Entrants at Coastal in 2012.

If you know of any four year olds who do not attend our contributing pre-schools, or if you want to confirm that a child is known to us, please contact Lee at the office.

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Principal’s Report – Term 3, Week 3

Kia ora parents, caregivers and students of Coastal Taranaki School,

Welcome back to Term 3. A warm welcome to our new students:
- Laura Gottlieb, Year 11
- Bradley Smyth, Year 9
- Melissa Hall, Year 10
- Scott Rickit, Year 8
- Jade Anderson, Year 5
- Bailey Watson, Year 4
- Dacota Harvey-Smith, Year 1
- Keegan Paton, New Entrant

Congratulations to Seda Jorgensen, who received a letter of commendation from Prime Minister John Key, for his letter suggesting ways something could be done about the problem of too many plastic bags. We were pleased to also award Seda a certificate acknowledging his role in showing us how to live sustainably, one of our Coastal values.

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Principal’s Report – Term 2, Week 11

Kia ora parents, caregivers and students of Coastal Taranaki School,

As we count down to the holidays it is important to acknowledge the many ways you are supporting your children’s education at Coastal. Thank you to:
- All parents and caregivers who set up their children to succeed (for example: with a good night’s sleep; a good breakfast and food for the day; with a clean uniform; with an interest in what learning has occurred that day; with a quiet insistence that home learning routines have a priority)
- All parents who attended the Student-Led Conferences or Individual Development Plan day on July 5, or at another time
- The coaches, managers and providers of transport who enable Coastal kids to experience a very wide range of sporting and cultural experiences
- Friends of the School who are ever on the lookout and seeking input for the essential ‘extras’ that help staff and students
- All who engage in healthy conversations as we strive for ways to do things better

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Principal’s Report – Term 2, Week 7

Kia ora Parents, Caregivers and Students of Coastal Taranaki School,

Put another log on the fire… (better leave the next line out!)! Magnificent as it looks Te Maunga Taranaki is playing a defining part in our increasingly chilly mornings and evenings. It has to be better than all that rain, I guess.

We are entering the ‘business end’ of the first half year, and we’ll know that has arrived when we sit down together to discuss the progress and achievement of your children on Tuesday, July 5. Please mark this as a date. You will shortly receive a newsletter about the processes of booking an interview time for a student led conference (Years 1 to 8 ) or an individual development plan (Years 9 to 13). I have been privy to some recent test results in Mathematics in the upper middle school (for example) and I am sure you will be impressed.

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