Raising girls in today’s modern world can be a difficult path for parents and carers to navigate. These days, girls are transitioning to puberty a lot earlier than they used to and the physical, psychological and emotional changes they experience are challenging.
Some parents and carers may feel uncertain about how best to support their daughter through the ups and downs of adolescence and how to keep the lines of communication open. With the rise of social media and technology, mental health difficulties in girls are increasing as often they are faced with online images that make it difficult to see themselves as acceptable. Ensuring a daughter’s opinions are heard and her views listened to, will go a long way towards making her feel loved and supported as she tries to establish her own identity.
In this edition of SchoolTV, adult carers will attain a clearer picture of what girls are wanting from their adult carers and how best to support them through adolescence. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this month’s edition, and we always welcome your feedback.
If you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact the school for further information or seek medical or professional help.
Alert levels return to Level 2 in Auckland from 6am Sunday 7 March.
This means we will return to school on Monday. As before please exercise the well publicised safety guidelines at home and at school.
– stay at home if showing flu-like symptoms
– wash hands
– do not share equipment
– sneeze or cough into the elbow
– maintain a safe distance where possible
– avoid physical contact.
The school will also have its regular cleaning schedule restored so surfaces are sanitised.
If parents have to come to the school please come to reception via the Jeffs Road entrance and scan the QV code.
We will follow our normal timetable and scheduled events including Year 7 Camp and other trips that have been planned.
Please follow Ministry of Health advice if you are contacted by them directly and inform the school – do not send children to school if they are supposed to be in self-isolation and use reliable sources of information like the COVID web site for updates.
Following the PM announcement that Auckland is at alert level 3 for the week starting Monday 1 March, please note that, as before, the school is closed until further notice except for students of parents of “essential” services. If your child/ren need/s supervision at school please notify the relevant Whānau Leader before 5 pm today so arrangements can be made. These students are to report directly to the library and have lunch, charged device and other learning equipment with them. Masks are recommended but not compulsory. The rest of the school will kick into distance learning and further information will be sent to students via the Whānau Leaders. While this is frustrating it is necessary and we thank you once again for your patience and support. Kia kaha Ian Morrison
Latest COVID update contains the following information following a positive test of a worker at Kmart Botany who is related to the Papatoetoe cluster.
Please contact your child’s Whānau Leader if he/she will be away from school tomorrow following the advice received below:
“If you were at Kmart Botany between 4pm and 10pm on Friday February 19 and Saturday February 20 you are considered a casual plus contact.
If you are a casual plus contact, you are advised to immediately isolate at home and call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice on isolation timeframes and testing requirements.”
Face coverings are not required at school or on any school transport. But they must be worn on all public transport, including by any school children aged 12 and over.
At any alert level, children, young people or teachers and other staff who want to wear face coverings at schools or early learning services may do so. They are entitled to make this decision and should not be criticised for doing so.
I am sure our community will join me in pausing a moment at 12.51 to remember and reflect on this traumatic event.
We reach out to the survivors, emergency response workers and families of those who died or were injured and who still carry the physical and mental scars. And we also acknowledge the amazing resilience and determination of a community which has rebuilt a shattered city.
I am aware that rumours started to circulate in the community that one of our students may have contracted COVID 19. These rumours are false, however a student did go home yesterday (Friday) after lunch as he was feeling sick and as a precaution went for a test which returned negative today.
School resumes as normal on Monday and I reinforce the well known safety tips which will keep us all safe:
– stay home if you are unwell
– sneeze or cough into your elbow (should you be at school……?)
– wash your hands
– minimise contact with other people and do not share personal items
The Ministry of Health has reminded us that face masks may be worn at school but are not required.
Video resources are available from The Revolution Tour, thanks to funding from the Ministry of Social Development, it has developed 6 short talks that support young people’s mental health.
