BOARD OF TRUSTEES - CASUAL VACANCY
A casual vacancy has occurred on the Board of Trustees for an elected parent representative.
The Board has resolved under section 105 of the Education Act 1989 to ll the vacancy by selection.
If ten percent or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the Board, within 28 days of this notice being published, to hold a by-election to ll the vacancy, then a by-election will be held.
Any eligible voter who wishes to ask the Board to hold a by-election should write to:
Chairperson
Board of Trustees
Cockle Bay School
Sandspit Road
Howick
AUCKLAND
By 13th July 2017

Cockle Bay School will shortly be conducting their mid-year reporting, namely, PPPs, Pupil Progress Presentations. These are structured presentations led by your child, whereby they will outline in some detail their progress to date. They will share their learning goals and next steps, and use their work in a variety of forms to demonstrate progress. We believe that children who take responsibility for their own learning and can talk about their continued progress are more engaged in their schooling. Therefore, learning outcomes are shared with the children and this enables them to take ownership of their learning and target their needs as well as report on their own progress.
Each PPP is planned for 20 minutes, with more than one family in the classroom at a time. This approach has proven to be successful, making the child feel more comfortable by creating a less formal atmosphere.
During the course of the presentations, please feel free to ask your child questions or seek clari cation, without upsetting the continuity of the process.
This is a special opportunity set aside for your child to share their learning with you therefore, siblings are most welcome to wait in the Lomas Library during PPPs. The pupils have devoted considerable work and effort so that they are con dent with their 2017 learning journey thus far. As such, it is very important that on the day of the presentation they have someone to present to. If you, or another delegated family member are unavailable to attend, please let us know so that one of our Senior Leadership team members can ‘act as the parent’.

Pupil Progress Presentations (PPPs) Thursday 29th June
Presentation Times are between 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Please go to the school website, click on the tab ‘News’ then ‘School Interviews’ to find the link to access the interview website.
http://www.cocklebay.school.nz/
The school code you will need to enter is ee3re
Children are required to wear school uniform

This will need to be done before Monday 26th June.
If you do not have access to the internet or need assistance, please contact the school of ce and they will be able to help you.
PLEASE NOTE THAT CHILDREN IN ROOM 28 WILL NOT HAVE PPP’S AT THIS TIME

The Junior Production
A huge congratulations to our students and all those involved in the Junior Production, “Pirates and Mermaids”. It was a wonderful display of our Cockle Bay talent and I hope everyone enjoyed the shows as much as I did. My thanks to the indomitable Kirsten Bell and her performing arts team, our patient teaching staff and all the dedicated parents helpers, without whom the production would not have been the success that it was.

Shoe Bank
Do you have any kids shoes that are no longer needed but still have some life left in them? Please don’t throw them out!! We would love to give them to kids who could use them. Children at Point England School in Panmure have been identified as having no shoes to wear this winter and beyond. Let’s show them some Cockle Bay love and give them our quality ‘leftovers’.
How: Please drop off your good, used (and clean please!!) shoes to our collection bin. We welcome any school or other shoes for ages 5 till 12 years. To be dropped off in the office by the trophy cabinet, in the collection box.

When: The Week of the 12 - 16 June
Bonus: Every bag of shoes donated gets you in the draw to win a Scholastic book pack.
Thank you for your help in spreading some Cockle Bay joy! Your Year 6 Shoe Team

Dorothy Bigwood