Principal's Message 23rd August 2017

BOT Membership
The school Board of Trustees is made up of the Principal (Dorothy); a staff representative (Rochelle Stansfield); three parent elected representatives (Shaun Galway, Andy McLachlan and myself); and one board selected representative (Jack Chan).
Jack has recently joined and is originally from Hong Kong, growing up in Wellington since the age of 12. He has two children at school now (years 2 & 3) and his youngest will be joining next year. Jack is part of the Australia / NZ senior management team at a NASDAQ listed IT Network Security Vendor, Fortinet.
Unfortunately, I have to advise that Barry Cornelius has recently left the board and we would like to thank him for his service.
The BOT has decided to further bolster its ranks of parent elected representatives and will therefore be holding elections in November. We will be looking to add one further parent elected representatives. This person will be a part of the board until full board elections are held in mid-2019.
If you would like more information, please feel free to contact me via This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We will be calling for nominations in early October.

James Yates
Board of Trustees Chairperson

Feedback Community Consultation
In Term 2 parents and staff were invited to contribute to a CBS Community survey. Sincere thanks goes to all who found time to do this.

Cockle Bay School Community Survey Report 2017

‘Graduate Profile’ Meeting
Thank you to all the parents who attended our ‘Graduate Profile’ meeting. We were delighted that over 50 parents attended and contributed so positively. A draft document will be shared with you later on.

Fam-Tastic Friday 8 December - 4.30 - 7.30pm
Our school family night this year is a Fam-Tastic Friday night, offering a mixture of entertainment by the children and for the children. Staff, students and the PTN are working together to make this a great night of fun and togetherness, with .... discos for the children, games and a bouncy castle, food to buy and items by special groups within the school such as Kapa Haka, choirs, marimba and rock bands to name a few.

Please mark it in your diary now to avoid disappointment.

Dorothy Bigwood
Principal