Newsletter 09 June, 2020
Dear Parents/Caregivers
Assalaamu AlaikumWRWB
ISLAMIC WEEK
Islamic week is in week 11 from June 22- 26. More details will be sent later.
HOMETIME
School finishes at the normal times now.
Monday to Thursdays
Year 1 – 3.15pm
Years 2 – 4 3.20pm
Years 5 – 6 3.25pm
Fridays
Year 1 – 2.15pm
Years 2 – 4 2.20pm
Years 5 – 6 2.25pm
Secondary finishes at 3.30pm
All students from years 1-6 will be brought to the gate. Year 1 will be brought out when class teachers see the parents/caregivers at the small gate in front of AD1-AD2. Parents/ caregivers are requested to wait near the gates or near new the car park adjacent to the school.
EXCURSION
Year 6 students will be going to Vector Wero Whitewater Park on Thursday the 11th June from 10a.m to 2:30 p.m.
PARENT/TEACHER MEETING
Parent Teacher meeting is on Tuesday 28 July 2020. More details will be sent later.
SCHOOL FEES
Jazaakallahu Khairan to all those parents/ caregivers who have paid their child/children’s attendance dues in full. There are still some parents who have not paid 2019 fees. All parents and caregivers must pay their outstanding and current fees by or before end of term 2 (03/07/2020). If you have any difficulty paying the fees please make arrangement with the Principal immediately.
WINTER UNIFORM
It is winter season now. Thank you to the parents/caregivers for sending your child/children with proper winter clothes. However, those who do not have proper jumpers can buy from the school office from Monday -Thursday from 3.30 – 4.15pm.
CREATING A FAMILY ZONE ACCOUNT
As part of our ongoing commitment to excellence and our duty to ensure students’ safety and well-being, we recently introduced cyber safety programs and technologies in partnership with Family Zone.
Family Zone is New Zealand’s leading provider of cyber safety technology. Family Zone helps us to ensure our students are safe and on task during school time and offers parents a range of options for monitoring and supporting their children’s online journey.
A Holistic Cyber Safety Program
We are committed to creating a cyber safe environment for our school and are taking a holistic and long term view. Our program includes these key initiatives:
- Cyber Safety Hub: The Cyber Safety Hub (https://www.familyzone.com/al-madinah-nz) is an incredible online resource which has been developed to keep our community across the School’s cyber safety program and the latest cyber safety topics and issues. It also includes information on Family Zone and how it can benefit your family.
- Monitoring and Filtering: To ensure student use of technology at school is compliant, we will be installing Family Zone technology into the school network, student accounts and on all in-school student learning devices.
- Parental Monitoring Tools: To support parents we will be providing you with a monitoring tool called Family Zone Insights. You can use this account with your child’s school and personal devices.
What’s Coming Up
Installation of Family Zone application (app)
We’ve recently installed Family Zone’s filtering technology into our IT network.
The application ensures school policy is applied during school time, whether your child
is connected to the school’s network or not (such as through mobile hotspotting).
We encourage you to go to our Cyber Safety Hub to create a Family Zone Insights account. With this account you can:
- Monitor your child’s internet use outside of school hours;
- Disable school policy for your child’s school holidays or sick days; and
- Optionally install Family Zone onto your children’s personal devices.
Thank you for supporting your school and our students in this important cyber safety initiative. And remember if you need help
we encourage you to visit the Cyber Safety Hub or contact Family Zone Support at https://www.familyzone.com/anz/families/contact-us
TERM 2 BREAK
The school ends for term 2 on 3rd July at 2.30pm and will re-open for Term 3 on Monday 20th July.
Wassalaam
Asin Ali
Principal
