Dear Parents/Whanau,
This is to inform you that school teachers and principals have voted to participate in industrial action on Thursday 16 March 2023. This is a joint action by the kindergarten, primary and secondary school teachers across Aotearoa, New Zealand. We have been having conversations with the government, but their offers are not good enough and we need them to do better in order to show that they value school teachers and leaders.
Our students need a quality education. And we want to give that to them. Unfortunately, the funding for our schools and kindergartens is not enough for us to give us the time we would like to support all our students to excel.
We need to attract and retain teachers by ensuring that teaching is a valued and attractive profession. Principals and teachers in primary and area schools and kindergartens have considered at length offers from the government to settle our respective collective agreements.
The offers did not meet our expectations, nor make sufficient steps towards the changes we need for our children to succeed. The decision was made after serious discussion and consideration. We felt that this was the only way the government would listen and recognise that when they support our children to learn and succeed, we are supporting whānau and communities to thrive.
Together with your support, we can continue to provide the best opportunities and success for our students.
Noho ora mai
Dubs Rai
Tumuaki/Principal
Archived copies of earlier newsletters are also available.
Manukau Supa Centa
55 Lambie Drive
These packs have been created especially for Mayfield School and contain all of your child's Stationery needs for 2023
We think our school uniform is great! It is an amazing sight to our Mayfield tamariki all wearing their uniform correctly. Please ensure your child has the correct uniform from the beginning of the year. Please click the button below for the full price list. Click here for a link to the NZ Uniforms website.
Please contact us if you have delays in acquiring uniforms for your child. We can help you work through any issues. Lack of uniform is not a valid reason for your child not to attend school.
HATS
The sun has been very strong this summer with most days having a UV Index of EXTREME. Hats are compulsory in Term One, please ensure your child comes to school with a suitable hat everyday. Wide-brimmed and bucket hats are preferred. We do not allow beanies to be worn at school.
