Tena Kotou Katoa, Talofa, Greetings to our school families
Our 2014 National Standards Results will be published in July on the Education Counts Website and these are presented in summary form for you below. We are very pleased with these as we saw some significant gains in some areas last year.
Areas of strength are:
Maths – 80.8% of all students are achieving at or above the National Standards.
Reading – 52.9% of all students are reading above the National Standards with a total of 74.02% at or above the standard.
Writing – 79.4% of all students are writing at or above the National Standards.
Our Pasifika achievement is a strength in Mathematics and Writing, with 95.6% of our Pasifika students achieving at or above National Standards in Maths and 82.6% at or above in writing.
Overall girls are achieving well, with 83.3% at or above in maths, 80.4% at or above in reading and 87.2% at or above in writing.
Reading results for Years 3-6 are high with 80% at Year 3, 85.7% at Year 4, 88.3% at Year 5 and 100% at Year 6 reading at or above the standard.
Areas for improvement are:
Reading –
- Maori students’ achievement is low with 42% of Maori students reading below the standard.
- Low cohorts are the after 1 year and after 2 years at school cohorts.
- Boys are underperforming compared with girls (32.7% are reading below the standard).
Writing –
- Maori students’ achievement is low with 32.2% of Maori students writing below the standard.
- 28.9% of boys are underachieving in writing and they are underperforming the girls.
Mathematics –
- The after 3 years at school cohort 2014 is considerably lower than other year levels (32% below)
- Maori students’ achievement, while not as low as for reading, is equivalent to their writing results at 32.2% below.
The identified areas have been incorporated into our targets for 2015 and our professional development.
Table 1: Reading, by Ethnicity and Gender – Snells Beach School 2014 |
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| Student Type |
Well Below |
Below |
At |
Above |
Total |
||||
|
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
||
| Māori |
2 |
6.67% |
10 |
33.33% |
6 |
20.00% |
12 |
40.00% |
30 |
| Pasifika |
1 |
4.35% |
7 |
30.43% |
7 |
30.43% |
8 |
34.78% |
23 |
| Asian |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
1 |
16.67% |
5 |
83.33% |
6 |
| European |
9 |
6.47% |
22 |
15.83% |
26 |
18.71% |
82 |
58.99% |
139 |
| Girls |
4 |
3.96% |
16 |
15.84% |
25 |
24.75% |
56 |
55.45% |
101 |
| Boys |
8 |
7.77% |
25 |
24.27% |
18 |
17.48% |
52 |
50.49% |
103 |
| All Students |
12 |
5.88% |
41 |
20.10% |
43 |
21.08% |
108 |
52.94% |
204 |
| Table 2: Mathematics, by Ethnicity and Gender – Snells Beach School 2014 | |||||||||
| Student Type |
Well Below |
Below |
At |
Above |
Total |
||||
|
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
||
| Māori |
1 |
3.33% |
8 |
26.67% |
14 |
46.67% |
7 |
23.33% |
30 |
| Pasifika |
1 |
4.35% |
0 |
0.00% |
15 |
65.22% |
7 |
30.43% |
23 |
| Asian |
0 |
0.00% |
1 |
16.67% |
2 |
33.33% |
3 |
50.00% |
6 |
| European |
5 |
3.60% |
22 |
15.83% |
55 |
39.57% |
57 |
41.01% |
139 |
| Girls |
4 |
3.96% |
13 |
12.87% |
51 |
50.50% |
33 |
32.67% |
101 |
| Boys |
3 |
2.91% |
19 |
18.45% |
38 |
36.89% |
43 |
41.75% |
103 |
| All Students |
7 |
3.43% |
32 |
15.69% |
89 |
43.63% |
76 |
37.25% |
204 |
| Table 3: Writing, by Ethnicity and Gender | |||||||||
| Student Type |
Well Below |
Below |
At |
Above |
Total |
||||
|
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
Number |
% of Total |
||
| Māori |
0 |
0.00% |
9 |
30.00% |
17 |
56.67% |
4 |
13.33% |
30 |
| Pasifika |
0 |
0.00% |
4 |
17.39% |
16 |
69.57% |
3 |
13.04% |
23 |
| Asian |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
4 |
66.67% |
2 |
33.33% |
6 |
| European |
6 |
4.32% |
20 |
14.39% |
74 |
53.24% |
39 |
28.06% |
139 |
| Girls |
4 |
3.96% |
9 |
8.91% |
63 |
62.38% |
25 |
24.75% |
101 |
| Boys |
2 |
1.94% |
27 |
26.21% |
51 |
49.51% |
23 |
22.33% |
103 |
| All Students |
6 |
2.94% |
36 |
17.65% |
114 |
55.88% |
48 |
23.53% |
204 |
More detailed information, including the breakdown by year level, will be available on the Education Counts website at www.educationcounts.govt.nz in July.
Kind Regards,
Jill Corkin
Principal
Welcome to Our New Students – we hope you enjoy your time at our school!
- Nevaeh Morley – Kauri 1
- Alex Palmer – Kauri 2
- Dillon Genet – Kauri 1
- Lucas Bettridge – Kauri 1
School Diary
- Week 6
Wednesday 27 May Senior School Planting Day at Scandrett Regional Park (Nik 1, Tot 1 & Tot 2)
Wednesday 27 May BOT Meeting 6:30 pm
Thursday 28 May New Parents Morning Tea (Staffroom) 9:30 am
Friday 29 May School ARBOR Day celebrations see (information below)
Friday 29 May DAWG Day fundraising for Year 6 Camp (Hot Dogs $2, Juicies $1)
Friday 29 May NO ASSEMBLY due to ARBOR Day
- Week 7
Monday 1 June Queens Birthday public holiday
Tuesday 2 June Year 6 Camp Tongariro depart (with Miss Ramel, Mrs Gore and Mrs Williamson)
Wednesday 3 June ICAS Science
Friday 5 June Year 6 Camp Tongariro return
- A Huge Thank-you – Tuvalu Fundraising
We were very moved by the out-pouring of support shown via our recent Mufti Day, to support the people of Tuvalu, who have been so badly affected by Cyclone Pam. We are delighted to announce that a total of $183.60 was raised, as well as 135 tins of canned food, and 34 other food items (pasta, rice, water etc) were donated. An amazing effort! The process from here is that both the cash, and food items have been passed on to the co-ordinators at Mahurangi College, who will be sending them on to Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu. From there, they will be distributed across the nine islands that make up Tuvalu, in order of greatest need. A huge thank you to Mrs Gay Spittal, and our senior ESOL students who organised and managed collection on the day.
School ARBOR Day – Next Friday 29 May 1pm-3pm
On Friday afternoon next week we will be celebrating Arbor Day with a range of activities for the children and for any family members who would like to join in:
- Foundation Garden and Bird Corridor Tree Planting – this is especially for any new families to the school who would like to plant a tree in the school grounds
- Ongoing Planting of the Louise Phillips Memorial Garden
- Trees for Survival working with the students in the hall pricking out this seasons seedlings
- Worm Farm and Herb Garden
- Vegetable Garden
- Upkeep, weeding and caring for our established plantings
- Goodall Reserve Clean Up – Junior children from Kauri and Kahikatea classes will be walking to the reserve
Please come along and join us for part of the afternoon, or even the whole afternoon! Bring grandparents, aunts and uncles and make sure you wear some gardening clothes!
Children are to bring OLD mufti clothes & gumboots to change into – no dress-ups please!
PTA News
The Great Snells Trail is happening again in 2015. This is our major school fundraising event for the year and we hope to build it into a fantastic annual event for the whole community. The date for the Snells Trail has been set for Saturday the 14th November, 2015. Keep that date free in your diary! The focus of this year’s trail will be on Art and Recycling as we combine garage sales throughout the community with art in all it’s many forms. The children will be working in class to produce art for the trail along with involvement of local artists and craftspeople. We hope to create a market day atmosphere throughout Snells Beach with the trail finishing at the school where will have food, performances, activities and more. Updates and information will be in the newsletter and on the website from now on as we start work on organizing the event. To make the day a success, we need your help. Please start thinking about how you might be able to help the PTA and the Board of Trustees with planning and organizing as well as on the day. We have five working groups set up to get everything going and they welcome volunteers to join the. They are:
- Garage Sales and Art Studios
- Marketing
- Art, Craft and Entertainment
- Food and Raffles
- School and Class organisation
If you have skills or experience you think you might be able to offer one of these working groups, please contact Kylie at snellsbeachpta@xtra.co.nz If you have valuable contacts in the community who may be able to offer sponsorship or donate goods or services to the trail, please let the PTA know. Together we can make 2015’s Snells Trail a very special and unique event for our school.
Family Disco – June 12th 6.30 pm. SAVE THE DATE! More details to follow.
A Message from Mrs Neels
As you all know I have been battling a rare form of cancer since September last year. I have been undergoing treatment which has finally come to an end. At this stage it looks successful which as you can imagine is a huge relief. So hopefully I will be fully back on board at school from now on. I would like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE thank-you to all the staff, students , parents and community of Snells Beach School. I have been overwhelmed with all the letters, cards, and support I have received from you all. It has been very humbling. I and my husband Tony & my daughters thank you from the bottom of our hearts. A few special people also deserve a special mention
- Jill Corkin, Kathryn Ramel & Pauline Watkin who have been so supportive and allowed me to come & go from school as & when I felt well enough and have lent their shoulders to cry on
- the marvelous mums who have supplied Tony & I with beautiful prepared meals for months. After 7 hour days at chemotherapy it was wonderful to be able to come home to something delicious to eat
- Lovetta Bayer & Robaynne Magnusson-I cannot thank you enough for your support, love & prayers, & for organizing the meal mums. You are truly beautiful women inside and out & I appreciate everything you have done for me over the past 8 months
So once again thank you to everyone. I am extremely lucky to belong to such a warm & caring community and…..I”M BACK!!!!
Cherylene Neels
HOME STAYS REQUIRED
We are looking for home stay hosts to host a group of Chinese students who will be coming to Snells Beach School for 5 weeks from 20 July 2015.
The children will have a parent with them (this is required at this age) and in some cases there are 2 children in the family. If you have a spare room (or two) in your home and would like to be involved, please contact Jill Corkin through the office on 425 6058. Payment is made for the home stay by the family. This is an exciting new opportunity for our school.
Community Notices
Change to Kowhai Connection Timetable
Please note that there has been a change to the Kowhai Connection bus services route and timetable. This service is now not coming directly to the school. Instead, students may catch this bus from the bus shelter on the corner of Dawson and Mahurangi East roads, and this is also the point at which they will e dropped on the morning run. For updated times etc you will need to check the Kowhai Connection website.
Important – this change applies to the private Kowhai Connection bus service ONLY – the school buses (no. 8 & 11) will run as per usual.
Snells Beach Netball Club
The Snells Beach Netballers had another successful day last weekend – well done! The “Ripples” (Year 3 team) won 3 -1 vs Mangawhai with Kezia Gleeson named player of the match. The open team, with students from Year 3 – 6, known as the “Waves” won 14 – 3 vs Kaiwaka. Congratulations to Charkana Green-McLeod for being named player of their match.
Snells Beach Hockey Club
After a close fought game the Snells Beach Strikers defeated Matakana 3-2 in last week’s Hockey round. The Snells Beach Snap Dragons lost 2-3, also against Matakana in another nail-biter. The Year 3 & 4 Snells Beach Goonies got to put their feet up, with a bye. All Snells Beach Hockey teams are sponsored by Elite Windows.
Scandrett Regional Park – Public Planting Day
Sunday 24 May 10am rain or shine at Scandrett Regional Park.
Please come and support the Park and the Auckland Regional Council who have been so good to us. Bring gumboots and sturdy clothes and a spade or two if you have them.
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