Newsletter 3 February 2017

Tena Koutou, Talofa Lava, Malo e Lelei, Namaste, Ni sa bula, Noaia’e mauri, Fakalofa lahi atu, Kia Orana, Ni Hao, An Nyung Ha Sai Yo, Nay Ho, Hej. Greetings to our school families.

Welcome back! We hope you all had a restful recharge over the holidays, enjoying some family time in this beautiful place we call home.

It has been a fantastically busy start to the school year, with so many new enrolments happening over the holiday period. We are delighted to welcome these new members of our school family and look forward to getting to know you all better. A big thank you to Miss Henry for her hard work processing the paperwork to ensure everyone was able to start on time!

Our teachers have commented on the smooth start the students have made transitioning into their new classes, and have had a fun week making connections and setting the foundations for the year ahead.

Our teaching structure this term is:

Kathryn Ramel – Principal, Trent Morley – Acting Associate Principal, Kerry Thomas – Leader, Senior School

• Pauline Watkin, New Entrants, Kauri 1
• Christine Mackay – Year 1, Kauri 2
• Sarah Jolliffe – Year 1/2, Kahikatea 2
• Laura Morley – Year 2, Kahikatea 1 (Mon – Thurs, Mr Morley will teach on Fridays)
• Pauline McDonald – Year 3, Manawa 1
• Kim Bishop, Year 3/4, Puriri 2
• Erena Williamson, Year 5, Nikau 1
• Colin Chapman, Year 5/6, Totara 1
• Kerry Thomas, Year 6, Totara 2.
• Gay Spittal, ESOL, STEPs Literacy and  Learning Support
• Rietta Young, Reading Recovery and Learning Support
• Trish Lovegrove, Art

Nga mihi,

Kathryn Ramel

Principal

This week we are doing a paper copy of the newsletter for all parents. If you do not receive an emailed copy also, please ensure the Office has your email address on file. (Some of our newest enrolments may not be loaded yet). The newsletter is also posted to our school Facebook Page – look for the School Logo (not the generically produced page).

School Diary

Week 2: 6 Feb – 10 Feb

Mon 6.2    Waitangi Day

Thurs 9.2   Meet and Greet at Snells Beach (by the main carpark) from 5:30 onwards.

Week 3: 13 Feb – 17 Feb

Mon 13.2    Year 5/6 Swimming at Snells Beach Depart 9:20am

Mon 13.2    School Council Speeches 1:30pm

Tues 14.2    Year 1/2 Swimming at Snells Beach Depart 9:40am

Tues 14.2    Year 5/6 Swimming at Snells Beach Depart 10:00am

Weds 15.2    Year 1/2 Swimming at Snells Beach Depart 10:20am

Weds 15.2    Year 5/6 Swimming at Snells Beach Depart 11:00am

Weds 15.2    BOT Meeting 6:30pm in the Board Room

Thurs 16.2    Year 1/2 Swimming at Snells Beach Depart 11:00am

Thurs 16.2    Year 5/6 Swimming at Snells Beach Depart 11:30am

Fri 17.2          Year 5/6 Swimming at Snells Beach Depart 12:00am

Week 4: 20 Feb – 14 Feb

Tues 21.2      Hearing & Vision Testing in the school

Fri 24.2        Year 5/6 at Omaha for Beach Ed

Welcome to our new students – we hope you enjoy your time at our school

Kauri 1: Tadhg Begg, Lili-Mae Kaho, James Moroney, Zoe Peterson, Ashley

Kauri 2: Karl-Emil Baldvinsson, Ollie Harrison

Kahikatea 2: Kayden Charman, Francois Crause

Kahikatea 1: Liam Fowler, Emma Roundtree, Bree Thompson

Manawa 1: Tulua Hurbert, Charlotte Parry

Puriri 2: Juliette Crause

Nikau 1: Ayla Harrison, Zoe Parry

Totara 2: William Baldvinsson, Melody Bedggood, Ella Fahey, Emma Hart, Elizabeth Tereroa

Further Enrolments/New Entrants 2017

We could use your help please! It is very important we have a good idea of numbers of students who intend to enrol at our school throughout the rest of the year – mainly New Entrants. We want to be able to prepare for them and make sure our staffing is appropriate. To do this, it helps to know sooner, rather than later, that they intend to join us. Please encourage any parents you may know who intend to send their children here to phone or drop in to the School Office to pick up one of our Enrolment Packs. We are happy to talk with prospective parents and show them around. Thanks for your support!

Stationery

A huge thank you for the smooth start to the year with school stationery. Parents seemed to enjoy the flexibility, with excellent feedback from those who had purchased through Office Max also. Please, if your child still does not have stationery at school, we require this asap.

Beach Meet and Greet

You will have hopefully received information on this from your child. Rather than run a “Meet the Teacher” this year, we decided that we actually need to “Meet Each Other”, and build some relationships around your child. Teachers will be by the main carpark, Snells Beach Rd, from 5:30pm Thursday 9 Feb. There will be Juicies (ice blocks) for all SBS children available from their teachers. Additional Juicies will be on sale for $2, and BBQ Sausages for $2.50.

Please note: it is a 7:00pm high tide, although the school will NOT be providing supervision for swimming, families may choose to swim themselves.

Please remember your “Parent Homework” so we can get to know your children even better.

Swimming Programmes

You will note in the “School Diary” that our swimming programes for Years 1/2 and 5/6 kick off in Week 3. Please make sure that the children are prepared with togs, towel, sunscreen, sunhats, food, a big drink, and suitable shoes for walking to the beach on those days.

For those new to the school – our Year 3/4 students having swimming lessons in the College Pool with Aquakids instructors during Term 4.

Guitar Lessons

You will have hopefully seen through our school Facebook page or email that we are pleased to announce Dianne Morgan will be taking guitar lessons after school this year, starting next WEDNESDAY. Lessons will be held in Nikau 2, and will be 45mins long.

Due to an extremely high level of interest already she is looking at changing the structure slightly and adding an extra class.

5-7 year olds 3:15pm-3:45pm (30 minute class for $5)

another beginner class 3:45pm-4:30pm for 8-11 year olds (45 minutes for $7.50)

intermediate class after that at 4:30-5:15pm (45 minutes for $7.50)

Max of 12 people, (but usually 5 – 10), plus $5 photocopying fee per term. Students provide their own clearfile.