Newsletter 20 October 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 to Term 4! There is so much already happening at the moment, and we have been busily planning the term ahead. We have done a full paper run of newsletters today, (most choose to receive these electronically), as we felt it may be useful to keep a copy of these dates on your fridge/calendar. Please, if you did not receive this newsletter electronically, let us know so we can add you to our email database.

Nga mihi,

Kathryn Ramel

Principal

Key Dates Term 4

Week 2: 23 Oct – 27 Oct

Mon 23.10 Labour Day
Tues 24.10 Year 5 Camp Meeting 6:00pm in Nik 1
Weds 25.10 BOT Meeting 6:30pm
Thurs 26.10 Life Ed Finishes
- Year 3 & 4 Swimming pm 12:45 departure

Week 3: 30 Oct – 3 Nov

Mon 30.10 School Athletics Day
Weds 1.11 School Athletics Saving Day
Thurs 2.11 Year 3 & 4 Swimming pm 12:45 departure
Fri 3.11 Pizza lunches – Yr 5 Camp fundraising
- Full School Assembly – Tot 1

Week 4: 6 Nov – 10 Nov

Weds 8.11 Travelwise Celebration – travelwise monitors at the Cloud.
Thurs 9.11 Year 3 & 4 Swimming pm
Fri 10.11 Pizza lunches – Yr 5 Camp fundraising

Week 5: 13 Nov – 17 Nov

Tues 14.11 Inter School Athletics
Weds 15.11 Mahurangi College Orientation Day 9:45 – 1:10pm (Yr 6’s attend)
Thurs 16.11 Year 3 & 4 Swimming pm
Fri 17.11 Pizza lunches – Yr 5 Camp fundraising
Sat 18.11 Snells Garage Sale Trail & Gala

Week 6: 20 Nov – 24 Nov

Thurs 23.11 Year 3 & 4 Swimming pm
Fri 24.11 Full School Assembly – Kau 1 & Kah 1

Week 7: 27 Nov – 1 Dec

Weds 29.11 Year 5 Camp Mangawhai
- BOT Meeting 6:30pm
Thurs 30.11 Year 5 Camp Mangawhai
- Year 3 & 4 Swimming pm
Fri 1.12 Year 5 Camp Mangawhai
- Carols in the Park (pm)

Week 8: 4 Dec – 8 Dec

Mon 4.12 Monitors & Responsibilities Awards 2:10pm
Weds 6.12 Waiwera Monitors Trip
Fri 8.12 School Picnic – Scandrett Regional Park

Week 9: 11 Dec – 15 Dec

Mon 11.12 Junior Xmas Concert 1:45pm
Weds 13.12 School Prize giving and Awards Ceremony
Thurs 14.12 Year 6 Graduation (pm)
Fri 15.12 Last day of school!

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

Kate Littler Man 1
Hunter Stanbra Kah 2
Lachlan Stanbra Pur 2
Sienna Stanbra Man 2

The Life Ed Caravan is here!

The Life Education Health Programme started this week at Snells Beach School. Harold the Giraffe is visiting us with Chris Turner, the Life Education Facilitator to work with the students over the course of the week. All children will have 2 sessions each in the caravan, with follow-up work in classes. You are likely to have work come home with your child during this time that will give you an idea of what they are doing. Please ask them about it.

The topics being covered for different areas of the school are as follows:

Years 0-2 Safety & Friendship: Keeping ourselves safe
Years 2-4 Relationships: Friendship: Feelings of others
Years 5-6 Decisions & Identity: Impact of decisions we make

There is a cost to the programme of $5 per student to cover the workbook and activities they will be doing, including the cost of having the Life Education Caravan on site. Please return the slip you will receive today with payment to your child’s teacher by Friday 27 October 2017. Payment can also be made at the school office by Eftpos, or via online banking 12-3095-0002327-000 (use child’s name & LEd as a reference).

School Photos – now available for viewing and purchase

All our school photos are now available to view and purchase in the Little Doves Online Album.

Use this link to get to the album; https://littledovesphotography.shootproof.com/Snells

Then enter your own email address and the following password to enter the album: beach17

Each class has their own folder, to view individual portraits of the children. Sibling portraits and Preschool Sibling Portraits are in separate folders, to make viewing on mobile devices faster. Click on an image to view it larger, and a menu with print, product or digital purchasing options will show up. Discounts are applied automatically at checkout, and outlined under the ‘discounts’ header.

Please feel free to contact Tanja if you have any questions: tanja@littledoves.co.nz or 027 55 66 546

The album will close on Sunday November 6th for orders to be delivered to school by November 20th. Viewing and ordering is still possible after the 6th of November, but packaging and postage will be added to your order.

The Snells Garage Sale Trail and Gala

Save the date! Saturday 18 November: Snells Garage Sale Trail & Gala.

Ready for a Spring Clean? Increase your chances of putting some cash in YOUR pocket AND the schools. For $20 have your Garage Sale added to the school trail map. These garage sales will then be promoted on Facebook, the school website, have signage put up, and be part of the reward system put in place for people who attend every sale on the trail! Following the Garage Sale Trail, people can then drop along to the School Gala from 9:00am – 1:00pm, for food, drinks, live entertainment, plants, kids games and activities. To add your Garage Sale to the Trail, contact Helen Bartrom from Bayleys Real Estate on 0211306381 or helen.bartrom@bayleys.co.nz

Travelwise Monitors – Keeping an eye on speed

This week, our Travelwise Leaders got to spend time with Yvette from Auckland Transport.
They had a fun time getting to use the ‘speed guns’ to check the speed of our local drivers. (Driving along Mahu East Road – in both directions – near the corner by Dawson Road.)

Check out the results below:

~ Total number of cars recorded: 59
~ Highest speed: 66 km/hr
~ Lowest speed: 26 km/hr
~ Average Speed recorded: 51 km/hr (Speed limit – 50km/hr)
~ 42% of the drivers were driving over the speed limit.

Woah!! Think we need to slow down a bit more!

The kids also got to have a chance to clock their own speed – Usain Bolt-style!
Then had a go at making their very own Travelwise badges, using a badge-maker. Very cool!
Thanks so much, Yvette!!

Guitar Lessons

Dianne Morgan takes guitar lessons in the Library on a Wednesday afternoon. The 3:15pm guitar class is for 30 minutes at $5 per class and is for 5-8 year olds. The 3:45 pm guitar class is for 45 minutes at $7.50 a class and is for the 9-12 year olds. There is also room in the intermediate class, for students who already know the main chords. That class is also 45 mins long, costs $7.50 and is from 4:30pm onwards for any age student, as it is based on experience.

For further information, contact Dianne on 0210394939 or musicmakerdiannem@gmail.com

Men’s Health Evening

Let’s help keep our Dads, Grandfathers, Step-Dads, and other blokes in our lives healthy!

Thursday 9 November 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Harts Pharmacy.