Newsletter 1 November 2019

Tēnā 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, Hallo, Sawat Dee, Cześć. Greetings to our school families.

Would your child like to be “Principal for the Day”? Auction available at our annual PTA Quiz Night.

I am Ms Steffener and this is Ms Port. We are enjoying our time being Principal and Associate Principal for the day. We love the School in every way. The School is basically our home we learn, play and enjoy the time at our school.

We hope we will lead the school to new heights today.

Nga mihi,

Ms Amelia Steffener (Principal)

Ms Amalia Port (Associate Principal)

Welcome to our new student – we hope you enjoy your time with us.

Skylar Solley

Weekly Diary

Week 4: 4 Nov – 8 Nov

Tues 5.11 Travelwise Celebration – Travelwise Monitors.
Tues 5.11 Year 3 Swimming 12:30 – 3:00
Weds 6.11 Inter School Athletics
Thurs 7.11 Year 4 Swimming 12:30 – 3.00pm
Fri 8.11 Pizza & Juicies

Week 5: 11 Nov – 15 Nov

Tues 12.11 Year 3 Swimming 12:30 – 3:00pm
Weds 13.11 Mahurangi College Open Day for Year 6’s
Thurs 14.11 Year 4 Swimming 12:30 – 3.00pm
Fri 15.11 Pizza & Juicies
Fri 15.11 Road Patrol Training (Years 4 & 5) 9:15am
Fri 15.11 Whole School Assembly, 2:15pm – Class – Kau 2 & Kah 2

Week 6: 18 Nov – 22 Nov

Tues 19.11 Year 3 Swimming 12:30 – 3:00
Kahui Ako Collaborative Hui for teachers, 3:30pm
Thurs 21.11 Year 4 Swimming 12:30 – 3.00pm
Fri 22.11 Pizza & Juicies

Key Dates – End of Year

Week 9: 9 Dec – 13 Dec

Wed 11 Dec – School Prize Giving
Friday 13 Dec – SBS Carols in the Courtyard (evening)

Week 10: 16 Dec – 18 Dec

Mon 16 Dec – End of Year Picnic at Scandretts Regional Park (11:19am high tide)
Tues 17 Dec – Year 6 Graduation – 6 pm
Weds 18 Dec – Last Day 2019! 2pm finish

School Dates and Teacher Only Days 2020

Under the Primary Teachers Collective Agreement, schools have 8 days over the next 3 years to use as Teacher Only Days to allow for Professional Development and teacher workload. It is recommended that schools take 3 days next year. To support our families as best we can, we have tied these in to existing days that Mahurangi College will also be closing. The dates for 2020 are:

Teacher Only Days 2020: Friday 7 February (Friday after Waitangi Day), Monday 31 August and Friday 20 November

Our First Day of school: Monday 3 February 2020

Our Last Day of school: Tuesday 15 December 2020

Farewell to Mrs Williamson

Mrs Williamson has applied for, and been granted, leave until the end of 2020. This will commence at the end of next week, making her last day here Friday 8 November. We are incredibly thankful for everything Erena has done for SBS, as an Associate Principal, leader of our Kapa Haka Roopu, and a strong voice for Te Ao and Tikanga Maori in our school. We will miss her very much, and look forward to her return. Further information for Puriri 1 parents in a separate letter coming home today.

Mrs Manning will teach Puriri 1 for the remainder of 2019, with Mrs Young continuing on Wednesdays as per usual.

Bike Track begins!

Masons Contractors will have their diggers on site over the next week, beginning our new bike track, which will go around the perimeter of our school field, joining with existing pathways. We are really delighted to see this starting, as our 10 Year celebration present to our kids. The bike track will be asphalted, so will be appropriate to use with scooters and skateboards also.

Working Bee – Bike Track Boxing next Saturday 9 November from 9:00am.

We need your help! To keep costs down on our bike track project, we will be doing our own boxing along the sides of the track at a working bee next Saturday 9 November from 9:00am. No experience necessary, (we can show you what to do) but we need people to bring Sledge Hammers and hammers to put in the pegs, and charged battery drills, to connect the pegs to the boxing. Even an hour of your time helps!

Year 3 & 4 Swimming

Huge thanks to all who have supported our Friday Pizza Days, to subsidise the cost of this (almost $20 per child was raised). Our Year 3’s & 4’s headed off to the Mahurangi College pool for their lessons with Aquakidz this week. It is always amazing to see the confidence grow in our students over the course of this time. Aquakidz run swimming lessons at the College on Saturday morning, and holiday programmes, for those who want to continue on.

Athletics Results 2019

We were really proud of all our kids “giving it heaps” at our Athletics events this week. Top competitors from Years 4 – 6 will head off to the Inter School Event next week at the showgrounds – we wish them the best of luck.

Sprints: