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, Goeie Dag, សួស្តី, Здравствуйте, hola. Greetings to our school families.
We’ve come home from camp this week, and straight into the hurricane of assessment, report writing and analysis that this time of year brings. Crazy times!
Currently, are noticing a lot of “winter sniffs and snuffles”, including a few cases of Strep Throat. We really appreciate your support in coming to collect these students if they start to show symptoms during the day – thank you!
Please take the time to read carefully below about the slight change to Parent Interviews – our increasing roll is constantly making us review things, to ensure school life happens as smoothly as possible.
Finally, good luck to our Inter School Soccer Teams who compete next week!
Nga mihi,
Kathryn Ramel
Principal
Welcome to our new students – we hope you enjoy your time at our school!
School Diary
Week 8: 21 – 25 June
- Mon 21.6 Middle School to Goodall Reserve 9.15-10.30am
- Tues 22.6 Soccer Zone Day (Year 5 & 6)
- Fri 25.6 Vector Schools – Electricity Science Roadshow (Year 3-6) in the Hall
Week 9: 28 June – 2 July
- Weds 30.6 9:15am Senior School to Wizard of Oz (Mahurangi College), BOT Meeting 6:30pm
- Fri 2.7 Full School Assembly 2:10pm (Man 1 & 2), Reports Home
Week 10: 5 July – 9 July
- Mon 5.7 Middle School to Goodall Reserve 9.15-10.30am
- Tues 6.7 Parent Interviews (2:30pm – 8:00pm)
- Weds 7.7 Year 6 Camp Assembly (TBC – usually 12:00pm)
- Thurs 8.7 Parent Interviews (3:20pm – 5:00pm
- Fri 9.7 Last Day Term 2, End of Term Assembly 2:10pm in the hall
Mid Year Reporting and Parent Interviews (new booking system)
Mid Year Reports will go home in hard copy, in bags, on Friday 2nd July. If you would like a digital copy sent to another parent/caregiver, who will not receive the paper copy, please email us on admin@snellsbeach.school.nz, so we can arrange this.
The following week, (the last week of term), is also “Parent Interviews” week. 10min interview slots will be available between 2:30pm and 8:00pm on Tuesday 6 July, and between 3:20pm and 5:00pm on Thurs 8 July. This year, we are trialling a new booking system, through our App. More details will be available next week on how to do this. Paper booking sheets will still be distributed; however, App bookings will be available first, giving people who use this system preference. This is a necessary change, as we cope with such a large increase in students on our roll.
To download our app, simply go to App Store (Apple) or Play Store (Android) and download the “Skool Loop” app. Once this is installed, use the drop down box to select “Snells Beach School”.
Year 6 Camp Tongariro – What a Week!
Our Year 6 students headed down to Tongariro last week for our annual senior camp. As usual, it was a packed itinerary. Parents at the pre-camp meetings often think we are joking when we say we don’t usually have time for the kids to shower but, once again, the soap went home un-used. 7:00am – 10:00pm non-stop each day, including the Rock n Ropes at Taupo, Taranaki Falls Walk, Whakapapa Visitors Centre, playing in the snow, caving and white water rafting! This year was probably the warmest camp we’ve had, (still single digits, but often we are well into the negatives). This meant that there was absolutely no snow in “Happy Valley” at Whakapapa Ski Field, but luckily the new “Sky Waka” was running, so we caught those up the top and found snow after all. The Sky Waka was a first for our camp – thank you to the Board of Trustees for supporting this change.
Huge thanks go to our intrepid parent helpers, Nathan Cavanagh, Chris Ferguson, Cherry McGuire and Leon Elton, who were absolutely amazing. Nikki Chapman, who worked so hard to support some high medical need students and, of course, our teacher crew, for managing their own families in order to give this camp 100% commitment once again.
Lastly, a HUGE thank you to everyone in our community who has supported our various fundraising efforts to provide our kids with this experience.
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- Okupata Caves
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- Tongariro Rafting
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- The Mountains
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- Taranaki Falls
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- Sky Waka
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- Snow
2021 Food Bank Appeal
We have bags available in the school office for the New World 2021 Food Bank Appeal. A great opportunity to have a wee clean out of your pantry for “in date” food, that your family won’t use, but would be appreciated by someone else. Classic example – don’t you love kids who announce the first box of muesli bars is delicious, but then won’t touch the next box?! Alternatively, pop a few extra long lasting, non-refrigerated items into your trolley in your next food shop. Grab a bag, and then either drop off to New World yourself, or drop back into the office, and we’ll deliver them for you.
Empowered Women, Empower Women.
Calling all women! A community group are holding a ladies lunch for anyone and everyone to come together, meet other women, make new friends, network, share ideas, have a breather from “Mum Life”, and get inspired by other local, like-minded women.
Sunday 8th August, 12pm, Smiths Bar, Matakana Country Park, 1151 Leigh Road. RSVP Kate 021 466716, so she can book
Mahurangi Kāhui Ako Parent Support Group
Parenting is tough. It’s the stuff they don’t tell you about in the ante-natal classes. If you want to meet with a confidential small group of fellow parents, share experiences, ideas, and problem solve with a lovely facilitator, Mel Fergusson, see below:
Monday Mornings: 9:30am – 11:00am, Methodist Church Lounge, 1 Hexham St, Warkworth
or
Monday Evenings: 7:00 – 8:30pm, Betty Paxton Room, Mahurangi Community Centre, 21 Hamatana Rd, Snells Beach
For more information contact: Mel Fergusson, 0278142026
Starts 28 June, term times only. Gold coin koha.
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