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.
It is hard to believe that it is Week 9 of Term 3 already. We have already packed in so much to this Term on top of all the amazing teaching and learning going on in the classrooms. Year 5 Camp, Speech Finals, Cricket Coaching with Liam Jones from Northern Cricket and as you may have already noticed, Harold the Giraffe from the Life Education trust. Bring back any memories?
No time to slow down though as we are already preparing for another Term packed full with fun and learning. Here are a few things to look forward to…
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- Athletics Day Week 2
- Year 3 and 4 Swimming at Mahu College
- Year 0-2 and 5-6 Swimming at Snells Beach
- Firewise for Year 0-2
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And if that is not enough we’ll be winding up with Christmas Carols and Prizegiving. Information outlining these events will be put out early Term 4.
What I have to say is that at Snells Beach School we are very lucky to have amazing , hard-working , caring and dedicated Teachers, Teacher Aides, Office staff and Caretaker; that have committed their working lives to work with your children. As we go into the school holidays after next week please keep safe and ensure that you get some rest for the busy term ahead.
Noho ora mai
Stay well, look after yourself, good bye.
Trent Morley – Acting Principal/ SENCo
School Diary
Week 10: 26 – 30 Sept (Miss Ramel away) Travelwise Week
- Mon 26.9 Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day – Public Holiday
- Tues 27.9 Big Walk to School – Meet at Skatepark or Highfield at 8am
- Wed 28.9 Walkathon 12-2:30pm (see further for more info)
- Fri 30.9 Fancy Feet Parade
- Fri 30.9 Final Assembly – End of term certificates (2pm in the hall)
Welcome to our new students – we hope you enjoy your time at our school!
Amten B, Junior B, Isaac O, Violet O
School Holidays
The school holidays run from Saturday 1st October to Sunday 16th October. The school office will be open 9am-3pm Wed 12th Oct – Fri 14th Oct for new enrolments, uniforms and other enquiries. If you need childcare during the holidays please contact Lauren at Kelly Club at snellsbeach@kellyclub.co.nz
Welcome to the new Board of Trustees
The result of the election for the SBS Board of Trustees were announced recently, congratulations to Michelle Brogan, Hannah Edwards, Matt Halliday, David Hassan and Leteisha Morris.
Travelwise Week and Walkathon
We have a big week planned for our last week of term, see separate notices going home for more information.
- Tuesday 27th Sep – start the week with the “Big Walk to School” – meet at the skatepark and Highfield at 8am
- Tuesday 27th Sep – Auckland Transport will run Pedestrian Crossing Workshops for all students
- Wednesday 28th Sep – Walkathon starts at 12 noon, lunch break from 1pm with sausages and baking for sale. Students to wear mufti and ensure they have water bottles. Families welcome!
- Friday 30th Sep – Fancy Feet Parade- students to come with their fanciest/craziest feet on display!
- All week – Guess the Teachers Shoe competition in the library and raffle for a scooter and helmet – bring coins!
Interschool Speech Finals
Our 3 amazing speakers representing SBS at the Interschool Speech competition did us all so very proud. Speaking loudly and clearly, with excellent poise and control of nerves, Eva M, Levi P and Kiki E did exceptionally well. Well done to all 3.
Epro8 Engineering Competition
Last week our enrichment group Engineers took part in the Northpower Epro8 Interschool Challenge. The teams had a wonderful time and we were so proud of their achievements, coming in 2nd and 4th place. Good luck to Milly C, Eva M, Kayden C and David W who are taking part in the Semi-final today at Pasadena Intermediate School in Pt Chevalier.
Milly C wrote this report of the experience:
On the 15th of September, two groups of four went to Glenfield intermediate to compete in an engineering competition, for years 5-6.When we first walked in there were workstations set up for each team. My team decided to build a motorised alarm and clock. Once we read through the instructions we started to build we were the last to start, after we finished the first steps we pressed the red button that was above our workstation and music played, the judge came over and checked it we got around 50 points putting us in the lead. We quickly worked our way through the tasks, still placing first, and soon enough we only had an hour left of the challenge. Some of the opposition teams had changed their minds and changed the challenge they were working on but we hadn’t.
Suddenly there was ten minutes left. We were on the last step but we had to use the time delay tool which we hadn’t used before. We were very confused. And then time was up he came around and did a final check before we all started to pack up. We hoped one of the Snells Beach teams would come in the top three but we were doubtful, then the host read out the top three groups and we came second! We were all very happy and proud.
Inter School Cross Country
In the last newsletter, we made a mistake and didn’t mention that Bryn Hann came 6th place in the Year 0/1 Boys division of the Inter School Cross Country. Well done Bryn!
Hibiscus Coast Cross Country
This week we had seven Year 5 and 6 runners who made it into the Rodney Combined Team in the Hibiscus Coast Cross Country competition. Our runners had a great day at a challenging Shakespear Regional Park location and the Rodney Year 5 Boys and Girls Relay teams managed to get the win! Well done Levi P, Ollie E, Jayden P, Hunter S, Saskia P, Kyden M, Zoey B and Kobe B
PTA Movie Night
Thanks to our PTA who oragnised a fun, social night out for our parents and managed to raise over $1000 for the school!
Marathon-running Fundraisers
We have some wonderful SBS parents who are running the Auckland Half Marathon on 3oth October and are fundraising for our school. They have started a givealittle page to help with their fundraising: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/auckland-half-marathon-for-snells-beach-school
Warkworth Athletics
Club nights are on Wednesdays and start at 5.30 pm. For the juniors, we are finished and packed up by 6.30 pm and no later than 6.45 pm for the seniors. Our first club night will be October 26th, and we will run for 7-8 weeks on either side of Xmas (15 weeks approx in total). We will most probably start the second half of the season Feb 1st 2023. Our club operates out of Shoesmith Reserve in Warkworth. We are open for Juniors (3-6) and Seniors (7-14). Your child’s age is based on how old they are on 31st December 2022. We are relaxed if you wish to move children up on down between the grades once the season starts. For more information contact athleticswarkworth@gmail.com
New Mixed Martial Arts School in Warkworth
The Power Project MMA is Warkworth’s newest mixed martial arts school. Coach Ben has more than 20yrs experience in Muay Thai and sports coaching, and is passionate about bringing high-level MMA coaching to kids and adults alike, in a fun and safe environment. Kids classes (9yrs +) are a mix of games, cardio, and technical drills. Tuesdays 5.30-6.15pm at Warkworth Scout Hall. $10 drop in, or $80 for a 10 class concession. krubennz@gmail.com 0223046242
Mahurangi Junior Mixed Touch Module
Starts: THURSDAY 20th OCTOBER at the Mahurangi Rugby Club Grounds
14 Weeks: Thursday 20 October – Thursday 15 December, recommencing Thursday 9 February – Thursday 9 March
JUNIOR MIXED Year 1 & 2 Year 3 & 4 Year 5 & 6
INTERMEDIATE MIXED Year 7 & 8 and Year 9 & 10
MIXED
· Registration email touchrugby@mahurangirugbyclub.co.nz
· Registrations CLOSE Thursday 16th September
Individual and team registrations welcome
See our Facebook page Mahu Touch
Senior Registrations: please contact bkdesign@paradise.net.nz
Totally Psyched – Mental Healthcare for Families, Teens & Kids
Totally Psyched are a compassionate team of professional, highly qualified psychologists, doctors and therapists who are dedicated to supporting your child every step of the way. Located in Warkworth. For a detail list of services, please check out our school Facebook page.
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