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.

Two words: crazy and fun! With a touch of anticipation and sadness. The remainder of the school year can really be summed up in these few words.
It’s exciting to be planning end of year celebrations after a few years of missing them. The school is ringing with the sounds of the choir, Kapa Haka and dance music as we prepare to celebrate the year that was, and send our Year 6’s off on the next step of their journey. It certainly seems busier than usual with key events such as swimming and the Quiz Night, that had to be rescheduled due to pandemic restrictions. Please keep a close eye on the school diary below and any notifications that are sent out.
I wanted to acknowledge our amazing PTA for the huge effort they have made in putting together the Harcourts Quiz Night tonight. A fun night for all that makes a massive impact to our school budget in these tight times. In particular, I also wanted to thank the team from Harcourts who have really gone above and beyond in their support providing an auctioneer, staff to help on the night, all our printing and stationery needs and and some yummy food – thanks team, we could not have done it without you!

Ngā mihi,

Kathryn Ramel

Principal

School Diary

Week 6: 21 – 25 Nov

  • Mon 21.11 Nikau 1 visit Mahurangi East Library (11.50am – 12.30pm)
  • Mon 21.11 Totara 2 visit Mahurangi East Library (1.45pm – 2.20pm)
  • Tues 22.11 Y.3 Swimming
  • Weds 23.11 Values Assembly 12:15pm including presentation of Athletics certificates – all welcome
  • Weds 23.11 Nikau 2 visit Mahurangi East Library (1.45pm-2.20pm)
  • Thurs 24.11 Y.4 Swimming 
  • Thur 24.11 Totara 1 visit Mahurangi East Library (11.50am-12.30pm
  • Fri 25.11 Fire Engine at school from 11:00am
  • Fri 25.11 Paid Union Meeting from 12:45pm – NO PIZZA DAY – more information below

Week 7: 28 Nov – 2 Dec

  • Mon 28.11 Teacher Only Day
  • Tues 29.11 Y.3 Swimming      
  • Tues 29.11 Junior swimming Snells Beach 11:20am
  • Tues 29.11 Senior Swimming Snells Beach 11.20am
  • Wed 30.11 Junior Swimming Snells Beach 12:15pm
  • Wed 30.11 Senior Swimming Snells Beach 12.15pm
  • Thurs 1.12 Junior Swimming Snells Beach 1pm
  • Thurs 1.12 Senior Swimming Snells Beach 1pm
  • Thurs 1.12 Y.4 Swimming 
  • Fri 2.12  Senior Monitors Trip to Parakai

Week 8: 5 – 9 Dec

  • Mon 5.12 Nikau 1 visit Mahurangi East Library (11.50am – 12.30pm)
  • Mon 5.12 Totara 2 visit Mahurangi East Library (1.45pm – 2.20pm)
  • Tues 6.12 Year 5 Beach Ed – Omaha
  • Tues 6.12 Y.3 Swimming
  • Weds 7.12 Year 6 Beach Ed – Omaha
  • Weds 7.12 Nikau 2 visit Mahurangi East Library (1.45pm-2.20pm)
  • Thur 8.12 Year 2 Goat Island Trip/ Conservation Group.
  • Thur 8.12 Totara 1 visit Mahurangi East Library (11.50am-12.30pm)
  • Thurs 8.12        Y.4 Swimming
  • Fri 9.12 Christmas Concert (pm)

Some other key dates this term:

  • Tues 13.12 Year 3-6 picnic at Scandretts
  • Tues 13.12 Year 0-2 picnic at Snells Beach
  • Wed 14.12 Prizegiving Ceremonies
  • Thur 15.12 Year 6 Graduation Evening
  • Fri 16.12 Last Day of School – 2pm finish

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

Millie H

School Athletics Final Results

Well done to everyone who achieved a top three result in our recent athletics events. All place getters will receive a certificate at our Values Assembly next Wednesday 23rd November at 12:15pm (this is normally an internal assembly but parents are welcome to this).

Junior School Run, Jump and Throw Day

Our Junior School enjoyed their own version of athletics yesterday including sack races.

Scholastic Book Fair 

What a blast we had last week celebrating our school book fair! Students and staff loved our after lunch reading rotation with teachers meeting new students. Even the office staff were allowed out to read! We started our morning on Wednesday with a bit of a boogie showing off our book character costumes. We greatly appreciate your support of the book fair with our sales of over $6000 earning the school over $2200 worth of new books for the library! What a result, thanks so much!

And special thank you to the wonderful Miss Jolliffe who put a lot of time and effort into organising this fun week for us!

Travelwise Celebration

Last week 7 of our Travelwise monitors, accompanied by Miss Jolliffe and Ms Manning,  attended Auckland Councils Travelwise Celebration at The Cloud on Auckland’s Waterfront.

The day started with a bus ride from Silverdale into the city. There were 60 schools in attendance at The Cloud. The proceedings began with awards for each school. We were hoping for a Silver award, so you can imagine our delight when Snells Beach School was awarded GOLD!

Following lunch, including ice creams for all, we were sent on a scavenger hunt along the waterfront including into the Maritime Museum. We managed to find all the answers before it was time to catch the bus back to Silverdale. Even though the weather was a bit damp, we all had a great day. 

Kelly Club Snells Beach

Teachers Only Day coming up on Monday 28th of November. Kelly Club will be open with their school holiday hours. Full day 7.30-5.30 ($50) and School day 9-3 ($40) www.kellyclub.co.nz/snells-beach to book in or text Lauren 0211954227

Last day of Term Friday the 16th Dec. Kelly Club will be open from 2pm when school closes. Half session will be until 3.30pm and a Full session until 5pm. Then it will be an extra $8 if you need care until 6pm.

December School Holidays. We will be open operating our School Holiday hours from the 19th to the 23rd Dec. Then we will reopen on Monday the 9th Jan. The December holidays are open to book now!

Reminder Kelly Club Snells Beach is WINZ Approved. So parents that are eligible can get subsidies towards care.

Lauren and Jessye attended the awards evening on Saturday the 5th for Kelly Group. There are 70 Kelly Club Franchises in New Zealand. Lauren won, Best Growth, Best social media engagement and Best stand out day for 2022. Jessye won Staff member of the year!! Well done Lauren, Jessye and the other Kelly Club crew, we are lucky to have such a fantastic program based at SBS.

Sending our love to the Cole family

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Barry Cole this week, and wanted to send our love to Ainsley, Lucy, Dianne, Hayden and the whole Cole family. Barry has been heavily involved in the Mahurangi East and Warkworth in a number of community organisations, and as a celebrant. He was a big supporter of SBS, and would often step forward with a helping hand whenever the situation arose. His efforts have permanently impacted this community positively, and he embodied many of the values our school holds dear. Rest easy Barry.

 

 

 

Absence Notifications

Every morning our teachers mark the roll and we cross reference this against the absence messages we have received. If we have not heard from you we will send a text message notifying of the absence. This message helps us ensure that all children who are meant to be at school are accounted for however recently we have noticed many parents failing to reply to the message. Please reply to the text with a brief reason for the absence ie. sick, doctor, dentist etc. There are several ways to submit an absence including the school website, phone 09 425-6058 and the Skoolloop app. If you don’t reply, nobody actually knows where your child is: you may assume they are at school, when we think they are home. This has the potential for disaster!

Milk Bottle Lids needed

We would love it if you could collect your milk/cream bottle lids of all colours and bring in to school. These are for use in our literacy program.

Makers Christmas Market @ Matakana Hall

Come support local artists Petrina Jose (painter), Lucy Rice (painter) and our own Miss Rachel Waterhouse (pottery) at the Makers Christmas Market. Saturday the 10th of December. Lovely Christmas gifts for sale. Contact Rachel for more information @pakiri.clay

 

Warkworth Theatre Group Production

Open Sesame! Ali Baba and the Forty thieves – a Christmas pantomime with magic, spectacle, music, slapstick and local jokes – great fun for all the family.

 Eight shows at the Warkworth Tom Hall, Friday 25 November – Saturday 3 December 2022.  Tickets $20/$10 (under 5’s free). Tickets are on sale now at $20 – $25 per ticket for adults but only $2.00 for students from www.wwtheatre.co.nz or from the Mahurangi Local Matters office.  Please contact Vanessa on 0274 758 992 if you have any problems or special requests.

 

The Kaipara Kapa Haka Festival 2022

The details for the Kaipara Kapa Haka Festival 2022 have been finalised.  The link to the website is https://www.kaiparamoana.com/kaipara-kapa-haka-festival-2022

Where:  Helensville Primary School, 29 Rata Street, Helensville.

When:  Saturday 26th November 2022.

8:00am:  Pōwhiri begins.  It is expected that all groups attend the pōwhiri or send representation to the pōwhiri.

9:00am:  The first performance begins.

4:10pm:  The final performance begins.

 

Official Opening of the Pump Track at Leigh School

 

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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