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, 안녕하세요Greetings to our school families.

Term 4 here we come! As always, Term 4 has lots on – please make sure you keep track of both the key dates and the week by week below, so you know what’s coming up.

Our new classroom block (Kōwhai) is on it’s way, and work on the new pump track starts shortly as well. This will be a great resource for both our school and community – our school field is very wet for much of the year, and this will give the kids more space to be active. When McConnell Dowell vacate the land next to the school, we plan to allow our Senior Students to play over there and spread out a wee bit more. In the meantime, we are trying to use the land we have, as well as we can.

Keep an eye out for our Book Fair in Week 4 – always some good buys for Christmas gifts, and a huge benefit to the school as well.

Nga mihi,

Kathryn Ramel

Principal

KEY DATES TERM 4

  • Mon 28/10 Labour Day
  • Fri 15/11 MOE Directed Teacher Only Day
  • Fri 6/12 Junior Christmas Concert 9:15am, Christmas Carols & Community Market 6:00pm
  • Fri 13/12 School Prize Giving (am), Senior Awards Ceremony & Graduation Certificates (pm)
  • Mon 16/12 Year 6 Graduation Evening
  • Tues 17/12 Final Day 2024 12:30pm

School Diary

Week 2: Mon 21 – Fri 25 Oct

  • Mon 21.10  Link to photos being sent home
  • Weds 23.10  Board Meeting 6:30 pm
  • Thurs 24.10 Big Shake Out – Nationwide Earthquake Safety Drill
  • MOTAT Trip – Year 5’s

Week 3:  Mon 28 Oct – Fri 1 Nov

  • Mon 28.10      LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY
  • Weds 30.10 Middle School Athletics 
  • Thurs 31.10   Senior School Athletics   
  • Fri 1.11 Mahu College Orientation Day for Year 6, Full School Assembly Class Kah 2

Week 4:         Mon 4 Nov – Fri 8 Nov  BOOK WEEK – BOOK FAIR IN THE LIBRARY FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

  • Thurs 7.11  Taurima Kapa Haka here – all day
  • Fri 8.11 Book Parade 9:15am

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

Ivy S-W and Thashen P

School Photos

You will receive an email next Monday, 21st October, with details to access the album containing school photos for your child/ren. If you do not receive this by the end of Monday please contact the office and we can provide you with the log-in details.

SBS 2025 Class Considerations

Today you will receive an email linking to a form where you can provide feedback for class placements 2025. This form is an opportunity for parents to provide information for consideration as class lists are formed. We will not be able to cater for every request, but will do our best. We do not yet know exactly which teachers will be teaching in which class next year, however most teachers will stay in the teams they are currently in. For parents new to SBS – we do not announce class placements until the week before school next year. With our rapidly growing roll, we have often had to “reshuffle’ classes as numbers change – we simply won’t risk telling kids they will be having a teacher, and then have that change. 

Hi’s and Bye’s 

At the end of this year Pauline McDonald will be leaving us to join the exciting world of retirement – the start of many adventures we are sure. Mel Fergusson will also be leaving us to spend more time with her family – but you will still find her down at the Mahurangi East Tennis Club for a catch up.

In 2025, Mr Port will step out of the classroom and into a fully released Associate Principal position. Along with Trent Morley, they will share the SENCO (Special Education Needs Coordinator) role, work with support and extension groups of students, and take responsibility for half the school each – Mr Morley Years 0 – 3 and Mr Port years 4 – 6.

We are delighted to welcome Sam Sutherland, who many of you will already know from Kelly Club. Sam will be joining our Middle School, most likely in Year 4.

Stacey Marfleet helped us out in Nikau 2 in Term 1. We realised quickly what a great teacher she is, and what a good fit she is for our school. Talofa Stacey, and welcome to the Senior School in 2025.

University of Canterbury Competition Results

Well done to the Year 5 & 6 students that were put forward to compete in the University of Canterbury Competitions in English, Maths and Science. This is an opportunity to compete against other top academic achievers in the country. This year our students achieved more award certificates than ever before. 

Awards are presented for:

  • Excellence: top 9.5 of all students%
  • Merit: top 25of all students%
  • Achieved: top 50% of all students

Congratulations to the following students:

English

  • Excellence: Riley E & Helena H
  • Merit: Amelie C, Matilda VDM
  • Achieved: Zahria B, Cora F, Paeton K-H, Braxton P, Sarina T, Nina H, Oliver B, Kenzi S
  • Participated: Kiki E, Ragnar C, Alexis C

Maths

  • Merit: Elvie S, Alexis C,  Amelie C, Johnny C, Sarina T, Oscar B
  • Achieved: Gus H, Kiki E, Rupert B, Roxy B, Axel M, Conradd T
  • Participated: Bianca B

Science

  • Merit: Braxton P, Zahria B, Tomas R, Riley E, Ragnar C
  • Achieved: Oscar B, Rupert B, Beau K, Paeton K-H, Carter J, Kiki E
  • Participated: Fergus H, Gus H, Oscar G

School Sprint Finals Results

We had to run our Sprint Finals a little earlier this year, as construction begins on our Bike Pump Track shortly, and a fair bit of the field will be cordoned off. There were some really close finishes this year – not sure what we did without technology to record place getters!

Year 0 Girls: 1st Harper G,  2nd Mikayla, S, 3rd Eliza Y

Year 0 Boys: 1st Jordan W, 2nd Ollie T, 3rd Charlie B

Year 1 Girls: 1st Jamie M, 2nd Harley H, 3rd Chloe M

Year 1 Boys: 1st Ben W, 2nd Rafe S, 3rd Cooper M

Year 2 Girls: 1st Mya S, 2nd Aria P, 3rd Harleigh W

Year 2 Boys: 1sr Baxter T, 2nd Philip J, 3rd Harry D

Year 3 Girls:1st Isla K, 2nd Natalia P, 3rd Grace L

Year 3 Boys: 1st Jake F, 2nd Brody H, 3rd Luca H

Year 4 Girls: 1st Ruby E, 2nd Harper M, 3rd Marnie M

Year 4 Boys: 1st Camden H, 2nd Simon M, 3rd Teddy R

Year 5 Girls: 1st Aria N, 2nd Ireland V-D, 3rd Mila P

Year 5 Boys: 1st Ngakau M, 2nd Kortez R, 3rd Rupert B

Year 6 Girls: 1st Kiki E, 2nd Cora F, 3rd Helena H

Year 6 Boys: 1st Blake F, 2nd Ethan B, 3rd Heath P

Community Events

Join Us at the St John Youth Open Day!
Looking for an exciting opportunity for young people aged 5-18? St John Youth in Warkworth is hosting an Open Day on Saturday, 16th November, from 1 pm to 3 pm. Come along for a fun afternoon of games, a sausage sizzle, an ambulance display, and much more. Discover how the St John Youth Program helps young people learn first aid, develop leadership skills, and participate in fun, community-focused activities. Youth leaders (18+) are also welcome to join!
For more information, contact Josh at josh.collinson@stjohn.org.nz.

 

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