Welcome
Welcome to Arliah McCabe, Zoe Grobler, Khalum Wood and Rhaedyn Wood. Our current school roll is 740.
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday Ryley Thomas, Lara Matthews, Tayla McNeil, Blake Bigwood, India Beven, Noah Cardwell, Mia Uys and Alex Wait.
Contact Details
If any of your contact details have changed please let the office know. It’s important that we have up to date contact details so we can get in touch with you.
Scooters and Bikes
Please remind your children that if they ride their scooters or bikes to school, they must walk them on school grounds and they must wear a helmet. Please also talk with them about riding their scooter or bike safety on the footpath before and after school, we have had a number of complaints that children are weaving in and out of people walking on the footpath.
Traffic Concerns
As you are aware there has been a lot of concerns regarding the Millwater Bankside signalised intersection, in particular red light running.
Auckland Transport Traffic Operation team have been out to check the intersection and observed a number of vehicles speeding and also a significant number running the red lights. These are not only trades people but also parents with children in their cars.
Please make sure that you stop on the yellow light at the traffic lights outside of school. Before and after school is a busy time with children and parents using the lights to cross the road, we do not want an accident to occur because you run the red light. Please reduce your speed and look out for children. A yellow signal means stop, unless you are so close to the intersection that you can’t stop safely. A yellow signal indicates that the lights will soon turn red. If you fail to do this then the penalties are $150 fine and 20 demerit points if you fail to slow down and stop when traffic lights turn yellow (unless you cannot stop safely). I have also seen a number of parents walking their children across Millwater Parkway by Kingsway School and not using the crossing 200m up the road, please make sure you use the crossing. Pick Up and Drop Offs please don’t park on the footpath when picking up your child.
Sit Less, Move More, Sleep Well Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Young People
For school-aged children and young people (aged 5 to 17 years) high levels of physical activity, low levels of sedentary behaviour and sufficient sleep each day achieves greater health benefits.
A healthy 24 hours includes:
- quality uninterrupted sleep of 9 to 11 hours per night for those aged 5 to 13 years and 8 to 10 hours per night for those aged 14 to 17 years, with consistent bed and wake-up times.
- an accumulation of at least one hour a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (incorporate vigorous physical activities and activities that strengthen muscles and bones, at least three days a week).
- no more than two hours per day of recreational screen time.
- for the remainder of the day:
- sitting less, moving more – break up sitting time.
- participating in structured and unstructured light physical activities.
Preserving sleep, trading indoor time for outdoor time, and replacing sedentary behaviours and light physical activity with additional moderate to vigorous physical activity can provide greater health benefits.
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
The Ministry of Education and Health has been providing regular, clear communications to school Principals on this issue.
For the latest information from the Ministry of Education. CLICK HERE
Auckland Regional Public Health Service: CLICK HERE
General Advice
- Wash hands regularly with warm water and soap and dry thoroughly.
- Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze.
- Stay at home if you are sick.
- If you are sick, do not return to school until 48 hours after the last symptom (i.e. cough, runny nose etc)
- Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms.
- If you feel unwell you should avoid school, public gatherings or events.
Specific to Silverdale School
- Regular messages in the school newsletter, app and email
- Reminders to staff and children regarding hand washing and hygiene practices
- Students should report issues with soap in bathrooms directly to the school office
18 March 2020 Update – information regarding events will be continually updated
The school will:
- Follow official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health advice
- Consider a risk assessment for all future events before proceeding
- Keep the school community updated via the website, school app and emails
- Promptly advise any changes as per Ministry advice
The official advice continues to be
- Stay home if you are not well
- Wash hands thoroughly, cover your mouth and nose if coughing (elbow or tissue that you dispose of)
- No hugs, hongi or handshakes
- Avoid touching your face
Assemblies
- All assemblies are cancelled.
Visitors
All visitors must complete a pre-visit health declaration. This will be done prior to their visit to give us the opportunity to stop visits from people who are unwell. Caregivers are currently exempt.
Parent information
This presentation contains some good advice on talking with children about Coronavirus and addressing worry around it. CLICK HERE
School Events
Events that include only our students will be considered differently to events that include non-students as non students may be in the demographic of vulnerable people
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Grandparents or Special Person morning
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Friday 20 March
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Cancelled
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HBC Schools Swimming Sports
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Thursday 26 March
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Cancelled
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Te Kotahitanga Day
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Friday 27 March
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Cancelled
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PTA Colour Run
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Sunday 29 March
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Postponed
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Ultimate Frisbee
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Here is a link for a document that we will be updating regularly about COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
P.E.A.K.S (Participation, Effort, Action, Knowledge, Skills)
P.E.A.K.S (Participation, Effort, Action, Knowledge, Skills) is our home learning programme where we celebrate the effort and commitment of students who take on a challenge and complete it in their own time. It enables us the chance to recognise the depth and wealth of learning opportunities students engage in in their leisure time.
Each team offers slightly different challenges they can engage in and there is also the opportunity to design their own challenge.
Each year level has a set number of challenges to achieve in the year. Those that complete these will be awarded a trophy at the end of the year in recognition of their efforts.
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