Wednesday 29 April Newsletter

SILVERDALE SCHOOL

School Newsletter

Learn to Journey – Journey to Learn

Ako ki te Haere – Haere ki te Ako

Newsletter 29 April 2020

Thanks

Thank you to everyone in our school community. These have been extremely challenging times for everyone. Schooling as we know it, has changed and we have been lucky enough to have the support of our community to learn with us during these times. School won’t be back to “normal” for some time but I know whatever it looks like we will be ready and we will work together to make sure that our children continue to be the successful learners that they are.

I’m thankful for all the support that we have received from our community for our teachers and leaders, without this support we couldn’t have done this. Your commitment to our distance learning programme has been fantastic. It has been challenging but together we are getting there.

A massive thanks goes out to the staff, this is all new to our staff but they have taken this new learning in their stride and ran with it.

School Grounds and Playgrounds during Alert Level Three

During alert level three the school grounds and playgrounds are closed to the general public. Registered students and authorised staff are only allowed onto the school grounds. The playgrounds are all closed for everyone.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Andrew Baek, Olivia Cechova, Eleanor Healy, Eva Zhou, Jeremy Yin, Harry Boreham, Joe Storey, Arton Fenelus, Ellie Tuohy, Olivia Bowater, Tayla Grace, Annabel Behenna, Bella Pan, Maia Pretsell, Ruby Owen and Amber Xin.

KERI

KERI is our school mascot who is the guardian of our school. KERI is a karearea and the karearea was chosen because it was our Year 7/8 intermediate team name. Also it is a strong and resilient bird whose prowess is clearly recognised.

Like the karearea, we want our learners to take their learning to new heights. We want them to take risks in their learning and constantly push their boundaries exploring their learning world. We want them to try new challenges and share their growing learning power.

Our Team Names Meaning

The choice of Te Ohanga (The Nest), Kiwi, Pukeko, Tui as our team name fits with our journeying motto – Learn to Journey, Journey to Learn… from our fledgling learners through to our learners who push the boundaries of their learning.

Team Te Ohanga

A nest provides those that live in it all that they require to survive; food, warmth and shelter. It is a place to be nurtured and loved.

Our nest for the Year 0 and 1’s is the starting place for all our learners to begin their learning journey. Everyone starts in the nest needing similar requirements to help them grow and become independent. The Nest nurtures our students and makes them have a love for coming to school, a love for learning, and realise that school is a place to have fun.

Team Kiwi

The kiwi is well grounded searching through the undergrowth for their food, ideally adapted to suit their environment. While they do not use their wings they are still there ready to use should the need arise.

Our young learners are like this, fossicking amongst all that is to be learned, absorbed and adapted to suit the environment and each individual.

Team Pukeko

The pukeko is a bird that takes ownership of its world, engaging in short bursts of flight. The pukeko is eternally inquisitive, wanting to know everything that goes on about it.

Our Year 3 and 4 learners are like this – taking those bursts into learning, retracing their steps, seeking clarity and beginning to really push those boundaries of learning.

Team Tui

The tui is a striking bird who is no longer a ground dweller but seeks to explore the tree tops. The tui is one of the early birds to announce its presence and sing with great skill and delight.

Our young people in Team Tui are like these birds. They are flexing their learning muscles, enjoying life and taking their learning into the wider world. They embrace life and learning.