Wednesday 12 May Silverdale School Newsletter

Wednesday 12 May 2021

Kia ora, Talofa, Malo e leleli, Kia orana, Fakalofa lahi Atu, Taloha Ni, Ni sa bula, 你好, Namaste, 안녕하세요, Hola. 

Welcome

Welcome to Victor Kim, Jade Biggs, Trelise Morgan-Ward, Vinisha Jadam and Jemma Vannan. Our current roll is 827.

Happy Birthday 

Happy birthday to Lazar Zikic, Lara Ridgway, Danica Haywood, Anaru Meadows, Seth Minnaa, Tatum Harris, Kaylie Du Preez, Piper Dodson, Johanna Sayo, Jessica Gu, Amanda Zha, Salma Aboutaleb, Sienna Dodson, Apolosi Vaea, Emma Chambers and Yi Ding.

PTA

Our next PTA meeting is tonight at 7.00pm, all are welcome.

Mother’s Morning or Significant Females

Mother’s Morning or Significant Females morning is on Thursday 13 May from 8.55am to 10.55am. All mothers or significant females are invited to their child’s classroom to spend the morning with them. At 10.55am our Mother’s or Significant Females are invited to stay with the class and share morning tea with the class.

Pink Shirt Day – Monday 17 May

“Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!”

Silverdale School Pink Shirt Day is on Monday 17 May, we will be having a gold coin mufti day on Monday 17 May. Pink Shirt Day is celebrated annually around the globe, Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying, after a peer was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. In Aotearoa, Pink Shirt Day works to create schools, workplaces, communities and whānau where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. 

This May people across Aotearoa will come together to take action against bullying and fundraise to support the kaupapa.

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 school motto – Learn to Journey – Journey to Learn, Ako ki te Haere – Haere ki te Ako, 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 take their learning into the wider world. They embrace life and learning.

Traffic Lights

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). 

The Resilience Project

We are pleased to have The Resilience Project’s wellbeing curriculum in our classrooms this year. The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programs and provides evidence-based, practical strategies to build resilience. As part of the programme students will take part in weekly lessons and will receive their own journal/workbook.

Kelly Club is kindly subsidising the cost for our students. The $10 fee goes towards the cost of the journal for your child. If you are interested in finding out more about the programme visit https://theresilienceproject.co.nz/.

The Resilience Project is a schoolwide programme from Year 0-6 that provides practical, evidence-based, positive mental health strategies to build resilience and happiness. The programme focuses on three key pillars that have been proven to cultivate positive emotion; Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness (GEM). The programme also has a strong focus on Connection, Purpose, Kindness, Emotional Literacy and Physical Health. As part of the programme children receive a journal that they will use in their weekly lessons.

Digital Presentations

Martin Heppell is the star of the digital presentations. 

Parent/carer presentations – 5 x videos and program information (no login for parents). Click this link to access the parent modules.  https://theresilienceproject.com.au/parent-and-carer-hub/

For a more detailed bio on Martin, please click the following link – https://theresilienceproject.com.au/about/

TRP @ Home helps to connect the GEM principles with our families. 

• TRP@Home provides families with resources, ideas and activities to practice GEM whilst at home.
• TRP@Home also includes a blog with articles relating to the GEM and its practice.
• Take home activities on TRP@Home linked to the classroom lessons. 

To visit TRP @ Home https://theresilienceproject.com.au/at-home/

Updating School Records

Please look out for an Updating School Records form coming home soon.  Please change any incorrect details and send back to the school office.  If there is no change it would be appreciated if you could please write “no changes” on the form and send back to the office. 

Thank you for your help.   

HBC Interschool Swimming Champs

Covid hit and we were unable to hold our annual school swim gala but we still to sent a team to represent Silverdale at the Interschool Swimming competition.  Children who attend the Northern Arena squad team were invited to partake.  These children swam multiple races due to attendance size and did an amazing job.  Congratulations to Tayla, Ava, Nini, Rita, Mikah, Joe, Cory, Dylan, Jaco and Marcus for competing.  Congratulations to Ava, Nini, Rita and Mikah for coming 2nd place in the 100m Girls Relay and Dylan for coming 3rd place in the 75m Individual Medley.  A big thank you to the parents who helped with transport and events on the day and Rhian Storey for supporting the children at the event.  Fingers crossed next year our swim gala will not be postponed and we can represent our school with more swimmers

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