Lockdown Learning
At Silverdale School our lockdown learning programme is consistent across the school and the expectations are very clear. Rather than expecting parents/caregivers to fill the role of the teacher we have provided opportunities for children to maintain their learning and practice their skills whilst at home, as well as some fun activities. The suggested timetables and activities on our distance learning site are optional, and we encourage families to make the timetable work for them and their family or run with their own ideas. We simply encourage you to complete whatever suits you and your family.
Parents/caregivers can work with their child on their next learning steps in maths, reading and writing by going to the parent portal on SchoolTalk. If you need support in this please contact your child’s teacher.
As a senior leadership team and school our main aim for the distance learning site was to keep the wellbeing of our children, families and staff at the forefront of our minds so that’s why we don’t have teachers doing formal online lessons with the children. One of our learnings from previous lockdowns was that the children missed their teacher and friends the most. By having Zoom catch ups each day this helps the children stay connected to their teacher and classmates. Focusing on the well-being of both students and teachers is essential. Different schools across Auckland and the country do different things, each school does what they think is best for their community.
We’ve included here some printable hard packs for their use on our distance learning site. Although these are aimed at a typical child within each year group, your child may like to work down or up in other year levels packs of work. This is fine to do! Online learning will still be available and updated ever Sunday afternoon ready for the following week.
If you own a printer, you can print these off and have them work directly on them.
If you do not own a home printer, these can instead be displayed on a device/screen and have them write answers (or copy) onto paper instead.
This page should be available tomorrow (Thursday 2 September).
We also know that lockdown can be a hard time for some of of whānau financially. We have some resources available for families struggling to get food on the table. If you need help, please let me know.
Farewell
Rhian Storey is leaving us at the end of term 3 to move her and her family to Australia.
From Rhian:
It is with great sadness and huge excitement that I will be leaving Silverdale School at the end of this term. I have thoroughly enjoyed the last four and a half years here and have been so lucky to have worked with such an amazing group of teachers and learners. After 11 years in New Zealand my family and I are off on another adventure in Western Australia. I know you will have a fabulous end to Year 5 with them and I wish you all the best for 2022.
New Teachers
From term 4 we will have two new teachers starting with us. Alysha Adams will be teaching in Room 15 as maternity leave cover for Kendall Martin until the end of 2022. Helen McMurtrie will be teaching in Room 30 for term 4 to cover Rhian Storey. Below ia a short blurb about each teacher.
Alysha Adams Room 15
My name is Alysha Adams and I am very excited to be joining the Year 3 Silverdale School team. I started my career on Auckland’s North Shore a few years ago now, and have taught many children of all ages and stages of their learning journey. I have recently returned from teaching internationally, first in Taiwan and then in Singapore. This was a great experience for my family and I, and we enjoyed travelling and learning about the new cultures we were immersed in. I look forward to sharing my experiences with my class and becoming part of the “kiwi” education system again! It is great to be home and I look forward to meeting you all soon.
Helen McMurtrie Room 30
Tena koutou katoa, hello everyone.
I am delighted to be joining the staff at Silverdale in Term 4 and look forward to meeting you and your children. I am a New Zealand trained teacher with more than 30 years’ experience in New Zealand schools. I have a passion for teaching and look forward to working with your children as they prepare to move into Year 6. Married to Brett, we have two adult sons; both of whom are living in Auckland. I am very approachable so please don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.
Love Soup Hibiscus Coast
Love Soup Whangaparaoa are providing food parcels for those needing extra help over this time. If you are needing help with food/kai, please make initial contact through facebook messenger, their email address lshc@lovesoup.org.nz or by phoning Tracey on (09) 428 1476 / 0274717788. Please indicate the number of people in your household and their ages. They will get back to you with a date to come and collect (contactless pickup). Please note they are operating only on certain days throughout lockdown.
Contact details for those that can donate and those in need: Email: lshc@lovesoup.org.nz | Website: LINK | Facebook LINK
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