Silverdale School Newsletter – Wednesday 4 May

Wednesday 4 May

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

Welcome Back

Welcome everyone to Term 2. A HUGE welcome to our new families. It was great to see so many happy faces coming into school on Monday. 

If you have any concerns or questions about what is happening at school please contact your child’s teacher. To contact your child’s classroom teacher there are a number of ways, phone, email or face to face. All staff email addresses are on our website. www.silverdaleprimary.school.nz.  If you would like to see me personally please contact the school to make an appointment. 

Our Mission 

To actively prepare each child to take responsibility for their own life-long learning, values and behaviour, in partnership with the home and community.

Our Values

Our Silverdale School values are:

Kindness/ Atawhai

Excellence/ Hiranga

Respect/ Whakaute

Integrity/ Ngākau pono

As a school we strive to support our whanau and community to establish strong values in our children. We look forward to working together with you to instil these wonderful values in our tamariki.

Welcome 

Welcome back to:

Nicole Fletcher – Reception Room team teaching with Kendall. 

Kendall Martin – Reception Room team teaching with Nicole.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to PK Toongart, Savith Wijayasinghe, Cameron Hand, Emmy Smith, Arlo Huia, Isobel Biesiek, Harper Bernie, Iris Li, Jemma Vannan, Nico West, Vinisha Jadam, Matthew Kolbe, Cameron Brittan and Victor Kim.

Welcome 

Welcome to Florence Ma, Vaani Kumar, Kaden Scott, Mark Kandakou, Enzo Chiarotti de Freitas, Daniel Zhao, Flynn Gibbs, Elise Peach, Jordan Thomson, Naman Kumar, Juan Olivier, Ben Thompson, Amaya Morris, Yinan Liu, Lyla Flewellen, Andre Harrod, Miné Krugel, Mackenzie Mills, Ammon Cuff, Amelia Orr and Eesa Sheraz. Our current roll is 801.

Reporting Positive Covid and Household Contacts

Positive Covid

Contact Cameron (cameronlockie@silverdaleprimary.school.nz) use this format:

Child’s Name:

Child’s Room Number:

Date of positive test or first symptoms:

Last Day at School:

No need to test on returning back to school on Day 8.

Household Contact

1. Email classroom teacher
2. Email Office (office@silverdaleprimary.school.nz)
3. Test child at Day 3 and Day 7 if both tests are negative and they have no symptoms and they are healthy then they can return to school.

Coming into School

If you are planning on coming into school please wear a mask while you are on site. Thank you.

Pink Shirt Day Friday 20 May.

Join us on Friday 20 May 2022 as we Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

On Friday 20 May we will have a mufti day and encourage everyone to wear pink and bring in a gold coin donation to support Pink Shirt Day.

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. 

PTA News

Thank you to everyone that attended our first PTA event for 2022, Mother’s Day High Tea.  

It was a fabulous afternoon of scrumptious food, endless flow of bubbles, styling tips from Janine at Natural Style Beauty and a fashion show, showcasing some amazing clothing from Rhonda at Siren Boutique. 

Thank you for the following local businesses, Buckle & Bow, Organic Initiative, The Aromatherapy Co, Living Nature, Blow my Wick, Earth Bar, Dermalogica, Glasshouse Fragrances, Wainui Golf Course, Natural Style Beauty, Siren Boutique and Bayleys Millwater. 

Thank you to Terese Clampitt, Amanda Snells and Sarah Boughtwood who worked hard in organising our first High Tea.  Thank you to our fabulous models, Jackie Gardner, Cheru Pillay, Katy Genc, Natalie Smith and Robyn Campton, I am sure that all have found a new career in modelling.  

This year we will be fundraising for the upgrade of the play area next to the senior playground along with Kapa Haka costumes. 

We have a Mother’s Day hamper available to be purchased via Kindo, $5 per ticket.  The hamper contains, Prime loop – white gold leather shoes from Buckle & Bow (these shoes can be exchanged for the right size), $20 Millies voucher, $85 voucher from Invive, Magnolia Kitchen Design book, Keep Cup, Deutz wine, Te Mata Estate Chardonnay, Glow Lab night cream, Therapy Range hand cream, Glasshouse fragrance diffuser,  Earth Bar lip balm, The Aromatherapy Co Therapy Garden hand lotion, anda beautiful throw to keep you warm during the cooler months. 

Our next fundraiser will be Read-a-thon.  Further information will be advised next week. 

2022 Term Dates

Teacher Only Day

The school will be closed on Friday 3 June for a teacher only day.

Matariki

The school will be closed to celebrate Matariki on Friday 24 June.

SchoolTalk

Recently, the Stonefields Collaborative Trust (SCT) has secured an investment partner in the Hugh Green Foundation (HGF) to enable us to continue to grow as an organisation and provide our customers with improved support in the years to come. 

As a result of this new impact partnership, and to enable our continued development and expansion, a new entity has been formed called Te Kete Hono – SchoolTalk. This includes all the professional development that our wonderful team offers when supporting schools to utilise the full functionality of SchoolTalk. 

Because SchoolTalk is a new entity, this means that we legally require all our users to login, read and accept the new policies from Tuesday 10th May 2022. 

On the Tuesday 10th of May all users will be redirected to the Terms and Conditions screen, where they will need to read and agree to the Privacy Policy, Code of Conduct and Terms of Use. 

After accepting the terms, they will be redirected back to their portals. If you have any questions or issues, please get in touch with support@tkh.nz

Information for Parents/Caregivers/Whānau Who Are Coming Into School

Please read these carefully so you are fully aware of our expectations of parents/caregivers/whānau who are coming on site, before school or at pick up time.

Before School

• We are encouraging parents/caregivers/whānau to drop off their children/tamariki at the gate so they can walk into school on their own.
• If parents/caregivers/whānau want to drop their children/tamariki off at their classroom they can.
• All visitors must wear a mask while on school grounds.
• At orange level parents/caregivers/whānau with their children/tamariki are able to come on-site after the 8.30am bell. 
• No one will be allowed on site before 8.30am. Please do not send your child to school before 8.30am.
• At the 8.30am bell parents/caregivers/whānau with their children/tamariki will be allowed on site and they must go straight to their classroom.
• Parents/caregivers/whānau will only go to their child’s classroom.
• This time between 8.30am and 8.55am is a great time for your child to show you around the classroom and show you their learning. Teachers use this time to connect and check in with  children/tamariki. This is not a time for an in-depth conversation with your child’s teacher. If you want to discuss your child’s learning more in-depth please book a time with the teacher after school. 
• Once the 8.55am bell goes we ask that all parents/caregivers/whānau leave the school so that our children/tamariki can begin their learning without distractions.

Pick up Time at School

• We are encouraging parents/caregivers/whānau to pick up their children/tamariki at the gate so they can walk out of school on their own.
• If parents/caregivers/whānau want to pick up their children/tamariki in the school grounds they can.
• All visitors must wear a mask while on school grounds.
• Parents/caregivers/whānau can come on site from 2.45pm and wait for their children/tamariki on the court or the field. 
• We ask parents/caregivers/whānau not to come to school before 2.45pm as this causes distractions to the children/tamariki’s learning.

• Parents/caregivers/whānau please do not wait outside the classroom as this causes distractions to the children/tamariki’s learning.  

If you have any questions please contact Cameron cameronlockie@silverdaleprimary.school.nz

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