Newsletter – Wednesday 26 October

Newsletter – Wednesday 26 October

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

Country Show Day

Our famous Country Show Day is this Saturday from 10.00m to 2.00pm. This fantastic day is our major school fundraiser for the year. Our amazing PTA has spent months and months organising this day and it will be a great day. For those of you who are new to the school, Silverdale School used to be a small rural school and we are in our 151st year as a school. In the past our children were encouraged to raise a farm animal, caring for and training the animal so that they can proudly show them in the animal ring on the day, to be crowned champion and then go onto the Helensville A&P Show to compete against other children from around the district. Children were still bringing in animals as late as 2016. The reason that we still keep the name Country Show Day is to keep with tradition and remember where we have come from. I look forward to seeing many of our community on Saturday.

Congratulations

Congratulations to  our former student, Dana Broomhead has been selected to join the Orewa College 2023 Prefect Team.

Welcome

Welcome to Ari Abel, Utsav Patel and Jenna McDonald who started with us this week. Our current roll is 854.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Mieke Van Niekerk, Danica Neilson, Olivia Zhong, Thenuk Wijayasinghe, Anya Joshi, Suzie Kim, Scarlett Kelly, Harper Isted, Eli Oeschger, Doyoon Kim and Mian Mian Xie.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Ivy Li in Room 17 who attended the 2022 New Zealand Artistic Swimming National Championship during school holidays.

She won:

Solo 1st place – 10&under group

Duet 1st place – 10&under group

Figures 2nd place – 10&under group

Team 1st place – Dolphin group

The Resilience Project

The Resilience Project curriculum is a powerful part of how we support the mental health and wellbeing of our students at Silverdale School.

​The founder of the programme Hugh Van Cuylenburg is touring New Zealand and will be appearing at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November.

If you are already talking about The Resilience Project at home, or you would like to find out more, join Hugh as he walks you through his journey and tells stories of the incredible people who have inspired him and The Resilience Project to spread happiness. Hugh will unpack the research on mental health and break it down into simple tips that will leave you feeling empowered to improve your wellbeing.

Adults, parents, professionals, teenagers: this talk is for you. Well, really, it’s for anyone who wants to share a laugh and pick up some wellbeing tips along the way.

Limited tickets are still available at:

Tickets: The Resilience Project, Takapuna Beach | Fri, 4 Nov 2022, 7:00 pm | Ticketmaster NZ

Tickets: The Resilience Project, Takapuna Beach | Sat, 5 Nov 2022, 7:00 pm | Ticketmaster NZ

Join us for an entertaining and inspiring evening.

Picking Up Children from School

Scheduled Appointments

If you have a scheduled appointment  for your child during school hours please follow these instructions:

1. Email the teacher (all teachers emails are on the School Website) before 8.30am with the time you will be collecting your child.
2. You will pick your child up from the stop, drop, go area.
3. Please stay in the car and the teacher will release your child at the specified time that you have requested.
4. Please call or text this number 0273369199 telling us that you have your child.

Early Pick Up

If you need to pick your child up from school before 3.00pm please follow these instructions:

1. Email the teacher (all teacher emails are on the school website) and the office what time you need to pick up your child. office@silverdaleprimary.school.nz
2. You will pick up your child from the stop, drop, go area.
3. Please stay in your car and call or text this number 0273369199 telling us you are at school.
4. We will send your child to you, please stay in your car.
5. Please call or text this number 0273369199 telling us that you have your child.

Health Room Pick Up

If you receive a call that your child is sick/injured please follow these instructions:

1. You will pick up your child from the stop, drop, go area.
2. Please stay in your car and call or text this number 0273369199 telling us you are at school.
3. We will send your child to you, please stay in your car.
4. Please call or text this number 0273369199 telling us that you have your child.

Medication

Please make sure if you are sending medication to school with your child, they must give it to the office before school starts. All medication needs to be stored at the office and not in school bags

Reporting Positive Covid Case

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.

Walking School Bus

Please join us for a meeting this Friday at 9am in the staffroom.

Thank you to our Newsletter Sponsors

Community Notices

North Harbour Softball are offering a 6 week Tball coaching course at Silverdale School this term, on our school field straight after school from 3.15-4pm. Children can go straight from class to the fields to join in, parents are not required to stay during the sessions. This coaching is open to all age groups from years 1-6. All equipment needed is provided, children just need comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle.