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Newsletter – Wednesday 9 November

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. 

Welcome 

Welcome to Hugo Garnett, Tyler Steyn and Ava Howard who started with us this week. Our current roll is 856.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Benjamin Tuohy, Ashleigh Catterall, Julz Rasmussen, James Liu, Christopher Patton, Julie Gong, Ayaan Pillai, Michael Osborne, Kaitlyn Venter, Mackenzie Mills, Austin Li, Oliver Bowern, Arai Gardiner, Alyssa Wannenburg and Zoe Matthews.

Sickness

We are noticing that we are sending a lot of children home with a tummy bug. Advice from the Ministry of Health on ​​vomiting and diarrhoea bugs is: Don’t go to school, early childhood centre or work until well and for 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting.

To help contain the spread please don’t send your child to school for 48 hours after last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting.

For more information on vomiting and diarrhoea bugs go to:

https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/conditions-and-treatments/diseases-and-illnesses/norovirus-vomiting-and-diarrhoea-bugs 

Congratulations 

Congratulations to Josiah Toka who has been selected to play for the Auckland Cook Island National Touch team. This is a great accomplishment and we look forward to seeing his future successes on the sports field.

Year 5 and 6 Athletics Day at Metro Park

On Wednesday 9 November Team Tui spent the day at Metro park participating in a range of athletics including, discus, shot put, long jump and running events. It was great to see our tamariki using the KERI values as they cheered each other on and gave all the activities a go. The results from

The day will decide those students who will represent the school at the Year 5/6

Interschool Athletics later on this term. A big thank you to HBC Athletics club for providing the equipment and to Donna Kitching for all of her hard work organising the event. 

World Kindness Day 

Atawhai/kindness is one of Silverdale School’s KERI values. Sunday 13 November is World Kindness day. The theme for this year’s World Kindness Day is “Be Kind Whenever Possible.” This simple theme invokes a sense of responsibility on the individual to practise kindness and compassion in everyday life. Check out randomactsofkindness.org for some great ideas around how to make kindness the norm.

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.

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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.

Come on down to the Maker’s Market at Estuary Arts on the Western Rsv on Saturday 12 November from 2pm to 7pm (Rain date Sat 19 Nov). Avoid parking woes and ride your bikes down. Listen to local bands and young performers, have-a-go at free art and craft activities like printmaking, spinning and weaving or bring along a t-shirt to tie dye. There will be food trucks and art and craft stall selling wonderful locally made items, perfect for Christmas.