Newsletter Wedenesday 10 May

Newsletter – Wednesday 10 May

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 Sophia Francis, Carter Jones, Thomas McPherson and Hudson Frost. Our current roll is 777.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Charlie Porter, Victor Ki, Logan King, Dylan Grubbe, Natanahira Shelford, Ethan Longstaff, Lazar Zikic, Diana Ramazan, Anders Parker, Claire Zhang, Seth Minnaar, Nixon Holtom, Armand Gericke, Tatum Harris, Ishaan Singh, Max Steynberg and Matt Dalere.

Pink Shirt Mufti Day – Friday 19 May

We are encouraging children to dress in pink to support Pink Shirt Day on Friday 19 May. We want our school to become a sea of pink. By taking part we will be helping to stamp out bullying by celebrating diversity and promoting kindness and inclusion.

If you would like to donate to the cause below is the link:

Silverdale School Pink Shirt Day Fundraising

Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora!

Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

Whole School Fun Run – Friday 19 May

Our school will have a Pink Shirt Mufti Day and Whole School Fun Run on Friday 19 May 2023 beginning at 11.30am. We will need volunteers to help supervise the children running the course. If you are able to help please email Donna Kitching (donnakitching@silverdaleprimary.school.nz).

Mothers/Significant Adult Morning

Mother’s Morning/Significant Adult morning is on Friday 12 May from 8.55am to 10.55am. All mothers or significant adults are invited to their child’s classroom to spend the morning with them. At 10.55am our Mother’s or Significant Adults are invited to stay with the class and share morning tea with the class.

PTA News

Mother’s Day High Tea

Thank you to everyone that attended our Mother’s Day High Tea on 30 April.  It was another spectacular afternoon at the Wainui Golf Club, our fashion show was breathtaking with gorgeous gowns from The Glam Room.  If you have a special event, we highly recommend Celeste at The Glam Room, she also does hair and makeup.

Galactic Groove School Disco 

Silverdale Schools famous disco is back for 2023:

Date:  Friday 16 June 2023 

Juniors Disco:  Year 0 – Year 3 : 5:30pm – 7.00pm

Seniors Disco:  Year 4 – Year 6 7:30pm – 9.00pm 

Purchase the Entry Ticket and Money Cards via Kindo. 

This disco is for Silverdale School students ONLY.  Due to Health and Safety reasons, no children under the age of 5 can attend.  

For further information, please see the attached flyer. 

We require parent helpers.  If you can help, please contact us via email:  silverdalepta@gmail.com.

Lock Down Drill Wednesday 17 May

On Wednesday 17 May at 11.30am the whole school will be participating in a Lockdown practise. The whole school will be practising what to do during a lockdown. Part of this practise is sending communication out to our community during the lockdown practise, it will be clearly labelled as a practise. If you are at school on Wednesday 17 May at 11.30am you will also be part of the lockdown practise.

As part of keeping our school safe we need to be able to respond safely and quickly to a range of emergency situations.
We work alongside an independent company, Harrison Tew ® , who specialises in
emergency management planning for schools, whose procedures have been
successfully implemented in hundreds of schools throughout New Zealand.
As part of maintaining our emergency procedures in our school, specialised training is being conducted with our senior leadership and staff by Harrison Tew ®.
The students will also receive information on how to respond in an emergency directed at their respective age groups from either their teacher or Harrison Tew ®.
We will then be conducting a lockdown exercise under the guidance and support of Harrison Tew ®.
During the exercise you will receive a notification from the school, so it is important that your emergency contact details are up to date and correct. The notification will emphasise that this is an exercise/practice and will explain that all updated information will then be posted on the school website.
In a genuine incident, should you become aware of a lockdown or evacuation at the
school, can I please ask that you do not attend the school or phone, as we will not be able to respond.  Your presence or contact may make it more difficult for us or the emergency services to manage a situation.
We thank you for your support.

Teacher Only Day

The school will be closed on Friday 2 June for an Kāhui Ako ki Orewa teacher only day with Orewa Primary School, Wainui School, Dairy Flat School and Orewa Beach School, Orewa College, Ahutoetoe School and Nukumea School.

2023 Engage in Your Child’s Learning

We are holding a 2023 Engage in Your Child’s Learning evening, Thursday 11 May at 6.30pm, in the school hall, during this evening we will be giving information about:

• The Resilience Project
• Wellbeing at Silverdale School
• Digital Citizenship
• How to engage in your child’s learning
• What our teaching and learning programmes look like throughout the school

Child care will be available and nibbles and drinks will be supplied.

Principal Awards

Congratulations to the students who received principal awards at last week’s assembly.

KERI Awards

Well done to the following children who received Caught by KERI awards at this week’s assembly. 

Silverdale School Board Hui

Silverdale School Board Hui is on Monday 15 May at 7.00pm in the school staffroom.

School Uniform

Please ensure your child wears the correct uniform each day and that all items are clearly named. To order new uniform items please go to http://www.schooluniform.co.nz/ 

School Uniform

Green polo shirt (with school logo) Year 0-6 

Green fleece jacket (with school logo) 

Black culottes             

Black cargo shorts or cargo pants (no track pants) 

Black school shoes or black sandals (no boots)

Black socks or stockings (no ankle tights/leggings)

Black sun hat with school logo (Terms 1 and 4) 

Black, white or green hair bands/ties  

Sports/running shoes (for sport only)                     

Short sleeved thermals are permitted to wear underneath.

Jewellery is not to be worn except for watches, stud earrings and items of a religious or cultural nature.

Teacher Only Day

The school will be closed on Friday 2 June for an Kāhui Ako ki Orewa teacher only day with Orewa Primary School, Wainui School, Dairy Flat School and Orewa Beach School, Orewa College, Ahutoetoe School and Nukumea School.

Worm Bins at Silverdale School

Green Man Walking – Road Safety 

Last week, our Travelwise Leaders took to the large crossing at Millwater Parkway/Bankside Rd/Longmore Lane. The Travelwise Leaders aim was to bring awareness to drivers to stop when the light is red and to watch out for students crossing. We’d like to thank drivers for taking extra care around this very busy crossing.

Walking School Bus

What is a Walking School Bus?

It is a group of children who walk together to/from school with parent supervisors along a set route.

Why should I join a Walking School Bus?

There are so many benefits of a walking school bus! Parents get to connect with one another, children get to have fun and get active. There is less congestion at school gates with more people walking which helps to improve the safety of the roads around schools.

Details for our current walking school bus routes:

Route A – Start 8:15am 11 Harris Drive : Bankside Rd : Silverdale School.

Route A – 3 days a week (days vary). Contact Sophie 021 8000 98

Route B – Start 8:20am 14 Skipjack : Whaley Greens : Manuel Rd : Walkway down to  Miller Rise : Bankside Rd : Silverdale School.

Route B – 5 days a week. Contact Kate 021 258 6275

Route C – Starts 8:25am Crn Arbors Track & Madison Terrace : Bankside Rd : Silverdale School. 

Route C – 5 days a week. Contact Alice 021 047 3043.

Please contact route coordinators for more information. 

Anyone interested in starting another route please get in touch with Louise Cameron. (Louise.Cameron@at.govt.nz)

HAVE A GO DAY!! Come along and try out a session for free, on Thursday 11th of May.

North Harbour Softball will be offering a Softball Fundamentals Coaching Programme in Term 2, starting on Thursday May 11th. Children can go straight from class to the school field (or to the undercover turf area if it is raining) and join in comprehensive coaching sessions, teaching throwing and catching skills, striking and hitting off a tee and rules of the game. Sessions will unlikely not be interrupted by weather. All equipment is provided for the children to use and is open for children from Year 2-6. Parents do not need to attend or stay during the sessions, but you are also most welcome to attend and watch from the sideline

Come along to try the first session out for free.

Register your interest at 

HTTPS://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/234174

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Community Notices

There are a number of new entrance scholarships available to students from Year 7 to Year 9 wishing to enter Wentworth College next year.  Please contact Rachel Vaudrey rvaudrey@wentworth.school.nz if you would like to receive a scholarship information pack or to register your child for the scholarship exam on Wednesday 28th June.

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