Wednesday 6 March Newsletter

Newsletter – Wednesday 6 March

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 Ada Nelson, Isabelle Martin-Williams, Miles Su, Georgia Nolan, Alice Liu and Ahil Goel. Our current roll is 758.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Easton Page, Ayush Gosai, Alivia Longstaff, Mila Barkla, Te Ahikā Winitana, Aisha Zaher, Lexi Halliday, Parker Cheng, Gabriel Teo and Samuel Dias. 

Silverdale School Board News

Silverdale School Board held our first hui for 2024 on Monday 4 March. At this hui the board elected a new presiding member, David Powles and co-opted Dayna Anderson onto the board.

I would like to thank Faye for all the hard mahi she has put into the school during her 18 months of being the presiding member. Also for her commitment to the well-being and success of our school. She has played a positive role in steering our school towards excellence especially with having the wellbeing of the children and staff at the forefront of all decisions that the board makes. 

Thank you Faye for  the countless hours, thoughtful insights, and unwavering passion you’ve put into our school. Faye will carry on with the board until the next elections.

Our parent representatives are:

Presiding Member (PM) – David Powles 

Parent Representatives – Timothy Harrod, Faye McIlroy, Ann Jose, David Powles 

Co-opted Member – Dayna Anderson

Staff Representative – Donna Kitching

Principal – Cameron Lockie

Silverdale School Board Casual Vacancy for a Parent Representative

A casual vacancy has occurred on the school board for an elected parent representative.

The board has decided to fill the vacancy by selection.

If 10% or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the Board to hold a by-election (to fill the vacancy), within 28 working days of this notice being published, then a by-election will be held. If not, the Board will select an appropriate candidate from within our community.

Requests for a by-election should be sent to: boardelections@silverdaleprimary.school.nz by Monday 31 March 2024.

If less than 10% of eligible voters request an election, the board can select a person to fill the casual vacancy for a parent representative.

David Powles

Presiding member

Silverdale School Board

Garden To Table Programme – Working Bee – Saturday 9 March 9.00am – 12.00pm

Silverdale School is very lucky to have the Garden To Table programme in school which is available to Year 3 and 4 children. The aim of this programme is to give the students the opportunity to use the fresh seasonal produce they have grown, harvested and then cooked to enjoy a delicious meal they have produced themselves at the end of each session.  

Children love the programme because it is authentic learning. They enjoy helping out in the garden and working alongside their peers in small groups with volunteers and garden and kitchen specialists. This is hands-on learning and a fun way to absorb the information. It also helps them to interact and work collaboratively with others, promoting teamwork.

Safely Crossing the Road

I have had a number of reports that our children are crossing the road in an unsafe manner especially at the lights on Bankside. Children are hearing the sound to cross but aren’t looking to make sure it’s safe to do so. Unfortunately some drivers are running the yellow/red light. Over the last couple of weeks we have had a number of near misses of cars hitting children at the lights.

Can you please go over with your children how to safely cross the road.

Traffic light signal crossing

A signalised crossing is where there is a pedestrian light (red/green man) at a set of traffic lights.

• Press the button at the signalised crossing, the red man will light up on the pole across the road. This means do not cross.
• Walk when the green man is lit. Double check for left and right turning traffic before crossing.
• Flashing red man – continue to cross, but do not step onto crossing. This means vehicles will start moving again soon.
• Do not step onto the road when the red man is lit.

School Donations

Our school donation is $200 per child or $50 a term. This money was used to pay for a large number of additional curriculum resources, subsidise a number of school wide activities such as art, dance and drama resources, sporting functions, developmental material and related photocopying and other essential resources.  No child was excluded from using these resources but it does seem that quite a number of families relied on the goodwill of others to support their child.

Each term the School Board puts all the names of those donations that have been made into a draw to give one child the chance to have their fees paid for the following term. The families that have received these in the past have been very grateful. We understand that a donation is voluntary and that it can be at times very difficult to manage. Mrs Reid in the office, is very happy to discuss possible arrangements for meeting this cost for your child.  Each small contribution adds up across the course of time and helps to enhance the substance of this school.   

A huge thank you to all those families who paid their donation this year.

Parents of Silverdale Facebook Page

There is a Parents of Silverdale Facebook Page. This page is not run by the school, it is a platform for parents to connect. Please don’t reply on this page for up to date information from the school. All information from the school will be communicated to you via the app, newsletter, website or email.

PTA

The PTA AGM is on tonight (Wednesday 6 March) at 7.00pm in the staffroom.

This year will be be needing:

• Chairperson
• Treasurer
• Secretary

If we don’t fill these positions then the PTA will be unable to operate this year. This will mean that we won’t be able to run any events throughout the year like, disco, Beats by Bingo and Country Show Day. So please come along and support our fantastic PTA. 

SPORTS HUB

We are looking for parents to facilitate (organise) the following sporting areas.

Year 3 and 4 Netball

and

Flippaball

If we are unable to find a parent to facilitate these sporting areas, we will not be able to compete in these sports this year.

If you would like more information on what a facilitator involves, please email silverdalesportshub@silverdaleprimary.school.nz

WINTER HOCKEY REGISTRATIONS

To register your child (year 0 – 6) for Winter Hockey – term 2 & 3, please follow the link below:

https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/83223b

The competition is run by North Harbour Hockey Association, but you are registering your child to play for Silverdale School.

Hockey is played on a Monday afternoon, 30 minutes in duration, with games starting from 4pm onwards.

Equipment required: hockey stick, mouthguard, shinpads.

Uniform: School polo, black shorts, black long sports socks.

First game: 6 May 20024

Location: Millwater Hockey Turf (opposite the school).

As always, parent help is much appreciated in a Team Manager or Team Coach, so please indicate if you are able to help in the registration form.

NHHA have decided that all players need to be registered via PlayHQ, hence the registration process via that platform. 

Looking forward to Hockey starting in term 2.

Registration close 20 March 2024.

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