Newsletter – Wednesday 23 October

Newsletter – Wednesday 23 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. 

Welcome 

Welcome to Jari Hussain, Sugyani Rajbhandari and Delilah Shaw who started with us this week. Our current roll is 785.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Jordy Buchanan, Kiana Ivey, Sophie Longstaff, Wian Goosen, Amelia Furmage, Kyra Geens, Kaysha MacPherson, Blake Olivier, Hao Jiang, Danica Neilson, Olivia Zhong, Allie Zhu, Sion Nell and Anya Joshi.

2025 Term Dates

Term 1 – Monday 10 February – Friday 11 April

Term 2 – Monday 28 April – Friday 27 June

Term 3 – Monday 14 July – Friday 19 September

Term 4 – Monday 6 October – Friday 19 December

Thank You to our Wonderful School Community

Thank you to everyone who came along to support our Country Show Day. Our day wouldn’t have been the same without all your contributions and enthusiasm. We deeply appreciate your involvement in making this day special for our school. Whether you baked a cake, volunteered your time, donated items for the stalls, or simply came along to enjoy the day, your contribution made a real difference. Your support helps to create a vibrant and engaging learning environment for our children, and we are incredibly grateful for your involvement in our Country Show Day.

Thanks to Bayleys Hibiscus Coast and Golstruct Homes for the delicious smells and for feeding us hungry people!

Teacher Only Day Friday 25 October

Our school will be closed on Friday 25 October for a teacher only day. This day we will be focusing on the new English Curriculum that we need to implement in 2025.

Friday’s teacher only day is crucial for professional development, for upskilling on the new Maths and English curriculum that has to be implemented at the beginning of 2025. The rate and pace of change to the Maths and English curriculum is unprecedented in my time in education. This government is requiring schools to implement these massive changes in a short timeframe. Having a teacher only day on Friday will allow us to gain an in-depth understanding of the new curriculums, develop our pedagogical skills (It’s not just about what to teach, but how to teach it effectively), collaborate, stay up-to-date with best practices, and reduce workload and stress. By providing dedicated time for focused professional development, this day will empower our teachers to confidently implement the new curriculum and provide the best possible learning experiences for our children. The reason we try to have our teacher only days on the Friday before a long weekend is so that families, if they wish, can go away and have an extra day in the long weekend and also we try to coordinate with other schools in the area to have the same day for teacher only days.

Labour Day Monday 28 October

Our school will be closed on Monday 28 October for Labour Day public holiday. School will reopen on Tuesday 29 October.

PTA

Thank you to our wonderful Silverdale School PTA for your incredible effort in bringing our community together for our Country Show Day. Your hard mahi in organising this event created a special day where we could all connect and celebrate. Our school appreciates the commitment you all have put into our school and our tamariki. 

Thank you from the PTA

A massive big thank you to everyone who came along to the Silverdale School Country Show Day – you have all, in very special ways, made the day a huge success! 

Thank you again to our amazing sponsors, your support is greatly appreciated and valued! 

To the food vendors, market stall holders, entertainment providers. Thank you! 

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped and the companies that donated prizes and products to the silent auctions. 

Thank you to all the parents who gave up their time to be at the activities and various stalls, we appreciate you all. 

Thank you to the School, the Board, the Teachers, PTA and Parents who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this day a fun day for all, and a successful event on the school calendar! You all rock!! 

But most importantly thank you to the children, parents and community who have supported this event. We value your unwavering dedication and contribution to our amazing school. 

See you all again at Country Show Day 2025!

PTA Hui

Our next PTA Hui is on Wednesday 30 October at 7:00pm in the school staffroom, all are welcome.

Congratulations

Article from Local Matters

Eight-year-old Skye Parata has been playing golf for half her life. She’s just returned from the US Kids Australian Open, where she placed fifth – a remarkable achievement for the Year 4 student from Silverdale School.

Skye is a keen sportsperson and though golf training takes up most of her time, she also plays rippa rugby for Silverdale Rugby Club and has tried her hand at ju-jitsu with HBC Muay Thai. And like most Coasties, Skye loves the water, heading down to Ōrewa Beach when she can. Though she enjoys most sports, there’s one that hasn’t taken her fancy – running. Skye says,  “It’s a bit tiring.”

When not competing, Skye can be found practicing or playing holes at Wainui or Wellsford golf clubs most weekends. Coach, Dominic Sainsbury, commends Skye’s dedication, “She turns up to every session with a huge smile on her face and approaches all tasks with a calm focus and positive attitude.” Sainsbury works with Skye on developing physical, social and technical skills in the game.

Skye’s golfing journey began when her parents got her a set of clubs so she could tag along to twilight golf with her dad. It was mum’s clever idea as she wasn’t thrilled with how much golf dad was playing without the kids. Skye loved riding in golf carts, cartwheeling down fairways, and playing in the bunkers.

Before long though, Skye’s natural talent and great hand-eye coordination became obvious dad soon put his clubs away to carry hers. Skye has already had a hole in one and loves to reminding her dad that he can too one day.

Golf New Zealand’s Claire Beuvink said, “Skye’s golf journey has been a joy to watch. She always brings the fun on course and is such a good role model for other young girls getting into the game.” Like most young female golfers in New Zealand, Skye looks up to Lydia Ko with Nelly Korda a close second.

The eight-year-old’s talent, determination and a genuine love for the game has paid off. Skye has already qualified for two major tournaments coming up later this year.

Junior Golf Wellsford club representative Martin Worthington, said “Skye has represented the Wellsford golf club in the shield team and is already stacking up wins in the Matchplay format against kids a lot bigger and older than her. With a fantastic attitude and great people around her I wouldn’t be surprised to see her go far in the future, maybe LPGA – hopefully I can get a ticket.”

Despite her international success, Skye’s number one rule is “always have fun!”. 

Not returning in 2025

If your child/ren are not returning to Silverdale School in 2025 can you please let me know cameronlockie@silverdaleprimary.school.nz.

Year 6 parents you don’t need to let me know.

Sun Smart

During term 1 and 4 it’s compulsory for children to wear the school hat when outside. There are many reasons why we make wearing hats compulsory, you just need to look at the statistics.

Statistics

• Over 4000 people are diagnosed with either melanoma in situ or invasive melanoma every year in New Zealand – that’s around 11 every day.
• It’s the fourth most common cancer in New Zealand and accounts for nearly 80% of all skin cancer deaths.

• Around 300 New Zealanders die of melanoma every year.

• New Zealand and Australia have the highest melanoma incidence rate in the world.
• Although Maori and Pacific people have a lower chance of getting melanoma, they often have thicker, more serious melanomas.

Death rates are higher among men and appear to be increasing. 

Hat orders via Kindo

The office runs a report at 9.30am each morning for hat orders.  These are then labelled for the child and given to the teacher to hand out.  Hats can also be ordered directly with the uniform shop.

Walking School Bus

Interested in joining a Walking School Bus?

We are looking for families to start up and be a part of routes in the following areas:

-Colonial Drive

-Bartlett Road

-Emell Street

For a Walking School Bus route to work, we require at least two families who have an adult able to supervise the students on the Walking School Bus. The more families that are part of the bus, the more that role is shared – this could mean a parent may only need to do one school drop off a week!

Please contact Alex Franklin if you are able to help run one of the above routes.

alexfranklin@silverdalepriamary.school.nz

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