Newsletter – Wednesday 5 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 Sam Payne, Manaia-Rose Apiata and Luna Liu. Our current roll is 644.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Ayla Nielsen, Easton Page, Ayush Gosai, Rishika Patel, Te Ahikā Winitana and Lexi Halliday.

PTA News 

2025 Silverdale School Colour Run 

Our Silverdale School Colour Run fundraiser has launched. Please see the letter we have sent home or just head to https://silverdaleschoolcolourrun.raiseit.co.nz to sign up for a fundraising profile for your child(ren).

We are raising funds which will go towards the development of a passive playground and to install a waha ātea which is a Māori entrance way into our kura/school, both projects will benefit all our current and future tamariki/students. 

We have partnered with Go Raise It to run our fundraising platform and we have some great

fundraising prizes up for grabs – further details on the fundraising website. 

• Sign up by March 10th and go in the prize drawer to win a pair of ProBeats X3 True Wireless Earbuds. 

• Sign up by March 17th and get at least one donation to go in the drawer to win an Extreme Sports+ Full HD Action Camera. 

Whole School Cultural Day Friday 21 March

On Friday 21 March we will have a whole school Cultural Day. Children will be encouraged to wear their cultural dress to school to celebrate our diverse cultural identities. Optional in class: a shared lunch where families bring a dish to represent their culture. Your child’s classroom teacher will let you know if this will be happening in your child’s class.

Throughout the week (Monday 17 March – Thursday 20 March)

Each team/class will have the flexibility to plan activities and learning experiences that celebrate the different cultures represented within their class/team. 

Possible activities that the children could do during the week:

• Cultural sharing: Children can share stories, objects, photos, or music that represent their cultural heritage.
• Cultural explorations: Engage in research, discussions, or art projects to learn about different cultures.
• Guest speakers: Invite members of the community to share their cultural experiences and knowledge.
• Cultural games and activities: Learn and play games from different cultures.
• Create cultural displays: Decorate classrooms with cultural artefacts, artwork, or flags.

Curriculum Refresh – Now Live on SchoolTalk!

We are delighted to announce that SchoolTalk has loaded the new English, and Mathematics & Statistics curriculums to our SchoolTalk platform. The refreshed curriculum, Te Mātaiaho, has learning progressions for English, and Mathematics & Statistics, that prioritises and explicitly describes what must be taught each year and is deliberately sequenced to enable students to build knowledge, skills, and competencies systematically over time. It supports teachers to design teaching programmes that bring learning to life in the classroom, using local, national, and global contexts.

What Does This Mean for Silverdale School?

• Over the next two terms, our teachers will be focusing on familiarizing themselves with the new English and Mathematics & Statistics Curriculum.
• During this time, we will be transferring student learning data from our current progressions portal to the new progressions framework. 
• As part of this transition, teachers will design differentiated learning programs on SchoolTalk using the updated progressions.
• You will begin to see evidence of your child’s learning uploaded against these new progressions.
• Key dates to note:
   Mid-Year Reports will be sent home in Week 9, Term 2.
   Learning Conversations will take place in Week 1, Term 3.
• Once the transfer of learning data is complete, the old progressions portal will be removed from SchoolTalk.

Thank you for your support as we make this important transition to enhance teaching and learning at Silverdale School. If you have any questions about SchoolTalk please discuss these with your child’s teacher.

Travelwise – Walking School Bus
Are you interested in joining one of our Silverdale School Walking School buses? Check out our routes and parent contacts below.

Silverdale School is participating in the Wednesday Challenge!

Choose an active form of transport (bike, walk, scoot, run) to come to school on Wednesdays and our school can win awesome prizes. Data will be collected by Travelwise leaders every Wednesday. 

This is how we are currently travelling to school.  Let’s see how much we can shift those numbers!

Baseline Data (Week 2)

54% students travelled to school by single-household car

34% walked

8% by bike

4% by scooter

WINTER HOCKEY (TERM 2&3) REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN.

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.

Thank you to our Newsletter Sponsors

Community Notices

Parent Webinar: Online Safety for Children Under 10

5th March @ 19.00 (30 minutes plus Q&A)  

Netsafe is hosting a free webinar for parents and whānau on how to support children under 10 to have safe and positive experiences online. Discover practical advice and helpful tools to support your tamariki as they navigate the digital world. 

The webinar will explore:  

• The opportunities and risks under 10s face online   

• Resources available from Netsafe (including Hector’s World) to help support online safety in the home  

• What to do when things go wrong online 

Whether you’re seeking reassurance or taking your first steps in learning about online safety, this welcoming and judgment-free webinar is here to support you. There will be plenty of time for Q&A.  

Register via the link: https://netsafe-org-nz.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zm5xCPL3Qxy7RLsh5xPKQA  

Kindo Lunch Orders – Term 1 Rewards Campaign

Every parent who orders an ezlunch goes into a weekly draw to win $100 Kindo Credit for themselves AND $100 for your school. Starts Monday 10 February 2025 and runs through to Friday 11 April 2025.

Plus, all orders automatically enter the Grand Prize Draw for a $1,000 JB Hi-Fi Voucher + $500 for their school!

 Thank you to JB Hi-Fi for making our Grand Prize rewards possible!