Newsletter – Wednesday 3 April

Newsletter – Wednesday 3 April

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. 

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Ryan Ha, Zayn Flewellen, Ava Wewege, Ocean Morales, Ellen Wan, Flynn Gibbs, Xane Eckhardt, Raimee Wo-Onsri, Jacob Holland, Timothy Watkins, Max Doesburg, Hayley Southam, James Doesburg and Gisele Gibson.

Farewell Assembly for Kat Porter

Our farewell assembly for Kat Porter is on Friday 12 April at 2.15pm in the school hall. All are welcome.

School Donation

Our school donation is $200 per child. This money was used to pay for a large number of additional curriculum resources, subsidise a number of school wide activities such as swimming, production, 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 Silverdale 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.   

Our full refund winner for paying the $200 donation before 1 March is Eva Chen, Room 32.

Our term 1 refund winner of $50 is Averie Zou, Room 43NG.

Please contact the school for your refund details.

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

Silverdale School Board Hui

Our Silverdale School Board hui is on Monday 8 April at 7.00pm at school. All are welcome.

Silverdale School PTA Hui

Our Silverdale School PTA hui is on Wednesday 10 April at 7.00pm at school. All are welcome.

PTA Special Event – Mothers day high tea

Get together with your mum, sisters, grandmothers and friends for a Mothers day high tea!

When: Sunday 5 May

Where: Wainui Golf Course function room

Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Cost: Tickets are $60 including high tea, drink on arrival (Prosecco or  juice) and the chance to win our Mothers day hamper

Goodie bags, quick fire raffle and live auction

To purchase your ticket, please email the pat: silverldalepta@gmail.com or you can purchase a ticket on Kindo, under PTA fundraiser. You can buy a single or multiple tickets. If you wish to book a table of 8, please email the PTA.

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Community Notices

Free travel for 5 to 12 year olds and half-price travel for 13 to 24 year olds on AT bus, train and ferry services will end on 30 April 2024, in line with the government’s decision to withdraw funding for these concessions.  

 This means that from Wednesday 1 May: 

5 to 12 year olds will no longer travel for free on weekdays and will instead pay a child concession (at least 40% off adult fares). They will continue to travel for free on weekends. The child concession will apply to anyone aged 5 to 15, who has a registered AT HOP card with their correct date of birth.   

13 to 15 year olds will stop receiving the half-price child fares discount and instead switch to paying full child fares (at least 40% off an adult fare during weekdays, and free travel on weekends) from 1 May. The child concession will apply to anyone aged 5 to 15, who has a registered AT HOP card with their correct date of birth.   

16 to 19 year olds with a secondary student concession will stop receiving the half-price secondary fares discount and instead switch to paying full secondary fares (at least 40% off an adult fare). Students aged 16-19 should apply for the secondary student concession to ensure they are paying the cheapest fare possible. 

More information about the discounts and what you may need to do next can be found at AT.govt.nz/farechanges  

A fantastic opportunity for your child for Term Two!

Shine Speech & Drama classes inspire confidence and imagination, helping students
communicate effectively and build self-belief that helps them succeed in life.
We are very excited to be offering after Saturday morning lessons held at Kingsway School.
Here’s what people are saying about Shine’s lessons …
“He got up and spoke in front of the school. He would never have done that before”
— James’ Mum”Thank you so much for calmly and reassuringly, through zoom after zoom, guiding the boys’ through their tasks. Thank you for all the extra energy and organisation that has gone into all of this. You’ve been simply fantastic!” – Catherine

“….the best speech and drama teacher working in New Zealand today.” NZ Herald.
Lessons will be taught by Brooke Williams, a graduate of Toi Whakaari-The New Zealand Drama School and stage and screen actress. Brooke’s credits include Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and the Syfy drama 12 Monkeys. She has worked extensively in theatre and on television and film projects in New Zealand, the U.S.A, Canada and Australia.

SHINE SPEECH & DRAMA covers:
– public speaking
– acting skills
– voice (projection and articulation)
– reading aloud skills
– positive body language
– storytelling
– relationship skills
Register here https://www.shine.school.nz/enrol-kingsway-school
Any questions please see our website https://www.shine.school.nz/, email
shine@shine.school.nz or call Nina on 021-160 9197