School Newsletter - 31st May 2023

A Message from Snell Team

From the 9th to the 12th of May, the year six hub went to Lakewood Lodge camp, where we stayed for 3 nights and 4 days while experiencing constant rain. Although it rained a lot, we still continued doing the activities and having fun. A time that we will remember from camp was going out clean and then coming back later drenched in mud. Our favorite meal at camp was nachos and mince with salad. There was a hall where we could play games like pool, ping pong, and foosball. On the very last night we had our camp concert where we saw many amazing performances and plays. But we mustn't forget the disco, where we sang many songs and danced a lot!

One thing we all remember from camp were the many activities, which all happened in the rain! A personal favorite activity of ours was the flying fox and archery, but there were many other activities that everyone enjoyed. Survivor was a very large part of camp, as it was pouring with rain when we did it, and it lasted nearly the entire day. Kayaking was an activity that most people enjoyed, because it was really fun, just as fun as the flying fox. Archery and the climbing wall was really hard for some people, although a few actually made it to the top of the wall. A sad part of camp was that we couldn’t actually ride the horses in horse games, because it rained. Low ropes was a very fun but freaky thing that we did, as there was a thing that tilted very quickly. On the last day we did multiple activities, such as tug of war, elf wizard giant (which was a game similar to paper scissors rock), and fishy fishy (which is like octopus). Overall camp was an amazing experience and we learnt a lot of new things and met some amazing people.

By Ariel L and Rachel C

Health Curriculum Consultation

All schools in New Zealand are required to consult with their school community every two years regarding their Health Education programmes. We last ran this consultation in 2021, and now it’s time to do it once again. 

Health Education is part of the Health and Physical Education curriculum. Learning in Health is guided by the New Zealand curriculum’s underlying concepts, Key Areas of Learning and the Achievement Objectives for each level. You will have a chance to have your say on the areas we cover and the programmes we utilise to deliver our Health Curriculum through completing a google form which will be emailed out to you this Friday.
  
We kindly request that you take a few moments to complete the survey by Friday the 23rd of June. We will also be collecting feedback from both the staff and a selection of the learners at our school.
 
Your contribution as a parent is vital in shaping the education we provide, and we genuinely appreciate your time and effort in completing this survey.  (One key outcome from parent feedback last time was providing the opportunity for Year 5 girls to be included in a chat about pubertal changes with the Year 6 girls. This was made optional, and quite a few Year 5 girls made use of the opportunity last year).

Thank you and we look forward to gathering your feedback.

Photolife

Photolife will be in school on Thursday 8th June to take classroom and individual photos. Please ensure your child has the correct school uniform on this day. Sibling photos are taken later on in the year.

PTA AGM

Please join us for the PTA AGM on Wednesday 7th June.

Friendly Reminder -Parent Evening

Be sure to be at the year four, five and six parent meeting to hear about our year 7 and 8 programme and how we prepare them for college.  It is in the hall on Wednesday at 7.30 pm. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Grandparents Day this Friday

Grandparents and special older friends are invited to visit their grandchild’s classroom in the morning. Grandparents are welcome from 8.55am to 10.30am. Morning tea will be provided in the hall from 10.30am to 11am.

Parent Information Evening - Unpacking the Refresh Curriculum

Wednesday 14th June at 6.30 pm here at school is an opportunity for our parents to come and learn about the new Curriculum Refresh - why and what it means for your child/ren.

Scholastic Book Orders

Please have your scholastic book orders done online by Tuesday 13th June

Matariki - Monday 26th June

Certificates & Awards

Congratulations to these outstanding students from Kiri Team and Cowley Team:

• Room 1 – Oliver T
• Room 2 – Arisha F
• Room 3 – Sophie W
• Room 4 – Abigail P
  

• Room 6 – Elliotte D, Alex H
• Room 8 – Beatrice L, Eli D
• Room 17 – Evie B, Finn M
• Room 25 – Ben B
• Room 26 – Kylo H, Chloe B
• Room 27 – Estée V

Caught Being Good - "Greenies"

Thank you again to all our students for ‘doing the right thing’ in the playground, your friendliness towards each other makes for lots of fun break times.  Congratulations to:

• Ayda           Rm 1                for Commitment             Atkin
• Tessa          Rm 17             for Commitment             Selwyn

Sport Results

Flippa Ball & Mini Polo Results

• Year 3/4 Kinas
  Win 4-2. POD Honor R & Sasha M
• Year 3/4 Sharks
  Win 3-0. POD Xanthe & Zara F
• Year 5/6 Blue Bottles
  Win 4-1. POD Harry B

Basketball Results

• Year 5 Jazz
  Win 22-8. POD Bill L                                                                                                                                                        
• Year 6 Clippers
  Win 18-9. POD Pedro T