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SILVERDALE SCHOOL
School Newsletter
Learn to Journey – Journey to Learn
Ako ki te Haere – Haere ki te Ako

18 March 2020

Term 1

Newsletter 6

Welcome

Welcome to Arliah McCabe, Zoe Grobler, Khalum Wood and Rhaedyn Wood. Our current school roll is 740.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday Ryley Thomas, Lara Matthews, Tayla McNeil, Blake Bigwood, India Beven, Noah Cardwell, Mia Uys and Alex Wait.

Contact Details

If any of your contact details have changed please let the office know. It’s important that we have up to date contact details so we can get in touch with you.

Scooters and Bikes

Please remind your children that if they ride their scooters or bikes to school, they must walk them on school grounds and they must wear a helmet. Please also talk with them about riding their scooter or bike safety on the footpath before and after school, we have had a number of complaints that children are weaving in and out of people walking on the footpath.

Traffic Concerns

As you are aware there has been a lot of concerns regarding the Millwater Bankside signalised intersection, in particular red light running.

Auckland Transport Traffic Operation team have been out to check the intersection and observed a number of vehicles speeding and also a significant number running the red lights. These are not only trades people but also parents with children in their cars.

Please make sure that you stop on the yellow light at the traffic lights outside of school. Before and after school is a busy time with children and parents using the lights to cross the road, we do not want an accident to occur because you run the red light. Please reduce your speed and look out for children. A yellow signal means stop, unless you are so close to the intersection that you can’t stop safely. A yellow signal indicates that the lights will soon turn red. If you fail to do this then the penalties are $150 fine and 20 demerit points if you fail to slow down and stop when traffic lights turn yellow (unless you cannot stop safely). I have also seen a number of parents walking their children across Millwater Parkway by Kingsway School and not using the crossing 200m up the road, please make sure you use the crossing. Pick Up and Drop Offs please don’t park on the footpath when picking up your child.

 

Sit Less, Move More, Sleep Well Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Young People

For school-aged children and young people (aged 5 to 17 years) high levels of physical activity, low levels of sedentary behaviour and sufficient sleep each day achieves greater health benefits.

A healthy 24 hours includes:

  • quality uninterrupted sleep of 9 to 11 hours per night for those aged 5 to 13 years and 8 to 10 hours per night for those aged 14 to 17 years, with consistent bed and wake-up times.
  • an accumulation of at least one hour a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (incorporate vigorous physical activities and activities that strengthen muscles and bones, at least three days a week).
  • no more than two hours per day of recreational screen time.
  • for the remainder of the day:
  • sitting less, moving more – break up sitting time.
  • participating in structured and unstructured light physical activities.

Preserving sleep, trading indoor time for outdoor time, and replacing sedentary behaviours and light physical activity with additional moderate to vigorous physical activity can provide greater health benefits.

 

COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

The Ministry of Education and Health has been providing regular, clear communications to school Principals on this issue.

For the latest  information from the Ministry of Education.  CLICK HERE

Auckland Regional Public Health Service:  CLICK HERE

General Advice

  • Wash hands regularly with warm water and soap and dry thoroughly.
  • Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze.
  • Stay at home if you are sick.
  • If you are sick, do not return to school until 48 hours after the last symptom (i.e. cough, runny nose etc)
  • Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms.
  • If you feel unwell you should avoid school, public gatherings or events.

Specific to Silverdale School

  • Regular messages in the school newsletter, app and email
  • Reminders to staff and children regarding hand washing and hygiene practices
  • Students should report issues with soap in bathrooms directly to the school office

18 March 2020 Update – information regarding events will be continually updated

The school will:

  • Follow official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health advice
  • Consider a risk assessment for all future events before proceeding
  • Keep the school community updated via the website, school app and emails
  • Promptly advise any changes as per Ministry advice

The official advice continues to be

  • Stay home if you are not well
  • Wash hands thoroughly, cover your mouth and nose if coughing (elbow or tissue that you dispose of)
  • No hugs, hongi or handshakes  
  • Avoid touching your face

Assemblies

  • All assemblies are cancelled.

Visitors
All visitors must complete a pre-visit health declaration.  This will be done prior to their visit to give us the opportunity to stop visits from people who are unwell.  Caregivers are currently exempt.

Parent information
This presentation contains some good advice on talking with children about Coronavirus and addressing worry around it.
CLICK HERE

School Events
Events that include only our students will be considered differently to events that include non-students as non students may be in the demographic of vulnerable people

Event Name

Date

Decision

Grandparents or Special Person morning 

Friday 20 March 

Cancelled

HBC Schools Swimming Sports

Thursday 26 March

Cancelled

Te Kotahitanga Day

Friday 27 March

Cancelled

PTA Colour Run

Sunday 29 March

Postponed

Ultimate Frisbee

  Cancelled
     
     
     
     
     

 

Here is a link for a document that we will be updating regularly about COVID-19 (Coronavirus).  

P.E.A.K.S (Participation, Effort, Action, Knowledge, Skills) 

P.E.A.K.S (Participation, Effort, Action, Knowledge, Skills) is our home learning programme where we celebrate the effort and commitment of students who take on a challenge and complete it in their own time.  It enables us the chance to recognise the depth and wealth of learning opportunities students engage in in their leisure time. 

Each team offers slightly different challenges they can engage in and there is also the opportunity to design their own challenge.  

Each year level has a set number of challenges to achieve in the year. Those that complete these will be awarded a trophy at the end of the year in recognition of their efforts.

 

Cameron Lockie

Tumuaki/Principal 

 

CHANGES TO PICK UP NOTIFICATION

If you have a change of pick up after school for your child/children please go to the school website or the school app and lodge this via the bus notification. These changes need to be done before 2pm. Thanks for your cooperation with this.

TRAVELWISE

FREE coffee on Thursday 26 March 2020 at 8:15am until 9:30am if you park and walk from Metro Park to school. 

Walk to school and enjoy a coffee on your return to your car!

Let’s all make our school a safer and less congested place. Why not give Park and Walk a try?

Check out the map below and plan your safe journey to and from school.

Walking to/from school:

  • Improves health and fitness
  • Reduces the number of cars outside our school making it safer for everyone
  • Teaches road sense
  • Is great for the environment
  • Is social and fun with friends and whanau

Silverdale School Hockey 2020
Registrations for the 2020 season via SportsHub have opened for winter hockey.  This is open to Years 1-6 and new players are welcome.  Further information can be found by accessing the link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/168r6bjlXu4FTtsuAm9qOt3jtGzU_X0j-q56zXHO9DiU/edit

Kelly Club Silverdale

Kelly Club Silverdale is running an awesome April Holiday Programme.  We have trip days to MOTAT and to see Lion King Jnr at Centrestage!!  Also we have planned a Rainbow Day, craft and cooking activities, awesome games plus much more!!!  To find out more or to book, please go to www.kellyclub.co.nz/silverdale

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