Newsletter – Wednesday 1 March

Newsletter – Wednesday 1 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 Melinke Visser, Aedan Bowden, Zoe McKeown and Arlo Woolley. Our current roll is 741.

Teacher/Staff Only Day – Thursday 6 April

On Thursday 6 April the school will be closed for children for a teacher/staff only day. During this day staff will undertake professional development.

Smart Watches

We are finding that children with smart watches at school are becoming distracted by then during their learning time. If your child has a smart watch, once they are at school these watches will need to be given to their teacher and the watch will be stored in the teachers offices for the day and then returned back to the child at the end of the day. If you need to contact your child during the school day please call the office. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Pokemon Cards

Pokemon cards are not allowed at school please make sure that your child doesn’t bring these to school, thank you.

Birthday Cakes 

Due to a large amount of children with food allergies we can’t allow children to bring in birthday treats for their class. Please don’t send in food to share with the class for your child’s birthday. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Garden To Table Programme – Working Bee

Silverdale School is very lucky to have the Garden To Table programme in school which is available to Year 3 and 4 children. The aim of this programme is to give the students the opportunity to use the fresh seasonal produce they have grown, harvested and then cooked to enjoy a delicious meal they have produced themselves at the end of each session.  

Children love the programme because it is authentic learning.They enjoy helping out in the garden and working alongside their peers in small groups with volunteers and garden and kitchen specialists. This is hands-on learning and a fun way to absorb the information. It also helps them to interact and work collaboratively with others, promoting teamwork. 

Over the Christmas period due to all the rain we have seen huge growth in the gardens at school which have now become very overgrown. The students and our Garden Specialist have been chipping away at trying to clear this over the last couple of weeks, however to get it back to being how it was we need some extra hands.  

We need your help, so we have decided to organise a working bee and would love your to dust off your gumboots and garden gloves and come join us.  

Where: Silverdale School

When:  Saturday 11 March 2023 weather permitting otherwise will have it the following Saturday – 18 March 2023.

What Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm 

Fresh baking provided for morning tea and sausage sizzle to follow at the end.

Be in to win two prizes of $100 Bunnings voucher and $50 Kings Plant Barn Voucher.  Names will be drawn out of a hat on the day.

Could you please let cameronlockie@silverdaleprimary.school.nz know if you plan to attend for catering purposes.

Look forward to seeing you all!

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Sasja Planjar, Henry Peach, Sienna Thomas, Nicole Chen, Huxley Wiles, Casey Hill, Leanne Cilliers, Ayla Nielsen, Wilson Jing, Easton Page, Alivia Longstaff and Ayush Gosai.

KERI Awards

Well done to the following children who received Caught by KERI awards. 

Principal Awards

Well done to the following children who received principal awards at last week’s assembly.

Walking School Bus

What is a Walking School Bus?

It is a group of children who walk together to/from school with parent supervisors along a set route.

Why should I join a Walking School Bus?

There are so many benefits of a walking school bus! Parents get to connect with one another, children get to have fun and get active. There is less congestion at school gates with more people walking which helps to improve the safety of the roads around schools.

Details for our current walking school bus routes:

Route A – Start 8:15am 11 Harris Drive : Bankside Rd : Silverdale School.

Route A – 3 days a week (days vary). Contact Sophie 021 8000 98

Route B – Start 8:20am 14 Skipjack : Whaley Greens : Manuel Rd : Walkway down to  Miller Rise : Bankside Rd : Silverdale School.

Route B – 5 days a week. Contact Kate 021 258 6275

Route C – Starts 8:25am Crn Arbors Track & Madison Terrace : Bankside Rd : Silverdale School. 

Route C – 5 days a week. Contact Alice 021 047 3043.

Please contact route coordinators for more information. 

Anyone interested in starting another route please get in touch with Louise Cameron. (Louise.Cameron@at.govt.nz)

FAMILIES NOTICE
Kindo is now registered as a supplier with Work and Income. What to do? Add items to your cart, click “Top up and place order” and choose ‘internet banking’. You will see instructions, including the reference details to use when making your payment. Give your Kindo member number (6 digit reference)  details and the Kindo Supplier number CUR001872643 to your Case Manager. As soon as the funds are received your order will be placed and you will receive an Order Confirmation.

Please make school payments through your myKindo account. You can pay via POLi or bank transfer (no fees) or with Visa, Mastercard, American Express, UnionPay (fees apply). Add regular top-ups if you’d like, then allocate to payments when you’re ready, or just pay as you go. Go to www.mykindo.co.nz or via the link on our school website.
For more information visit support.mykindo.co.nz

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