Welcome
Welcome to Hayden Admore, Huriwhenua Parata, Skye Parata, Osmond Guan and Jack Weatherburn who started with us this week. Our current roll is 746.
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to Mila Barkla, Aisha Zaher, Lexi Halliday, Parker Cheng, Ryan Lo, Genna-Lee Boshoff, Fletcher Copping, Lia Menzies and Annie Zhang.
Safely Crossing the Road
I have had a number of reports that our children are crossing the road in an unsafe manner especially at the lights on Bankside. Children are hearing the sound to cross but aren’t looking to make sure it’s safe to do so. Unfortunately some drivers are running the yellow/red light. Over the last couple of weeks we have had a number of near misses of cars hitting children at the lights.
Can you please go over with your children how to safely cross the road.
Traffic light signal crossing
A signalised crossing is where there is a pedestrian light (red/green man) at a set of traffic lights.
- Press the button at the signalised crossing, the red man will light up on the pole across the road. This means do not cross.
- Walk when the green man is lit. Double check for left and right turning traffic before crossing.
- Flashing red man – continue to cross, but do not step onto crossing. This means vehicles will start moving again soon.
- Do not step onto the road when the red man is lit.
School Donations
Our school donation is $200 per child or $50 a term. This money was used to pay for a large number of additional curriculum resources, subsidise a number of school wide activities such as 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 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.
A huge thank you to all those families who paid their donation this year.
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.
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.
Parents of Silverdale Facebook Page
There is a Parents of Silverdale Facebook Page. This page is not run by the school, it is a platform for parents to connect. Please don’t reply on this page for up to date information from the school. All information from the school will be communicated to you via the app, newsletter, website or email.
PTA
Following on from the PTA AGM the following people were voted in for 2023.
- Chairperson – Davina Tahere
- Vice Chair – Amanda Snell
- Treasurer – Serjit Singh
- Secretary – Terese Clampitt
- Silverdale School Board Representative – Ann Jose
- Staff Representative – Lene Kotze
Congratulations to all the new appointments and members.
The 2023 fundraising focus of the PTA is the upgrade and redevelopment of the school library.
PTA Dates
Below are dates for PTA events.
Term 1
- Colour Rush – Saturday 1 April
- Hot Cross Buns – Sent to school for Wednesday 5 April
Term 2
- Mothers Day High Tea- To put a poll out for date Sat/Sun before or after Mothers Day (Date to be confirmed)
- Disco – Friday 16 June
– Years 0-3 5.30pm to 7.00pm
– Years 4-6 7.30pm to 9.00pm
Term 3
- Beats by Bingo – Saturday 26 August
Term 4
- CSD – Saturday 4 November.
The next PTA meeting/hui will be held on Wednesday 29 March all are welcome.
Silverdale School’s Learner Asset/Rawa Ākonga Launch
On Wednesday 22 February we had an exciting launch for our new Learner Assets. All classrooms took part in a set of specially designed challenges which required students to use the skills necessary to be a Self Manager, Collaborator, Communicator and Innovator.
As students achieved each challenge and learned about our new assets, a classroom representative was sent to the office to receive a special puzzle piece. On completion of their puzzle, our new school poster was revealed and the classes received an ice block treat to enjoy together. There was an amazing buzz around the school while students self managed, collaborated, communicated and innovated their way through the challenges. It was a great way for our tamariki to connect with each other and have fun whilst learning about our Learner Assets along the way. Enjoy the below photos which give an insight into some of the action and see if you can work out which Learner Assets they are using.
Self Manager in the Spotlight
Kaiwhakahaere i ahau anō
How does this look at school?
This term we are focusing on explicitly teaching and developing our student’s ability to be a Self Manager. One of the important skills necessary to be a Self Manager is for students to be able to regulate their emotions. We all experience strong emotions from time to time. Children can easily become overwhelmed with emotion and learning strategies to deal with feelings is an important part of child development. At Silverdale School we support children in this by teaching Emotional Literacy and Mindfulness as part of our Resilience Programme. Learning the language to communicate how they are feeling with others is a key step in sharing their own emotions and understanding the emotions of others. The Mindfulness element teaches children a range of tools that they can use to calm themselves down and control their emotions. Alongside this we also use The Zones of Regulation to further help children identify how they are feeling, understand their emotions and develop strategies to regulate themselves.
The other part of being a Self Manager involves the key skills necessary to goal set and strive for excellence. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their choices, learn from mistakes and manage their time. In the Junior school examples of this would be children choosing a play area during Wa Rapu time to engage with, starting to take risks by trying new learning activities and understanding that mistakes are a part of learning. Further up the school students will be using time management to complete tasks, set their own learning goals and use grit and determination to achieve them.
How could this look at home?
Not only are the learning assets transferable across subjects, they are highly transferable to situations beyond school. Helping to develop your child’s self management skills at home will have major benefits for both you and your child! A Self Manager at home will be able to get themselves organised for upcoming events, be responsible for their set jobs around the house, share how they are feeling and have strategies to calm themselves down when necessary. Below are some ideas for supporting your child to become a Self Manager
- Create a visual chart with your child to help them get ready for school themselves
- Help your child to set and work towards goals, they could be for sports clubs, musical instruments, art skills etc.
- Set your child up with some areas of responsibility in the home, start with simple jobs like feeding a pet
- It is important to help children self regulate. Modelling is key in this. You might say something like “I am going to take a break from this and go for a walk because I am feeling frustrated” and afterwards tell your child how using those tools helped you get back into a calmer state
- Identify your own feelings using emotional literacy in front of your child (e.g, I’m feeling frustrated”)
- Empathise with your child and validate what they are feeling.c
- Praise your child when they use a strategy to calm themselves down
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