Newsletter Wednesday 6 September

Newsletter – Wednesday 6 September

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 Hareem Umar and Desiree Bruwer who started with us this week. Our current roll is 830.

 

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Tadgh Woodberry, Zoe Dunn, Chase Henderson, Johnny Stil, Hugo Garnett, Sophia Schmidt, Jayde Handford, Maddie Hendry, Cameron Spurr, Liam Schneider, Joseph Kim, Max Skinner and Ved Shah.

 

Tū Māia Kapa Haka Festival – Whangaparāoa College

On Friday 8 September we will be sending 50 children to the Tū Māia Kapa Haka Festival at Whangaparāoa College. This is a Hibiscus Coast Schools/Kura Kapa Haka Festival. Twelve schools will be attending with over 600 students performing over the day. Our kura will be performing at 10.00am and I invite everyone to come along and watch our amazing kapa haka ropu.

Below is a photo of our kapa haka ropu from the last Tū Māia Kapa Haka Festival in 2019.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori / Māori Language Week 2023

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. Greetings to you all. 

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori happens from 11-17 Hepetema (September) 2023. The theme of Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori – making the language stronger – will continue this year, picking up from where it left off in 2022. The campaign is an essential piece of the puzzle to achieving the goal of 1 million speakers of te reo Māori in 2040.

About Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 

Māori Language Week has been celebrated in Aotearoa since 1975. This special week is an opportunity for the concentrated celebration and promotion of te reo Māori, helping to secure its future as a living, dynamic, and rich language. 

In the mid-20th century, there were concerns that the Māori language was dying out. The future of te reo Māori was the subject of a Waitangi Tribunal claim in 1985. The tribunal’s recommendations led to far-reaching legislative and policy changes. Māori became an official language of New Zealand in 1987. Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori was established in the same year to promote te reo. 

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is part of a broad Māori language revival programme and raises public awareness for Māori language learning and public usage. Mahuru Māori is an initiative begun in 2017 to promote the use of te reo Māori throughout the month of September. Mahuru Māori in 2023 is on Friday 15 September, in line with maramataka Māori.

Ways you could participate: 

• Māori Language Moment. Is a great website to get involved with Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori / Māori Language Week.
• You can talk with our tamariki about how they have celebrated te reo Māori each day and use a little te reo Māori at home.
• You could use a little te reo in your homes and workplaces.

50 Māori words every New Zealander should know

Here are the 50 Māori words every New Zealander should know. They are more commonly used now than ever before so if you don’t know them, you should get to learn them.

1. Aotearoa (New Zealand, long white cloud)
2. aroha (love)
3. awa (river)
4. haka (generic term for Māori dance. )
5. hangi (traditional feast prepared in earth oven)
6. hapu (clan, sub-tribe; to be born )
7. hīkoi (walk)
8. hui (gathering, meeting)
9. iti (small)
10. iwi (tribe)
11. kai (food)
12. karakia (prayer)
13. kaumatua (elder)
14. kauri (large native conifer)
15. kiwi (native flightless bird)
16. koha (gift, present (usually money, can be food or precious items, given by guest to hosts) )
17. kōhanga reo (language nest, Maori immersion pre-school (0 to 4 years))
18. mahi (work or activity)
19. mana (prestige, reputation)
20. manuhiri (guests, visitors)
21. Māori (indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand, the language of the indigenous inhabitants of New Zealand)
22. marae (the area for formal discourse in front of a meeting house, or applied to a whole marae complex)
23. maunga (mountain)
24. moa (extinct large flightless bird)
25. moana (sea)
26. motu (island)
27. nui (large, many, big)
28. pā (hill fort)
29. Pākehā (New Zealander of non-Māori descent, usually European)
30. pounamu (greenstone, jade)
31. puku (belly, stomach)
32. rangatira (person of chiefly rank, boss )
33. taihoa (to delay, to wait, to hold off to allow maturation of plans etc. )
34. tama (son, young man, youth)
35. tamāhine (daughter)
36. tamariki (children)
37. tāne (man, husband, men, husbands)
38. tangi (funeral)
39. taonga (treasured possessions or cultural items, anything precious)
40. tapu (sacred, not to be touched, to be avoided because sacred, taboo)
41. te reo Māori (the Māori Language)
42. tipuna/ tupuna (ancestor )
43. tuatara (reptiles endemic to New Zealand and which, although resembling most lizards, are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia)
44. wahine (woman, wife)
45. wai (water)
46. waiata (song or chant)
47. waka (canoe, canoe group)
48. whaikōrero (the art and practise of speech-making )
49. whakapapa (genealogy, to recite genealogy )
50. whānau (extended family)
51. whenua (land, homeland)

Help shape the future of our school.

Information about the school planning and reporting process

Our school charter will be replaced by a three-year strategic plan and an annual implementation plan.

We must consult with our school community when we create our 2024-2025 strategic plan. We are starting to draft our 2024-2025 strategic plan now.

Why is school planning and reporting important?

We need to work together with you, our community, to plan for the future. This allows everyone, including children and young people, parents, whānau, and the wider community, to establish goals for the school that reflect the needs of all learners and support them to succeed.

Your voice will help us to make improvements to provide all learners with the best school experience.

What do schools have to do?

We need to create long-term and annual plans based on what we hear from you and what our data (such as achievement data) is telling us should be prioritised.

Through our plans, we are required to ensure that:

» every learner at the school can achieve their highest educational standard

» the school is a physically and emotionally safe place, ensures students’ human rights are upheld and takes steps to eliminate racism, stigma, bullying and other forms of discrimination

» the school is inclusive of, and caters for, learners with different needs

» the school gives effect to the Treaty of Waitangi, by:

› including tikanga, mātauranga, and Te Ao Māori in their plans

› taking reasonable steps to teach about tikanga Māori and te reo Māori

› achieving equitable outcomes for Māori students.

 

What do we need from you?

An online survey will be sent to your email address last week, please complete this by Monday 11 September. If you prefer a hard copy of the survey please email me cameronlockie@silverdaleprimary.school.nz

https://forms.gle/XptCUoPMpeHSXKHx6

Everyone who completes the survey will have a chance to win 1 of 5 $20 Millies voucher.

Face to face meetings to discuss our draft 2024-2025 strategic plan. We will be sending dates for these meetings in the coming weeks, these meetings will take place early term 4. The meetings will be a mix of before school, after school, evenings and during the school day. The face to face meetings will be held in the new classroom Room 43, the ground floor classroom closest to gate 2.

Before school meeting dates 8.30am-9.00am:

Wednesday 25 October

Thursday 26 October

Monday 30 October

Tuesday 31 October

After school meeting dates 2.30pm-3.00pm:

Monday 30 October

Tuesday 31 October

Tuesday 7 November

Evening meeting dates 5.30pm-6.00pm:

Wednesday 1 November

Thursday 2 November

Tuesday 7 November

During the school day meeting dates 11.00am-11.30am:

Tuesday 31 October

Wednesday 1 November

Tuesday 7 November

1.00pm-1.30pm:

Tuesday 31 October

Wednesday 1 November

Tuesday 7 November

YUMMY STICKER TIME!

Please send in all the Yummy Stickers your whānau has been collecting. Yummy Stickers means free sports equipment for our kura.

You have till the end of this term, that’s 3 weeks to send them all in. Thank you, we really appreciate your help!

Thank you Jack from Room 22 who sent in this huge collection to help towards free sports equipment for our school. 

Great job Jack!

The PTA Calendar Art fundraiser is now live! All orders can be made via the Kids Art website. By now you should have received your individual printed letter with your child’s code and instructions on how to purchase the products.

Follow these instructions to place your order online:

1/. Go to www.kidsartworks.com

2/. Use the Entrance Code: KZ1029

3/. Enter your child’s room & name when prompted

The fundraiser will run from Monday 28 August till Monday 18 September. 

Please be aware that we will only be offering this purchase time.  After this cut off time no purchases can be made.

This year we have calendars, notebooks, greeting cards, a mouse pad, diaries and a range of pens available to purchase, which make some fantastic Christmas gifts! Once logged in you can choose to use your child’s artwork or alternatively, load your own photo for printing on your artwork. 

Any further questions please contact silverdalepta@gmail.com 

Photolife

We have now completed all the Sports Team photos. There is still a lot of proofing to do, so please be patient and once that step has been completed Photolife will send each family via email their shootkey so you can have a look and order.

Election

The Whangaparāoa Electorate are keen to have members of the community work at our voting place venue. (Silverdale School Hall) Members will need to log into the Commission’s website – General Election 2023 – Whangaparāoa Electorate – Electoral Commission (elections.nz) to register their interest to work. Pay is hourly, ranging from $26 – $33.80 (plus 8% holiday pay). Rate is dependent on role. Please note in your covering letter which voting venue you are applying to work at, which gives them an advantage..  

• https://subscribe.entertainmentnz.com/fundraiser/9918d1

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Community Notices

Attention, students and parents! We are thrilled to announce that the MegaLand inflatable obstacle course will be making its way to North Harbour Stadium during the upcoming school holidays, from September 23rd to October 1st. 

Prepare yourself for an unforgettable experience with MegaLand! This vibrantly thrilling inflatable obstacle course, spanning a staggering 345 meters, promises hours of non-stop fun and excitement for all, regardless of age. It is bound to surpass all expectations!

Gather your loved ones and join us at MegaLand for an epic school holiday adventure. We eagerly anticipate your presence! It will be truly remarkable!