Newsletter – Wednesday 10 September

Newsletter – Wednesday 10 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 Sadie Garnett who started with us this week.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Maddie Hendry, Oliver Zhong, Danesca Soru, Cameron Spurr, Liam Schneider, Max Skinner, Lachie Schwarzenberg, Anna Wang, Yugveer Chudasama, Aarnav Gambhir, Ethan Steyn, Sienna Gibson and Deacon Barnard.

Principal Awards

Congratulations to the students who received principal awards at last week’s assembly.

KERI Awards

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

Assembly Presenters

Congratulations to our assembly presenters at last week’s assembly.

Interschool Cross Country 2025

Last week an amazing group of long distance runners competed in the 2025 Interschool Cross Country. The terrain was a mixture of hard and soft sand and some wet and dry mud and grass areas. As if that wasn’t enough to contend with, it was also a sunny, hot spring day! Our runners showed huge resilience and determination. A special mention needs to go to Kyra Geens, who came a very close 2nd in the year 6 girls section. Kyra and her toughest opponent both ran a strong race and it could have gone either way. The sportsmanship and respect for each other was heartwarming to witness. A special mention also goes to Zoe Dunn, who crossed the finish line impressively in 5th place in the year 5 girls section, and to our Year 5 girls team (Maddison Sims, Mia Malherbe and Hazel Bulkley) who took out third place with a massive team effort! Well done to all our competitors!

Travelwise Celebrations

Despite the weather this term, we still have had a huge amount of students walking, scooting and biking to school. A big congratulations to Room 25 – they had the highest number of students coming car free on Wednesdays over the term. We hope you enjoyed your milo morning treat!

Our Walking School Bus students have been dedicated to walking to school as often as they can. If you’d like to join one of our Walking School Buses, please contact Alex Franklin alexfranklin@silverdaleprimary.school.nz

Car Free Day – 2025 

Silverdale School will be celebrating Car Free Day on Friday 19 September. Our aim as a school is to have as many students come to school car free. Travelwise will be set up on the courts with spot prizes and a banner to sign.  Come and celebrate with us!

Country Show Day Pre-Loved Clothing Stall

The pre-loved clothing stall is back again this year for Country Show Day, but we need your help! 

We are looking for clothing that is in good condition, with no rips, stains or holes. Adults, children or babies clothing in any size and any gender, but please NO SHOES. 

If you have anything you can donate, please send it in a bag to Pip Holland in Room 24. Thanks so much!

Beyond the Screen

We are thrilled to celebrate the success of our students at the first-ever Beyond the Screen student conference at Nukumea School last ThursdayThis fantastic event brought together nine groups of students from across our Kāhui Ako ki Orewa to present on technology innovation.

We’re incredibly proud that two groups from Silverdale School were part of this groundbreaking day! They presented their impressive research on submersible technology (Alex W, Matthew, Haydn and Yihan) and bioprinting technology (Lorelei, Ella-May, Alex L and Ethan), showcasing their passion for how tech is changing our world.

The day was filled with presentations and ended with a fun “Tinker Time” session, allowing students to get hands-on with robotics, 3D printing, and VR.

A massive thank you to the students for their terrific mahi and to Anna Robson for working with the students on this project!

The Second Round of Ordering for Calendar Art is Now Open!

We’ve reopened ordering for a limited time, so you have another chance to turn your child’s amazing artwork into fantastic keepsakes and Christmas gifts.

Ordering is easy and convenient through the Kids Art website. If you’ve ordered before, you can use the same code and instructions you received from your child’s teacher. If you have misplaced your details, please reach out Jackie or Davina (davinatahere@silverdaleprimary.school.nz or jackieboyd@silverdaleprimary.school.nz).

This is your final opportunity to purchase a range of exciting items, including calendars, notebooks, greeting cards, and more. Once logged in, you can either use your child’s original artwork or upload a photo of your choice to personalise your products.

Don’t miss out on this second chance to get your orders in before the end of term deadline!

New School App

Silverdale School has a new app! Our new app will replace our old app. Please follow the instructions below to download the app. Any questions please contact me at school.

Calling for Book Donations

If you have any good condition, clean and tidy books that you would like to donate for the second hand stall at Country Show Day please could you either drop them to the office, school library or email me to collect them if you can’t get them to school.

juliehalliday@silverdaleprimary.school.nz

Collecting from now until 10 October.

All books will be greatly appreciated – many thanks.

2025 Country Show Day.

Saturday 18 October, 10.00am – 2.00pm

Calling all Yummy Stickers!

Yes, it is that time again. Do you munch away on Yummy crunchy apples, if so start saving those Yummy stickers as they get our school, free sports gear!

 Let’s see if we can replace and get new sports gear for our school this year.

Need a chart, Sticker Collection Sheet come to Room 21 or just collect your stickers on any piece of scrap paper.

Once your paper is full,  bring it back to Room 21.

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