Newsletter – Wednesday 10 December

Newsletter – Wednesday 10 December

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. 

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Melinke Visser, Niall Haworth, Lorelei Peat, Alex Stevens, Lexis Paranihi, Freya Bakhshov, Thomas Wright, Amelie Ringleff, Ryan Yu, Felicity Whitaker, Sofia Comuzzo, Robert du Preez, Rhys Renton, Imani Paki, Josiah Stevens and Raegan Hunt.

2025 End of Year Reports

Reports will be emailed home on Friday 12 December. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive your child’s report. Attached to the newsletter is “How to read your child’s End of Year Achievement Report?” document. 

Farewell 

As the school year comes to a close, we sadly say farewell to a number of staff members who will be pursuing new adventures and opportunities in 2026. Their commitment and dedication have made a significant impact on our school and our students.

We wish all our staff who are leaving us the very best in their future endeavours. They will always remain part of the Silverdale School whānau.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the following staff for their service to Silverdale School:

Anna Robson – Moving to Kaukapkapa School as deputy principal

Robyn Joyce – Moving to Upper Harbour School

Nichola Nolan

Therese Visser

Robyn Jones 

Kate Harland

Annarize Botha

Jillian Sommers

Myriam Van der Wielen

Cassie Huang

Bernhardett Theron

Kerry Allington

Mufti Day Friday 12 December

On Friday 12 December we will have a Christmas mufti day for the Salt Community Trust. We are asking that children bring in a can of food as a donation to the Salt Community Trust for their Christmas food bank.

Salt Community Trust runs multiple programmes on the Hibiscus Coast and surrounding rural areas to help bring about positive change for our community. Impact initiatives include Youth Workers & Youth Educators in Orewa College and surrounding primary schools, including Silverdale School.  

Last Day Term 4

Our last day of school for 2025 is Friday 19 December, we will be finishing at 12.00pm. All children will need to be picked up at 12.00pm. Kelly Club will be operating from 12.00pm.

2026 Term Dates

Term 1 – Monday 9 February to Thursday 2 April

Term 2 – Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July

Term 3 – Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September 

Term 4 – Monday 12 October to Friday 18 December (12.00pm)

Dates

Year 6 Leavers Assembly – Tuesday 16 December 9.00 am. Year 6 Parents welcome.

Reports emailed to parents/caregivers – Friday 12 December

School finishes – Friday 19 December 12.00 pm

To keep up to date with what is happening at school make sure you regularly check our calendar on our website.

Get back to school stationery ready!

We know getting ready for the first day back at school can be a challenge for parents and kids. That’s why we’ve teamed up with OfficeMax MySchool to make your back to school shop super easy. And if you order in December, you’ll go in the draw to WIN 1 of 5 $1000 cash prizes*.

Your child’s year level list is already loaded. Just go to myschool.co.nz. Simply add your details, check that you want everything on the list, then click and confirm – and OfficeMax MySchool will get your delivery underway.

Order in December and choose to receive your order straight away or in January.

Zip^# is also available, so you can pay in 4 interest free payments over 6 weeks and still get your order right away.

We encourage you to order early to ensure your child has all their stationery requirements ready to go in plenty of time for the start of Term 1.

So go ahead and beat the back to school rush, order today and give them the best start possible.

OfficeMax MySchool makes it easy to get back to school ready with these great benefits.

• Free delivery on orders over $70*
• Pay now or in easy instalments – internet banking, credit card, debit card or pay in 4 interest free payments over 6 weeks with Zip^#
• School Rewards – when you shop on myschool.co.nz we earn rewards* that can be used to purchase extra resources for our school
• Beat the back to school rush – avoid queues and busy malls by shopping online from the safety and comfort of your home
• WINZ quotes – available by contacting 0800 724 440 or via email enquiry@myschool.co.nz

^#Zip Pay in 4 is available to approved applicants only and subject to completion of satisfactory credit checks. For more information visit myschool.co.nz/zip. T&Cs and late fees apply. Zip Co NZ Finance Limited FSP 598969.

*T&Cs apply, see myschool.co.nz for details.

School Hat Orders

These can be purchased via Kindo.  A report is run daily at 9.30am.  The hats are then labelled and handed out to the students.

Thank you to our Newsletter Sponsors

Community Notices

New Zealand Traveller Declaration

Going overseas for the school holidays? Everyone travelling into New Zealand must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration, including returning New Zealand passport holders.

Its FREE and you can do it on the online form or on the NZTD app. 

If you’re travelling as a family or group and completing multiple declarations, the NZTD app allows you to copy your travel details into another declaration, making it easier to complete multiple declarations for the same journey. The submitted declarations are then all easy to see within the app. 

The New Zealand Traveller Declaration collects travel, customs, immigration and biosecurity information and aims to improve the safety and security of New Zealand. It replaces the paper card you used to fill out on the plane.   

 To make your arrival easier, do your digital declaration before your flight back to New Zealand.

Head to travellerdeclaration.govt.nz today!