Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to Harper Oldfield, Nathan Kotze, Indie-Rose Stratful, Louie Cox, Edward Barry, Via Caasi, Addison Nicholls, Serah Zang, Bella Attwood, Oliver Simonson, Melia Zhou and Freddie Gardiner.
Learning Conservations – Wednesday 16 July and Thursday 17 July
These conversations are later that normal because of the updated New Zealand Curriculum.
The learning conversations are three-way conferences with the teacher, child and parent. Three-way conferences take the form of a conversation between the child, the parents and the teacher as they sit together and talk about the child’s learning, with the child taking an equal role. This approach give children an opportunity to share with their parents their growth as a learner. The three-way conferences are designed to achieve one or more of the following goals:
- to help children demonstrate evidence of learning,
- to teach children the process of reflection and self-evaluation,
- to facilitate the development of child’s organisational and oral communication skills and to increase their self-confidence,
- to encourage children, parents, and teachers to engage in open and honest dialogue,
- to encourage children to accept personal responsibility for their learning.
Times for Learning Conversations are:
Wednesday 16 July 3:15pm – 6:15pm and Thursday 17 July 12:30pm – 6:15pm
On Thursday 17 July the school will close at 12.00pm, can you please collect your child at this time this is only for Thursday 17 July.
Each learning conversation session lasts for 15 minutes.
To book a learning conversations with your child’s teacher go to https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/ and use the code u7ctw
2025 Matariki at Silverdale School
Kia ora e te whānau,
From Thursday/Tāite 19 ō Hune/June to Friday/Paraire, te 27 ō July/Hurei, our kura will be celebrating Matariki 2025 (Maori New Year) with various events and activities.
Students will need to bring materials for making a kite on Monday/Māne, te 23 o June/Hune.
On Tāite/Thursday 26 o Hune/June, at 12:50pm, the whole kura/school will walk to Metro Park to fly our manu tukutuku/kites at 1.00pm. This is always a hit with the tamariki and you are all welcome to come along.
On Paraire/Friday 27 o Hune/June, we will have a shared morning tea in our classrooms, so students will need to bring in something to share.
Key dates for Matariki
Thursday/Tāite 19 o June/Hune – Silverdale School Matariki activities begin
Monday/Mane 23 o June/Hune – Bring in materials for kite making Information for kite making materials.
Wednesday/Wenerei te 25 o June/Hune – Whakatau with Buddy Classes
Thursday/Tāite 26 o June/Hune- Kite Flying at Metro Park (Open to whānau, meet at Metro Park at 1.00pm).
Friday/Paraire 27 o June/Hune – Shared morning tea (Students to bring a plate with listed ingredients).
Friday/Rāmere, te 20 o June/Hūne – Matariki Public Holiday 2025, school is closed.
Friday/Rāmere, te 20 o June/Hūne 6.00am – Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae Matariki Celebration
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