Newsletter – Wednesday 27 August

Newsletter – Wednesday 27 August

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 Ayan Goel, Irene Rim, Hezahkaia Porter and Isabel Rim. Our current roll is 692.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Lola-London Alexander, Faith Liyanaarachchi, Grace Hart, Ana Gillam, Evie Wakelin, Sereen Umar, Liam Brodie, Elias Dabagh, Harmony Diao, Sam Payne, Ava Weakley, Hareem Umar, Adam Ituriaga, Yuvraj Sehgal and Rababdeep Singh.

Tū Maia Silverdale School 

This week, our local Tū Māia Kapa Haka Festival will be held at Orewa College on Friday 29 August. 

Kura from across the Hibiscus Coast will send a group of their best to perform in front of a packed auditorium. This is the pinnacle event of the year for our local kapa haka groups and a chance to showcase our hard mahi and development from the past year.

The Silverdale School rōpū will be performing on Friday 29 at 10:40am. Our kura is renowned for bringing an amazing performance and this year will be no different.

The day will start with a pōhiri at 9:30 which everyone is welcome to attend and whānau are welcome to stay for the whole day should they wish. Silverdale School’s performance slot is from roughly 10:40am to 10:55am. It would be a good idea to get there 15-20 minutes before, as whilst other schools are performing,  you may not be able to enter. 

We would love for our community to come along and show their support on Friday 29. Bring your wider whānau for a great time to celebrate kapa haka in our hapori.

Tu Maia Timetable

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.

Daffodil Day Friday 29 August – Mufti Day (No Uniform Day)

On Friday 29 August Silverdale School will hold a Mufti Day (No Uniform Day). Please encourage your child to dress in bright colours to symbolise Spring and to show their support for the Cancer Society on Daffodil Day, also please bring in a gold coin.

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.

Silverdale School Board Elections – Voting is open now

The voting form along with the nominee statements and pictures have now been posted.  

Please keep an eye out in your letterbox in the coming days.  

– How to return your voting paper:

1. If posting your voting paper, post it to:

Returning Officer 
PO BOx 538
Silverdale, 0944

If posted, your vote must be received by the returning officer no later than 5 days after Wednesday 10 September 2025.  Try to post it as early as possible as New Zealand Post has reduced postal delivery days in most areas.

2. If delivering your voting paper, deliver it to:

Returning Officer
Silverdale School
4 Longmore Lane

You must deliver it before 4pm on Wednesday 10 September 2025.

Voting closes on Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 4pm.

3. Voting papers may not be emailed or faxed as attachments.

Ngā mihi,

Rachel Wakelin

Returning Officer

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.

Congratulations

A big congratulations to Zac Zhang who recently participated in an online international piano competition in Canada and won third place in the Duet Children’s category.

Thank you to our Newsletter Sponsors

Community Notices

Millwater Hockey club driveway and carpark remedial work

Driveway and carpark construction works we are planning at Metro Park East. We will remediate driveway and carpark leading to hockey club.  Construction works will start on 22 September. Completion date 26 September 2025.   It would take us 5 days to complete this job (completion date 26 September 2025 weather dependent). During construction works site will be closed for public access due to H&S risks.