What a wonderful time together as a school family.

Friday, 9th July is a Teacher Only Day and school will be closed that day for our students. Term 3 begins on Monday, 26th July.

As part of our projects this term we have been learning about space, followed by how Earth can sustain life. Through this we have learnt that there are many pests in our country that are creating considerable damage.

On Monday, Room 13 got stuck into the ngahere/forest area behind the pool and cleared out HEAPS of weeds! We had lots of fun slashing, pulling, and hacking at ivy, privet and jasmine so that we could free the natives in that area.

One of the pillars of the Taku Wairua programme is Citizenship - Rm 14 and 17 spent some time this week forming relationships with local legends who are restoring our gully.

After a term of hard work, exploring wonderings, experimenting, finding out, sorting out and developing our science skills and understandings we presented a snapshot of what we had done.

This term the students in the Senior School have been learning to play many different kinds of tuned instruments - Boomwhackers, Marimbas, keyboards and more!

In Room 12 we are celebrating matariki by turning our breakout room into a star gazing room.

Yesterday the junior school had a Matariki Celebration Day. During the day the children moved around three different Matariki craft activities: making Matariki lanterns, Matariki stars and Matariki wall hangings.

On Wednesday, 23rd June a bunch of brave Year 3-6 students donned their brightest fluro dress ups and joined students from other schools from all over Waikato to participate in the Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge.

A surprise encounter with two Magic players made their day for our players at their game on Wednesday, 30th June.

All lost property will be sent to charity during the school holidays. Please remember to check for your unnamed children's clothing today or tomorrow.

Thanks to the Ministry of Education initiative - Access to Period Products in Schools and Kura, our students are able to access free pads to use during their period cycle.

An awesome catch up with these fantastic learners!

Our Parent Teacher Group would like to thank you for your kind donations - On PJ Day we received 39 pair pyjamas, 15 pair undies, 6 pair of socks, 2 nighties, 4 baby grows, and 3 soft toys.

Alison Trenwith takes a Māori Art class after school each Wednesday afternoon. The cost is $10.00 per term. If your child would like to join this creative class next term, please contact the School Office.

Are you or your kids wanting to run this year? Join our Silverdale Normal Team!

All games are held at Gallagher's Hockey Centre unless otherwise specified. Please note - Silverdale Wetas are playing at St Pauls this Saturday.

Berkley Middle School 2022 Prospectus and Enrolment Forms have just been delivered to our school and issued to our Year 6 students.

Please continue to collect the Yummy cut-out labels from bags (each cut-out label is worth 10 stickers) and individual Yummy apple stickers for our school’s share of the $200,000 free DG Sport sports gear prize pool.

The YMCA will be running a holiday programme at our school from 12th to 23rd July. Brochures are available from the School Office.

Learn squash for free this school holidays from 19th to 22nd July, 10.00am - 12.00 noon for girls aged 7 plus. Venue: Lugton Park Squash Club, equipment provided.

19th – 23rd July, 10:30am and 1.00pm shows daily, and 7.00pm on 21 & 23 July. “Attend the twisted tale we bring, if you will lend your ears, about a girl who dared to dream that she should have a beard…” Beards! Beards! Beards! tells the tale of one young girl’s increasingly inventive efforts to grow the world’s most magnificent beard. Armed with bubble bath and canned spaghetti, join a madcap and hilarious musical romp as our plucky young heroine shakes up social rules and attempts to answer the questions that have puzzled mankind since the dawn of the beard…

Entertainment have extended the FREE upgrade from Single to Multi City until Wednesday, 30th June. They are also giving away a Queensland holiday for two. Anyone who purchases a Single City Membership during this period automatically goes into the draw to WIN!

Star Turf will once again be offering our very popular Holiday Programme during the upcoming school holidays. This is very much a football based holiday programme for less experienced and experienced players alike. Participants still get to learn new skills and play football based games, but we will also provide a few non-football based activities to break up the day.