SWIMMING!!
Swimming is back on and we are loving being back in the water! Check out some room 17 learners enjoying our pool.
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Welcome back to school for an exciting and incredibly busy Term 4!
There are plenty of events and different things happening at school this term - some may look a little different to previous years too. Please keep an eye on the newsletters, our app and seesaw for updates.
Last term I wrote a short article in the newsletter around knowing what your children are doing when they are on their devices. I'd like to encourage you to talk with your learners and learn how they use devices and what sorts of apps they are on. I have had conversations recently with a number of parents who were surprised to hear about the sorts of inappropriate content their children have been exposed to on apps such as Tik Tok and Snapchat. At school, we feel teaching children to navigate the digital world is an important skill for their futures - and when interacting with others digitally, we still need to be showing kindness and respect. I like to use the phrase "would you say that to this person's face?" - and if the answer is "no" then it should not be said at all. Thank you for your support with this - working together we can achieve so much more!
I'm always happy to be contacted if you have any questions or would like to catch up about anything. Don't hesitate to email me or contact the office if you'd like to make an appointment.
Upcoming Dates:
Teacher only - Friday, 23 October
Labour Day - Monday, 26 October
Disco - Friday, 6 November
Middle / Senior Athletics - Friday, 13 November
Year 6 visit Berkley - Wednesday, 18 November
Junior Athletics - Friday, 20 November
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Classes for 2021
We are now deep into planning for 2021 and have begun looking at the make up of our classes.
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ILC Concert
On Thursday all of the junior school went to Hillcrest High School to watch the ILC production "Breaking Free".
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Assembly back on at Alert Level 1
We had our first school assembly on Friday last week. Here are our certificate recipients.
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Student Teachers Term 4
This term we are lucky to have 13 university students doing their placements at Silverdale Normal School.
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Looking for help...
Looking for any Plumbers or Drain Layers willing to help with relocating our swimming pool pipe.
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Being Sun-smart!
Terms 1 and 4 are our Sun-smart terms. All learners (and teachers!) will need to wear hats when outside during term 4.
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YMCA Before and After School Care at Silverdale Normal School
Silverdale Normal School has a Before & After School Care programme available which is run by YMCA. The YMCA is a fully accredited Ministry of Social Development provider who meets all legal requirements and provides our “out of school services” The fees for “out of school care” can be subsidised by WINZ and students can have a regular or casual booking.
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Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Hamilton 2021
The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is designed for Kiwi kids aged 7-15 years to help them stay active and healthy through a programme of participation.
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Activate Church Light Party
On the 31st October we are having our annual ‘Light Party’. It’s completely free to come along to and there will be bouncy castles, games, candy floss, sausage sizzle. It will be a lot of fun and FREE.
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Hillcrest Chapel 'drive-thru CARnival'
We have a different 'Light Party' event this year that is socially-distanced due to our Level 1 Covid-19 status:) Hillcrest Chapel are holding a 'drive-thru CARnival', a 20-minute event held in the Hillcrest High School car-park on Masters Ave.
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Sport Waikato
Team Energize work to educate, inform and support schools and their communities to eat healthily. This can be done through nutrition education sessions, projects, resources, policies and initiatives such as gardening and cooking programmes.
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Saturday Music Classes
Enrolments are open for Term Four 2020 at the Waikato Community School of Music (formerly Hamilton Community Centre of Music).
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Fairfield Swimming Club
Catering for Learn to Swim to competitive swimmers; highly qualified coaching team; friendly, family environment. Contact us for an assessment: fairfieldswimclub@gmail.com
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School Banking Is Back!
We are excited to let you know that First Credit Union is starting up our school banking programme again this term! We are really proud to be able to offer school banking in your school and want to thank you for letting us offer this service to your pupils!
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