Road Patrol Training
On Monday all our Year 5 students had the chance to train with the NZ Police so they can take part in Road Patrol next year.
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Welcome to our first newsletter for Term 4 - and it's week 6!!??
I would like to begin this newsletter by thanking you - our community - for your amazing support and mahi through this challenging and disrupted time. We know that the balancing act of home learning, working from home and managing a household is a challenge and I thank you for the way that you have supported our learners throughout this time.
I would also like to thank our amazing staff and leadership team here at Silverdale. Thank you for the way you have put our community's well-being first. Thank you for all the ways you have reached out, supported our kids to keep connected and created distance learning programmes. Thanks also for all the flexibility, organisation and planning - some of which took quite some time and was never needed!
Managing under alert levels is certainly a team effort and I would like to thank you for your part in it!
Moving to Alert Level 2, although an unexpected change, has been amazing for us as a school. To welcome everyone back on site and full-time is fantastic - life has returned to the school! It has taken no time at all to settle back into routines - and although there are slight differences to how we operate under level 2, being here at school feels very "normal".
Looking forward to the future, we know the system will be changing soon to the new Traffic Light Framework - although we know school will be open at each colour - we are still waiting to hear on what each light will mean for the education sector. As soon as we know - we will let our community know.
The end of the year is rapidly approaching. Term 4 was a short one anyway - but having been in lockdown for the majority of it has made it seem very short indeed. A reminder that school finishes at 12.30pm on Tuesday, 14 December.
Thanks again, and as always - please get in touch with me if you have any questions or need more information.
Ngā mihi nui -
Michael Harrop
Upcoming Dates:
Middle School Self Defence - Starts Friday, 26 November
Meet the new class 1st visit - Wednesday, 1 December
Seesaw reporting posts out - Friday, 3 December
Meet the new class 2nd visit - Monday, 6 December
Junior Final Streamed Assembly - Tuesday, 7 December 9.30am
Middle / Senior Final Streamed Assembly - Tuesday, 7 December 10am
Junior Fun Day - Wednesday, 8 December
Middle Fun Day - Thursday, 9 December
Year 6 Leavers' Dinner - Thursday, 9 December
Senior Fun Day - Friday, 10 December
School closes @12.30pm on Tuesday 14 December
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End of Year Assembly 2021
With the ever changing restrictions, we sure have been kept on our toes! We have made a plan to help us best finish off the year under the current situation.
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End of Year School Reports
From the end of Week 7, please check your child's Seesaw account to see your child's report.
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Principal's Report - PTG Annual General Meeting
Last Thursday evening our Parent Teacher Group held their Annual General Meeting, (this year by zoom).
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2022 - Transition to new Classes
Please check your child's school bag this Friday for information about his or her 2022 class and teacher.
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Term Dates
The last day of this term is Tuesday, 14th December. School will finish at 12.30pm. After School Care will be available for those enrolled in the YMCA after school care programme. School begins for the 2022 year on Tuesday, 1st February 2022.
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Hut making in the Gully behind the Pool
Room 10 enjoying being outside, back at school.
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Swimming in Term 4
Term 4 has finally arrived along with the sunshine and all the children have been enjoying the chance to cool off and learn some new skills in the pool.
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The Human Body and Skeletons
In Room 3 we have been exploring the human body and our skeletons.
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PTG News
We held our AGM last week, and we’d like to congratulate our new and returning officers.
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Four Square Silverdale Fundraising Partnership
Silverdale Normal School has a new partnership with Four Square Silverdale to support our fundraising activities. When school community members make a purchase at Four Square Silverdale, they will gift a % of your purchase to our school account, which we can use towards purchasing items for our fundraisers. Simply mention “Silverdale Normal School Fundraising” at the checkout before paying for your goods so the gift can be applied to the school account. We thank you for supporting our school fundraising partnership with Four Square Silverdale - you can make a difference with every purchase! Thanks Four Square Silverdale for your generosity!
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Firewood for Sale
Split firewood, $80/cubic metre thrown, suitable for next winter. Pickup Newstead. Contact Andrew 0274 651 079. All proceeds go to the school PTG.
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Room 1 is Learning about Teeth this Week
Room 1 is learning about teeth this week. We know we have to look after our teeth by brushing them.
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Enrolments for 2022
If you have a child ready to school at the beginning of 2022 and have not completed an enrolment application, can you please contact our School Office as soon as possible.
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Pablo Picasso's Famous Cubism Art Style
To ease back into being at school, Room 11 have completed a mini project on Pablo Picasso's famous Cubism art style. Here are our creations featuring geometric shapes, asymmetry and layering. We also drew profiles (front and side views) of faces.
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Sculpting in Room 17
In Room 17 we have been doing some sculpting using aluminum foil.
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Colin the Weta
Room 5 bubble found this beautiful insect in the junior backyard. We called him Colin the Weta.
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Scholastic Book Club ISSUE 8 Is Out Now.
This will be the last book Club Issue for the year. Orders are due back by this Friday, 26th November.
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Sports Uniforms
If you still have a netball, hockey, or basketball uniforms at home, please return it in a clean condition to the school office by the end of this week.
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Hats to be Worn in Term 4
We would like to remind you that in Term 4, children need to wear a named hat at morning tea, lunchtime and during any outdoor activities.
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First Credit Union
School Banking will not resume this term, but will start again at the beginning of the 2022 school year.
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