Newsletter 18/2016 Week 3 Term 4 26 October 2016€¦ · Dear Parents and Caregivers of Baverstock...
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Newsletter 18/2016 Week 3 Term 4 26 October 2016 Dear Parents and Caregivers of Baverstock Oaks School I hope you have enjoyed your Labour weekend holiday with family and friends. It is generally the ‘hello’ to summer in New Zealand. Bring on the warmer weather and longer days. They have a way of lifting the spirit. I am currently working on 2017 and am pleased to say we are fully staffed for next year. The structure of the school is nearing completion and soon we will be compiling class lists. If you have any particular requests for your child regarding placement for 2017 you need to email me ([email protected]), not speak to the child’s current teacher. Teachers often move levels as it keeps them current and learning so instead of requesting a particular person describe the attributes you feel best suit your child. Remember these requests are not common and if I am able to meet your request it may mean moving your child from friends and ability grouping. The making of class lists is quite a complex science. Teachers put considerable thought into who works well together and the groupings best suited for each child. On the calendar of this newsletter I have given you all the 2017 dates for each term so you can plan family holidays in the break times so as not to disrupt your child’s learning. For those very occasional breaks in school time remember to send me a letter or email requesting leave. I hope you have all circled SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER in your diary for our annual International Food Festival. This is a very special day in the Baverstock Oaks calendar where there is delicious food, entertainment and much more. It starts late afternoon and concluded before dark. It certainly is an event not to be missed. More will be out soon along with ticket sales information. Finally remember about prize giving and graduation coming up later in the term. Please ensure your child has the correct uniform right up to the last day. If missing anything check our overflowing lost property in lower block B. Remember hats and boy’s socks can be purchased from the office. Parent Corner – Building a problem solver…. "Children develop muscle for handling life’s challenges when you give them an opportunity to 'revisit' situations. There is so much to be learned from mistakes and ‘less-than-perfect’ behaviour." Poor behaviour is often a symptom of some turmoil in a child’s life. What surprises many parents is that listening empathetically can often be more effective in reducing a child’s stress than trying to ‘fix’ things. Read more ….http://www.theparentingplace.com/behaviour-and-discpline/teaching-problem-solving/ I hope you find these parenting corner tips useful. Often the simple little things can help value what can be invisible. I hope you are having a great start to term 4 and enjoying the longer evenings. Mary Wilson PRINCIPAL
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Newsletter 18/2016 Week 3 Term 4 26 October 2016 Dear Parents and Caregivers of Baverstock Oaks School I hope you have enjoyed your Labour weekend holiday with family and friends. It is generally the ‘hello’ to summer in New Zealand. Bring on the warmer weather and longer days. They have a way of lifting the spirit. I am currently working on 2017 and am pleased to say we are fully staffed for next year. The structure of the school is nearing completion and soon we will be compiling class lists. If you have any particular requests for your child regarding placement for 2017 you need to email me ([email protected]), not speak to the child’s current teacher. Teachers often move levels as it keeps them current and learning so instead of requesting a particular person describe the attributes you feel best suit your child. Remember these requests are not common and if I am able to meet your request it may mean moving your child from friends and ability grouping. The making of class lists is quite a complex science. Teachers put considerable thought into who works well together and the groupings best suited for each child. On the calendar of this newsletter I have given you all the 2017 dates for each term so you can plan family holidays in the break times so as not to disrupt your child’s learning. For those very occasional breaks in school time remember to send me a letter or email requesting leave.
I hope you have all circled SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER in your diary for our annual International Food Festival. This is a very special day in the Baverstock Oaks calendar where there is delicious food, entertainment and much more. It starts late afternoon and concluded before dark. It certainly is an event not to be missed. More will be out soon along with ticket sales information. Finally remember about prize giving and graduation coming up later in the
term. Please ensure your child has the correct uniform right up to the last day. If missing anything check our overflowing lost property in lower block B. Remember hats and boy’s socks can be purchased from the office. Parent Corner – Building a problem solver…. "Childrendevelopmuscleforhandlinglife’schallengeswhenyougivethemanopportunityto'revisit'situations.Thereissomuchtobelearnedfrommistakesand‘less-than-perfect’behaviour."Poor behaviour is often a symptom of some turmoil in a child’s life. What surprises many parents is that listening empathetically can often be more effective in reducing a child’s stress than trying to ‘fix’ things. Read more ….http://www.theparentingplace.com/behaviour-and-discpline/teaching-problem-solving/
I hope you find these parenting corner tips useful. Often the simple little things can help value what can be invisible. I hope you are having a great start to term 4 and enjoying the longer evenings. Mary Wilson PRINCIPAL
A plea from one of our parents….. Illegal Parking: Our neighbours of the school do a wonderful job looking out for any problems on our school grounds during the weekends, evenings and holidays. We really appreciate the support they give us. Unfortunately, there have been a few incidents where
parents collecting their children in the afternoon or dropping them off in the morning are parking over private driveways and in some instances parking in our neighbours’ driveways. Some of our neighbours have resorted to taking note of license plates and have reported these to the police. Please help us live our core value of “A sense of family and learning partnerships” by parking in appropriate places when dropping off or picking up your children.
Touch Rugby Tournament A group of students represented Baverstock Oaks School in a touch rugby tournament last Tuesday. The group worked hard in their three games and made it into the semi-final. The semi-final was a hard fight but our team came through with a win and making it to the final against Point View School. We worked hard to the end and walked away with second for the day! A huge well done for showing positive sportsmanship and determination.
Girls Quikhit Tournament 2016 OnWednesday19OctoberourY3/4GirlscricketteamparticipatedintheSoutherntournamentatPapatoetoeReserve.InourdrawweplayedagainstViscountSchoolandHolyCrossSchool.Wewon3ofthegamesandweareveryproudofourachievement.ThankyouNicfromAucklandcricketwhohelpedwithourcoaching.
WealsohadtwofabulousstudentsfromBaverstockOakswhocametoeachpracticetohelpus.ThanksBraydenWaltersandJapmanSodhi.
Ormiston Senior College Concert Band On Thursday 20 October the Acorns were lucky to have the Ormiston Senior College Concert Band visit us to play some of their songs. They were fantastic! Our children were so enthralled and after the performance, the members showed the children how their instruments worked. They got a close-up and sometimes hands-on experience. Many thanks to Matthew Garratt and his band.
Lower C
We blew colourful bubbles. The bubbles were big. The bubbles were blue, yellow and red. By Joban - Room 9
Our Fun Friday activities have started off great. The students are enjoying their time participating in different and exciting activities all around the school.
ACCESS TO ORDERING SCHOOL PHOTOS All classroom photos have now been approved and loaded to my ordering page. This can be accessed via www.image2art.co.nz click on Cool School tab, then the link https://image2art.shootproof.com/ Find your child’s class and register your email to be provided the access password. Or if you prefer, simply email me [email protected] with your childs name and class no and I will supply you with the log in. You can then proceed to the secure check out and pay by credit card. Photos will be supplied back to the school for your child within 2 working days of payment. Any questions, please email through.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!!! SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER
IF YOU HAVE AN HOUR OR TWO SPARE WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE A PART OF BAVERSTOCK OAKS
INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL
WE NEED HELP WITH• SERVING FOOD FROM 4.30PM TILL 7PM• SETTING UP FOR IFF FROM 9AM • MONITORING BOUNCE CASTLE/SLIDE FROM 4.30PM TILL 7PM• BAKING A SLICE, CAKE, FUDGE ETC FOR OUR DESSERT STALL
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT WITH THIS COMMUNITY EVENT
PLEASE CONTACT VANESSA WALTER
at [email protected] or pop into the school office
REMINDER
3 November 2016 Sausage Sizzle
Don’t forget to on onto our website and KINDO to order your child’s sausage sizzle – Food orders MUST BE IN BY THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER – NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED
What is happening term 4 2016?
Term dates for 2017: Term 1 – Children start Tues 31 January Mon 6 Feb - Waitangi Day Term 1 ends - Thurs 13 April (Easter starts) Term 2 – Mon 1 May Mon 5 June – Queen’s Birthday Tues 6 June – Staff only day Term 2 ends - Fri 7 July (Easter starts) Term 3 – Mon 24 July Term 3 ends - Fri 29 Sept Term 4 – Mon 16 Oct Mon 23 Oct – Labour day Term 4 ends - Fri 15 Dec
Well I hope you enjoyed our eighteenth school newsletter for 2016. We really want you to be thoroughly involved in our school and be part of your child’s learning journey – they deserve that. Cheers
Mary Wilson PRINCIPAL I received newsletter 18/2016 dated 26 October 2016 (200 HOUSE POINTS TO ____________ HOUSE) signed ______________________ Child’s name ___________________in room ___
OCTOBER Thur 27 Y5 Puberty evening for Parents 6pm Fri 28 Upper E Bake Sale
School Assembly Lower C NOVEMBER Tue 1 Y5 Puberty Day Thu 3 Sausage Sizzle
Y4/5/6 Athetics Day Fri 4 Upper F Bake Sale
School Assembly Lower F Fri 11 Y6 Orientation Day @ MHJC
School Assembly Lower B/E Tue 15 FAB Meeting 7pm Thur 17 BoT Meeting 5.30pm Fri 18 School Assembly Lower C Fri 25 Parent Helpers Morning Tea 10.30am
School Assembly Upper F Sat 26 International Food Festival 4.30pm Tue 29 Y6 Graduation DECEMBER Thu 1 Rainbows end trip for Monitors Fri 2 School Assembly Upper E Thu 8 BoT Meeting 5.30pm Fri 9 School Assembly Upper B Mon 12 Service Assembly Tue 13 Prizegivings Fri 16 Last day - school finishes @ 12.30pm
UPPER E BAKE SALE
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER MORNING TEA TIME
Bring along some money and get
something YUMMY for morning tea at the same time supporting our
Year 6 Graduates have a great send off!!!!
Thanks for your support
