Newsletter 13th September 2024 – Greenhithe School

Greenhithe

School Newsletter

Learn to Grow

Term 3 Week 8 Kawerongo 2024

Important Dates

TERM 3

September

16th Music Show Year 1 – 3

17th PTA Meeting 7pm

19th Kahui Ako Choir Festival

23rd Year 1 Folk Dancing

25th Year 2 Folk Dancing

25th Board Meeting 6.45pm

25th New Entrant Meeting for year 0

27th End of Term 3

Term 4 Begins 14th October

18th – 30th Annual Book Fair

24th National Shake Out

25th Teacher Only Day School Closed

28th Labour Day School Closed

November

1st Book Parade

4th – 6th Year 6 Camp

4th – 8th Tread Lightl;y Caravan year 1 and 2

Information

Before School Care: Lorna: [email protected]

After School Care: Karen: 027 223 5934 – [email protected]

Piano/Drama: Susan Fraser: 021 378 007

Guitar/Drums: Paul Barry – [email protected], ph: 022 198 0044

School Uniform Shop on-site: Tuesday 2.45 – 3.15pm

Principal’s News

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Just a short extra newsletter this week as we have had a couple of great events this week!

Art Exhibition

I have been completely blown away by the artistic talent that our children have demonstrated through the wonderful artwork at our Art Exhibition. I hope you managed to get in to see it. The variety of styles and media used made for a wonderful display of the talents our children have. It was lovely to have the local Early Childhood Centres and Kindy also displaying their work. These future Greenhithe students also have produced some lovely artwork.

PTA Flavours Of Home Cookbook

I was very lucky to have been invited to the launch of our cookbook. I want to say a huge thank you to the PTA team involved in this project. I bought a stack as my Christmas presents to take back to the UK for the holidays! I also want to thank our sponsors. These amazing people have ensured that more of the money from each sale goes straight back to the children of our school.

Gold Sponsors

Wall 2 Wall Ltd

Me&Chef Restaurant米湘

Silver Sponsors

Soul Health & Beauty

Rhythm Electrics

Smart Winner Education新西兰优学教育

Bowring Print

Bronze Sponsors

Lewis Road Creamery

Toi Toi Wines

Xtream Signs Ltd

Burger Burger

Venture Architectural

IAMMI

Volans

Enrolments

It’s lovely to see the children visiting and starting school with us. We are filling our existing classes rapidly! If you have a child who will start with us during term 3 or 4 this year, please contact the school as soon as possible. Enrolment forms are available on the school website. If you have friends who may also have children starting with us, please encourage them to get in touch (09-4139838 or [email protected]). The earlier we have the information about who is joining us, the easier recruiting the best teachers for our school is.

Please also let the office know if you have a child starting in term 1 or 2 next year!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ngā mihi

Stephen Grady

Principal

Greenhithe School

Community Connections

Greenhithe is a MITEY School

At Greenhithe School we are mentally healthy and feel a sense of belonging when we feel respected, valued and heard. Ideas and well being are valued, ensuring that everyone feels supported and appreciated.

Time is taken to build and nurture relationships.

Mathex-style competition at ASHS

A group of eager mathematicians from Year 6 recently attended a Mathex-style competition at ASHS. The competition was attended by schools in our Community of Learning. The three teams displayed great collaboration and energy in answering the challenging maths questions. Well done to Chelsea, Ayden, Jungmin, Nuvee, Chloe, Yiger, Cathy, Tane, Cillian, Nicole, Rayden, and Sean.

Thank you for all of the entries for our Greenhithe School Maths in Nature – Photography Competition. All entries will be exhibited at our school art exhibition.

Well done to the winners of the competition, Doris Zhang and Rocco Slade.

From the Art Exhibition

Thank you for coming to our art exhibition. It was great to see you all celebrate the wonderful pieces of art throughout our school. What amazing talents we have! Here is a sample of the arts if you did not get a chance to view it.

Our local Kindergarten students also shared their creations with us too. Thank you, for sharing Greenhithe, Miniland and Happy Hive.

Thank you to the team of teachers who also made this art exhibition possible.

Greenhithe PTA

The Greenhithe School PTA have been very busy over the past few months working on the ‘Flavours of Home’ Cookbook. Thank you to all the families who have contributed; the recipes are just yum! Launch and pre-orders will be happening later in Term 3 so watch out for our communications.

Term 2 saw very successful Neon Discos, Pre-Loved Uniform Sales, Cross Country Sausages and Iceblocks and a popular Pizza Lunch. Thanks for supporting these activities and to the parents who volunteered time to help.

Term 3 will be a very busy one with not only the cookbook but also Math-athon and our parent only activity ‘Beats by Bingo’. An event held in the school hall which will bring out the competitor in us all!

Fundraising this year has gone to support the cover for the sandpit, the basketball hoops, and will go to tidy up the road area and fence on Isobel Road and the roll out of the new literacy curriculum.We meet monthly on a weekday evening to discuss all things related to school life, provide a forum for community feedback, and fundraise for additional school resources. Our goal is to continue to grow and nurture the great positive community we have within the school and wider Greenhithe.
Everyone is welcome and is encouraged to come and participate. All of these wonderful initiatives need community support, so please reach out via our email ([email protected]) to find out more!

Sports Corner Korero hākinakina

TOUCH

Touch registrations close tomorrow on Kindo. All the details you will need is on the Kindo site . If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me or Emily Tromp our Touch coordinator.

[email protected]

TERM THREE ROUND UP

We have had a busy winter of lots of sports being played. It is so good to see so many children representing our school either after school or on the weekend. I just wanted to thank anyone who has helped with coaching, managing or being a supportive parent on the sideline this season. Without you, our children wouldn’t be having so many wonderful sporting opportunities.

Here are the results for our Netball and Hockey teams. Thank you Nui McGregor for doing an outstanding job coordinating our hockey teams.

NETBALL

Our Year 5 and 6 children who played on a Wednesday night, have had some fantastic results

Year 5/1 Grade 2 7th

Year 5/2 Grade 6 5th

Year 6/1 Grade 4 1st

Year 6/2 Grade 5 8th

Our Year 1-4 Netball teams, who play on a Saturday morning at Pinehurst Shool, also have had a wonderful season with some fantastic results.

Year 4 Magic Grade A 4th

Year 4 Mystics Grade E 3rd

Year 3 Emeralds Grade B 1st

Year 3 Rubies Grade D 5th

Year 2 Diamonds Grade Ponga 7th

Year 2 Stars Grade Miro 1st

Our Year One netball team the Fire Flys don’t play for competition points. They have had a wonderful season and shown so much improvement.

HOCKEY

We have had lots of success with our hockey teams this season. Congratulations to all the teams, you have done a fantastic job!

Year 5 and 6 Boys Grizzlies 4th Goblins 7th

Year 5 and 6 Girls Griffins 2nd

Year 3 and 4 Boys Gremlins 4th

Year 3 and 4 Girls Pixies 3rd

Year 1 and 2 Grasshoppers 1st

KEEPING IN TOUCH

If there is anything that you would like included in the school newsletter, an achievement that you think is worth sharing, please email me at [email protected]

Sharon Hilton-Jones

Sports Co-ordinator

Community Notices

Play Cricket with East Coast Bays

Registrations for the 2024/25 cricket season are now open.

Please register online at eastcoastbayscricket.co.nz

East Coast Bays Cricket is one of the largest clubs on Auckland’s North Shore, providing cricket for all ages and all levels.

The Club is focused on fun, teamwork and performance providing children of all skill levels a chance to learn the game in an enjoyable environment. We cater for all junior cricket from Year 1 through to Year 8, both girls and boys.

The uniform comprises a club shirt, club shorts or trousers, and club cap. The Club has the clothing available for purchase and the full range will also be available on Muster Day, our annual start of season Cricket Day to be held on 20 October 2024 at Windsor Park.

The Club provides all playing equipment required, although you are welcome to use your own.

Please contact the Club for more information at [email protected]

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