Newsletter 4th July 2024

Information

Before School Care: Lorna: [email protected]

After School Care: Karen: 027 223 5934

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,

We are continuing to encourage our wonderful children to use their PRIDE values in all aspects of school life. Our PRIDE values of Perseverance, Respect, Initiative, Diligence and Excellence are very important to us at school and are displayed on the posts by our main entrance. The children are reminded about what these values look like in many contexts around our school both on the sports field and when learning in the classroom.  In the last two weeks, the children who have gained these awards are: Claire Tan, Elijah Jonas, Elijah Yang, Feli Zhu, Zane Barabate, Hana Wongthepwanit and Patrick Hooper.

Term Break

The term break is time for us to get maintenance jobs completed around the school. These holidays we are having the hall repainted. This will mean some painters, ladders and scaffolding will be onsite during the holidays. If you or your children use the playgrounds and facilities over the break, please be mindful of the work going on. Maeke will be onsite during the break, working on many jobs. As always he will be working hard and keeping our school looking great and safe for our kids. We are very lucky to have Maeke at our school!

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, or even in 2025, please contact the school. 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.

Ministry of Education announcements

We are certainly in a time of change. As a school, we are carefully looking through each of the multitude of announcements that could have an impact on our school. For example this week we heard some initial details regarding assessment and how that may change. The good news is we have been using, analysing and applying the data to inform our teaching for some time now. We have been utilising the tools mentioned (E-Asttle and PAT) for our children for many years. Our dedicated teachers have been upskilled on analysing the information to create timely and responsive learning goals for your children.  We have also been using phonics checks in our junior department for the last few years as well. We will definitely be carefully reviewing, honing what we do and, as always, continue to look for ways we can improve what we do, using the latest educational research. 

We will, as any specific changes to our programmes become clear, look to give you, our community, an opportunity to come and chat to us and where we can share these changes with you.

Thank you for your continuing support of our school. We look forward to seeing you after the term break. The teachers are planning some wonderful learning experiences for your children for next term.

Ngā mihi 

Stephen Grady

Tumuaki/Principal

Greenhithe 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.

As a staff, we have been connecting with one another and finding out about the strengths that we bring to our kura through Mana Ukaipo.

From the Art Room

Another amazing term in the art room, students learning lots of different skills and being creative in a musical, dramatic, or artistic way. Calendar Art will be on display in classes very soon.

Greenhithe PTA

The Greenhithe School PTA are busy in planning mode for 2024 and would like to share some of the exciting activities we will be running.As per our previous years we will run the Second-Hand Uniform sale and Pizza lunches, support the school athletics days and Cross Country with iceblocks and sausages.  There will be a School Disco, a Movie Night held in the hall which we will run a survey that the children can vote for the movie they want to watch, Quiz night for the parents, Summer Festival will go ahead in December as well. Over the course of this year the PTA will be organising a Greenhithe School cookbook and asking families for their favourite recipes plus we will have a Maths-a-thon to round out the curriculum during Term 3-4.
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 ultimate 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!
Pop along to the next meeting on 23rd July in the school staffroom at 7pm.

Sports Corner     Korero hākinakina

NORTHERN BAYS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

Last Tuesday we took a team of  runners to compete at the Northern Bays Cross Country Championships held at Long Bay Regional Park. Points were allocated to any runner who finished in the top 6 of their races. Congratulations to our runners, we were the best overall school!

Thanks again to those parents who helped with transport.

Here are our results and some photos from the day.

NORTHERN BAYS  RESULTS FOR 2024

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