SUNNYNOOK PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

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1 29 March 2018 Learning for a Successful Future Term 1 No 5 Me ako kia angitū ai ngā rā e heke mai SUNNYNOOK PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 50 th JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

2 Virginia Montague, Principal

3 SCHOOL NEWS IMPORTANT DATES 30 Mar Good Friday No School 2 Apr Easter Monday No School 3 Apr Easter Tuesday No School 4 Apr WSB Gate Promotion 4 Apr Parent Interviews 5 Apr Parent Interviews 8 Apr Shore to Shore 9 Apr Full School Assembly 10 Apr WSB Interest Meeting 12 Apr Interschool Swimming - AUT Millenium Pool 13 Apr Mufti Day Gold Coin Donation 13 Apr Last Day of Term1 30 Apr First Day of Term 2 FULL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY School Values: Banner: Room 7 for being engaged and active learners. We love your topic work on global society and your writing about our 50th Jubilee. Yummy Award: Week 8 Room 22 and Week 9 Room 18 Caught being good: Zac O Gram, Room 2 and Elrick Madrigal, Room 14 Season: cards Parent/ Teacher and your child interviews: You are now able to book your interview online through for Wednesday 4 April between 3.20pm and 7.30pm (Year 3, 4 and 6 interviews open at 2.30pm) OR Thursday 5 April between 3.20pm and 5.30pm to discuss your child s progress (interview time will be 10 minutes). However, if you don't have internet access, please complete a form from the school office to book a time. Parents must enter the event code 2gdwe. Then follow these three simple steps: Enter your name, your child's name, and your address. If you need to book for more than one child, change the Book for x students setting, and enter the other child's name. On the next page, select your child s teacher. You will then see a timetable showing when your chosen teacher(s) is available. Simply click on the time that suit you. If you have two or more interviews ensure you leave a gap between each interview to allow for travel between classes. When you have finished, your interview timetable will be ed to you. You can return to the site and enter the event code 2gdwe again to change or cancel your interview(s). Students should be present for the interview. It is important that children take responsibility for their own learning and as part of the reporting process, this can enhance the commitment they give to their learning.

4 50 years ago, a few interesting facts

5 From the Classrooms What s going on around here Year 3 Room 20 We loved our topic Big Planet Small World and the impact we have upon the seashore, we ve learnt lots about the damage plastic doe to our sea life. Year 5 Room 22 Having fun with Maths

6 Year 5/6 Room 2 Phoenix s favourite is his aboriginal artwork Year 6 Room 1 I asked Daniel and Jack, What do you like about being at Sunnynook? Heaps, there are so many things, everything especially doing our Maths outside Year 4 Room 6 Funky Sock Day On Tuesday 29 March it was Funky Sock Day. We did it for Down s Syndrome Day of being different. These are room 6 s socks. By Alexa and Cordelle

7 Travelwise Travelwise Leaders We would like to congratulate our new Travelwise Student Leaders from the left, Louis Potvin, Manaia Kallahan, Ava Reekie, Maia-Danielle Prouse, Ella Price, Marina Stowers, Heidi McKenzie and Maddison Roscoe. The Travelwise Leaders will be giving out spot travelwise prizes in the mornings, caught being travelwise on Wednesdays and they will be addressing and encouraging students to be Travelwise at Assemblies. A big thank you to all those families whose children walk to school By encouraging your children to walk to school, you are: Protecting the environment Reducing traffic congestion in our community Improving the safety of our neighbourhood You are also providing your children with important opportunities to: Participate in regular physical activity Learn road-sense skills Develop independence Get to know their community Improve their social skills You are making a big difference for your children, your community and your planet! Thank You! The following Walking School Bus events will take place during weeks 10 & 11: 4 April: Gate Promotion on the Wednesday morning. The WSB mascot will be handing out flyers about an interest meeting for parents. 10 April: The interest meeting for parents hosted by Auckland Transport will take place on Tuesday at 9am in the staffroom and it is for the whole school

8 On Sunday March 25th, a group of 13 enthusiastic Sunnynook students participated in the 2018 Hibiscus Coast Weetbix TRYathalon. These students challenged themselves to a sea swim, a cycle and a run round a course in Manly Park. It was great to see all the Sunnynook kids finishing their TRYathalon and to see them actively supporting each other and cheering each other on. Thousands of people turned out for the event, it was a great day out for the TRYathletes and their supporters. Massive thanks to Amy, Kyla and Mark Stewart for setting up the Sunnynook tent in the heavy rain on Saturday night. And big thanks and appreciation to Haylie Stewart for coordinating the Sunnynook School group. Lets try and get an even bigger Sunnynook turnout next year! SPORTS INFORMATION JOIN THE SUNNYNOOK SCHOOL TEAM Shore to Shore Fun Run/Walk Sunday 8 April 2018 Register online at Click the Register page. The closing date for Registrations has been extended to Tuesday 2 nd April at 5pm. The annual Shore to Shore is the largest fun walk/run on the North Shore. Children, get your parents, grandparents, neighbours and friends to join in this fun run. Help support your school to raise funds for sport equipment. The 5km fun run/walk starts at Takapuna Grammar and ends at Milford Reserve. Our wonderful PTA supports this event by providing a free sausage sizzle for all Sunnynook entrants after the event. You can also keep up to date on Facebook: Contact Monica Duffield monicad@sunnynookschool.nz for more information.

9 Y1: Sunnynook Speedsters had the following games: SPORTS RESULTS On the sideline from Our Team Coaches Miniball Date Against Result Player of the Day 19 March CBS Storm Draw 6 all Lin Hao Chen 26 March UHPS Lions Win 12 4 Grace Le Mouton Y3: Sunnynook Hurricanes had the following games: Date Against Result Player of the Day 16 March 2018 Mairangi Bay Tigers Loss 6-0 Jun Hyuk-Yohn 23 March 2018 St Johns Raptors Win 10-4 Jacob Bedford Y3/4: Sunnynook Tornadoes had the following game: Date Against Result Player of the Day Hardest Worker 9 March FH Spurs Loss Christopher Hunter 16 March Pinehurst Firebirds Win Luke Wang Ryley Fowlds 23 March FH Spurs Win 12 6 Caleb Ironside Avalina Taufa Basketball Y 5/6: Sunnynook HEAT had the following games: Date Against Result Player of the Day 20 March Oteha Valley Clippers Loss Zac Clarke 27 March Oteha Valley Magic Loss Ben Goldie Year 5/6: Sunnynook Blaze had the following games: Date Against Result Player of the Day Fair Play Award 20 March Bayswater Bullets Loss Romeo Tapora Bailey Croft Year 6: Sunnynook FLAMES had the following games: Date Against Result Player of the Day Forfeit by MB 13 March Mairangi Bay Allstars Allstars 20 March Mairangi Bay Allstars Win 28/10 Kaiva Tulimanu Next meeting is on Tuesday the 15 th of May at 7.00pm in the school staffroom. At our AGM on 27th March the PTA welcomed in Natalie Wilson and Philippa Fish as our new joint Secretaries and Diana Curran as our new Treasurer. Thank you for joining us and welcome to the PTA. Yummy Sticker Collection Sheets Keep collecting your stickers to be in it to win the next class trophy. JUBILEE BADGES: Commemorative Jubilee Badges are available at the school office for $2 each. JUBILEE STUDENT TEA TOWELS: ORDER DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 13th APRIL - Get your orders in quickly. These tea towels are a gorgeous keepsake, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Sunnynook Primary and feature selfportraits of the students. JUBILEE GENERIC TEA TOWELS - LIMITED NUMBERS: The commemorative Jubilee tea towels is available at the school office at $15 each or $13 for 2 or more.

10 Next meeting is on Tuesday 15th May at 7pm in the staff room. We are always after new members so come along and see what it is we do. Contact the PTA on and LIKE our Facebook page to keep up to date. formerly PARENT TEACHER CALENDAR (PTC) Dear school families, as you may be aware the Sunnynook School App (The Skool Loop App ) has had a number of updates in recent days. This is to ensure your experience of the Sunnynook School App is smooth and seamless. When you next open the school app there is a prompt which asks you to tap on the link to take you to the new and updated version of the Skool Loop app. Please click on this link and download the new version of the Skool Loop App. Choose our region and school and the app will automatically stay on the Sunnynook school app. Once this has been done please delete the old version of the Skool Loop App off your phone. Try it now, it s easy, will save you time and ensure you don t miss out on important events. This is what the Sunnynook Primary School home page looks like. Information right at your fingertips no matter where you are or what time of day it is. Add this App as well as the Kindo Online Shop site to your smart phone and make all those annoying little school jobs you have to do for school, easy!! With this App we can send you push notifications about changes/updates to events right up until the last minute. Don t be left wondering what is going on, download this free App now and stay up to date with everything that is going on at school

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12 COMMUNITY NEWS KUMON TWO-WEEK FREE TRIAL (17 th -31 st May) Find out how your child can develop essential math & English skills. Register by 8 th May to attend a Parent Orientation and secure your child s place in the Free Trial. Kumon Forrest Hill & Takapuna. Instructor: Julie Chan, phone: or