Edendale 2 June Newsletter

Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025

Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: [email protected] • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/

Edendale News 2 June 2011

Next issue: 16 June 2011

THE EDENDALE EXPERIENCE: THINKING, LEARNING, CREATING

Principal’s Message Kia ora, Kia orana, Namaste, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei,

Ni hao ma, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Asalam alikum!

Your Feedback: Term One Three-way Conferences

Thank you to the sixty-three parents who responded to our evaluation of these conferences. Not all re-spondents commented on every area. Overall most of those providing feedback were happy with the meet-ings as the table below shows.

Teachers and teams will be receiving a summary of your views. One parent noted that he/she did not like the format we used for the Assessment and Learning Goals Sheet. It’s important to remember that this was not intended to be a full report; it was to show you how students had achieved in their February assess-ments and what the learning goals were that led on from these. We will review the format used for this later in the year in readiness for 2012.

Please also note that Jackie, Jenny and I do attend a conference meeting in each class to moderate how these are going across the school. Our attendance at these is not planned unless particularly requested by either family or teacher. For example, I began with the Year Five/Six team and made my way around each class, sitting in one meeting per class.

It was also great to receive positive feedback regard-ing student participation. This is a relatively new in-troduction across NZ schools as our government

wants all students to be able to talk about their cur-rent learning, what their next steps are and how they might achieve their goals.

Thank you once again for your feedback, this was very

useful.

Mid-year Reporting

Teachers are currently writing mid-year reports for reporting to families at the end of this term. Reports will come home on 8 July with Three-way conferences held the following week; the last week of this term. You will receive documentation about this in the next few weeks.

Mid-year reports are based on the core curriculum data from May-June assessments. Key Competencies levels are also included in the report. Other curricu-lum areas will be discussed at the Three-way confer-ences.

Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour

Some of our families have/will have had their child/children’s learning and behaviour supported by RTLB; we have two based at Edendale, Grant Taylor (Eden-Albert Team Leader) and Louise Sorensen. We cur-rently have thirteen RTLB in the Eden-Albert Cluster working with about twenty-four schools and Eden-dale is the fundholder.

The RTLB Service is currently undergoing a significant Ministry of Education driven restructuring process. As of February 2012, there will be thirty-two RTLB and sixty-five schools in our cluster, this including all the very large central Auckland secondary schools. We are now awaiting further information about how the restructuring may affect employment of staff and ser-vices to our students. If we wish to be considered for continuing as the fundholder, we will need to re-apply; our Board of Trustees will be considering this at our planning meeting in June.

Rosemary Vivien, Principal

All Teams

Strongly

Agree Agree Disagree Unsure

Welcoming/Friendly 52 11

Well-prepared 49 13 1

Useful Information 41 19 2

Enough time 32 26 4



School Information

Edendale Playground GOOD Behaviour Tickets

Name Room Awarded for Name Room Awarded for

Kritesh 7 Keeping our grounds clean Matthew 27 Talking nicely to others, playing nicely with

others, keeping our grounds clean Katie 19 Keeping our grounds clean

Roneel 4 Playing nicely with others Arius 10 Playing nicely with others, being thoughtful

Edendale Student Code

I am an Edendale student

Therefore

I show respect to everyone

I am kind to others

I behave in a sensible way

I take care of my school, my

belongings and the environment

I am honest and reliable

I am responsible for my actions

I have fun with my learning

I participate at school and try

my very best

YUMMY

STICKERS

It's time to collect YUMMY stickers

again!!! Edendale is participating

in this great promotion that runs

through Terms 2 and 3. Please

download a collection sheet from

www.yummyfruit.co.nz and start

collecting.

Eat YUMMY apples and get

FREE sports gear for our school!

UPCOMING EVENTS in Term Three

Art Festival and Art-a-Thon

The Art Festival will take place 20-22 September. There will be an exhibition of students’ art, a silent auction and three

days of special events to celebrate visual art. We are looking for artists who would like to visit our school, or “famous”

locals who would be prepared to create a special piece of artwork for our silent auction. If you would like to be involved

in supporting our Art Festival celebrations please contact Jackie Procter (Deputy Principal Y1-3) or leave a message with

Zoe at the office.

The Art-a-thon is our major school fundraising event for 2011. We wish to raise money to purchase further equipment

in the areas of Visual Art, the ‘Food for Thought’ programme and Literacy. Our aim is to match the amount raised in

2010. Art-a-Thon packs, questions and sponsorship forms will be sent home on Friday 8 July. This will allow students

plenty of time over the holidays to collect sponsors and to research and learn the answers to the Art-a-Thon questions.

Students will be tested in Week 2 of Term 3 and sponsorship money will need to be collected by Week 6 (5-9 September).

Thank you for your support with this major fundraiser this year. Our students are looking forward to showing you some

of the amazing artwork they have completed this year.

Jackie Procter (Deputy Principal Y1-3) & Kusam Fausett (Artist in Residence)

STREP THROAT

A number of our school community have

been recently diagnosed with Strep Throat.

We have been notified by a local doctor

that if your child shows signs of, or com-

plains about a sore throat and also has a

fever you should seek medical advice.

Please keep children at home as this will

prevent the spread of infection.

WANTED: Glass Jars with Lids

If you have any, please

bring them to Room 11.

Thanks!

http://www.yummyfruit.co.nz



Continued… MANAAKI ARTISTS AND AUTHORS

Worm Wee Garden Liquid Food

$4.00 for 2 litres and $2.00 for 1 litre

Fantastic for the garden!

Please see Mr Bell, Room 11

We’d also like to thank

Mitre 10 - Mt Roskill

for their generous donation of garden tools.

A report on Motorbikes — by Andrew, Room 4

A motorbike is part of the wheel or vehicle group.

Other members of the vehicle are a truck, a car and

a tank.

Motorbikes come in different colours. They have two

wheels, handles, an engine, a gas tank a motor and

brakes. Gas tanks help it run.

Motorbikes are found parked outside shops, police

stations, and on roads and motorways. They are of-

ten found in garages.

Motorbikes do lots of

things like stunts but the

main thing is they get

you somewhere fast.

They can chase cattle and

they can take two people.

Motorbikes are cool

things to ride and they

are really interesting.

Making Gloop — by Tara, Room 2

Goal: End up with gooey liquidy Gloop.

Needs: Cornflour, Measuring cup, Normal cup, Wa-

ter, Bowl, Wooden spoon, Food colouring (any kind)

Method:

1. Put a cup of cornflour in your bowl.

2. Grab a cup and fill it with water.

3. Put 2 drops of food colouring in the water.

4. Add to mixture.

5. Measure another half cup of cornflour and

add to mixture and mix.

Check: Have you ended up with

gooey liquidy Gloop?...If not add

more water.

Making Super Snakes And Ladders

— by Tyler, Room 2

Goal: End up with a good game of snakes and ladders

Needs: Paper, two dice, counter, pencil and ruler

Steps:

1. Grab the pencil and the ruler.

2. Rule some squares on the paper and write 1 to

100 in them.

3. Draw some snakes and

ladders on your paper.

4. Now get your dice and

counter and play.

Check: See if it works.

Garden of Edendale

Our regular Thursday working bee has shifted from

mornings to afternoons around 13:45. If you have a

little spare time for weeding, watering or tree check-

ing, your help would be greatly appreciated. Don’t

forget to bring your gloves and a trowel.

A big thank you to Lisa Loveday, a local food writer,

for generously donating a children’s cookery book to

help our children on the Garden to Table programme.

M A T A R I K I A T A L B E R T O N

Celebrate Matariki this year at Alberton with a display of

weaving by artist Dawn Matata, a show of photographs

by artist and photographer Qiane Corfield-Matata, and

Stories of the Past presented by Chris Whaanga.

Matariki O Te Ra runs from 9 to 26 June. Bookings are

essential for weaving classes and demonstrations —

entry by koha. For more information, phone 846 7367

or email [email protected].

New Zealand Red Cross Book Fair

Friday 3 June 3pm - 8pm $10 entry fee

Saturday 4 June 9am - 5pm Free entry

Sunday 5 June 9am - 5pm Free entry

Pavilion 6, ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane

Books $3 each, Children’s books $1 each

Videos, DVDs, CDs, Records $1 each

Proudly supported by Storage King St Lukes



2011 School Calendar

Term 2:

Monday 2 May to Friday 15 July

NB: Queen’s Birthday — Monday 06 June

Term 3:

Monday 1 August to Friday 7 October

Term 4:

Tuesday 25 October to Friday 16 December

NB: Labour Day — Monday 24 October

See our website for info on upcoming events, BOT news and more! www.edendale.school.nz

PTA News

THE EDGE presents

PICK & MIX

Get a taste for the performing arts

Pick & Mix returns in 2011 offering more FREE fun for the whole family. With performances and workshops by

some of New Zealand’s top performing arts companies and artists, Pick & Mix offers you and your family the chance to experience a wide range of exciting arts and

cultural events.

The 2011 programme includes performances from The Blingling Bros Circus, Prestige Dance Crew, members

from the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the New Zea-land Symphony Orchestra and many more. All perform-ances start at 11am each Saturday morning, followed by

a workshop at 12 noon where families can experience

and interact with the performance they have just seen.

PICK & MIX — Every Saturday from 11am

11 June to 30 July, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE

6 to 27 August, Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall,

THE EDGE

FREE for the whole family

(Please note: arrive early to avoid disappointment as

performances do fill up fast)

For more info:

Phone 09 357 3355 OR visit www.the-edge.co.nz

PARENTING THROUGH SEPARATION

A FREE four hour course

Separating from your partner can be stressful at the best of times, but when children

are involved the process can be even harder.

Parenting through Separation is a free information programme, developed and funded

by the Ministry of Justice, to help you help your kids when you separate.

In the Parenting through Separation course you will learn about the effects of separa-

tion on your children and how to reach a positive outcome for them.

The programme will also help you understand ways you can resolve disputes with your

partner over care of your children.

DATES: This course is held every month, usually in the early evening.

VENUE: Family Works Northern, 37B Dornwell Road, Mt Roskill (off Carr Rd)

To register or for more information please contact:

Family Works Northern Leslie Centre PO Box 49013, Mt Roskill South 1445 Phone: 639 2016

[email protected]

Family Works also provides:

Counselling and social work for families

A Ministry of Health-funded service for children and their fami-

lies where they have been exposed to violence or abuse

BALMORAL SCHOOL 2011 Open Day / Open Evening

Open Evening this year for Year 6 students, and their parents, who are interested in Balmoral as a possible Intermediate for 2012 will be held on Tuesday 5 July, beginning at 6:30pm. For those who are available to attend during the day we will be holding an Open Day the same week, Thursday 7 July, from 9:15am – 12:15pm.

On both occasions we will give Year 6 students an opportunity to see how things are done the Balmoral Way and to ask questions so they and their parents can make an informed decision about which Intermediate they would like to attend next year.

We certainly welcome all, and will be accepting some applications for out of zone enrolments. These are due no later than Tuesday 27 September and a ballot will be held if necessary, on Tuesday 4 October. The priority order for the ballot is:

1. Siblings of current students 2. Siblings of previous students 3. Children of former students 4. Children of staff / BoT members 5. General ballot

If parents have any queries in the meantime please phone Mary at Balmoral School (638 7960), or email her ([email protected]).

Board of Trustees

Next meeting will be held in the Meeting Room

Tuesday 28th June at 7:15pm

All welcome to attend

Edendale PTA Next meeting will be held in the Meeting Room

Thursday 16th June at 7:00pm

All welcome to attend

Quiz Night: Mark Friday 8 July (7-10pm) on your calendar and

book the babysitter. We all had a great time at last year’s event and we’re gearing up for an even better night out this year.

Please see attached flyer.

Movie Night (My Afternoons with Margueritte) was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without the support of our

sponsors (please see attached flyer). We raised just over $2,000

— well done everyone!!

Fotoman: We should be able to distribute the proof sheets by the beginning of next week. Prints start at $17 and a minimum

of 10% of proceeds will go back into our school.

Parent Liaisons: We still require parent liaisons for most classes.

Attendance at meetings is not required, we just need your help to pass on information to the other parents in your class. If you can

assist, please contact Aamel on [email protected].

Entertainment Books: Full of discount vouchers and well worth

the buy. Still available at the office for $65 (cash/cheque only).

Tom Cooper

Chairperson

http://www.the-edge.co.nz/

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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