Sherwood Primary School Newsletter
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Term 2 - No. 3 - Thursday 21st May 2015
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Thursday 21st May – School Disco
Juniors Y1-3 – 5.00pm-6.10pm
Seniors Y4-6 - 6.30pm-8.00pm
(please see item in this newsletter for more
details)
Friday 22nd May – Year 2 Trip to MOTAT
Monday 1st June – Queens’s Birthday – School
Closed
Tues 2nd June – School Closed for Teacher
Only Day
Fri 12th June – Book Character Parade
Fri 12th – Wed 17th June – Book Week
Thurs 18th June – Matariki Begins
Thurs 25th June – Rata Market Day
Wednesday 1st July – School Closes at 1.00pm
for Parent/Teacher Interviews
Wednesday 1st – 1.30pm - 6.00pm
and Thursday 2nd July – 3.30pm - 8.00pm –
Parent/Teacher Interviews (please see item in this
newsletter for more details).
Friday 3rd July – 3.00pm – End of Term 2
Principal’s Corner
Hello Parents and Caregivers
We’ve had yet another busy week here at
Sherwood.
Last Friday we welcomed lots of parents and
caregivers to our school for the student led
sharing morning. It was lovely to see the children
proudly showing their work and explaining what
they were learning. It was also wonderful to see
so many parents and caregivers who had given up
their free time, or even had time off work to join us
for the morning.
On Tuesday we invited our ESOL parents (English
for Speakers of Other Languages) for a morning
tea and a chat. Once again it was lovely to see so
many parents join us. Parents chatted with each
other and we all shared ideas of how we could
improve our ESOL programme for both our
students and their parents. Sandy Catchpole (our
ESOL teacher) and I thoroughly enjoyed this
positive experience and hope our visitors did too.
Annie Doherty.
Tuesday 2nd June
Teacher Only Day – School Closed
Travelwise Quiz
Each week in the
newsletter there
will be helpful
travel
safety
information.
In
conjunction,
there will be a set of questions. Find the answers
each week and write your response on the answer
sheet which was handed out earlier this
term. Wait until all twelve questions have been
completed, then drop your entry into the
office. There will be major prizes and spot prizes
awarded at the final assembly of Term 2.
Below are this week’s set of questions so get your
thinking caps on!
Safe travelling!
Travelwise Quiz · Weeks 5-6
6. Where is the safest place to cross the street
on Sartors Ave?
7. Name two roads that have access pathways
to Sherwood School, other than Sartors Ave.
8. Between what times does the Road Patrol
operate?
Sherwood Awarded Travelwise Gold
Sherwood is very proud to announce that we have
been awarded a GOLD award by Auckland
Transport for our work with the Travelwise
programme. The Travelwise programme supports
schools across the Auckland region by
encouraging safe, sustainable and active travel to
and from school to improve the health and
wellbeing of the community. With over 400
schools participating in this programme, together
we have achieved some great outcomes for the
community including improved road safety and the
reduction of congestion around schools. Part of
this programme includes the ‘Walking School Bus’
whom are holding a meeting for interested parents
at Café Pasqua on Tuesday 9th June at 9.30am.
Well done to all concerned!
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Term 2 - No. 3 - Thursday 21st May 2015
Cup Cake and Chocolate Rockets
Every Tuesday at morning tea time at Before &
After School Care. Cupcake and Chocolate
Rockets for sale.
Cupcakes: $2.00 each
Chocolate Rockets: 20c each or 6 for $1.00
SHERWOOD LUNCHROOM
OPEN FRIDAYS ONLY
Whole School Discos
Tonight!!!
Years 1 – 3 – 5.00pm – 6.10pm
Years 4 – 6 – 6.30pm – 8.00pm
We are very lucky to be able to hold the discos in
the old Manuka classrooms by the senior
playground. We ask that no pre-schoolers are
allowed in the disco room please due to limited
space, and for health & safety reasons.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Parent/Teacher Interviews
If you didn’t have an interview in Term 1, you will
be asked to make an appointment for an interview
with your child’s teacher. (Details of how to book
this have already been sent home). Times will be
Wed 1st July from 1.30pm-6.00pm and Thurs 2nd
July from 3.30pm-8.00pm. School will close on
Wed 1st July at 1.00pm for these interviews to
take place.
Board of Trustee – Casual Vacancy
Do you care about your child's education? Do you
want to have a say in how Sherwood school is
run? Do you want to shape the future of New
Zealand by shaping it's future leaders? Join the
Board of Trustees.
We are a friendly team of parents who want the
best for all of Sherwood's children and we would
like you to join us.
If you can spare a couple of hours a week and
would enjoy getting together with like minded
people once a month for a couple of hours in the
evening then Sherwood school needs you.
We have space for 3 new members, no
experience required.
If you have any questions or would like to know
more
please
contact
Sarah
Timmis botchair@sherwoodprimary.school.nz
Entertainment Books
Thanks
to
our
wonderful parents, we
have raised nearly
$700 already, and
books
are
more
popular than ever.
Parents
can
go
to
this
link http://www.entbook.co.nz/9998j2 to
make
payment or place an order if they have already
returned their book – but we do need any books
back now if they are not wanted, (tomorrow,
Friday 22nd May is the last day they can be
returned), thank you. (Reminders went home this
week).
This link is a short youtube video explaining how
the
new
digital
membership
works https://youtu.be/Vvtg5fceC7Y. Both these
links can be copied and pasted onto facebook
feeds to “Spread the Word”. Anyone who clicks on
your payment link will help generate money for the
school…
Yummy Stickers
Just a quick reminder the
Yummy Sticker Promo has
kicked off again for this
year. It’s amazing that 18
years on, we are still
running it!!
This year we have some exciting new varieties of
apples available, SWEETANGO, AMBROSIA and
LEMONADE.
We thought it would be great if the kids tried these
new varieties, so we have a special 'New Variety
Sticker Sheet' available to get you DOUBLE your
sticker points. This is available on our website.
HTTP://WWW.YUMMYFRUIT.CO.NZ/PDF/NEW_VAR
IETY_STICKER_COLLECTION_SHEET.PDF
(Or alternatively you can collect a sheet from the
school office.)
I hope you enjoy eating lots of Yummy
apples….and try some of our exciting new
varieties.
Sue de Lisle - The Yummy Fruit Company - 0800
2 yummy - www.yummyfruit.co.nz
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ASB School Banking Promotion
Due to popular demand we have brought back our
ASB School Banking Promotion called “ Score
with ASB School Banking”
Saving $1 with ASB could Score you a share of
$5000.00.
If your child is registered for the ASB School
Banking Programme, they have the chance to win
$10, $20 or $50 in fortnightly cash prizes to help
encourage them to make regular savings.
How to Score with ASB School Banking.
It’s easy. To enter the fortnightly prize draw,
simply deposit at least $1, into your registered
Headstart account through your school’s ASB
School Banking Programme or electronically by
entering “score” in the reference section.
The competition runs from Monday 20 April, 2015
and closes on Sunday 12 July, 2015. The
winners will also be presented with a certificate in
recognition of their great attitude to saving. Help
your kids start saving today.
Sushila Ram
School Account Manager | North Harbour Region |
Youth & Initiatives | ASB - 09 448 4083 direct |
021 242 6379 mobile | 40083 extension
| sushila.ram@asb.co.nz | asb.co.nz
Parenting Through Separation
The Parenting Through Separation programme is
now running at Takapuna Normal Intermediate
School.
This free programme was developed by the
Ministry of Justice to help separating parents
achieve the best outcomes for their children.
It is delivered by Triple P New Zealand, working
with a Family Court lawyer.
Session times are: (7-9pm) May 19 and May 26,
2015.
To register: ph Triple P 09 579 1794.
Helen Vause
Communications Consultant
Triple P New Zealand Ltd
www.triplep.net
09 579 1794/021 0698 703
Old Mobile Phones Can Do
Incredible Things!
The Starship Mobile Phone Appeal
raises funds for the Starship National
Air Ambulance Service which brings
critically ill or injured children from all
over the country to Starship for lifesaving care. Year-round, the Starship
National Air Ambulance Service flies
top
medical
experts
to
life-threatening
emergencies where they stabilise the child and
allow them to be brought safely to Starship to
receive the care they need.
For more details, visit www.starship.org.nz/phone.
Thank you.
Albany Junior High School – Open
Evening – Wednesday 29th July 2015
5.00-6.30pm – Meet the staff and view the school.
At 6.45pm there will be an address from the
Principal, staff and selected students in the
gymnasium.
Sherwood is now on
Facebook
Please Enrol Your Child
If you live in our school zone and have a preschool aged child who is due to turn 5 before the
end of June next year please ensure that you
enrol him/her as soon as possible. If you live out
of our school zone and have a child currently
attending our school with a younger sibling about
to turn 5 before next July, please fill in an Out of
Zone Enrolment Form as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Lateness
Unfortunately we seem to have an increasing
number of children arriving late to school. Often
these are children who are late on a regular basis.
It is very important that children arrive on time as
the first part of the morning, in particular, is a very
important part of the school day, where the
agenda and expectations of the day are
discussed.
Please ensure your child/children
arrive on time.
Thank you.
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Cross Country
A huge congratulations to the whole school who
all trained hard and did their best during the
school cross country earlier this month. You all did
a fantastic job and should be very proud of
yourselves.
Year 5 and 6 are Energised!
We would like to thank Raymond, from Electrix,
who spoke to the children about energy and
showed them a range of experiments that involved
smoke, flames and even a grapefruit!! The
children and teachers alike thoroughly enjoyed
this and it was a great addition to our Energy
Inquiry.
Year 1 and 2 Visit MOTAT
A special thanks to all the parents and whanau
who came along to cheer the children on, this all
helps to ensure everyone puts in 100% and feels
proud of their run!
As part of our Term 2 inquiry about air, the Year 1
and 2 children visited the Museum Of Transport
And Technology (MOTAT). The day began with a
classroom session lead by a representative of
MOTAT. The children were able to experience the
presence of air and explore ways in which we use
it. One of the best experiments involved the
children making their own flying machine and
putting it into a wind tunnel to see if it would lift.
We were impressed by the number of aeroplanes
they had there and the many different uses they
had. There was much discussion about the size of
the wheels, the propellers and the colours each
plane had been painted. It was a very enjoyable
day!
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