Newsletter Term 3 Week 1

Term 3 Week 1: Friday 21 July 2023

Important Dates
TONIGHT – PTA Fundraiser – Matariki School Disco
Saturday 22 July – Matariki North Shore
Tuesday 25 July – Year 1 Whānau Parent Workshop for Better Start Literacy, 5.30pm in the Staffroom
Wednesday 26 July – Northcote Intermediate Roadshow 
Thursday 27 July – Board of Trustees Meeting, 5.30 pm in Staffroom
Monday 7 August – Lucky Book Club online orders close
Wednesday 9 August – PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm in Staffroom
Friday 11 August – Assembly and Daffodil Day Mufti Day Gold Coin Donation
Thursday 17 August – Sunnybrae Cross Country Meet

IN THIS ISSUE:
Welcome to Term 3
Positive Behaviour for Learning
DIsco Tonight
Matariki North Shore
Sports Update: Year 3-6 Cross Country Traininig
PTA Update: Join the PTA
Enrolments at Sunnybrae
Community Notices

Arrivals at Sunnybrae
Welcome back to Term 3 and it’s been a busy start. 
On Monday we welcomed 15 new International Students into our school. They will be attending for the next 4 – 7 weeks experiencing life in a New Zealand school. We have also opened a new junior class for Room 1 with 11 new entrance students starting this week. Please make all our new families welcome.

The PB4L focus for Term 3 Week 1 will be on: 
Independence: Everywhere – Try new things.

Disco Tonight in the School Hall
PTA FUNDRAISER CELEBRATING MATARIKI 

Session Times:
Years 1 & 2 – 5.00pm to 6.15pm
Years 3 to 6 – 6.30pm to 7.45pm
$5 per child
Door sales available with cash or eftpos. There will be no admittance before 5pm Available for purchase on the night: SAUSAGE SIZZLE $3, MINI COOKIE $1, CHIPS 50c & DRINKS $2, GLOW TOYS ON SALE $1 to $4 each. DRESS UP – PRIZES TO BE WON Cash only on food and toy stalls.

Drop off and Pick up. There is the option for parents to ‘drop and go’ for each session. Entry to the Disco is via the side door to the Administration Block (by the staff carpark). No student will be allowed to leave the School Hall unaccompanied by a parent or caregiver. Please wait by the School Hall side doors (by the pool) to collect your child.

SPORTS UPDATE:
Years 3 to 6 Cross Country Training
Training will take place every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday before morning tea. Please ensure your child is prepared on these days. 

They will need to have suitable shoes to run on the footpaths as well as their SNS PE shirt (if they have one) to change into before running. Any necessary medication e.g. asthma inhalers, will also need to be handed into the school office. Students will be responsible for carrying these when they run. If you require any further information, please contact your child’s teacher. Race day will Thursday 17 August at 1:30 pm.

PTA UPDATE:
Join the PTA
The PTA would love to encourage more parents to come along and help in any capacity that you can. The Sunnybrae Normal School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) are currently seeking parents willing to help at school fundraising events. 

This is an opportunity to meet parents already involved with fundraising for the school, and how you can volunteer to help the Sunnybrae community and its students.
> Come and find out how your children already benefit from the PTA.
> No commitment to attend all meetings.
> Be a friend of the PTA.
> Provide us with feedback.
> Share new ideas for fundraising.

Please send an email to office@sunnybrae.school.nz to register your interest for our next meeting.

Storage Containers
We have ten 20L plastic bottles with lids that have held Chlorine from the pool, available for anyone to take home and use. Please email Piyal Ranasinghe, our caretaker at caretaker@sunnybrae.school.nz if you would like any. Pick up from the school.

REMINDER:
Contact with Your Child’s Teacher
Your child’s teacher is your first point of contact should you have any questions.  Hopefully by now you’ll have had a number of opportunities to meet and connect with them. 

The best way to contact your child’s classroom teacher is through Seesaw or email.  Please let us know if you have not yet been able to connect via Seesaw, and we can get this sorted for you. The power of the partnership between parents and teachers is immeasurable. We also have a strong Learning Leader Team should you need further advice. Do not hesitate to contact the Principal or one of our Deputy Principals should you have a question beyond the scope of your child’s classroom teacher or Learning Leader. We want you to feel supported as a whanau, parent/caregiver.

Kind regards
Lorene Hurd, Principal
SUNNYBRAE NORMAL SCHOOL

REMINDER:
Please note that all children are to be collected from school by 3.00 pm. If you are unable to collect before this time, you may be interested in booking your child into the YMCA after-school club held in the hall.  

CLICK HERE TO BOOK 

COMMUNITY NOTICES:

Brain Play teaches science & technology classes to Kiwi kids aged 5 – 13, right across the country! We offer holiday programmes, online classes, in-person after-school classes, in-school classes, and free events for communities. Our topics include 3D printing, coding, animation, STEM experiments, LEGO & more. Free trials are also available for new students. This term we are in Stanmore Bay, Huapai, Parnell and Hobsonville (as well as online)! Check out our website to learn more about what’s on at Brain Play & book in today – https://www.brainplay.co.nz/.