Newsletter – Term 3, Week 3

Term 3 Week 3: Friday 4 August 2023

Important Dates
Out of Zone Ballot Open – Applications welcome for Year 1-4
Monday 7 August – Lucky Book Club online orders close
Wednesday 9 August – PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm Staffroom
Friday 11 August – School Assembly – parents, caregivers + whånau welcome
Friday 11 August – Daffodil Day; Mufti Day Gold Coin Donation
Friday 11 August – Year 3 & 4 Dance Performance in the Hall, 3:10 pm, Family Welcome
Thursday 17 August – Year 3-6 Cross Country Meet, 1:30pm. Everyone Welcome
Monday 21 August – Out of Zone Ballot Closes for Year 1-4
Tuesday 12 September – Photolife Class & Individual Portraits

IN THIS ISSUE:
Positive Behaviour for Learning
Spotlight on Year 2
Emergency Procedures
Mental Health Education
Year 3 & 4 Dance Performance
Daffodil Day – Supporting NZ Cancer Society
Help – Toy cars needed for Year 1
Sports Update: Sunnybrae Basketball Reps
PTA Update: Farewell to Justine MacKenzie, PTA Chairperson
Enrolments at Sunnybrae
Out of Zone Ballot Open
Community Notices

The PB4L focus for Term 3 Week 3 will be on: 
Respect: Everywhere – Looking after our belongings; Using equipment correctly.

Describing Our Amazing Sunnybee
Sunnybee has yellow and black stripes. He is special because he is helpful and cleans Mrs Rennie-Younger’s Office. Sunnybee was at the disco on Friday. Lots of children were at the disco with him. Sunnybee is lucky because he gets to stay in Sunnybrae. Christie (Room 12)

Sunnybee has yellow and black stripes. He has the same colours as Sunnybrae. On Friday at the disco Sunnybee had a cuddle with me and Mrs Sharpe took a photo of me and him. Georgia (Room 12)

Sunnybee is a cute bee because he watches Room 11 at the assembly. Sunnybee looks like a stripy bee and he wears a red vest. He has two yellow shoes and two black bumpy legs. Sunnybee feels squishy and warm. He likes to go to the DP’s office. Vega (Room 11)

Sunnybee has two grey wings. He has a red vest. He has two arms and legs. Sunnybee is very excited when the big jar is full of flower gems. It is fun seeing the children playing in their classes. Stanislaw (Room 8)

Earthquake Drill
On Wednesday 2 August Sunnybrae Normal School ran an Earthquake Drill at our school.
All students were prepared for the drill by their classroom teacher. An announcement was made indicating an earthquake. Once the announcement was made, staff and students dropped to the ground to Drop, Cover and Hold. This required people to stay in the building and get under the nearest table or strong structure and get into the turtle position (on knees, rolled into a ball, hands over head). The drill lasted for 6 minutes. Following the drill and the ‘all clear’ announcement was made, teachers completed a debrief document with their class.

Throughout the year, the Year 3/4 students have engaged in learning experiences provided by Mitey. Mitey is an evidence-based, school-wide approach to teaching Mental Health Education which is built around the NZ Curriculum and aligned to the Mental Health Education Guidelines.
Some of the learning experiences are taken from a unit of work that is based around the stunning book, Aroha’s Way. Lessons have focused on understanding emotions, recognising positive and negative thoughts, and developing strategies to build resilience and self-pride. Drama, oral language and writing are key components of the learning. 
The Year 3/4 teachers also utilise the Mitey resources to promote kindness, friendship and confidence.  

Year 3 & 4 Dance Performance
Every day from Monday 7th – Friday 11th August, the Year 3/4 students will participate in Dance Workshops provided by an instructor from ‘Dance Curriculum’. These workshops will occur during school time and are part of our unit of inquiry around dance and drama. 

On Friday 11th August, the Year 3/4 students need to stay at school from 3- 4pm for a final performance, specially for parents and whanau, beginning in the hall at 3:10 pm. The students will stay with their classroom teacher after school and be brought to the hall for the performance. Parents are welcome to go to the hall and take a seat after 3:00 pm.

Students need to leave school by 4:00 pm with an adult or stay on for the YMCA After-School Programme if this has been organised. Any other arrangement must be communicated with the classroom teacher. If you have any questions, please email your child’s teacher. The cost of the workshops is covered by the school, and we encourage all children to participate in all workshops as well as the final performance. This is going to be amazing!

Supporting Daffodil Day
Next Friday, 11 August, we will supporting Daffodil Day by requesting a Gold Coin donation as a fundraiser for the New Zealand Cancer Society.
This will be a non-uniform day. Students are encouraged to come dressed in yellow or their favourite outfit. Please hand coins to the classroom teacher on Friday.  

Toy Cars Needed
Thank you to the families who sent in some toy vehicles for the Year 1 Team. 
If you have toy cars that you are happy to donate to us, please drop these off at the Deputy Principal’s office. Thank you for your support.

SPORTS UPDATE:
Basketball Rep Players
Congratulations to Elliot (Room 17), Zoe (Room 18) and Deacon (Room 20), all in Year 5, who successfully trialled and were selected for the North Harbour Basketball Under 12 Representative Teams. Well done!

International Scout Scarf Day
On Tuesday August 1st, Scouts all over the country participated in Scout Scarf Day.
Scarf Day is an annual event where Scouts get to show their Scout pride and increase the public’s awareness of Scouting.  We were thrilled to have Timothy (Room 7), Kent (Room 18), Sophie (Room 15) and Bronwyn (Room 17) all wear their scarves to school and tell us about their groups.

PTA UPDATE:
Farewell Justine
We would like to express a huge thanks to Justine Mackenzie.
Justine has been a valued member of our PTA for 9 years and worked tirelessly on school fundraising events. She was a key organiser of many of our Food Festivals/Family Fun Days, designer of the Year 6 Leavers t-shirts and was, most recently, our Chairperson. Justine is an amazing asset to Sunnybrae, and we will miss her on our PTA team.

Back Row: Dora, Mon, Justine, Claire. Front row: Kat, Jane, Mei Ling, Sabina.

Out of Zone Ballot – Years 1 to 4 – Now Open.
We are excited to announce there will be a ballot for out-of-zone enrolments at Sunnybrae Normal School. The deadline for applications for places in Years 1-4 is 21 August 2023. The ballot will be held on 28 September 2023.

REMINDER:
Lunch Orders on MyKindo
Daily lunch orders delivered directly to school – check out the Ezylunch options availble on the myKindo website.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A MENU

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 School Hall.  

CLICK HERE TO BOOK 

COMMUNITY NOTICES:

NORTHCOTE INTERMEDIATE OPEN DAYS
Thursday 10^th and Friday 11^th August. Parents welcome to visit the school any time between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  No appointments are necessary. 

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/.