Term 3 Week 4: Friday 16 August 2024
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Important Dates 2024
TONIGHT – Whole School Production – Rooms 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19
Friday 23 August – Whole School Production – Rooms 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
Tuesday, 27 August – Sunnybrae Open Morning for New Entrants,10:00-11:30 am
Thursday 29 August – Year 3-6 Cross Country, 1:30 pm – Everyone is Welcome
Thursday 5 September – PTA Meeting, 7pm in the Staffroom
Wednesday 11 September – Wig Wednesday, Gold Coin Donation for Kiwi Kids with Cancer.
Thursday 12 September – Interschool Cross Country Team, School Disco Night
Friday 13 September – Whole School Assembly, 2:15 pm – Everyone is Welcome
Wednesday 18 September – Photolife Class and Individual Photos
Please refer to the Hero calendar on your app or click here to see future events at Sunnybrae.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Spotlight: Year 1 & 2
Sunnybrae Open Morning
Enrolment at Sunnybrae
Emergency Procedures: Fire Drill
Production Update: Tonight’s Show
North Shore Safe Zone Magazine
Learning Support Awareness Day
Sports Update: Year 3-6 Cross Country
Community Notices
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The PB4L focus for next week will be on:
Respect: Everywhere – Be in the right place at the right time and be responsible.
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SPOTLIGHT: YEAR 1 & 2
Inquiry Unit on Stories
The students have listened to stories and have used Compare and Contrast Maps to look at the differences and similarities between the stories. They are learning that stories help us understand things about our past, New Zealand and the world we live in. It has been exciting to have parents visit our classrooms and read us stories that are special to them and their cultures.
Room 1
I liked it when my mum came in to read us a story in Russian because I speak Russian. By Lidia
I loved it when Lidia’s mum read us a story. I liked the book because the characters became friends. By Dixie
Room 4
The stories were fun. I liked both of the stories. I chose them. The stories were Chinese and English and I wanted everyone to understand the words. By George
I like the elephant story because the blind boy touched the elephant’s leg and it felt like a tree branch. It was fun to have George’s mum come and read the story. By Kasper
Room 5
I liked the story about all the birds. I liked all the different colours they had. By Joshua
I loved having a story read to us. By Dylan
Room 8
I liked giving Bee Bot instructions and bossing it around to get it where I wanted, so I could retell a story. By Lachlan K
I liked how I fixed the instructions on Bee Bot to retell the story of The Three Little Pigs. By Enara
Room 10
Room 10 have been reading lots of stories from Aotearoa. One of our favourites is Maui and the fish. We are also making some beautiful art of Maui’s hook with our buddy class.
My favourite story is Maui and the fish because the fish turned into the North Island. By Logan
I like Maui and the fish because I like the details. By Isabella
Room 11
We are learning about different countries and they all have different unique stories. By Mischa
Myths are what people believe about how their country was created. By Jeevan
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Enrolment at Sunnybrae
If you live ‘in the zone’ and have a child turning 5 this year, please make sure you enrol your child/children as soon as possible. Please also encourage any new families to enrol their children, as this helps us with future planning. Please visit our website, www.sunnybrae.school.nz, and complete the enrolment form. We also have places available for Year 1 out-of-zone enrolment. Please complete the in-zone application form on our website to enrol.
If you are moving away from Sunnybrae, please contact the office as soon as possible.
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EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
Fire Drill
As part of our ongoing monitoring of our Emergency Procedures, we had a Fire Drill in the afternoon of Wednesday 14 August. The fire bell announcement was made, children lined up outside in their respective areas where a roll count was taken. These drills also test our indoor and outdoor speakers ensuring emergency announcements can be heard. This drill took 5 minutes to complete. Following the drill and the ‘all clear’ announcement was made, teachers completed a debrief document with their class.
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PRODUCTION UPDATE:
Rehearsal Practise
All our Sunnybrae students enjoyed yesterday’s dress rehearsal at Westlake Girls. It was a great opportunity for the students to practise on a full size stage and get to see their fellow classrooms dance routines. We hope to see lots of our families tonight for the first production featuring Rooms 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 15, 17 and 19.
If you purchased your ticket on myKindo please check your child’s school bag. If you child was absent today, your tickets will be held at the door sales table if a sibling was not at school either. Tickets can still be purchased at the venue tonight.
Performing students need to be at the venue at 6:00 pm. Doors Open at 6:30 pm. The show starts at 7:00 pm.
Adult $20, Sunnybrae Student $5, Child (14 years and under) $10. Students and children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult while watching the show. Sunnybrae Students do not need a ticket on their own performance night. Venue: Westlake Girls High School Event Centre. Corner of Wairau Road and Shakespeare Road, Takapuna. Parking at Smales Farm.
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Tickets are still available to purchase on myKindo for Friday 23 August show. Click here to purchase tickets. Online ticket sales close at 5:00 pm on Thursday 22nd August. Friday 23rd August Cast B: Rooms 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
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Learning Support Awareness Day
29 August 2024
All tamariki in Aotearoa deserve access to the support they need to thrive in education. This can look like a teacher aide, specialist, or professional advice for teachers. The need for learning support far outstrips provision – for every seven tamariki who access support, three miss out. Ministry of Education learning support staffing has a 16% vacancy rate.
Teachers, education support staff, principals and learning support specialists agree on what is needed:
• Increase the number of teacher aides
• Increase the number of learning support specialists
This is how the Government could really make a difference in education for tamariki.
Sign up for info on how you can help make the change our tamariki need at: nzeiteriuroa.org.nz/campaigns/nga-aukaha
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SPORTS UPDATE:
Year 3-6 Cross Country
Thursday 29 August from 1.30pm
We are excited to announce that our annual Year 3-6 Cross Country event is just around the corner! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to showcase their athletic abilities, and enjoy an afternoon of outdoor activity. Parents and caregivers are all welcome to come and watch the races. The event starts with the Year 6 boys and girls championship runners, Year 5 boys and girls championships runners, then all Year 4 boys and girls followed by all Year 3 boys and girls. The last event will be the Fun Run for Year 5 and 6 girls then Year 5 and 6 boys.
Students 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.
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Kind regards
Lorene Hurd, Principal
SUNNYBRAE NORMAL SCHOOL
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