Week 9 Newsletter

Term 2 Week 9: Friday 23 June 2023

Important Dates
All of June – PTA 30 Days of Prizes Raffle Drawn Daily
Wednesday 28 June – Takapuna Normal Intermediate visiting year 6 students
Friday 30 June – End of Term 2
Monday 17 July – Start of Term 3
Friday 21 July – PTA Fundraiser – Matariki School Disco
Wednesday 26 July – Northcote Roadshow 
Thursday 17 August – Sunnybrae Cross Country

IN THIS ISSUE:
Positive Behaviour for Learning
Grand Unveiling Highlights
Spotlight on Years 3 & 4
Mental Health Update
Celebrating Success: Claire Nichols
Sports Registration: Flippa Ball & Table Tennis
Positive Parenting – After the Disaster – continued
PTA Update: 30 Days of Prizes Raffle, Matariki Disco
Enrolments at Sunnybrae
Reminder: After School Pickup
Community Notices

The PB4L focus for Term 2 Week 10 will be on: 
Independence: Playgrounds and Fields, choose safe and sensible places to play

Grand Unveiling
It was so fabulous to see so many families attending our Grand Unveiling last week to celebrate the new facilities and artworks at Sunnybrae Normal School. Thank you so much for taking the time to come along and join in with the activities and for supporting our PTA fundraiser. If you have any wonderful photographs taken on the day and would like to share, please email them to office@sunnybrae.school.nz. 

The students have been learning about different elements of dance and drama, and how these are used to express ideas and tell stories.
The students have also been making abstract masks out of cardboard as part of the visual arts programme. Exploring different shapes and using a mix of smooth and corrugated textures have been important elements in creating these unique masterpieces. Learner Qualities such as creativity, self expression and collaboration are specifically fostered through the exploration of The Arts. It is exciting to see students working together and expressing their ideas in different ways.

Part 4 of 5
Mana Tū
Children need the skills to understand and deal with difference and adversity such as courage, resilience, self discipline, humility and tenacity.

Mana Tū develops when children know:

• they can learn and be successful
• what they are good at.
• what areas they need to work on.
• they can achieve their goals with hard work, determination and a “never give up” attitude.

Children demonstrate Mana Tū when they:

• respect that everyone learns differently.
• are a generous, kind and humble classmate
• show gratitude when learning from others who think about the world differently to them.
• are self-disciplined and make good choices.
  Ref: Mitey, Sir John Kirwan Foundation

CELEBRATING SUCCESS:
Congratulations Claire
Last Saturday, on the 17th June, Claire Nichols from Room17 attended the West Auckland Performing Arts Competition 2023 in String Solo 9 &10 years old and won the 1st Prize and rewarded the Anthony Hollows String Solo Trophy under 10 years old.  We are very proud of our Sunnybrae students achievement.

SPORTS REGISTRATION:
Table Tennis
Would your child like to play Table tennis for SNS on a Wednesday evening. Games are played at the North Harbour Tennis Centre behind the YMCA in Akoranga Drive, from 5pm – 7pm every week. Year 5 and 6 only students only. 
Please CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR TERM 3

Flippa Ball
Is your child interested in playing Flippa Ball for SNS on a Sunday afternoon? Games are played at the Millenium Centre in Albany between 1pm & 6pm. Students need to be strong swimmers to play Flippa Ball. Year 4, 5 and 6 students only. 
Please CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR TERM 3

Natural disasters can be frightening and distressing experiences for children, teenagers and adults. Extreme weather conditions are part of the natural landscape in many countries. These events can be overwhelming and terrifying when they happen. The loss caused by natural disasters can be significant – including the loss of a family member or friend, a pet, a home or belongings.

After a disaster, it is common for children of all ages and stages of development to become distressed. Parents’ own emotional reactions may be complicated by worrying about how their children are coping, what their children’s reactions mean, how serious they are, and how to manage children’s emotions and behaviour. The following information will help parents understand children’s reactions; know how to encourage children to naturally resolve their distress, and answer their children’s questions.

This is Part 7 of a 7 part series…

KEY STEPS
It is common for children to experience a range of different emotions and behaviours that may be a change from their ‘pre-disaster’ personality. 

Children look to their parents to figure out how they should react.

Re-establish as many of your family’s normal routines as quickly as possible.

Listen to your child and accept their feelings.

Be supportive and remind them that the adults in their lives love them and that they are safe. Make sure your children know the family has a plan for natural disasters and that they have jobs within this plan.

Most children will recover naturally following the disaster. For the small number who don’t, there is effective psychological help.

FURTHER HELP

If you have any questions or have tried these strategies and are concerned about your child’s progress, please reach out to your classroom teacher for guidance on where to obtain support.

Thank you Stationery City
For your kind donation of $154.27 to Sunnybrae – this being 10% of the sales of Back to School stationery packs purchased by our school families.
Check out their store at 2 Porana Road, Glenfield or online at www.stationerycity.co.nz

Sunnybrae School student appearing in School of Rock in July school holidays 

PTA UPDATE:
30 Days of Prizes Raffle
Raffle winners this week are: George Jones, K Buenaflor, Hiramai Nom, Alexandra Miller,
Please check Facebook for up-to-date notifications of all the daily winners.

Matariki Disco – Friday 21 July
Coming up on the first week of Term 3 is the Fundraising Disco.
Beat the queue by pre-purchasing your $5 tickets on myKindo. Online sales close 9am Thurs 20 July – Print or show your MyKindo Tax Receipt/Order Confirmation on your smartphone for entry. Door sales will be available.  Available for purchase on the night are glow toys, sausage sizzle, drinks, chips and cookies.  Please bring gold coins.

We are seeking parent volunteers to support the smooth operation of our Matariki Disco night. Assistance is required for setting up, managing sales, and cleaning up. Your participation is crucial to ensure the success of this event. Kindly sign up using the provided form, as we greatly rely on the support of parents to make this disco a resounding success.

Please click here to register as a helper

REMINDER:
After School Pickup
We ask for your assistance in the following ways:

• Be on-time to collect your child no later than 3.15pm.
• Please do not take home another student unless you have contacted their parents to obtain permission. 
• If you see a student who is not accompanied by a parent/caregiver just outside of our school grounds and you are concerned, direct the student to return to the school office to wait for their parents to collect them. You may wish to walk the student back to the office. The Office Staff will call the parents.
• Ensure your child knows what gate they will be picked up from and by whom.
• Clarify each morning if your child will be attending After School Care or not.
• If you have booked your child into the YMCA after school care, but you decide to collect your child personally, please let the YMCA know in advance.
• If there are any changes to pick up plans during the day, please call the office on 443 5058.

It would be most helpful if all students knew at least one parent’s phone number or have the number(s) written down and stored in their school bag in case of these situations. By ensuring that these processes are followed, it makes for a safer and stress free pickup for your child.

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/.