Newsletter Term 4 Week 7: Friday 24 November 2023

Term 4 Week 7: Friday 24 November 2023

Important Dates
Monday 4 December – Sports Prizegiving in the Hall, 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Thursday 7 December – Board of Trustees Meeting in the Staffroom, 6:30pm 
Tuesday 12 December – Year 6 Leavers Celebration & Prizegiving Hall 5:30 pm
Wednesday 13 December – Final Assembly in the Hall, 11:15 am – 12:30 pm followed by a Family Picnic on the Covered Turf & Field, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Thursday 14 December – End of Term 4 at 12:30 pm

IN THIS ISSUE:
Positive Behaviour for Learning
Spotlight on Year 2
Year 3-6 Athletics Day Results
Students Turning 5
Students Not Returning in 2024
ASB Getwise Programme
Library Book Return
Attendance
Homestay Families Needed for Intermediate Students
Roadworks on Sunnybrae
PTA Update: Year 6 Leavers T-Shirt, Parent Survey, Contributions to the School
Community Notices

The PB4L focus for next week will be on: 
Assemblies: All Values – respecting the speaker, actively listening and participating, performing with enthusiasm, showing respect when receiving an award

Room 11
In Room 11, we are learning about position and orientation. We had to cut out the instructions and the images, and paste them onto cardboard. We divided up the responsibilities for each team. Then we played the game, making sure we used the key, our knowledge of left and right and looked at the street names. We had to look at the map from the same position.

I like the buildings on the map. It is hard to play because you have to face the right way to know where to put things. Don

I like looking for where to put the ice cream truck. Reevie 

I like putting the football on the field. Youen

The cards tell you what to put where to put things. We need to know what is left and right. Cruz

We know our left and right. We are learning to read tricky words like the street names and the word ‘position’. Red group (Euphemia, Vega, Madeleine and Amelia)

Room 8
How fun would it be if you got to draw on the school grounds with colourful chalk and never have to worry about cleaning up afterwards? Well, our Sunnybrae Room 8 children can share their experiences with you! During this month’s Aotearoa Play Week, with the theme, “Play is everywhere!”, we’ve been sent some large chalk to be used outside by Sport New Zealand. 

Here are a few examples of senses poems we wrote afterwards.

I saw beautiful drawings and writings on the concrete next to Room 8.
I heard the children making excited noises and sharing ideas about what they were drawing.
I felt inspired because my partner had some amazing ideas about how to draw a T-Rex that survived the volcano eruption. By Jeddah 

I saw happy children drawing with bright rainbow-coloured chalk next to the school pool. 
My partner’s drawing of a unicorn rabbit looked similar to mine.
I heard the children laughing because their drawing was a little funny.
I felt happy drawing with the chalk on the concrete ground next to Room 8. By Koloa 

I saw my classmates drawing with colourful chalk on the ground next to Room 8.
I heard my classmates laughing, getting ideas from each other and talking about what to draw.
I had so much fun drawing next to R8 with the colourful chalk. By Mia Lee 

I saw my friend Mia drawing a pink heart with chalk on the ground in the shade. 
I heard my friends talking about how much fun we were having by drawing with chalk on the ground. 
I felt happy because drawing Miss Kwon with the blue chalk was fun. By Briony 

Room 12 
Room 12 has been anticipating and looking forward to the Huff ‘n Puff since the start of Term 4. Practising running the course had become part of our daily routine, ensuring we were well-prepared for the big day. 
When the day finally arrived, we were ready and raring to go. It was such a fun afternoon watching all our friends take part as we cheered the other classes on.
We had a class discussion and did some brainstorming. We spoke all about what we saw, how we felt and what we heard. Definitely a memorable afternoon.

Year 3 – 6 Athletics Day
On Friday 17 November, we held our annual Year 3 – 6 Athletics Day.
We were very lucky to have good weather so all children could participate in a variety of fun activities and/or sprint and field event finals. Thank you to all the staff who helped leading up to and on the day and to all whānau who came along to support.

Event placings are as follows:

Students Turning 5 Years Old in 2024
If you know of a child turning 5 who is keen to attend Sunnybrae, please encourage the family to enrol them so that we have accurate numbers of 5 year olds attending our school in 2024. Visit our website for the online enrolment form. Thank you for your support.

Current Year 1- 5 students not returning to Sunnybrae in 2024
If your child is not returning to Sunnybrae in 2024, please inform the school in writing so that we are aware of this as we work on class placements.
Please email office@sunnybrae.school.nz. Thank you in advance.

ASB Getwise – A Financial Literacy Programme for Years 3 – 6
This week our Years 3-6 students participated in workshops provided by facilitators from the highly valued ASB Getwise programme.
The students learned the fundamentals of money – from identifying needs and wants and learning to save, right through to budgeting – giving them a solid foundation to build on. 
Click here for more information

Library Book Return
Library stocktake will be getting underway over the next couple of weeks.  Please can we have a good check under beds, couches and wardrobes to locate and return all books. This is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.

Attendance
Attending school is important to your child’s wellbeing and everyday counts. Please ensure that over the next few weeks until school finishes for the year that your child/children attend every day.

To all parents who have downloaded the Hero app and are using the ‘Report an Absence’ function, we thank you. Via the Hero app, your notification is directly imported into our student management system, allowing efficient administration duties at the morning attendance.

Homestay Families Needed for TNIS
Be a Homestay Parent and Make a Difference
We have Korean learners arriving to study at TNIS for Term 1, 2024. Homestay compensation is $400 per student per week. Police vetting of anyone over 18 in the home will be required. A homestay learner is a great chance to share different cultures and widen your child’s worldview. Any families interested in hosting the visitors, please contact Vincent on 021 0272 2746.

Roadworks on Sunnybrae Road
Please be aware there may be some disruption to traffic flow along Sunnybrae Road and Northcote Road while Auckland Transport complete asphalt resurfacing.
The works are undertaken during the hours of 7pm to 5am, from Thursday 23 November for 6 x Night Shifts (no work undertaken on Friday and Saturday nights. Street parking may be affected.

PTA UPDATE:
Year 6 Leavers T-Shirt
All Year 6 parents can purchase a Year 6 Leavers T-shirt for their child for $25.
The T-shirts have been organised by our PTA as a fundraiser and a momento of their time at Sunnybrae. These can be purchased on MyKindo for $25. Orders close on Wednesday 29th November. Please note: these are not compulsory to buy. 
Click here to order online.

PTA Parent Survey – Feedback Wanted
The PTA would appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete a survey on Fundraising activities at Sunnybrae.
Your feedback on events and any new ideas you have would be welcome. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
Click here complete the survey .

Cash Contributions  
Thank you to all who purchased a Sausage and Iceblock as part of our Fundraiser today.  We have raised over $800. 
Please also consider making a cash contribution to the PTA by clicking on this link.  All funds will be greatly received and used to fund exciting projects in 2024.
Click here to contribute.

Kind regards
Lorene Hurd, Principal
SUNNYBRAE NORMAL SCHOOL

REMINDER:
Please note that all children are to be collected from school by 3.00pm. 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:

Book in one full paying adult cut or colour plus 2 children’s cuts and go in draw to win either A Stationery Pack for 2 children or 1 School Uniform
for the 2024 school year. You get to choose what option you’d like. 
Book online hairidentity.co.nz or phone 09 443 5077

Hair Identity, 41 Sunnybrae Road, Hillcrest 
Open from 1 September – 30 November.  Drawn 1 December 2023.
T&C’s apply – see instore for details. This prize is for primary/intermediate aged children. 

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