Newsletter Week 11 – 12 April

Term 1 Week 11: Friday 12 April 2024

Important Dates 2024
Friday 12 April – End of Term 1 at 3:00 pm.
Friday 19 April – Flippa Ball registrations close.
Monday 29 April – Start of Term 2.
Monday 29 April – Table Tennis registrations close.
Thursday 2 May – BSLA Whānau workshop, 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm
Thursday 16 May – BOT Meeting in the Staffroom, 5:30 pm.

IN THIS ISSUE:
Year 1 & 2 Whānau Workshop
Spotlight on our Teams
Shore to Shore Fun Run
Sports Update: Flippa Ball and Table Tennis Registration, Congratulations Seals
Enrolment at Sunnybrae
Community Notices

The PB4L focus for next term will be on:
Respect: Everywhere – Using kind words.

Whānau Workshop for Year 1 & 2 Parents
The Year 1 and 2 parents are invited to a workshop where we will be sharing how we are teaching reading in the classroom following the Better Start Literacy Approach.
This is going to be a hands-on workshop and we will share how you can help at home. Please join us on Thursday 2 May at 3:15 pm to learn more.

Spotlight on Year 1 & 2
The junior team have had a fabulous Term One at kura (school).
Some of the highlights have been:
– Settling into our new classes and making new friends
– Swimming lessons and the swimming carnival
– Junky Monkeys
– Our unit of Inquiry on Learning and Growing
– Cricket
– Kapa Haka
– Family Fun Festival
– Visual arts and music

“I love being in Room 1! I like writing stories. I liked writing about the book Dress-up Hullabaloo.” – Lidia Room 1

“I liked playing with mobilo.” – George Room 4

“I like playing with the hot wheel cars and my friends” – Micah Room 5

“I loved the easter egg hunt because there were lots of eggs to pick up and we also got a sticker too!” – Enara Room 8

“I liked going swimming because it was fun and I love swimming.” – Nirvana Room 10

“This term I have liked doing some art and painting. I liked cricket and Junky Monkeys. I also liked building a hut and it was fun playing inside of it. I liked the swimming carnival, I came first in one of the races.” – Mischa Room 11

Spotlight on Year 3 & 4
Sunnybee and our RICE values.
Throughout this term we have enjoyed having Sunnybee visit our classrooms to remind us of how we should be behaving, what it means to be a good friend, how we need to be kind and respectful to all and for us to always to try our hardest. Sunnybee was so proud of us at our team assembly last week. He enjoyed helping Ms Scott read out the certificates and shake the students’ hands.

Spotlight on Year 5 & 6
The Year 5/6 Team have had a busy and active term.
Along with the swimming sessions, swimming sports and the tryathlon, we enjoyed the creative construction time during the Junky Monkey’s session. During our writing, we reviewed and completed recounts and created poems about our experiences. As part of our spelling programme, we have been developing our spelling skills and knowledge of digraphs and their associated sounds. Maths has involved a revision of our basic facts as well as creating a questionnaire and surveying and sharing our results as part of our statistics unit. When reviewing the roles and responsibilities of various members of family, school and wider community students gained a greater understanding of their associated contributions to their household and beyond. Recently students have been enjoying learning about the artist Romero Britto and his vibrant style of art as they complete their self-portraits.
It is hoped that during the upcoming holidays, students work through their Pre-Camp Spruce Up tasks as part of their preparation for our Term 2 school camp (June 12-14)!

Shore to Shore Fun Run
Well done to everyone who ran the Shore to Shore Fun Run last Sunday. Sunnybrae had 62 entries supporting our school. For every entry, a percentage will be donated to Sunnybrae as new sports equipment which all the students will benefit from playing with. A huge thank you to Lucy and Dean Farquhar who were our school ambassadors for the event. Lucy organised the race mascot to visit the school during assembly, which was very exciting for the students, and Dean set up the end of race meeting point so everyone could enjoy a refreshing morning tea after their big run. It’s great to see Sunnybrae families bringing our community together.

Student Recount:
On Sunday 7th April, it was the Harcourts Cooper & Co fun run.
My sister Georgie and I woke up early with excitement for the day and got our costumes on. It was so cool seeing everyone dressed up, rocking and ready to go! I ran with my Dad, Dean and friend, Noah P. My favourite part was when I could hear the supporters cheering us on as we ran and winning a spot prize – a bag of sports gear! We think there were over 60 entries from Sunnybrae. Next year let’s break 100 – TEACHERS TOO!!
Thank you to everyone that took part. I hope you had a great day! By Elliot, Room 18.

SPORTS UPDATE:
Term 2 Sport Registrations Are Open
Flippa Ball is played on Sunday afternoon between 2pm and 7pm at the Millenium Centre in Albany. Term 2 games run from Sunday 5th May – Sunday 23rd June (No games 26th May, 9th June due to Pool Closure and Kings Birthday). Fees will be approx $80 per player.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Table Tennis is played at the North Harbour Table Tennis Centre (behind the YMCA) on a Wednesday evening from 5-7pm. The season will run from Wednesday 8 May until Wednesday 3 July. Ress will be approx $45 per player.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Contact Rachel Olliver for further information: rolliver@sunnybrae.school.nz

Congratulations to the Seals

Year 5/6 Flippa Ball Team pictured from left: Elliot, Yiyi, Conor, Coach Deano, Noah, Bronwyn, Noelle, Helene

Student Recount:
On Sunday 7 April, the flippa ball finals were on. I arrived early so I went to get changed. I came back and the others in the team had started arriving so I sat down next to Eli. Then I realised how tired and sore I was after the Shore to Shore Fun Run. Deano gave us all our positions and we scurried along to the pool edge. I was in defence with Eli and Noelle, Noah, Helene and YiYi were attacking and Bronwyn was goalie. Everyone was so bouncy and excited for the game. SPLASH! I jumped in and swam to the pool edge, ready for the whistle to blow. PREEP! In a flurry of a movement, the ball was passed back as the strikers swam up, so I passed it up to Noah and he had a shot. “YES!” I thought to myself as we retreated back to our spots. Another goal! Another goal! I was so happy! Things were looking good. BAM! Bronwyn blocked another goal, and again! But, as quickly as we had started scoring, we stopped. The opposing team managed to get the ball and they scored. But that wasn’t going to stop us! The whistle blew for half time so we swapped sides and had a team huddle. I was moved into attack. We continued and Eli scored. So did the other team. But the final whistle blew. A HUGE cheer came from the crowd. We had won the final! Undefeated for the whole term! What a flippin amazing flippa ball game! By Conor, Room 20

Enrolment at Sunnybrae
If you live ‘in 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.
If you are moving away from Sunnybrae, please contact the office as soon as possible. We also have places available for Year 1 out of zone enrolment.

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.