Newsletter 18

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KEEP MOVING KEEP GROWING 24 June 2021 KEEP LEARNING Issue 18 Tupungia te aroha o te ako hei anga mua

New Principal Announcement

Kia ora Students, Parents & Caregivers

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Hinei Taute as the new Principal of Lynmore Primary School. Hinei comes to us with over 20 years of teaching and leadership experience and has worked in a variety of schools including Principal of Whakarewarewa School, Deputy Principal of Rotorua Intermediate and Lead Principal of the Rotorua Central Kahui Ako (Community of Learning) which includes 9 schools, 1 Tertiary provider and 23 Early Learning Centres in the central Rotorua Cluster. She is currently Principal at Whakarewarewa School, a position she has held since 2017. She has successfully increased the school roll from 79 to 160 students in four years. Hinei has great collaboration skills where she is able to actively listen and work towards bringing groups of diverse people together and their ideas to achieve common goals. She leads, serves and participates in all aspects of school life. Hinei has a Masters of Education with honors from the University of Waikato and continues to develop her lifelong love of learning. She is an active sports person, coach, mentor, grandmother, wife and dedicated mother of 5. She was born and raised in Rotorua, spent 12 years in Australia and the United Kingdom and returned to Rotorua in 1996. With four years’ experience as a Principal, nine years as a Deputy Principal and extensive experience as hands-on teacher at both Intermediate and Primary schools’; we are very confident that Hinei is the ideal person to lead our school into the future. The Board was very pleased with the calibre of applicants. Our process involved reviewing all the candidates against the values and attributes (below) that we had advertised. This table was derived from the community, staff and student voice collected. We were then able to determine the shortlist, visit shortlisted candidates schools and then conduct interviews and make the key appointment to the Principal role.

FROM THE PRINCIPALS...

This term is racing by! It has been great to see the sunshine during some parts of the week. Next week we have a busy one with school photos, PEP’s (Personalised Education Plan) and we have a group of children who are representing Lynmore at the Bay of Plenty Cross Country Championships in Tauranga.

Personalised Education Plan meetings are next week. We really encourage you to make a booking with your child’s teacher for a catch up to discuss learning. We believe in this process and have seen great value come from the partnership of home and school working together to support the growth and learning of our students. Keep up the great work with this!

We wish all of the students the very best that are representing Lynmore School in the next week. We have a number of students that have qualified for the Epro8 Grand Fi- nal tomorrow at Mokoia Intermediate. They will be participating against other schools at engineering and technology challenges. We wish you all the best. We also have a group of 16 students that are participating at the BOP Cross Country next week in Tauranga. You have all worked extremely hard to make it this far and are very proud of you for this effort. We wish you all of the best for your run!

A huge congratulations to the following children:

Nadia in Room 1a who participated in Trinity College London Grade 2 Guitar Examination last Thursday. She has been playing the guitar for two and a half years. Her hard work, dedication and commitment paid off. She got 92 and achieved with a well deserved DISTINCTION. Well done Nadia!

Nathanael in Room 3 who got 96% in a recent Piano exam. What a fantastic achievement, well done Nathanael, we hope to hear you play one day!

Keira in Room 3 who got the most improved 10 year old swimmer for Swim Rotorua! What an amazing achievement Keira, keep it up!

Success stories If your children have been involved in any events outside of school please do let us know so that we can celebrate their success in the newsletter.

Enjoy the rest of your week and weekend ahead.

Nga mihi

Michael Cunliffe and Billinda Connolly-Tevendale

P.E.P. (Personalised Education Plan)

Important! Please check you have the correct day and have booked.

On Monday night the PEP interview booking sheets were sent out via Seesaw, unfortunately it had the wrong dates so shortly after the first PEP message came out on Seesaw another one was sent with a new code. Please make sure you have the correct booking for next week. Sorry for the inconvenience this has caused.

We have set up a P.E.P calendar for those parents who have yet to participate in our P.E.P (Personalised Education Plan) meetings this term.

While we highly encourage you to touch base with your child’s teacher when the need arises, we realise that some of you may not have been able to do this as of yet. As a result we have some available P.E.P bookings available that you may like to utilise next week.

Please follow the instructions below to book your meeting time. If you are unable to make any of these times, please contact your child’s teacher to arrange another meeting.

Instructions:

Go to the website www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/ and enter the code y3cfz in the ‘School event Code’. Enter your full name, email address, and choose how many students you are booking for and enter their names then click ‘Go’. Choose your child’s teacher/s and click ‘Go’. Click the square on the date and time/s you would like and then click ‘Go’. Finished! Your booking will be listed on the screen and also emailed to your email address. You can print your bookings at this stage. At any time you can re-enter and change or cancel your bookings. If you run

into any difficulties, please see the office or your child’s teacher.

Bookings will be closed on Sunday 27th June at 5pm. We look forward to seeing you next week

ICAS EXAMINATIONS 2021 All registrations need to be completed by Friday 2nd July; no late entries can be accepted. Spare forms are available at the office.

Aroha Curiosity Integrity Courage

Whare Ako Kupe Classes

Room 21 Room 20 Room 21 Room 3 Ciara Jack Millie Christian

For the way you interact so For the way you For showing in- For showing thoughtfully and positively display curiosity tegrity in the way courage in the with others all the time. You towards learning that you listen to way that you show aroha to everyone in our through play. You others when they are taking large classroom, and support are so eager to try are sharing their responsibility other children when you can new things and I Teach the Teach- for your learn- see they need help. You are just love your ‘can er. You are al- ing by being always on task, and making do’ attitude you ways able to an- organised and the right choices and Room 21 display. You have swer their ques- ready each is very lucky to have you. Keep made amazing cre- tions with the morning. being awesome, Ciara! ations with your correct answers. Christian it is friends both inside You are growing also awesome Room 19 and out of the as a role model to see you ap- classroom environ- daily by the way proaching Caydence ment. We are lucky you are trying to your learning to have you in be the best ver- with a positive For always showing aroha. Room 20 Jack. sion of yourself. attitude and Caydence, you are so kind and Keep on doing persevering to sweet to your peers in Room what you’re do- be the ‘best 19. I love how you alway know ing! you can be! what to say or do to help your Keep up the friends feel better. You are Room 8 great mahi always eager to help your Helen Christian! friends or myself when we need something. You truly For your lookout for everyone in Room phenomenal 19. Thank you for being so work ethic in thoughtful. You're amazing. class. You always

strive to do your Room 8 best and perse- Nastassja vere when tasks challenge you. For the aroha and kindness You have a you show to others. You are growth mindset such a positive member of the and this has been class and treat others with so reflected in your much respect. I love how you progress this encourage others and year. Keep up the celebrate their achievements. amazing work We are very fortunate to have mahi. you in our class.

Aroha Curiosity Integrity Courage

Whare Ako Ihenga Classes

Room 27 Room 1 Room 16a Room 25 Parizaat Lucy-Belle Brodie Manaia

For showing kind- For the way you For letting your friends For the way you ness and including approach all of join in the game and display courage others in your games your learning. You making them happy. towards learning and activities. You show curiosity by Brodie, you are a kind through play. You are always so happy asking questions, friend to your peers are so eager to to share and take looking at new and they enjoy your learn new things turns. Thank you for concepts from all company. Thank you and you give always showing angles and always for showing integrity. everything a go aroha, Parizaat. We pushing yourself from taking risks are super lucky to to produce your on the play- have you in Room best work. Room 17a ground 27. Nico especially on the

monkey bars and

Room 1A in literacy you are For always showing an Koki learning all the amazing attitude letter sounds towards learning. You which will help For the way you constantly show all of you with your have worked with the Lynmore School reading. Keep up your Robocup values and are ready to with that positive team, exploring learn. You put 100% attitude. and experiment- effort into everything

ing to make the you tackle and do so robots work. You with a smile. You are a Room 28 have that wonderful role model to Max curiosity to keep others and we love working to solve having you in Room For the way you the problems that 17A. Keep it up super- are always trying crop up. star. to get better at

whatever you are Room 24 doing! Your per- Samuel severance is wonderful and you For working hard and are encouraging doing the right thing to others not to give support our classroom up too. You during tidy up times. stand up for the You are kind to your right thing and friends and try your you remind oth- best in your school ers to do the work which you are same thing. Keep making great progress being amazing in. Max.

Aroha Curiosity Integrity Courage

Whare Ako Hinemoa Classes

Room 18 Room 13 Room 13 Room 13 Zachary Lucie Tayla Leah

For always For asking great For being a For having a ‘give-it-a-go’ being willing to questions about fantastic role attitude and leading your help in the your maths and model in the group in the rap song about classroom and writing work this class, always Hinemoa and Tutanekai. It is to help your term. You make trying hard in great to see you stepping far class members sure that you clari- your work and outside of your comfort when needed. fy your thinking by helping those zone. Keep it up, Leah! You do so asking peers and around you to quietly and in a teachers for sup- think properly by Room 17 way that makes port. This is what doing your work the person you great learners do. quietly. You are Addison are helping, Keep it up! definitely a For the courage you are feel good. You positive leader in showing in Room 17 each are certainly a the class. Well day. For being brave and role model for done on cross showing leadership skills others. country. when working in a group.

You are also working super

hard to improve your reading Room 23 and handwriting skills. Ka Brayden pai and keep up the awesome work, Addison. For the way you are displaying the Room 16 school values and Flynn making great choices both in For showing courage in our the classroom community item. You were and play- away for two days of practice ground. You are but still learnt your lines and trying hard and performed them well on modelling good stage. Keep up the great choices to your attitude Flynn. peers! Keep up this amazing Room 16 attitude Brayden, tino pai! Cooper

For taking on a challenging part in our community item and performing it with confidence on the stage. Well done Cooper and you did an awesome job.

Aroha Curiosity Integrity Courage SPONSORS NEEDED PLEASE!

Costs for advertising signage for a 2 year timeframe are as follows:

Te Ngae Road side: Per 1.5 x 750 advertising space

Iles Road side: Per 1.5 x 750 advertising space

¨ Spaces are limited to a first in first served basis. ¨ Only one advert per field of business will be taken e.g. one real estate, one plumber, etc. ¨ Timeslot is for 2 years and then the signage will be taken down and replaced with new purchases. ¨ The school will produce the sign based on the graphics and words you send to us.

COST: Te Ngae Road – 24 x advertising spaces available @ $2,200 plus GST each Iles Road – 9 x advertising spaces available @ $1.500 plus GST each To book your space (before they all go) email: [email protected]

A big thank you to the businesses that are supporting us to date - some of the signage is up yay! We encourage you to please support these businesses. More sites are available - please contact Mary-Anne at the school office.

ICAS EXAMINATIONS 2021

Once again we are providing an opportunity for any interested Year 4, 5 and 6 students to be a part of the ICAS examinations. This year the ICAS assessments are in the areas of Digital Technologies, Science, Spelling, Writing, English and Mathematics. These exams are best suited to students that are working well at their level and/or students that enjoy competition and challenge. If this is something you are interested in, please let your child’s classroom teacher know so they can send a registration form home.

This year, parents are required to register their child online. Please read through the registration form to learn how to complete the registration, and return the attached form to school if you would like practice booklets. All registrations are to be completed by Friday 2nd July; no late entries can be accepted.

TINKERING CLUB requires some electrical units for pulling apart please!! Leave them at the school office - thank you!

If you are having a clear out please think of us: We would love anything with wheels for kids: scooters, skateboards, bikes, wheelbarrows, wagons, ramps etc. We are also on the hunt for garden umbrellas, sun sails, plants for our flowers beds, paper, cardboard, crafty goodies. Toys/dress ups for role play, lego, mobilo, blocks, dolls, kitchen accessories. Natural items: shells, pinecones, pebbles etc. Wood and nails for our workbench area, tools etc. Please see Mrs C in Room 25. I would like to thank parents for contributing to our resources for Learning Through Play; from bikes, scooters, umbrellas, dress ups, blocks, wood, shells and more. We really appreciate your contribution!

Room 25 enjoyed experimenting with different flavours when creating smoothies. What learning occurred: The benefits of cooking with children: · Social-Emotional Development: Hands on cooking activities help children develop confidence and skill. Following recipes encourages children to be self- directed and independent, it also teaches them to follow directions and develop problem-solving skills. · Physical Development: Fine motor and eye-hand coordination skills are developing by chopping, mixing, squeezing, and spreading. · Cognitive Development: Cooking encourages childrens’ thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. It also allows children the opportunity to use the knowledge they have and apply it by counting, measuring, following a sequence, following directions, and cause and effect. · Language Development: Cooking offers the opportunity to develop language development by linking it to all other areas, including Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Arts, and Literacy. This is done by encouraging children to talk about what they are doing, counting, and watching materials change colour, texture, and medium.

What a fantastic performance from our Lynmore Students at the Central Schools Cross Country Champs on Thursday.

After a two-day postponement for bad weather, the day was met with a mix of nerves and excitement. It was an outstanding effort from all our Lynmore students with every one of them giving 100% right to the end.

The top 6 finishers in each age group progress to the BOP champs next week in Tauranga, and by the end of the day Lynmore had qualified an impressive 16 places.

Congratulations to those who made the podium, those who made it to the next event, and also to all those students that competed and did our school proud.

Central Cluster Cross Country Results 8 Year Old Boys 2nd Reuben 9 Year Old Boys 1st Matthew 9 Year Old Girls 1st Grace 3rd Lucie 10 Year Old Boys 1st Lachlan 10 Year Old Girls 1st Tayla 2nd Georgia 3rd Lotti

Congratulations also to Laksmi, Jasper, Jack, Nethalee, Nathan, Keira, Lucia and Tristan whose top 6 placings saw them also qualify for the BOP Champs.

This week’s players of the day… Leah – Lynmore Blazers, Miniball For maintaining a great position on the court - always! Eloise – Lynmore Magic, Netball Sophie – Lynmore Magic, Netball Ellie (Most Valued Player) – Lynmore Magic, Netball

A BIG thank you to Pita Pit, Rotorua for sponsoring our Certificates/vouchers for Player of the Day. Please ensure you support Pita Pit when you can!

Structured Literacy

We are delighted to invite you to a parent/educator evening next Wednesday 30th June at JPC from 6.30-8pm with Liz Kane.

Liz is a Literacy Coach presenting workshops across New Zealand and providing professional development in schools. She will share her own pathway to Structured Literacy and why the change to Structured Literacy is gaining momentum across New Zealand.

Liz will explain the Science of Reading, a body of knowledge from multiple academic fields, which informs Structured Literacy. She will unpack Structured Literacy, its principles and elements and the framework for the explicit systematic teaching, assessment and reporting of foundational skills that underpin reading fluency and support comprehension. Decodable books at the beginning stages of learning to read, used alongside a clear scope and sequence are a crucial element in Structured Literacy. Liz will describe the Little Learners Love Literacy sequence and the books that align with this sequence. A scope and sequence is the content and order of what will be taught and provides teachers with a clear pathway of what to teach starting at the sound/letter level, progressing to word, sentence and finally book reading. Liz will also explain The Code, her spelling resource for Years 1-8 that follows on nicely from decodable texts.

Entry is by a gold coin donation.

Rotorua Parents Centre is delighted to announce that Nigel Latta will be coming to Rotorua!

Mark the date in your diary, 6th July 2021 at Lynmore Primary School.

Nigel Latta- Clinical Psychologist - The first decade Adventures in Parentland There’s no doubt that raising kids is hard work. Large parts of the journey are covered in worry, confusion, and guilt. Despite the fact that we’re living in a digital world where all human knowledge is just a click away, somehow that just seems to raise more dust than it settles. In this entertaining and unflinchingly honest evening, Nigel will deal to some of the myths about raising children and offer some ideas for a kinder, sim- pler, more enjoyable approach to parenting. He’ll take the audience on an entertaining journey into the heart of Parentland, to show us all how we can survive the first ten years of raising children with the least amount of stress that’s humanly possible… and raise happier, more resilient kids as well. On behalf of Rotorua Parents Centre, we look forward to seeing you at this event. We would like to thank Lynmore School for supplying the venue and also to our sponsor Salt & Tonic Limited. https://www.saltandtonic.co.nz/

Please purchase tickets here: https://bookwhen.com/ rotoruaparentscentre?fbclid=IwAR3h9CWzEQ6gMk_1BNVMN3J5- aaDtchmXaq9aYQEYKSVMP5Lc4YLkqiWU28#focus=ev-sfgf- 20210706193000

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- After School Care Lynmore Primary After School Care programme available which is run by YMCA.

The YMCA is a fully accredited Ministry of Social Development provider who meets all legal requirements and provides our “out of school services” The fees for “out of school care” can be subsidised by WINZ and students can have a regular or casual booking. For more information on times, pricing, bookings and what our programme has to offer click the link:

https://www.ymcaauckland.org.nz/find-your-local/hamilton-recreation-centre/out-of-school-care/

WOW a BIG thank you to Karl—

$5,500.00 has been deposited into the Lynmore School Account to date!

Remember house sales can be from anywhere in the Rotorua area to qualify.

UPCOMING EVENTS TUESDAY 29 JUNE BOP Cross Country PP Thursday 1st July WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE School Photos

FRIDAY 2 JULY Community - 2.10pm - Rockband FRIDAY 9 JULY Community - 2.15pm Last Day of Term 2 Term 3 starts Monday 26 July

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