Weekly Newsletter 27 September 2017 I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho - a problem is solved by continuing to find solutions Term 3 - Issue 10 Important Dates From The Principal’s Desk Wednesday 27 September Anniversary progress reports Kia ora, Nameste, Talofa, Konnichiwa, Guten Tag , Gidday, Vannakkam, ni Hao, Kia orana, Hola, come home for year 1-3 students Salam, Sa wat dee kha, Dia Dhuit, Goeie Dag, Bonjour, Hello, (please let us know the greeting in your due these NZSL language if it is not here Thursday 28 September School Production at Newlands Production fever has taken hold. You child/ren are starring in ‘The Magic of Bellevue’ at College Hall - 1:00pm + 6:30pm Newlands College tomorrow - in both the matinee and the evening show. There are tickets still Last day for Calendar orders available for the afternoon matinee and a few tickets left for the evening performance so make sure that you do not miss out on this amazing entertainment tomorrow. Friday 29 September Last day for Sileni Wine orders As this is the final newsletter at the end of a very busy term, I would like to take this Last day of Term 3 opportunity to thank our incredible staff for all their hard work to support your child/ren’s Monday 16 October First day of Term 4 learning and growth this term. The Jubilee projects, powhiri and performances were a credit to Monday 30 October - Dental Van visiting school our children and the adults who helped them. The Artsplash performance was too. The office Friday 24 November work involved in Jubilee, fundraising and ticket sales is some of the ‘behind the scenes’ work that is extra work that is often taken for granted. When you read about learning progress in Friday 3 November Whole school Emergency Evacuation Practice (Term 4) anniversary reports for the Year 1-3 students due these, you will see evidence of your child’s hard work…. and just wait until you see the fantastic show tomorrow! Our staff go above and Friday 15 December Last day of the school year beyond their role as teachers and support staff to help your child have a successful time here at Bellevue. So if you see some weary, tired looking staff over the next few days, you can 2018 Family/Whānau Strengthening understand why. Tuesday 30 January meetings - each student, their family and their new whānau class From all of us here at Bellevue, have a restful and re-energising break from school over the teacher next two weeks. We look forward to another busy, productive term staring on 16 October. Wednesday 31 January Students start school again Ka kite Karen Character Education Takohanga or responsibility is about us doing the right thing. It is following through with what we say we will do, or with what we know that we need to do. This week our amazing teachers/staff and wonderful students have been demonstrating this value daily as they prepare for the production performances tomorrow. At practice yesterday we were very impressed with how well people self-managed to do their best as we worked out how to move on/off stage, where to sit, performing on the stage, how to organise the props, and the likes. When we are responsible we give our best to any job and others can depend on Have a lovely break us. We look forward to everyone responding ably and doing their best in the shows tomorrow. from School from 3:00pm Please affirm your child when you see them, or hear of Friday 29 September them, acting with responsibility at home, at school and in through until Monday 16 the wider community. By acknowledging their efforts and October. reinforcing the importance of takohanga, you are supporting your child to be the best that they can be. Next term the value we are focusing on, and encouraging development in, is resilience or manawaroa. Kopu hou (new word) Thank you Special thanks to… tauira = student Vanessa Flood who took Jubilee photos on the day of the pronunciation = toe-ear-ah celebrations. Kia ora Vanessa. E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira. The Year 5 and Year 6 students who ran activities on the day of the The songs are being sung by the students. Jubilee. Te tokomaha o ngā tauira kei tēnei kura! To all our sponsors for the Jubilee - Newlands New World, Wooridge What a lot of students at this school! Planters, Office Max, Wasabi Air, Happyhire, ASB, Cendrines Yoga and Well-being Centre, Cafe L’Affare, Stellar Fitness Solutions, Wheelers, Dash Swim School, Chemwash, Petone Light House Theatre Eeny Meeny School Supplies, Scholastic, Salon NV, Kiwi Trophies & Engraving and Newlands, Paparangi Progressive Bellevue T-towels Association. Kia ora koutou. Available to buy at the office now for $10.00 each. Everyone who helped to bring along baking for our Election Bake Sale at school on Saturday. Also to the wonderful students and parents/whanau who were working at the Bake Sale table or cooking sausages at the barbeque on Saturday. Thanks everyone. To all our teachers, staff and parents who are supporting children to prepare for their part in our school production tomorrow. Everyone who has supported the Pizza Day this Friday, also Calendar Artworks and wine orders. Your support is helping to provide further outdoor areas for your children to play and learn in. Items Needed As part of their learning during EOTC week, Te Hau a Uru students will be making and cooking on camp ovens. Swimming Lessons Year 1-4 To make these we need to collect 25 large milo, coffee or baby formula tins, All students in Rooms 1 - 11 are swimming in Term 4. Please 25 large tuna tins (not the 85-90 gram tins) and old candles that we can melt forward the $50 towards their swimming costs before the end of down. Term 3. Many thanks. If you use tuna at home or your work office has milo or coffee tins that get recycled or thrown away could you please save these and send to the school If your child has a medical condition that prevents them from office. swimming you will need to send a written note to their teacher with confirmation of this. We would like to have the items collected by Friday 24 November. All students go with their room to the pool on Thank you swimming days. Te Hau a Uru Teachers Entertainment Books Calendar Fundraiser Are now available from the school office at a cost of $65 or you can order them online at: http://www.entbook.co.nz/1g04109 Please note that your child’s art can be made into calendars, cards, diaries, mouse $13 of every book sold comes to the school. All these funds go towards further mats and notepads. These artworks are outside learning equipment for all our students ie: the Jubilee Corner development available to view in the office and are project on the sloping hill below Room 11. ready to be made into diaries, calendars, note pads and mouse mats. School Disco Order forms were sent home from school last week. Please get your orders in as soon as possible. Please note that all orders need to This year the school disco is on the first be back at school by 3:00pm tomorrow Friday in Term 4 ie: - 20 October. More ie: Thursday 28 September. details about this disco will come to you later in the term. You do not want to miss out on this great We look forward to dancing! opportunity to have your child’s work captured to share on some amazing gifts for friends and family. From the Student Council ‘The Magic of Bellevue’ - School Production Please note that every child at Bellevue School is a star and is on stage sharing their talents in ‘The Magic of Bellevue’. Tickets are now on sale for this amazing show written, produced and performed by your child/ren at $8:00 per seat. Due to high demand there are two shows, also for the evening show there is a limit of four tickets per family until next Monday 25 September. Please send your order to the school office with your name, which show you would like to attend (1:00pm or 6:30pm), the number of tickets you would like and the money for these. ‘The Magic of Bellevue’ show is at Newlands College hall on Thursday 28 September - a matinee (afternoon) and an evening performance ie: 1:00pm and 6:30pm. Help - can you ☺ take some photos of the performance/performers ☺ help up to pack up and clean the hall following the evening performance If you are able to do this, please contact the school office and let us know as soon as possible. Lolly Bags for Sale - If you would like to purchase a lolly bag at the Evening Production they will be available for $1 a bag from the Fundraisers Committee. Please do not give your children lollies before the production. It would be appreciated if you could save this treat until after the show. 2018 Enrolments - Intermediate Artsplash - T-shirts Newlands Intermediate School have asked us to notify parents that they require If your child was at Artsplash last night and has a High Notes Choir t-shirt, enrolments for 2018 to their school by Monday 16 October. please can you return this to school before the end of term. Many thanks. If you are intending for your Year 6 child to attend Newlands Intermediate please contact them to enrol them as soon as possible.