12 August 2015 Newsletter No: 11

IMPORTANT DATES

AUGUST

Wednesday 19th Basketball Bake Sale

Monday 24th & Monday 31st Takahe Syndicate visit to City Gallery & Capital E

Tuesday 25th & Thursday 27th Kiwi Syndicate visit to City Gallery & Te Papa

Wednesday 26th Wellington Sports Festival

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday 2nd ArtSplash at Michael Fowler Center

Thursday 3rd DanceSplash at Michael Fowler Centre

Wednesday 9th Moa visit Carterton School

Wednesday 16th Arts Festival

Monday 21st Central Zone Sports Festival

Lucas, Ibby, Brinthan & Ben achieved 2nd placing for Year 5-6 at the EPro8 Challenge

Naumai e te whanau o te kura Brooklyn Tena koutou katoa Dear Parents/Caregivers

Congratulations to our students who took part in a new

competition “EPro8 Challenge’ held at Wadestown School

last week. One of our Year 5/6 teams won a second placing

and has qualified for the next round.

The Year 8 children had a great morning last Friday taking

part in the annual ‘Orange Day’ parade to help celebrate

road safety. It is a great way to thank the children who have

helped out with our road patrols.

2016

Our dates for 2016 have been approved by the

Board of Trustees

Term 1

Tuesday 2 Feb- Friday 15 April

(11 Weeks)

Term 2

Monday 2 May-Friday 8 July

(10 weeks)

Term 3

Monday 25 July- Friday 23 September

(9 weeks)

Term 4

Monday 10 October- Friday 16 December

(10 weeks)

Teaching Only Days

Friday 29 January

Monday 1 February

Friday 3 June (prior to Queen’s Birthday )

Health Curriculum in Brooklyn School Community Survey

Every two years New Zealand schools are required to

consult with their school community in order to adopt a

statement on the delivery of the health curriculum. (Section

60B Education Act, 1989)

Could you please click on this link to complete the short

survey http://tinyurl.com/pqsdv7f

Upcoming Events

ArtSplash

Wednesday 2 September at 5.30pm

DanceSplash

Thursday 3 September (time to be confirmed)

In this compelling articlefrom the Sydney Morning Herald,

bestselling author and clinical psychologist Dr Wendy

Mogel argues that many well-intentioned modern parents

are 'over-parenting' their children in some

potentially damaging ways. She offers 10 warning signs for

parents to look out for and highlights how over-parenting

can dangerously impede the resilience and mental

wellbeing of children and adolescents. This is a timely and

challenging piece for all parents and educators.

Ka kite

Liz Rhodes

Principal

Tickets on sale from

the school office

Growth Mindset

This year we are developing an understanding of growth

mindset for our students and what this means for their

learning. As teachers we are praising the effort a child

puts into their work rather than just saying ‘Well done,

aren’t you clever.” Maths is a subject children seem to

have a fixed mindset about and too often children give up

because they find it challenging. We need to adopt this

word: ‘Yet’

If a child says, “I’m not a maths person…….yet” This

means they are back on the learning curve.

The brain is like a muscle and it can be developed. It is

never too late to learn. This YouTube clip from Carol

Dweck, Developing a Growth Mindset, is well worth a

watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ.

Here is a poster challenging all of us to stop and think

when we come across a problem, what mindset are we?

Tui Syndicate

R1: Harry Reed – always being curious to find out

more and being an amazing friend

R2: Brendan Beauchamp – working well with others

and taking risks in his learning

R3: Lili Boyer-Shadbolt – always being willing to

think in new ways and try new ideas

R4: Jamie Harkness – consistently continuing to be

kind and using problem solving strategies

R5: Ashley Lewis – manages himself in how he

keeps his tote tray super tidy: an example for his

peers

Kiwi Syndicate

R14: Sophia Johns – being a star participant in Room

14, contributing thoughtful and creative ideas.

R15: Eric McNeill – making the great choice of

participating in Kiwi swimming

R16: Rebecca Lichtner – participating in all class

discussions.

R18: Phoebe Simcock – being such a superstar in

Room 18. She is reliable, kind, helpful and

organised. She comes to school each day with a

positive attitude and is such a hard worker

Takahe Syndicate

R6: Mila Smith – seeks the opportunity to reflect

upon her learning and as a result has made great

progress in writing.

R7: Amelia Fogg – always completing her work to a

high standard and being receptive to feedback

R8: Amie Sanson – continuing to show such a

positive attitude towards all areas of school and a

willingness to participate

R13: Fintan Bullock – improving the neatness of his

handwriting and being more engaged and excited

about his learning, especially his pixel art project

Moa Syndicate

R9: Daniel Forrest – working with a variety of

people & being a wonderful role model during

Buddy Class

R10: Bebhinn Larkin – an excellent effort with her

Maori tile carving, showing patience & amazing

accuracy

R11: Amy Walker – modelling a “can do” attitude

and injecting it into her work.

R12: Ryan Bright – being positive and pro-active in

class discussions and generally being an all-round

good guy.

PRINCIPALS AWARDS ASSEMBLY

7 AUGUST

CONGRATULATIONS!

Board of Trustees Update August 2015

The board is reviewing communication with our school community when dealing with unplanned school closures or urgent events. Of paramount importance is letting parents know their children are safe and that children will be supervised and cared for until parents are able to collect them. Our line of communication is to first text, then email and we will put up information on our website. The teachers have made interim teacher

judgments based around the National

Standards at the end of last term and have

shared this with parents in the parent/teacher

interviews. Each syndicate is reviewing this

information and they are setting targets for

their syndicate for the rest of the year. This

information is used by teachers to plan and

group children according to need. It also helps

the school make decisions on resourcing. For

example, Jess Teaz is working with some

children or is releasing the class teacher to

work with children.

Matariki was a fantastic evening whereby the

community come together to celebrate

Matariki and our school. It is a highlight on our

annual calendar and the Board appreciates the

organising group’s sterling work.

Our new “Modern Learning Environment”

furniture has arrived in the Takahe syndicate.

The teachers and students are really enjoying

their new environment for learning. Pop in and

have a look.

As always, if you have any questions or

comments, please feel free to contact any of us

via the school office. Our next meeting is

scheduled for 7.00 pm Tuesday 8 September, in

the staff room.

Board of Trustees: Mary-Ann Butterfield

(Chairperson), Liz Rhodes (Principal), David Lee,

Rex Moller, Matthew Murfitt, Nigel Corry and

Glen Burdon (Teacher Representative).

Brooklyn Community

Centre

Design an artistic landmark competition-

for more information visit:

http://brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz

The Ministry of Education INVITE

Parents/Caregivers to a Special Education Update

Venue: Petone Working Men’s Club 47 Udy Street, Petone When: Thursday 20 August 2015 Time: 5.30pm-7.30pm RSVP: Monday 17 August Jaimee.rourke@education.govt.nz

Brooklyn School in the News!

CLICK HERE

Read the article in today’s Dominion

Support Brooklyn Basketball on

Wednesday 19th August

We will be having a bake sale - no need to

pack morning tea that day - just send your

child with $1 - $3.

It will be at morning tea time and a reminder

will go out the day before.

Thanks for your support

From Brooklyn Basketballers

Year 3 - Year 8.

Hockey for Yr 1-3 and New entrants Keen to give hockey a go? During the winter terms Brooklyn Geckos Hockey Club trains Fridays at 4-5pm at Bell Road Gym (indoors). Beginners welcome, we provide sticks and balls. Just turn up on practice day!

Brooklyn School Underwater Hockey Team

Brooklyn School underwater hockey team achieved one of its best results to date, playing at Naenae pool

on Saturday 1st August. The team came second in its Group A round robin play. Losing to Marsden in a

semi-final tussle by 1 - 0 in a golden goal / extra time epic battle. In the playoff for 3rd and 4th they

narrowly beat Raroa Intermediate winning the Bronze medal for third which was a fantastic result!

Well done to all the players for a great 100% effort on Saturday and a special mention to the following

goal scorers: Bella B (11 goals) Ruby (4 goals), Olli L (2 goals) Emma S, Emma G, Ashleigh B - all with 1

goal.

This was a great result for our team comprising both experienced and new players. So if your child (in

Years 6 to 8) wants an energetic afternoon twice a term, playing underwater hockey please contact Nicky

Burdon (team manager) 9711265 or Carl Savage (assistant). They do need to be reasonably competent

(but not necessarily all that experienced) swimming with flippers, mask and snorkel and be able to hold

their breath underwater for a reasonable amount of time.

Congratulations to our students who participated

in the recent PSW Netball & Futsal Tournament.

Final placing were as follows:

PSW Netball Team Place

Year 5 Brooklyn Emeralds 18th

Year 6 Competitive Brooklyn Sapphires 11th

Year 6 Social Brooklyn Rubies 6th

Year 7 Brooklyn Lightning Bolts 2nd

Year 8 Brooklyn Mystics 12th

PSW Futsal Team Place

Year 7 Hataitai A's 3rd

Year 8

Brooklyn Defenders

Brooklyn Victory

1st

6th

Year 8 students get ready for Orange Day

Parade

Calendars! Cards! Diaries! Notebooks!

Mouse Mats!

This week you are invited to pop in to your child’s

classroom to see their artwork for this year’s

calendars, cards, notebooks, mouse mats and

diaries. From what we’ve seen so far, the art looks

amazing!

Notices went home last week with details of the

fundraiser and an order form. Please keep this in a

safe place until you’ve had a look at your child’s art

and are ready to order. If you didn’t receive a notice,

please pick one up from the office. Samples of the

cards, calendars, notebooks, mouse mats and diaries

are also in the office, and are shown on posters

around school.

All orders and payments must be received by next

Friday, August 21.

Ordering products featuring the art your child

creates in class is easy – just fill out the blue order

form and submit payment.

However, if you want to order products featuring

your own photograph instead, instructions on

uploading to the Abacus website are on the order

forms that went home. Please make sure the image

has loaded correctly by previewing it before you exit

their site. Last year our entire school’s order was

delayed by a handful of uploading errors and some

people did not receive their products until February

this year. We don’t want that to happen again, so

please double-check!

Please support your children and the school by

buying these fantastic products. Not only are they

very useful but they also make great gifts for family

and friends.

LAST

CHANCE

Get your 15/16 Entertainment Membership securely online:

www.entbook.co.nz/104w296

Get the Whole Family out for

Less this Winter Thank you for supporting Brooklyn School, so far we have raised over $500

Brooklyn School Contact: Joanne Goulin - 04-3896758 accounts@brooklynprimary.school.nz

WE ARE NOW WRAPPING UP THIS FUNDRAISER THANKS

FOR YOUR SUPPORT

and start saving today

Our Tui Syndicate teachers

model hi viz vests that

staff members will wear

when taking their classes

offsite to external events.

The vests certainly do

stand out in a crowd!