OCTOBER NOVEMBER

Wed 23: Tui Syndicate Swimming, WRAC Fri 1: Year 5-8 Electives

Thurs 24: Kapa Haka Festival Tues 5: CZ Athletics

Fri 25: Year 5-8 Electives Wed 6: Tui Syndicate Swimming, WRAC

Mon 28: Labour Day – School is closed Thurs 7: BoT Meeting, Staffroom 7pm

Tues 29: Tui Syndicate – Grandparents Open Morning 9am-10am Fri 8: Year 5-8 Electives

Wed 30: Tui Syndicate Swimming, WRAC Sat 9: QUIZ NIGHT, 7pm @ The Brooky

Thurs 31: Whole School Powhiri 9.15am : Epro-8 –Year 5/6 9.30am -12.30pm

Tues 12: CZ Athletics pp

Kia ora Parents and caregivers

Our school term has started off really smoothly and we are looking forward to a fun filled term of

learning. The sunshades are up and the sunhats are on! Last week the year 5-8 electives kicked off

successfully and the Tui syndicate started their swimming programme at Kilbirnie pool. The

sunshades were hung in the break and we would like to remind you all children need to be

wearing a blue or red hat during term 1 and 4. These can be purchased through the school office.

Here are a couple of photos from the first week of our electives:

Cake making and decorating in the hall kitchen

Newsletter No 17: Wednesday 22 October 2019

From the Principal

What’s coming up

Tinkering and coding in the hall.

Building Update

Since our last communications we have learnt the newly renovated Takahe block will be finished

in early December, at this stage we are aiming for the 9th December. The joinery and windows are

in. Here are a couple of photos I took yesterday when we had our site meeting, as you can see, it

is coming along well. It feels really spacious and I am looking forward to seeing the Takahe

children in there.

When this is complete we will bless our new learning space and we will invite you to come and

have a look.

We have been working on our logistics of moving the children when this is block is complete. Part

of this will entail Southbase Construction moving their site compound onto the double court for

stage 3 of the redevelopment. They will be blocking the Harrison Street vehicle access off as part

of their construction site and we will have access from Harrison Street via the new pedestrian

access.

There will be some movement of classes when this stage is finished. Firstly, we will move the Takahe

children into this new learning space and then the Kiwi children will move into the hall. Room 19

(new entrants) will move into the school library for the last few weeks of the term. The prefabs (Kiwi

Village) will then become the new building site.

Landscaping Update

We have started our landscaping project down in the tree area. This is progressing well and we

are going to all the proceeds from the quiz towards this. Thanks to Chris Logan and his Outsiders

team for helping us out with this project.

Kapa Haka

Tomorrow we have approximately 160 children attending the Wellington Kapa Haka Festival at St

Patricks College. We are very proud of our mokopuna and the progress they have made with

Kapa Haka. Thank you to Matt Breach for leading our Kapa Haka, we really appreciate it. We wish

them the best in their performance.

Classes for 2020

To help us, if your child is not returning to Brooklyn in 2020 or if you have a child starting school in

2020, please could you advise me in writing to help us with our planning.

Next year the Moa, Takahe and Kiwi syndicates will be in learning environments and they will be

taught by all the teachers in the syndicate at various times. They will still have a home (whanau)

teacher that will have the responsibility for this group and will be your point of contact. Our staff

spend a considerable amount of time putting much thought into what whanau group your child

will be placed in for 2020. We are not able to accommodate parent requests, and I ask that you

do not contact the Team Leader or Teacher about requesting a specific teacher unless there is

an exceptional circumstance.

Athletics

Central Zone Athletics are coming up on the 5th November. Notices for the children who have

qualified for this event will come home over the next week. The date for this postponement 12

November.

National Shake Out Drill

We took part in the National Shakeout to practice our

earthquake drill last week. This went smoothly and it was a

chance for us to practice our procedures.

Lost Property

A reminder to check the orange lost property bin located near the entrance to the office for any

of your child’s missing clothing. Any clothing not collected by this Friday will be given away to

charity.

Tui Grandparent morning

We welcome Grandparents/Great-grandparents (or other elders/relatives) to an open morning

on Tuesday 29 October 9.00-10.00am (after Labour weekend). This will be an opportunity for

grandparents to see learning in action, participate alongside their grandchild and share what

school was like for them.

We appreciate that some children will not have a Grandparent or other person who can attend.

Please let us know in advance so that we can organise for a buddy to pop. Children can get very

upset if they feel like they are missing out so we would appreciate it if you could discuss this with

your child in advance.

Tahi Rua Toru Tech Tournament

Tahi Rua Toru Tech is a digital challenge for schools from years 1-8. Some room 14 learners took

part in the Discovery Challenge which involves a series of unplugged computer science activities

that helps students learn about computational thinking and how computers work. Below are some

photos from the day and a short story from a some of the children involved

It was nerve-wracking, it was exciting, it was amazing!

We were at the bus stop leaping with excitement with our brains filled with joy. We weren't prepared for the challenge ahead of us. We sprinted up to the entrance of the lime green bus and leapt into our seats waving our snapper card at the machine. We zoomed down the hill leaving Brooklyn School behind us.

10 minutes later... The bus came to a halt at Lambton Quay and we ran off the bus to get to Plimmer Steps then ran up into the elevator in Plimmer Towers. We arrived early and as we entered the room we saw the sight that was Wine gums and tic tacs. We ate and talked before we started the challenges (Parity Magic, Binary and Sorting Network). This was where the competition began. Who would win?

We had 2 practises and a timed finale of each activity which were: Binary: The language that computers speak Sorting Network: How the computers sort data rapidly

Parity Magic: How a computer fixes data

The judges left as Digital Dan interviewed us about how we felt about the tournament. We waited for 15 minutes before the judges returned. There were mixed feelings among the group. Some happy, competitive and sad. The suspense in the room was unbearable with people digging their nails into their head and yelling. After what felt like an eternity the judges finally came out. They did a lot of silly talk like that the winner was in the room. Finally, {drumroll please} “The winner is The Brooklyn Binary Burrito Brains!!” The group erupted with cheer as the BBBBs jumped up and down with happiness. They then got presented with medals as regional winners. The Brooklyn Binary Burrito Brains will be attending the National Championships on December 5. Authors - Cohen Harrison, Harry Burgess and William Kelly – rm 14

Welcome

We would like to welcome the following students and their families to Brooklyn School – Amy

Eunson, Toby Clendon (brother of Lucy Rm8 and Sam Rm 15) and Shanaya Patel (sister of

Apeksha Rm18)

Ho

cke

y Congratulations to Desh Sukha, Year 8, for being

selected for the Wellington U13 Premier Team and

playing in the Hatch Cup Tournament in Palmerston

North over the holidays. Well done Desh!

Sport

Community Notices

Enrol now for the lunchtime French classes in Term 4, a Free Trial

lesson is also offered.

Games, songs, drama and stories are taught in a relaxed and

friendly atmosphere with the emphasis being on FUN! Language

resources available to support parents at home!

Meeting place and time: Please meet Annick, French teacher, at

the school office just after 12.30pm and please bring your lunch.

The teacher can collect any children from their classrooms too.

For further information please email annick@lcfclubs.co.nz.

After-school French class are available around Wellington, please

check website for classes.

LCF Fun Languages 20 Hurman Street, Wellington 6012

www.lcfclubs.co.nz 04 4763098 or 021462042 e: annick@lcfclubs.co.nz

CHILDRENS OPEN DAY

Capital Trout Centre Open Day

Sunday 3rd November 2019

Children must have a licence to fish for trout and free licences/tickets are available from Monday 21st October 2019 at the following stores. Steve’s Fishing Shop, 49 Ghuznee Street (off Cuba

Mall)

Hutt Valley Hunting & Fishing, 444 Cuba Street, Lower Hutt

The Centre is located behind the WCC Administration buildings on the way to the Wellington City Council Southern Landfill, on Landfill Road, Happy Valley, Wellington and is open to the public on specific days.

Children do not have to bring any gear as Club members will assist children to catch a trout on fly fishing tackle.

As the Centre is manned and maintained by volunteers we rely on donations to cover our expenses of purchasing the fish from the hatcheries, fish food and general maintenance. Your donations will be appreciated

Contact: Strato 387 7878 (wk) 386 3740 (hm)

email: strato.cotsilinis@gmail.com