Silverstream School Friday 16th September 2016 Term Three, Number 4

Tena koutou Parents and Caregivers!

Safe SMART

Over the past three newsletters, I have been sharing our SMARTstreamer

Framework with you. ‘Safe SMART’ is the fourth aspect of this. As it’s name

suggests, being Safe SMART is all about being safe!

Through the Safe SMART aspect, children learn to

Work safely - following instructions, using equipment properly, thinking

before doing

Play Safely - following playground rules, taking turns, being a friend to

others

Be SMART Online - creating a positive digital footprint, following online rules, being in the

correct online space

Be Screen SMART - taking regular eye breaks, sitting properly when using a device,

getting up and moving

As you can see, the last two skill sets are specifically about being safe and smart online. Over

the past few years this has been a real focus for us as we have developed our BYOD practices in Year 4-6. By including this in our SMARTstreamer Framework, teachers and children are able to

constantly refer to positive practices to ensure we are smart online.

Your child’s learning – how you can support

Increasingly, our children use online spaces at home. This is part of being a child in the 21st Century!

When online, you can encourage your child to use the acronym T.H.I.N.K. This is a series of questions

children can ask themselves when finding information, watching video clips, playing games or

interacting with others online.

T - is it true?

H - is it helpful?

I - is it illegal?

N - is it necessary?

K - is it kind?

We recommend that you are always aware of what your child is doing on devices at home. There are

great tips for parents on the Netsafe website found at: https://www.netsafe.org.nz/advice/parenting/

Dogs on School Grounds

Thank you to everyone who is tying up their dog before entering the school

grounds.

To ensure the safety for all of our community, can we ask that all dogs are

tied to the fence in the area at the front of our school by Room 1. This is

a space in which children do not pass through as they are arriving or leaving

school. Thank you.

Year 3/4 Girls Futsal

On Monday 12 September a small group of Year 3

and 4 girls went to Walter Nash stadium for a Futsal

tournament.

They split into 3 teams and played a range of

different schools. The girls had a fantastic day out -

we certainly found some football stars in the making!

A special thanks to all the parents who helped out -

the girls wouldn't have had such a great time without

you.

Ako Nui Production "This Book's Gonna Be a Good Book..."

And it was! A huge amount of work went into preparing for this year’s production,

held at Silverstream Retreat over the last two nights. Each of our Year 5 and 6

classes chose a book to bring to life… from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The

BFG and Where the Wild Things Are to Billionaire Boy, Treehouse Stories and The

Great Piratical Rumbustification! The costumes, props and scripts along with the

amazing combination of music, dance and drama helped to make this a great success.

It was one of those occasions that makes me proud to be part of Silverstream School!

Special thanks to:

* All of our Ako Nui teachers for their vision, direction and hard work

* Mark Harrisson and the amazing team at The Silverstream Retreat

* Zac Mills * Pip McKay * Clint Craig * Aaron Work

* The fantastic Silverstream School Fundraising Team

* Parents, grandparents and whanau

* The staff and students of Silverstream School

We really appreciate all of the help and support that has gone

into making this a wonderful production!

Enrolments for 2017

Thank you to those of you who have been bringing in your enrolment forms for next

year – and reminding anyone (in zone) to do so also! It helps us so much as we start

planning for 2017.

If you do have a child who will turn 5 next year and haven’t filled in a form please

pick one up from the office or download one from our website.

Upper Hutt Kapa Haka Festival

The Kapa Haka Performance Group are looking forward to the Upper Hutt Kapa Haka Festival to be

held next Wednesday, 21st September at Lane Park in Upper Hutt.

The event begins with a whakatau at 9:30am, and then the 15 schools participating perform,

with a few breaks in-between.

Silverstream School is scheduled to perform at 1:30.

We would love to see as many of our Silverstream whanau as possible enjoying this great event.

Scrap Store

Silverstream School has an exciting announcement… Starting in Term 4 we are

introducing a new initiative to our lunchtimes. In addition to our current lunchtime

activities, we want to add an interactive play based opportunity for our students.

Four lunchtimes a week we will be opening up a “Scrap Store”. This is a shipping

container filled with a range of different items that encourage imaginative play. Other schools tell us

that the introduction of loose parts into their playgrounds has enabled children to be really creative in

their play. It enhances the physical environment, creating stimulating and interactive spaces where

children can learn through play.

Have a look at this example of a “Scrap Store” in action at another school. Scrap Store Play Pod

Our Scrap Store will be located near the school netball courts. Inside we hope to have a range of loose

parts for the children to use throughout lunchtimes. Our aim is for this to be resourced at no cost. We

already have a container being loaned to us for one term. We will require items that you may have

around your home or workplace. The kind of items we are looking for are...

Cable reels, foam noodles, tyres, tubes, fabric, tarpaulins and wooden planks… anything that can be

safely moved around, carried, rolled or lifted to create new and interesting structures and experiences.

The “Scrap Store” will be arriving on Friday 7th October. We will have it open from 1pm on this day for

you to drop any items that you can donate to us.

For further information please see or email Mrs Burrows or Miss Ferguson

Welcome to our Newest Student’s at Silverstream School

Room 22

Alaska Flintoft, Mila Scrimgeour

And welcome to our new Teachers…

Christine Janssen will be joining Angela Law in Room 22.

This class has grown and Christine will be the second teacher in Room 22 to help

cater for our latest new entrant students.

Linda Brewer will also be joining us in Room 10 four days a week.

Stacey Marshall will be reducing her hours ahead of major move with her

family to New York in January.

It is great to have you ALL at Silverstream School!

Mandarin Club Term 4

Mandarin Club has been very successful this term and Joan Spargo, our fantastic

tutor, would like to offer it again next term. She would welcome current students

back again along with any new children who would like to learn Mandarin on

Tuesdays after school.

Classes will start in the second week of Term 4 and the course will be over eight weeks.

The fees for Term 4 will be $70 for the 8 weeks. This still represents excellent value and is considerably

lower than similar language programmes.

Loud Shirt Day

Don’t forget to wear your loud shirt on Friday 23 September (or any other

loud clothing). We will be raising money to help hearing impaired children

around NZ learn to listen and to speak. Students will be asked to bring a

gold coin if they are able.

We look forward to everyone joining in the fun!

Check out http://www.loudshirtday.org.nz/ for more information.

Powhiri - Tuesday 11th October

To welcome Lisa Cavanagh, our new Principal, along with new children

and staff, we will be holding a Powhiri on

Tuesday 11 October at 9:30 am

We would like to invite the parents of all children who started at

Silverstream after our last whakatau at the beginning of Term 3.

Lunchtime Discos

Our student councillors will be holding lunchtime discos to help raise money

to cover the cost of parents attending Year 6 Camp.

There will be two gold coin donation discos on:

Friday 14 October for Year 1-3 Students

Monday 17 October for Year 4-6 Students

We thank you in advance for your support!

Teacher Only Day - Friday 21 October

As part of the work we are doing with Upper Hutt Schools around student

agency, all schools will be having a Teacher Only Day on Friday 21 October.

This has been attached to Labour weekend. Please mark this on your calendar.

Our school will remain open for those children that need to be here. We will

send a Signmee out for this at the beginning of Term 4.

BYOD Information Evening - Wednesday 19 October

Parents of our current Year 3-5 children are invited to attend an information

evening about BYOD 2017. This evening will be a presentation of some frequently

asked questions and answers about how BYOD works in Years 4-6. You will

get information about:

Why we encourage students to bring their own device

How devices are used in the classroom

The types of devices we recommend

How we develop SMART users of technology

There will also be a chance for you to ask some of your own questions about

what BYOD will mean for your child.

If you have a child moving into Year 4 next year, or you are thinking about

getting a device for your Year 5/6 child, we encourage you to come along.

The session will be about an hour long and will be held in the Learning Hub.

Calendar Art Fundraiser 2016! It is nearly that time again, some classes have begun working on

their calendar art in preparation for the yearly fundraiser.

Artwork and Calendar Order Forms will go home towards the end of the First Week of Term 4

with payment and orders due back by Thursday the 20th October .

This gives us enough time to have orders returned by Week 8 and in time to organise as a gift for

Christmas to family and friends!

“Girl on the Train" - Movie Fundraiser

Tickets are limited to 40 per night, so be in quick!

Where: Miro St Cinema, 8a Miro St, Upper Hutt

When: Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th October 2016

Time: Meet from 7 pm, with movie starting at 8 pm

Cost: Tickets - $20 including sweet treats and spot prizes!

Please see your Signmee notice to purchase tickets.

Please check our website for an update on ticket sales before purchasing,

we will update this daily till sold.

Click here for a link to the movie trailer. Click here to go directly to the school website for an update

on ticket sales (scrolling across main home page)

“Real Food Less Fuss” - Book Fundraiser

A percentage from each sale will go to the School.

To order a copy/s of this book, please see your

Signmee notice or speak with the office.

Price of the Book will be: $40 each

We will be taking orders till Friday the 23rd of

September.

Ka kite

Bryan Trevean

Acting Principal