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DavidBenne*MPLastweekwehadavisitfromMPDavidBenne9.Davidhasbeenaregularvisitortoschooleventsovertheyearswhichhasbeengreatlyappreciated.DuringhisvisitDavidvisitedclasses,walkedaroundtheschoolgroundsandspoketostaff.Hewasveryimpressedwiththechangeshesawtotheschoolandclassenvironments,andthevisionoftheschoolmovingahead.
TermFourDatesTermFourisalwaysabusyterm!Thereareanumberofeventsthatwewouldloveourfamiliesandfriendstoa9end.Pleaseseebelow,andifyouhaveanyqueriescontacttheschooloffice.
• HelpersMorningTea-Thursday,26thNovemberat10.30am.• CulturalEvening-Thursday,10thDecemberatHillcrestHighSchool
(MorrisonTheatre).from6.30pmto8.30pm.• EndofYearCelebraYon-Monday,14thDecember.• SchoolAthleYcsDays-Wednesday,25thNovember(Seniors),
Thursday,26thNovember(Juniors).• Farewells-Tobeconfirmed.
AnExampleofourDimensionsinAc<onEarlierthisyearwehadthepleasureofhavingDanCartervisitSilverdaleNormal.AttheYmeofhisvisithewasjustcomingbackfromalonginjurybreak,oneofmanyforhimoverthelastcoupleofyears.AtthatstagebeingnamedintheAllBlacksfortheWorldCupwasn’tevencertain.DuringtheweekendCarterwasnamed‘manofthematch’inaWorldCupwinningperformance.
Thisresultdidn’tjusthappen…..andstorieslikethisthatinvolvepeopleinourschoolcommunityoccurfrequently.TaketheYmetospeaktoyourchildaboutsomeofthevaluesandacYonsthathelpleadtosuccess.UsingourSilverdaleNormalPuzzlePieceshelpstocreateasharedlanguagebetweenhomeandschool.Italsohelpsourlearnersrealisethatlearningissomethingtheyareinchargeof….notsomethingdonetothem.
SchoolDona<onWiththeendoftheyearloomingwewouldreallyappreciateanyoutstandingschooldonaYons.TheschooldonaYonissetat$25.00perterm,perchild.TothoseofyouwhohavealreadypaidyourschooldonaYonthisyear,thankyou.
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Silverdale Normal School 62 Silverdale Road, Hamilton, New Zealand Phone: 07 856 7604, Mobile: 027 7557917 Facsimile: 07 8560244 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.silverdale.school.nz
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ParentSurveyAremindertocompletetheParentSurveyandreturnittotheSchoolOffice.Wereallywouldappreciateyourfeedback.
SchoolFrontageOurBOT,supportedbyadonaYonbythePTGisplanningideasforredesigningourschoolfrontage.Wewantpeopledrivingorwalkingpasttogetaninsightintowhatmakesourschoolspecial.Thereisadisplayonthewhiteboardoutsidemyoffice.IfyouhaveanysuggesYonsorideaswewouldloveyourinput!
MessagefromPeachgroveDentalTheMobileDentalAssessmentUnitwillbearrivingattheschoolonWednesday,25thNovember.Studentsforwhomwehaveconsenttobeseenwillbeexaminedonsite.TreatmentwillbecarriedoutatPeachgroveCommunityDentalClinic,80APeachgroveRoad,Hamilton.IfparentswishtobepresentattheiniYalDentalexaminaYonanappointmentwillneedtobemadeatthePeachgroveClinicbyphoning0800TALKTEETH,0800825583beforewearriveattheschool.
TheAmazingRaceThisisachallengingandfuneventheldeachyearinTerm4.OurstudentleaderswillberepresenYngSilverdaleNormalSchooltomorrowattheAmazingRaceeventattheHamiltonGardens.Inthisrace,teamsparYcipateinavarietyofpitstopleadershipchallengessetwithinindividualgardensattheHamiltonGardens.Eachteamcompletesasetofphysical,cogniYveandcreaYvetasksthatchallenge,enthuseandmoYvatestudents.GavinClarkandIwillbeaccompanyingourleadersatthisevent.
ClassListsfor2016Thistermweneedtopreparefor2016.Ifyouhaveapre-schoolerwhowillbeturning5nextyear,couldyoupleaseensurethathe/sheispre-enrolledattheSchoolOffice.ItwouldbeveryhelpfultousifyoucouldnoYfytheSchoolOfficeifyourchildrenarenotreturningtoourschoolin2016.Iftherearechildrenwhoyouknowarenewtoourareaandcomingtoourschoolin2016,wewouldalsoappreciatehearingfromyou.
PleaseNameyourChild’sClothingIt ismostimportanttonameyourchild’sclothing. Eachdayitemsofclothingareleklyingaroundthe school grounds and we are unable to return these to their owners if they are not clearlylabelled. WehaveanabundanceoflostpropertywhichconYnuestoaccumulate. Pleasecheckthisregularly. It is located inthefoyerofRoom9. AtthisYmeoftheyearthe lostpropertyaccumulates quickly when children leave socks, shoes and sweatshirts in the playgroundduringmorningteaandlunchbreaks. Allunclaimedclothingattheendofthetermwillbesenttocharity.
FirstCreditUnionFirstCreditUnionprovidesaschoolbankingservicetoallpupilsatourschool.Gemngstartediseasy-justpickupanapplicaYonpackfromtheschooloffice,fillintheapplicaYonformandreturnittotheschooloffice.Ifyourchildrenarealreadydoingschoolbanking,rememberthattheschoolbankingiscollectedonWednesdayeachweek.
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Wednesday,4thNovember2015 Newsle9er-WeekFour,TermFour2015
YummyS<ckersOnceagainwewouldliketothankthosepeoplewhogaveusyummysYckersagainthisyear.WewereabletopurchaseasignificantamountofsportsgearforlunchYmeusewiththe$420.00allocatedtous.Weareconfidentthechildrenwillappreciateandenjoyusingtheballsinourplayground.WehavealreadybeguncollecYngfornextyearandthecollecYonboxcanbefoundatthechildren’scounteroftheSchoolOffice.KathyDobbie
Reminders➡ StMa*hew’sChurchCarpark-StMa9hew’sChurchhaveaskedthatparentsdonotparkwherethe
yellowlinesarepaintednexttothebigtreeinthecentregardenoftheChurchcarpark.ThelargesinkholeisstarYngtosinkagain!
➡ StudentAbsences-TheOfficestaffarehavingtomakealargenumberofphonecallsinthemorningsduetoparentsnotnoYfyingusofstudentabsences.Weneedtoensurethatallchildrenaresafe,iftheyarenotatschoolwhentherolliscalledeachmorning.Ifyourchildisgoingtobeawayforanyreason,pleasenoYfytheOfficestaffbyphone-8567604,[email protected],bytext-0277557917,orbyusingourschoolappwhichcanbedownloadedfromtheAppleorandroidstores.Thefreeappcanbedownloadedtoyourphone.
➡ PTGIceblocks-ThePTGwillbesellingminilemonadeiceblocksagainonFridayat12.45pm.Thesecost$1.00eachandcanbepurchasedfromtheFoodandTechnologyRoom(KidsKitchen).
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ClassroomItem-Room11Liam’sLizard
Room11hadaveryunusualvisitorlastFriday.LiamClothierboughthisBlueTongueLizardtoschooltosharewiththeclass.Hetalkedabouthowtotakecareofhisnewpetandwhatitlikedtoeat.Weusedourorallanguageskillstodescribewhatitlookedandfeltlike.Thelizardiscalled“Croc”becausehelooksjustlikeababycrocodile.
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Basketball-Wednesday,4thNovember-SilverdaleStrikersWehaveabyethisweek-therewillbenogamethisWednesdayattheYMCA.TheSilverdaleStrikersinsteadhaveplayedafriendlygameatlunchYmeagainsttheSilverdaleFlames.
RoundtheBridgesRoundtheBridgesisbeingheldonSunday,15thNovember.The‘KidsChallenge’raceisa2kmrunfor7to12yearolds.ThisraceisheldalongVictoriaStreet,whichisclosedtotrafficduringtherace.ChildrenareYmedbyachiponthebackofeachoftheirracebibs.ThecosttoparYcipateis$7.00perchild;thisincludesafinisher’smedal.Therewillbepost-eventrefreshmentsavailableandarangeofawesomespotprizes.Thechildrenruninagegroupsandinboy/girlsplits.Ifyouwouldliketoenteryourchild,pleasesendanyexpressionsofinteresttoMrClark.TheclosingdateforenteringaschoolteamisthisFriday,6thNovember(Week4).Ifthereareanyparentswhowouldlikeleadtheteam,again,pleaseseeMrClark.
StuartArmistead-Principal
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TheHairSaloninSilverdaleRoadchangedhandsinAugust.Ifyouwouldliketosupportthem,pleasephone8564398foranappointment.
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