Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025

Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: office@edendale.school.nz • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/

Edendale News

THE EDENDALE EXPERIENCE: THINKING, LEARNING, CREATING

25 July 2012

Next issue: 8 August 2012

Principal’s Message

Kia ora, Kia orana, Namaste, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei,

Ni hao ma, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Asalam alikum!

Welcome

A special welcome to our new teaching staff and teacher aide who were welcomed to Edendale at a Powhiri last Monday. A further special welcome is extended to the many new families who have joined our school commu-

nity this week. We do hope that you all enjoy being a part of our Edendale family. Shannon Andrews is teaching our newest Y0-1 class in Room 29. Kirsten Ngan is teaching Y2 in Room 9. Geeta Metha is our newest teacher aide and all three staff will be working with us for the remainder of the 2012 school year. We

look forward to getting to know our new families, stu-

dents and staff.

Obituary

We are sad to inform you of the recent death (after a long illness) of Andy Brown; a member of our Board of Trustees for a number of years who actively contributed

to our school community in many ways. He was first up to school if there were any issues during weekends and evenings with either security or alarms going off and was a great ‗protector‘ of our buildings and environment. He led the property area for our BOT for a number of

years giving sound advice and assisting with interviews of grounds staff as well as a project manager for the

school. Andy participated in many school events and was a great role model for students.

Our sincere condolences go to Meriane, Leroy and Annie. A number of staff and BOT represented Edendale at the celebration of Andy‘s life held on Tuesday 3 July.

Community Survey

Thank you to the thirty-nine families/parents who responded to our survey; we greatly appreciate your feedback whether it be positive, constructive or

‗grumbles‘. The number of respondents is equivalent to a small percentage of our community—just under 7%. A summary will be published on our website shortly.

Other Surveys

We have recently surveyed teachers about Edendale as a workplace. I am also about to undertake a survey with groups of students about their learning and participation at Edendale. We are looking forward to hearing our stu-

dents‘ views.

Meeting with Ministry of Education

Senior leaders met with Andre Lipa from MOE and the

independent auditor who investigated the accounts

relating to our remediation projects 2009-2010 during the term break. The purpose of the meeting was to con-tinue discussions regarding the non-payment to date of

funds due for repayment to the Board of Trustees by

MOE for works undertaken at the time. School accounts have now been through several audit processes, however up until now, MOE have not reviewed their own accounts pertaining to the building projects. The same independent auditor who reported on our accounts has agreed to investigate and report on MOE accounts and this process is currently underway. We hope to report

back to you on a positive note, later in the term.

Repair of Buildings

Air quality testing was carried out in a number of classrooms during the term break. The request for this

was initiated after ‗bad smells‘ in classrooms and water

seeping through walls and ceilings in some of our older classroom blocks. We are pleased to report that the air quality in all rooms meets safe standards, however we remain unhappy about the leaky nature of classrooms and buildings. I met with our project manager and our property advisor from MOE last Thursday. Costing for re-roofing the Y.3-4 block is currently underway so a

comparison can be made with the cost of replacement. Meanwhile, remediation will be undertaken with Rooms16, 7 and 8 ( in that order) as they are ‗stand-alone‘ prefabricated classrooms attached to permanent

buildings. It is anticipated that some of the work may start in the September term break.

Burglaries

Our school was targeted by ‗young‘ burglars during the term break; two offices had windows smashed, cupboard and drawer locks broken and digital cameras, video cameras and a laptop stolen. We are saddened to report that the nature of the burglaries suggest the culprits are

part of our wider school community. Fortunately the police were able to recover several fingerprints and footprints and are following up strong leads. All property

stolen is engraved with EPS and we have serial numbers on file at school. Should anyone have knowledge that could be of use, please contact me as soon as possible.

Term Three Calendar

You will find calendar dates and activities listed on Page 2 of this newsletter. The calendar is published fortnightly in this newsletter. Calendar dates are also available on

KnowledgeNet. Please contact Zoe in the office

(zgardiner@edendale.school.nz) if you do not have a

password. Enjoy the Term!

Rosemary Vivien, Principal

Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025

Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: office@edendale.school.nz • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/

School Information and Programmes

New Menu now available

Please see attachment Please send your child with the correct money

for the lunch order. No Eftpos, cash only. Sorry, credit not available

Yummy Apple Stickers

Last year we raised $500 worth of sports equipment

by collecting yummy apple stickers and bags. Let’s see if we can better our total for 2012 Please continue to collect yummy stickers / barcodes from plastic yummy bags.

There will be a surprise for the student and class which collects the most completed sheets.

Students can collect a sheet from the office / or print out a sheet from home on www.yummyfruit.co.nz

Links Edendale’s Website Garden to Table Blog Garden of Eden Blog News Blog

Edendale Playground

Good Behaviour Tickets

Taonga Winner: Isabella—Rm21

These children were seen...

Keeping our grounds clean: Edie—Rm10,

Brelina—Rm10, Nichy—Rm6, Amaia—Rm28,

Yasmine—Rm15, Elijah—Rm24, Raisha—Rm18,

Salai—Rm18, Katie—Rm12, Krish—Rm12,

Geoffrey—Rm10, Beth-Anne—Rm9, Nicole—Rm9,

Hiba—Rm21, Tom—Rm6, Charli—Rm15,

Isabella—Rm21,

Playing nicely with others: , Janki—Rm27,

Lily—Rm19, Rob—Rm10, Daniel—Rm10,

Sophia—Rm16, Simrah—Rm7, Jason—10,

Nadia—Rm26, kaden—Rm16, Anahera—Rm2,

Other great behaviour: Jordan—Rm12, Millan—Rm20,

Katie—Rm12, Lauren—Rm28, Georgia—Rm1,

Being thoughtful: Isabella—Rm21, Tapenga—Rm24,

Ayalew—Rm8

Please Note - Term 3 Calendar

26 July Presentation to Garden to Table Trust:

School Hall (Room 6 and Year Five/Six Team

attending) at 9:30am

31 July ICAS English exam

31 July Hui in the staffroom at 5.30pm

31 July Board of Trustees Meeting at 7.15pm

1 August Parent Education Seminar 8:30-9:30am

14 August ICAS Mathematics exam

28 August Boys‘ Education Evening 6:00-7:00pm

28 August Board of Trustees Meeting 7:15pm

29 August Junior School Concert 6pm start

30 August Junior Concert 1:30pm start

7 Sept Tour and Morning Tea for families new to

Edendale at 10:00am (tour) 10:15am

(Morning tea)

9-16 Sept Year 3 (Tarai) Murals—unveiled at Learning

and Discovery Centre, Auckland Zoo

11 Sept Maths Expo - Family Evening 6:00-8:00pm

12-14 Sept Open Days to participate in classroom Maths

(times to be confirmed)

28-29 Sept Stu Duval Shows

Blue Badge Progress Certificate: Leo – Rm2

Orange Badge Progress Certificate: Denzel – Rm9, Elsie – Rm10, Finn – Rm11, Kazik – Rm15, Kokoro – Rm16, Lukasz – Rm6

Green Badge Progress Certificate: Vedant – Rm9

Introduction to Gymnastics: Daniel – Rm11, Georgia – Rm3, Georgia – Rm10, Imran – Rm16, Ryan – Rm16

Green Badge (passed all skills): Anouk – Rm19

The Gym Club

Achievement Awards

July 2012

PARENT EDUCATION SEMINAR

Coming up next week!

Wednesday 1 August 8:30-9:30am

Reading Writing Maths (Year 1-3)

Bring your queries about core curriculum to the

meeting room (next to the foyer). All welcome!

Jackie Procter will be leading the discussion.

Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025

Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: office@edendale.school.nz • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/

Tarai Artists and Authors • Notices

Garden to Table

Welcome to Term 3 Garden to Table Garden News We have returned to school only to find that the birds

seem to like our plants just as much as we do.

Some of our smaller plants have been eaten and

others dug up, while we love our birds it was a little

disappointing. The birds were hungry!

During Garden class we have been making bird feeders,

popcorn strings and sticky sticks to feed the birds. You

may notice these around the school. We have also

placed old CDs and made windmills to scare the birds

away from our plants. We have placed plastic drink

bottles over some of our precious seedlings to make it

harder for the birds to get to them, fingers crossed that

the birds and gardeners will be happy. Kitchen News We were happy to see the amazing, carrots, spinach and

broccoli in harvest. The flower bud is part of the broccoli

we usually eat, so yes you can eat the flowers too. As

the chilly weather arrived we decided we were in need

of soup. We whipped up a winter harvest vegetable soup

with carrot and sunflower seed bread rolls, it was eaten

very enthusiastically. We talked about all the vitamins

we were putting into our bodies and how it is a perfect

meal for any after sport activity. We hope the children

will have the opportunity to make it for their parents! Sarah, Kim and Jodie

Edendale Student Code

I am an Edendale student. Therefore, I show respect to everyone; I am kind to others; I behave in a sensible

way. I take care of my school, my belongings and the environment. I am honest and reliable; I am responsible

for my actions. I have fun with my learning; I participate at school and try my very best!

Olive—Rm7

Nico—Rm6

Ella—Rm8

Logan—Rm7

Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025

Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: office@edendale.school.nz • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/

See our website for info on upcoming events, BOT news and more! www.edendale.school.nz

Board of Trustees

Next meeting will be held in the Meeting Room

Tuesday 31st July at 7:15pm

All welcome to attend

Edendale PTA

Next meeting will be held in the Meeting Room

Thursday 26th July at 7:00pm

All welcome to attend

Movie Night

Movie Night will be held at the Capitol on Sunday 26 August. The movie is called ―Moonrise Kingdom‖ this movie has

had fabulous reviews! Tickets are $20. This includes a glass of bubbles and a truffle. Start time 7:30pm. There will be raffles and silent auctions on the night. Tickets will go on sale the 6th August outside Room 9. For the LOVE of the GAME Rugby books $10.00 – RRP $50!! If you would like to see a sample copy, please see Chriss in the office. Cash or cheque only. New PTA Members We always appreciate new members joining the PTA. If you would like to join us you can either email us on

pta@edendale.school.nz or come to our meetings. We meet once a month. Our next meeting is Thursday 26 July in the meeting room (off the office foyer) at 7:00pm.

Entertainment Books Available Now

Come and purchase a 2012/2013 Entertainment Book. This book is crammed full of a huge range of discount vouchers for dining, recreation and travel and is only $65,

with $13 from each sale going to our school. Order forms available from the school office. Join us on the ― paint the PTA challenge

Book a face painting party with Face Art, say you‘re from Edendale Primary and for every hour of face painting they will give the school $10! Face Art for birthdays parties and events Ph: 09 849 4359 Check there website: www.face-art.co.nz Shared Lunch recipe books $3.00!! We still have a few

copies left for sale, if you‘d like to see a sample copy please see Chriss in the office. First in first served. Cash or cheque only.

Tom Cooper & Aamel Rahmati

Co-Chairpersons

News from Edendale’s PTA

2012 School Terms

Term 3: 16 July - 28 September

Term 4: 15 October - 18 December

Public Holidays falling on school days:

Monday 22 October - Labour Day

SPORTS NEWS

Soccer Coaching Soccer coaching is on Wednesdays 3:15-4:15pm on the bottom field. Cost: $8 per session. This should be paid to Mr Wilson in Room 24. Children must be collected afterwards by 4:20pm; forms are on the table at reception.

Rainy Day Notice will be given to cancel due to weather at 2.30pm on the day of coaching, and a note will be put on the ‗ticker‘ on the Edendale KnowledgeNET page.

Please check online.

Netball Well done to the Netball players who

represented Edendale School at the

Eden-Albert Netball Tournament. Thank you

to the parents who transported the players to

the venue. Both teams played well against

strong competition. The B Team

came second equal in their section at

the tournament. Congratulations to

all. Thank you to Mrs Lai for

supporting the players.

From now 2013 Applications open and available

from Balmoral Office

Monday 15 October In Zone and Out of Zone applications

close

Tuesday 23 October Ballot for Out of Zone applications

Friday 2 November Last day for Out of Zone applications to

confirm their acceptance

Friday 30 November Orientation day for all Year 7 students

2013 intake

BALMORAL SCHOOL

Enrolment Dates for 2013 Year 7

WESLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

OPEN EVENING Thursday 9 August

7.00pm—8.30pm

Wesley Intermediate School, Sandringham Road Extn,

Mt Roskill, Phone 620 9367