Update 12 - 25 July, 2019

SchoolTalk Update

Merging of Progressions

Recently on SchoolTalk, you may have noticed a change to the organisation and layout of your child’s progressions in reading, writing, and numeracy.

The review and refining of our progressions is part of our larger strategic goal to reflect and reconsider what learning is critical to learn and know to benefit our learners.

The new format has been as follows:

• The creation of overarching WALHTs (we are learning how to) - view red circle in the screenshot below
• Success criteria to meet the WALHTs (how I know I will have been successful) - view green square in the screenshot below.
• This means the progressions have been condensed/streamlined into fewer learning intentions for teachers, learners and parents to click on.
• Several progressions have been merged that relate to the same overarching WALHT

We have taken careful steps with the developers to ensure none of your child’s uploaded evidence or the available resources have been lost.

If you notice anything unusual about your child’s progressions, please contact Emily via email.

Learner Activities Before School, Break times and After School

Click here to view the activities that will be running during Term 3. We encourage your child to get involved with as many activities as they would like.

Preschool Afternoons

We're starting up again beginning the 9th of August and running every Friday until the 20th of September.

Help support our new group of motivated year 7/8 learners who will be leading Preschool Afternoons this Term. Just pop in with your under 5's. Coffee, tea, chats for the caregivers and fun for the kids.

Time: 2pm - 2:45pm

Where: Stonefields School Library (Hub 3, up the red stairs, far right)

There is no need to book. Hope to see you there!

Winter Reminder

There have been some nasty bugs and colds about lately. We experienced significant numbers of illness amongst staff and learners in the last term. We would like to remind parents to refrain from sending any unwell children to school.

School Photos

PhotoLife will be coming on Monday 2nd September. All Year levels will have pictures, including Kapa Haka, netball and sibling photos (more details to follow).

School Sign-In Procedure

A reminder that if you are coming onto the school grounds outside of the usual times to pick up or drop off your child/children, you are required to sign in and out on the tablet provided at reception.

Lewis Eady Music Lessons

Please see below information from Lewis Eady regarding missed lessons due to school activities.

"We are happy to arrange a credit for any lesson that is missed due to a school activity. To arrange the credit please email us after the lesson has been missed, detailing the date and reason e.g. school trip to the museum."

Please note it is your responsibility to contact Lewis Eady to arrange the credit, this is not done through Stonefields School.

2020 Term Dates

Term 1: 3rd February - 9th April

Term 2: 28th April - 3rd July

Term 3: 20th July - 25th September

Term 4: 12th October - 15th December

Cupcake Day Fundraiser

A group of Hub 5 learners will be hosting a cupcake fundraiser for the SPCA.

When: Monday 5th August at lunchtime (12:50pm - 1:40pm)

Where: Hall Kitchen

Make sure to bring your gold coins to buy some yummy cupcakes!

Teacher Aide Position

Stonefields School is forward-thinking in its philosophy of learning, purposeful in selecting the right staff and creatively utilises open modern learning environments to ensure learning is social, open, engaging and real.

We are looking for the right candidate to join our team.

Are you:

• Passionate?
• Enthusiastic?
• Empathetic to diversity?
• Able to motivate and inspire learning?
• Able to demonstrate initiative?
• Highly collaborative?

This is a full-time position, hours are 9am-3pm. If you feel you are the right individual to work collaboratively alongside our dedicated teachers for the benefit of our learners, then please send your CV and covering letter to Natasha Audi - 81 Tihi Street, Stonefields, Auckland 1072 or email.

Note:

• Experience in Teacher Aide work would be a huge advantage but not necessary.
• Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Library

Scholastic Book Club

Scholastic book orders for issue no.5 2019 are now open!

The ordering process is completely paperless, and the current brochure is available to view here. There are paper copies of the Book Club catalogue in the library if you prefer to view the catalogue in paper form.

To place your order, please register using the LOOP website. You may then order on the website, or by using one of Scholastic's apps. Please do not return anything to school as all orders are processed through the LOOP system.

Book orders close on Friday 2nd August. If you have any problems, please see Anna in the library on Tues or Thurs, or email

Stonefields School Disco - Post Event Update

"Upon a Starry Night"

What an amazing night was had by all! A huge thank you to the entire FOSS team, all the parent helpers and Stonefields School staff, you did a fantastic job and we certainly could not have done it without you.

A special mention to all the below sponsors, we are hugely appreciative of your contribution to making the disco such a success:

• Let's Celebrate Party Hire
• Santarelli Dance School
• Matt Maingay
• Barfoot and Thompsons Stonefields
• New World Lunn Avenue
• MARS
• Attwoods Packaging
• Resene
• Look Sharp Mt Wellington
• Harvey Norman Mt Wellington
• Sony Bakery Stonefields
• The Appreciation Society
• Viva Kids Classes
• Torpedo 7

We are pleased to let you know that $5000 was raised, this money will be going towards the shading over the senior playground. Keep an eye out on the communication updates in Term 3 where FOSS will provide you with an update on the progress of the fundraising towards the shading over the senior playground.