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Tena Koutou Katoa,
We are now on the downhill to the end of the year and Christmas! We have had a lot of celebrations and events going on over the last few weeks, school camps, community sausage sizzle, Manaiakalani Film Festival, Diwali and a lot more action coming our way over the weeks ahead.
Infrastructure Update
Last week we shared some important 2020 infrastructure information with our community, if you missed the communication, click here.
Travelling to School
As the weather warms up, we would like to encourage as many learners as possible to walk, scoot, or cycle to school. Fresh air and exercise before school have been proven to improve learning.
Being active keeps our learners healthy. It reduces the number of cars around the school which means our learners are safer and the environment is cleaner. If you do come to school by car then please click here to view important information regarding parking around Stonefields School.
Build Update
The new building is taking shape very quickly. Click here to view a time-lapse video of the build so far.
Manaiakalani Film Festival
Wow, what an amazing Film Festival! Thank you to everyone involved, especially our learners. We got such fantastic feedback about how respectful Stonefields School was on our trip to Sylvia Park! Well done to all our fabulous presenters who were truly representing our school values of Bringing our Best together and Breaking Ground! Make sure to check out our innovative movies at the following link.
Hub 5 2020 Camp Fundraiser - JUICIES for sale
It’s that time of year when spring is melting away, turning into a hot summer.
Akomunga Rima (Hub 5) will be selling juicies until the end of term, fundraising for the exciting Year 7 & 8 camp in 2020
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Where: On the court during lunch.
Cost: $2 per juicie
Reminder - Dance Showcase
Join us on the dates below to see the performances from the opt-In Dance Lessons from Term 3.
- 15th November - Junior Assembly - Years 1-3
- 22nd November - Senior Assembly - Years 4-8
Save the Date - Learning Achievement Celebration
What: Junior and Senior Learning Achievement Celebration
When: Tuesday 17th December 2019
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Auckland Netball Centre, 7 Allison Ferguson Drive
We are excited to share that this celebration with all our Whānau, this will be an evening not to be missed!
Sport
Eastern Zones Touch Tournament
Well done to our girls and boys touch teams who had an awesome day at the Eastern Zones touch tournament last week. Our teams brought it with determined performances against very fast and skilful teams with our girls finishing 4th and the boys finishing 5th overall.
Second Hand Uniform
The second hand uniform shop will be open in the hall on Monday 25th November 2019 from 2.30pm - 3.15pm. Items start from as little as $10. Note - it is a cash only shop (no eftpos)
Donations of pre-loved uniform items are gratefully accepted throughout the year and can be dropped off at the school office.
Community Notices
Click here to view a range of fun activities, events, parenting courses and more!
School Hats
School hats are compulsory in the playground. These are available to purchase via Argyle website found here or in the school office for $12.50 payment by cash or cheque only
Shading Fundraising
Lunn Avenue Store Promotions
Auckland Primary Table Tennis Tournament
Well done to Nathan and Lachlan who recently took part in the Auckland Primary Table Tennis Tournament. The boys played well with Nathan placing second in his pool and progressing to the knock out stages. Tino pai boys!
Mention Stonefields School at the till when paying for your items and we earn points towards materials.
Auckland Cricket Primary Championships
Our Yr 5/6 Cricket team represented Stonefields School at the Auckland Cricket Primary Championships at Eden Park this week, having qualified as Tamaki champions earlier this year. Our team faced five other teams from across Auckland, winning four of their games. Congratulations to our boys who finished 2nd overall, a fantastic achievement!
Mention Stonefields School at the till to receive a 5% discount.
Term Dates 2019
T1: 4 Feb - 12 April
T2: 29 April - 5 July
T3: 22 July - 27 Sept
T4: 14 Oct - 18 Dec
Term Dates 2020
T1: 4 Feb - 9 April
T2: 28 April - 3 July
T3: 20 July - 25 Sept
T4: 12 Oct - 15 Dec
Reminder - Stonefields School Athletics
Our Stonefields Athletics Days will be taking place on our school field on the following dates:
- Year 7/8 - Friday 15th November 9:15am - 11:45am (Save Day: Thurs 21st Nov)
- Year 5 / 6 - Monday 18th November 9:15am - 11:45am (Save Day: Thurs 21st Nov)
- Year 3/4 - Monday 25th November 9:15am - 12:45pm (Save Day: Thurs 28th Nov)
- Year 0 - 2 - Friday 29th November 9:15am - 12:45pm (Save Day: Thurs 5th Dec)
Please note, if the conditions are wet on the morning of the scheduled events, we will need to postpone the event to ensure the safety of our learners while competing. Should the event be postponed, this will be communicated via the school app at approx 7:30am on the morning of. The save dates are listed above. No app alert means the event will be going ahead!
All of the information is now available on our Sports Website. This includes race times, event timetables and what learners need to bring on the day.
Library
Library Stocktake
Please ensure all Stonefields School library books are returned to the library by Friday 6th December.
The library will be closed from Monday 9th December until school finishes for the year.
As we encourage children to self-issue/return their own library books, mistakes do happen. For example, books may not be scanned back into the library correctly, books may be put directly on the shelf rather than being scanned back, library books may have accidentally been returned to the hub library or the public library by mistake, or books may have been issued to the wrong person. Please remind your children to return their library books to the "big red returns box" inside the door of the library by Friday 6th December. If in the next few weeks you receive a reminder notice for a book that you are certain your child has already returned, or they never had on issue, please email anna.malan@stonefields.school.nz or call into the library on a Tuesday or Thursday to talk with Anna.
Note: Preschool Afternoons will still be held in the library until Friday 29th November from 2:00pm -2:45pm
Everyone with under 5's is welcome to join us.
Scholastic Book Club
Scholastic book orders for issue no.8 2019 are now open and this is the last one for 2019. So, if you're ordering for Christmas, this is your last chance!
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 Wednesday 20th November. If you have any problems, please see Anna in the library on Tues or Thurs, or email anna.malan@stonefields.school.nz
Friends of Stonefields School (FOSS)
Spookalicious Sausage Sizzle Post Event Update
It was wonderful to have the whole community come together on Thursday, 31st October for the Spookalious sausage sizzle! It was such a fantastic evening.
Thank you to all of our sponsors, Hellers Countdown Supermarkets Lets Celebrate Party Hire and especially to the Barfoot & Thompson Stonefields team!
$2000 was raised on the night, all the funds going towards our senior playground shading.
A very special mention to the FOSS members who made this event happen!
Friday Cafe
Juicies are now being sold at Friday cafe at $2 per juicie. All other items remain at $1
Eco Shop | A great initiative that does our little bit to help the planet |
Munch Cupboard is an award-winning New Zealand self-sustaining social enterprise. Our drive is to assist in social change to make the world a better place for the next generation by considering the environment and what we feed our children.
Some examples of products available for purchase are beeswax wraps, lunch boxes, reusable organic sandwich bags and produce bags, etc. View the full range of products and make purchases through our school online shop.
Items are delivered to school every fortnight, free of charge and we will contact you once your items arrive.
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