Update 2 - 20th February 2020
Kia ora, Hello, Nǐ hǎo, Bula, Talofa to all Parents and Caregivers,
Thank you to each and every one of you that joined us last week at the Meet the Teacher event. It was wonderful to share time with you all in the hubs and share the learning for the year ahead.
It gives us great pleasure to share with you our new leadership structure for 2020. As we have continued to grow it has become necessary to add a new middle leadership tier. We congratulate the following staff members on their appointment as Leaders of Learning:
- Year 1/2 - Anita Unka
- Year 3/4 - Nardia Turner
- Year 5/6 - Ali Spilman
- Year 7/8 - Sarah Chant
The Leaders of Learning work closely with the Associate Principals and form the Stonefields School Leadership Team. The Associate Principals have wide-ranging portfolios across the School and also oversee an area of the School
- Year 1/2 - Katherine Jackson
- Year 3/4 - Gina Harduar
- Year 5/6 - Emily Ruffles
- Year 7/8 - Chris Bradbeer
We would also like to introduce you to our growing Student Support Team:
- Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) - Kate de Groot
- English Second Language (ESOL) - Amanda Lunken
- Student Support Teacher Assistant - Naomi Toland
- Associate Principal Liaison - Katherine Jackson
- Our 9 teachers aides - Sumi Kane, Kate De Graaf, Annegrid Price, Vijay Mauran, Jason Coleman, Sophie Atkinson, Karen Mc Dougall, Maysoun Rafeedie, Michelle Hallis-D’Souza and Mel Atkinson
The growing School has also called for a re-think in the office admin area of the School. We have engaged external expertise to re-imagine the admin team roles and function. We wish to congratulate Lauren as the new Administration Leader. She leads the team of;
- Finance - Amy Tran
- Receptionist/Learner Services - Sue Curlett
- We are currently advertising for a further front of house person
Specialist Teachers
This too is an area we are actively growing. The Board has committed funds to support both Music, Arts and PE specialist. We are pleased to introduce Nathan who is our new music specialist. Meet the specialist teaching team;
- Sports Specialist - Lynn Kilpatrick
- Music Specialist - Nathan Imboden
- Visual Arts Specialist - Sarah Allen
Learner Agency
Stonefields School has always had a focus on developing Learner Agency. Since our school opened, we have used our Learning Process and Learner Qualities as Tools and Strategies to help our learners get out of the Learning Pit.
Over the last 3 years teachers have been inquiring into the capabilities that support learners to be agentic. The team have taken this learning to unpack what learning matters - we also used community and learner voice to help inform our thinking about what is critical to know and what is critical to learn. This work will be reflected in our emerging Graduate Profile.
The following video will give you some insight into the thinking of our learners and teachers and how Learner Agency has impacted their learning and practice. Enjoy.
Pre-School Afternoons
Preschool afternoons will no longer be running due to the need to staff classrooms as a priority at this stage. Thank you so much to all of the amazing families who have supported this program in the past.
Teacher Only Day
School will be closed for learners on Friday, 27th March 2020. The Manaiakalani cluster will be coming together for a teacher only day. Kelly Club will be running a full day programme, to book, please email Kelly Club.
Community Notices
Please take the time to view our community notices page. This section holds information on what is going on after school.
School App
Don't forget to amend your subscriptions to reflect the correct hub/s for your child/ren. If you do not have the school app please download from the App or Play Store, searching for SchoolAppsNZ and selecting Stonefields School. To amend or subscribe to your child/rens hub or year level, click on the three lines in the top left hand corner and then alert subscriptions.
Learner Safety
We would like to reiterate the importance of parking and travelling around the school in a respectful and considerate manner. Please note the restrictions in place for parking on both Vialou Lane and Guyon Street at peak times. We also urge all learners walking/biking or scootering to school to please use the safety crossing on Guyon Street.
Click here for our safety message.
Second Hand Uniform
Thank you to everyone who supported our last second hand uniform sale, a whopping $1100 was raised! The next second hand uniform sale is on Monday, 24th February.
Where: School Hall
Time: 2.30pm - 3.15pm
Items start from as little as $10 and EFTPOS is now available.
Year 3/4 iPad Workshop
This workshop will focus on providing you with a better understanding of the tools and skills that our learners in year 3/4 will be learning using an iPad.
When: Wednesday 4th March 2020
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Where: Hub 7
Camp and Year 3 Activity Week
The below websites have been created and are a great source for all camp and activity week related information. Please note these are working documents and will continue to be updated as we receive more information.
Sport
Swimming
A reminder that our new look swimming programme begins next week with the Yr 7 and 8 Beach Safety and Life Saving Skills days. Full information for all year groups can be found on our Sports website here.
Netball Muster
We are pleased to share with you the new and improved process for organising netball teams in 2020. Thank you to those of you who have provided feedback in 2019, it has been invaluable to inform changes moving forward. We are keen to continue to increase the number of children participating in 2020. You can find more information on our Sports website here.
Rippa Rugby
Our year 5-8 learners had a great time at their first rippa rugby session at Auckland University Rugby Club this week. As it so hot at the moment, we would encourage learners to get changed into sports gear at lunch time so that they are more comfortable during the rippa sessions. All learners are expected to wear school uniform until lunch time.
In-School Activities
The following activities will be running during Term 1. We encourage your child to get involved with as many activities as they would like. Please note the timetable has recently been updated, click here to view the activities.
Juicies for Sale
Our Year 7&8 learners are raising money for camp and will be selling juicies at lunch time.
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting on Tuesday 25th February.
Where: Hall Kitchen
Cost: $2 per juicie.
Don't forget your gold coins!!
EFTPOS is here!!
In striving to become as cashless as possible by the end of 2020, we are delighted to let you know that we now have EFTPOS available in the school office as a form of payment.
Please note we do not offer credit facility, EFTPOS only!
Vacancies
For our latest teaching and support staff vacancies, click here.