Update 10

1st July 2021

Kia ora e te whānau

Tēnā Koutou Katoa,

Today we celebrated Matariki with our Kapa Haka Festival, and what a beautiful day it's been!

We had over 300 children from Glen Taylor, Kohia Terrace, Newmarket, Kohimarama, Saint Thomas’s and Ōrākei schools performing, as well as our own 150-strong Kapa Haka group. Our children were thrilled to watch the variety of performance and each school showcasing their own identity.

A huge well done to our learners on an outstanding performance; you all made Stonefields very proud! A big thank you also to our Kapa Haka tutors, whānau and everyone who pitched in to make today a huge success.

Ngā mihi nui,

Sarah and The Stonefields School Team

Consultation on proposed enrolment scheme amendment

The Board of Stonefields School is working with the Ministry of Education to amend our Enrolment Scheme. The proposed amendment extends our zone westward to include the currently unzoned area bounded by Merton Road, Morrin Road, and the railway line.
Any student currently enrolled and attending our school will not be impacted by the change and will be entitled to continue attending the school irrespective of where they currently live.

Consultation will run from Wednesday 30th June, until Friday 13 August. The Ministry will consider all feedback and liaise with the Board before making a final decision. We expect the School community to be updated about progress made in Term 3. The new schemes and changes will come into effect for the beginning of 2022.

Consultation document

Proposed amendment: written description

Proposed amendment: visual

When: Friday 2nd July 2021

Where: School Hall

Junior Disco (years 1-4)
5.30m - 6.45pm

Senior Disco (years 5-8) 7.15pm - 8.45pm

School Disco Tomorrow!

Only one more sleep before the school disco! Read on below for everything you need to know:

Health & Safety:

Please let your child know that the playground is off limits before/ during & after the disco.
We ask that NO caregivers / parents enter the hall please - unless this has already been discussed with your learners Hub teacher.

Support for Junior Learners (years 1-4):

- Junior Hub teachers will be present at the Hall door, to support the transition of our junior learners as they part from their parent/ caregiver.
- Parents /caregivers who wish to remain close during either Disco, are welcome to join us in the Parent Mix & Mingle Hub (this will be either the Community Hub or Hub 5). Younger siblings are also welcome to wait with you. We will have a few toys & colouring pictures for them.

Photos:

- There will be a photo booth for the children to gather together with friends.
- They are able to be in ONE photo only. So encourage them to organise their crew beforehand.
- They will receive a free copy of this photo in the weeks following.

Collection of learners

- All children must be collected from inside the hall by a parent/ caregiver (after both Junior AND Senior Disco’s). Please do not ask them to walk home or meet you in the carpark.
- Please wait outside the hall for further instruction from our Team of Helpers, who will manage this process for you.

Money:

- Entry is a gold coin koha (donation)
- Water will be freely available
- Food is $1 each (potato chip or popcorn bags)

Data on a Page: Progress & achievement

Stonefields School is a community that learns and strives to continually improve.

Since inception, data and evidence has been gathered to inform decision making and our strategic direction. A breadth of information has been analysed over time including surveys, achievement data, progressions, whānau voice, and a growing range of tools developed internally.

We are excited to be able to share this data with you here.

Mid Year Achievement and Progress

We are close to sharing your child’s mid-year achievement snapshot through SchoolTalk. On Wednesday, July 7th, you will be sent an email with a link to your child's mid-year achievement snapshot.

For this reporting round you can expect to see a general comment from the hub teachers, which will give a description of how your child is progressing, their attitude towards learning, and their social development. Click here for further detail on what you can expect to see in your child's mid-year achievement snapshot.

Community Hub | Te Pātaka Ako

You can find a full schedule of all of our upcoming events in the Community Hub - Te Te Pātaka Ako here

Adult Kapa Haka

Our adult Kapa Haka kicked off last week and it was awesome! Sessions will be run fortnightly during term time, Tuesdays from 5.30pm. As this is a community initiative, we are looking to get a parent working group together to take charge of some of the logistics involved. Please contact Bryan Fox if you are keen to help out!

Workshop: Surface & Deeper Features in Writing

Tuesday 6th July, 3.15-4.00pm
Parents will be shown what to look for in terms of surface and deeper featuers in writing. Suitable for parents of learners in years 5-8.

Zones of Regulation Workshop

Due to significant interest in the Zones of Regulation workshop run earlier this week, we will be holding another one of these workshops in term 3. This will likely be an evening session to allow those to attend who were unable to make it this week. Watch this space!

Kaupapa Māori at Stonefields School

We're excited to launch our new Kaupapa Māori at Stonefields website. This is where you will find everything you need to know about our Pōwhiri - waiata (songs), Te Reo Māori in Hubs, Te Puāwaitanga and Kapa Haka.

Stay home if you're unwell

The chilly (and wet!) weather has brought with it many coughs and sniffly noses. A gentle reminder that we are still at Covid Alert Level 1. As per Ministry of Health Guidelines, please keep your children at home if they are feeling unwell, or show any signs of a cold or flu.

Covid Tracer App

Please remember to scan in using your Covid tracer app when entering the school. Together we can all do our part to keep our whānau and community safe.

The faster people who might have been exposed to COVID-19 can be contacted, the faster we can stop the spread of the virus.

Student-led Initiatives

Food Drive - Please donate any sealed, canned or packet food to help those in need!

There is a big box at the office where you can drop in your items - this will be there until next week Wednesday, 7th July.

Upcoming Events

School Disco | Friday, 2nd July | 5:30 - 6:45 (Juniors) & 7:15 - 8:45 (Seniors)

Sport

Eastern Zones Hockey

A huge well done to our girls who took part in the EZ Hockey tournament on Monday. All of the cold, early morning practices paid off as the team breezed through their pool and into the semi finals. Our girls finished 4th after very exciting and close semi final and third place play off games. We're delighted to see hockey growing at Stonefields, and this wouldn't be possible without the time and energy of our passionate hockey players and our parent volunteers, Merrin and Rakesh. Tēnā rawa atu koutou.

Our Sports Website is your first port of call for all information about whole school sport and inter-school sports events. This is updated regularly.

Sports Website

Library

As the end of term approaches, we are following up on overdue books that have been on issue for some time. This week, our library system will automatically email all parents of learners whom our system identifies as having overdue books.

Please help ensure your child returns their book/s to the red returns box inside the school library by the end of this term. This gives others the chance to enjoy them, and allows your child to issue new books for the school holidays should they wish.

Our library is open every day during lunchtime. We encourage our learners to issue and return their books then, or when visiting the library with their literacy groups.

Mistakes do happen and our system isn't perfect! If you/your child are certain books have been issued in error or have already been returned, please email anna.malan@stonefields.school.nz as soon as possible.

2021 Term Dates

Term 2 | Monday, 3rd May - Friday, 9th July

Term 3 | Monday, 26th July - Friday, 1st October

Term 4 | Monday, 18th October - Wednesday, 15th December

2021 Teacher Only Days

Friday, 25th June

Monday, 13th September

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