• Reading Together Workshop

On Thursday 10th June from 9-10am we are running an upskilling workshop for parents/caregivers on how to support children with reading at home. Suitable for parents of learners in Years 0-2.

• Dr Tony Fernando: Knowing Happiness through Suffering

On Wednesday 16 June from 7-8:30pm we will have inspirational guest speaker, Dr. Tony Fernando, join us for our first speaker event. Tony is a psychiatrist and sleep specialist from Auckland. He recently passed his PhD oral examinations thesis (University of Auckland) on compassion in medicine. He obtained his medical degree from the University of the Philippines and his psychiatry and sleep training at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been awarded multiple teaching awards by medical students and the faculty of medicine at the University of Auckland. His talk - "Knowing Happiness through Suffering" - is not to be missed, and we'd love to see you there! All parents/caregivers welcome, please RSVP here.

• Adult Kapa Haka

Every second Tuesday, starting 22 June, we are very excited to invite you to join us in learning a couple of waiata (song), waiata-a-ringa (action song), and haka. Classes will kick off at 5:30pm and all are welcome. Bring the tamariki (children) along, they can join in too! We'll be providing pizza for our first lesson, so please let us know if you plan on coming along by filling out this form.

• Chinese Family Coffee & Conversation

We extend a warm invitation to all our Chinese families to join us for a coffee and conversation on Wednesday 30 June from 6.30-7.30 in the Community Hub - Te Pātaka Ako. We look forward to hearing your aspirations for your children and gathering your voice. More information about this event will be emailed to all our Chinese families.

• Matariki Kapa Haka Festival

We will be hosting the Matariki Kapa Haka festival on Thursday 1 July from 9-2pm in the school hall. Further details will be sent to the families with learners in kapa haka group.

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

Last week during our Learner Led Conferences we had many parents contribute wonderful ideas towards our outside environment masterplan. Our masterplanning process is helping us to understand what to consider and prioritise outside at Stonefields to promote play, sports, learning, and social activities for all students. Our students and staff have all been involved in the process. You can add ideas, photographs, and comments here - we would love to hear from you!

Work on the project to fence the school has recommenced as of last Thursday, 27th May. This work is scheduled to be completed over the next 3 weeks.

If you would like to purchase books for your children from the Scholastic Book Club, orders for 2021 issue no. 4 are now open.

The ordering process is completely paper-less, and the current brochure is available to view here.

If you are new to the Scholastic Book Club, you can find out more about the Book Club here and before placing an order, you will need to register using the LOOP website. You may then place your order via the Loop website, or by using one of Scholastic's apps. Please make sure you have your child's hub number handy and remember there is no need to return anything to school as all orders are processed online through the Scholastic LOOP system. If you would prefer to view the catalogue in paper form, your child may collect one of these from the school library, which is open during school lunchtimes.

Book Club orders close on Friday 18th June. If you have any questions or problems placing your order, please email anna.malan@stonefields.school.nz