Year 7-8

Kia ora,

A warm welcome back to Stonefields School for 2021!

We also extend a warm welcome to Sarah Holden who will be teaching in Akomanga Tekau Ma Wha (Hub 14) and Yubin Han, who will be teaching in Akomanga Tekau Ma Rima (Hub 15).

Our Learning Focus - Term One

To begin the year, we are focusing on what it means to be kaitiaki, in terms of our school and the wider community. We want to continue to strengthen the authentic links with a community business that our learners made last year, so we are once again reaching out to businesses near and far who are really making an effort to be environmentally aware and be sustainable for our future.

We would value your input if you have any connections to business who you think might be appropriate, so we can shed some light on the wonderful things happening in our local community and provide authentic learning experiences for our learners.

As we have some familiar faces mixed with some new faces in our hubs, our first few weeks will be focussed around growing our sense of community and how to construct CV’s, to take on some of the numerous leadership roles which we have on offer for our senior learners. We will be looking at some numeracy groupings following some assessments which are due to take place in Week 4. Your learners will be made of their teachers in the areas of literacy and numeracy after these, but please be aware that your learner may a different teacher over the year for different areas of literacy and numeracy. If you would like to go through these assessments with your child’s literacy or numeracy teacher, then please feel free to contact them after Week 4 of this term.

Technology

We are once again embroiling ourselves fully in the specialised technology programme which is being offered by Selwyn College.

Our Year 7 and 8 learners will be partaking in these Technology sessions every Friday from approximately 9.20am until morning tea. These sessions will begin on Week Three, Friday the 19th of February.

Local Area Permission

Throughout the year we engage in a number of learning opportunities in our local area (eg. swimming at CLM / Kohimarama Beach, trips to the Wetlands). This form gives permission for your child to take part in activities during school time within a 7.5km radius for the duration of their time at Stonefields School.

Please click here to complete the permission form.

Physical Education

Lifesaving and Beach Safety Skills

This term our Yr 7/8 learners will be learning Beach Safety and Lifesaving Skills with CLM at Kohimarama beach. Please complete the permission form here to allow your child/ren to take part. The information questions help our instructors to plan and ensure that they are meeting the needs of our learners.

All the information about the day can be found on our Sports website here.

We do require helpers in order to provide this opportunity for learners. If you are able to help on either day please email ollie@stonefields.school.nz.

Contact Details

Hub 14

All Hub teachers - hub14teachers@stonefields.school.nz

Ollie Baker - ollie@stonefields.school.nz

Hope Griffin - hope.griffin@stonefields.school.nz

Sarah Holden - sarah.holden@stonefields.school.nz

Hub 15

All Hub teachers - hub15teachers@stonefields.school.nz

Sarah Chant - sarah.chant@stonefields.school.nz

Yubin Han - yubin.han@stonefields.school.nz