Year 0-2 Term Two Update

Tēnā koutou, nau mai hoki mai | Greetings to you all, welcome back! 

We are delighted to welcome our new ākonga (learners) and their whānau to Hub 1SM and Samantha Meehan-Harris, who will be their guardian teacher. It's wonderful to have you join the Junior Team and the wider Stonefields School community. A big welcome back to all our returning learners and whānau, we are excited for another learning rich term ahead!

The term has started with off with exploration, curiosity and an incredible amount of excitement as we launched our concept 'He Hauora te Taonga - Health is Wealth'. On Tuesday, we were fortunate to welcome the Police Eagle Helicopter, flown in by Newman Subritzky (Hugo and Ruben's father). We also welcomed the police, the police dog handlers and their disciplined police dogs. The learners were in awe of the helicopter and the police dogs, and have been very motivated to talk and write about this special experience. Some have shared that they would like to have a career as a helicopter pilot or a police helicopter pilot!

On Thursday afternoon, our learners were immersed in a variety of sporting, and health and wellbeing experiences like soccer, hockey, boxing, karate, jiu-jitsu, yoga, nutrition, physical challenges and much more. Our learners worked alongside their Year 7-8 buddies through a rotation of five activities each related to the key dimensions of Te Whare Tapa Whā:

• Taha wairua - spiritual 

• Taha hinengaro - mental & emotional 

• Taha tinana - physical 

• Taha whānau - family & social

• Whenua - land, roots

The excitement continues next week with our Stepping Stone to Camp evening on Thursday, 8 May from 4-6pm at school. The children will get to experience a few outdoor/nature-related activities with you. Please remember that you will need to accompany and support your child during this event. This event is not suitable for older or younger siblings.

Stepping Stone to Camp evening will go ahead rain or shine. If the weather is unsuitable, we will do the activities indoors. See you then.

The Year 0-2 Teachers, Laura Choat and Shoba Segar

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shoba.segar@stonefields.school.nz

This term, we are offering two parent workshops as follows:

Structured Literacy Workshop 

In this workshop, we will cover the aspects of structured literacy including the teaching sequence, how you can help at home, and we will have time for questions. This workshop will be very beneficial for you if your child is new to school.

Facilitated by: Hub teachers
When: Tuesday 13 May, 3.15 - 4pm (we will provide some afternoon tea and care for your child while you attend the workshop)
Where: Hub 1

SchoolTalk and the New Curriculum Workshop 

Get familiar with SchoolTalk features to stay connected and informed about your child's learning. We will also look at how the new curriculum sits in SchoolTalk and how to navigate to the new learning progressions.
Facilitated by: Sarah Holden (SchoolTalk lead teacher)
When: Tuesday 10 June,  3.15pm - 4pm
Where: Te Pātaka Ako | Community Hub

After our immersion day yesterday, our learners are eager to start exploring the concept of He Hauora te Taonga - Health is Wealth. We will dive deep into Physical Health (including getting extra active!), Mental and Emotional Health (learning about feelings), and Developing Healthy Habits (how we sustain our health). Once again we are welcoming the opportunity for our learners to collaborate with other learners and teachers from within the Junior Village. 

If you have experience in any area of health and wellbeing, we would love for you to share your knowledge with our learners. Please come and talk to us.

Learner-Led Conferences - Thursday 29 May

Learner-Led Conferences will be held on Thursday 29 May for all Year 1-6 learners. Your child and their teacher will share your child's learning, celebrate successes and share the next steps with you. There will be a selection of hands-on activities for your child to lead you through, and learning displays around the hub for your child to share with you. Booking information for the Learner-Led Conferences will be sent out closer to the time. Please note school will close at 1pm on this day for Year 0-6.  

At the end of this term, the Year 1-2 learners will receive a written report with a snapshot of your child's achievement. You can also use SchoolTalk at any time to see your child's learning and next steps. 

For those children in Hub 1SM, as your child's learning journey is just starting with us, Whaea Sam will reach out and connect with you in weeks 5-6 regarding your child's progress to date. 

Uniform

At Stonefields School we wear our uniform with pride. As the weather cools down, our winter uniform items will keep you warm. We appreciate your support in ensuring your child is wearing the correct school uniform:

• Blue polo shirt (short sleeve or long sleeve) 

• Charcoal trousers, skort, or shorts    

• Black shoes, including black laces (white soles are acceptable). 

• Black or white socks

• Beanie

• Fleece Jacket

• Black or dark blue plain hair ties/bands (no other colours please) 

• Black tights/leggings and a black long sleeve thermal can be worn under the uniform for extra warmth if required 

• No jewellery or necklaces should be worn, as this is a health and safety concern during playtimes and PE sessions. Exceptions to this include jewellery of cultural significance, small stud earrings, and watches however no smart-watches. 

New uniform items can be purchased online and delivered to your home. Pre-Loved uniform items can be requested here and collected from the office. 

Junior Assembly Dates

This term we have three Junior Assemblies. This is a great opportunity for parents to see everything we've been exploring and learning about in the Hubs. We hope you can join us at 2 pm in the Hall on: 

• Monday 12 May

• Monday 9 June

• Monday 23 June

Photolife Photo orders

Last term Photolife captured individual portraits, hub photos and sibling photos (if requested). These are now available for you to order. You will have received an email from Photolife during the holidays with your keycode. Please go to the Photolife website, enter your keycode, and select the photos you'd like to purchase. Orders placed before Sunday 11 May will be delivered to school for free.

If you haven't received your keycode from Photolife, please contact the office. 

Library Days

Our children love their library visits. All Year 0-2 hubs will visit the library weekly and during this time the children will have an opportunity to browse, borrow a book, listen to stories, and learn some library skills. To avoid disappointment, please remind your child to bring their library book to school on their library day so they can return it and borrow a new book each week. Our library days are as follows:

• Hub 10: Mondays after morning tea

• Hub 1: Mondays after lunch

• Hub 2: Tuesdays after lunch

This term, while the Year 0-2 children learn about taking responsibility for their library books, they will only be allowed to borrow one book at a time. Many children also enjoy visiting the library during their break times and they can return their book and borrow a new book at these times too. 

This year, the library will be open before and after school if you would like to visit it with your child.

Toys from Home 

A gentle reminder that children should not bring toys, game cards or other precious belongings from home. These items are distracting in the hub and often there are tears when a child misplaces their precious items. Please take a moment to remind your child about keeping their toys etc at home.

Lost Property 

Don't forget to keep an eye on the lost property outside Te Pataka Ako! The rack is bulging with named jackets and the pile of unnamed jackets is even bigger. 

Dates for the Diary

• Mufti Day for Nature Pathway  | Tuesday 6 May 

• Year 0-2 Stepping Stones to Camp Evening | Thursday 8 May 

• Junior Assembly (Year 0-4) | Monday 12 May | 2pm, Hall 

• Stonefields School Board Meeting | Tuesday 13 May | 5.30pm, Te Pātaka Ako

• Structured Literacy Workshop for parents (Year 0-2) | Tuesday 13 May | 3.15pm, Hub 1

• Mid-Term New Entrant Cohort Start | Monday 26 May

• Learner-Led Conferences (Year 1-6) | Thursday 29 May

• Staff Only Day | Friday 30 May | school closed

• King's Birthday | Monday 2 June | school closed

• School Talk Workshop for Year 0-2 parents | Tuesday 3 June | 2pm, Te Pātaka Ako

• Visitor Tour | Tuesday 3 June | register here  

• Whānau Hui | Wednesday 4 June | 6pm

• Pasifika Talanoa | Wednesday 4 June | 6pm

• Junior Assembly (Year 0-4) | Monday 9 June | 2pm, Hall 

• Stonefields School Board Meeting | Tuesday 17 June | 5.30pm, Te Pātaka Ako

• Matariki Hikoi | Wednesday 18 June 

• Matariki Holiday | Friday 20 June | school closed

• Junior Assembly (Year 0-4) | Monday 23 June | 2pm, Hall 

• Term 2 ends | Friday 27 June