Dear parents What a term it has been with much learning, exploring and out and about trips. Thursday evening (20th June) we had a guest speaker at our parents meet-ing presenting on the very relevant topic of building resilience into our young people. A number of parents who attended, and some who did not manage to attend, have asked for the information to be shared. Below is a summary from Vanessa capturing the essence of her talk. She has also made her power point available. This will be sent to you all. Grit and Resilience

Love, Listen, Partner and Pray BUT hands off!

Angela Duckworth explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success. She believes grit is a combination of both:

• Passion – “I love this issue and want to do it more.”

• Perseverance – “I want to do it long enough to master it.” Grit means sticking with something for a long time. Its approaching life like it’s a marathon—not a sprint. It’s not usually a lack of intelligence that prevents young people from develop-ment. It’s that we’ve removed most of the grit from their lives. We’ve stolen the need for grit in their childhood. Angela’s research demonstrates that past generations tended to develop grit as they grew into adulthood. They had to do so. Life was slower, with less technology and on-demand con-veniences. Life was harder, life was

more boring, with fewer screens and activities to entertain you. Life was quieter, without social media pinging at you night and day. With less glitz, glam-our, noise and clutter, people stuck with something longer, even when the novel-ty wore off. Jobs lasted longer. Marriag-es lasted longer. Memberships lasted longer. Friendships lasted longer.

• There wasn’t an expectation to be entertained.

• There wasn’t an expectation that everything would be fun or fast. There wasn’t an expectation that some-one else would do the work we had been assigned. Consider These Common-Sense Thoughts on Grit:

1. The more we do for them, the less they learn to do for them-selves.

2. The easier life is for them, the less they naturally develop grit.

3. The more we prescribe for them, the less they’re apt to develop grit.

4. The faster their solutions come, the less they tend to develop grit.

5. The more resources we give them, the less resourceful they become.

How can we help our young people?

What they need is…

A caring and supportive family along-

side them. Eager to listen but not

problem solve or rescue.

Train yourself to think “ I am happy to

listen but will not offer advice or solu-

tions even when I am asked” A good

phrase is “ and how is that working

for you?”

3 July 2019 Important Dates

End Term 2 / Reports Issued

Wednesday 3 July

NO SCHOOL on Thursday and Friday, 4 & 5 July

Term 3 starts 22 July

New School App From the beginning of next term we will be using a new app that is connected to the school web-site. Can you please download the Kiwi Schools app before next term? The app logo is a white capital KS surrounded by a blue shaded circle.

You can download via our web-site Home Page, the button to click is right at the bottom left and reads: “Get the Jireh School Mobile App”. Call in to the school office if you need help downloading the new app onto your smartphone.

Thank you to everyone for getting behind the latest

Parents Association fund-raiser and selling eco-

friendly reusable bags and produce bags.

Well done! And the winning fund-

raisers are…..

We also need to do a big thank you to the parents and BoT

And a big thank you to all the parents who so generously have photos on my phone

Let them do the work here, they

are very capable. Be present and

attentive, let them know that you

are always willing to listen and un-

pack what is on their mind.

Allow them to see failure as a good

thing! Model this with your own life.

Allow them to experience disap-

pointment and challenges and en-

courage them to keep going and to

try again regardless of how tough it

is.

Encourage them to set realistic

goals and work hard to reach

them. You may need to teach this

rather than assume they know how

to do this

Love on them for who they are and

who they have been created to be.

Tell them they are capable and

with some perseverance they can

successfully use the problem-

solving skills they have been gift-

ed.

Be available so that they feel safe

to communicate with you and oth-

ers EARLY when things are tough.

This is healthy and a great lifelong

skill to take into any relationship.

Support them with their friend

groups where possible and under-

stand that this is the best battle-

field for learning Grit and Persever-

ance – where there are people

there is likely to be conflict, differ-

ence of opinions, misunderstand-

ings, lack of communication BUT

there is also likely to be love,

laughter, trust, loyalty empathy,

give and take and relationship

building that will last for years to

come.

Helpful websites or books around this topic: https://www.heysigmund.com/ Sign up for the monthly newsletter at this website. Karen Young – stunning website for parents, teachers and teenagers. Topics covered: Kids and anxiety, How to build resilience and courage in children, Building Self-control in children, Strengthening the connec-tion with your teen, “They’ll do what?”,

Helping teens to have healthy relationships and much more BOOKS: Do Hard Things: “A teenage rebellion against low expectations” Brett & Alex Harris GRIT “Why passion and Resilience are the secrets to success” Angela Duckworth

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your on-going, wonderful support and I pray that your holiday is safe and full of joy. Yours in partnership

Sandra Bosman

A HUGE thank-you to all our families, Parents

Associa-tion and

Board All the fund-raising has

certainly paid off!

The children are

delighted ☺

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Carpe Diem Kids Jireh are running an exciting Holiday Programme with fun trips from 8th to 19th July. Details are on the brochure (available at the school office) and online. Part-time enrolments, Sibling discounts and WINZ subsidies are available.

NO BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMME WILL RUN ON THURSDAY 4 AND FRIDAY 5 JULY.

Enrol online on www.carpediemkids.co.nz Ph: 0800 CD KIDS/ 0800 23 5437 Mob: 021 155 0242 Email: info@carpediemkids.co.nz

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AVOID THE WINTER WINDS WITH MUSIC EDUCATION

CENTRE!

Music is both a fun activity and a powerful educational tool. With term two drawing to a close, enrolments for term three music lessons are just around the corner. What better way to keep your child busy during the rainy season than starting them off on the musical journey of a life-time? Learning an instrument is fun, educational and also: • Develops mind, body and

memory • Teaches coordination and im-

proves mathematical ability • Relieves stress in a fun and

relaxing way • Reduces screen time Places are limited, so book now

to secure your lesson! Ph.0800 89 39 39 www.musiceducationcentre.co.nz

Introducing the two proprietor representatives on the school Board: Warren Peat Warren has given 30 years of service to the education industry, fascinated by the dynamics that characterize a 'true learning environment', a place where students are engaged in their learn-ing and aspire to acquire new knowledge. He is committed to an 'authentic' learning partnership be-tween all members of a school community, where each has a con-tribution that is valued and encour-aged. Christian values and morals underpin his leadership, with a desire to see servant- leadership principles practised by all who would seek to mould and guide young lives. Warren has been an integral part of the Board of Estab-lishment for JCS. He is CEO of

NZCPT and KingsWay Trust, (KWT) and sits on all the school Boards who belong to the NZCPT and KWT. Allan Bates Allan is a busi-ness advisor and chartered ac-countant, and he and his wife are strong supporters of Christian education. His three children graduated from KingsWay school, his wife is a school teacher, and his daughter is studying to be a teacher at Laidlaw college. Allan holds a Graduate Diploma in Theology, as well as Commerce and Accounting qualifications. He is a regular at Riverhead Family Church. Allan has served on the Jireh Christian School board since its establish-ment, as well as serving on the KingsWay school board. He has recently become a trustee of the KingsWay Trust.

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ICAS ENTRIES NOW DUE:

It is time to receive entries for the ICAS exams for 2019. The format and cost of these exams has changed quite significantly this year, so please keep reading.

If you would like your child to enter one or all of the following exams, please email Vicki Morris on vicki.morris@jireh.school.nz with your child's name, class and the name of the exam/s you would like them to sit. They may choose from Digital Technolo-gies, English, Maths, Science, Writing and Spelling. This is for students in Years 4 - 8 only.

Each of these will now be sat on-line and will cost $18 each. You will be invoiced once all entries have been received. Please note that it is necessary to have a minimum of 3 students entering any one exam.

The deadline for entries

is Friday 12th July.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DUES AND SPECIAL CHARACTER DONATION NZCPT would like to remind par-ents who have quarterly direct debits in place for their children’s school fees, that these will be pro-cessed from your account in July 2019. Many thanks, Lynn Hewitt NZCPT

CHESS POWER Playing chess develops self-confidence, concen-tration and problem-solving skills. We are really pleased to contin-ue our Chess Coaching Pro-gramme at our school and look forward to bringing the excitement, competition and educational bene-fits of chess to our children.

Why Chess? * Improve concentration and focus * Develop important life skills – fair play and decision making * Tactical & Strategic thinking * Prepare for Chess Tournaments against other schools • Develop a love of chess, of

learning and of thinking

What happens in a Chess Power Coaching Programme? Each session starts with a formal lesson; all players will learn a new strategy, idea or skill each week. Then they put those skills into practice with activities and games. All games are moni-tored and supervised by the coach who provides individual feedback along the way.

Throughout the programme, we reward kids that do well and en-courage and support kids that are struggling. At completion of the programme we recognise each child with a certificate based on their performance. Q Where can I learn more?

A Visit our website, www.chesspower.co.nz and click Parents Centre

CLASS DETAILS Sessions will be held on Tuesday lunch-times 23 July - 24 September 2019 from 12:30 - 1:15pm in Tui room. The fee is $80/student for the term.

REGISTRATION If your child would like to be part of this please visit our website. Both registration and payment can be done online. https://www.chesspower.co.nz/register

CHICKEN MADNESS! The next Chicken Madness lunch will be on Thursday 1st August. The link to place orders will be sent out at the beginning of next term.