Newsletter No. 5 Term 1 Week 5 6th

March 2019

Principal’s Corner –te iwi tahi tatou –we are one family…

One of our school goals is CONNECTED TO EXCELLENCE and today I am sharing the excellent school wide results achieved in literacy and numeracy in 2018. (School wide means every child from Year 0 – Year 6.) 89% of students achieved at or above the standard in reading,

with 60% of students achieving above the standard Student achievement for Maori 87%, Pacifika 100% and Asian 87%

80% of students achieved at or above the standard in writing, with 35% of students achieving above the standard Student achievement for Maori 77%, Pacifika 100% and Asian 80% 86% of students achieved at or above the standard in maths, with 44% of students achieving above the standard Student achievement for Maori 77%, Pacifika 90% and Asian 88% These results are a reflection of the effort and commitment of every staff member here, and also the support you provide to help each of our students’ in their learning journey; an excellent job well done! What doesn’t change is our commitment to help every child reach their potential within a supportive, caring, fun and challenging learning environment.

Of course it is really important to recognise that our aim at school is to develop, encourage and celebrate not only the academic achievements, but the unique qualities of each and every child. It is vital to us that in the time students spend at Churton Park School, every child gets opportunities to “shine”. That could be in sport, production, leadership, kapa haka, choir, dance, greenies, values and key competencies… and many of these fill our newsletter each week. It is an aspect of

school life at Churton Park School I am also very proud of.

You can see our CONNECTION TO EXCELLENCE remains – and we look forward to sharing the progress and achievement of your children throughout the year.

Ngā mihi Anne

have all turned 5 and join Team Tui

Whakatauki: Ma whero ma pango ka oti ai te mahi - with red and black the work will be complete

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR WONDERFUL HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

At the last Home & School Association Meeting we discussed the success of the Family Fun Night

and also made some notes as to how we can improve it for next year. The Bumper Balls & Bouncy

Castle proved to be a great hit with the kids.

At the AGM, which will be held on Monday 1st April, we will be launching our

Fundraising Plan for 2019 and would like to invite all the parents to come

along. You won’t be asked (pushed!) to do anything you don’t want too, but it

is the one meeting of the year where you can show your support and say

thank you to all those parents/caregivers who work so hard on behalf of

every child in our school.

Our upcoming fundraisers for Term 1:

Entertainment Books - Launching 28 March

Pizza Lunch Orders - 2 & 4 April

Have you thought about becoming a board member for our school? Later this year we have Board of Trustees elections, and we are hoping many of you will consider standing for election. This is a great opportunity to come along to New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) hui to find out about becoming a school trustee. Crofton Downs Primary School hall, 2 April 2019 at 6.00 pm in the lead up to elections. At the hui you’ll hear about: • What is a school board of trustees • What do trustees do • What skills do trustees need • How do I become a trustee

• How is a board elected • What help do school trustees get • How does the board of trustees work

Congratulations Student Councillors. Each of these students, after presenting

speeches to their classes, were elected by their

peers to represent them on the Student Council.

It is not easy to put yourself forward in this

way, so I thank all those students who were

willing to try for these roles. During the year,

they will all be involved in fundraising for our

sponsored child Karim, will bring ideas to the

Council to make our school an even better place

and also represent us at the Anzac Day parade.

Congratulations to Zyla Sharma, James Auld, Kacey McCully, Didula Wijayapala, Belle Tankersley, Evie

Wilson, Vanessa Liu, Niyumi Hittihamillage, Aurora Mather, Yenul Rathnayake, Jack Harris, Mio

Pennycook, Zavier Dunne and Sofia Demicoli.

INTO WEEK 5 ALREADY…and we love working with your children and helping them learn. We appreciate your help with this by:

remembering classrooms open at 8.30am. Please respect this as teachers are often getting things set up for the day before this in the morning if you want to chat about something specific with your child’s teacher, please make an appointment as once class starts, we don’t want learning time to be interrupted. However we enjoy chatting to you before school so pop in between 8.30-9am Thank you for waiting outside classrooms at the close of the day so that teachers and children can get those end of day tasks completed Parents are asked to refrain from bringing dogs into our school grounds. If necessary, please make sure they are not in close proximity to children (not in

doorways or closed spaces) We prefer cell phones are not brought to school. However if it is needed for something specific, it must be handed to the teacher for safekeeping during the day Just little reminders that help the school day go well for everyone – thank you for your support

Northern Suburbs Social Chess for Kids - Northern suburbs social chess is for kids between 5 -18 years. Come and play chess at Johnsonville Community Center, Room 5 (upstairs), every Sat 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, except for School holidays. Entry is only $3/player including professional chess tutoring every fortnightly; Parents/Caregivers free. Please bring your Chess set.. For more information, email - ice.mangera@gmail.com

Northern United Junior Hockey Club Years 3-6: 6-a-side, Years 7-8: 11-a-side Online registrations now open for the 2019 season (May-Sept)

Have a Go Hockey: 4 no-obligation sessions for beginners all ages: Monday 25th

February and Monday 4th

of March, 2019.

$5 per session. 11-a-side Trials at Elsdon (For kids in years 7 & 8 in 2019): Sunday 10th

March 2 – 5pm, Saturday 16th

March

2 – 5pm, Sunday 24th

March 2 - 5 pm Official 2019 Season runs from start of Term 2 For more information: www.nujhc.org.nz,

info@nujhc.org.nz, https://www.facebook.com/NUJHC

Parenting personality Yvonne Godfrey presents "Raising Resilient Kids". As a regular radio and TV guest - parenting guru Yvonne Godfrey's practical approach and witty presentation will have you laughing, while equipping and challenging you to build a stronger family. Yvonne has appeared on Australian Reality TV's "The world's strictest parents" seen by over two million people. Yvonne will share ideas on how to help motivate your child instead of nagging, How to impart the right values without them rolling their eyes at you, Why your parenting style may not be working and how to make a fast breakthrough, practical ideas to help you resolve conflict and to build a better relationship, how to set up your kids for independence and success in life, plus many more! Join us at the Salvation Army Johnsonville April 15th from 7pm. More information available by visiting sajchurch.com. Tickets $15 from Eventfinda. https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2019/yvonne-godfrey/wellington

SPCA Wellington Centre Open Day –Saturday 16th March, 10am – 3pm We are super excited to announce that our Open Day is back again! And this year it also coincides with our building - the Wellington Fever Hospital's - 100th birthday! We want you to join us at our Wellington Centre to celebrate on March 16th, where you will get a sneak peek into the life at SPCA’s Wellington Centre! As well as having the opportunity to see animals and go behind the scenes at SPCA, visitors will get to enjoy food trucks on site, as well as performances from Taikoza Wellington, the Wellington Ukelele Peace Network, and dance students from Te Auaha. SPCA's Wellington Centre, 140 Alexandra Road, Newtown Gold coin entry

Anne Lye, Principal

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School Donations

Thank you to all the parents that have enquired about, or paid, donations so far this year. We appreciate that this

is a very expensive time of year for everyone, forms with details and payment options were sent home on

Tuesday. If paid before the 31st March, you will be able to claim back a portion of the donation in your 2018-

2019 tax return. Whenever you pay it, please make sure you keep the receipt (put it in a safe place that you

remember) so you can attach it to your tax return.

Whakatauki: Ma whero ma pango ka oti ai te mahi - with red and black the work will be complete

Johnsonville Junior Rugby Club is welcoming registrations for 2019. We have teams in rippa and tackle grades, the cost is $80 a year which includes a team photo. There is also a nursery grade for under 5's. To sign up please go to www.sporty.co.nz/johnsonvillerugbyjnr or come along on the 20th of March 5.30 - 7.30pm to the clubrooms at Helston Park, and meet a couple of Hurricanes players at the same time.