Sunday Star Times (SST) on Classroom Design COMING UP MON 19 OCTOBER Dental Therapists at CBS all week WED 21 OCTOBER Botanic Garden Trip – Rooms 22,6,27 THU 22 OCTOBER Waterwise Room 30 Year 6 Bikewise Jump Rope for Heart FRI 23 OCTOBER Jump Rope For Heart Botanic Garden Trip – Rooms 24,37,26 THU 29 OCTOBER World Vision Choir Rehearsal and Performance Waterwise Room 6O FRI 30 OCTOBER Sports and Cultural Photos
FOCBS MEETINGS WED 21 OCTOBER - 2PM THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
WELCOME Sibella Clarkson Maddison Bogust Eden Kim Kayla Gu Archer Lumsden Levi Saunders Thomas Lee Christian Liu
TERM DATES TERM FOUR 2015 12 October – 17 December TERM ONE 2016 2 February – 15 April
The front page of the SST yesterday had a headline that told readers that schools rated ‘open plan barn’ classes a fail. Given the reference to ‘open plan barns’ I can only assume the article was not referring to the modern learning environment (MLE) building we have that was opened by the Prime Minister in August this year, as our building is anything but a ‘barn.’ Hence I will make no further reference to the aforementioned article other than to use it as a catalyst for reminding our community of the educational rationale that underpins the teaching and learning programmes in place in our MLE. As soon as the planning process commenced with the Ministry of Education we engaged in an increasingly intensive professional development process, using outside providers who worked with the leadership team and with teachers to ensure that we would make the best possible use of the building that we very much helped design (in terms of the educational aspects) from the very start of the process. The result is a building that meets the needs of those who work in the MLE. All our year five and six students have a ‘home base teacher’ who is responsible for their teaching and learning programmes making the best use of the human and technological resources available to them. One of the many positive aspects of our MLE is that it provides learning environments for all. There is space for those who need to collaborate and work with others while there is also space for those who require quiet and privacy. Such flexibility is not available in the traditional ‘single cell classroom.’ Since we started using the MLE we have held over ten seminars for parents and caregivers of students in years four, five and six. These seminars have culminated in tours of the MLE while students have been working. As with our single cell classrooms we would never suggest we have got it 100% right all the time. Teething issues have been identified and addressed as they have arisen. However, given our on-going monitoring of these new teaching and learning spaces we are quietly confident that we are providing education for our students that is preparing them to become citizens in an increasingly interconnected world. Quiet is an opportune word as many parents who have taken part in the seminars/tours have commented on the quietness of the MLE environment; this is the quietness of students being engaged in working under the guidance of teachers who know what they are doing. We are proud that our MLE is helping our vision - Growing learners for life who strive for excellence.
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Reminders
This is a 'hat term.' Please ensure your child has their named school hat at school every day. For the sake of safety we ask that you inform us ahead of time if your child is not going to be at school. Please use either the designated telephone number (410 9551) or the absence option on the tiqbiz school app. Haven't downloaded the app yet? Please see below how to do this. The app is an important communication tool.
Hi my name in Elli Dudding and I have just started at Campbells Bay School as a new entrant along with my twin sister Sasha. I was born with (Spastic Dystonic Quadriplegic) Cerebral Palsy, which basically means that all my muscles in my body do not work like yours. This affects my hands, legs and even the way I talk, but if you are patient and listen carefully, you will understand me. I have to do a lot of exercises and therapy to make my muscles move like they should.
Jump Rope for Heart Your children should have bought home a Jump Rope for Heart pamphlet and fundraising envelope. Please read the pamphlet and talk with your child/ren about their skipping goal/s. Our Skip-a-thon days are Thursday 22 October and Friday 23 October this week.
I can walk with my walking frame short distances with help, but most of the time you will see me in my wheelchair. I love music, dancing, animals and having fun.
Thanks. Sandra Stott and Room 21
I am very social, have a great sense of humour and I’m a bit cheeky!
Everything is (Almost) Ka Pai
I am like every other five year old, but I just need a little bit more help.
The morning bus bay regime is working very well. Given the sheer volume of vehicles entering and exiting the bus bus bay, traffic flows well most of the time. There will always be a queue to enter the bus bay when the volume of vehicles is greater than the ability of the bus bay to cope. However, the queues have been noticeably shorter and less frequent since the introduction of the ‘stop, drop and go’ regime so thank you for the co-operation of the vast majority of parent and caregivers. Please remember, the bus bay drop off in the morning is only for children who are sufficiently independent to get out of the vehicle by themselves and make their way into school.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and understand a little about me, I look forward to meeting you.
From Elli and her family.
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Kristin School - Try Day
FOCBS LADIES MOVIE NIGHT 22 OCTOBER
Due to slow sales, we have moved to a smaller theatre so there are no longer tickets available for The Dressmaker movie. If you have already purchased tickets, we look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your support. More chance of winning a spot prize now....! FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLS BAY SCHOOL: NEW MEETING DATE
As the movie will clash with the FOCBS meeting we have changed the date and time as follows to: 2.00pm Wednesday 21 October in the school’s staffroom. We look forward to seeing as many people at the meeting as possible to discuss planning to support the end of year concerts.
Student Successes
Kristin is a coeducational, independent school (Kindergarten - year 13) located on a beautiful, 20 hectare campus in Albany on Auckland’s North Shore. We run very regular Try Days for prospective students in our Middle School (Year 7 - Year 10). Our next Try Day will be held on Friday 6 November. If you would like to register your child’s attendance of our Try Day, or you would like some further information about tours for parents, enrolments, etc, please contact the Registrar, Linda Teagle: admissions@kristin.school.nz or 415 9566 ext 2324
Chess Club, Term Four Weekly chess classes have resumed for term four on Tuesday lunchtimes in room 29. All levels catered for except absolute beginners. In term four students will sit official NZCF tests with those passing earning badges and certificates.
In the school holidays Maz Christopherson (Room 30) and his team East Coast Bays Daw, won the 11th grade Gold Coast Champions Cup! They beat Melbourne in the final. This is a massive achievement to go over there and win against top teams from Aussie and NZ in a week long tournament.
William Hays (Room 5G) came third in the under 24kg junior boys section at the New Zealand National Judo Champs in Mt Maunganui yesterday. William narrowly missed gold when he lost in the last second of his 2 minute match to the boy who had beaten him the last 2 seconds in the North Island Champs and who went on to get the gold medal. To get bronze he had to beat the top boy in the South Island Champs who missed his first match because times for the matches were brought forward while he was out with his father who was buying coffee. So mixed emotions for William who came so close to getting first but who still performed extremely well this morning.
If your child would like to enrol please collect a form from the school office and return with the term fee of $50.00. Any questions please contact Leonard McLaren on mclaren@actrix.co.nz stating ‘CBS’ in the subject line.
Fireworks Banned at School A reminder that the Ministry of Education specifically bans fire works on school property and for good reason. If you see anybody with fireworks at school please either ask them to leave the school or contact Campus Security on 447 3222. Thank you very much.
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Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead Last week the co-ordinators of the Science, technology, engineering, art and maths (S.T.E.A.M) extension groups spent days working through the assessments in order to create the extension groups. The children that were successful received a letter on Friday. Below is a message from the co-coordinators. Dear Parents, Mike and I will be delivering Robotics, Construction and Stop Motion workshops on behalf of RoboClub at Campbells Bay School Term 4. We have been overwhelmed with over 200 children wanting to attend our programmes. Each assessment has been personally sifted through by either Mike or myself. The creativity and hunger to be one of the selected few has been exceptionally high and caused quite a few sleepless nights. For those that have been successful we are both looking forward to teaching you next week. It’s going to be great fun. Unfortunately, there will be some very disappointed children out there. To these children I say keep building, keep creating, keep your passion alight. There are a few providers around Auckland not just RoboClub, consider joining one of the great holiday programmes out there and stretch understanding. Kevin Alexander & Mike Jones (Building Young Minds) While I was not a part of the process in assessing or making of the groups, I did visit the children when they were doing the assessment. I was impressed and amazed at how dedicated and excited the large number of children were about this task. It made me think that engineering, robotics, coding and animation is a growing component of our curriculum. So while we only had 64 places this year for the extension groups, the leadership team will be busy thinking about ways in which to integrate this area in the curriculum for all students. So watch this space. Below is information about the lunch time club that you can pay for your child to join in with. Nikki Urlich (Deputy Principal)
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Sports News Weekly sports results can be found on the following link: https://sites.google.com/a/cbsprimary.org/campbellsbayschool/sport/sports-results Would all managers of sports teams please email weekly news and results to our new sports email address: sports@campbellsbay.school.nz
Sports/Cultural Photos Friday 30 October This is for all the touch teams, summer hockey, summer netball, gymnastics teams, swimming team, cross country, Mid bays choir, orchestra & world vision.
Waterwise Session Dates Term Four Reminder for year six parents of the Waterwise dates for Term Four. Any assistance you can give on these days would be greatly appreciated. Thursday 22 October
Room 30
Thursday 29 October
Room 6O
Thursday 12 November
Room 6S
Thursday 19 November
Room 6B
Thursday 26 November
Room 6G
Murrays Bay Sailing Club Welcoming new families and sailors. Register for the 2015 Learn to Sail programs beginning Term 4. Sunday morning and Wednesday after school starting Sunday the 18th of October. $490 for ten weeks. Visit the Murrays Bay website: www.murraysbaysailing.org or call Eric Rone on 021 180 4706
Online registrations ONLY. Please pick up a flyer from the school office.
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School Security We will reintroduce the locking of the gate overnight from the bus bay to the parking areas. We used to do this every night. However, with the advent of the construction of the new building and the coming and going of people associated with this project we stopped locking the gate. Now the construction work is finished, apart from some minor cabling work, from tomorrow evening we will lock the gate every day. This gate will be locked by SKIDS after their last child has left. This is around about 6.00 pm but might be before or after this time. Please note that parking in the school car parks is for staff members only.
Important 2015 Dates Tuesday 1 December Year 6 trip to Rainbows End Friday 4 December 2016 class placement information to go home to parents Wednesday 9 December 5.30pm
Year Six Graduation Dinner (PA Rooms)
7.00pm
Year Six Graduation Ceremony (Hall)
Friday 11 December 2015 school reports to go home to parents Monday 14 December 5.00pm
Years 0 - 2 end of year concert
5.30pm
Years 3 - 6 (including kapa haka) end of year concert
6.20pm
Approximate end of concert
Please Note: (1) All times are approximate. (2) Should the weather not allow the concerts to be held on the field the concerts will be held in the hall. Thursday 17 December 12.30pm School year ends with a final assembly on the court area outside the hall or inside the hall if the weather dictates this.
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KELLY SPORTS IS BACK FOR TERM 4! This term we are coaching 1 week dodgeball, 1 week soccer, 2 weeks Basketball/netball and 2 weeks Cricket to years 0-4. For just $50 for our 5 week programme your child can enjoy these sports as well as learn valuable skills, gain confidence and new friends all while having FUN! We start on 29th October on a Thursdays after school for 5 weeks from 3.10pm-4.10pm. If you have any questions please contact Jeremy Brown now on 09 214 9710, 027 2784254, jeremyb@kellysports.co.nz or to enrol your child today go to www.kellysports.co.nz to book on-line. ”GIVING KIDS A SPORTING CHANCE!”
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19 October 2015
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19 October 2015