Stanley Avenue School Newsletter

Hello, Kia ora, Chomreabsour, Mālo ni, Ni hao, Kia orāna, Talofa lava, Namaste, Hola, Hallo, Chào bạn, Bula Vinaka, Kumusta, Guten Tag, Mālō e lelei , An-nyeong-ha-se-yo, greetings to all our School Families

Teachers Paid Union Meeting

On behalf of our NZEI teaching staff I’d like to say a big thank you for your cooperation and support regarding Wednesday’s earlier than usual finish. This allowed our union staff members to discuss, dissect and clarify their thinking around the latest offer. We will hear within the next few days which way the teachers as a collective across the country have voted.

Ngā mihi nui

John Byers

• 5 June Kings Birthday Public Holiday School closed
• 6 June John Parsons 6.30 -8.30pm Silver Ferns Event Centre
• 7 June John Parsons 1.30-3.00pm Stanley Avenue School Staffroom
• 8 June John Parsons 6.30 -8.30pm Silver Ferns Event Centre
• 13 June Oxford Pie orders close today
• 21 June Thames Valley Rippa Rugby Finals- Paeroa
• 22 June Oxford Pie delivery date
• 26 June BOT Meeting 6pm Staffroom
• 28 June PacT Conferences
• 29 June Pact Conferences
• 30 June Last day of Term 2
• 17 July First Day of Term 3
• 21 July Matariki Breakfast- Details to follow

It has been great seeing the numbers of parents attending the parent sessions grow each day. Invaluable information will be provided to all parents. Please see below a reminder of the parent session times with John Parsons.

Tuesday 6th June- 6.30- 8pm (Silver Fern Event Centre)

Wednesday 7th June 1.30- 3pm (Stanley Avenue School, Staffroom)

Thursday 8th June- 6.30- 8pm (Silver Fern Event Centre)

Please click on the link below to book into the parent sessions.

John Parsons - parent sessions booking

Thank you

John Byers

A HUGE thank you to Fonterra for their very generous sponsorship. Our students are loving utilising the EPRO8 Kit and the JBL PartyBox to run our Radio Station. Kapa Haka are also using the JBL PartyBox to practise outdoors.

Students in the Team Ruru have spent 3 hours in the Life Education mobile classroom learning about substances. The purpose of the programme was to provide students with factual information to enable them to make better decisions.

Some of the areas we explored included,

 The definition of a drug – a chemical substance that affects the way the body and/or brain work.

 We used this definition to explore how common substances affect the brain and body.

 We explored some of the reasons why young people choose to experiment with substances.

 We explored some of the issues around vaping and alcohol in some depth.

 We looked at the anatomy of the brain and how substances change this.

 We looked at some of the consequences of drug addiction and impacts that

methamphetamine can have on the health system, whanau, the community, and individuals.

The students also had their last chance to hang with Harold the Giraffe and have some fun!

A big thank you to both the school and community for supporting the work the Life Education does with Tamariki in our region.

Mike Budd

Educator

We have just gone live on DirectGroup Uniforms with our new Sports Shirts that you are able to purchase. We feel moving forward this is a great option and will save a lot of time issuing and collecting sports shirts. At this time we still have our other sports shirts for anyone that is playing and has not purchased their own yet. Check them out at:

https://dgstore.co.nz/collections/stanley-avenue-school

You can purchase the sport shirts and they arrive directly to your address and they even have Afterpay so that it makes it possible to budget. We are looking forward to seeing these appearing on our sports fields.

Maya Johns, Alex Hutchins and Luca Thompson

...on becoming a fully registered teacher. After graduating with a Graduate Diploma of Education in 2020, Miss Griffin has now completed 2 years of provisional teaching at Stanley Avenue under the watchful eye of her mentor teacher Carmel Trebes. We are so lucky to have Miss Griffin at Stanley Ave School as she continues her journey in education. This is an awesome example of our Kaiako being wonderful role models and living the Stanley Ave motto 'Strive to Succeed.'

Congratulations again and well done on an achieving this milestone in your career.

Every year at Stanley Avenue School we celebrate Matariki, which ends with a culminating activity where we involve our school community. This year we are planning a Matariki Breakfast on Friday 21st July (Week 1 Term 3).

Our event last year fed over 350 friends and whānau of the school and we are looking forward to being able to hold this event again this year.

We are currently seeking sponsorship from our school and wider community, to support us with this event. If you are a part of any business or family who might like to support us in any way, please feel free to contact Chris Finucane/Assistant Principal, or John Byers/ Principal.

Any assistance would be gratefully received.

ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT TO ORDER!!

Please take the time to ask friends, neighbours and whānau if they would like to purchase some of the yummy delights on offer. These are great for the freezer over the winter terms or just as a delicious treat.

We will be accepting orders up until Tuesday 13th June.

Delivery date will be Thursday 22nd June.

Cash/eftpos or internet Banking are available.

Please note : When paying for pies - please make 1 payment per form (especially if using Eftpos and/or online banking.) This makes it a lot easier for us to track and collate orders.

Extra forms are available from the school office.

We have an amazing week lined up with bush walks, archery, air rifle, rock climbing, fire building and cooking, hut building, tenting (optional), orienteering, team building and confidence activities, & night activities. Based at Aongatete Lodge- near Katikati, BOP

Check out the NEW: Edventure Tauranga Facebook Page;

or e-mail: todd@edventure.co.nz for more information.

Please make payments to 03 1573 0009816 00 (Use you surname as a reference)

Email: office@stanleyave.school.nz
Website: https://stanleyave.school.nz/
Location: Stanley Avenue School Stanley Avenue, Te Aroha 3320, New Zealand
Phone: +64 7-884 8479
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanleyaveschool/