Macleans Primary School Newsletter

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Hello Everyone

I write this from the Auckland Principals Conference in Taupo. It is cold down here and and I am missing all things Macleans Primary! The Conference has gone well with a number of different speakers and professional learning opportunities for me that I will be able to share with the Macleans Primary team. The highlight so far for me has been listening to the Minister of Education Erica Stanford. Whether you are National or Labour, Green or Purple you would definitely be heartened by the current Government's vision for learning to make the New Zealand Education system the best in the World. The vision in action is most important, however, and Erica Stanford outlined the action well with an emphasis on the HOW we do it. In other words, the what is the NZ Curriculum, but how schools deliver will make the difference. Clear, easily understood next learning steps for the children, teachers and parents to implement, supported by an effective Local Curriculum, are a huge part of the how. Equity, hauora for all, resources, effective pedagogy, time and meaningful management & leadership, will make a difference to the child's progress. Hooray I say as I know all teachers at Macleans Primary are committed to achieve the Government's Vision for learning, as it is certainly Macleans Primary's vision!

The end of another week today at Macleans Primary means the beginning of a new week in a couple of days, and with that a four day week with the Matariki holiday on Friday 28 June. To celebrate Matariki, Macleans Primary is having our first school event in the refurbished hall on Thursday 27 June @ 2.15. More details on the Matariki Assembly below. As Friday is a public holiday there will be no hunger hut net week.

Enjoy this newsletter as it is full of all things Macleans Primary, from learning to sport and from culture to values.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Regards - Matthew Cooke

Principal

m.cooke@macleansprimary.school.nz

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•Wednesday 3 July 2024

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Room 7 have been wonderful throughout PP1, displaying such amazing home school partnership with so many parents coming in to share their culture and dances. There has been invaluable learning and such pride from the parents to be able to share their culture. Thank you for the opportunity for these parents and children

- R7 Teacher Mrs T. Roux.

At the break of dawn on Monday 10 June, Macleans Primary staff and several students stood outside their new, refurbished hall as a Maori blessing was undertaken. The blessing started with a Karanga and prayer from the Owairoa Marae representatives Tani D., R. Minnhinick, J. Dobson and Hemi T. We all then walked the perimeter of the hall placing our hands on the building. In the staffroom, the visitors were thanked, paying tribute to their support for Macleans Primary, both in the past, present and the future. The Macleans Primary staff and students present thanked the visitors with a waiata. We all then shared some breakfast to complete the blessing ceremony.

Once again Macleans Primary School students will be involved in the 'field of dreams' free community swim at Lloyd Elsmore Pools. The lessons will begin on 7 August and end on 27 September. More details coming early term 3. Please see a letter below that gives an overview on the 'Field of Dreams' swimming programme.

Skill Samurai offers full-day programs from 9am to 3:30pm. Further details will be shared upon booking. Please find attached the holiday program schedule - downloadable below.

Program Highlights:

• Junior Coding Camp (Minecraft/Pokemon)
• YouTube Creator Camp
• Roblox Coding Camp
• 3D Printing Camp
• Robotics & Coding Camp
• App-tastic Adventures - Build an app (NEW)
• Python Coding Camp
• Special Offers:

Early Bird Discount: Register by June 15th and receive a 40% discount on each program day. Discount code to use: EARLYBIRDJULYOFFER. Sibling Discount: Enroll two or more children and receive a 25% discount on the total cost. Multi-Day Discount: Register for 2 camp days and get a 3rd day camp for free plus $50 off on your regular memberships. Refer A Friend: Refer another family, and both you and your friend will receive $50 off on your regular memberships. www.skillsamurai.co.nz

Direct: 09 265 3600. Mobile: 027 701 2587

Address: 501, Ti Rakau Drive, Northpark Auckland 2013.

I would just like to send our appreciation for the wonderful performance that Macleans Primary School Kapa Haka group provided as part of the Matariki Festival at the Howick Library on Saturday 15th June 2024 under the guidance of Rangiatea, Davinia, Hemi and other adult helpers. The children represented their school with pride, and we have received some lovely verbal feedback. Their performance was fantastic and heartwarming. Thank you again as we are aware of how much work it takes to prepare for a performance and the background work involved in transporting the children to the venue. We have posted a photo of the event on the Howick Library Facebook page and have blurred the children’s faces for privacy reasons. Many thanks to all of those involved.

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Tūrangawaewae is one of the most well-known and powerful Māori concepts. Literally tūranga (standing place), waewae (feet), it is often translated as 'a place to stand'. Tūrangawaewae are places where we feel especially empowered and connected. They are our foundation, our place in the world, our home. At Macleans Primary, we aim for each child to feel empowered and connected towards and within their learning. We also want all children to feel empowered and connected in their relationships with their peers and teachers.

Macleans Primary's Annaul Cross-Country will be held on Friday 2 August for Y0-Y3 and Y4-Y6. Y0-Y3 from 9.10 to 10.30 and Y4-Y6 will be 11.30 - 1pm. The inter-School X-Country for the Y4-Y6 squad will be on Tuesday 13 August. The Y4-Y6 inter-school team team will be selected from the school event. Children are practising at school now, and of course please encourage to have a run at hone too!

We know the most famous Henry at Macleans Primary is Henry The School Cat, but you maybe interested in knowing who is the most famous Henry in the world? So, in keeping with our Macleans values of 'Learning to Learn'.

Football Fun Field Days Tournament 4 June 2024. Football field days went well with Macleans entering 3 x year 5 teams and 3 x year 6 teams. Macleans Primary was the host and our students were great during pack out and pack down. They had mixed but mostly good results with the year 6 teams cleaning up. This was a non-competitive tournament so we did not keep accurate scorecards. Here we see one of the 6 teams, a Year 5 team named the Macleans Thunder!

Well done girls! You playeed amazing! Congratulations to all the girls who had 1 day of lay on Tuesday 11 June. The Macleans Red Thunder won their pool and Macleans Blue Ladies came in 2nd in their pool. It was an excellent day and the girls played beautifully.

ESOL Parent Meeting 2024

We will be having an information meeting for parents of students who speak other languages at Macleans Primary on Wednesday the 3rd of July from 6 to 7 pm. The meeting will be held in the school staffroom. This meeting will cover information on the E.S.O.L program at Macleans and what the team is working on.

2024 年 ESOL 家长会

我们将于 7 月 3 日(星期三) 下午 6点 至 7 点在 麦克林小学 为英语非母语的学生家长举办信息会。会议将在学校教员休息室举行。 本次信息会将涵盖麦克林小学的 E.S.O.L 计划和团队现时所进行的课程。

Please collect send in your yummy apple apple stickers. Collect the Yummy cut-out labels from bags (each cut-out label is worth 10 stickers) and individual Yummy apple stickers and Macleans Primary School can get free Sport sports gear. Yummy apples are available from New World, PAK’nSAVE and participating Four Square stores. The more we collect, the more sports gear we can get so get going and start collecting your Yummy cut-out labels and stickers now. With each yummy apple sticker brought in, children get a House Counter! The sticker sheets are available for pick up from the office. They can also be downloded below.

Thursday 27 June - Matarki Assembly @ 2.15 in the hall.

Friday 28 June - Matariki Public Holiday (School Closed)

Sunday 30 June - PTA Movies in the Hall

Monday 1 July - BoT Meeting @ 6pm

Wednesday 3 July - ESOL Parents Information Session @ 6pm (staffroom)

Friday 5 July - Last Day of Term 2

Monday 22 July - First Day of Term 3

Term 3 Events include Y3 to Y6 Swimming, Speeches, Cross-Country, Book Fair & Book Week and Parent-Teacher Conferences/Learning Pathways. Details coming soon!

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