Macleans Primary School Newsletter

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Hello Everyone

The end of another term at Macleans Primary is upon us, and what a great term it has been! Many highlights over the past 10 weeks, including first and foremost the learning for all children at Macleans Primary. Thanks everyone for the continued strong home-school partnership that we aspire to making meaningful in all we do at Macleans Primary. The home-school partnership has shone through in many areas throughout the school, most note worthy when we have school events, whether they be sport, 'open classes' or learning conferences. As we move into the second half of the year, we look forward to sharing and involving parents in various sporting, cultural and academic activities (including learning conferences).

Macleans Primary's 50th Birthday is happening this year; the date and organisation for the festivities wil be announced soon. While we are on the subject of celebrations, the '100 Days at School' for all of us here ate Macleans Primary will be on Friday 26 July. More details to be announced soon.

Macleans Primary closes at 3 pm on Friday 5 July for the two week break and opens for Term 3 on Monday 22 July. The school office will be open on Friday 19 July from 9am to 1pm. Have a great two weeks everyone, and children: 'Remember your Macleans Values in all you do'.

Regards - Matthew Cooke

Principal

m.cooke@macleansprimary.school.nz

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Next Newsletter and Notices:

•Wednesday 31 July 2024

•MPS Notices and update at anytime

There will be many learning experiences and events happening, from writing to maths. On Tuesday 23 July we have an Olympian visiting us, weightlifter Mr Richie Paterson.

An update on the two recent fundraisers:

Cookie Dough profit - $2,505.08

Movie profit - $1,327.17

40% of each of these will go toward the turf/canopy project. We will hold this in the PTA account until the end of the school year, then transfer to the school account as one lump sum. nNext meeting is Tuesday 30 July, Disco planning!

Cazh Day on Friday 26 July - Wear something 'party Themed'. The PTA are providing cupcakes and fun decorations for the kids and classrooms. More details coming soon.

Yesterday afternoon, the MPS PTA host a screening of 'Wonka' in the new school hall. It was a GREAT afternoon of friends coming together to hang out in their PJs, watch a movie and have some treats. A huge thank you to the 200 students who came, we had a lot of fun!

The Speech Competitions will be on 15 and 16 August. The Y0-Y3 Speech/Poetry Finals will be held on 15 August and the Y4-Y6 Speech Finals will be held on 16 August @ 11.30. More details coming soon!

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.Part of our Starz Netball Club is about empowering our youth and giving back to our communities. We are excited to announce the first of many Netball Coaching Clinics with the Central Starz Premier Netball Team. A great way to have you kids staying active during the holidays. We are running 2 Clinics one at Botany College and one at Marcellin College – Second week of school holidays. All players can register on the links below.

Lunch 12.30 – 1pm

Botany College - 15th July 2024 - 1pm – 3pm – Defence / Midcourt / Shooting clinics

Marcellin College - 16th July 2024 - 10am – 12.30pm- Netball Skills / Strength and Conditioning (Sulu Fitzpatrick)

Lunch 12.30 – 1pm

Marcellin College - 16h July 2024 - 1pm – 3pm - Defence/Midcourt/shooting clinics

The wonderful K’lee (Monday session) will be providing lots of entertainment and games throughout the session. Join the Central Starz Premier Youth Netball Team to sharpen your skills, improve accuracy, and master techniques. We will also will be joined by former Silver Fern Sulu Fitzpatrick for our Marcellin College Tuesday morningsession from 10 - 12pm. Your participation supports our Premier Netball team's fundraising for the Pacific Netball Tour as well as establishing funding for more clinics over 2024 and 2025 for our youth. Cost: Only $35 per day

If you have any questions, please email Kat Alo on centralstarznetballacademy@outlook.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activatehopesportsacademy/

If you have any questions please feel free to call any of the Starz Committee;

Kat – 021528966

Ang – 0212672509

Sonja – 0211891632

Marie – 0210424177

Youth Peace Week 2024, Peace Icons: Past, Present, and Future - Whakanuia Rongonui mā, Teitei mā, te Hunga i Hohou i te Rongo is from 4 to 10 August

Maths Week is free, and is available on-line to teachers, home educators, students and anyone else.

Maths Week was established by the New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers in 1998. It is a premier event in the school calendar. Recently, it has gained the attention of about 280 000 students, teachers and home educators, and others each year in the last few years.

Thanks to the PTA and Year 5 Children Chloe Munro & Lucy Modricker who came with the great idea to sell milo at the hunger hut. They have raised close to $400 towards a new epro8 kit (see picture top right). Great initiative and super example of the Macleans Values in action!

The EPro8 Challenge is the inter-school science and engineering competition. Every year over 25,000 students from throughout New Zealand take part. Students participate in a series of events: firstly within their school and then inter-school. These events are designed to promote science, engineering and problem solving.

SKIDS are delighted to present sKids Collab where they partner with local organizations to provide opportunities to experience a new sport or fun activity for children. This Term 3, sKids Macleans will be partnering with Circability to offer Circability Circus Skills! Step into the magical world of circus skills where you'll master the art of ball and ring juggling, spinning plates, diabolo tricks, and more! Circus Skills will be running on Fridays starting on the 2nd of August, so be sure to book today – spaces are limited!

Thursday 19 September! Whoop, Whoop! More details coming soon.

We welcome our new Performing Arts Specialist Teacher Chanelle Bullis beginning Monday 22 July. Chanelle will be teaching Performing Arts (Dance & Drama) for the second half of 2024. Our visual arts specialist Jade Wyeth is moving to Pakuranga Heights. Jade joined us from Elm Park School and has been at Macleans Primary for 2 and a half years. All the best in your new role at Pakuranga Heights School. Please note that children will have received 2-3 days of Art Specialist from Jade during the first half of the year. For the second half of the year, children will receive 2-3 days of Performing Arts Specialist Teaching from Chanelle.

The Term3 Learning Conferences and updated Macleans Learning Pathway will take place during the week of 9 September. More updates coming soon.

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Book Week and Book Fair will be happening from 9 September to 13 September. More detailks coming soon.

Whakaute or respect is important to Macleans Primary. It is a key word in the Macleans Values. We aim to foster, teach and support respect across all areas at Macleans Primary. Respect between children, teachers, parents and the community is so important in all we do, whether in the classroom, or on the playground. Respect in the classroom is about more than just the relationship between student and teacher. A culture of respect at Macleans Primary means that all students treat each other well. We want a classroom and school culture where the children feel safe, motivated to learn and, of course, respected.

Macleans Primary's Annual 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!

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 downloaded below.

Thursday 4 July - Winning House Cazh Day

Friday 5 July - Whole School End ofTerm Cazh

Friday 5 July - Last Day Term 2. School Closes at 3pm and re-opens for Term 3 on Monday 22 July

**School Office Will be Open on Friday 19 July between 9am and 1pm**

Monday 22 July - First Day of Term 3

Term 3 Events

Week of 22 July - Olympics @ Macleans Primary

Friday 26 July - 100 Days of School Celebration

Friday 2 August - School Cross-Country (see sep. org.)

Week of 5 August - Cool Schools Peer Mediation Peace Week

Week of 12 August - Maths Week

Tuesday 13 August - Y4-Y6 Inter-School Cross Country

Thursday 15 August - Y0-Y3 Speeches/Poetry (see sep. org.)

Friday 16 August - Y4-Y6 Speeches (see sep. org.)

Week of 9 September - Book fair

Week of 9 September - Learning Conferences

19 September - PTA Disco

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10 Wycherley Drive

Bucklands Beach

New Zealand

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