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

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Regards

Kim Hayes

Kia ora tatou,

Keely Rendell Memorial Service

On behalf of the entire Stanley Avenue School staff I would like to say a big thank you for your support and cooperation on Wednesday. Closing the school and having students carry out their learning from home meant the staff could pay their respects and farewell an incredibly important person to us. It was a beautiful service, one that Keely would have been proud of.

We are blessed to have such a supportive school community.

2024 Teaching Team

We are fortunate again to have a strong and stable staff moving into 2024. In next week's newsletter we will publish the makeup of the teaching teams and the year levels that they will be teaching.

Class lists will be on display on the afternoon of Friday 8th December.

• 26 Nov Last day to order Photos
• 7 Dec Year 7/8 Graduation Social
• 11 Dec Prizegiving Assembly 9.30am
• 13 Dec Whole School Picnic at Matamata Pools $10 per child
• 14 Dec Last Day of School for 2023
• 30 January 2024 First day of Term 1

On Thursday morning we held a Junior Athletics Fun Day for all 5, 6 and 7 year old students from Piwakawaka and Pukeko.

Students had lots of fun moving around the 6 different stations which included activities in the Rec Centre, water relays, sack relays and egg and spoon races, accuracy throw, parachute and an obstacle course. To top the morning off everyone got a juicy for morning tea!

It was lovely to see lots of family and friends here supporting and encouraging the younger students. Thank you for coming along!

Our ICAS certificates have not arrived yet however the results have come through electronically. We held our testing in Term 4 this year and had 24 students take part in a range of assessments in:- English, Math, Writing, and Digital Technology.

Students from more than 20 Countries take part in ICAS assessments annually. Our students worked to the best of their ability during their testing.

We would like to congratulate all the students who made it into the assessments. Particular mention goes to these students for attaining the following awards.

Credit: (Top 30%)

Math - Lucas Gamble Year 7

Writing - Neikyla Younger Year 8

- Loena Brinkhuis Year 8

Merit ( Top 40%)

English - Lydia Reddy Year 8

Digital - Xavier Van Kuijk Year 8

Writing - Lydia Reddy Year 8

Participation

English - Wylie Jackson Year 5

- Olivia Mackey Year 5

- Emma Waterman Year 5

- Amilya Handley Year 5

- Chaya Kumar Year 5

- Hannah Corrigan Year 6

- Tyela van Kuijk Year 6

- Oceane Opie Year 8

- Ariana Parker Year 8

- Alex Briones Year 8

- Palace Newton Year 8

- Xavier van Kuijk Year 8

Digital

- Lucas Gamble Year 7

- Quartez McLaren Year 8

Writing

- Alex Briones Year 8

Math

- Yufan Wu Year 5

- Wylie Jackson Year 5

- Olivia Mackey Year 5

- Emma Waterman Year 5

- Amilya Handley Year 5

- Cooper Gaddes Year 6

- Tyela van Kuijk Year 6

- Sharon Ye Year 6

- Dharmik Patel Year 6

- Jayden Stockley Year 7

- Tamati Emery- TeKani Year 7

- Quartez McLaren Year 8

- Oceane Opie Year 8

- Lydia Reddy Year 8

- Xavier van Kuijk Year 8

Stanley Avenue School Enrolment Scheme

Details of pre-enrolment procedures and subsequent balloting

procedures for the period

The board advises that five spaces for Years 1-8 students are likely to be available for the period of 30th January to 1st March 2024.

Applications close 9 am, 30th January 2024. If the number of out of zone applications exceeds

the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. If a ballot for out of zone

places is required, it will be held at 10 am, 30th January 2024.

Application forms are available from our school office.

Phone 07 8848 479 or alternatively contact John Byers (Principal) on 021 138 1983

Email: office@stanleyave.school.nz

Thank you

John Byers

Principal

And just like that finals touch is here! Prizegiving will follow the finals tonight at approximately 7pm.

We are looking forward to a great last night full of loads of support for your teams.

Just remember to.....

*keep it positive

*listen to the refs

*direct any concerns to Fraser Shallue

*pick up your rubbish

Special thanks to all sponsors

FMG

Aaron Haddon Builders Limited

Ultimate Bobcat Services Ltd

Dayle Foote Builders

Megan and Darren Diprose

Matamata Ag Centre Ltd

Stirling Sports Matamata

As well as all the wonderful volunteers, referees and the Waihou Rugby & Sports Club - Te Aroha, NZ

Notices have been sent home, with the eldest or only child for our whole school pool trip to MATAMATA pools.

Please note the change of venue.

Please ask your child, if you haven't seen this notice. Spare copies are available at the office. The cost is $10 per child which includes the bus fare and pool entry and is payable online to

03 1573 0009816 00 or with cash/eftpos at the office.

Room 8 are about to start a fabulicious Christmas art project and would like donations of wool and long cardboard rolls (like the ones inside baking paper, paper towels etc.)

Any donations of craft supplies are greatly appreciated and can be dropped off on Room 8 or at the office. Thank you. Mrs Haack

We have 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.

We have 50 or more artists so far exhibiting, displaying all sorts of work including painting, potters, jewellery makers, woodworkers, quilt makers etc. There will be music, street performers, lots of yummy food, and even Father Christmas may make an appearance.

Come along and join us for a fun family event.

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/