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SCS Newsletter

T1W9 2025

SCSNewsletterT1W9 2025

Tumuaki Korero

Kia ora e te whānau,


It’s hard to believe we’re already nearing the end of Term 1!


At Spring Creek School, we encourage our students to develop independence in all aspects of their school day. Please support us by ensuring your child carries their own bag into school, unpacks it themselves, and gets ready for the day independently.


We love celebrating our students who consistently demonstrate aroha by showing our school values every day. One special way we do this is through Baking with Miss B! Each week, six tamariki will be chosen by the teaching team to take part in this fun and rewarding experience.


We also have some exciting news! Thanks to the generosity of KidsCan NZ, your child will be receiving a brand-new soft shell jacket for winter. These will help keep our tamariki warm as the colder months approach. KidsCan is also providing school shoes for students who need them—if your child requires a pair, please see Ness in the office to arrange the right size.


In addition to clothing, KidsCan continues to support our school with snacks such as fruit pottles, muesli bars, and scroggin to help top up morning tea and lunches. We are incredibly grateful for this support and know it will make a real difference to our school community.


Looking ahead to Term 2, we’re excited to launch our weekly whānau hui, held on Thursday afternoons. This will be a great opportunity to connect over a cup of tea and some biscuits, while also learning how you can support the school—whether through fundraising, coordinating sports, or helping to organise events. We’d also love to have whānau share their knowledge and skills with our tamariki. If you can teach weaving, knitting, carving, bike maintenance—or anything else—please come and see me for a chat.


We are also looking forward to expanding our Te Taiao sessions by taking small groups of students out in the school van to explore the environment around us. More information about this exciting opportunity will be shared early in Term 2.


Have a fantastic weekend!


Me mahi tahi tātau mō te oranga o te katoa.

Working together for all to succeed, nobody is left behind


Ngā manaakitanga,

Cheryl Alderlieste

Tumuaki - Principal

Waka Hoe Focus:

Week: 9-10: Relationships/Piringa

Setting: Waka

Staff will be working with children, showing them what the value means and looks like.

Upcoming Events 2025

Term 1

March

  • 31 BOT meeting 4.30pm Staffroom


April


  • 1 Whole School hui 9am
  • 2 Hoods up, Volume down for Autisim 10am
  • 7 Maataa Waka Dog safety 9am
  • 11 Last day of Term 1



To stay up to date with school activities you can add our events calendar with the following link SCS Events Calendar

Uniform Orders

Please see Ness in the office for an order form.

KiwiCan 2025

This term we have Dan and Zee as our leaders this year, our sessions are on Friday mornings fortnightly.

Kiwi Can themes will follow in this order over the year:


Term 1 = Respect / Manaakitanga
Term 2 = Resilience / Taikaha
Term 3 = Positive Relationships / Whakawhanaungatanga
Term 4 = Integrity / Pono

School Docs

Our school uses SchoolDocs as a website for our policies and procedures. This site is now live and available to our school community.


We invite you to visit the site at https://springcreek.schooldocs.co.nz/ (note that there's no "www"!). Our username is springcreek and password 7202.


Policies being reviewed this term are:



This is done by following these steps:

  1. Visit the website https://springcreek.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm

  2. Enter the username (springcreek) and password (7202).

  3. Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.

  4. Read the policy.

  5. Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.

  6. Select the reviewer type "Parent".

  7. Enter your name (optional).

  8. Submit your ratings and comments.

If you don't have internet access, the school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.

Taekwon-Do

Legion Taekwon-Do is a dynamic martial art, and it is also an exciting sport suitable for all ages and abilities. Classes are for everyone from beginners to advanced levels.

Focused mind, disciplined body and pure spirit through community participation is our motto. Keeping this in mind, we encourage individual growth through a family feel atmosphere whilst practicing Taekwon-Do techniques.

Fees will be free to any Spring Creek School students and to the Spring Creek community. Classes will be Monday 3:15 - 4:15 pm in the Spring Creek Hall from this term. Families need to arrange for their children to go to the hall after school.
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