Kia Ora Koutou Parents and Macleans Primary Whānau

Well here we are in March...where does the time go! We are well into PP1, the first Planning Period of 2025. The focus of the Inquiry and learning for PP1 is the Social Studies and History Curriculum Motetea: A Window Into the World of Our Ancestors.

Extra-curricula events re a plenty at Macleans Primary and there has been much going on at Macleans Primary recently, from sports to Junior Breakfasts. The local community has also been very busy as they are offering many activities to involve yourself in, from sports to drama. You can read all about the activities and offerings in this and previous newsletters and notices.

Are you a pet owner? Have a look at the Bixxy Box fundraiser below as it could be a 'win-win' for the school and your pet(s).

The Board will be meeting next Monday night, 10 March. There is the usual focus on finance and property, but at this time of the year there is also focus on the Macleans Primary Annual & Strategic plan for 2025.. On the Macleans Primary School website will soon be the Board minutes from previous meetings, another way in which we endeavour to foster a meaningful and strong home-school partnership. BoT minutes will be published on the website a few weeks after the meeting to allow time for official 'approval' of the minutes.

Please remember to check your personal kindo accounts, and if you do not have a kindo account you can see instructions below in this newsletter on how to set one up.

Communication has been sent out to our Y5/Y6 families stating that the Pubertal Change Programme is at 6.45pm. Tomorrow night is also the Y6 parents camp information night from 6pm to 6.30pm. The So for Year 5 parents, come to the hall at 6.30 pm for 6.45 and Y6 parents can remain in the hall following the camp information.

Thanks to the PTA who have managed the Friday after-school swim for the past couple of weeks. Don't forget to put Sunday 30 March in your calendars for the PTA movies in the hall: Garfield 2.

Can you sing? Lead a school choir? Work with children a couple of lunchtimes a week? If this is you, please get in contact with me here at Macleans Primary School.

On a final note, we love to celebrate the success and values achievements of Macleans Primary Children at school. We know that there may Macleans Primary children achieving great things outside of school too, whether in sports, the arts, at clubs and groups. Please share these with me (m.cooke@macleansprimary.school.nz) so we can highlight in the newsletter.

Thanks everyone and have a great week. Enjoy the newsletter :)

Regards - Matthew Cooke, Principal

m.cooke@macleansprimary.school.nz

PS - Thanks to Farm Cove Superette for their sponsorship of this newsletter: 1/190 Fisher Parade, Farm Cove. See ad below.

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•Wednesday 19 March 2024

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Regards - Matthew Cooke

Principal

m.cooke@macleansprimary.school.nz

PS - Thanks to Farm Cove Superette for their sponsorship of this newsletter: 1/190 Fisher Parade, Farm Cove. See ad below.

PPS - Remember that at the end of this newsletter in your email you may get the note that the Message is Clipped and you may need to click on View Entire Message

Next Newsletter and Notices:

•Wednesday 19 March 2025

•MPS Notices and update at anytime

The Macleans Learning Pathway is very much alive, although hibernating at the moment as we review how it aligns with the changes to the New Zealand Curriculum. A reminder that the Macleans Learning Pathway (MLP) is designed to show parents, children and teachers where children sit on the NZ Curriculum (NZC) measure in Reading, Writing and Maths and the PROGRESS within the NZC. Macleans Primary wants to share and celebrate the progress with all children and support parents and teachers in knowing the next learning steps. Watch this space for MLP updates and implementation in 2025.

There are a number of ways that we share your children's learning and progress with you:

1. Seesaw - regular updates on your child's learning sent home.

2. Learning Conference #1 - Happening 16-20 June. Details coming in Term 2.

3. Learning Conference#2 - Late Term 3 - Early term 4. Details TBA

4. What does the learning look like? - Y1-Y3 on 20 March and Y4-Y6 early Term 2. (Date is TBA)

5. 'Open Door' - please pop in, email, phone call and talk with your child's teacher or arrange a meeting

6. Learning Celebration in the afternoon at the end of each of the 3 Planning Periods - Term 2 Week 5 is the end of Planning Period #1. Details TBA

7. Meet The teacher - Was held early term 1

Well done to the Cricket Team who had their first 'One-Day' last week. They have their second 'One-Day' soon. They played four games, displaying the Macleans Values of fair play and sportsmanship.

Game1 versus Sunnyhills: lost by 10 runs
Game 2 versus Baverstock Ooks:won by 6 wickets
Game 3 versus Beachlands: won by 25 runs
Game 4 versus Sunnyhills: lost by 24 runs

Macleans Primary has a few different levels/support for cyber-security and digital safety. The first is the N4L (or Network for Learning) is an MoE supported network dedicated to supporting schools and kura. The N4L provides expert guidance on what we need to do to reduce the risk of any identified threats and vulnerabilities. The N4L also can support Macleans Primary through a cybersecurity incident, should we need. The N4L proactively monitors the network and will let us know if they discover any cybersecurity risks or issues at our school.

The meangingful home-school partnership that Macleans Primary promotes and the Macleans Values are two other ways in which we support digital citizenship and cyber-safety. We encourage all parents to please be in contact with us if we can support with a cyber-safety or online issue happening at home. Our Macleans Values refer to children promoting good use of technologies through the three key word of Respect, Responsibility and Cooperation. We promote cyber-safety and digital citizenship through the values in class and during assembly times.

Another level of digital safety and cuber-security that we use at Macleans Primary is Netsafe and Hectors World. Netsafe is used by teachers to help children with digital safety and help them become good digital citizens. Similarly, Hectors World is typically a junior-middle school website that helps younger children understand what it means to be a 'good digital citizen'. For more information on the N4L, Hectors World and Netsafe, please go to the websites below:

N4L - https://www.n4l.co.nz/connect/

Netsafe - https://netsafe.org.nz/

Hectors World - https://netsafe.org.nz/the-kit/resource/hectors-world/

Year 1 to Year 3 is on Tuesday 18 March

Year 4 to Year 6 is on Wednesday 19 March

Parents are all welcome to come along and cheer on the children. What house will win this year? Kokawai? Atarau? Moana? Pounamu? Children may wear 'Cazh' House Colour PE clothing on the day of their swimming sports. Notices that was sent home in hard copy is below. Please note that the Y5/Y6 Inter- school team was selected through trials held over a few weeks from end of February. The Y4-Y6 notice has gone home already and the Y1-3 notice is going home today-tomorrow. See the notices below.

SchoolDocs provides a comprehensive core set of policies and procedures that are tailored to the needs of Macleans Primary School. We encourage parents to read policies and procedures as needed, and of course we welcome any feedback!

SchoolDocs updates, modifies and creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools and regular reviews. Our SchoolDocs policies and procedures can be found via our school website on the link below. If you would like to participate in reviewing policies, please follow the instructions below. there are a number of policies for review now.

Visit the website https://macleansprimary.schooldocs.co.nz and enter the username: macleansprimary and password: macleans. Follow these seven steps:

1. Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.
2. Read the policy.
3. Click the Start your review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
4. Select the reviewer type.
5. Enter your name (optional).
6. Follow the prompts to show that you've read the topic and enter your feedback if you'd like to comment.
7. Agree to the privacy statement and click “Submit review”.

The holy month of Ramadan started the other day. Muslim people celebrate Ramadan. During Ramadan people may:

- fast during daylight hours

- visit the Mosque more often

- read the Qur'an more frequently

- give up bad habits

- give money to charity.

To mark the end of Ramadan is Eid ul Filr. This is a 3 day celebration. Children under 12 years don't participate in the whole month of fasting however some may do some shorter fasts. This may include some of our Senior students at Macleans Primary School. Have a look at the clip below for more information on Ramadan.

What is Ramadan? The Islamic Holy Month - Behind the News. 3 minute clip

This annual 'fun run' event is happening on Sunday 16 March. The goal this year i to be the top Primary School in terms of participation. Last year we had 19 runners, this year lets go for 30! If your child is in Y4 to Y6 they may have brought home a permission slip. If your child is a very able and strong Year 3 runner they can come to me for a letter. We assemble at Stockade Hill at 8.30am. A copy of the letter/permission slip can also be downloaded below. https://www.howickfunwalkrun.co.nz/

Macleans Primary offers a variety of sports teams for the children to play in. The teams are mostly for the Year 5 & 6 students in the Howick-Pakuranga InterSchool competition, with some of the sports being available for the Year 3 & 4 students. There are also many sports and games offered at lunch run by our students and teachers in the PALS programme (more on the PALS Programme in the next newsletter). Here is a list of the inter-school sports, both competitive & fun tournaments, for each term.

Term 1: softball, cricket, swimming & Howick Rotary fun run

Term 2: soccer, netball, rugby, hockey

Term 3: soccer, cross-country, netball & gymnastic

Term 4: touch rugby & athletics

I hope you are well, I am contacting you on behalf of Pakuranga Young Mariners which is a watersport based club for girls based at the Pakuranga Sailing Club in Farm Cove. We are friendly group of girls and parents that meet on Thursday nights, and every second Sunday (times are dependent on high tide). During summer we spend most of our time on the water, while during winter we focus more on rigging, sailing rules, and badge work. We also participate in the Pakuranga winter sailing series that runs for 8 weekends over winter. We’re keen to get some more girls interested in joining. We supply the equipment and the safety gear making these activities more accessible for girl who are interested. We would love it if you are able to post this in an upcoming newsletter. We want to ensure girls from all backgrounds are able to try out the fun activities we have and see if the club is for them. I have attached a PDF and JPEG with further details.

Macleans Primary has teamed up with the crew at My Rover to help our fundraising efforts through the Pets Of The School (POTS). Sign your dog or cat up for regular flea and worm treatments at the same price you pay elsewhere and up to $5 from every box goes directly to your school every month. Prices start at $26.99/m (or just $6.22/w), with all the profits sent directly back to our school. For more info or to sign your pets up, go HERE and sign your pet up today!

Macleans Primary School provides safe, clean water for drinking and sanitary purposes as part of our overall health and safety responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and the Building Regulations 1992. We are connected to the local water supply and the local authorities are responsible for our school water supply and quality. We follow Ministry of Education and Taumata Arowai (https://www.taumataarowai.govt.nz/) guidance by:

• providing enough water for all staff, students, and visitors for normal daily use
• storing water for emergency purposes
• providing at least one drinking fountain for every 60 students - we have 8 water fountain nozzles, which is sufficient for 480 children. We are reviewing another source of water for the children.
• running drinking taps briefly at the start of each day to ensure pipes are free of heavy metals that can build up overnight (this is part of the caretaker's duties in the morning)
• checking school facilities and attending to water supply maintenance issues promptly
• complying with Clause G12 - Water Supplies of the Building Regulations 1992
• ensuring management of our water supply is included in our 10 Year Property Plan
• conserving water where possible
• testing our water supply if required by Taumata Arowai or the Ministry of Education's agent (Argest).

The Year 4s had a wonderful excursion to the Auckland Botanical Gardens. It was adventure packed and energy fuelled creating a camping experience like no idea. Orienteering, map reading, cooking and tent building were some of the skills that were harnessed. A fun day out amongst nature was a great way to do some outdoor learning. Thanks to the mums and dads for the great support and help, including the BBQ!

Macleans Primary School is part of the school donation scheme. This means that there is no cost to parents for many educational and curricular experiences that students take part in. Macleans Primary is able to request donation payments for few thigns, including overnight camps. See the information below for more details and/or go to: https://www.education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/funding-and-financials/school-donations-scheme

Friday 7 March: PTA Swim Session, 3–4.15pm

Tuesday 18 March: PTA Meeting, 6.30pm in the staffroom

Sunday 30 March: PTA Movie in the Hall (Garfield), 2pm.

EZ lunch Term 1 Competition. Here’s how it works:

• Every parent who orders an ezlunch goes into a weekly draw to win $100 Kindo Credit for themselves AND $100 for your school. Starts Monday 10 February 2025 and runs through to Friday 11 April 2025.
• Plus, all orders automatically enter the Grand Prize Draw for a $1,000 JB Hi-Fi Voucher + $500 for their school!

Thank you to JB Hi-Fi for making our Grand Prize rewards possible!

JB HiFi has partnered with Kindo in 2025 to streamline BYOD for schools, and we appreciate their generous support.

Teachers have had some Professional Learning & Development from Drowning Prevention Auckland. Please see the downloadable presentation below that you may be able to use at home to remind and educate your children on aspects of H2O safety. Please note that Drowning Prevention Auckland will be back at Macleans Primary from 24-28 March to work with teachers and students during a pool session on H2O Safety.

Please collect and send in your yummy 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 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 6 March - Pubertal Change Parents Evening (6.45pm in the hall)

Thursday 6 March - Year 6 parents camp information session (6pm in the hall)

Thursday 6 March - 1st Week for Macleans After-School Basketball Competition (3 teams: Bulls, Thunder and the Raptors)

Friday 7 March - PTA Swim in The Pool After School: 3-4.15pm

Monday 10 March - Board of Trustees Meeting in the Staffroom @ 6pm

Friday 14 March - Y5/Y6 Pubertal Change Lessons (one day only)

Sunday 16 March - Howick Rotary Fun Run (see sep. details)

Monday 17 March - Student Leaders 'Grip Leadership Conference'

Tuesday 18 March - Junior School Swimming Sports/Water Fun Day

Tuesday 18 March - PTA Meeting in the Staffroom @ 6.30pm

Wednesday 19 March - Senior School Swimming Sports/Water Fun Day

Thursday 20 March - Y1-Y3 Parent Information Sessions: Maths, Literacy & ESOL (Details TBA)

Monday 24 to Friday 28 March - Water Safety/Drowning Prevention Lessons For All Children

Wednesday 2 April to Friday 4 April - Y6 Camp

Thursday 3 April - Macleans Primary Bollywood Dance Group Performs at Cultural fest.

Monday 7 April - Board of Trustees Meeting (6pm) - TBC

Thursday 10 April - Cazh Day (non-school uniform) for Winning House for Term 1

Friday 11 April - Last Day of Term 1

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