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SCS Newsletter

T1W7 2025

SCSNewsletterT1W7 2025

Tumuaki Korero

Kia ora e te whānau,

What a busy and exciting term it has been so far—we can’t believe how quickly the time is flying! Our students are currently working through assessments to help set their learning goals for the year, ensuring they have clear pathways to success.


📚 Teacher Only Day – Monday 17 March
 To support the introduction of the new mathematics curriculum, we have a Teacher Only Day on Monday, 17 March. Our staff will be participating in professional development alongside Tua Marina, Mayfield, and Grovetown Schools, facilitated by Evaluation Associates. This valuable time will help strengthen our teaching practices and enhance learning opportunities for our tamariki. Thank you for your understanding and support.


👩‍🏫 Welcome Lydia Huntly!
 A warm welcome to Lydia Huntly, who is in her final year of teacher training. She has joined us in our Awhi Class, and we are so pleased to have her as part of our Spring Creek School whānau!


🌱 Kaitiakitanga – Caring for Our Taiao
 At Spring Creek School, we are always learning how to be kaitiaki of our environment. Currently, our tamariki are exploring the native plants in our school garden—learning how to care for them, their history, and their role in supporting wildlife like bees, birds, and insects. This hands-on learning helps our students develop a deep connection with their taiao.

We would love whānau support to help maintain our beautiful garden! If you have time to lend a hand, please feel free to pop in for a chat.


🤝 We Need Your Help!
 As a small school, we rely on the support of our amazing whānau to help with fundraising, events, and garden maintenance. A notice will be coming home soon where you can let us know how you’d like to be involved. Your time, skills, and energy are always valued and appreciated—together, we can ensure our kura continues to thrive!


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: 7-8: Resilence/Manawaroa

Setting: Waka

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

Upcoming Events 2025

Term 1

March

  • 17 Teacher only day - school closed
  • 18 Whole School hui 9am
  • 24 BOT meeting 4.30pm Staffroom


April

  • 1 Whole School hui 9am
  • 7 Maataa Waka Dog safety 9am

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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