He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata: Goodwill towards Others is A Treasure

This whakatauki falls under the Macleans Values Category

of 'Learning to Live Together': Relating to Others

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Hello Everyone

Welcome back to school for Term 2, and a very warm welcome to our new families that have joined our Macleans Primary School Community. We hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday.

It has been busy in the holidays with many things happening with our school property. The hall is getting close to completion and the refurbishment of Room 6 to Room 8 has begun. Room 9 is scheduled for refurbishment as well but will not begin until SKIDS is able to move into the hall as they are currently using Room 9.

Please ensure that you continue to look out for all communication from us as we have an exciting and busy term ahead. Communication happens in many ways:

• Newsletters are emailed out every other Wednesday and uploaded to our website for use with Google Translate.
• Notices & Updates emailed out and on seesaw
• Calendar/Events on the school website here: https://macleansprimary.school.nz/our-school/events
• Newsletters are uploaded to our school app (Skool Loop) - see https://skoolloop.com/en-nz/
• Year group (Team) newsletters are sent out from time to time.
• Reminders will be sent out on our school app.
• The school calendar/events is on our website and is continually updated - see https://macleansprimary.school.nz/our-school/events
• Macleans Primary Facebook page

Attendance has been identified as one of the greatest influences on students' achievement, engagement and well-being. During Term 1 we met Ministry target and had 90% overall attendance at Macleans Primary. Well done to our community for valuing attendance and education so highly. Please continue to let us know if your child will be absent by:

• Emailing the school office: admin@macleansprimary.school.nz
• Phoning (09) 534 - 5191 and leaving a message.
• Using the school website (report an absence, top right of school website
• Skool Loop App (download for your phone)

**Please state your name, your child’s name, their room number and the reason for their absence.**

Some interesting facts on attendance/absences as 1 or 2 Days a week doesn’t seem like much, but over a child's 13 years of schooling, If the child misses:

•1 day per week absence = 2.5 years of school missed

•2 days per week is 40% of the week and 40% of the school year, therefore over 5 years of schooling missed

•3 days per week is nearly 8 years of schooling missed. Wow!

Lots of information, news, updates and highlights on all things Macleans Primary in this newsletter. Please enjoy!

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 22 May 2024

•MPS Notices and update at anytime

Macleans Primary School is offering Year 5 & 6 students the opportunity to participate in the online 2024 KIWI Competitions (New Zealand). The subjects are English, Maths & Science for Years 5 & 6 only. For further information on the competitions, please consult the CAM website www.canterbury.ac.nz/cam. Test fees, dates and entrance details are all in the newsleter information that is can be dowloaded below.

Next PTA Meeting: Tuesday 14 May, 6.30pm

Cookie Dough Collection Days: Thursday 13 & Friday 14 June

Movies in the School Hall: Sunday 30 June (afternoon)

Macleans Primary will have two teacher only days (ToD) this year. Both of the days will be two weeks apart on 17 May and 31 May. The 17 May ToD is a 'Structured Literacy' focus day whereby all teachers and teacher aides will be engaged in our continuing understanding and application of Structured Literacy teaching methods. The 31 May ToD is a Macleans Local Curriculum and New Zealand Curriculum focus, reflecting on our Planning Period 1 (PP1) learning information and preparing for Planning Period 2 (PP2). Our after-school and before-school care providers SKIDS will be operating at school both days.

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 downloded below.

Please come along and view your child's learning in their classroom.

- Year 1 to Year 3 classes on Thursday 30 May from 1.45pm to 2.50pm.

- Year 4 to 6 classes on Thursday 30 May from 2pm until 2.50pm.

Room 15 had a day of Dance & Drama the other day! They loved it! Our new Dance & Drama for 2024 teacher Mrs Kelly Raos will be teaching every Wednesday, with a goal for every class to have 12 full day of dance & dram by the end of 2024. Did you know that dance and drama classes cater to all different styles of learning and promote academic growth in many areas. As well as other important academic gains, they have been proven to significantly improve reading comprehension, the ability to concentrate, and both verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

Year 5 student Brooke Elise Hurly was invited to represent her tennis club in The Charman Cup last term. Brooke 's tennis club got 3rd place for the competition. All the McCleans values were on display while Brooke represented her tennis club to a very high level in all games she played. Well done, Brooke. Wimbledon awaits!

The hall will be open in a few weeks. The refurb. will begin very soon on R6,7 & 8 only. R9 refurb. will begin later now as we need R9 for SKIDS during the holidays and the first few weeks of Term 2.

SKIDS will be using Room 9 before and afterschool over the holidays from Monday 15 April. From the The library will be closed in Term 2 as R8 will be using the library as their classroom for Term 2.

Keep your pets healthy AND fundraising for Macleans Primary

We've 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, head to: Schools.BixxyBox.com And sign your pet up today!

We have a few 2023 Yearbooks left over from last year. First come first serve! We are selling them at the bargain price of $10.00. Pay in the office with cash or eftpos or online into the Macleans Primary School Bank Account: 12-3089-0444444-00. Please ref. child's name and yearbook. Come in and pick-up the yearbook or let Sharon or Sally in the office know that you have purchased a yearbook and we will get the yearbook into your child's bag!

Collect your moth pods and drop off to Mrs Scott in Room 3. You can leave then outside the main office doors during the holidays

The Treaty of Waitangi principle is one of eight principles in The New Zealand Curriculum that provide a foundation for schools' decision making. The Treaty of Waitangi principle calls for schools and teachers to deliver a curriculum that:

• acknowledges the Treaty of Waitangi principles
• acknowledges our nation’s bicultural foundations
• enables students to acquire knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori.

Wednesday 8 May - Y0-Y3 Wheels Day

Wednesday 8 May - Ready, Steady, Go (Stating school programme for Under 5's)

Monday 13 May - Mothers Day Morning Tea (10.15)

Monday 13 May - Thursday 16 May - Y5 Bike Safety (see sep. org.)

Tuesday 14 May - PTA Meeting (6.30)

Friday 17 May - Teacher Only Day (school closed)

Monday 20 May - BoT Meeting (6pm)

Tuesday 28 May - Netball Field Days (LEP)

Friday 31 May - Teacher Only Day (school closed)

Monday 3 June - King's Birthday Public Holiday (school closed)

Tuesday 4 June - Football Field Days

Tuesday 4 June - Parent & Teacher Confs.

Wednesday 5 June - Parent & Teacher Confs.

Thursday 6 June - Parent & teacher Confs.

Friday 7 June - Rugby Field Days

Tuesday 11 June - Y1 @ Howick Historical Village

Wednesday 12 June - Y2 @ Howick Historical Village

Thursday 13 June - Y3 @ Howick Historical Village

Thursday 13 June - Cookie Dough Collection

Friday 14 June - Cookie Dough Collection

Tuesday 18 June - Hockey Field Days

Friday 28 June - Matariki Public Holiday (School Closed)

Sunday 30 June - PTA Movies in the Hall

Friday 5 July - Last Day of Term 2

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Our mailing address is:

Macleans Primary School

10 Wycherley Drive

Bucklands Beach

New Zealand

Email: admin@macleansprimary.school.nz
Website: www.macleansprimary.school.nz
Location: Macleans Primary School Wycherley Drive, Bucklands Beach, Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: (09)534-591
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Macleans-Primary-School-and-PTA-194780747573611