Chelsea School Newsletter
Week 6 Term 3, 2024
Important Term Dates
Term 3, 2024
- Fri 06 Sep: Pakiaka Trip to Stardome
- Fri 06 Sep: Assembly hosted by Kākano
Mon 09 Sep: Y5 Bake Sale for Camp
Mon 09 Sep: Board Meeting via zoom 7pm
Thu 12 Sep: PTA Meeting 7.30pm @ The Mediterranean
Fri 13 Sep: Choir Rehearsal 12-2.15pm
Fri 13 Sep: Disco - 'Colours of the Rainbow' Y0/Y2 4.45-6pm and Y3/Y6 6.15-7.45pm
16-20 Sep: Te Wiki te reo Māori Week
Tue 17 Sep: Art Showcase Opening
Wed 18 Sep: Y6 Camp Sausage Sizzle
Wed 18 Sep: Hearing & Vision
Thu 19 Sep: 4 x 4 Girls Basketball Event at North Harbour Stadium
Fri 20 Sep: Te Wiki te Reo Māori Assembly at 1.45pm
Mon 23 Sep: Chinese Language Week
Wed 25 Sep: Kākano EOTC trip to Pumphouse
Fri 27 Sep: Last Day of Term School Closes at 2pm
Kia Ora Chelsea Whānau,
Our Chelsea Olympics has concluded with our New Zealand team coming out on top! Well done to all of our learners for really getting out and displaying collaboration and being up for a challenge! Our Olympic event was an epic day, filled with excitement and fun - we can’t wait to do it all again in 2028!
2025 Curriculum Changes
You would have noticed an increase in discussions around the New Zealand Curriculum document throughout the media. As a profession, we wholeheartedly agree that a refresh of the New Zealand Curriculum is needed and a significant amount of work and energy had been put into this prior to the new government coming into office - we are excited to finally get to ‘officially’ push play on this! Chelsea School is in a prime position to enact these changes rapidly with Structured Literacy already well underway and a structured approach to math already being trialed in our Junior areas of the school. We will be taking a measured approach to curriculum changes, ensuring that we are doing the absolute best for our learners and supporting our teachers too.
One change that we will be making as a school is that in 2025 we will be moving to straight year level classes, meaning, no more composite or mixed year levels. The new curriculum is set up in a way which supports this kaupapa and we believe that this is the best direction for our school.
There are lots of changes within the sector that will filter down to us as a school, we will do our best to keep you abreast of these as we navigate through what this will look like for us here at Chelsea - however, rest assured that we are business as usual with your kids remaining at the centre of all that we do.
Classroom Moves
We are really excited that our new build is on track for completion in October and we cannot wait to move into this and have more space around our school again. During the term break we will be moving our Māhuri classes over to the new building and our Kākano classes will be moving up and occupying spaces 1-4 at the front of the school.
Hall Refurbishment
At last - our hall refurbishment is all go! We are on track to begin this project at the end of this term. We are looking forward to having a freshened up multipurpose space to enjoy. I will endeavour to keep you updated on this throughout the process.
Ngā mihi nui,
Chrissy Wakeman
Tumuaki of Chelsea Primary School
Student Contact and Medical Information
Over the next week, your child will be coming home with a Student Medical and Information sheet. It is important that we have correct contact details and medical information, especially in an emergency. Please check all the details, add, edit, or delete where necessary, and return the sheet either to the office or by emailing it to Sandra at office@chelsea.school.nz. If all the information is still correct, please sign and date the sheet anyway and return it so we can clarify these details are correct.
Chelsea Olympics 2024
What a fabulous day everyone had. So much fun and so wonderful to see such amazing tuakana/teina support within the country teams as they rotated their way around so many crazy events. Congratulations to everyone for making this day a special Chelsea Day.
The results were as follows;
Bronze awarded to Japan
Silver awarded to Canada
Gold awarded to New Zealand.
Random Acts of Kindness
Sunday, September 1st is New Zealand Random Acts of Kindness Day. Where can you and your whānau spread a bit of kindness?
Yummy Apple Stickers
Keep collecting your yummy apple stickers! The more stickers we get, the more free PE gear we receive! We appreciate your ongoing support with this.
Te Reo
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is fast approaching! The theme for Te Wiki 2024 is ‘Ake ake ake – A Forever Language’. It represents the resilience, adaptability and endurance of the Māori language. It also reflects the commitment New Zealanders have to embracing and learning te reo Māori long into the future. This year, our learners will be taking part in games at lunchtime and some of our teachers are being 'up for a challenge' in reading books in Te Reo to our syndicates in the afternoon. There will be a celebration assembly on Friday 20th September at 1.45pm- please note the change of time from the usual morning hui (meeting)! This gives us a chance to pack up the artwork and put the hall back in order in the morning as this is the same week as Arts Showcase.
Team Updates
Kākano
The term is flying by! We have a few events on the calendar over the next few weeks- we are hosting an assembly next Friday (6th Sept) and would love for you to join us if you are able to! Assembly starts at 9am.
We are also in the process of finalising parent helpers for our Mrs Wishy Washy trip on the 25th Sept- if you are able to help out with this, please answer the survey on Hero by Friday so we can draw names.
We are super busy in our learning at the moment too! Hub 2 have been busy learning about what makes up a sentence- we know that a sentence needs a 'who' and a 'do'- shout out to Arlo, Zoe and Laura who picked this up so quickly! Kei te whakahīhī koutou ki a koe- we are proud of you!
Pakiaka
Our team had a blast at the Chelsea Olympics last week! We hope your child has come home with some new learning about their adopted country and stories about our fun games day. You can check out videos from our Olympics on the school Facebook page.
Our Stardome trip is coming up fast - next Friday - and we just can’t wait! Pakiaka Hub 2 have been loving practising taking off in our own rocket ship ready for our trip to the stars. Thanks Mrs Norman for all your creative effort!!
Please keep an eye out for your child’s Learning Story coming out this term. The format will look a little different this term with our learners sharing something they are proud of.
We have also really enjoyed being involved in different kinds of art this term, getting ready for the Art Showcase in Week 9. We hope to see lots of whānau enjoying the art during the open times and at the Thursday evening showcase - details can be found on HERO.
Rito
Kia ora Rito Whānau,
We're excited to share some updates and reminders for our Thursday afternoon rotations. As we move through Term 3, these sessions will continue to provide our tamariki with opportunities to explore and engage in a variety of exciting, relevant learning experiences. Mr Wilson has some exciting Digital Tech planned, Mrs Vader is taking us further in our Social-Emotional Learning through the Mitey programme, Ms Miller is sharing her amazing Art skills, Mrs Davis will be taking Kaitiaki lessons regarding Predators in the NZ Bush.
In the classroom, we’re at least “halfway” through our fractions learning in Maths. The students have been doing an amazing job grasping these essential concepts, and we encourage you to ask them about their learning at home. Whether it's sharing a pizza or splitting a block of chocolate (okay, maybe this is not always so easy!), there are plenty of everyday opportunities to practice fractions!
For our Inquiry, we're focusing on Kaitiakitanga—the guardianship and protection of our environment. It's been inspiring to see the students' enthusiasm as they explore ways to take small, practical steps at school and home. One idea is to bring "nude food", food that is in reusable containers and ditching single-use plastic packaging where possible. We're looking forward to seeing their ideas and actions take shape as we delve further into this important kaupapa.
Thank you for your continued support.
Māhuri
It's certainly been an eventful couple of weeks in Māhuri and across the school. Olympic Day was a highlight for our learners and it was lovely to see tuakana/teina support in full action. Check out our Facebook page to see snippets of the day. A big thanks to Sam Bottcher for her amazing organisation.
CAMP
Unfortunately, our numbers for attending camp are quite low and consequently, we have lost part of our subsidy. Because of this, we need to do more fundraising so that we can pay the outstanding amount.
Bake Sale (Year 5 and any Year 6 who did not contribute last time) - Monday 9th September
Sausage sizzle - Wednesday 18th September
Please note that there will not be a camp next year so if your child is currently in Year 5, this will be their only opportunity to experience camp before heading to intermediate.
Any outstanding forms needed to be handed to the office ASAP. Thanks for your support.
Term 4 Netball Registrations are now open.
All games are played on a Thursday for 6 weeks starting 24th October. If interested in playing please come to the office for an information sheet. Registrations close 18th September.