SCS Newsletter

Kia ora e te whānau,

It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the term — time certainly flies when we’re busy learning and growing together! The cooler autumn weather has well and truly arrived, and our tamariki are making great use of their snug jackets and sturdy shoes from KidsCan. A huge thanks to Ngāti Rārua for supporting our school — the warm kai, especially the hot lunches, are being thoroughly enjoyed on these crisp days.

In our taiao, many of our tamariki have ‘adopted’ a tree and are learning all about their chosen rākau. They’re diving into research to become true kaitiaki, and I’m really looking forward to seeing them share their knowledge and understanding with us all.

This year, we’re celebrating Matariki a little differently. On Thursday 19 June from 11:00am to 2:00pm, we’ll come together as a school whānau for Matariki activities, a shared lunch, and some special time to connect as a community. All friends and whānau are warmly invited — more details can be found further on in this newsletter.

There are also two early morning Matariki celebrations being held at the Wairau Pā — with Rangitāne o Wairau on Friday 20 June at 5:30am and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua on Sunday 22 June at 5:30am. If you’d like to attend either of these special events, please make sure to register your interest. You can find more information on Seesaw or our school Facebook page.

Over the coming weeks, we are fortunate to have RTLB support in school as we work to embed Te Arawhakamana across our learning spaces. This powerful kaupapa helps our tamariki understand their emotions and develop skills to self-regulate and maintain their mana — while also showing aroha to themselves, to others, and to our environment.

Wishing you all a safe and relaxing long weekend ahead — here’s hoping for a few rays of sunshine to enjoy with whānau.

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

Week: 3 & 4: Takohanga - Responsibility

Setting: Waka

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

Term 2

May

• 26 BOT meeting 4.30pm Staffroom
• 30 Whole school hui 9am

June

• 2 Kings Birthday - school closed
• 13 Whole school hui 9am
• 20 Matariki - School closed
• 23 BOT meeting 4.30pm staffroom
• 27 Whole school hui 9am
• 27 Last day of Term 2

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

Please see Ness in the office for an order form.

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

Term 1 = Respect / Manaakitanga
Term 2 = Resilience / Taikaha

Last Day is Friday 6 June 2025

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:

• Emergency Management

• Disaster Management

• Crisis Management

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.

Hey kids! We have some fun coming up these school holidays at Bridge Valley. From 7th-11th July, we are hosting day camps with a Virtual Reality theme! These camps are for ages 7-13, and include the following:

• Bus ride to and from camp each day (stops from Nelson to Brightwater)
• A tasty lunch and snacks
• $2 canteen each day
• Activities such as rock climbing, archery, mini golf, luge, kayaking, and more.
• Virtual Reality themed outdoor games

Check out our website to register or to find out more.

www.bridgevalley.co.nz

(03) 541 8465

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.

Email: admin@springcreek.school.nz
Website: www.springcreek.school.nz
Location: 52 Ferry Road, Spring Creek, New Zealand
Phone: 03 5705514
Facebook: facebook.com/SCSchool