Stanley Avenue School Newsletter

Hello, Kia ora, Chomreabsour, Mālo ni, Ni hao, Kia orāna, Talofa lava, Namaste, Hola, Hallo, Chào bạn, Bula Vinaka, Kumusta, Guten Tag, Mālō e lelei , An-nyeong-ha-se-yo, greetings to all our School Families

Primary Teachers have accepted the latest offer!

It’s important to inform our school community that the NZEI teachers have voted and that they have accepted the latest offer, bringing an end to negotiations, meetings, and strikes for this round. The Stanley Avenue staff are pleased that this is now behind them and that they can move forward with more clarity. The support and cooperation from the Stanley Avenue School community has been greatly received and appreciated.

Ngā mihi nui

John Byers

We have been fortunate to have the Cyber Safety expertise of John Parsons in our Te Aroha Community throughout the week. John spent a whole day at our school on Wednesday and presented to the Year 4- 8 students. Additionally, we were joined by St Joseph’s School, Year 4-8 students. Students gained a lot from these sessions. If you were unable to attend the Parent sessions you may want to ask your children the following questions.

1/ What did you learn from the John Parsons- Cyber Safety talk?

2/ How can you be even safer when online?

Year 4-8 Student Voice from John Parsons- Cyber Safety talks

I enjoyed the Cyber Safety talk because I learnt about how to keep myself safe online. I learnt that you shouldn’t give away information about yourself online. You should also not accept posts from people you do not know. Keep your personal information safe. You can not trust strangers on the internet.

Written by Yufan Wu

These were the things I learnt during the Cyber Safety talks.

• Bedroom, bathroom and pyjamas should not be on the internet.

• Put everything on social media on private settings and only accept real friends as friend requests.

• Don’t make friends with people over the internet.

• Don’t give other people or strangers your information and personal details.

• Let people know that there is a parent watching you when you are online.

• Never play games that are restricted beyond your age.

Written by Chaya Kumar

On Wednesday this week Stanley Ave had a visit from John Parsons, an expert in Cyber Safety for all ages. He taught us about how to stay safe online and how to protect ourselves from Cyber predators. He also told us a story of a young girl who got contacted by a predator online and he talked about how that attacker found her which was really interesting. Afterwards he talked about how he then had a chat with the girl and helped her set up a safer account online.

A big part of the session was when he was talking about building a safe and secure profile. Include your family, friends and community photos to show users online that you have loving people around you who care. John told us about how he was homeless when he was 13 but a kind young girl gave him a sandwich plus some clothes and gave him confidence to go back to school which pretty much turned his life around. He then advised us to be kind to others, because the smallest act can make someone's day. There was so much to take away from this lesson. We are very thankful that he came to see us.

Written by Lydia Reddy and Xavier Van Kuijk

• 13 June Oxford Pie orders close today
• 21 June Thames Valley Rippa Rugby Finals- Paeroa
• 21 June Whānau Hui 6.30pm
• 22 June Tough Guy and Gal Year 5-8 Ngaruawahia
• 22 June Oxford Pie delivery date
• 26 June BOT Meeting 6pm Staffroom
• 28 June PacT Conferences - Book on Hero School Bookings 1.30 - 6.45pm
• 29 June Pact Conferences - Book on Hero School Bookings 3.15 - 5.15pm
• 30 June Last day of Term 2
• 17 July First Day of Term 3
• 21 July Matariki Breakfast- Details to follow

We have just gone live on DirectGroup Uniforms with our new Sports Shirts that you are able to purchase. We feel moving forward this is a great option and will save a lot of time issuing and collecting sports shirts. At this time we still have our other sports shirts for anyone that is playing and has not purchased their own yet. Check them out at:

https://dgstore.co.nz/collections/stanley-avenue-school

You can purchase the sport shirts and they arrive directly to your address and they even have Afterpay so that it makes it possible to budget. We are looking forward to seeing these appearing on our sports fields.

Luka Watts, starting in Room 10 last week. We look forward to seeing this smiley face and inquisitive mind in and around Stanley Avenue School.

It has been a busy week in Room 5. Last week we learnt about a Samoan Fale, Yurt and a Tipi and how they are constructed. After linking this information to making a play hut for the Chill Zone, Room 5 surveyed 9 classes to see if SAS students would like one to play in. The results were unanimous and we are now in the planning phase. There is lots to learn, including creating a playhut that will fit 4 students and be sturdy enough and safe to play in.

Every year at Stanley Avenue School we celebrate Matariki, which ends with a culminating activity where we involve our school community. This year we are planning a Matariki Breakfast on Friday 21st July (Week 1 Term 3).

Our event last year fed over 350 friends and whānau of the school and we are looking forward to being able to hold this event again this year.

We are currently seeking sponsorship from our school and wider community, to support us with this event. If you are a part of any business or family who might like to support us in any way, please feel free to contact Chris Finucane/Assistant Principal, or John Byers/ Principal.

Any assistance would be gratefully received.

Don't forget to ask friends, neighbours and whānau if they would like to purchase some of the yummy delights on offer. These are great for the freezer over the winter terms or just as a delicious treat.

We will be accepting orders up until Tuesday 13th June.

Delivery date will be Thursday 22nd June.

Cash/eftpos or internet Banking are available.

Please note : When paying for pies - please make 1 payment per form (especially if using Eftpos and/or online banking.) This makes it a lot easier for us to track and collate orders.

Extra forms are available from the school office.

This year Room 8 made their yearly pom-pom creations. Following on from the Pukeko Museum Trip, we created our planets - viewed from afar. Then we created our Alien who lives on our planet and drew close-ups of their eyes. These were inspired arts from Elizabeth Thomson’s art at the Museum exhibition.

Next we learnt the art of pom-pom making and made awesome, fabulicious pom-poms. We then drew our aliens and planned our shopping lists at Kathy & Mrs Haack’s Craft Shop.

Finally, with the help of the sensational Kathy and Mrs Haack, we created our Aliens… we just have one last step to finish them - glitter

Here are our Before and After photos so far…

We are also creating name tags for our Aliens - check out our class blog for our finished Room 8 Pom-Pom Aliens 2023 display.

We have an amazing week lined up with bush walks, archery, air rifle, rock climbing, fire building and cooking, hut building, tenting (optional), orienteering, team building and confidence activities, & night activities. Based at Aongatete Lodge- near Katikati, BOP

Check out the NEW: Edventure Tauranga Facebook Page;

or e-mail: todd@edventure.co.nz for more information.

Please make payments to 03 1573 0009816 00 (Use you surname as a reference)

Email: office@stanleyave.school.nz
Website: https://stanleyave.school.nz/
Location: Stanley Avenue School Stanley Avenue, Te Aroha 3320, New Zealand
Phone: +64 7-884 8479
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanleyaveschool/