Stanley Avenue School Newsletter

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Tena koutou katoa,

Keely Rendell Memorial Service

On Wednesday 22nd November school will be closed for the entire day as the Stanley Avenue staff will be paying their respects to Keely and her family here and from Australia. Teachers will be administering distance learning for their students on this day and school will resume as normal on Thursday 23rd November.

Thank you for your cooperation. Keely was a special person and teacher, and we were fortunate enough to have her touch our hearts here at Stanley Avenue School.

2023 Community Consultation

A big thank you to the families/whānau , who have completed our Community Consultation. Your feedback is appreciated as it helps us with our strategic direction for the coming years. Additionally, it means you are already in the draw to win a $100 Prezzy Card!!!

For those of you who haven’t had a chance to fill the google form out, it has been emailed to you and is titled ‘Easy Community Consultation,’ due to the fact it’s short in length (5 minutes max) and user friendly, particularly when filling it out on mobile phones.

Please note the Consultation closes on Friday 10th November at 3pm.

• 8 Nov District Athletics
• 22 Nov School Closed for instruction (Distance Learning)- Keely Rendell Memorial Service
• 7 Dec Year 7/8 Graduation Social
• 11 Dec Prizegiving Assembly 9.30am
• 13 Dec Whole School Picnic at Matamata Pools
• 14 Dec Last Day of School for 2023

On Wednesday, just before lunch, you could hear the giggles and shrieks of delight from Room 10 as Mr Byers read 'Tummy Rumble in the Jungle' by Bryce Casey from the Rock Radio Station .

Here are a few of the children's reactions..

The people in the story were farting and pooping. Mr Byers was making funny noises and he was giggling. He made me giggle too! - Kaelee Ferguson

I liked Mr Byers' funny jokes in the book. He was really funny. - Malekah Potae

I liked the bit when Mr Byers made a farting noise, and the funny voices, and that people can be different and special. - Mila Rendell

I liked it so much, that I want him to read it again! - Junior Mouroa

Team Tui want to challenge ourselves to try new healthy foods. This week Jesse from Room 13 bought in a Bok Choy plant and we each tried some. There was a lot of excitement over trying something new and many students enjoyed the flavour after trying it for the first time.

If anyone has any excess produce in their gardens that they would be happy to part with, please contact Team Tui Teachers.

Thank you to all of our wonderful students and staff who contributed to this very worthy fundraiser today and/or donned gumboots to walk a day in their shoes. We raised $153.00.

Every dollar you have contributed to Gumboot Friday opens doors for young Kiwis in need. With the average counselling session costing about $140, your support is a lifeline for those facing the toughest battles.

Congratulations to the Winning Gumboot designs - Isabel Handley, Jesse Sutherland, Belle Winders and Ariana Parker.

Ka pai Stanley Ave!!

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Over the last 2 weeks we have had a couple of instances of homeowners calling the school to advise us of 'near misses' with students on bikes or scooters, and in another case, a student who was biking was unharmed but actually hit by a car.

If your child is walking, biking or scootering to school on a footpath, it would be timely to remind them to watch out for cars reversing or coming out of driveways. It is extremely hard for someone in a car (even if they are being very cautious) to see a child who is speeding down the footpath. Before they know it, they are behind the vehicle.

Rueben the Safety Bear says.. On every trip, when using the footpath,.look out for Sneaky Driveways. You can check out more from Rueben by watching the video below

Please check the Waihou Junior Touch Facebook page!!! All games will be brought forward an hour!!

Busy week this week with lots of games.

Rubbish was again left on the field last week - please make sure you take away what you bring to the fields. Also check the lost property inside the door of the club rooms.

Please make sure we are supporting our young referees and refraining from making hurtful comments...they are only learning this new skill and will make mistakes. They are to be commended for getting out there and giving it a go!!

Notices have been sent home, with the eldest or only child for our whole school pool trip to MATAMATA pools. Please note the change of venue.

Please ask your child, if you haven't seen this notice. Spare copies are available at the office. The cost is $10 per child which includes the bus fare and pool entry and is payable online to 03 1573 0009816 00 or with cash/eftpos at the office.

We have 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.

Friday 3rd Nov 9am- 5pm

Sat 4th Nov 9am - 3pm

Two venues: Te Aroha Historic Post Office ,111 Whitaker St and the Bridge Club just 3 doors down.

Books from $2 each!

We have had some lovely children's books donated again this year, as well as novels, non fiction books, jigsaw puzzles, CDs, DVDs and records. Lots of bargains to be had.

Proceeds to local groups.

Cambridge Festival of Sport is a new event in 2023.

There are some great activities including:

- A Pool party, bar-b-cue, and swimming for 25m, 50m, 100m certificates - at the Perry Aquatic Centre in Cambridge on Friday afternoon/evening (24/11)

- A 2.2km fun run - or the last 2.2km of a Rod Dixon's Kids Marathon - at the Cambridge Raceway on Saturday morning (25/11).

- Teams to do a 4 x 1km relay - they can be children, competitive teams, business house (staff), families.

- A Triathlon NZ supported split triathlon - swim Friday evening (200 for 14 and under, 400 for 15 up), run at the Cambridge Raceway on Saturday morning, cycle at APL Hautapu on Saturday afternoon.

- A 5km fun run for adults.

- Attend a great concert in Hamilton for Gumboot Friday (Mike King). It is alcohol free and family friendly.

Check out our website https://www.cambridgefestivalofsport.co.nz/

We have 50 or more artists so far exhibiting, displaying all sorts of work including painting, potters, jewellery makers, woodworkers, quilt makers etc. There will be music, street performers, lots of yummy food, and even Father Christmas may make an appearance.

Come along and join us for a fun family event.

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/