28 June 2017 Number 19

Banks Avenue School Learning today to succeed tomorrow

Kia mau ngā akoranga, kia tau ai āpōpō

N E W S L E T T E R

Phone: 03 385 4163, fax: 03 385 6581 email: office@banksave.school.nz, website: www.banksave.school.nz

Wednesday 28 June Children’s Commissioner Presentation Day

Wednesday 28 June New School Parent Information Evening 7:00-8:00pm in the Library Thursday 29 June Shirley Area Music Festival Concert

Wednesday 5 July Team Miro Learning Celebration Evening – more detail on page 4.

Tuesday 25 July BoT meeting 6:15pm in the Sky Room – all welcome

Monday 14 August Cultural Festival – 6:45 – 9:00pm

Tuesday 15 August Reading Together Programme (parents only) 1:40pm in the staffroom

Tuesday 22 August Reading Together Programme (parents and children) 1:40pm in the staffroom

Tuesday 29 August Reading Together Programme (parents only) 1:40pm (parents only)

Tuesday 26 September Reading Together Programme (parents only) 1:40pm final meeting and graduation

Banks Avenue School trip / event postponements and or cancellations will only be heard on

NEWSTALK ZB 1098AM and CLASSIC HITS and viewed on our website: www.banksave.school.nz

SCHOOLGEN LINK: http://schoolgen.co.nz/schoolgen-schools/banks-avenue-school-christchurch

If your child is absent from school, for any reason, please let our school office know using one of the following

options: Phone: 385 4163 / option 3 text 027 422 8032 email: office@banksave.school.nz

Or notify us via our website: http://www.banksave.school.nz/absences.html or via our Tiqbiz app: www.tiqbiz.com

If your child arrives at school after 9:00 am they must check in at the office. This saves a lot of phone calls for

unexplained absences in order to ensure the safety of all our children

Dear Parents and Whānau

Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou – a warm welcome to

you all.

Indecent Exposure We are really happy to announce that the man we

wrote about in last week’s newsletter has been

apprehended.

Pizza Next Tuesday children will be able to have a pizza

lunch. On Monday your child should

have brought home a pizza order

form. These forms need to be returned

by Friday 30 June - this Friday! Pizza’s

cost $5 each - the money must come in

with the pizza order. Check the order form out - there

are a range of flavours available. Eat pizza - stay

happy!

Health and Safety Access to school grounds in school hours A gentle reminder that no adults or teenagers should

be cutting through our school grounds during our

school day (8:30am - 3:30pm). If you live locally and

have teenage children who may have been doing this

can you please remind them of this guideline. Thank

you.

The Canterbury Cross Country Last week we had two children, Holly B and Harry B

running in the Canterbury Cross Country Champs.

They had some tough competition and represented our

school really well.

Hi, kia ora, Mirëdita, Ahalan, Goede dag, Bonjour . .

, konnichiwa.

New School Community Evening

TONIGHT

Wednesday 28 June

7:00 – 8:00pm

in the Library

Information to share, opportunity

to ask questions.

Ministry of Education

representatives will be present.

More detail on page 3.

Improve Christchurch & the Red Zone Children never cease to impress me. On Monday I had

the privilege of hearing a presentation put together by

five of our students where they shared their vision for

improving and regenerating

Christchurch and in particular the red

zone. This afternoon Keegan, Eden,

Danielle, Joel and Lakena will be

presenting their ideas to a group of city

councillors. Well done team.

Kapa Haka Our school Kapa Haka group are performing at the

Christchurch Cultural Festival on Monday 14 August

between 6:45 – 9:00pm. Tickets can be ordered at the

school office for any parents or whānau who may like

to attend. Last day for money and orders is Friday 30

June.

Many thanks Whaea Latoya for all of the work you

have put into getting these children ready for the

festival.

Shirley District Music Festival Choir Our choir is performing this Thursday 29 June in the

Shirley District Music Festival. There is a matinee

performance at 1:30pm and an evening show 7:00pm.

Tickets can be purchased from the office: $5.00 per

adult and $2.00 per

child.

Thanks Belinda Walsh

for the many hours of

preparation you put

into this group. I am

looking forward to Thursday evening's performance. Want to be happier? Food for thought

MY SCHOOL RULES

COMPETITION at The Palms Woo hoo...yay….. good job...ka wani ke (fabulous)

...Yes that’s right we are still in the lead! A huge

thank you to all the families and extended whānau

who have got behind this competition and are madly

collecting The Palm’s receipts for us. I was at The

Palms on Saturday and I was so tempted when the

lady in front of me said she didn’t want her receipt to

ask for it. I didn’t go that far but I did pick up a couple

of receipts in trolleys and I do have all my friends and

family collecting them for me.

First prize is $3000; we could certainly use that

money! We still have a week and a half left; if Team

NZ can win the America’s cup then we can win this

competition. Kia kaha e hoa ma! (let’s go team)

Check out the leaderboard at:

http://www.myschoolrules.co.nz/

Social Worker Since the beginning of the year we have had John, our

social worker, at school two mornings a week. I know

many families have met with him and have found his

support really valuable. I am sad to say John is

leaving us next week; he will be replaced by Anne

Gibling. Anne worked with us last year and she knows

many of our families. Parents can self-refer to Anne

by emailing anneg@mmsi.org.nz or phoning

027 820 4617.

Next term Anne will be running a parent session on

coping with anxious children. More details will be

published early in Term 3.

New School Information Evening Tonight at 7:00pm in the library Agenda Tea / coffee/ nibbles

Visual displays from MOE for people to look

at

o Enrolment zones

o Site plan of SBHS

o Pictures of other schools such as

Lemonwood or Waitakere.

Welcome and introduction of guests

MOE Presentation

o Discuss the rebuild process and next

steps

o Questions for MOE

Banks Ave Presentation

o What are we currently doing with

innovative teaching and learning?

o How have we adapted our current

spaces allow for innovative learning?

o How will we manage this site for the

next three years?

General question and answer time

We are looking forward to seeing you here. If you

would like to use the creche ring the office on

3854 163 to let us know how many children will be

coming.

Lucy from Tuis enjoys all her learning activities. She

always tries her best to be better than before. She is a

thoughtful learner who takes her time, doesn’t rush

and produces quality work.

We are so proud of you Lucy

El Gregoe and You’ve Got the Power Last Thursday the Junior Module had a wonderful

magical experience in our library. There were

powerful messages about bullying and being a hero as

well as how to use our WITS.

Many of us were left wondering about the magical

tricks and just how El Gregoe made things disappear

and then reappear as something else. Thank you to all

of the parents who paid for their child to attend this

experience. It was so much more than we had

anticipated.

Ferrymead Heritage Park - Half Price

Admission

Step back in time and experience a price drop not

seen for 10 years.

Adults $10, Seniors $7.50, Children $5, under 5’s

Free. Family Day pass options at $15 or $25

Come and experience the 1st Sunday of the month

unlimited Steam Train Rides:

Adults $15, Seniors $12.50, Children $7.50, under

5’s free. Family Day Pass options at $22.50 or $30

New Community Services Cardholder options now

available at even cheaper rates.

Community Chapel Café

Come and soak up the atmosphere in our 100 year

old new Community Chapel Cafe and enjoy a

Hummingbird Barista Coffee and food options

with no admission fee.

‘HOT SHOT’ LEARNER’

Free recycled curtains for low income

households. The Curtain Bank is run by

Community Energy Action Charitable Trust

with sponsorship from Genesis Energy and

the NZ Lottery Grants Board. No

community services card is required to be

eligible for curtains.

For further information phone 374 7222 or

go to www.cea.co.nz or info@cea.co.nz

Matariki We had about 100 families joining us for this

wonderful night. The school sure looks different in the

dark (as many of us

found out!) The sight of

twinkling whetū (stars)

the sound of waiata

(songs), the smell and

taste of kai (food) and

the feeling of whānau

(family) was very evident last Thursday evening. We

were delighted that so many children, parents,

grandparents, brothers and sisters could join us. Each

of the rooms showcased their leaning about Matariki

as can be seen in the photos.

Healthy Heros and Keeping Ourselves

Safe Notices will be coming home with Junior Module

children tomorrow.

Learning Conferences Next Term Thursday 3 August

Tuesday 8 August

All children will be dismissed at 12:30pm on both of

these days.

Online bookings are open now! If you want us to

make a booking for you, please return your booking

slip to the office as soon as possible. If you need help

with your booking, please ring the office on 385 4163.

Toby and Callum leading the Jump Jam today for the

children in the junior school. Well done boys!

The children had a blast!

PTA

Pizza Tuesday – 4 July Orders and money due in this Friday 30 June.

Yummy end of term treat Entertainment Books Available NOW, only $65!

Order online through our link:

http://www.entbook.co.nz/1348e93

REMEMBER $13 from EACH BOOK

comes back to the school.

Chisnalwood Intermediate School Open

Night Open night Wednesday 5 July from 6:00 – 8:00pm.

Come along and experience our dynamic for yourself.

Team Miro Learning Celebration

Evening Wednesday 5 July

3:00 – 4:00pm and 5:30 – 6:30pm

All Team Miro classes will be open.

All families are invited to come along and

celebrate your child’s learning.