Newsletter Term 2 Week 7

Windy Ridge School Newsletter

June 14th 2017

Term 2  Week 7

www.windyridge.school.nz

School Bank Account:  ASB 12 3072 033 4812 00

PTA Bank Account:   ASB 12 3072 038 4799 00

KINDO: online school shop (click on KINDO to register)

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News from the Principal 

Professional Reading –  Fourteen things that are obsolete in 21st century schools 

Education theory and research into best practice is a vast body of work that is being challenged by new ideas and understandings every day.  It is important that our schools reflect the world our children are moving into – not the one that we came from.  Saying that it has always been this way, doesn’t count as a legitimate justification to why it should stay that way. Teacher and administrators all over the world are doing amazing things, sharing their ideas, successes and failures in order for all of us to improve.

It is not our intention just to make the current system better… we have the opportunity to change it into something else.  We need to ensure that we are giving our students the broadest curriculum we can, that allows them to develop academic, social, emotional and physical skills.   To do this, we will need to be innovative and try new things.

In a recent article by an educationalist blogger, they list 14 things that we could be doing differently (or not at all).  You can read more about each one on the blog.   Many of them we have already addressed but others are still a work in progress or a discussion we have yet to have.  Some don’t apply to us at all.

1. Computer Rooms
2. Isolated classrooms
3. Schools that don’t have WiFi
4. Banning phones and tablets
5. Tech director with an administrator access
6. Teachers that don’t share what they do
7. Schools that don’t have Facebook or Twitter
8. Unhealthy cafeteria food
9. Starting school at 8 o’clock for teenagers
10. Buying poster-, website- and pamphlet design for the school
11. Traditional libraries
12. All students get the same
13. One-Professional development-workshop-fits-all
14. Standardized tests to measure the quality of education

• Matariki Celebrations – 19 – 23 June.  Hangi and Kapa Haka performances Friday 23rd June. Matariki Festival Hangi Order Form   Please return order forms to the office as soon as possible.
• Team Pukeko  –  Rooms 5, 6, 7, and 8 .    Team trip to Shakespeare Regional Park – Tuesday 20th June.  (Wet Weather plan – Tues 27th June)   Team Pukeko Trip to Shakespear Regional Park  For information about the sanctuary http://www.sossi.org.nz/
• Pizza lunch on Friday – ORDERS HAVE CLOSED.  Pizzas will be delivered to the classrooms at lunchtime tomorrow.

• Glenfield Intermediate School tours for Year 6 students and families have been offered for the following Tuesdays: 20 & 27 June at 9.30am, 11.30am or 2pm. Glenfield Intermediate Year 6 Information
• Literacy Support for Adults – We are happy to be hosting an Adult Literacy class here at our school next term, on a Monday or Tuesday  from 9-11 am.  It is free help for NZ citizens and permanent residents, and offers help with literacy, numeracy, English language support and practical skills for managing everyday life.  We have information brochures and enrolment forms available at the office for anyone who is interested.  More information is available at this website.
• Online Learning Support – Sunshine Online; www.sunshineonline.co.nz or iPad and android app (yellow).  Username : windyridge1     Password : windyridge
• Lost Property– Please make sure all clothing and other items are named, we have a lost property box located in the Health Room at the back of the office.  Items will also be on display during Friday’s assemblies, on the deck area in front of the library.
• Attendance – Please ensure that your children arrive at school on time and that we are aware of their absence by 9 am each day.  We do follow up lateness and absence as we are required to report on both to the Ministry of Education and the Board of Trustees.  If you are planning a holiday in term time please advise your child’s teacher and the office.
• Banking day is Thursday – please send ASB envelopes to the office.
• Ez Lunch is available all days of the week now. Please go to ezlunch.co.nz  to register and order.  More information available at the office.
• WINDY RIDGE PARENTS Facebook – We have a closed Facebook page for Windy Ridge parents – you need to request to be part of this page. Search – Windy Ridge Parents. It is a valuable page for reminders, information, and general WRS ‘stuff.
• Scholastic Lucky Book Order: Please return all orders to school by this Friday morning.

Term dates 

School Terms 2017

Term 2      Monday 1 May – Friday 7 July

Term 3      Monday 24 July – Friday 29 Sept

Term 4      Monday 16 October – Friday 15 Dec

PTA News 

• Hell’s  Pizza Fundraiser Friday 16th June – Thank you to everyone who has supported this fundraiser.
• Arbonne Raffle:  Drop by the office to purchase a ticket in our beauty raffle kindly donated by ex parent Denise Callan.  For more information about these products see the below flyer for contact information.                         

Edventure Great Outdoors Camp July 10-14
Calling all 8-13 yr olds! Based at Aongatete Lodge, Katikati, we have planned a range of activities including tramping, rock wall, archery, Martha Mine, Karangahake gorge, hot pools, orienteering, team building, camp cooking and other camp challenges. (kayaking and fishing weather dependent). $455 OSCAR available, pick ups Auckland- North Shore, Central and Papakura. this camp is going to be AWESOME!!!  www.edventure.co.nz or 02102241576

 

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