Windy Ridge School Newsletter
1 March 2023
Term 1 Week 5
KINDO: online school shop (click on KINDO to register)
Manaakitanga-Respect, Manawaroa-Resilience, Atawhai-Kindness, Honore-Integrity
Kia ora, Hello, Kamusta, Hola a todos, As-salāmu, alaykum, Kumusta, Annyeonghaseyo, Ni Hao, Konichiwa, Namaste, Zdravstvuyte, Ciao, Cześć, Szia, Hallo, Bonjour, Salut, Shalom, Fakalofa Lahi Atu, Talofa Lava, Malo e Leilei, Kia Orana, Kia Ora Koutou
News from the Principal
Poipoia te pua atua Ranea te rau o Tāne He Pakiakia e tū ai
Kia taurite te tētēkura E tipu, e rea Tai atu ki te rangi
Nurture the potential of each student. Make abundant the interlocking branches and uphold the strengthening roots adapted to each student’s unique needs, to grow and develop to their highest potential
Kia ora koutou katoa,
Celebrating our Whānau Connect Kōrero
There was a very special feeling throughout our Kura yesterday and today as whānau, tamariki, and kaiako came together for their Whānau Connect meetings. We would love to hear how the experience was for whānau and tamariki but we felt the chance to sit and kōrero, share our stories and listen to what makes each of our students special was highly valuable. For us getting to know our tamariki is the most valuable first step that we can take in being able to nurture their potential and be able to support them to thrive and grow, emotionally, socially, educationally and in terms of their hauora and mana.
Quite by chance, a Ministry of Education document came across my desk this week and in it was a beautiful and oh-so-relevant whakautoki which talks about just what the aim of our kōrero this week has been about:
| Poipoia te pua atua
Ranea te rau o Tāne He Pakiakia e tū ai Kia taurite te tētēkura E tipu, e rea Tai atu ki te rangi |
Nurture the potential of each student
Make abundant the interlocking branches And uphold the strengthening roots Adapted to each student’s unique needs To grow and develop To their highest potential |
Cooking Equipment for the Maker Spaces
We are wondering whether any of our community are looking to replace some of their kitchen items and would like to offer their old ones to us. We are looking for good-quality Mixing bowls, measuring cups/jugs, baking trays, cutlery and knives for chopping and cutting. If you are considering donating any of these items please contact either jtabuteau@windyridge.school.nz for the Kōtare team space or bhenderson@windyridge.school.nz for the Tui team space.
Road Safety Around Schools
A reminder to our school community to observe the 40 km max speed limits around schools and borrow a phrase being used by the Police at present – ‘speed limits are a maximum speed allowed, not a target’. Can we also ask parents, whānau and friends to park safely and legally around our school at pick-up and drop-off times? We continue to see cars parked or stopping on yellow lines and at bus stops which are clearly marked to be kept clear. This is about your child and our students’ safety.
Enjoy the rest of the week everyone,
Ka kite anō au i a koutou.
Jonathan Lambert
Principal | Tumuaki
Māori Whānau Hui
We will be holding termly Māori Whānau Hui during 2023. We will reach out personally to our Māori whānau to invite them to attend.
Dates: T1: Thurs 16 March (W7) | T2: Wed 14 June (W8) | T3: Thurs 7 Sept (W8) | Thurs 30 Nov (W8)
At our first hui we are hoping to engage in kōrero around our Kawa and Tikanga relating to pōwhiri to review our current process.
Road Patrols – Can You Help?
Our road patrol monitors and wardens do an outstanding job each morning and afternoon ensuring that our students and families cross safely at the zebra crossing, and the back gate. We are desperately seeking our community support to assist with adult supervision for both mornings and afternoons. We welcome parents/families from Piwakawaka, Kotare and Tui team to support us. Just one morning or afternoon will hugely help us to safely monitor our crossings. Mornings require approximately 30 minutes of your time from 8.30 am – 8.55 am and afternoons are 2.50 pm – 3.10 pm. Please see Jane Brown or contact the office if you can help.
Thank you for your support
Jane Brown – Travelwise Leader
Sport
Kia ora koutou. We have lots of Sports news to share, and some tight time frames to meet so please follow along carefully.
Basketball
We are taking registrations for basketball teams for semester one for 2023. Semester One Entries close Friday 3rd March 2023 and the competition will begin on Tuesday 14th March 2023. The venue is at the Eventfinder Stadium for Yr 3-4 and AUT or North Shore Event Centre for Yr 5-6 on Tuesdays. The teams are for students in Year 2 (beginners), Y 3/4 (mixed) and Year 5/6 (mixed).
The cost will be $100 per semester. There will be 12 games per semester. Please head to Kindo immediately to enrol.
Cluster Sports
This year we are once again holding a Kaipatiki Kahui Ako Cluster Sports Day. There will be a netball team, a soccer team, and a touch rugby team representing each of our Kaipatiki schools. The day will be held at Glenfield College on Friday 31st March, with the students from the college coaching and refereeing the games. There will be several short games held throughout the day with a prize-giving at the end of the day. We will leave at 9.00 and return at 2.30 pm.
We would like to take a number of girls and boys from Years 5/6 to participate in this event. We can only take about 25 children altogether. If your child would like to participate in the day, can you please go to Kindo www.mykindo.co.nz and indicate which sport they would like to take part in or complete and return the form below. Anyone is welcome, although preference will go to those children who have either represented the school in the sport for Netball and Touch or a club for Soccer. I will do my best to select appropriately. There is no cost to this event.
Kaipatiki Kahui Ako Year 5_6 Cluster Sports Day 2023
Touch Rugby
Currently, Touch North Harbour is not hosting a junior module this term due to the council closing the fields due to the floods and weather. They are hoping the council might be able to extend our season for field booking but will wait to get a reply. I will let you know should I further hear from them.
Netball
Netball enrolments are now due for the Winter Semester, and close on Friday 31st March 2023. Please hop onto Kindo to fill these out. The cost will be either $80 or $90 depending on your child’s year level. Check out details on the letter attached below
WALKING SCHOOL BUSES
We now have 16 kids walking on the Capilano and Roberts Road walking school bus. We would love more.
What is a Walking School Bus? It’s an organised group of children who walk to and from school along a designated route, under the supervision of adult volunteers. Children are ‘picked up’ and ‘dropped off’ at specific walking school bus ‘bus stops’. Walking School Buses (WSBs) reduce the number of cars on the road, making our environment safer and cleaner, and they provide exercise for kids in a fun and social way.
Please contact Jane Brown if you are interested in joining an existing WSB, or are able to support Route A or B. Walking School Bus website WSB-general-information
Thank you for your support.
Route C (Roberts Road)
Kieren Streifler (route coordinator)
Route D (feeder route to Roberts Road)
Amelia Bone (route coordinator)
Route A (Redfern Lane)
(We need adults)
Route B (Embassy Place)
(We need adults)
Term 1 Events
Saturday 11th March – Garden working bee
My Kindo App
Order on the go with the mykindo App
Sign up to Kindo online to order lunches with ezlunch ezlunch menu for Term 1, pay for school items like stationery or sports fees, purchase fundraising items such as Juicie Day, sausages sizzles or Christmas Cookies
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myKindo App on Google Play
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Skool Loop App
School Fundraising Shop NZ
School Term Dates 2023:
Term 1: 7 February – Thursday 6 April
Term 2: Monday 24 April – Friday 30 June
Term 3: Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September
Term 4: Monday 9 October – 20 December
Public Holidays: Waitangi Day Monday 6 February, and Easter: Good Friday 7 April, Easter Monday 10 April, Anzac Day – Tuesday 25 April, King’s Birthday – Monday 5 June & Labour Day – Monday 23 October
sKids Before & Afterschool Care
Visit www.sKids.co.nz/Windy_
Cheryl (Programme Manager)
Community Notices
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