Term 4 Week 7

Kia ora koutou (Hello everyone)

As we wait for the outcome of the coalition talks - I was struck by the similarity in part to parents waiting to hear the outcome of who their child's teacher will be for 2024. This in turn made me think of our resilience and what we can do to bolster that.

Firstly, let me talk about what is happening with classes next year. As most of you who read the last newsletter will know we are currently working on this. For the most students will stay in the same whanau that they are currently in, and simply move up or stay with the same teacher. So for example a student who is currently in Year 2, and in Room 9, will most likely stay in Room 9, with Mr Gannaway for next year. However, a Year 3 student in Room 9 will be moving to Year 4 with Mr Kay. Mrs Wotton and I will finalise the classlists next week and will then share the changes with all families.

We have a growing number of students so we are adding extra classes next year. We are in the final stages of employing staff for 2024, and will also share this with parents as soon as we have finished the process.

Secondly, there are some really important things that we as parents can do to give our students more resilience to change.

• Breathing is one of them. A few good deep breaths when we feel stressed always helps
• Exercise is another good way of getting a different perspective. For our tamariki a good bounce on a trampoline, kicking a ball or a run around the park always helps too.
• Talking about changes and expecting them - so prepare your children for things to be different - i.e. next year your teacher will be... and you will be in Room...
• Listening when our tamariki voice their thoughts - sometimes the listening is by watching their actions - so noticing that they may be slightly more tense.
• Do something that everyone enjoys!

This leads me nicely into the next exciting thing.

Next week THURSDAY we have the Marlborough's got Talent Finals Evening. Wow, what an amazingly talented bunch of akonga we have. Come and join us to celebrate their talents, but also , just to have a nice family night out. We are really looking forward to see you here.

Ngā mihi

Michelle

During the January Holidays we are updating some of your play equipment. Here is a sneak peek of what you can expect to see next year.

Please DO NOT allow your child to wear CROCS or Jandals to school. We are finding that student who wear these are tripping over and grazing their knees during breaks when they are running around. Sensible shoes please.

A kind reminder to our families that we have Breakfast Club running in the hall every morning. We welcome any students that might just need a top up before school starts. Mrs Light is running the programme this term, and I believe she has sneaked some canned fruit into the mix along with adding a reading club!

We also do have some spare Weetbix and Milk so if there are any whanau that might need something extra, please send me an email so I can send some extras home. principal@marlboroughprimary.school.nz

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Joining our committee isn't just about making a difference; it's about having a blast too! Our energetic meetings are filled with creativity and purpose. New members are always welcome, so reach out and get involved.
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Email: office@marlboroughprimary.school.nz
Website: www.marlboroughprimary.school.nz
Location: 4 Wykeham Place, Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: 09 - 4810365
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marlborough-Primary-School-112129594831867

1 Daniel Eades Nina Tran

2 Penelope Gronberg Amanda Gacitua Cayo Jones

3 Jet McDermott Thomas Tiplady

4 Miya Mancilla Monica Nguyen

5 Indran Maya Sathesh Lian Cardinal

6 Maya Cazeiro Maiaorere Karanga Puhi

7 Mila Roukema Nairah Farooq

8 Leon Rossiter Dhea Singh Keisha Oliva

9 Serayah Patching Samuel Ritson

10 Aaric Labial Nathan Morancil Rocky Franchisco

11 Pearl Lambert Anaya Gill

12 Penelope Bensley Alaya Zaidi

13 Charlotte McClean Iunisi Vaitohi

14 Evelyn Duncan Ayesha Varona

15 Raphael Efremychev Nathan Mathis

16 Lachlan McCall Aleksandra Tikhonova Peter Jiang

17 Samaira Kaur Samuel Webber

18 Darshi Chaudhary Swecha Nalla

19 Yumi Nakashima Katie Andersen

20 Hayden Bishop Mirabel Olsen

BLUE

Nate Batey

Miel Azul

BRONZE

Phoebe Dong

Erik Sonderegger

Zoey Li

Wolf Church

SILVER

Cooper Lewis

Sophia Lee

Eddie Zu

Pawin Saisoontorn

Mikayla Mellor

NianCi Liu

Emma Needham

Aramāia Paul

Elijah Pearson

Zac Ablanida

GOLD

Amelia Smorag

Mia Mcmynne

Zander Targa

Mani Shiroma Alves

Gabriel Tan

A very warm welcome to the following students who joined our whānau in the last 2 weeks.

Airen JOSE

Aiden JOSE

We are aware that some families who have students turning 5 before the end of the year, have not yet enrolled their tamariki. Please could you help us to plan for them by enrolling them early.

We are now accepting out-of-zone applications for 2024. We are only offering 45 spaces for 2024, so please make sure that you apply early if you would like your child to attend our school.

Our cut off for out of zone applications for Term 2 2024 is Monday4 March.

Enrolment can be done online - the link is on our website - or on paper - application packs available from the office.

If you have a wonderful tamariki that is turning 5 during 2024, please can you enrol them now to enable us to plan adequately for them.

Please contact the office if you have any queries regarding enrolment - office@marlboroughprimary.school.nz

Term 4

Monday 9 October to Wednesday 20 December

Monday 23 October - Labour Day

Friday 27 October - Year 4-6 School Athletics

Friday 3 November - Gumboot Friday - Mufti and Gold Coin

Friday 3 November - Assembly - Takahe

Monday 13 November - Teacher only day - SCHOOL CLOSED

Thursday 16th November Year 1-3 Athletics

Friday 17th November - Assembly - Piwakawaka

Monday 20th November - Out of Zone Application - Term 1 - Close

Monday to Friday 20-24 November - Year 5/6 Noho Marae - Araperera

Friday 1st December - Assembly - Kotare

Wednesday 6th december - Year 1 - Kiwi Valley

Monday 18 December - End of Year Assemblies (Junior 9:30am; Senior 10:30am)

Monday 18 December - Year 6 Graduation (5:30pm - 7:30pm)

Wednesday 20th December - Last day of school 2023

Term 1 2024

Wednesday 7 February - Friday 12 April

Wednesday 7 February - Day 1 Term 1 2024

Friday 29 March - Tuesday 2 April Easter Weekend - SCHOOL CLOSED (Includes Tuesday)

Friday 12 April - Term ends

Term 2 2024

Monday 29 April - Friday 5 July

Monday 3 June - King's Birthday - School Closed

Tuesday 4 June - Teacher Only Day - School Closed

Friday 28 June - Matariki - School Closed

Term 3 2024

Monday 22 July - Friday 27 September

Term 4 2024

Monday 14 October - Friday 20 December

Monday 28 October - Labour Day

A reminder to parents that we have a number of different companies that supply lunches at school, particularly on Thursdays. We love to support our community and your patronage is appreciated.

Sushi Day - Sushi

· To order weekly sushi lunch, please visit www.sushiday.co.nz and if you are a new parent, you can go to the link www.sushiday.co.nz/sushi-login to register under Marlborough Primary School.

· Don’t forget – Order cut off time is 9pm (Wednesday) for THURSDAY order delivery.

· Any question, please contact Dan on yoursushiday@gmail.com or 021 339 700.

Vietnamese Summer Rolls only.

Summer rolls can be prepared in a packet of 2 pcs for $6. The ingredients are as follow.

- Rice Paper

- Mixed green salad including cabbage

- Carrots

- Capsicum

- Cucumber

- Chicken Katsu (Crumbed Chicken)

- Honey Mustard and Sweet Chilli

Please call 09-442 2040 to place your order.