SCS Newsletter
T2W5 2022
Tumuaki Korero
Tēnā koutou
Last week we had our annual visit from the Life education Classroom, with Genevieve (& Harold). Life Education - inspiring tamariki and rangatahi to make positive choices. It was great to see and hear such positive feedback from the sessions. The junior classes were learning about how to manage big emotions, being calm and resilient and Nga Whetū were learning about showing empathy.
Our Matariki Community Celebration & Breakfast is coming up on Thursday 23 June from 7.00 am. We'd love for you to join us for this. We are also on the hunt for some breakfast preparation and serving helpers - ex SCS students might like to pop back and help out. Let us know via the office if you'd like to help out.
We have the triennial elections for school boards coming up in September. We would love you to consider becoming a board member and having an active role in the governance of our wonderful school. Information on the board role is below and we extend an invitation for you to come along to our meetings, the next is Wednesday 22 June, to see how the board operates.
We have been made aware of cases of cell phones coming to school with children. We ask that whanaū please ensure that cell phones are NOT bought to school. Thank you for your support with this.
Ngā mihi
Debbie Stanger
Tumuaki - Principal
Hui Awards
These are presented each fortnight at our school hui.
They are linked to our vision, mission and values.
Waka Hoe Focus:
Setting: Learning Spaces
Staff will be working with children, showing them what the value means and looks like.
Upcoming Events 2022
Term 2, 2022
June
- Monday 6 Queen's birthday - School CLOSED
- Tuesday 7 Whole School Hui (Awhi Leading)
- Monday 20 Whole School Hui - (Nga Whetū Leading)
- Tuesday 21 Y4-6 Rippa Tournament
- Wednesday 22 SCS Board meeting 6.00 pm
- Thursday 23 SCS Matariki Community Breakfast & Celebration
- Friday 24 Matariki holiday - School CLOSED
July
- Monday 4 Whole School Hui (Te Tipu Leading)
- Friday 8 Term 2 ends
Spring Creek School Board Elections 2022
Elections for Spring Creek School Board parent representatives will be held in Term 3.
This is an opportunity for whānau who are interested in taking an active part in the governance of our school to help guide the education provided at Spring Creek School.
We would like our SCS Board to be representative of our diverse community, with a balance of skills and experiences.
You don’t need to be an expert in education and there is plenty of training offered. If you are interested in finding out more check out this online information or feel free to make contact with any of our current board members.
Spring Creek School Board currently has the following members:
- Presiding Member (Chair): Helen Lyons (hlyons@springcreek.school.nz)
- Members:
- Bec Boniface (rboniface@springcreek.school.nz)
- John Clark (jclark@springcreek.school.nz)
- Ank Mulder (amulder@springcreek.school.nz)
- Principal: Debbie Stanger (principal@springcreek.school.nz)
- Staff Representative: Cheryl Alderlieste (calderlieste@springcreek.school.nz)
You are also welcome to come along to observe our next Board meeting on Wednesday 22 June at 6.00 pm at the school. Please let Cara (admin@springcreek.school.nz), the Board Secretary, know if you will be attending.
The following are the dates for our SCS Board Election:
Friday 15 July 2022 Nominations open
Wednesday 3 August 2022 Nominations close
Wednesday 10 August 2022 Voting issued
Wednesday 7 September 2022 - 4 pm Election Voting closes
Wednesday 14 September 2022 Board Takes Office
Uniform Orders
Please see Cara in the office for an order form.
KiwiCan 2022
This year we have Laekin and Aliyah returning as our leaders, and our sessions are on Friday mornings.
Kiwi Can themes will follow in this order over the year:
Term 1 = Respect / Manaakitanga
Term 2 = Resilience / Taikaha
Term 3 = Positive Relationships / Whakawhanaungatanga
Term 4 = Integrity / Pono
Taekwon-Do
Legion Taekwon-Do is a dynamic martial art, and it is also an exciting sport suitable for all ages and abilities. Classes are for everyone from beginners to advanced levels.
Focused mind, disciplined body and pure spirit through community participation is our motto. Keeping this in mind, we encourage individual growth through a family feel atmosphere whilst practicing Taekwon-Do techniques.
Fees will be free to any Spring Creek School students and to the Spring Creek community. Classes will be Monday 3:15 - 4:15 pm in the Spring Creek Hall from this term. Families need to arrange for their children to go to the hall after school.School Docs
Our school uses SchoolDocs as a website for our policies and procedures. This site is now live and available to our school community.
We invite you to visit the site at https://springcreek.schooldocs.co.nz/ (note that there's no "www"!). Our username is springcreek and password 7202.
Policies being reviewed this term are:
Healthcare
Behaviour management
This is done by following these steps:
Visit the website https://springcreek.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm
Enter the username (springcreek) and password (7202).
Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.
Read the policy.
Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
Select the reviewer type "Parent".
Enter your name (optional).
Submit your ratings and comments.
If you don't have internet access, the school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.
About us
Email: admin@springcreek.school.nz
Website: www.springcreek.school.nz
Location: 52 Ferry Road, Spring Creek, New Zealand
Phone: 03 5705514
Facebook: facebook.com/SCSchool