Pod 4 Swimming Sports
Take a look at our Shelly Park Sports Facebook page for the highlights of the day. Well done to all the children who participated, it was great to see everyone giving it a go. Here are the champ results.

2 Length Freestyle

10 year old boys

1 Ethan McGovern

2 Jack Stephens

3 Gabriel Abba

10 year old girls

1 Tamsyn McCamish

2 Amber Broadbent

3 Amanda Kirby

8 & 9 year old boys

1 Max Espelt

2 Joel Greenwood

3 Jeremy Sun

8 & 9 year old girls

1 Serenity Chang

2 Sacha White

3 Nieve Chadwick

1 Length Freestyle

10 year old boys

1 Jack Stephens

2 Ethan McGovern

3 Jaxon Letcher

10 year old girls

1 Tamsyn McCamish

2 Amanda Kirby

3 Amber Broadbent

8 & 9 year old boys

1 Max Espelt

2 Jeremy Son

3 Joel Greenwood

8 & 9 year old girls

1 Sacha White

2 Serenity Chang

3 Chloe Gao

Breaststroke

8 & 9 year old girls

1 Chloe Gao

2 Sacha White

3 Lily Schukabitz

8 & 9 year old boys

1 Michael Song

2 Jeremy Sun

3 Jake Stoks

10 year old girls

1 Tamsyn McCamish

2 Sophia Macbeth

3 Amber Broadbent

10 year old boys

1 Ethan McGovern

2 Jack Stephens

3 Cassius Munoz

Backstroke

8 & 9 year old girls

1 Serenity Chang

2 Sacha White

3 Chloe Gao

8 & 9 year old boys

1 Max Espelt

2 Joel Greenwood

3 Jake Stoks

10 year old girls

1 Hayley Gibson

2 Amber Broadbent

3 Tamsyn McCamish

10 year old boys

1 Gabriel Abba

2 Fletcher du Toit

PTA News

Newsletter No.3 Wednesday 09 March 2022

Chair: Kieran Lewis Treasurer: Brent Batten Secretary: Katie Deller

Contact: pta@shellypark.school.nz

Next PTA Meeting date: Tuesday 15 March 2022 @ 7:30pm,

Zoom Video link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85683074171

UPCOMING KEY DATES:

• PTA AGM & Meeting

• Tuesday 15 March 2022, 7.30pm

• Zoom video conference (link above)

• Hot Cross Bun orders close 8pm Thursday 24 March - order through Kindo!

UPCOMING PTA AGM

Our annual Annual General Meeting is on Tuesday 15 March from 7.30pm. The AGM will be happening online.

Notice of Annual General Meeting I Shelly Park School PTA

AGENDA:

• Approval of March 2021 Minutes

• Financial Accounts for 2021

• Election of PTA Executive Team I Secretary

• Special Business:

• Per clause 6.5.1 of the Rules governing the Shelly Park School PTA (version 5 April 2013) the PTA Executive proposes a change to clause 9.8 regarding the requirement for an Annual Review of Financial Statements and financial records of the PTA.

• Existing clause: 9.8. The Financial Statements and financial records of the PTA shall be subject to an annual review by an accountant appointed by the committee. If required, the committee will periodically have the Financial Statements and financial records of the PTA audited by a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, in addition to the annual review.

• Proposed clause: 9.8. The Financial Statements and financial records of the PTA shall be available at any time for review by a member or members of the Board of Trustees. If required by direction of the Board of Trustees, the committee will have the Financial Statements and financial records of the PTA audited by a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Bakers Delight Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser - Orders close 8pm Thursday 24 March

Shop local and order your Hot Cross Buns this year with Bakers Delight Howick. Bakers Delight Howick are a continuing supporter of the school. Place your order today for some yummy treats and raise funds for your school as well!

Yellow Pages

We have our annual Yellow Pages delivery coming up in May. These deliveries raise a huge amount for the school and the more hands (and feet!) that can help out with a run the better. Keep an eye on the SPS Parent Network Facebook page for more details in coming weeks. If you are keen to help please email yellow@shellypark.school.nz

Yummy Stickers

Shelly Park has again registered to collect the Yummy Apple stickers. These stickers are converted into a winning share of the $200,000 sports prize pool from DG Sport. All you have to do is purchase ‘Yummy’ branded apples, save the stickers or cut out labels, place them on a sticker collection sheet and return them to your classroom teacher. The apples can be purchased from New World, Pak n Save and participating Four Square stores.

The Yummy Apple Sticker Promotion officially runs for Terms 2 and 3, however if you have been collecting since last year, these stickers still count too. If you need more Sticker Collection Sheets or Cut out label collection sheets they will be available at the Office or with your classroom teacher. Please return all completed Collection sheets to your classroom teacher or hold onto these sheets until the end of Term 3 for collection - we will let you know!

Entertainment Book

Thank you to those who have recently purchased an entertainment book. The PTA truly does appreciate the extra funds that the school gains from each purchase. All memberships last 12 months from the date of purchase.

Every membership sold gives 20% back to our school! Please support our school with this fundraiser, and share this link with family, friends and work colleagues. Use this link to find out more! https://nz.entdigital.net/orderbooks/954z61

2022 Dates for PTA Meetings

Tuesday 15 March (AGM), Monday 11 April, Monday 09 May, Tuesday 07 June, Monday 04 July, Tuesday 16 August, Monday 05 September, Tuesday 25 October, Monday 14 November and Monday 05 December.

Voluntary School Donation and Activity Contribution

As always, to meet the demands of running our school effectively and to the standard expected of us, we rely on the additional funding provided by parents through voluntary donations. We must stress the word ‘voluntary’ as we cannot mandate these payments, nor can we mandate the Activity Contribution or even school camp contributions. However, what is certain, is that without these additional funds, activities could not go ahead, we would need to reduce the number of teacher aides, reduce the upgrade of equipment and furniture, and school camp would cease to be.

Education might be ‘free’ in New Zealand, but all the added extras aren’t and as we are a Decile 10 school, we do not qualify for the Ministry of Education's donation scheme that covers Decile 1-7schools.

The Board of Trustees has set the contribution (including the Activity Contribution) at $320.00 per child ($640 for 2, and $815 for 3 children) again this year. We appeal to you to consider making this payment. This total contribution qualifies for tax relief under the Donation rebate. Contributions can be made via Kindo.

We recognise that for many families and particularly for those with more than one child at school, this can be a financial burden and if you would like to make a contribution in instalments, we welcome your approach to set this up.

School Camp

With camp for the seniors now being postponed until August, there is more time to save for the camp contribution of $300. If you have already paid this, thank you. The school can simply not afford to fund a large proportion of students and if insufficient contributions are received the camp may not be able to go ahead.

Financial Hardship

We are aware that the events of last couple of years and currently has changed the financial

landscape for many, and if this means that you may not be able to cover the cost of school donations or camp, please talk to us. We do have some funds set aside for cases of financial hardship, but equally we need to be aware of these to be able to gauge the overall situation. Please contact BOT@shellypark.school.nz if this applies to you.

As previously advised, we will be posting out statements next week for donations and school wide activities. These can be paid via Kindo.

Thank you for your support.

Shelly Park Board of Trustees

• PTA Meeting - Tuesday - March - 15th
• School Picnic Evening - Thursday - March - 24th - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
• Teacher Only Day - Monday - March - 28th
• School Triathlon - Friday - April - 1st
• Two Way Parent/Teacher Conference - Tuesday - Wednesday - April - 12th and 13th
• Last day of Term 2 - Thursday - April - 14th