Sunnynook School Newsletter No: 99/20

26 October 1999

Telephone: Office 410-6534 Answer Phone / Fax 410-4052 Dental Therapist 410-0306

Dear Parents and Friends of the School

ITEMS IN THIS NEWSLETTER INCLUDE:

1. Student Activities 2. Lunchroom Update

3. Parent Teacher Association Update 4. Enrolment Scheme

5. Students Leaving Information 6. Road Patrols

7. Building Information Update 8. Community Notices

9. School Fees 10. Telecom School Connection

11. Sunsmart Week & Hat Day 12. Dates to Remember

1. STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Earlier in the term, all New Entrant to Year 2 classes, Rooms 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15 and 16, participated in the Spring Flower Decorating Unit. All eight rooms were a mass of colourful flowers and greenery and some of the students have written stories:

Nikita Ram, Year 2, Room 15 – “ Last Friday all of the juniors made some saucers. We made them just for fun and because it was spring. First we put some sand in then we patted it. After that Mrs Nield put some water in them then we started making them. I put pink flowers on the edge and a white one in the middle. At 2 o’clock we went to the other rooms to have a look at the other peoples. While we were at assembly Mrs Wanden took photos of our flowers. When I went home my mum said “Water them every day”.

Ashley Tan, Year 1, Room 8 – “Today I brought some flowers to school. I brought lots of flowers. I got to pick the ones I liked and we put them in the sand first. Then we put in the flowers, then put the toys on the sand, then we put the saucers on the tables. We went to the other classrooms. The last classroom was Room 7. Some sand saucers were nice, some were pretty, some were big and some were little. I like my flowers because it’s got lots of red. I got my flowers from a tree.”

2. LUNCHROOM UPDATE:

3. PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION UPDATE: The final total for the Walkathon was $5646.00 which is a top result, well done everyone. The CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NIGHT ON 19 NOVEMBER is less than a month away. The PTA have done a superb job in organisation and the response from families for sending non perishable food for raffles has been great. Thank you parents. Last week all students were given a notice about cake boxes and later this week, all students will bring home Newsletter No 4. We still have room for helpers – every offer helps overall organisation.

4. ENROLMENT SCHEME: The school’s Enrolment Scheme has been accepted by the Ministry and will take effect from next year. In the meantime, the former scheme is still operative. A further reminder to all parents that any student starting at Sunnynook School in 2000, MUST PRE-ENROL as we now have few vacancies at all levels. Copies of pre-enrolment forms are available from local pre-schools and the school office.

5. STUDENTS LEAVING: As mentioned previously, there is pressure in the availability of places for 2000. As a result, if any parents know that your child/ren (apart from Year 6 children) will be leaving the school at the end of the year, please ring the school secretary Mrs Broadley on 410-6534 with the information.

6. ROAD PATROLS: We wish to thank Ms Churchill and Mrs Stanley who responded to our request to supervise students across Tonkin Drive, and in this way, we have adult coverage every day. In 2000, we wish to continue our afternoon coverage of Sunnynook Road and as some of our long standing parents supervisors will be leaving, there will be vacancies to fill, details in a later newsletter.

7. BUILDING INFORMATION UPDATE: Framing for the library is completed, roofing is underway with a finish date late November. Following this, work on the administration upgrade will commence. Please note the construction site is OUT OF BOUNDS TO ALL STUDENTS AT ALL TIMES.

8. COMMUNITY NOTICES: Kids Aerobics 7 – 10 year olds YMCA, Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Friday 3.30-4.25. Phone Tracey Newton 443-5210 or 021 217 0326.

Model Exhibition – Trains, boats, planes, steam engines, dolls, live displays – Saturday, Sunday 30 – 31 October at the Greenlane Expo Centre.

Glenbrook Vintage Railway – friends of Thomas the Tank Engine, Weekend Saturday 6 & 7 November. Phone 636-9361 for further details.

Firework Displays – Takapuna Kiwianas Club and North Harbour Junior Football at Onewa Domain, Saturday 6 November preceded by Pyro Groove Band Blast. Adults $10 Children under 13, $5.

Torbay Primary School Fireworks Extravaganza – Saturday 6 November at the Marist Rugby Club grounds, North Harbour Stadium. Tickets $15 per family (2 adults 3 children) or $6 per adult, $3 per child.

9. SCHOOL FEES: We thank those parents who paid fees for the final term and we would very much appreciate payment from those families who have yet to do so.