Newsletter 12th September

Bayview Primary School

School Newsletter

Empower Our Future

Newsletter Date: 12 September 2024

Issue: 13/24

KIA ORA TEAM BAYVIEW

Can you believe how quickly this term has gone. We only have 2 weeks left before the October term break.

BAYVIEW EXPO

On Wednesday 18th September we will be holding an expo after school to share some of the work we are doing in structured literacy, mastery maths, and positive culture for learning realms. The schedule of sessions is at the end of this newsletter. You do not have to book into any session but can just turn up to your preference on the day. We hope you will come and join us.

STRUCTURED LITERACY

You may have heard the term ‘structured literacy’ bandied about in the media recently. The government has mandated that all schools must teach structured literacy and mastery maths from the start of the 2024 school year. As of yet the curricula in these two areas are not yet finalised but this should be finalised early in term 4. At this stage, I can tell you that at Bayview School we already teach ‘structured literacy’ and use the platform of iDeaL to do this. We also teach mastery maths and specifically in Year 2-4 we use Maths No Problem and in Years 5-6 we use Dragon maths. At year 0-1 we are trialling different programmes to determine the best fit for our learners.

Currently we have our Year 0-3 teachers attending mandated professional learning in structured literacy and next year we hope this will be available for our Year 4-6 teachers. This week we have been informed by the Ministry of Education that we can utilise 2 teacher only days in 2025 to support teachers to understand the new maths curriculum. At this stage we have not decided when these days will be as we have not been told by the MOE what supports will be available and exactly which programme providers schools will be able to access in 2025.

We are being patient waiting for the MOE to release more information but are confident we are already on the journey to ensure our learners have the best educational opportunities.

BOOK FAIR

Thank you to everyone who came along to our annual book fair. We sold lots of books and merchandise. As a result of strong sales, we will be able to purchase a range of new books for our library!

DAFFODIL DAY

Thank you to everyone who donated to our annual daffodil day fundraiser. We managed to raise just short of $500 to go to the Cancer society to support people and families going through the cancer journey. This is such a worthy cause that affects most of us during our lifetimes!

DISCO:

On Thursday 26th September from 5pm-6.30pm we will hold an end-of-term disco for Bayview School students! We are getting in early before daylight saving begins on the 29th of September! Tickets are $5 for a ticket and a glow stick, or a combo will be $10 which includes a bag of chips, a bag of lollies, a drink, and a glow stick (and entry of course!).

Please note that the children will not be allowed to walk home by themselves. An adult will need to come and pick them up at 6.30pm.

Please note the earlier time. This is so that our hall hirers can still use the hall that evening.

OUT-OF-ZONE ENROLMENTS

Please note our out-of-zone enrolments for children wanting to start during 2025 are now open. We only have 20 places available for 2025. If you do not live in the Bayview School zone and have a child due to start school during 2025 then an out-of-zone enrolment will be necessary.

Please note that out-of-zone enrolments for most other schools are also open during this time.

A gentle reminder for parents of children attending intermediate school next year that enrolments are due now. The intermediates need to know their student numbers for 2025 so they can ensure they have enough staff.

Term Dates For 2024:

Term 1: 31 January – 12 April

Term 2: 29 April – 5 July

Term 3: 22 July – 27 September

Term 4: 14 October – 17 December

2024 DATES FOR DIARIES

16 – 20 September Te Wiki o te Reo Maori

16 September H6, H11, H14, H15 trip to the Museum

19 September BOT mtg 6pm

27 September term 3 finishes at 2pm

Fundraising Dates:

Dunk it for Plunket hot choclate fundraiser – 23rd September

Disco – 26th September

Kids Art work orders due – 26th September

Welcome to the following learners who have joined the Bayview whānau:

Jerry Li, Brodie Purvis, Nyjah Erueti, Amanda Choulee-Vaifale

If you intend to enrol your child at Bayview School this year we ask that you please fill out an intention to enrol form from our website as this helps us ensure we have enough teachers! We can also then ensure you are invited to the appropriate termly enrolment meetings with our transition to school leader Ms Napier.

Di and Team Bayview Staff

BAYVIEW EXPO

Wednesday 18th September 2024 | 3.10pm – 4.20pm

Education has been in the media recently. We would like to invite you to come along to our expo to see first hand how we teach Literacy and Mathematics at Bayview School across the different year levels.

We are running sessions on Literacy and Mathematics across, transitioning to school, transitioning to intermediate and restorative practice. You will be able to choose up to three sessions provided by the Bayview Staff. See the blurbs below to help you choose your sessions.

There will also be the opportunity to purchase ice blocks $2 each, Lolly bags $2 or be in to win a gift hamper drawn at the end of expo for $2 a ticket.

SESSION 1 | 3.10-3.30pm

WHERE

SESSION INFORMATION

VENUE | H2

HOSTS | Kara Napier, Shannon Corlett, Adelaine Arias,

Sarah Fink, Mel Whiting, Toni Hoy

TRANSITIONING TO SCHOOL

Are you interested in helping your child have the best transition from early childhood education to school? Come along and see how we tailor the transition to school for our new learners.

VENUE | H10

HOSTS |

Janelle Staples, Rhianon McIntyre, Alfie Luque, Tegan Cheeseman, Andy Samphanphorn, Min Davies, Alaica Ramphul, TeAna Upson

MATHEMATICS | MATHS NO PROBLEM Y2-4

Bring your child along to join in with a mini Maths No Problem lesson and learn all about number bonds and how we explicitly teach maths concepts.

VENUE | H19

HOSTS | Jacob Allison and Sarah Stevenson from Glenfield Intermediate School

GETTING YOUR Y6 CHILD READY FOR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Glenfield Intermediate is excited to connect with you at the Bayview School expo and share how we can support your child’s successful transition to Glenfield Intermediate School.
You will have the opportunity to meet and connect with Sarah Stevenson (Deputy Principal) and Jacob Allison (Deputy Principal) as well as some current Glenfield Intermediate pupils.
We will be running a session to share more about our transition program that is designed to ensure a successful move to intermediate school.
Make sure you don’t miss this chance to learn about our transition program and how we can set your child up for success in intermediate school! See you at the expo!

SESSION 2 | 3.35-3.55pm

WHERE

SESSION INFORMATION

VENUE | H10

HOSTS | Tegan Cheeseman,

Janelle Staples, Alfie Luque, Andy Samphanphorn, Min Davies, Alaica Ramphul, TeAna Upson

LITERACY IN Y3 – 4

iDeaL stage 2

Bring your child along and join us for a quick look into our daily spelling lessons. Experience firsthand how we explicitly teach spelling knowledge in years 3-4.

VENUE| H2

HOSTS| Sarah Fink and Rhianon McIntyre

LITERACY IN Y0 – 2

Phonological awareness and Stage 1

Bring your child along and join us to get a glimpse into the first two stages of iDeaL. This is part of our structured literacy approach and is how we explicitly teach our phonological awareness and spelling knowledge.

VENUE | H18

HOSTS | Elleen Davids, Sydney Haslam, Katrina Cray, Jackie Terry, Alyssa Farrow

DRAGON MATHS | YEAR 5/6

Do you want to support your child with maths and help them learn to love maths? Then come along and hear about our Year 5/6 maths programme at Bayview School.
You will learn about the different strategies we teach, how we include problem solving in our programme and how you can help at home.
We will also share with you some online websites and offline resources you can use to support your children’s learning.

VENUE | H19

HOSTS | Jacob Allison and Sarah Stevenson from Glenfield Intermediate School

GETTING YOUR Y6 CHILD READY FOR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Glenfield Intermediate is excited to connect with you at the Bayview School expo and share how we can support your child’s successful transition to Glenfield Intermediate School.
You will have the opportunity to meet and connect with Sarah Stevenson (Deputy Principal) and Jacob Allison (Deputy Principal) as well as some current Glenfield Intermediate pupils.
We will be running a session to share more about our transition program that is designed to ensure a successful move to intermediate school.
Make sure you don’t miss this chance to learn about our transition program and how we can set your child up for success in intermediate school! See you at the expo!

SESSION 3 | 4.00-4.20pm

WHERE

SESSION INFORMATION

VENUE | H18

HOSTS | Sydney Haslam, Elleen Davids, Katrina Cray, Jackie Terry, Alyssa Farrow

LITERACY IN Y5/6

Bring your child along and experience a typical iDeaL Lesson – we will explain and model a typical lesson and give you some follow-up ideas you could use at home – Lingo Lizard | Word finds.

VENUE | H2

HOSTS | Mel Whiting and Adelaine Arias

MATHEMATICS in New Entrants

Are you new to Bayview or is your child in Year 0/1? Then come along and learn how you can support your child to develop a passion for maths. Learn how we teach maths through a play based approach and some key knowledge that our teachers teach our students. Be prepared for a hands-on lesson.

VENUE | H10

HOSTS | Nathan Hinton and Rhianon McIntyre, Toni Hoy

RESTORATIVE PRACTICE AT BAYVIEW SCHOOL – Peer Mediation

Do you ever wonder how teachers solve problems or conflict between students at Bayview School? Well this is the workshop for you!
We will take you through the positive problem solving approach that helps to resolve and restore students’ mana and relationships after dealing with problems.
You will leave the workshop with question prompts and ideas that we use at school to support you at home.

VENUE | H19

HOSTS | Jacob Allison and Sarah Stevenson from Glenfield Intermediate School

GETTING YOUR Y6 CHILD READY FOR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL- Q & A session

You will have the opportunity to talk with Sarah Stevenson (Deputy Principal) and Jacob Allison (Deputy Principal) as well as some current Glenfield Intermediate pupils and ask any questions you have about transitioning to intermediate.

Love Tennis Day
Sunday 8^th September 2024 (10am-2pm), Find You Love Tennis Club here

Love Tennis is Tennis NZ’s annual event where tennis clubs around the country open their doors and courts to their community.
Bring the whole family and give tennis a go for FREE.

There will be fun activities including a BBQ, and giveaways.
We will have games/ coachingfor all ages and abilities – no experience necessaryto give tennis a go…for FREE!!
Enter the colouring in competition (sent home with your child). Bring it along to Love tennis at your nearby Love Tennis clubs on the 8^thSept, to go into the draw to win PRIZES!
PLUS! When you come along to Love Tennis, you will go into the draw to win a trip to the Australian Open!
We would love to see you, everyone is welcome!
www.lovetennis.kiwi