School Newsletter Thursday 2 February, 2017 766 Sandringham Road Extn, Mt Roskill, Auckland, 09 6209367
Welcome
Important Events Public Holidays Waitangi Day 6th February Immunisation Consent Talks by Public Health Nurse 1.00pm Monday 13th February Board of Trustees Meeting 5.30pm Wednesday 22nd February - in the staff room Boys’ Central Zone Softball Tournament Tuesday 28th February Wednesday 1st March (Rain Day) Girls’ Central Zone Softball Tournament Thursday 2nd March Friday 3rd March (Rain Day) Inside This Issue: Page 1: Page 2: Page 2: Page 2: Page 3: Page 3: Page 4:
Principal’s Welcome New staff at WIS Term Dates PB4L Class Placements Stationery Notices/Sponsors
from the Principal Nigel Davis It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the inaugural edition of the Wesley Intermediate School (WIS) newsletter for 2017. Wesley Intermediate School welcomes all new students to our school for Year 7 and our returning Year 8s. Wesley Intermediate School’s mission is:
“To provide quality education for lifelong learning” Our Vision: Wesley Intermediate School provides: •
A safe secure learning environment
•
Successful life transition skills for the emerging adolescent
•
A values driven culture
•
Diverse, relevant, engaging, learning opportunities
•
Community engagement, involving parents, students and other stakeholders
Our students will become confident, connected and actively involved in lifelong learning.
Our Values: The school values outline the code of behaviour that all Wesley Intermediate school staff and students follow and exemplify. We are a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) school and we have created the following values to teach behaviour at our school. 1. Respect Yourself 2. Respect Others 3. Respect the Environment We look forward to working with our families to help every learner achieve success. Should you have any questions or would like additional information about Wesley Intermediate School, please feel free to contact the office. Nigel Davis (Principal)
Wesley Intermediate School e-newsletter Feb Issue 1 2017
Staff changes
Welcome to Wesley Intermediate School’s new staff
We are very pleased to see families in our community putting faith in the teaching staff at our school. We have had an increase in our roll numbers which have resulted in a few changes.
This year we have a new teacher, Mr Mark Edwards, who will be the teacher in Room 8. Mr Edwards has come from Manurewa Intermediate School. He has a strength in teaching Science and is keen to coach sports teams. Mr Crowe has moved from being a classroom teacher, to a specialist technology teacher and will be running our Workshop Programme. Mrs Clare Brink returns to our school as the teacher in Room 4. In her previous position, Mrs Brink, was in charge of the Intermediate students at Orewa College and was Teacher in charge of the digital programme at that school. Miss Patria Davis now has a full time position at our school and is in charge of the Learning Hub, the Library and the Resource Room. Miss Davis previously taught for a number of years at Robertson Road School and has a real passion for teaching English.
2017 Staff Roles
School Term Dates Term One: Tuesday 31 January-Thursday 13 April
Principal: Mr Nigel Davis Deputy Principal: Mr Lou Reddy Assistant Principal: Mr Simon Tafea Room 3: Miss Michelle Siaoloa Room 4: Mrs Clare Brink Room 5: Mrs Gaewyn Haioti Room 8: Mr Mark Edwards Room 9: Mr Jacob Walker Room 11: Miss Taryn Furnell Food/ Fabric Teacher: Mrs Maureen Dunne Sport P.E Teacher: Mr Trevor Ball Workshop Technology Teacher: Mr Andy Crowe Learning Hub/Librarian: Miss Patria Davis Teacher Aides: Mrs Mel Scholler, Mr Darryl Pascoe, & Mr Lux Felolaki
Term Two: Monday 1 May - Friday 7 July Term Three: Monday 24 July - Friday 29 September Term Four: Monday 16 October - Thursday 14 December
Chromebooks
Office Manager: Mrs Nicole Maeli Office Assistant: Mrs Vaeani Vaiaoga-Salele Finance Officer: Mrs Anamie Sinapilo Property Manager: Mr Trevor Ball School Cleaner: Miss Elizabeth Hill
We are a chromebook school, and most parents have opted to purchase a chromebook via the Ako Hiko trust. We will be sending letters out next week to inform you of the next steps for payments, insurance and care of the device.
PB4L focus this weekAt Wesley Intermediate, we teach behaviour like we teach Maths, Reading and Writing. We will be focusing on the core values in each school context during the first two weeks. Students have been having lessons on how to enter the hall, the BIG 4 and emergency procedures.
Steps for addressing behaviour 1. Staff are trained to use PB4L strategies like re-teach, redirect and conferencing to help learners improve their behaviour. Also a restorative chat is held with students involved. 2. A staff member may contact the parent about the incident and set up a plan to support the respective student/s. The Assistant/Deputy Principal or RTLB may be involved to support teachers, students and families. 3. If steps one and two cannot resolve the concerns, a parent meeting will be held with the Principal or Deputy Principal before formal disciplinary steps are taken with the Board of Trustees.
Social Worker: Izabella Mirzaabbasi Public Health Nurse: Jenae Valk
Wesley Intermediate School e-newsletter Feb Issue 1 2017
School Lunches: Mrs Vaeani Vaiaoga-Salele runs our school lunch scheme and tuckshop. The tuckshop is open at the beginning of Interval. Students need to order their lunches in their classroom before 8.40 am.
Important Notice Regarding Class Placements
2017 Uniform and Stationery: Uniforms can only be purchased via the school office. Stationery can be purchased via the office for $20 however we have found that The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery offer competitive pricing. Check out the school website for the full list for stationery and uniform.
Please note that while your child has been placed in a class today, these are not the final placements for the year. All the classes at Wesley Intermediate are composite classes with both Year 7 and Year 8 students in them.
School Donation and Technology Fees
Find us ONLINE:
Technology Fee:
Stay up to date and visit us on the Web:
$80.00 per child per
year or $20.00 per term
Introducing the Wesley Intermediate School Board: Our Board of Trustees works hard for the school and we really appreciate their wonderful efforts. The Board members are… Chairperson: Mr Tillam Kapsin Deputy Chairperson Mr Vaughan Drever Principal Mr Nigel Davis Staff Rep & Board Secretary Mr Simon Tafea Other Board Members Mr Feleti Key Mr George Heimuli Mrs Lavinia Latu Our first Board of Trustees meeting for the new year will be held on Wednesday 22nd February 2017 in the staffroom, beginning at 5.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
School Donation: $40.00 per child per www.wesleyintermediate.school.nz
year or $10.00 per term Software Licence Fee: $8.00
Please - Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wesleyintermediate/
If you need more information on fees, stationery or uniforms please contact our office -
Phone: (09) 6209 367 Email us:
[email protected]
Awards and Certificates: Student of the Week: From time to time we will share notices about awards and the “student of the week”. The student of the week prize is given out by the student leaders to students who display the three core values, (respect self, others, and the environment). Gold Card Shop: Gold cards are also given to students daily by the teachers and professionals working in the school. These can be used like money at the gold card shop on Friday lunch times. Gold cards can be used to purchase a range of items including Rainbows End tickets or sports gear.
Wesley Intermediate School e-newsletter Feb Issue 1 2017
Community Notices:
Wesley Intermediate School would like to thank the following sponsors ….
UNDER 13 LACROSSE COMPETITION (BOYS and GIRLS of Intermediate school age and lower) STARTS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 (thru to end of March), 6pm at Lovelock Track, off Sandringham Road 6pm to 6.45pm: coaching & skills 6.45pm to 7.30pm: games
Thanks to Aaron Scanes and his team for supporting our school’s graduation and sports teams ______________________________________________________________________ Thanks to Sam and Angela Maharaj, who sponsor the school in many areas, including the PB4L Student of Week Award and also providing chromebooks for our students. Check out their website - www.mcraja.com/ _______________________________________________________________________ Thanks to Jason Murray - Northshore Kitchens and Bathrooms by helping our Learning Support fund
Reminders:
Absences:
Softball Days Central Zone Softball Field Days are to be held at Wesley Intermediate School on Tuesday 28 February and Thursday 2 March. These are festive occasions and we invite parents, families, friends to come along and support our teams.
If your child is absent you must let the school office know by 9.00am. Unexplained absences of three days or more will be followed up by a home visit by a senior staff member or Truancy Officer if the school has not been contacted.
Lovelock track When using the Lovelock track please wear sports shoes. Please note bikes are not allowed on the track.
The School Day: School hours are from 8.35am to 2.50pm, with morning interval at 10.30am and lunchtime from 12.20pm to 1.05pm. Please be aware that lessons start at 8.35am, which means that students should arrive at school by 8.20am to get themselves organised for the day ahead. There is no early closure on a wet day, and unless children are involved in an organised activity they are expected to leave the school grounds by 3.00pm.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Newsletter Competition: (return this part to school or email your response to
[email protected] )
Thanks for taking the time to read through our first newsletter for 2017. We would like to keep you informed on what is happening at our school. A prize will be drawn at assembly for returned slip or email response next friday. We will be emailing our newsletters to you if you give us your email. Name of Student: ____________________________________Name of Parent: _________________________________________ Email Address:
Wesley Intermediate School e-newsletter Feb Issue 1 2017
