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Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025
Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: [email protected] • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/
Edendale News
THE EDENDALE EXPERIENCE: THINKING, LEARNING, CREATING
9 August 2012
Next issue: 22 August 2012
Principal’s Message
Kia ora, Kia orana, Namaste, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Ni hao ma, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Asalam alikum!
National Standards Update
We have been informed (via public announcement) of a government decision to mandate further controls
on schools in 2013 to ensure compliance with National Standards and to speed the creation of league tables and performance pay.
The Minister of Education this morning announced that the National Administrative Guidelines (NAGs) will be amended to:
1. Require schools to use a standard reporting template for student achievement data from 2013. The data must be electronically uploaded
via school Student Management System (SMS). This information will now include all ESOL and
students with high/moderate special needs i.e. ORS.
2. Report student achievement information and lodge your charters by 1 March each year from
2013. In 2012 this was 1 February.
3. Require schools to report data by YEAR level, as.well as school level (by the numbers and proportions of students at, above, below and well below, and by gender, Pasifika, Maori) from 2013. This year, we reported as required, by school level. Our year-level data is on our website.
4. Enable the Ministry to set targets (not the school) at a national, regional and by territorial local
authority level for National Standards achievement from 2013. Currently, we set targets that are additional to National Standards requirements so we are analysing two separate data streams. We will need to continue to do this
in order to report accurate instructional data to students and families.
5. Require all teachers to use an electronic moderation tool, the Progress and Achievement Consistency Tool (PACT), by 2014. We have no information about this tool as yet and were
unaware that it was being developed although we suspected something like this might be
designed. It would appear that this tool will make decisions about student achievement rather than teachers and school tests/overall teacher judgements/moderation that we currently have in place.
6. Develop a public website to compare schools from 2013.
Late yesterday we were also asked, via email, to pro-actively distribute a pamphlet to parents which
would give information about these changes. The pam-phlet was supposed to be attached to the email but in
fact was not. Today we received a further email recom-mending that families look at the pamphlet via the minis-try website. Here is the link should you wish to do so. PLEASE NOTE: There is no information on the ‗Educators‘ portal on MOE‘s website, it is located on the parent portal
only.www.minedu.govt.nz/ReportingNationalStandards
We’d be interested in reading your feedback on our News Blog! Please contribute!
Community Survey Summary
A summary was published on our website earlier in the week under the heading Information - Our Surveys.
I have also reframed the survey into four parts and
uploaded links on Our Surveys page so that further families may complete it should they wish to do so up until 31 October
1. Three-way Conferences and Reporting 2. Guiding Prin-
ciples 3. Short Surveys 1 and 2
We do hope that more families will complete these.
Student Survey
I am part-way through a survey with sixty randomly selected students in Years Four - Six about their learning and participation at Edendale. Our students have given very thoughtful responses and useful feedback. I hope to complete the survey next week.
Repair of Buildings
We have been given the ‘go-ahead‘ to undertake repairs to Room 16. Planning for this will begin shortly.
The Ministry of Education has decided that our school hall, (renovated in 2004) is at risk of becoming a leaky building after looking at reports undertaken by Prendos a few years ago. They plan to begin repairs in 2013.
Term Three Calendar
Please see over the page for this. Please diarise our Maths Expo Evening on September 11 from 6:00-8:00pm. We do hope to see you all there! Please come
along and listen to team leaders talk about Maths programmes at Edendale and have a go at some
activities!
Rosemary Vivien, Principal
Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025
Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: [email protected] • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/
School Information and Programmes
Edendale Student Code
I am an Edendale student. Therefore, I show respect to everyone; I am kind to others; I behave in a sensible way. I
take care of my school, my belongings and the environment. I am honest and reliable; I am responsible for my
actions. I have fun with my learning; I participate at school and try my very best!
Links Edendale’s Website Garden to Table Blog Garden of Eden Blog News Blog
Edendale Playground
Good Behaviour Tickets
Taonga Winner: Paige—Rm7
These children were seen...
Keeping our grounds clean: Georgia—Rm10,
Playing nicely with others: Tommy—Rm2, Daniel—Rm2,
Nishith—Rm2, Danny—Rm2, Siddhi—Rm22,
Other great behaviour: Lydia—Rm25, Eva—Rm25,
Helping others: Nyra—Rm7, Paige—Rm7,
Being thoughtful: Jason—Rm10
Please Note - Term 3 Calendar
14 August ICAS Mathematics exam
28 August Boys‘ Education Evening 6:00-7:00pm
28 August Board of Trustees Meeting 7:15pm
29 August Junior School Concert 6:00pm start
30 August Junior School Concert 1:30pm start
7 Sept Tour and Morning Tea for families new to
Edendale at 10:00am (tour) 10:15am
(Morning tea)
9-16 Sept Year 3 (Tarai) Murals—unveiled at Learning
and Discovery Centre, Auckland Zoo
11 Sept Maths Expo - Family Evening 6:00-8:00pm
12-14
Sept
Open Days to participate in classroom Maths
(11:30 - 1:00pm)
28-29
Sept
Stu Duval Shows
JUNIOR SCHOOL CONCERT
Wednesday 29 August 6:00pm Thursday 30 August 1.30pm Edendale Primary School Hall
(entry through hall foyer only) Limited tickets available
Pre-order yours now—$2.00 per ticket (No door sales)
Order slips were sent home yesterday. Please send the exact money in an envelope with
your child's name and room number on it. Change cannot be given by the office.
Well done to all participants in the recent ICAS Computer Competition and especially to our high achievers. More about this in our next newsletter. Y5 High Distinction
Alexander—Rm24– special congratulations, Alexander! Y5 Credit Awards Aditya—Rm25, Aaron—Rm28, Georgia—Rm23 and Joshua - Rm24 Y6 Distinction - well done! Maddison—Rm26, Harshini—Rm25, Bhavya—Rm25 and Zoe—Rm25
Y6 Credit Awards
Hemant—Rm25, Hasan—Rm23, Nadia—Rm26 and Anton—Rm24
Reminder You can access your child's KnowledgeNET page which is available on our website. Please contact Zoe in the
office ([email protected]) if you do not
have a password, or if you wish to use the school
computer to access KnowledgeNET.
Maths on KnowledgeNET
Manaaki Team
Each teacher in the Manaaki Team has added a Fast
Facts Maths page in KnowledgeNET. You will need to
go into the Manaaki Team page and then go into your
child's maths class page. Please encourage your child
to access these pages daily as part of their maths
homework.
Litter Prevention 2012 In Term 2 Tarai Team participated in a litter prevention programme organised by Auckland Council and Kids 4 Drama. Students had to create a jingle (to encourage litter
reduction) which included the phrase ‗Come on! - Be a tidy Kiwi‖. At assembly in Week 5, Yr3 students presented their litter jingles and a group of Yr5 and 6 students also took part in a ‗Litter Game Show‘. Yr3 students later created items to perform at a whole school assembly with representatives from Auckland Council in attendance; Kids
4 Drama representatives were also there to judge the
presentations. Well done to all who participated and to Rm7 students (Barisha, Bella, Harry, Jessie, Paige, Pipiana and William) who were the Edendale winners. Thank you to Auckland Council and Kids 4 Drama for designing the promotion.
Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025
Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: [email protected] • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/
Manaaki Artists and Authors • Notices
Garden to Table Winter harvest Our crops may have slowed down for winter, but Garden to Table has had a bumper harvest of donations. Thanks to Bronwyn Ward for her posters and CDs and to Grace‘s mum, Caroline, who also donated CDs. No, we are not playing music to the plants or doing the Charleston while we chop, classes have suspended them over their crops to scare the birds away. Pea plants donated by Issie and Georgia will now be protected, as the birds love to eat baby pea plants. Issie and Georgia also donated spinach and lettuce seedlings that classes will plant out soon. Future harvests will be whizzed into fancy creations with a food processor donated by Natalie Hick. Thanks also to Callum for the pumpkin seeds and Sally Goode for the large plates. Garden to Table representatives were at Edendale recently to receive a $25,000 cheque from money raised from the round the Bays run. Sarah and Jodie completed the run too. The donation will contribute to Garden to Table schools across the country. Photos and more details are on Rosemary‘s blog... In the Classes It‘s cold and rainy and we‘ve had a lot of frosts, but we‘re pleased to see our brussel sprouts are slowly starting to form. Yes, the classes have been so great at trying new and exciting foods that we‘re sure they will be happy to try brussel sprouts. In Garden to Table classes this fortnight we‘ve been studying fungi and asking if it‘s a friend or a foe? Kitchen classes have been on hold until Sarah‘s return. You can be sure she‘s planning some great recipes for when she is back. Volunteer Vacancy Our great bunch of volunteers are working hard, but we still have two spots to fill Wednesday gardening classes and Thursday kitchen classes (choose either 12:00–12:50pm or 1:00–1:50pm, or both if you have the time). Please email [email protected] if interested. Jodie, Sarah and Kim
Ella—Rm8
‘If boys ruled the world’ Argument by Manaaki Team students
―Go polish my medals and that's an order‖ I think if boys ruled the world then it would be fun bossing around girls ―ahh‖ because you would never have to get up ―wa ha ha ha‖ and they cant do anything its brilliantly evil. If boys ruled the world then you can have
anything you'd like including toys. You could have Lego, Mobilo, Joblo, Xbox 360 and don't forget video games and many, many more. You could also get gum and lollypops and candy to eat. If boys ruled the world then they can
break rules and law and can do whatever
they want like steel stuff and drive past the speed limits and spray ‗spray paint‘ on walls. Do you want girls to rule the world instead? Then let boys rule the world! Rowan Rm1
‘Should the playground in school stay or go?’ Argument by Manaaki Team students
Rosemary has decided that she might take all of the playgrounds away. Well I don‘t want her to. These are my reasons why the playgrounds shall stay! Mmm, firstly were you ever so lonely and you had know one to play with? You should have gone straight to the playground and played there because you‘re lonely and there is plenty of fun stuff like rope climbing. Secondly there is not much equipment to play with so you can go on the playground and play. My third reason is that playgrounds can make you face your fears. If you are scared of heights and you go on the playground you faced your fears. Our playgrounds have walls to climb on so they you won‘t be afraid of heights. My fourth reason is you are not allowed to go in the P.E shed so you can‘t play with the balls in the P.E shed. Next you can have fun because you can climb and swing. Rosemary what part of that would you not call fun? Lastly it makes you learn how to hang on stuff and climb so if you go to a friend‘s party and at the party there is a rock climbing wall you could climb on it because you learnt how to climb on the school playground. So now you know how to climb. Rosemary after reading my argument what do you think? Remember this is not just for me this is for the children at Edendale Primary School. So what is your decision? Juan – Rm3
Rosemary Vivien Principal • Edendale Primary School, 419 Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland 1025
Telephone: 09 846 6340 • Facsimile: 09 846 3997 • Email: [email protected] • Website: http://www.edendale.school.nz/
See our website for info on upcoming events, BOT news and more! www.edendale.school.nz
Board of Trustees
Next meeting will be held in the Meeting Room
Tuesday 28 August at 7:15pm
All welcome to attend
Edendale PTA
Next meeting will be held in the Meeting Room
Thursday 16 August at 7:00pm
All welcome to attend
Movie Night Movie Night will be held at the Capitol, Balmoral on
Sunday 26 August. The movie is called ―Moonrise Kingdom‖. This movie
has had fabulous reviews! Tickets are $20. This includes a glass of bubbles and a truffle. Start time 7:30pm. There will be raffles and silent auctions on the night. Tickets are on sale now in the morning and afternoon every day outside Room 9. Last time tickets sold out within two weeks so get in
fast!! New PTA Members We always appreciate new members joining the PTA. If you would like to join us you can either email us on
[email protected] or come to our meetings. We meet once a month. Our next meeting is Thursday 16 August in the meeting room (off the office foyer) at 7:00pm. For the LOVE of the GAME Rugby books $10.00 –
RRP $50!! If you would like to see a sample copy, please see Chriss in the office. Cash or cheque only.
Entertainment Books Available - Hurry last week! Come and purchase a 2012/2013 Entertainment Book.
This book is crammed full of a huge range of discount vouchers for dining, recreation and travel and is only $65,
with $13 from each sale going to our school. Order forms available from the school office. Prague Bar & Cafe is offering a great Tapas deal for the 26th of August. Please print off the attached flyer and enjoy!! Join us on the ‘Paint the PTA challenge’ Book a face painting party with Face Art, say you‘re from Edendale Primary and for every hour of face painting they will give the school $10! Face Art for birthdays parties and events Ph: 09 849 4359
Check out there website: www.face-art.co.nz ToyCo Discount
When you make a purchase from ToyCo, St Lukes say you‘re from Edendale Primary and they will give a credit to the PTA – this really helps us with buying prizes for the end of year disco. Tom Cooper & Aamel Rahmati Co-Chairpersons
News from Edendale’s PTA
2012 School Terms Term 3: 16 July - 28 September Term 4: 15 October - 18 December
Public Holidays falling on school days:
Monday 22 October - Labour Day
SPORTS NEWS
Soccer Coaching Soccer coaching is on Wednesdays 3:15-4:15pm on the bottom field. Cost: $8 per session. This should be paid to Mr Wilson in Room 24. Children must be collected after-wards by 4:20pm; forms are on the table at reception.
Rainy Day Notice will be given to cancel due to weather at 2.30pm on the day of coaching, and a note will be put on the ‗ticker‘ on the Edendale KnowledgeNET page.
Please check online.
From now 2013 Applications open and available from
Balmoral Office
15 Oct In Zone and Out of Zone applications close
23 Oct Ballot for Out of Zone applications
2 Nov Last day for Out of Zone applications to
confirm their acceptance
30 Nov Orientation day for all Year 7 students 2013
intake
BALMORAL SCHOOL
Enrolment Dates for 2013 Year 7
Trumpet lessons
Would your child like to learn trumpet? Lessons
available for beginners in Year 4, 5, 6.
Trumpets can be hired from KBB music
on 0800 775 226.
Contact Fiona Bygrave for more information:
834 67577/ [email protected]
Spaces are limited.
In the obituary notice in our last school newsletter, Andy Brown‘s son‘s name was incorrectly written as Levi in stead of Leroy. Our sincere apologies for this error.
