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COMING EVENTS
Friday 5 July Last day of Term 2
Monday 22 July First day of Term 3
22-23 July High School Dental Van
Wednesday 24 July Class 6 Parent Meeting
Friday 26 July School Lantern Festival
Tuesday 30 July Teacher/Parent/Student Conferences C10,11,12
Friday 2 August Pyjama Day & Movie Night
Tuesday 6 August Teacher/Parent/Student Conferences C8 & 9
Tuesday 6 August Class 1 Parent Meeting
Tuesday 6 August Class 2 Parent Meeting
Friday 9 August Kindy Market
Kia ora tatou
Half-way through the year already!
Last Tuesday I attended the monthly
meeting of our Rudolf Steiner School
Trust (RSST). This was also the AGM.
Given that, as the name suggests, I
was a year since the last AGM each Trust member was invited
to reflect on the year past. It was a year ago that I had been
appointed to take on the role of Principal at Michael Park and I
still have strong memories of receiving the news and coming in
to meet the staff and wider community, prior to starting
formally in term 3. It was fascinating to hear what had
resonated with each member of the Trust over the past 12
months, the thing that shone through was the growing feeling
of excitement and energy that was a common theme to
everyone.
I would like to take a moment to thank the many, many people
who went out of their way to welcome and support me and
continue to do so. The strength of the school are the
relationships within it and the common understanding of what
is important for child in an increasingly fast-paced,
technological and homogenising world.
Enjoy a restful and peaceful break.
Ngā mihi
Terry Storer
Principal
LOWER & MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASS MEETING DATES
24th July Class 6 7pm - 8pm
6th August Classes 1 and 2 7pm - 8pm
13th August Classes 3 and 4 7pm - 8pm
20th August Class 5 7pm - 8pm
27th August Class 7 7pm - 8pm
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Kia ora parents and whānau
TEACHER PARENT STUDENT CONFERENCES
We will have Teacher Parent Student Conferences early next term where you will be able to speak with your son or daughter’s teachers. The two dates for your diaries are:
Tuesday 30th July (chiefly for Classes 10, 11, and 12)
Tuesday 6th August (mainly Classes 8 and 9).
Two weeks out from the TPS Conference, we will send out instructions on how to make online bookings.
If you have any concerns at any time, I encourage you to make contact with your child’s subject or main lesson teacher for academic matters and the kaitiaki for matters that are more pastoral. If you require the correct email contact details, feel free to email me.
MID-YEAR REPORTS
The mid-year reports for all High School classes have been emailed to you. We are using the email addresses we have on our school management system. If you have changed your email address then please let me know and we will update our records.
The emails will be sent via our school management system and they sometimes end up in your junk folders—so please take a look there if the reports do not arrive in your inbox. If you do not receive a report, or have any queries, please feel free to email me and I will follow-up.
Warm regards and happy holidays!
Adam Driver High School Deputy Principal
FRIDAY FLYER 5 July 2019
Newsletter 21
KAPA HAKA FUNDRAISING
We are fundraising for our kapa haka uniforms.
Whaea Beverly Findlay has kindly gifted some of her art work
that we have put on greeting cards, selling after school and some
we are putting in a silent auction.
Cards on sale in Raewyn’s
office $3 for 1 or all 5 designs
for $10
Artwork in frames, laminated
or on postcards are for sale
after school under the band
rotunda at 3pm daily this
week and week 1 of term 2.
We have a silent auction going on for details and to make a bid
click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/
d/1RC1Gxxys19a60dP-OTUD4o2hONOJS99SObRBDb3BjKY/edit
Ngā mihi nui
Whaea Andrea
LUMINO THE DENTISTS - HIGH SCHOOL
ADOLESCENT DENTAL VAN IS COMING TO MICHAEL PARK
SCHOOL FROM 22-23 JULY
OPTIONAL ORAL HEALTH TREATMENT
Lumino The Dentists know how important good oral health is to
your child’s overall health and happiness.
We will be setting up one of our mobile dental units outside the
gym toilets, and will provide each student with a dental
examination, including dental health and care advice, x-rays (if
required), treatment (if required) and a personal Smile Report.
Where treatment cannot be completed, your child will be
referred to a Lumino The Dentists practice. If your child requires
orthodontic treatment, we will advise you to contact your family
dentist or orthodontist specialist.
If you would like your child to be part of the Lumino The Dentists
School Smiles Programme, you can enrol your child by
completing this form:
https://michaelpark.school.nz/media/resources/general/
Lumino-Mob-Enrolment-Broch_Web-5-2016.pdf
If your child is already enrolled, there is no need to re-enrol each
year unless there has been a change of address or change in
medical history. Parental consent is needed for all students
under the age of 16 years.
FIRST LIGHT LANTERN FESTIVAL
Dear parents
The school Lantern Festival is happening in the evening of
Friday July 26 (Term 3, Week 1). Given the time of year where it
has been placed in the calendar this year, we have renamed it
the First Light Lantern Festival. It lies between the winter
solstice and the spring equinox. At one moment the promise of
spring hovers in the air, the next, winter leaps out and catches
us without coats facing the chilly winds. A good time to get
together and kindle a fire to warn ourselves.
The light of day becomes longer gradually into the subtle
change of the seasons. In nature it is a time of gathering and
preparation before the steady warmth of spring sets in.
Classes 1 through 5 have been busy making their lanterns, while
class 6 has started making the grottos. Class 7 students are
making the fire staves and working on their powerful opening
ceremony, and rehearsing of the beautiful singing has started in
all classes.
This year our traditional festival will see a couple of additions:
In order to give our students a real sense of a procession of our
community holding lanterns in the dark, we will add a new
segment to the walk going up around the gym and back down
next to the Eurythmy room before we head up to see the
grottos. We have also decided to try gathering around a single
bigger fire as a community, rather than having several small
ones. Firewood is welcome and will be gathered during the
previous days to the festival in a box left at the roundabout for
the purpose.
The Festival will start at 6:00 pm. Classes will gather with their
teacher in their classroom at the sound of the bell at 5:45pm, to
find and light their lanterns with the help of parents. All classes
will gather with their lanterns at the steps in front of classes
two and three. After the lantern walk, roasting of food will
happen at the only fire once it has burnt down a little bit. Do
bring food to roast and share. As usual marshmallows will be
discouraged, as we want to encourage people to get creative at
preparing food without depending on industrialized items.
We hope to see you there.
Luis Bernal
For the Festival Group
At the Middle School Assembly this week we had a
representative from World Vision attend to congratulate the
school on raising over $7,500 for the 40 hour famine appeal!
The participants received a certificate and a small gift. We as a
school would like to thank all of the parents and their families for
supporting your children to raise these funds for the children of
South Sudan.
As a small school were are always amazed by the determination
of our students to always ‘go the extra mile’ in their fundraising
efforts for those less fortunate.
Cathy our wonderful School Receptionist / Charity Team Leader
is the driving force behind the fundraising efforts of the children.
Without Cathy’s passion and dedication to always being there to
advocate and promote charity ( Service) for others, our children
are now able to see how powerful their efforts can be by being
of ‘Service to Others’!
Thank you again to each and every child and family – this huge
amount of money will help to feed 100 families for over a month
in South Sudan!
Donna Bainbridge
Deputy Principal, Lower & Middle School
THE GIFT OF HOPE CHARITY TEAM
40 Hour Famine
Our total is now over $7000. Incredible
effort MPS! Our top fundraising class is Class
6 who raised over $3000... amazing! They
win the Movie Night and our first VIP is
Lucas Cross, who returned his book and his
money first. Congratulations Lucas! More VIPs to follow. Please
make sure your return your books after the holidays.
Movie Night - Friday 2 August, 6pm
Yes our Class 6 will get the movie night for free but you can still
join us! $5 will get you movie and popcorn. Bring your cushions,
beanbags, etc. This will be a great night out and all proceeds go
to World Vision. Class 6 will be choosing
the movie so watch this space!
PJ Day is coming next term
Wear your PJs or onesies to school for the day!
Bring $2. Prizes for the Best PJ’s, Bedtime stories,
‘Midnight Feast’ Morning Tea at the Lunch bar.
We are fundraising for the Refugee Resettlement Art Therapy
Programme. Many of our newest citizens are children who of
course struggle with the language barrier. Art therapy is one
way to help them express themselves and ease trauma. We
have provided paints and materials and also a wonderful mural
in the art space.
Cathy
For the Gift of Hope Charity Team
New Zealand is a small piece in a big puzzle slowly being put
together, the big global picture is rehoming refugees. Australia and
New Zealand, among many other countries are a part of the UNHCR
(2). A term frequently used by the UNHCR and other resettling
programs is ‘Quota refugee’, it refers to the number of legal
refugees New Zealand accepts every year…
Continue reading this article here:
https://michaelpark.school.nz/media/resources/Further-Reading/
Resettlement-in-NZ-Student-Article-by-Ruby-Legg.pdf
2019 FAIR UPDATE
Thank you to everyone who got in touch with regards to
vacant roles. Special thanks to the people who have
stepped up and offered to get involved & contribute with
selected roles for this years exciting school fair - much
appreciated!
We still have 2 "roles" that need filled. Before you have
your fair coordinator chase each class asking for support,
we would love to hear from parents / families who have
interest in the below roles. Know that there is support
from wider fair committee team
• Street Signage and Poster Installations
• Stallholders Co-ordinator
Please get in contact with:
Brenda Davidson [email protected]
or catch up with her in the school office, or
Paul Lands [email protected] 02108299367
and we'll be more than happy to discuss these roles in
more detail to give you better idea of requirements.
The fair committee team are meeting early T3 to open
Fair Shed and start working through props and
requirements per class activities. Expect an update from
your class fair coordinator
afterwards so each class will
know what is needed should any
props etc need some "love" and
touch ups that can be worked on
per class community in time for
November.
Have a wonderful school
holidays!
Warm Regards
Fair Committee Team
THE GIFT OF HOPE CHARITY TEAM
The following article was written by Ruby Legg. Ruby is a Class
11 Media Studies students, studying journalism and a MPS
volunteer at the Mangere Refugee Centre.
Resettlement in New Zealand:
A Step Closer to Home for the Homeless
“As soon as a refugee steps off the plane
and onto New Zealand soil they are a New
Zealand citizen, just like us.”
Cathy Downey-Parish, Refugee Volunteer
Over the crackly static of an old telephone speaker, the American
accent of a woman could be discerned. It was the voice of
Mackenzie(1), an immigrant herself, but unlike refugees escaping
the most dangerous and poor places in the world, Mackenzie
comes from the richest country across the globe, North America.
Years ago, she came to New Zealand and found herself working at
Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre in Auckland. Over the
breaking sound of the house phone, she described how a large
percentage of refugees crave the familiarity of their home, despite
the tumultuous environment which has enveloped their country
and forced them to flee. She described, “Most people, in fact like
95% of people, don't opt for resettlement, because the vast
majority of people would prefer to go home. They want to go back
from where they came from, because that’s their culture, their
homes, their families, their community, everything. They are
hoping that the war will finish, or the conflict will end and that they
will be able to go home.” New Zealand serves as a new home for
1,500 quota refugees every year and Mangere refugee
resettlement center and its staff such as McKenzie, does
everything in its power to make Aotearoa feel like a home away
from home to its newest citizens.
The first world problem of waiting in 5:30 Auckland traffic is
annoying when all you want is to be home and eating dinner, but
can this qualify as an issue in comparison with what refugee’s
face? Being chased from your community for the fear of death,
escaping on a path of uncertainty. Sixty-eight point five million
refugees, fourteen times the general population of New Zealand,
have been displaced from their home and community and do not
have the privilege of waiting in traffic to make it home for dinner.
This astounding number of refugees are unable to return to their
home in fear of persecution due to their identity; religion, race,
nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political
opinion. New Zealand has resettled over 35,000 quota refugees
since 1945, and in the interview with Mackenzie, she mentions
how this small country in the South Pacific prioritizes the smooth
integration of refugees into its country and seeks to give the
minorities a home. “New Zealand is one of the countries that has
signed on to resettle people, we have our own criteria. New
Zealand prioritizes vulnerable women, we prioritize people who
have disabilities. We accept people who are members of LGBT
community”.
Playing chess develops self-
confidence, concentration and
problem-solving skills.
We are really pleased to
continue our Chess Coaching
Programme at our school and look
forward to bringing the excitement,
competition and educational benefits of chess to our
children.
Why Chess?
• Improve concentration and focus
• Develop important life skills – fair play and decision
making
• Tactical & Strategic thinking
• Prepare for Chess Tournaments against other
schools
• Develop a love of chess, of learning and of thinking
What happens in a Chess Power Coaching
Programme?
Each session starts with a formal lesson; all players will
learn a new strategy, idea or skill each week. Then they put
those skills into practice with activities and games. All
games are monitored and supervised by the coach who
provides individual feedback along the way.
Throughout the programme, we reward kids that do well
and encourage and support kids that are struggling. At
completion of the programme we recognise each child with
a certificate based on their performance.
Q Where can I learn more?
A Visit our website, www.chesspower.co.nz
and click Parents Centre
CLASS DETAILS
Sessions will be held in the library on Fridays from
1:00pm to 2:00pm 26 July - 27 September 2019. The
fee is $120 for the term per student.
REGISTRATION
If your child would like to be part of this for Term 3
please visit our website. Both registration and payment can
be done online:
www.chesspower.co.nz/register
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
The University of Auckland
Dear Parents/Carers,
My name is Mehrdad Rafiepourgatabi. I am a PhD student
studying at the University of Auckland. My supervisor’s name
is Kim Dirks. I am looking at children’s exposure to air
pollution in their journey to school find out which routes
result in the lowest exposure. Ultimately, the aim of my
project is to improve children’s health.
As a part of my project, I will be collecting some air pollution
data using devices in schools neighbourhoods. I will be
wearing a ‘high vis’ vest and will hang my identity card
around my neck so you will be able to identify me. I will be
walking in the footpath to measure air pollution using a blue
device which looks like a dustbuster.
I will also have a camera on my hand to capture cars’ plate
numbers so I can determine the fleet makeup and estimate
the emission rates from the tailpipes of the vehicles passing
by.
If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact:
Associate Professor Kim Dirks [email protected]
021 0269 6214
Mehrdad Rafiepourgatabi [email protected]
027 200 5989
Best regards,
Mehrdad
and
Kim Dirks
Associate Professor, Head of Department
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Population health
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
University of Auckland
We meet in the handwork room from 9am—2pm on Fridays (coming in later and leaving earlier is ok).
Dates for next term coming soon
Enjoy the holidays!
Looking forward seeing you.
Nina & Leela Your Craft Group Team
COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD
• We are renting a house which is 5 minutes away from
the school. The house is rented directly from a kind
owner. 4 bedrooms, double garage, brick and tile, 2
levels rent out for $685. I would like to pass it to any
family from the school as it is very cheap rent. No
fixed contract. Contact Amy 021 049 4630.
• Would any single parents be interested in sharing a
rental house near the school? I have a son in class 2.
We could meet and see if we could be a good fit.
Geraldine 021 111 0405 [email protected]
• Flatmate wanted near MPS, bus & train station in
Panmure. We are looking for a considerate flatmate to
join our flat. Nadine (kindergarten teacher) and her
partner Justin are expecting a baby at the end of
August. We currently have 1 other IT professional
flatmate with us. If you know of anyone looking for a
home, please contact Nadine 022 640 2867.
• Thank you Jacaranda Whanau! We would like to say a
huge thank you for all Jacaranda parents and our
lovely teacher Stacey and her helpers! We recently
had a new arrival to our family, a little brother to our
son. Parents organised a roster for kindi transfer for
our older son, we have received cooked meal for the
whole family, and always received offers of help
during this period. It made a huge difference in our
life and we feel honoured to be part of this whanau.
Community like this is not granted this days and we
feel prevailed to be able to experience this. Choosing
Michael Park Kindi and school was the best choice for
us. We met so many friends and caring people
here. Csizmadia family - Kinga, Attila, Akos and Bence
Contact the editor [email protected]
Guideline 150 characters max please. Deadline Thursday lunchtime.
DONATION OF CRAFT EQUIPMENT
Our deepest gratitude to parents of class 12 2018 and craft enthusiasts, who have donated
new equipment for the craft rooms out of the left over money from their class account.
Their generous donations consisted of a new pedestal drill for
the metalwork room and a spindle sander for the woodwork
room. Along with these two come a set of sending belts and
spindles to keep new and current equipment running, as well as
a new set of clamps.
Come and visit our beautiful school shop,
You will find Snapdragon in next to the whare at top left of the turning circle.
Open every Friday 8-9 am 1:30-2:30 pm
All proceeds go to our school. Snapdragon is a parent-run fundraising initiative.
Come and shop with us to support our school!
MPS has had a long tradition of parents making wonderful wooden treasures to sell
at the Summer Fair.
This year the woodwork group hasn’t been operating due to dwindling numbers
and no current co-ordinator.
The co-ordinator’s role is mainly to be a central contact person and to hold the key to open
and lock up the woodwork room at each session. This task could be shared by more
than one person.
Sessions are usually on a weekday evening for a
couple of hours. If you’re keen to help get the group
and running again, you could pick whatever time suits you!
If you’re interested in joining the woodwork group or potentially helping to coordinate it,
please contact Dana in the school office
The biggest interactive drum show for kids in Australasia!
Rhythm Interactive is proud to present their new theater production;
Jungle Jambo “Together as one.” An inspiring show filled with fun and
laughter and lots of jungle jamming.
Rhythm Interactive has performed interactive drum shows for NZ schools
since 2008. Jungle Jambo is our latest and biggest production to date.
Everyone gets a drum to join in and is fully part of the storyline.
Jungle Jambo is an interactive musical experience where digital
characters come to life on stage. Join Jambo’s tribe and help him save
the jungle!
What to do these school winter holidays? Jungle Jambo, The Herald
Theatre Aotea Centre Auckland July 16 to July 20, 2:30 pm. Our special
school offer promo code; JAMBO, use this code and receive a 15%
discount. Brilliant family entertainment for kids aged 5 to 12.
Tickets: https://www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/jungle-jambo