Hillsborough Primary School

N E W S

Belfast Street, Hillsborough, Auckland 1042 www.hps.school.nz Ph: (09) 625 7307

admin@hillsborough.school.nz 16th May 2018

Yummy Stickers

Please collect these and send them to school,

we are keen to collect enough for new sports gear.

MUSIC SCHOOL

The Music School will be showcasing some talent at Friday assemblies in upcoming weeks. Come along and

see your children perform on stage!

Friday May 18th The Junior Choir perform at 11:30am. Friday May 25th The Rock Groups and Keyboard

Ensemble perform at 2:15pm

First Choice in the Hillsborough Community

New Students

Welcome to Roman Guy who has started at HPS.

Student’s Voice:

Dear Parents and Caregivers Hi my name is Bethany. I am a Year 6 at HPS. I’ve been asked, “What makes HPS special”? Well, let me tell you. HPS is a growing school. We have new and exciting things such as the Kauri hubs, the student councillors, the peer mediators and our 3 values that guide how we think and behave as amazing citizens - Showing Kindness, Making Positive Choices, Challenging Ourselves. We’re a learning school too. We collaborate with other students, we communicate with each other, including our teachers, we create fun stuff like inquiry projects, and we investigate new learning. At the moment I’m investigating space, “What is really out there?” And friends. This is the best school to make new friends, to learn from each other and to be inspired by each other. I’m so glad that I’m an HPS kid. It’s the best school I’ve been to (I have actually only been to 1!) Many thanks Bethany Morgan Student Hillsborough Primary School

On Monday May 7th HPS staff had a Pink Morning Tea to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. We raised just over $200! If anyone would like to purchase Pink Ribbon badges($4)or keyrings($5) they are available to purchase from the school office. Also here is the link to our page if anyone would like to make a donation

https://pinkribbonbreakfast.co.nz/page/hillsboroughprimaryschoolshostpage

Thank you to all the staff for their support and a special thank you to our teacher aide team Kylee, Deb, Wendy and Leanne who organised another fantastic Pink Morning Tea.

Term Events May 22nd Orienteering zones 23rd Rata Trip R15 & 16 24th Rata Trip R14, 17, 18 29th Book Fair Koru Zoo Trip June 4th Queens Birthday 12th Rugby Zones 15th Girls Chess Comp

Congratulations to the following students who received certificates on Friday 11th May at the School Assembly.

Tarquin Schwalger R5 Having a fabulous attitude towards his learning and always working hard. Demetrius Shepherd R7 Always having a happy attitude and putting in his best effort with every task. Connor Stewart R4 Always working hard and making positive choices with his learning. Hunter Po’e-Tofaeono Aarian Kumar R14 Completing wok to a high standard and Challenging himself to do his best with all his tasks. being a helpful class member. Zak Zanzoul R8 His detailed drawings and use of colour in his art work. Sharleez Azar R10 Using letter sounds to write unknown words. You are a star! Kush Krishna R2 Challenging himself and always using his initiative in class. Henry Lai R1 Doing good listening and thinking in maths and showing ideas bravely. Rooney Lai R6 Sharing facts about animals during topic. Skyla Gordon R15 Challenging herself in all learning areas and giving her best effort. Jasey Remuera R16 Kayla Curtin R11 Writing awesome descriptions. Working hard to become an independent learner. Well done! Zeedan Mada R12 Challenging himself to read and write more Rocket Words. Jessica Ryan R3 Making positive choices for her learning by always giving her best effort. Joshua Baker R17 Being a proactive learner who consistently challenges himself resulting in steady progress. Nate Fowler R9 Challenging himself in so many ways and finding success!

*** Travelwise ***

Our Travelwise Student Leaders had a tough time deciding on the winners for our Belt On Phone Off Poster Competition due to the high number of top quality entries.

Congratulations to our winners :

Koru Rata

Ist Place - Liam Ryan (Rm 12) 1st Place – Samuel Merai (Rm 15)

Highly Commended for Year 1 - Ryan Lee (Rm 12) 2nd Place – Seth Menzies (Rm 14)

Highly Commended for Year 2 - Disha Sharma (Rm 8) 3rd Place – Ayaan khan (Rm 17)

Kauri 1st Place - Aariv Arora (Rm 1)

2nd Place - Ayush Swarnapuri (Rm 2)

3rd Place - Brianna Stewart (Rm 3)

Enrolments 2018

If you have a child turning five this year, could you please fill in an enrolment form and return it to the School Office asap. Forms can either be collected from the Office or downloaded from our Website.

*** Travelwise ***

Our Travelwise Student Leaders have been really busy this term. In the first week, they were reminding drivers along Hillsborough Road to slow down and look out for our community. Then they had the difficult task of judging the poster competition. Then last week they went out in the afternoons and some mornings with the Belt On Phone Off message and also that It's Cool to Walk to School. They are an amazing team to work with who are proactive and reliable. Thank you Esther Henderson, Connor Stewart, Ella Menzies, Jack van Houts, Casey Ogilvy, Esther Ngahe and Iszak Stewart.

Young Leaders Day

Last Wednesday the Year 6 Student Councillors attended the Young Leaders Day. “National Young Leaders day was a great experience. It gave us a chance to understand what being a leader actually means. There was a series of speakers of all different ages who had to be leaders themselves. They shared stories about their past and told us that we can still make a difference even though we’re small. They told us not to give up on our dreams no

matter what others say. We brought NYLD badges not just so we can wear more bling but to remember the day as well as a reminder to us that we can change the world!”

By Esther Henderson R3 and Brianna Stuart R4

*** Mothers Day Bake Sale ***

Thankyou to all those who did baking for our sale last Friday. This was very much appreciated.

The amount raised for our school was

$870.00

A special thankyou to SKIDS who kindly donated

$100.00

Community Meeting Auckland Transport

Auckland Transport will be coming to a community meeting at Hillsborough Primary School Hall 7pm next Tuesday 22nd May to discuss the bus route they will be running shortly from Onehunga up Queenstown Road and along Carlton Street. This route: • Will operate 40,000+ buses per year along Carlton Street. • Run every 15 mins BOTH ways. • Replace existing speed humps with ‘bus-friendly’ devices. • Increase heavy traffic by 3%+. • Reduce on-street parking SIGNIFICANTLY If you want to know how Auckland Transport’s design proposal will: 1. Maintain current levels of safety for children walking to schools in the area? 2. Improve and encourage cycling along Carlton Street, alongside their high frequency bus service? 3. Improve the walkability of Carlton Street for the Hillsborough Community. 4. Negatively impact congestion to streets around Carlton Street? Over the past 5 years serious injuries and deaths have near doubled across the Auckland Transport network. (813 serious injuries and deaths in 2017) 70% of these in 50kmph zones with pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists disproportionally represented. Speed humps, like those along Carlton Street, have been responsible for up to 58% reduction in pedestrian injuries which is why the Hillsborough School bus and community campaigned for them. Auckland Transport will replace these humps with ‘bus-friendly’ devices. These do not moderate speeds for the 3%+ of heavy traffic being introduced along Carlton Street. Good road design: quality pathway system connected with safe crossing points is essential for safety. To date Auckland Transport proposals show no change to existing pathways or introduction of any additional safe crossing points. Existing road side islands will be left and cyclists and cars competing for road space at around 10+ points from Sunnyride to the school. Please come to this meeting if you have any questions for Auckland Transport.

FOOTBALL TASTER TODAY ATTENDED BY ALL

STUDENTS AT HPS.

*** Community News ***

Latin dance fitness for beginners Come along on Monday nights this term from 7-8:30pm in the school hall at Hillsborough Primary. Easy and fun Latin fitness similar to Zumba from a qualified Columbian dance teacher. $10 per person. Contact Jess on 027 810 4129 for more information, or we'll see you there! Bring a group of friends for a fun night out, and keep those Winter kilos at bay! First class is Monday 28 May - see you then!