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25 May 2016 Newsletter No: 07
MP Grant Robertson visited staff last Friday. Along with staff members he too supported Pink Shirt Day
KEY DATES in TERM 2
MAY
Wednesday 25th May BoT Elections – Meet the Candidates 7pm
Thursday 26th May School Cross Country
JUNE Friday 3rd June Teacher Only Day – School closed for students Monday 6th June Queen’s Birthday Holiday Tuesday 7th Central Zone Cross Country (postponement day 9th) Thursday 16th June Wellington East Girls College Open Day Tuesday 21st Inter Zone Cross Country (postponement day 23rd)
Wellington Girls College Open Day Thursday 23rd Matariki Celebrations 6-8pm Saturday 25th & Monday 27th Wellington College Open Evenings Monday 27th – Thursday 30th Parent/Teacher Interviews
JULY Tuesday 5th Regional Cross Country (postponement 7th) Friday 8th Last Day Term 2
Naumai e te whanau o te kura Brooklyn
Tena koutou katoa
We have our fingers crossed for good weather tomorrow for our school cross country. We are
meeting at the flagpole at 1pm and will walk down to the Prince of Wales Park. The Tui syndicate
are holding their cross country at 11.45am; this will be based at school. The Central Zone cross
country is on the 7th June (postponement 9 June). This means if we still have a week up our sleeves
to run our cross country. We’re keeping a close eye on the weather and will let you know if it is
postponed again. Could you please make sure your child brings a change of shoes/socks to
school tomorrow and a towel to dry off as there will be mud around the course.
We have had a lot of interest from the community and are pleased to have 19 candidates stand
for the Board of Trustee elections. There is an opportunity to hear from the candidates tonight,
7pm in the school staffroom. I would like to thank the outgoing Board of Trustee members for their
guidance and support during the last 3 years, it is most appreciated. Congratulations to Glen
Burdon who was re-instated unopposed as Staff Representative on the Board of Trustees
Last week we farewelled Emma Lane, who had been in a learning support role here at Brooklyn.
She is relocating back to the UK and we wish her well. Emma has introduced a few new learning
programmes into Brooklyn and she has worked with Mel Beirne who is taking up this position for the
rest of the year. Welcome back to Brooklyn Mel.
There has been a lot of science being investigated by the students here at Brooklyn this term. The
Takahe students have been learning all about circuits and are currently undergoing a design
challenge and the Kiwi students are investigating the planets in our solar system. The Moa students
have been out to the Police museum and they have a CSI focus.
Parents are reminded that school opens at 8.30am. Some students are arriving as early as 8am.
Teachers use the time before school opens to prepare for the days lessons and are not in a
position to manage students in the school grounds. Can you please ensure your child arrives after
8.30am.
Parent /teacher interviews will be held in week 9 - 27-30 June. We will be using the online booking
system again. More information will be distributed later in the term.
We would like to remind families school will be closed for a Teacher Only day on Friday 3 June.
Monday 6 June is Queen’s birthday.
This week we give a big Brooklyn welcome to the families of the following students – New Entrants:
Ka kite
Liz Rhodes
PRINCIPAL
Is a community hub possible in Brooklyn?
You are invited to a public meeting 2.00 – 4.00pm
Sunday 29 May at Brooklyn Community Centre
Mike Evans, DGSE will present an overview of the feasibility study commissioned by the
Brooklyn Hub Steering Group; Brooklyn School/Ministry of Education, Brooklyn Community
Association and Wellington City Council.
Principals Awards from 13 May Assembly
CONGRATULATIONS
Tui Syndicate
Room 1: Ava Sinclair – has made a wonderful start to
term 2. She is putting 100% effort into her writing goal
Room 2: Lachlan Kerr – putting lots of effort into his
learning – particularly his writing
Room 3: Brendan Beauchamp – being an enthusiastic
& positive learner
Room 4: Logan Wheeler – taking risk in his writing
Room 5: Isla Lowis – for the way she works with and
helps her classmates
Kiwi Syndicate
Room 14: Ashreya Ranchord – for her great growth-
minded, diligence and amazing wind turbine creation
Room 15: Ruby Harris – Is thinking about new and
interesting ideas during maths & reading time
Room 16: Saba Shenavaei – being focussed on the task
in class & completing her work to a high standard
Room 18: Adison Rowe – has started the term more
positively & is more focussed & engaged in his learning.
Takahe Syndicate
Room 6: Scarlett Connolly – being able to share great
maths strategies and persevering with her maths
Room 7: Desh Sukha – showing empathy towards his
peers. He always looks out for others
Room 8: Louis Case – his caring nature towards all his
classmates makes room waru a better, warmer place
Room 13: Ultan Larkin – taking ownership of his writing
goals to improve his writing
Moa Syndicate
Room 9: Nia Hill – approaches everything she does
with enthusiasm & a positive attitude
Room 10: Jacob Smith – working incredibly hard &
realising the great thing he can achieve with a bit of
self-belief
Room 11: Lucy Reilly – being super proactive about
seeking help in order to improve
Room 12: Sophia Stephens – having a fantastic,
caring attitude & always taking up the challenge
Friday 3rd June
Voting packs have been posted – expect yours any day if you haven’t already
received them.
Post your voting form or deliver by hand in the envelope provided. A ballot
box is at the office reception. Voting closes 12 noon Friday 3rd June
Board of Trustees Update May 2016
Our current board held their final meeting last week. Thanks to those members not re-
standing, Nigel Corry, David Lee, Rex Moller and Matthew Murfitt, for their hard work,
dedication and expertise provided to our school. We were delighted to see a number of
parent observers attend the board meetings this year to get a first-hand look.
It’s great to see so many nominations for the five parent representative positions, we think
that 19 is a record for our school! The voting packs have been posted. Please have your say
and vote by next Friday, 3rd June, midday. The outgoing board discussed what training had
been particularly helpful to them and Liz and Mary-Ann are tailoring a training package for
the incoming board.
We really appreciate the support of our community and especially thank the organising
group of the Appetites evening for their sterling work. It was a great evening and $3,500 was
raised for extra library resources. Mark your diaries for one of our annual highlights, our
upcoming Matariki celebration which is on 23 June 6-8pm. Planning is well underway.
The 2015 annual financial accounts were approved. The board also approved the purchase
of new furniture for our new Innovative Learning Environment in the Kiwi syndicate starting
with Room 15.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact any of us via
the school office. Our next meeting is scheduled for 7.00 pm Tuesday 21st June, in the staff
room.
Board of Trustees: Mary-Ann Butterfield (Chairperson), Liz Rhodes (Principal), David Lee,
Rex Moller, Matthew Murfitt, Nigel Corry and Glen Burdon (Teacher Representative).
Matariki 2016
Thursday 23rd June, 6pm – 8pm
(with Star Walkers starting at 5.40pm)
Kia ora whanau. Join us at school on Thursday 23rd June to celebrate Brooklyn School’s 6th Matariki event.
This is a time for us all to get together to celebrate new beginnings, the year ahead and to reflect and give
thanks for our past.
You can find more information about Matariki here:
http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/matariki/matarikibooklet2010.pdf
Catch the star walkers to school in time for a powhiri, kapa haka and waiata. Then meet up with friends (or
meet new ones!) and enjoy the music & social space (warm drinks & hot food). Adults and children can
join in the activities - flax-weaving, crafts, gardening, a disco and of course the AMAZING maze. Bring your
torches to enjoy the torchlight activities.
Keep checking your school newsletters and notices for more information.
We need a few extra helpers on the night. This would involve up to one hour helping with one of the
Matariki related activities or one hour either on the sausage sizzle, serving mulled wine, hot chocolate and
yummy baking.
We are also looking for someone who has access to quality colour printing services who would be willing to
donate the costs of printing A3 and A4 posters (30 copies)
If you can help, please contact Anna Ormond ([email protected])
Nga mihi mahana
Brooklyn School and Matariki 2016 Organising Group
ORDER ONLINE HERE
Entertainment Books are available to
purchase from the school office. You can also
order & pay online for both the printed book
(collect from office) & Digital Membership
These are all the Brooklyn School team netballs showing off their new uniforms. We would like to thank Liz Rhodes and the Board of Trustees for all their support in helping us purchase new uniforms this year. Don’t they look awesome! From the Brooklyn School Netball Committee
Year 8 Lightning Bolts
Year 7 Rubys
Year 7 Sapphires
Year 6 Crystals
Year 6 Emeralds
Year 5 Starz
Year 7 Sapphires
Year 5 Sparks
Year 5 Starz
Year 5 Sparks