Newsletter No: 05 5 April 2017

KEY DATES in 2017

APRIL

Monday 10th Marsden School – Scholarship & Information session 3.15pm Y8 Girls

Tuesday 11th Mark Osborne – Future Focused Education community consultation

Thursday 13th Last day Term 1

MAY

Monday 1st First day Term 2

Thursday 4th Property Update – Parent Consultation 7-9pm

Tuesday 9th-Friday 26th Life Education Caravan

Wednesday 25th Wellington Easts Girls College – Information Session 3.15pm Y8 Girls

Wednesday 31st Wellington Girls College – Information Session 3.15pm Y8 Girls Gardasil Vaccination (1st dose)Year 8’s

JUNE

Friday 2nd Teacher Only Day – school closed

Monday 5th Queen’s Birthday holiday

Naumai e te whanau o te kura Brooklyn

Tena koutou katoa

Parent Information Evening In the last newsletter I mentioned this upcoming parent evening:

We are pleased to invite you to a parent information evening on

Tuesday 11th April 7-8.30pm in our school hall. This is the start of our

consultation around future focused education and the implications for

our learners in school. This will help inform our building developments

here at Brooklyn. Here is an overview of the evening and I have

included a bio of the presenter. Mark Osborne is a really interesting

speaker and he is an expert in this area. I urge you to attend.

It is not too late to R.S.V.P. by emailing office@brooklynprimary.school.nz,

please use Mark Osborne as the subject heading. For those of you who are

unable to make it, we are hoping to video his presentation and will have this

available on our school website.

Future-focused Education

Our schools are currently going through significant levels of change. Developments in technology,

the world of work and demographics mean that what schools were doing even as recently as 10

years ago no longer meets the needs of our students. Thankfully, our growing knowledge of

neuroscience and effective teaching and learning practice means we have a better idea of how

to meet every learners' needs. This talk will explore the ways in which schools are ensuring learners

are prepared for 'their future; not our past'.

Bio- Mark Osborne is Director of Leading Learning Ltd and has been a teacher,

school leader and consultant for more than 20 years. He works nationally and

internationally on future-focused education, innovative learning environments

and educational leadership, helping schools build great places to learn and

the capability to make the most of those spaces. Mark is also a doctoral

researcher at the University of Melbourne currently exploring change leadership

in innovative learning environments.

Tonight we are holding our first 2017 Fair Meeting. You

are most welcome to come along. The meeting starts

at 7.30pm in the school staffroom. We are hoping to

have a fair in term 4 of this year.

Tapu Te Ranga

Last week the Moa and Takahe syndicates visited the Island Bay Marae-Tapu Te Ranga. The Moa

syndicate stayed the night and put down a hangi the following morning. The Takahe syndicate

were welcomed on the Marae by the Moa (tangaga whenua) and enjoyed a delicious hangi.

We would like to thank Matthew Breach for his leadership and organisation for this occasion. The

kai was scrumptious. Here is an update from Room 10. They have updated the class website with

some pictures from the marae visit last week. The students had a go at writing with the twitter style

limitation of 140 characters about the trip. Sleepless nights seems to be a bit of a theme – We are

sure you noticed that when the Moa students got home.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who was able to help out on the trip, and you should all be really

proud of your kids. They were a fabulous bunch to take away.

Enjoy the pictures and writing. http://room10brooklyn.weebly.com/

Staff Update

We would like to wish Jaimee Perrett all the best as she leaves us next Thursday and heads off on

her overseas adventure. She has been meeting with Lisa Stratford who is taking over the teaching

and learning in Room 15 to ensure a smooth transition.

Next term Margaret Zlatkov will be opening the new entrant class in Room 2. She will be on

Associate Principal release on a Wednesday. Kirsty Parun is releasing Margaret.

New Students This week we extend a warm Brooklyn welcome to Year 2 student Ana-Mei Taumata and her

family.

Finally, we would like to wish you all a happy and safe holiday break.

Nga mihi nui

Liz Rhodes

PRINCIPALS AWARDS FRIDAY 24 MARCH

Tui Syndicate

Room1: Rowan Fitzjohn – Rowan has been putting 100%

effort into his writing. He is focused on his writing goal and is

persisting to achieve it. Well done!

Room 3: Phemie Baker – For always learning and playing in a

happy way with others.

Room 4: Benji Mackle – For making good choices and being a

great role model for others.

Room 5: Lulu Rennie – For the great questions and ideas that

you are sharing. Well done Lulu, keep it up!!

Kiwi Syndicate

Room 14: Max Redmond – For being an awesome role

model in showing respect to all.

Room 15: Emma Dee – Emma is hard working, focused and a

lovely person to have in class.

Room 16: Amelia Pohlen – For being such an interested and

keen learner. I love how you share school learning at home!

Room 18: Guy Davies – Who has not let a broken arm stop

him from working hard and finishing tasks to the best of his

abilities!

Takahe Syndicate

Room 6: Paige Scoble – For being a conscientious and

reflective learner. Ka Pai Paige.

Room 7: Zara Hermens – For being organised and asking

thoughtful questions to improve her learning.

Room 8: Luka Pavkovic – You have started to explore

working with a wider range of people, and not just the ones

you feel most comfortable with. Well done you!!

Room 13: Sophie Corry – For being awesome & the star of

Room 13.

Moa Syndicate

Room 9: Jerome Ling – For demonstrating niwha in all that

he does. You have been working so hard Jerome, Ka Pai!

Room 10: Te Rino Te Hau – For demonstrating whai

whakaaro and stepping up into leadership roles. I’m so

impressed with your maturity and good decision making.

Room 11: Domanic McDavitt – For showing niwha

(grit/determination) in math lessons when learning new

content! LEGEND

Room 12: Eleni Prebble – For demonstrating niwha in all

areas of learning.

Library News Term One

As always the library is a popular and well-used area of the school. It is well-resourced and up-to-date with all the new and popular books. Lunchtimes are especially busy and there are often up to 50 children enjoying reading, playing games, drawing or just chatting.

Luckily we enjoy the help of student librarians to issue, return and shelve the books. They are all keen and reliable helpers. As part of their duties they are each responsible for a particular area of the non-fiction collection - shelving and maintaining the books in their correct Dewey order, identifying books needing repairs and helping younger students to find books.

Our wonderful 2017 School Librarians

Library Sessions

Reading for pleasure is the key to lifelong reading. Schools with a reading culture value, model and talk about reading for pleasure. They are places where staff and students read and are encouraged to read at school and at home. Each class up to Year 6 has five library literacy sessions per term. The Year 7/8 classes have regular slots on Wednesdays. Aim: to create readers

How: Provide information, resources and ideas to aid students’ reading for pleasure.

Create a reading culture at Brooklyn School where reading is supported, role modelled and encouraged. Why? Fluent and reflective reading deepens language skills, and engages students’ imagination enabling independent learning. Kids Lit Quiz

Once again we have two teams of senior students competing in the Kids Lit Quiz. This is a fun, interactive literary event where the teams answer 100 varied book-related questions. The winning team goes on to a NZ final and from there a world final. The students chosen this year are Sarah Walker, Jessie Davidson, Louis Case, Ben Ballantyne, Gabby Pointon-Gyde, Maddy Jobson, Anna Reilly, Eleni Prebble and Sophie Lee (Reserve).

Library Facts

6000 books in the collection

1300 books checked out at any one time

44 books checked out this term by our most prolific borrower

127 new books processed this term

Book Donations

We were very grateful for books donated by the 2016 Year 8 students as well as some generous donations from parents and grandparents.

The NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults This year the awards are being sponsored by Hell Pizza. If students read seven books and get their cards stamped at the library they are able to get a free kids pizza. The challenge cards are available at the library.

Our Library blog - this year we are aiming to keep our blog up-to-date with our current programmes, reviews and student participation. Check it out…..

http://brooklynschoollibrary.blogspot.co.nz/

COMING SOON!

WATCH THIS SPACE!

WE WILL BE TAKING ORDERS EARLY TERM 2

BROOKLYN HOODIE SWEATSHIRTS & HOUSE T-SHIRTS

Music School Holiday Programme

Perfect for aspiring singers and musicians. Please visit: www.therockacademy.co.nz For more info or call Geoff 021 565 750

An Awfully Big Adventure This ridiculously clever, funny and highly entertaining show highlights the absurdity of war, exploring WWI and its impact on New Zealanders. Amongst the pythonesque absurdity and theatrical performance comes a show that explore the story of two young men; one a keen enlister and the other a conscientious objector meeting on Flanders Fields. Written by Leo Gene Peters for families (due to content we recommend over age 7).

Te Papa Soundings Theatre, 23-25 April, 11.30am. Book at capitale.org.nz

KELLY CLUB APRIL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES - Kelly Club also has full time Holiday Programmes during the April school holidays from 18th April – 28th April 2017. Kelly Club Holiday Programmes focus on giving children aged between 5 and 13 the opportunity to do things they enjoy in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment. The programmes are packed with activities to entertain and inspire children. We operate from 6 venues with the following closest to Brooklyn: Wests Rugby Clubrooms in Wilton and Island Bay School. For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellyclub.co.nz email adminwgtn@kellysports.co.nz or call 04 972 7201

------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOOTBALL MORNING HOLIDAY WORKSHOP (Yrs 1–6) Wests Rugby Clubrooms, Wilton (all weather indoor surface). Improve technique by working on the core skills of control, dribbling, passing, tackling & shooting. Great practice for the winter season! Week 1 - Tues, Wed & Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm, Week 2 – Weds, Thurs, Fri 9.30am-12.30pm

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY SPORTS TERM 2 Kelly Sports will be back in Term 2 with their fun and exciting classes. Kelly Sports encourages children to have fun, build confidence and to give sport a go. We believe that sport and physical activity has so much to offer young people; it improves fitness, develops communication skills, team work and gives children a place to channel their energy. Winter Sports Warm Up (Yrs 1-2) – Tuesdays 3.05-4.05pm - Learn the fundamentals of all sports – throwing, running, jumping, striking, balance and many more. Includes fun games & drills to build these skills. Winter Sports Warm Up (Yrs 2-4) – Tuesdays 3.05-4.05pm - Come and try Football, Dodgeball, Basketball and Hockey. It’s a great way to try new sports, learn new skills and improve ability. We use games & drills to teach game sense and team play.

For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellysports.co.nz email adminwgtn@kellysports.co.nz or call 04 972 7201

Do you need some ideas of things to do with the kids over the holidays? Perhaps

you’re going away and looking for a good playground, walk or cafe that’s family

friendly?

Have a look at what other families have recommended here http://kidsonboard.co.nz.

Can’t find any info on the area you’re looking for? Ask other families for their ideas on

the Facebook page www.facebook.com/KidsOnBoardNZ

LUNCHTIME FRENCH CLASSES TERM 2 2017 Please don’t forget to sign your child up now for a place in the lunchtime French classes for Term 2.

The classes are held every Monday lunchtime.

You are all invited to a Free Lunchtime Trial Lesson on Monday 1 May or Monday 8 May.

Meeting place and time: Please meet Annick, French teacher, at the school office just after

12.30pm and please bring your lunch.

Games, songs, drama and stories are taught in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with the

emphasis being on FUN! Language resources available to support parents at home!

If you would like your child to attend a Free Lunchtime Trial Lesson or would like any further

information please email annick@lcfclubs.co.nz.