Quote: If you count all your assets, you always show a profit. Dear Parents

The Education Act has been updated to enable schools to adopt cohort entry following consultation with their community. We are consulting with our staff, the parents of current and prospective students and local early childhood services. The Board will consider these views when making a final decision. If you have any comment or feedback on cohort entry at Greenhithe School, please email via office@greenhithe.school.nz

Plan A For schools which introduce cohort entry, new entrants can start school as part of a cohort at the beginning of the term closest to their fifth birthday rather than on their fifth birthday or soon afterwards. The parent could also decide to start at the beginning of the following term after they turn five. The only compulsory factor is that they start school before they are 6 years old. Plan B The Ministry has also introduced mid term dates for schools implementing cohort entry. This date is the mid-point between the start of term and the start of the next term. If a child’s birthday falls before the mid term date, then they can start school at the beginning of that term or the beginning of any following term until their 6th birthday. If their birthday falls on or after the mid term date then they can start school at the beginning of the following term or at the start of any following term until their 6th birthday.

Term Beginning of term Mid-term End of term

1 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 13/04/2018

2 30/04/2018 11/06/2018 6/07/2018

3 23/07/2018 03/09/2018 28/09/2018

4 15/10/2018 12/12/2018 20/12/2018

Remember if you have any comment or feedback on cohort entry at Greenhithe School, please email via office@greenhithe.school.nz School Patrol - Poor Barrie has been on duty repeatedly over the last few weeks. He does love to meet and greet parents as they accompany children but does need to get on with other tasks. If any parent or grandparent could help out, especially on Tuesdays could you ring the office and let them know. It is not a daunting task and you are welcome to a hot chocolate in the staffroom afterwards, especially if it’s been raining. Defibrillator. The school has purchased a defibrillator, which is kept in the medical room in the main office. We hope this machine will never be called upon but wanted to make sure that parents and the community are aware that it is there if required. Obviously, this is only available during working school days when someone is on site. The school is generally open from 6.15am and someone is on site through to 5pm in the evening.

Thursday 17th August 2017

Newsletter No. 13

Phone: 09 413 9838 Fax: 09 413 8440 Email: office@greenhithe.school.nz Website: www.greenhithe.school.nz

NEWSLETTER

A plea from teachers. The bell goes at 8.55am for the start of school. If children could be in by then it does make the start of day a lot easier. It also saves the office from making unnecessary calls. Thanks for your help here. Have a great fortnight. Regards Peter

National maths week This week is national maths week. All week, children have been enjoying new maths activities, problem solving, going on maths trails around the school and designing maths games for other classes. The aim for the week is to shift children's view of maths; to see maths as fun life skills and to develop a positive attitude to maths. "I like doing maths week. I’m not so into maths but it’s fun. The best thing about maths week is the problems in the Think Tank box and the Tangoes game."- Marley Room 14

Room 13 have been using shops to practise their addition strategies.

Room 7 and 8 have enjoyed their Monster Maths week stations.

Dates to Remember August 18th Vision & Hearing Testing 24th Rippa Rugby #3 25th Disco 29th Save Day Rippa

SPORTS CORNER

WINTER SPORTS DAY

Last Friday Greenhithe School sent a team to compete at the annual Kristin Winter Sports Day. We were represented in five different codes - football, hockey, miniball, netball and rugby. These teams all performed brilliantly with some outstanding results which included our netball team winning the tournament, our football team coming runners up and our Miniball and rugby teams placing third. I would like to thank all the parents who helped with transport and supporting our children during the day. A special thank you to John Roberts, Ephraim Smith, Kath Fruish, Stephen Grady and Will Seedhouse who coached our teams. Your expertise was most valued. Here are some photos from the day.

HOCKEY

Congratulations to the following children who have been selected for the 2017 Hockey Rep Development programme. Abbie Bult Mia Morris Ellie Phillips Zara Preece-Twose Olivia Stevenson Matthew Stewart

CONGRATULATIONS

Leo Flynn from Room 20 swam for the Coast Swim Club at the Auckland Relay Champs on Saturday. He and his team earned a Bronze Medal in the 4 x 50m freestyle relay. Awesome work Leo!

KEEPING IN TOUCH

If there is anything that you would like included in the school newsletter, an achievement that you think is worth sharing, please email me at sharonh@greenhithe.school.nz Sharon Hilton-Jones

Sports Co-ordinator

Thank You We would just like to say thank you to the PTA for giving us some money towards buying

new books. The children are very excited to have lovely new books to read.

Yummy Apple Stickers Please keep collecting Yummy Apple Stickers. The stickers will be sent in at the end of the term to be redeemed for sports equipment. We will be donating some equipment to the Salvation Army Kids Christmas Appeal. Thank you for your support with this fundraiser. Albany Junior High School Albany Junior High School is now booking interview times for families who would like to enrol their child for 2018. You can pick up an enrolment pack from the AJHS school office or download one from the website www.ajhs.school.nz. Please phone the school office (415 5473) to make an appointment for an enrolment interview. If you attended the school Open Evening and picked up an enrolment pack on the night, please note that the testing dates are incorrect. Testing dates will be confirmed at the enrolment interviews.

Night Market "The Albany Senior High School Culture Committee invites you to our inaugural night market Friday 25 August from 5:30 pm at the school! This will feature food, products, dance and performances from French, Japanese, Indian, South African, Australia, Chinese, U.K. , New Zealand and many more cultures showing the strong diversity we share at Albany Senior High School !" Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1839210156392358/

Soccer Skills Training COERVER® Coaching North Shore , the world’s No.1 Soccer Skills training method, which has been running since 1984, will be running two Holiday Camps at Northcross Intermediate for boys & girls from any school/club for three/four days over the coming school holidays.

Each COERVER® player receives:

Coerver T-Shirt

Programmed coaching from qualified COERVER® Instructors

Drills taken from the Coerver Pyramid of Moves & Player Development programs and

Drills taken from our Play Like the Stars program including players like Leo Messi (Barcelona or Gareth Bale (Real Madrid).

Clinic participation certificate.

Insurance & First Aid qualified coaches.

Opportunity to be selected for the COERVER® Performance Academy program for serious players that runs all year.

Cost of $185 for either the 4 day (Week 1) or 3 day program (Week 2). Min’ of 12 hrs coaching for each. To register go to https://coerver.co.nz/coerver-programs & choose North Shore Territory then Holiday Camps & make your choice & pay online via Internet banking.” For other enquiries like off-season training for your team please contact the owner of Coerver North Shore - Mark Patterson on 021 08859955 or markp@coerver.co.nz”