Belmont Primary School

Belmont Primary
School
3 December 2015
P ri nc i pa l ’ s C o m m e n t s :
Dear Parents,
The 2015 school year has once again been very
successful. All children have achieved their personal
best and this is reflected in End of Year Reports or
National Standard Reports which go home on the last
day of school, Tuesday 15th December. I will be talking
to our Year 6 students next week about their
achievements and their impressive social skills as well as to the current
Year 4 and 5 students about their achievements.
Once again, our preliminary National Standards Data is very high and
the final data will be on our website in the New Year. The staff have
commented about the effort and the perseverance the children are
putting into their learning, which is very pleasing.
TERM DATES
Term 4 2015 Mon 12 Oct - Tue15 Dec
Term 1 2016 Tue 2 Feb - Fri 15 Apr
Term 2 2016 Mon 2 May - Fri 8 Jul
Term 3 2016 Mon 25 Jul - Fri 23 Sep
Term 4 2016 Mon 10 Oct - Wed 14 Dec
Welcome to our New
Entrants Josie T, Theo
Reddy, Quinn Stelter
and Isabel Peacocke.
The Senior Syndicate have just finished their Craft and Financial Literacy
Inquiry Unit. I think it was one of the best units I have seen for a long time.
I would like to thank and acknowledge all the parents of the senior
syndicate students for your support of your child and the school. The
crafts the children made for other children were fantastic. The Syndicate
raised $2658, which is incredible and shows the success of their
marketing and crafts. The money raised will go to a New Zealand Charity
decided by the children.
The children will meet their new teachers (except for Miss Hodgson, our
new Year 4 teacher who is returning from the UK) on the last day of
school and their new teacher will be included in the report that goes
Upcoming Events
Friday 4 December
Mrs Dobbinson’s Farewell
Monday 7 December
Junior School Prize Giving
Friday 11 December
Senior School Prize Giving
Monday 14 December
Christmas Assembly
Tuesday 15 December
Last day of school. School closes at 12.30pm
Tuesday 26 January
School Office reopens 9-3pm
Tuesday 2 Feb 2016
School starts
Belmont Primary School
3A Harrison Ave, Belmont, 0622
Phone: 445 6605
www.belmont.school.nz
home on the last day of school.
The school magazine is now available in the
school office for $20. There are limited numbers,
so first in first served. I have just finished reading it
and there are some wonderful memories of the
year.
Regarding stationery for 2016, we will continue to
use OfficeMax as this process is very successful.
You should have received information regarding
the process of ordering stationery next year. A link to OfficeMax will also
be placed on the front page of our website on Monday. Basically,
stationery orders will be completed on-line by you; however you still have
a choice of going elsewhere if you wish to. It was quite self-explanatory
and the system worked very well for us and for the parent community.
Please note that although the stationery orders will be delivered to your
home address, the teachers will require ALL stationery to be brought into
school on the first day.
Community Notices
We have a brochure display unit in
the office area with a huge range of
notices. Please pop into the office
and have a look.
Certificate Winners
Room 1
Room 15
Alex Sluiter
Chrishan Hensel
Zoe Minett
Molly Laing
Jack Jones
Daniel Feng
Lexi Gymer
Ava Trapski
Steven Wu
Amalea Mitchell
Maia Congdon
Pippa Priddy
Fletcher Norgrove
Larisa Andrevski
Jamie Hopkins
Room 17
Hettie Read
Room 18
Jeremy Lee
Room 19
Daniel Sharples
Room 20
Max Wang
Anna Stuart, Zephyr
Lovelock Eloise Thorne
Stevie and Rainer Hall
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
Room 7
The office will close 12.30 Tuesday 15th December 2015 and will reopen
Tuesday 26th January at 8.00am. The first day back for children is Tuesday
2nd February 2016.
Room 8
I look forward to the Junior Prize Giving next Monday at 1pm and the
Senior Prize Giving next Friday at 1pm where we can farewell the Year 6
students. Both these assemblies are long in duration (90 minutes and 2 hrs
respectively), and if you have pre-schoolers I highly recommend that you
organise a care giver as these assemblies will not be suitable for younger
children, due to the duration, the formality, the limited space and more so
the heat in the hall. You will enjoy the assembly more too!
Room 11
There is an assembly tomorrow morning at 9.00am where the children and
staff will farewell Mrs Dobbinson. All families are most welcome to attend.
Finally, I would like to once again acknowledge all the staff for their hard
work and professionalism for the year and all the parents for their support
in many facets of school life and all the children for making my job so
enjoyable. I wish you all Merry Christmas
and I hope you all have a wonderful
break with friends and family.
Room 9
Room 10
Room 12
Room 13
Room 14
Values
BGMA
Bruce Cunningham
PRINCIPAL
Tis the season to think of
others. Last year I took a
box of tinned and
packaged foodstuffs to
the Auckland City
Mission, if anyone wants
to contribute something,
a box is outside my room
(R14) for your wonderful
donations. Thank you
very much. Lindsay
Dobbinson
Belmont Primary School
3A Harrison Ave, Belmont, 0622
This week the Bayleys
Growth Mindset
Award went to Stevie
and Rainer Hall.
The Values Award
went to Anna Stuart,
Zephyr Lovelock &
Eloise Thorne.
Phone: 445 6605
www.belmont.school.nz
School News
for simply making it happen
and for the fun times along the
Christmas Cheers
way.
The PTA would like to thank
So, looking ahead to 2016. The
everyone who has helped out School Fair and Battle of the
in whatever way they could
Schools is on Saturday 27th
this year. We are very
February, kicking off at 12pm.
fortunate to have such a
We are collecting for the Trash
strong community and
& Treasure stall (notices came
ultimately this creates an even home this week), we are
more wonderful environment talking to sponsors and looking
for our children. We have
high and low for donations for
raised over $55,000 this year
the Auction. We are reviewing
which has gone towards a
all our food and drinks options,
wide variety of resources for
games and craft stalls. If you
the school, and we are really have any ideas, any contacts,
proud of this achievement.
any businesses you know of
And, to the PTA yourselves,
who could get involved, let us
from me - thank you for
know NOW please. When we
amazing ideas, commitment, get back we only have 4
PTA Update
Belmont Primary School
3A Harrison Ave, Belmont, 0622
weeks of school to get it all
organised, so the more we
can do now, the better. It’s
always an incredible day, and
has become our signature
event for the peninsula
attracting 2000+ people.
Please contact
alimike@xtra.co.nz
Have a wonderful break & a
very Merry Christmas
Thanks again
Katie Macdiarmid
PTA Chair
Phone: 445 6605
www.belmont.school.nz
School News
Host Families needed for Takapuna
Grammar School International Students
Applications to become a host family for
International students at TGS are always
welcome from families who would like to
host, either short or long term. Please
‘spread the word’ to your friends, family
and contacts who live not too far from TGS.
For further information please contact
homestay.coordinator@takapuna.school.nz
Belmont Primary School
3A Harrison Ave, Belmont, 0622
Phone: 445 6605
www.belmont.school.nz
Tuition and Holiday Programmes
WE DELIVER & WE COLLECT
Support 1st Devonport Scout Group this Christmas by buying your tree from us.$55 Large $45
Medium – pay online or cash/chq on delivery. We deliver for free on Thursday
10th December and for a $10 donation we will collect your tree in the New Year. To order
email undraising@adventureplus.co.nz Orders close Monday 7th December. Thank you for
your kind support. We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.
Made to Move Dance - Enrolments NOW OPEN for
2016. Classes in Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz
Funk, Preschool & Adults. Visit
www.madetomovedance.com or check us our of
Facebook. An inspiring dance school with a class
for everyone! Get in touch with director Chloe
Pryor for more info - chloe.pryor@gmail.com
Toys a plenty are in their temporary home, costumes delight to take your
imagination away, party ware ready for the next celebration mayhem, the coolest
little accessories that Robin would say “Holy Accessories Batman” I think we are
good to go! We would love it if you popped on by too say Hi at Far Far Away’s new
shop. We are located at 62-68 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, www.farfaraway.nz
Belmont Primary School
3A Harrison Ave, Belmont, 0622
Phone: 445 6605
www.belmont.school.nz
Tuition and Holiday Programmes
GUITAR LESSONS IN 2016
Guitar Lessons are available at Belmont School, through Dave Gatman
from Musiqhub. If you would like to enrol your child to start Guitar Lessons
in 2016, please contact Dave at dave.gatman@musiqhub.co.nz. Or for
more information, please visit www.musiqhub.co.nz.
Numberworks’nwords holiday programme. We are running one 4 day
holiday programme during January, 2-4pm daily. Dates are Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 26th- 29th January. Cost $400 per child for full
course. You may book full course or book hours that suit at $50 per hour,
however priority will be given to students who book full course. Please
phone Takapuna 489-8388 or Birkenhead 418-0950 to book your spot.
School Holiday Computer Classes
For ages 5 - 16. Minecraft, Create 3D Games, Program with
Python and Java, Web Design and Animation, Video Film and
Edit, Build a PC and if young the Discovery Computer
Class. For further information call 488 0787
or www.grandtraining.co.nz.
After school and holiday care for your children!
Hi my name is Belinda. I am a qualified early childhood
teacher (Batchelor od EducationECE) and have been
working in early childhood centres for 13 years. I am
currently looking for after school and holiday work So if
you need afterschool and holiday care for your children I
will be happy to help. Contact Belinda von Broembsen at
belindawilliams@windowslive.com or phone 0210440310
January Holiday Camp inspires kids to offer a helping hand
The Kiwi KHAAT mission is to grow and inspire young New
Zealanders through travel and volunteering. The
experiences had on a Kiwi KHAAT trip build character,
compassion, self-confidence, and worldly knowledge. Kids
come away with a whole new appreciation for New
Zealand.
Kiwi KHAAT takes children aged 8-12 years around New
Zealand, and youth aged 15-18 years over to Nepal, giving
them a holiday and an experience of a lifetime. They step
out of their comfort zone, stay in different places, explore
new areas, make lifelong friends, learn about different
environments and cultures, and give back along the way.
The next KHAAT NZ camp for children aged between 8 and
12 years is six days from Sunday 24th January – Friday
29th January. The camp
begins with a flight to
Wellington and we travel
back to Auckland visiting
Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay,
and Rotorua.
Find out more
at www.kiwikhaat.co.nz
2016 Individual Guitar and Piano lessons at
Belmont School
Enrolment forms for Individual Guitar and Piano
lessons will be available at the school office in
the first week of school in 2016. For
information contact us
through lessons@musiceducation.co.nz or
phone us on 0800893939.
Squiggles Dyslexia
Full day School Holiday
Workshops for all
children aged 5-9 years.
Focusing on phonemic
awareness, literacy and
art. Low 1:4 ratio, max 8
children per session.
Coordinated and run by a
fully registered teacher.
Devonport location.
For details contact
www.squigglesdyslexia.co.
nz
027 391 3716
Belmont Primary School
3A Harrison Ave, Belmont, 0622
Phone: 445 6605
www.belmont.school.nz
Community Events
Christmas Party for
Preschoolers.
Bayswater Playgroup
invites you to join us
for our Christmas
Party. Fairy Flakes will
entertain. Santa will
visit.
All welcome - FREE
Wednesday 9 Dec
Bayswater School Hall
9.15am – 11.15am
North Shore Youth Music is
a community organisation
which runs a variety of
orchestras and choirs for
young
people. Applications are
now being accepted for
2016 and auditions will be
held on Wednesday 16th
December.
See www.nsym.org.nz for
an application form.
Orchestras—Stringalongs
(5 - 8yrs), Junior Orchestra
(9 - 13yrs), Youth
Orchestra (14+yrs)
Choirs—Songsters (5 8yrs), Children's Choir (9 13yrs), Youth Choir
(14+yrs)
Belmont Primary School
3A Harrison Ave, Belmont, 0622
Phone: 445 6605
www.belmont.school.nz
Community Events
Walking School Bus at the Santa Parade
Fully Furnished House for Rent Ngataringa Road
December 20th to January 17th (possibly longer – mid
March)
Sleeps 5
3 bedrooms – Master with ensuite
Double
Single
(4th Bedroom locked)
2 living areas
Family Bathroom
Off Street parking
Fully fenced rear garden plus use of BBQ
10 minute walk to Narrow neck beach
15 minutes to Devonport on foot
Close to two bus routes for Devonport or Takapuna
Renovated house, smart, clean and tidy.
If interested call Joanne 0210636075 or email
timandjoannewatterson@gmail.com
Belmont Primary School
3A Harrison Ave, Belmont, 0622
Phone: 445 6605
www.belmont.school.nz