Kia ora koutou BDS whānau, Week 1, Term 3, 2022
We all hope you have had an enjoyable holiday and are looking forward to Term 3. We are all very excited to be back at school and looking forward to a busy term of learning, sports, activities and trips; culminating in our Arts Trail evening at the end of Term 3. Welcome to our new families who are joining us this term.
During the holidays there have been many property developments:
- We are very happy to see the completion of our turf outside Rooms 16-19. This is such an asset to our school. Thank you once again to our wonderful PTA who helped fund raise for this.
- The removal of a photukawa tree by the flag pole, due to the roots lifting up our tarseal and going into drains, has enabled us to build planter boxes for our school vegetable gardens as our previous vegetable gardens are situated in our new build and cannot be used.
- There are three updates from the Ministry of Education as they develop our BDS Roll Growth Master Plan with Astley Construction. Firstly, they have informed us they have needed to move Rooms 20-23 closer to the edge of the field than expected due to the positioning of our storm water drains. Secondly, their heavy vehicles have made our cobbles in the driveway come loose and we now have a temporary driveway until this is tarsealed in the future. Finally, the MoE has informed us that they are well behind with their schedule of the moving and opening of Rooms 20-23 and also the start of our new build.
- We have also been informed Kadina gate will remain closed for now but we will let you know as soon as this is able to be opened. Also for safety of our tamariki the School Board has closed the bus bay.
Thank you in advance for your continued patience and understanding.
Thank you too to those parents who let us know when their child is going to be away. This saves Mrs Bishop ringing each family that has not contacted the school. We also appreciate the whānau who come on site wearing masks and we do have spare masks at the office should you need one.
Ngā mihi nui,
Vicki Parkins Principal vickip@botanydowns.school.nz
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Coming up @ BDS…
Tues 26 July – BOT meeting
Wed 27 Jul – Howick Int visiting Yr 6
Thurs 28 July – Somerville Int visiting Yr 6
Wed 3 Aug – Structured Literacy information session for Yr0-2 whānau
Mon 8 Aug – Stardome trip Yr 6
Thurs 11 Aug – Howick Int open day / Stardome trip Yr 5
Wed 17 Aug – ICAS English Yr 5/6
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Structured Literacy Approach –
Invitation for Year 0-2 parents
Whānau Information Afternoon – pick up your tamariki after school and come join this session. Supervised child care is available.
Tea/Coffee and biscuits, and lucky number prizes too!
Date – Wednesday 3 August
Time – 3:15- 4:30pm
Venue – Staffoom
NB: there will be a movie and biscuits available to keep your children entertained as well!
Our Within School Leader for Junior Literacy – Mrs Shirley Johnston, and our DP Years 0-3 – Mrs Joanne Hughson will be presenting the background information to our BDS Structured Literacy programme: how it all works, ways you can support your child learning to read and write, and time for questions and discussion throughout..
We hope you can join us!
To help with catering, seating and child-care please RSVP to Joanne Hughson: joanneh@botanydowns. school.nz
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Staff Farewell
Farewell to Anna Pinning who has been working at BDS for the past ten years as a part time teacher aide for students with special needs. Thank you for your dedication, passion and expertise in working alongside our students. We also wish to congratulate Anna on her full time teaching position at Sommerville Special School. All the very best Anna.
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Lunchtime Sport and Cultural Activities
for Term 3
Sports this term: This term there are a large number of sports that are on. Please make sure your child attends the practices and keeps an eye on the notices for trainings as the weather can often impact during this term.
It would be beneficial for your child to have a change of clothes (PE gear) including socks and sports shoes as they may be training when it is wet outside.
For any questions about the sports or their events, please contact the teacher who is running that sport:
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ICAS Assessment Exams
Thank you to all of the parents who have entered their students for the 2022 ICAS Assessment Exams. If you have not yet paid, please do so at our school office. If you would like your child to borrow practice papers, please email Mr Insley. Please note: practice papers must be returned.
ICAS Exam Dates:
English-Wednesday 17th August
Science-Wednesday 24th August
Maths-Tuesday 30th August
Mark Insley, Deputy Principal Years 4-6, (marki@botanydowns.school.nz)
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SchooI Board Parent Election 2022
Nomination round
Our school will be undertaking a parent election for three (3) School Board vacancies. This process will start with the issuing of nomination papers to our caregiver community by Friday 15th July 2022.
We have employed CES to undertake the election process on our behalf. This year with legislative change, our nomination form and full instruction on how to place your nomination into our own School’s Election website will be emailed to you if we have your email address in our database or you will receive it by post if we don’t have your email in our database.
Nomination papers will also be available at the school office. The school will send those on to CES for processing upon receipt from candidates.
Nominations close on Wednesday 3 August at 12 noon. Election day is Wednesday 7 September.
We look forward to your participation in this process.
Wayne Jamieson, Returning Officer, CES
89 Nazareth Avenue | Middleton | Christchurch | PO Box 414 | Christchurch 8140
P (03) 338 4444 | Cell 021 399 744 www.cessl.org.nz
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BDS Learning and Fun
From our firends at Botany Kindy –
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Congratulations to…
Troy Viljoen competed in the Mini Nationals last weekend in Tokoroa. He qualified in 3rd position and placed in the top three in his five races. He was consistent over the weekend with no falls and improved his lap times by 20 seconds. The podium positions were down to the last race and he managed to get a 3rd overall for the weekend, missing out by 1 point for 2nd over all.
Well done to Troy for his achievement!
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Children Turning Five
If your child is turnng five in the next six (6) months please ensure you enrol them as soon as possible. Our roll is steadily growing and we need to plan for classes and teachers during the year. Please collect your enrolment pack from the office, or email office@botanydowns.school.nz
Joanne Hughson Deputy Principal Years 0-3 (joanneh@botanydowns.school.nz)
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Finding Great Books
It can be tricky knowing where to look to find great books for your tamariki; here are some helpful places to start:
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HJ Elite Soccer Academy
We are excited to announce that the HJ Elite Academy, After School Soccer development programme will be back on our grounds at Botany Downs Primary in Term 3.
Term 3 programme will be held on Mondays at 3:15pm – 4:15pm,
from Aug 1 – Sept 19, 2022.
This programme is geared towards the development of girls and boys who are new to soccer, or would like to improve their current soccer skills.
Our focus is identifying each child’s skill sets; maximizing their age-appropriate development; and most importantly ensuring that each child enjoys the process.
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