Newsletter – Week 7, Term 3, 2022 – Botany Downs Primary School

Kia ora koutou BDS whānau, Week 7, Term 3, 2022

At Botany Downs School, we value our parent and caregiver thoughts about what we do. We ask that you take a few minutes to complete this survey in regards to the Health and Physical Education Curriculum. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will be used to support our future decision making in the design and delivery of this important curriculum learning area.

Please would you take this opportunity to complete our survey using the link below. Thank you.

Health and Physical Education Survey

We would also like to send an important reminder to all our BDS whānau on the process for collecting your tamariki during the school day.

Collecting Your Child From School During the School Day

Email both the office and the class teacher the day and time that your child will be collected from school. We will then be able to ensure your child is waiting for you at the office.
Please come to the school office to collect your child.

Thank you for Miss Summer Young and Miss Iris Liu for coaching and supporting our gymnastics team last week. It was a positive experience for all. Please see below for some highlights.

Ngā mihi nui,
Vicki Parkins, Principal (vickip@botanydowns.school.nz)

Coming up @ BDS…

Fri 9 Sept – No Uniform Day: House Colours
Week 8 – te wiki o te reo Māori
Tues 13 Sept – Yr 2 Stardome trip
Wed 14 Sept – Yr 1 Stardome trip: Rms 5, 5a, 8 & 9
Thurs 15 Sept – Yr 1 Stardome trip: Rms 7 & 10
Fri 16 Sept – Yr 4 Stardome trip
Wed 21 Sept – Junior cross-country / BOT meeting, 6.30pm
Thurs 22 Sept – Arts Evening, 5.00-7.30pm
Mon 26 Sept – Yr 5 camp departs
Fri 30 Sept – Last day of Term 3
Mon 17 Oct – First day of Term 4

SCHOOL NEWS

Botany BEST and Values Awards

Botany BEST:
Juniors Yrs 0-3 (Given out at this week’s assembly)
Adam Shawani, Umar Shaheer, Sebastian Zuo, Cordelia Prentice, Vanessa Yorston, Jennifer Wu, Enoch Liu, Ela Uguz, Jas Kaur, Juping Qi, Violet Liu, Cooper Ellis, Michael Joseph & Cohen Williams.

Seniors Yrs 4-6 (Given out at next week’s assembly)
Emma Li, Daisy Kuo, Joseph Nong, Jamie Bruwer, Skylar Li, Ashlynn De Jager, Magda Snyman, Gemma Green & Lukas Stoltz.

Values – Consideration:
Juniors Yrs 0-3 (Given out at this week’s assembly)
Genasis Taylor-Wihongi, Dongju Lee, Lillias Fisher, Micah Harrison, Mengxi Lu, Ryan Hu, Michael Booth, Hazel Singh, Nathan Zhu, Dylan Davies, Tatum Budd & Dillon Jardine-Trail.

Seniors Yrs 4-6 (Given out at next week’s assembly)
Naya Abou Hassan, Qais Balasmeh, Grayson Lincoln, Lillie Cross, Payton Weyers, Cole Redlinghys, Tanush Tailor, Jaaveis Iese & Wiandre Nel.

** please note: this week’s assembly is for Juniors (Yrs 0-3).
The assembly item will be from Room 8 and junior dance group.

2021 Prizegiving Cups to Return

It is now the time of the year when we require cups that were awarded at last year’s prizegiving to be returned to the school for this year’s names to be engraved.

If your child received a cup or trophy at last year’s prizegiving, please return it to the school office as soon as possible – thank you.

Lockdown Practice

Yesterday our school had a Lockdown practice. All classes were able to lock doors, turn off lights and lay safely on the floor. Lockdown practices are extremely important as it enables us to practice and review our emergency procedures should we need to use them in the future.

Well done to all teachers and students for a successful Lockdown practice!

Sports News…

Gymnastics – Well done to our gymnasts who competed in the HPPA Gymnastics competition. They competed in beam, floor, and vault. Special thank you to our parent helpers.

Our Year 3 team placed 3rd, and Amelia Jack placed 3rd for overall individual results – congratulations!

Basketball – A very close game against the Coasters. Photos courtesy of Mr Hwang Tae Hoon.

BDS Learning and Fun

Year 2, Room 1 – Room 1 is so excited to be learning about the solar system. We have been researching the sun and planets inside our solar system. We are working as a class to create a display to share our new learning. It has been fun to find out interesting facts about space and share them with our classmates. We have used library books and the internet to help us. We are working hard to put our new learning into our own words. We are really proud of our display and we are enjoying becoming solar system experts!

Year 4, Room 26 – Room 26 designed their own manu tukutukus:

Year 6, Room 18 – Room 18 has been hard at work on two really cool projects. First, we have been designing and making mosaic tile displays for our Arts Evening installation. For this the students made simple geometric scale drawings in their books. We then used hammers, tile cutters and nippers, to break the tiles which were covered by cloth for safety. The students then transferred their tile designs to concrete board, which had tile glue spread on it. Finally we added a white grout to clean up the gaps. The last step is to put the tiles into frames and get them ready for mounting!

Our other cool project is our rocket project! As part of our statistics unit, students have been hard at work building a foam and rubber band rocket that they will test fire using different tensions and angles. The students are taking that data and graphing it to be used for a rocket battle later in the term. Testing is almost complete and we will move into building the geometry section of the programme, using their knowledge of strong shapes and building design to create a tower that can withstand carrying a load as well as taking hits from enemy rockets!

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 DP/SENCo – Year 0-3 (joanneh@botanydowns.school.nz)

PTA NOTICES

No-uniform Day – Friday 9 September

Remember this Friday is House Colours No-uniform Day! Please pay your $2 via Kindo. Cash can be taken on the Hall deck if necessary).

Jesters Pie Day – Wednesday 14 September

** Orders close Tuesday 13 September, 11am!

Please support our Pie Day fundraiser and order a delicious pie for your child’s lunch. Lots of tasty options are available, including gluten free. Orders and payments are taken via Kindo and pies are delivered to school for lunchtime.

Thank you for supporting our fundraising – we get $2 from every pie, $1 from every sausage roll.

Remember pie purchases must be completed via Kindo before 11am on Tuesday 13 September. No cash payments can be accepted at school.

Calendar Art

Calendar art forms are heading home today. Please keep an eye out as each student has a unique Entrance Code. Orders can be made online at www.kidsartworks.com from today till Thursday 22nd September.

Please contact the PTA (pta@botanydowns.school.nz) if you have lost your form and require your student’s unique Entrance Code. Funds raised go to improvements within the school such as the new turf areas, library books etc.

Arts Evening Helpers – We Need You!

Our Arts Evening is getting closer and we need some extra hands to help it run smoothly please. If you can lend some time, please contact us – we would love to have you on board! Email to: pta@botanydowns.school.nz.