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20 June 2018 Number 18
Banks Avenue School Living and Learning with HEART
Te oranga me te ako ki te Ngākau
N E W S L E T T E R
Phone: 03 385 4163, fax: 03 385 6581 email: [email protected], website: www.banksave.school.nz
Wednesday 20 June New School – Parent/Community Presentation; 7:00-8:00pm in the library
Friday 22 June Hell’s Pizza – PTA Fundraiser
Tuesday 26 June NZEI Teacher Paid Union Meeting – children dismissed at 12:10pm
Thursday 28 June Shirley Area Music Festival 7:00pm at Shirley Intermediate School
Thursday 28 June BoT meeting 6:15pm in the Sky room – all welcome
Friday 29 June Team Totara and Team Kahikatea Module Assembly 1:45pm to farewell Miss Denny
Jump Jam Competition 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Wednesday 4 July Reports go home
Thursday 5 July Whole School Matariki Celebrations from 5:00pm.
Friday 6 July School Assembly 2:00pm in the Library
Last day of Term 2, children dismissed at 3:00pm
Monday 23 July Term 3 begins
6 – 17 August Taiora QE11 Swimming Programme Team Totara and Team Kahikatea
Banks Avenue School trip / event postponements and or cancellations will only be heard on
NEWSTALK ZB 1098AM and CLASSIC HITS and viewed on our website: www.banksave.school.nz
SCHOOLGEN LINK: http://schoolgen.co.nz/schoolgen-schools/banks-avenue-school-christchurch
If your child is absent from school, for any reason, please let our school office know using one of the following
options: Phone: 385 4163 / option 3 text 027 422 8032 email: [email protected]
Or notify us via our website: http://www.banksave.school.nz/absences.html or via our Flexibuzz app:
www.flexibuzz.com
If your child arrives at school after 9:00 am they must check in at the office. This saves a lot of phone calls for
unexplained absences in order to ensure the safety of all our children
Dear Parents and Whānau
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou – a warm welcome to
you all.
We welcome Annabel and Jaden and their families to
our Banks Avenue School community. They are both
in ‘The Nest’ (Room 8).
Term 2 races along; it is daunting to think we have two
and a half weeks left until the next school holiday.
This Friday the PTA have again organised Hells Pizza
as a fundraiser. Thanks to those parents who have
supported the PTA and ordered pizzas for their
children.
On Friday I am having lunch with a group of children
who have earned double wristbands. I will buy them a
pizza each and we can have a communal lunch.
At assembly last week I spoke to our tamariki about
the idea of PICK UP 5. Let’s have a concerted effort
over the next couple of weeks to pick up five pieces of
rubbish a day; this can be from school, at home or out
in the community. The intent of PICK UP 5 is to get
everybody doing something to make a difference to our
environment. Maybe mums and dads could join in
PICK UP 5 as well!
Talofa, hi, kia ora, Mālō e lelei, Merëdita, Ahalan . .
, konnichiwa.
Master Plan Presentation We are looking forward to tonight’s meeting where
OPUS will present to our staff, whānau and
community members the master plan for our new
school.
We are really pleased and inspired with the ideas and
plans we have seen so far so we are looking forward to
this next major milestone; we are hoping you will join
us as we unveil our Masterplan.
Staff Farewells Both Helen Denny and Jenny Dow retire from their
respective careers at Banks Avenue School at the end
of this term. There will be a gift for each of them and
we would like to give our community the opportunity
to make a contribution to that gift, if you would like to.
Please put in an envelope, clearly marked for either
Helen or Jenny and give to Colleen at the office.
Closing day for contributions is Friday 22 June.
Tune in to HEARTbeat 106.7FM
Listen to our students master broadcasting radio. If you
live close to the school (within 6kms) you can tune into
106.7FM on your radio, to listen. If you live further
away, you can access HEARTbeat 106.7FM online,
from our school website. For quick access just click on
the link below.
http://www.banksave.school.nz/heartbeat-1067fm.html
Programmes are broadcasted every day before school
from 8:30am-9:00am and at lunchtimes from 12:10pm-
12:40pm.
LOOKING FORWARD TO A HELL
PIZZA ON FRIDAY
HEART Values Congratulations to the following children who have all
earned 25 HEART tokens - well done!
Hauora: Oscar B (Tuis), Sam P (Roto), Dallys R-P,
Daniel S, Lucy P, Toby C, Fatana J, Tyler J, Jackson C
(AWA).
Excellence: Karl B (Rm 10), Judah C-P, Charlee S
(Tuis), Xavier G-S (Keas).
Aroha: Caitlin McT, Joshua P,
Jackson C (AWA).
Respect: Lauren B (Rm 9), Ethan C,
Kayla E, Ana Claire M-M (Tuis),
Carlos H (Roto), Brendan B, Pippa A,
Caitlin McT (AWA).
Togetherness: Ollie B (Keas), McKenzie T (AWA).
Fifty HEART Tokens
Congratulations - these children
have earned a wristband.
Hauora: Stasci T, Tessa S, Mia H
(Dudley), Rai Rai O (Roto).
Excellence: Ashleigh C (Tuis),
Kaia McC, Romi Mihaiu, Oden P, Tessa S, Aiden S,
Shaista A, Mia H, Desiree H, Eva M, Hamish P, Kegan
S, Xavier S, Ava W, Althea C, Marcus McK (Dudley),
Ruthie B, Sophia H (AWA).
Respect: Ryder L (Tuis), Cooper H, Piper McK,
(Keas), Jack A, Ashlyn G, Aiden McG, Caitlin McW,
Doug B, Shania C, Rylan E, Rylee G, Sasha Mac, Kaia
McC, Tessa S, Aiden S, Bella L, Eva M, Hamish P,
Ava W, Caitlin W, Marcus McK, Emily-Rose S,
Callum W, Ruby W (Dudley), Aaliyah V-H (Roto), Togetherness: Amber B (Black Robins), Summer B,
Gabriel G (Tuis), Devon A, Ashlyn G, Caitlin McW,
Stasci T, Lucas B, Douglas B, Rylee G, Sasha McF,
Kaia McC, Romi M, Tessa S, Bella L, Eva M, Caitlin
W, Marcus McK, Ruby W (Dudley), Brendan B
(AWA).
Shirley Area Music Festival Banks Avenue School children are doing lots of
practice getting ready to perform at the
Shirley Area Music Festival next week
on Thursday 28 June at 7:00pm in the
Shirley Intermediate School hall.
Tickets are now available from
our school office.
Adults $ 5.00 and children
$2.00 each.
Teacher Paid Union Meetings NZEI are our education union and they have called for a
paid union meeting on Tuesday 26 June. As most
teachers are union members they will be attending this
meeting in the afternoon which means we will have
very limited staff left at school, potentially myself and
three learning assistants, therefore we ask that you pick
your children up from school at lunchtime, 12:10 pm.
.
We are so proud of Andy because he always displays
our HEART values and gives his best effort in his
learning.
Ka pai Andy.
Assembly for Miss Helen Denny Team Totara and Team Kahikatea will be having
an assembly to celebrate Helen Denny's retirement
on Friday 29 June at 1:45pm in the library.
Parents, whānau and friends of Banks Avenue
School are invited to attend.
Help Needed Team Totara and Team Kahikatea need some parent
helpers for their swimming programme in Term 3 from
6 – 17 August. You don’t
have to be available for all
the days, even if you could
help for one day would be
really appreciated.
Learning Conversations In Term 3 we give parents another opportunity to meet
with teachers to discuss children and their learning.
These meetings are held over
two days. Information is
coming home with the
newsletter today which will
give details on how to book
appointment times. On the
two days we have learning
conversations school will close for instruction at
12:30pm.
Day 1: Tuesday 31 July - school shuts at 12:30.
Day 2: Thursday 2 August - school shuts at 12:30.
If you have after school childcare please make sure
you inform your childcare provider so they can pick
your child / children up earlier than usual.
Students are expected to attend Learning
Conversations with their parents. There will be a
crèche provided for siblings to be supervised while the
learning conversations are happening in Room 11.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB
ORDERS: ISSUE 4 2018 Issue 4 of Scholastic Book Club has been
distributed to all classrooms. The closing date for
this issue is Friday 29 June.
‘HOT SHOT’ LEARNER’
The Christchurch Brick Show 2018
Horncastle Arena
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July
$5.00 Entry per person.
Children under two are free!
9:00am – 5:00pm
Do you have a question? Go to:
Proudly sponsored by TOYWORLD
What Makes a Good Friend? Children at Banks Avenue School were given this
prompt to write about:
Think about friendship. Write to explain to your reader
what being a good friend means.
This is an explanation from Joel P who is a Year 3
Kea.
What Makes A Good Friend? Dear reader, a good friend is made by helping each
other, don’t fight and play often. If you are a friend
with someone you could have play dates, make clubs
(like me and Hazel) and loads of different things.
Remember you also have to know their name and if
they’re often serious, funny and other expressions. It is
good to have loads of friends so you don’t get lonely.
You can introduce friends to other friends so there’s
like a spider web connecting everyone up. If you are
lonely you will know you might have been making bad
decisions. You will get angrier and angrier until you
mess everything up. So follow my advice to make
friends. You won’t feel lonely. You might have the most
friends in the world. Let happiness and friends rule!
Not sadness and loneliness. You wouldn’t want that. So
follow my advice and have over 10 friends, 50 friends
or even 100 friends. That would be great. Don’t be the
lonely guy, be the happy guy. Say, “Can someone be
my friend”. So remember a good friend does not make
bad decisions, does not fight and not play often with
you. You could make clubs, makes games and loads of
things. Make no loneliness in the whole world. There is
this song that has a little bit that goes like this, “Put a
little bit of love in your heart, then the world (echo)
will be a better place”. So make friends! Yeah!
PTA NEWS Lunch Online – Kidd’s Bakery has signed up to
Lunch Online and will be providing lunch from
tomorrow (21 June)! Please see the attached flyer
coming home about how to order. Sushi and Subway
are still available.
My School Rules – Keep
up the great work with
those receipts! We are
currently sitting in 1st
place, but Mairehau are
closing in! Remember, to
either register your
receipts at The Palms
Service Desk, or drop
them off to school. All
receipts are appreciated.
Single bed and
bedding to give
away. All in very
good condition.
Please contact
Colleen at our
school office.
Foster caregivers needed for children and young people in Canterbury To find out more about fostering tamariki visit We are looking for a caregiver or caregivers in the Canterbury area for children and young people from 0-18 years.
www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/caring-for-someone
Many children requiring caregivers have had a tough start in life and at times can show some challenging behaviours.
If you are in the position to offer a stable, nurturing home you will become part of a team. You will receive support,
professional training, on-going advice and financial assistance and most importantly you will see how you have made
a difference to a child or young person’s life.
or call 0508 CARERS
Please contact for more information please contact:
[email protected] 029 650 0928 or
[email protected] 029 650 0119
To find out more about fostering tamariki visit www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/caring-for-someone
or call 0508 CARERS
