Welcome to our new students Amaira Toor, Sarah Stoltz, Amalia Ritson, Charlotte Zhai, Abigail Huang, Aaron Sherin and Chelsea Wang.

Term Dates 2019 Term1 - Monday 4 February – Friday 12 April Term 2 - Monday 29 April – Friday 5 July Term 3 - Monday 22 July – Friday 27 Sept Term 4 - Monday 14 October – Thursday19 Dec

Kilkenny Kids Before and After School Care

Kilkenny Kids After School Care programme, is conveniently run on site at Point View School. They are OSCAR approved and WINZ subsidy available.

For more information please contact owner Simone McFarlane on 0274 778 651 or email simone@kilkennykids.co.nz

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SCHOOL Alert Groups:

“Click on 3 line icon top right hand side then select subscription groups.”

Tick the following for your child/ren so you receive the right notices. • Year Levels, ie junior

school etc • Classrooms • Sports • Cultural • Music From the Home Screen, you can send an absence notification, check the latest newsletters or notices, pay fees and check the school calendar etc.

TERM 1 WEEK 10 2019

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Point View School Family and Friends is an organisation run by parents which supports the school by organising community events. Elections for the Family and Friends committee will be held early next term and they are seeking more people to join and take part in the organisation of events. I can recommend this group as warm and welcoming and of great value to the school so please contact them at familyandfriends@pointview.school.nz if you are interested in joining the committee. Be ready for their AGM on Tuesday 7th May. I would love to see many parents from a range of cultures contributing to this really worthwhile cause. The Waipaparoa Kāhui Ako (Community of Learning) now has a web site and is starting to work with teachers to make a difference to the learning for our students at Point View, Somerville, Botany Downs Secondary College, Shelly Park, Cockle Bay and Willowbank schools. Howick College is also keeping closely in-touch with our progress. Two teachers have been appointed as leaders with responsibility across all the schools and each school has a number of teachers who will work within their own school communities. They will develop the Kāhui Ako achievement challenges which are to increase learner agency, develop critical inquiry and improve literacy. On behalf of the school I wish everyone in our School Community a safe and happy autumn break in preparation for an action packed Term 2. Robin Kirkham Principal

Family and Friends Family and Friends are looking for new members, we have our AGM coming up on 7th May and our existing chairperson is stepping down.

What do Family and Friends do??

We are a small group of parents and staff who are work to build a good link between our community and the school. Our aim is to provide fun activities for the children and parents (with an added bonus of making a little money for the school). It is a great way for you as parents to be involved in your child’s school and a fantastic way to make new friends. Our meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month in the upper staff room. These meetings are informal and everyone is very welcome. If you are interested in joining this fantastic group of people and want to know more then please do get in touch, contact us by emailing family&friends@pointview.school.nz

Library help needed! If you can spare a little bit of time on Monday or Tuesday morning to help with shelving or mending books please contact Rosie on r.curtis@pointview.school.nz.

COMMUNITY CHOIR Are you hooked on singing but have no place to go? Do you want to have the opportunity to sing together and celebrate the warmth and vitality generated through music making - all the while having a little fun? Expressions of interest are welcome from singers great and small from our school community to t.clark@pointview.school.nz 社区选择.... 你想有机会一起唱歌，庆祝通过音乐制作产生的温暖和活力 - 一直有一点乐趣吗？ 欢迎来自我们学校社区的大大小小的歌手到 t.clark@pointview.school.nz表达兴趣。

Where not to park For your own safety and the safety and the convenience of other road users.

You must not park or stop your vehicle: • on the right-hand side of the road. • where it will be in the way of other people

using the road (including pedestrians) • on any footpath • on, or closer than 6 metres to, the approach

side of a pedestrian crossing • on a marked bus stop or taxi stand • on a bus stop marked only by a sign • in front of, or closer than 1 metre to, a vehicle

entrance • on 'no stopping' lines (broken yellow lines) • on the road to drop off your child

You can get a fine for any of the above so please park legally when dropping your children off

ESOL Cultural/Duality Maps Mrs Chong's groups have been working on cultural/duality maps. Duality maps show the differences between one culture and another. They show how each culture is different but they overlap and expand each other.

Students chose a topic to compare such as food, school or clothing.

The students then shared their maps with their classroom.

Language is culture! Culture is language!

Martial Arts at Point View School

Tuesday evenings 6.30 -7.30pm Combined class all ages from 5 and above

Thursday evenings 5.30 – 6.30pm Juniors only

Thursday evenings 6.30 – 7.30pm High graded juniors and seniors

ENROLLING NEW STUDENTS NOW FIRST CLASS FREE

Contact Marie P or T 027 497 0499 E enquiries@tkma.co.nz

The Marae Visit On Monday 1st April the Kapa Haka group went on an awesome trip to Manurewa Marae. They saw amazing artwork, kites and the instructors showed them all the “body parts” and carvings in the Marae.

To start off our day we had a wonderful powhiri Some of the tutors spoke for us as the manuhiri (or visitors) after this the we sang '' Te Aroha''. We then shook hands and hongied the tangata whenua

(people from the marae).

After our powhiri we practised our waiata and haka powhiri ready for the Friday assembly.

We had to scream so loud everyone's voice got really croaky.

Next we chatted away until Whaia Pingu (one of the instructors) told us to all gather up and play a game! We played some games and learnt about the body parts in the Marae. We also played a game called pepeha to warm up so we were ready to act out a local legend.

We ended the day exhausted and tired, but we had lots of great fun! On Friday we performed our haka powhiri and everyone clapped at the end. These experiences really helped us, and we hope we can go again!

By Gladelyn Chua, Chloe Ko and Chloe Yip

With limited funding for children with learning needs, many schools find themselves without the resources to support children who would benefit from one-on-one reading attention in their classroom. Reading Amigos mission is to change this by connecting those with some spare time to children in need. We’d like to trial this idea at Point View School. The school will link you to students for you to support by listening to them read, talking about what they have read and asking them questions about what they have read, so they improve their reading confidence and comprehension. If you have time to spare, just an hour a week or more, and would like to make a meaningful contribution to the future of New Zealand’s next generation, please turn over for details on how to get involved. All we need is your time! A police check is required and will be organised by the school. Go to our website and register your interest. www.readingamigos.com or email us at readingamigos@gmail.com If you have any questions, please email us at readingamigos@gmail.com

Do you, or anyone you know, have a little bit of spare time?

Playing chess develops self-confidence, concentration and problem-solving skills. We are pleased to continue the Chess Coaching Programme at your school and look forward to bringing the excitement, competition and educational benefits of chess to your children.

Why Chess? * Improve concentration and focus * Develop important life skills – fair play and decision making * Tactical & Strategic thinking * Prepare for Chess Tournaments against other schools * Develop a love of chess, of learning and of thinking

What happens in a Chess Power Coaching Programme? Each session starts with a formal lesson; all players will learn a new strategy, idea or skill each week. Then they put those skills into practice with activities and games. All games are monitored and supervised by the coach who provides individual feedback along the way. Throughout the programme, we reward kids that do well and encourage and support kids that are struggling. At completion of the programme we recognise each child with a certificate based on their performance.

Q Where can I learn more? A Visit our website, www.chesspower.co.nz and click Parents Centre

CLASS DETAILS Sessions will be held on Fridays after school in Room 29 from 3:05pm - 4:05pm starting Friday 3 May 2019. The last session will be held on Friday 5 July 2019. There are a total of 10 sessions.

Class Fee: $155.00 for the term/student.

REGISTRATION If your child would like to be part of this for Term 2 please visit our website: www.chesspower.co.nz/class-registration

It is easy to register. Just choose your school and fill out the online form. A payment link will be available to you on the form. Choose the 10 sessions option. Payment can be made online by bank transfer or credit card via PayPal.

Tip Top Fun Day 2019 We have a wonderful group of seniors who provide service to the school in many different ways. The Tip Top Fun Day is a way to acknowledge their hard work and commitment and say thank you. On Sunday a team of 42 senior students competed in a day of fun, relay style activities. Here are a few photos from the day. Join us in assembly early next term to hear and see more. Until then, a huge thank you to Pakuranga Rotary and their sponsors, our wonderful, helpful parents and of course the amazing students.