Newsletter 15 June 2023


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Belmont Primary School

Principal’s Comments:

Dear Parents and Friends of the School,

I look forward to seeing you at the upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences on Tuesday 27 June. Please remember school will close at midday (not 12.30 pm). If for any reason you can not make this time please contact your child’s teacher and arrange a time convenient to both of you. Thank you to the parents of Room 18 who are having their interviews next week, as Mrs Sykes is on leave in Week 10.

Thank you for your support of Super Reader Week during Week 9 (19 - 23 June). I look forward to seeing many superpower costumes on Friday 23 June. The staff have a competition going too. Next Friday’s assembly will be amazing and it is great to see the children engaged and excited about reading.

Belmont Primary School is involved with the Resilience Project, being one of the first 4 schools in the country to introduce this programme. There are a series of videos that can be watched as a family and I will include the presentational video in each of the next 6 newsletters.

On Saturday 24 June, our Kapa Haka will be performing at Bayswater School at 5 pm as part of Matariki Celebrations. Please feel most welcome to attend Bayswater Primary School’s festivities.

Finally, cross-country certificates will be presented tomorrow at the assembly. I look forward to seeing you for Room 16’s (Yr 3 and 4) item.

Kind regards,

Bruce Cunningham

PRINCIPAL

Upcoming Events

Friday 16 June Assembly with Room 16

Tuesday 20 June Pie Day

Tuesday 27 June Parent teacher conferences, school will close at midday

Friday 30 June Assembly with Room 5. Last day of Term 2

Monday 17 July Start of Term 2

TERM DATES 2023

Term 2: Wednesday 26 April – Friday 30 June

Term 3: Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September

Term 4: Monday 9 October – Tuesday 19 December

Parent and Carer video series

Introducing The Resilience Project – Parent and Carer video series

Throughout 2023, we continue our work with The Resilience Project to support the wellbeing of our school community.

The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programmes and provides evidence-based, practical strategies to build resilience.

Our Partnership Programme consists of online presentations and weekly lessons for students, professional development for staff, and Parent & Carer Hub (inc. digital presentations) for our parent and carer community.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing the Parent & Carer Hub with you. The videos are 5-10 minutes long and will walk through the key pillars of resilience: Gratitude, Empathy & Mindfulness. You’ll hear stories and be introduced to activities to show how these strategies can support our kids' learning and development and support you as parents and carers.

Click Below to view the first presentation of the series

Part 1: Meet Hugh and learn about The Resilience Project

In this presentation, Hugh shares a personal experience about his sister's battles with Mental Illness.

Note: This video contains a story about an eating disorder that may be triggering. Please consider this before watching. For mental health resources and support information, visit The Resilience Project’s Further Support Page.

View the first presentation of the series here

Get a jar of our Beelicious Honey - just $8 on Kindo

We need your help. Our bees worked overtime during the summer so we’ve got a cupboard of honey ready for you to purchase. At $8 for a 500gm jar it’s not only deliciously good value, but the money raised goes directly back into our Garden to Table programme.

Just put in your order via Kindo here and it will be delivered to your child’s class.

Not sure what to do with honey other than toast? How about making some delicious Honey Cakes with Vanilla Honey cream? Or perhaps Honey Oat biscuits - a great lunchbox filler.

Get your order in today!

PTA Update

Pie Day is next Tuesday! Hop on Kindo and order a pie for your children's lunch. Orders close on Monday at 11am - lots of options available, including savory, sweet and gluten free.

Thanks to our school sponsor Nicola Jones Insurance - Nicola will hide a golden ticket in one of the orders and that child and their class will win cupcakes delivered to school next week.

It's great to see the new school wall taking shape on the bottom courts. The money raised from the school fair earlier this year has gone towards creating this, and it's good to see how the new entrance will provide an impressive entrance way for our fantastic school.

Thanks for all your support

The PTA