Newsletter Term 1, Week 8

Term 1 Week 8

2022

In This Issue

1. Welcome to Sunnybrae
2. Covid-19 Updates
3. Sunnybrae Road Construction and Delays
4. Positive Behaviour for Learning
5. Sport at School
6. Hockey season approaches
7. PTA Ice block Fundraiser
8. Prospective Parent Meeting

Community Notices

1. Welcome to Sunnybrae

This week we would like to welcome the following new students and their families to our school community: Nia Mackinnon and Freya Zhuang in Room 3 and Armani Bate in Room 5.

2.  Covid-19 Updates

The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff is our top priority. To provide a school environment that’s as safe and healthy as possible, Sunnybrae is working very hard and following the Government’s Health requirements and guidance.

Attendance has clear benefits for all of our students at Sunnybrae. Regular attendance at school:

• Improves student learning
• Improves student wellbeing
• Has benefits that outweigh the risks

Sunnybrae Normal School mitigates risk as follows:

• Requiring all staff to wear a mask
• Year 4 and up wear face masks indoors
• Open all windows and doors for good ventilation
• Existing hand washing routines in place. Wash your hands with soap and water often (for at least 20 seconds) and dry thoroughly.
• Use of hand sanitiser as part of daily routines in all classrooms
• Students taught to sneeze and cough into their elbow or cover their mouth and nose with tissues. Put tissues in a bin immediately.
• Avoid touching your face, including your eyes, nose or mouth
• Staff do regular cleaning of high touch surfaces throughout the day
• Cleaning of the entire school every night
• Staff and students stay home if sick

We work hard every day to make our school a safe place.

3. Sunnybrae Road Construction and Delays

The Sunnybrae Road Construction will be moving closer to school from next week.  If you are driving to and from school please plan travel in advance as there may be some delays.  Please stick to the lowered speed limit around the school and roadworks site. If you are walking, please stay well away from the coned off areas.  Some footpaths may be closed but alternative routes will be provided. Traffic controllers will be onsite to assist pedestrians if required.

4. Positive Behaviour for Learning

Next week our lessons will focus on using independence in the playgrounds and on the fields.

Our lessons will focus on: 

• Choosing safe and sensible places to play

5. Sport at School

6. Hockey Season Approaches

Entries for the North Harbour Hockey Junior Hockey Competition are now open. If your child is interested in playing hockey for Sunnybrae this year, please get in contact with Mrs Olliver (rolliver@sunnybrae.school.nz) for an “expression of interest” letter to be emailed out. Alternatively, get your child to see Mrs Olliver at school in Room 20 on Monday. 

7.  PTA Ice Block Fundraiser

8. Prospective Parent Meeting

Please share the following notice with any parents you know who may be considering sending their child(ren) to our school

Sunnybrae Normal School would like to invite all parents who are considering sending their child to our school in the next year to a meeting.  Please join us on Zoom where we will share information about the school and explain how we bring quality learning and our core values to school life.  

If you are interested in hearing more about Sunnybrae Normal School, please contact the office on officemanager@sunnybrae.school.nz for details of the zoom meeting.

Prospective Parents Meeting on Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 10:00 am

Community Notices

Soccer:

Northern Rovers Football Club are holding their First Kicks Muster Launch day on 26th March. To register, please go to the website on the brochure!

Kind regards

Lorene Hurd

Principal

Sunnybrae Normal School