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email: office@pasadena.school.nz
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Wednesday 8 June 2022
Newsletter Term 2 Edition 2
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Deputy Principal's News
Last Friday, was an exciting day of learning for our staff as Te Kāhui Ako o Waitematā, our Community of Learning, participated in a day of Professional Development for teachers, teacher aides, and support staff. Educators from our local schools attended, with a focus on our local curriculum and what makes our area unique. It was a privilege to hear from the Polynesian Panthers, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and Judith Locke about empowering our tamariki, as well as hearing from experts across a range of fields - such as Collaborative Teaching, Supporting Neurodiverse Learners, a Local Curriculum Hīkoi and Local Stories, Supporting Student Wellbeing, and Building Cultural Capability.
This week we would also like to celebrate and thank our incredible team during Support Staff Week. Our amazing teacher aides, caretaker, counsellor and office staff all do a wonderful job of supporting the Pasadena Community, whether it’s helping students engage with their learning, communicating with families, or keeping our school looking great. We really appreciate them and all that they do.
As winter approaches, it is very important that we continue to follow our school’s COVID protocols including the wearing of masks while inside. We continue to strongly recommend that all students (and staff) wear masks while they are in a classroom setting. We would like all students to wear masks when inside. Masks help to protect not only the individual wearing one but also those around them. If your child forgets their mask or it breaks, we have them available in the school office at all times.
Mary Pretorius
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Practice Lockdown Exercise
As part of a review of Health and Safety, today we practised our emergency procedures under the guidance of Harrison Tew® , who specialise in emergency management planning for schools and educational facilities.
The procedures we follow allow us to respond safely and quickly to a range of situations. We are pleased to inform you that our practice today went very well, with our students responding safely and calmly.
During the year we will continue to practise our emergency procedure exercises to ensure all staff and students remain familiar with them.
Should you become aware of a lockdown or an evacuation at the school, can I please ask that you do not attend the school or phone, as we will not be able to respond. Your presence or contact may make it more difficult for us or the emergency services to manage a situation.
Any information pertaining to an emergency occurring at the school will be updated on our website as regularly as possible. We believe that it is important that we conduct regular practices for lockdowns and evacuations so that we can all be well prepared and familiar with our procedures should an emergency occur.
We thank you for your support.
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ICAS Tests
The 2022 ICAS tests will take place next term. These tests are organised by Educational Assessment Australia of the University of New South Wales and are completed online. For more information and to enter, please fill in the google form here (alternatively, a paper copy can be collected from the office). It is important this competition is a positive experience for the students, so we ask you to consider the option of participation carefully. Your child can enter all four competitions or just one.
All entries must be in by Friday 8 July (the last day of Term 2).
The test dates and prices are as follows:
- Writing - Monday 8 August cost $27.00
- English - Monday 15 August cost $20.70
- Science - Thursday 25 August cost $20.70
- Mathematics - Monday 29 August cost $20.70
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Samoan Language Week
Talofa lava Family and Whānau,
Last week Pasadena had the honour and privilege of celebrating Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week this years theme was Fa’aāuāu le Folauga i le Va’a o Tautai - Continue the Voyage with Competent Wayfinders of the Ocean. Throughout the week we were given key words and phrases to learn and help enrich the language. On Thursday the entire school was encouraged to wear something Samoan related to help bring awareness and cultivate the culture and embody the essences of Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa.
William Uele
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Support Staff Week
This week is Support Staff Week. We are celebrating our wonderful support staff for all the hard work they do around the school from learning support, counselling, caretaking, teacher aiding, working in our office and so much more. We appreciate you all!
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Pink Shirt Day
In Week 3, we celebrated Bully-Free Week, completing a range of lessons and activities around identifying what bullying is, how to be an 'upstander' and how to prevent bullying from happening. We finished the week with Pink Shirt Day, celebrating differences and taking a stand against bullying in our community.
Here are some of our awesome students who went above and beyond with their Pink Shirt Day celebrations:
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Mānawatia a Matariki
On Thursday, 23 June at 6:30am we are marking the rising of Matariki at school with karakia, kapa haka, presentations and shared kai. We would love for you and your whānau to join us.
Please let us know if you are coming, by filling out the RSVP form.
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2023 Enrolments
Applications for 2023 In Zone, Out of Zone and Rumaki Reo enrolments are now open. To enrol please click here. Some key dates to be aware of are:
Parent Information Evening Wednesday 17 August at 6.30pm
Closing date for Out of Zone & Rumaki applications Friday 2 September at 3.00pm
Out of Zone notified by email 3.00pm, Wednesday 7 September
Confirm acceptance of Out of Zone enrolment by Monday 12 September
Rumaki enrolments confirmed on Friday 16 September
Prospective whānau and students who are looking to start at Pasadena in 2023 are invited to join a member of our Senior Leadership Team and our Student Strategic Leaders on a school tour. These tours will showcase learning at Pasadena, our classroom environments, and the many opportunities available to students. Anyone who would like to learn more is welcome to attend. Each tour will cover the same information and are limited to 10 people per group.
Bookings can be made by clicking here. The code is k3k6m if requested.
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Roadblocks to Communication
A message from Melanie Medland, host of our Roadblocks to Communication parent workshop:
Kia ora,
I know you're the kind of parent who wants to do the best for your rangatahi. You're a parent who's proactive.
So, just checking, you know there is a virtual Roadblocks to Communication workshop on Wednesday 15 June at 6pm in the School Hall.
This workshop is all about the speech patterns - the ones that get in the way of deep, robust communication - are so commonly used it's astounding.
They pop out of us almost on autopilot, like suddenly our mum has arrived in our body and is talking out of our mouths! They can be uncannily scary.
And every now and then, they're ok. Necessary even.
But all the time? As a default setting? All they do is cause damage.
When I teach them, without exception, every parent can hear themselves.
This workshop gets to the heart of change.
It's about growing your awareness.
If you'd like to be part of a change for the better in your family, this is your place to start.
Register your interest here, and I'll see you there.
Here's to growing great rangatahi into awesome adults.
Ngā mihi,
Melanie
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CZ Year 7 Girls Football
In the morning of the tournament, Wednesday the 25th of May, we gathered outside the office and left school to go to the Year 7 Central Zone football tournament around 8:30am. We had four tough games all of which we lost and one good game that we tied. We showed great teamwork, determination and sportsmanship.
Overall we had a very good time and couldn't have done it without all the parent help, we give a huge thank you to all the parents who came along to help us as well as Miss Pretorius who organised training the team and took us through the event.
Big congratulations to: Anahera, Aroha, Elsie, Gabriella, Lucy, May, Ruby, Sarai, Stella, Violeta
Poroporoaki and thank you,
Sarai, Ruby and Elsie
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CZ Year 8 Girls Football
A couple of weeks ago a team of Year 8 Girls competed in our annual Central Zone Football competition. We played three games against, Ponsonby, St Marys and Dio. The girls fought hard, and looked like one of the better teams during the day, but unfortunately, the scores didn't go our way. Regardless, I was super impressed with the team, especially considering some of the girls had never played before!
Although the day was short, we have organised some friendly matches against Mt Roskill which will be happening next week.
Thanks to the parents who helped with transport, and supported us from the sideline. Also, thank you to Jonathan Hughes for coming down to cheer on the girls. They definitely appreciated having their principal on the sideline.
James Bonnar
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June
15 Parent Evening Roadblocks to Communication 6pm
17 Rainbow wear your own clothes day
20 CZ Hockey Boys
21 CZ Hockey Girls
23 Matariki Breakfast 6.30am-8.30am
24 Matariki Day (school is closed)
27 - 8 July Life Ed
30 CZ Table Tennis
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July
7 Healthy eating programme
School student event
8 Last day of Term 2 - school will finish at 2pm
25 8.45am Term 3 begins
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