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Hillsborough Primary School

N E W S

Belfast Street, Hillsborough, Auckland 1042 www.hps.school.nz Ph: (09) 625 7307

[email protected] 13th December 2017

CHILDREN’S GIFTS

Principal’s Note:

Dear Parents and Caregivers Kia Ora

Here we are at the end of another year. It has been a fantastic year for me in my role as Principal. I have really appreciated all the support and encouragement that I have received throughout the year.

It has been a huge confirmation to receive a highly supported ERO report this year where part of the report stated. .

“Children are learning across the breadth of the New Zealand Curriculum and learn in caring and inclusive environments. The curriculum is responsive to the community’s aspirations. This is evident in the way teaching programmes incorporate the Hillsborough School’s values, identified learning skills and the well-established children’s inquiry approach. Senior leaders and teachers are catering well for children’s diverse needs. Children with additional needs have their progress monitored closely. The board ensures that appropriate resources are available to enhance children’s learning, and support them to access the curriculum. “

I would like to thank all the Teaching and Support Staff for their hard work this year and wish them a relaxing well earned break.

I would also like to thank you all for the support that you give not only to your children but to us as a school and because of this partnership we have an excellent opportunity for all children to be successful.

I do hope that you have a fun filled Christmas and a relaxing holiday break. I wish you all the best for the New Year.

Mark Lewington Principal

Good bye to our Year 6’s

We farewell the following Year 6 Students

and wish them all the best for their

Intermediate years.

Room 1

Sameer Aktar, Madisson Ballard-Tualasea, Rushni

De Silva, Zachan Kemen, Raeesha Khan,

Kimberley Lin, Shane Mathew, Sunny Samson,

Holly Smart, Joshua Waqanivalu,

Room 2

Isabella Armani, Zara Bennett, Riaan Bryant,

Charlotte Cooper, Elliot Grogan, Julius Hall, Paige

Kemp, Tyler Kroonenberg, Ayden Mita, Isabelle

Phillips, Bellaviness Potter, Cassidy Silveira,

Room 3

Adam Ali, Ava Bennett, Alyssa D’Souza, Kevin

Dai, Kelly Fu, Hirotaka Kamidaira, Ahmed Khimani,

Visakan mathiyalagan, Omisha Mogre, Kavin

Nathoo, Keira Ng, Chantelle Vossen-Chong, Evan

Yong

Room 4

Eden Baxter, Lexus Campbell, Marina Da Silva,

Alex Harries, Prabkirat Kaur, Natasha Tangiiti,

Shreiya Maqtedar, Aksai Niranjeyan, Ankur Singh,

Maia Smart, Lupe Lavea, Tagiilima Lavea, Brooke

Van Houts, Jason Zhou

Room 5

Samuel Cameron, Leah Choadhary, Leah

Faonevai, Joshua Fowler, Rome Harris, Staise

Mary Binoy, Daniel Mulipola, Hari Muralidaran,

Sayeh Naraghizadeh, Jordan Nethula, Shalini

Rawat, Sabah Safi

Thank you to all those who have donated Christmas gifts for the children in need.

These gifts have been donated to the St Vincent de Paul. They have gone to kids who

have never had anything new before. St Vincent de Paul has very much appreciated

the kindness of Hillsborough Primary School. Thankyou.

School Closes on Friday 15th December at 1.00pm. The Skids After School Care will be open from 1.00pm.

Charges from 1.00pm to 3.00pm will be a cost of $16.00 for the two hours and standard prices after 3.00pm.

School starts again on Thursday 1st February 2018

We welcome Gabrielle Dancey to our Koru Syndicate starting in

February 2018.

Gabrielle will be teaching in Room 11.

Congratulations to our Two Team Members for your new Positions in 2018.

Ellen Schwart - Junior Syndicate Leader Rm 10 Bridget Bryant - Kauri Syndicate Leader Rm 3

Chess Competition 1st - Adam Ali 2nd - Kevin Dai 3rd - Evan Young and Abraham Chanwong

School Girls Chess Champions

1st - Chantelle Vossen-Chong 2nd - Rushni De Silva 3rd - Keira Ng

Chess News

After winning the Auckland Central competition (taking both first and second places) we were able to take two teams to compete in Christchurch. Our team of Adam Ali, Kevin Dai, Abraham Chanwong, Evan Yong, Chantelle Vossen-Chong, Alan So, Rocco Gough, Julius Hall and Sreehari Muralidaran. The competition was over two days and the results were very close. We were a couple of games away from medals. But everyone played to their ability and should be proud of themselves. You may be interested to note that Mt Roskill Intermediate came 3rd in the intermediate division; with a team all past-pupils of Hillsborough Primary.

We ALSO qualified for the Chess Power national finals. While the same teams were there as for the NZCF championship, the format of the competition is different, and recognises the depth of chess talent at a school, rather than a team relying on one or two star players. Our team of Adam Ali, Kevin Dai, Abraham Chanwong, Evan Yong, and Julius Hall performed amazingly well, and took 3rd place.

We farewell the following Staff Members

Joy Paton from R3 Laura Gladstone from R13 Emma Horne from R20 Saadyiah Musa Bronwyn Eeeles

Many thanks for all your support, we have appreciated all your hard work. We wish you all the best in your new positions.

2018 Term Dates for Hillsborough Primary School

Term One: Thursday 1st February – Friday 13th April

Term Two: Monday 30th April – Friday 6th July

Term Three: Monday 23rd July – Friday 28th September

Term Four: Monday 15th October – Tuesday 18th December

Teacher Structure for 2018

Kauri Syndicate

Room 1 Mrs Tawnee Sowman

Room 2 Miss Jewels Kim

Room 3 Mrs Bridget Bryant Kauri Syndicate Leader

Room 4 Mrs Adele Couillault

Room 5 Mrs Sarah Baxter

Rata Syndicate

Room 14 Ms Patricia Carlyle

Room 15 Mrs Claire Cook

Room 16 Mrs Jenny Elston Rata Syndicate Leader

Room 17 Miss Celena Baker

Room 18 Mrs Carrie Leong

Koru Syndicate

Room 6 Miss Sarah Quadros

Room 7 Mrs Abby Dunne

Room 8 Mrs Coralie McIntyre-Robinson

Room 9 Mrs Gita Sukha

Room 10 Miss Ellen Schwart Koru Syndicate Leader

Room 11 Miss Gabrielle Dancey

Room 12 Mrs Julie Lattimer

Cultural Night Photos

Congratulations to the following Year 6 students who received Awards at today’s Year 6 Graduation.

Rome Harris Ava Bennett Joshua Waqanivalu Sporting Achievement Sporting Achievement Sportsmanship

Riaan Bryant Shane Mathew Alex Harries Sportsmanship Creativity Creativity

Sunny Samson Jordan Nethula Brooke Van Houts Creativity Attitude and Effort Attitude and Effort

Daniel Mulipola Natasha Tangiiti Kevin Dai Excellence in English Excellence in English Excellent in Maths

Keira Ng Evan Yong Keira Ng Excellent in Maths Academic Excellence Academic Excellence

Kavin Nathoo Riaan Bryant Leadership Cup Leadership Cup

Citizenship Medals – Ankur Singh, Kavin Nathoo, Joshua Waqanivalu, Visakan Mathiyalagan, Jordan Nethula, Riaan Bryant, Brooke Van Houts, Chantelle Vossen-Chong, Leah Faonevai, Holly Smart

Buchanan Award Congratulations to Joshua Waqanivalu and Chantelle Vossen-Chong who

have consistently demonstrated the highest level of citizenship, leadership, effort and all round achievement.

*** Community News***

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