Newsletter Term 2 Week 7 2024
Principal's Message
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students
Talofa Lava,
I hope this message finds you well. As we approach the end of the term, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all parents and guardians for ensuring that our students come to school in full uniform. Your support in maintaining our school's standards is greatly appreciated.
I would also like to remind everyone to please be careful when walking through the carparks. The safety of our students and parents is paramount, and we must all remain vigilant to prevent any accidents. Please keep in mind that reversing vehicles may not always see pedestrians.
Our next P&C Meeting is being held on Wednesday 5th June at 3pm in the Resource Centre. All parents and carers are welcome to attend. We are also holding our first Maori and Pacific Island Family Talanoa/Meeting on Wednesday 12th June at 3pm in the Middle Campus Tuckshop area. An information flyer for this will be sent out to all families and uploaded to our school Facebook page.
We are excited to announce that our annual Sports Day is scheduled for Thursday, 6th June. This event is always a highlight of the school calendar, and we are grateful to Mr. Patrick Phillips for his hard work in organising it. We look forward to a day filled with fun and healthy competition.
Lastly, a friendly reminder that Semester 1 report cards will be emailed home. We are trialling the use of email instead of paper-copies. If your preferred email address has changed since you first enrolled your child, please update it with the school office to ensure you receive all important communications.
Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation.
Warm regards,
Masina Taule’alo
Principal
Teaching and Learning at Mabel
Early Reading - Helping your child
When we first begin teaching children to read, we teach them letter-sound correspondences in a particular order. In Prep, we start with the sounds that commonly go with the letters s, a, t, p, i and n. Students read decodable texts so they can practice matching the sounds and letters as they are learning them. When the students are unsure of a word, we ask them to ‘sound it out’ (individual sounds) and then to ‘blend’ the sounds together to read a word.
Maree Martin
Head of Department Curriculum
There are a number of online sites where you can access free decodable texts and other great texts.
Student Services at Mabel
Our school values
Values are beliefs that individuals choose to follow to motivate them to decide whether to do something that is a right choice or not. The sit along side our attitude however values are more universal and longer lasting.
Trust
noun
- firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.
What might this look like at school
- trying new things even if they look hard
- being honest
- being in the right place at the right time
- reporting incidents to staff.
Courage
noun
- the ability to do something that frightens one; bravery
What might this look like at school
- trying new things and participating in learning tasks
- taking responsibility for your actions
- coming to school everyday
- asking for help
Respect
noun
- a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievement
What might this look like at school
- using positive words and manners
- keeping hands and feet to yourself
- caring for school property and the environment
- following school and class rules and expectations
What values do you and your family have and what school values can your students follow?
Teresa Radicke, Sarah Williamson and Karen Gardyne
Head of Department Student Services
Are your contact details up to date?
In the event of an emergency or accident, the school MUST be able to contact you immediately by telephone, so we need to have the most up-to-date information on our system.
Please keep us updated with any new home address, telephone number and email addresses.
