11 March 2014
Newsletter No: 03
2015 LEADERSHIP TEAM
L-R Back: Lachlan Bruce, James Quinn, Alex Kendall, Abbie Wilson, Shea Fleming, Seleena Bhana, Jazzy Brenton
L-R Front: Bailey Smith, Catherine Bullock, Dilan Magan, Daniel Cohen, Chloe Akerblom
IMPORTANT DATES
MARCH
Tuesday 17th-Wednesday 18th
Wednesday 18th
Friday 20th
Moa Syndicate visit to Tapu Te Ranga Marae
Takahe Syndicate visit to Tapu Te Ranga Marae
School Athletics (postponement 27th)
APRIL
Wednesday 1st
Thursday 2nd
Monday 20th
Tui Syndicate Maths Information Evening 6pm
Last Day Term 1
First Day Term 2
Naumai e te whanau o te kura Brooklyn
Tena koutou katoa
Dear Parents / Caregivers
We had wonderful weather last week for the school picnic. It was a success and everyone had a
great time enjoying the facilities at the Wainuiomata Pool.
The Upstream Art Trial was amazing in Central Park. Four of the sculptures from our Kiwi syndicate
children are now in our school front garden if you missed the exhibition.
The testing has been completed and now there is lots of preparation being done for upcoming
events. Moa Syndicate are visiting the Island Bay Marae on the 17 March They will sleep over and
prepare the hangi for the Takahe Syndicate the next day. The Takahe will be welcomed with a
formal powhiri. Students in Room 10 are organising this.
Our school athletics day is Friday 20 March, at the Newtown Athletics Stadium, from 9.30am to
2.30pm. (Postponement Friday 27 March). Years 4 to 8 will be competing in a variety of events.
The Tui Syndicate will be running their own separate athletics event alongside the rest of the
school. Buses will leave from school at around 9am. A decision will be made by 3pm on Thursday
if the weather looks doubtful and advised via the school phone line and our website.
Children will need to be equipped for the day with a good sized packed lunch, drink, suitable
clothing and footwear, sunhat, sun block and a warm jacket. Children must wear their school
sunhat on athletics day.
School athletics is a great day and we encourage you to come along to support your child. The
first three, Year 4 to 8 students in each event (except for the sack race, standing jump and softball
throw), will go forward to represent Brooklyn School at the Central Zone Athletics in Term 4. Year
3’s, do not compete at the Central Zones. The days programme is on the last page of this
newsletter.
Fundraising – Please return the yellow fundraising form as soon as possible. Planning for upcoming
events will be underway soon. Thank you if your form has been returned.
School Directory - is going to be printed this week and distributed to the eldest or only child next
Wednesday. There are still some forms to be returned and these family contact details will be
omitted from the directory. (Along with those that have already advised us)
This week we give a warm Brooklyn welcome to the families of these students who have recently
started at Brooklyn School: New Entrants Yael Mizrahi & Laila Upton, Alex Li Year 7, Keira Partington
Year 2 & Isabella Wang Year 5. Also welcome to these children - New Entrants Aisling Costello
(sister of Siobhan R16), Xavier Hills (brother of Maia R18 & Terina R18) & Indie Holtom Blade (sister
of Luca R7),
Ka kite
Liz Rhodes
Principal
PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS 27 FEBRUARY
CONGRATULATIONS!
Tui Syndicate
R2: Quinn Daly – having a positive attitude towards
writing & showing persistence
R3: Olivia Ewing – always taking the lead in helping
to keep Room 3 tidy
R4: Brooke Walker – demonstrating empathy to her
friends
R5: Sara Lichtner – shows and shares her creative
thinking in her stories
Kiwi Syndicate
R14: Sum Sum Tsui – showing excellent selfmanagement in all areas of school.
R16: Ethan Hanna – being a super organised and
completing all homework tasks to the best of his ability
R15: Sylvie Alsop – having a fantastic start to the
year with a “Can Do” attitude
R18: Ultan Larkin – always managing to start a task
quickly, to persist and to complete in time.
Takahe Syndicate
R6: Jayden Ranchod – settling to task quickly and
quietly and managing distractions
R7: Joe Cannon – working well with a range of his
peers. What a fantastic start to 2015
R8: Sarah walker – has been managing self & her role as
“mug monitor: exceptionally well. She is a mature role
model for the rest of Room 8
R13: Ben Ballantyne – making an excellent start to the
year. He is always one of the first to share his thinking,
have a go at things and is leading the Year 5 square
chart
Moa Syndicate
R9: Joseph Galinksi – being self-motivated, reliable
& having a great attitude both in & out of the
classroom
R10: Lucy Corry – excellent organisation and
communication skills as part of Room 10’s hangi
organising committee
R11: Lachlan Bruce – regularly stepping up to support
the learning & wellbeing of his class mates
R12: Ollie Lau-Young – demonstrating selfmanagement skills and starting the year in a positive
manner
House Leaders for 2015
Bella Burdon & Aaron Rothmets
Skyla Cuthbert & Emma Savage
Alicia Lowndes & Theo Richardson
Ashleigh Bruce & Sila Esekielu
Year 8 girls at Brooklyn School are invited to apply for the
Year 9 2016 Queen Margaret College Scholarships

Year 9 Academic Scholarship

Year 9 Sports Scholarship

Year 9 Performing Arts Scholarship
Please go to the school website more information regarding the scholarships:
www.qmc.school.nz/admissions/scholarships
There will be a School in Action Day on Friday 27 March (9am - 3pm) and Open Day on
Sunday 29 March (2 - 4pm). Parents are invited to attend these upcoming events.
Found in Playground
Childs metal framed prescription glasses. Please come to the
office if they are your child’s.
POETS CORNER
Swimming at the School Picnic
By Luke Cheney R3
When we went to the pool there were a hundred people.
There was a water slide and you could dive into the
water. I had a race with my friend Ruby.
Board of Trustees Update March 2015
Welcome back to school and a special welcome to our new children and families.
The “Kaka Project: Brooklyn Area Community Planning” group are gathering further feedback to help
develop a plan for the wider Brooklyn Area, some of which will contribute to Wellington City Council’s Long
Term Plan in May. We would like a shared school and community resource in central Brooklyn (i.e. Harrison
St or very nearby) which would include a gymnasium/hall. We would like to put our $630,000 Special
Property Grant (which can’t be used for classrooms) into building a gymnasium/hall. Please have your say:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KakaProject
We have reviewed and updated our Charter which sets out the Board’s strategic leadership expectations for
the next 3-5 years. It includes specific targets for Maths, Reading and Writing for 2015. Once approved by
the Ministry of Education, it will be on our Brooklyn School website for viewing.
Rooms 11 and 12 have new “Modern Learning Environment” furniture. The teachers and students are
really enjoying their new environment for learning. Pop in and have a look.
It’s great to see our solar panels, partially funded by Genesis energy and the Wellington City Council, up on
the Moa block roof. They are now generating some of our electricity requirements and will be used in our
learning.
Over the holidays we replaced the matting under the Tui Playground with much safer astro turf. Remedial
work on the netball courts and crib wall was also completed.
We have again set the requested donation at $220 per child for this year. The money received enables us
to provide equipment and resources which are not funded by the Government but which we believe are
vital to providing the level of education that you expect from our school. Your donation will be used to fund
the library (including staffing) along with our additional investment in staffing to support all children. Thank
you so much for supporting our school in this way.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact any of us via the school office.
Our next meeting is scheduled for 7.00 pm Tuesday 24 March, in the staff room.
Board of Trustees: Mary-Ann Butterfield (Chairperson), Liz Rhodes (Principal), David Lee, Rex Moller,
Matthew Murfitt, Nigel Corry and Glen Burdon (Teacher Representative).
April Holiday Programmes
April Holiday Programmes running at ASB Sports Centre for ages 7-10,
13 – 17 April 2015.
Go to http://www.123contactform.com/form-1107231/Apr-HPRegistration-Form-Ages-710
April Holiday Programme running at ASB Sports Centre for ages 11-15,
13 -17 April 2015
Go to http://www.123contactform.com/form-1311228/Apr-HPRegistration-Form-Ages-1115
Take advantage of an early bird discount:
Register and pay for 5 days by 2 April and receive a $10 discount.
If you have any queries at all please contact:
Cathy Freear, WBA Office Manager 04 387 3005
[email protected]
Stampy, our resident
guinea pig in Room 5 now
has a new friend - Ezray
the bunny rabbit.
Athletics Programme
Year 5-8 Rotation
Time
9.45am
10.10am
10.35am
11.00am
11.25am
Year 5
Girls
Vortex
Year 5
Boys
Shot-put
Year 6
Girls
Long
Jump
Year 6
Boys
Quoits
Year 7 Girls
Year 7 Boys
Year 8 Girls
Year 8 Boys
Rest
Sprints
100m/200m
High Jump
Sack Race
Sack
Race
High
Jump
Sprints
80m/200m
Rest
Vortex
Shot-put
Discus
Rest
Vortex
Long Jump
Discus
Sprints
100m/200m
Rest
High Jump
Sack
Race
High
Jump
Sprints
80m/200m
Long
Jump
Shot-put
Vortex
Shot-put
Long Jump
Discus
Sprints
100m/200m
Rest
Sack
Race
Vortex
Shot-put
Long Jump
Discus
Vortex
Shot-put
Long Jump
Sack
Race
High Jump
Vortex
Shot-put
Sack
Race
Vortex
Sack
Race
High
Jump
12.00
400m
12.30pm
Quoits
Rest
12.55pm
Long
Jump
Shot-put
Quoits
1.20pm
Long
Jump
Sprints
80m/200m
Rest
Quoits
High
Jump
Sprints
80m/200m
Rest
2pm
Lunch
Sack
Race
High Jump
Sprints
100m/200m
Relays
Year 3-4 Rotation
Time
Year 3 Girls
Year 3 Boys
Year 4 Girls
Year 4 Boys
9.45am
Tennis Ball Throw
Long Jump
Quoits
Vortex
10.10am
Vortex
Tennis Ball Throw
Long Jump
Quoits
10.35am
Quoits
Vortex
Tennis Ball Throw
Long Jump
11.00am
Long Jump
Quoits
Vortex
Tennis ball Throw
11.25am
Sprints 60m
Rest
3 Legged/Sack Race
Standing Jump
12.00
400m
12.30pm
Standing Jump
Sprints 60m
Lunch
Rest
12.55pm
3 Legged/Sack Race
Standing Jump
1.20pm
Rest
3 Legged/Sack Race
2pm
Sprints
60m/100m
Standing Jump
Relays
3 Legged/Sack Race
Rest
Sprints
60m/100m