Term 2 Week 9 2021
Kia ora koutou,
Week 10 is going to be a particularly busy and exciting week as it is Book Week culminating in our Character Book Week Parade. Thank you to our amazing teachers led by Ms Sharmila Raj and Mrs Hatley-Owen for organising such an exciting book week during week 10. Thank you also to those parents who have offered to assist with the Scholastic Book Fair sales, and to all of you who are already preparing costumes for the book character parade.
We are looking forward to seeing you at our Parent Interviews on Wednesday and Thursday. Teachers will be focusing on student progress so far this year, which may include class work, assessments and social skills. Students’ books will be available for you to look through to see examples of your child’s learning. Reports will be coming home on Tuesday 6 July.
Last week we had our first Pōwhiri at BDS and it was an incredibly special occasion. This would not have been possible without Michelle Takaiti whose expertise and enthusiasm enabled this to be organised. With the support of Rochelle Carr on the guitar and supporting the kapa haka practices, all our teachers and tamariki were able to welcome our new whanau, tamariki and teachers to BDS. It was so wonderful to see so many of our new BDS whanau attending and staying for morning tea. A personal thank you to the Board Of Trustees and staff who presented me with an absolutely beautiful Pounamu necklace.
Next term, every year group level will be  visiting the Museum.
Please look out for your child’s notice in their school bag as it came home last week and will explain our Inquiry Focus for Term 3.
Please check the lost property before the end of the term as we have many items that need to be collected, particularly our green fleece jackets.
Our three canopies will continue to be installed over the holidays and two of our classrooms will also be having work completed on them. This will be a busy holiday time at BDS.
We all wish you a relaxing and enjoyable school holiday.
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Congratulations to the following children who will be receiving their End of Term Certificates at school assembly on Friday, starting at 9.10 am. This week our item will be Room 14’s Guess the Character game.We welcome you to attend.
End of Term Certificates
Isla Jones, Logan Baker, Melody Hirovanaa, Jon Wu, Venuja Nanayakkara, Sarah Shawani, Abdull Muhammad, Gus McCrindle, Ada Zhang, Amelia Klee, Aris Ezra-Fesolai, Dihen Karunatillake, Sophia Macbeth, Dhyan Patel, Ryder Lindgreen, Kerry Kang, Austin Zhou, Pamela Sekona, Blake Manson, Kyan Norton, Liam Goldsmith, Nella Ranchhod and Solomon Zhang.
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Coming Up @ BDS…
Week 10 – Book Week
Wednesday 7 July – Parent/teacher interviews
Thursday 8 July – Parent/teacher interviews
Friday 9 July – Book Character Parade / Last day of Term 2
Monday 26 July – First day of Term 3
Wednesday 28 July – BOT meeting
Tuesday 3 August – Senior Cross-country
Monday 9 August – Yr 3 Museum trip
Tuesday 10 August – Yr 0/1 Museum trip
Wednesday 11 August – Yr 2 Museum trip
Friday 13 August – Yr 4 Museum trip
Wednesday 18 August – Yr 5 Museum trip
Thursday 19 August – Yr 6 Museum trip
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Pōwhiri – thank you!
A very warm welcome to all our new students, their families and our new teachers. It was a pleasure to officially welcome you to our school.
Thank you to our amazing Kapa Haka who performed beautifully, Mr Insley who spoke on behalf of our school and Mr Yoon who spoke on behalf of our newcomers. Our students were equally impressive with the respect shown during the ceremony.
We wish you all a wonderful start to your journey with us at Botany Downs Primary.
Michelle Takaiti, michellet@botanydowns.schoool.nz and Rochelle Carr, rochellec@botanydowns.school.nz
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School Holidays – Office and School hours
The school will be closing on Friday 9th July 2021 at 3.00 pm and open on Monday 26th July 2021.
During the holidays the office will be open from 9.00 am until 1.00 pm on:
Wednesday 21st July 2021
Thursday 22nd July 2021
Friday 23rd July 2021
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Hockey Field Day
Congratulations to the Year 5 and 6 children who attended the local Hockey Fun Day at Lloyd Elsmore last week, you represented our school with pride and good sportsmanship. Our skills improved as the day progressed, and a passion for playing hockey, which may lead to some summer hockey teams in Term 4. A big thank you to the parents who were able to help with transport and support on the day.
Kylee Holmes, kyleeh@botanydowns.school.nz and Sophie Hill, sophieh@boanydowns.school.nz (Hockey coaches)
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Student Achievements
Music Competitions: Well done to all pupils who entered in the piano classes for the annual NZ Modern School of Music competitions-held in Auckland recently. The following students received these wonderful results:
Lily Mai: Gold medal, Silver medal & the trophy for 9yrs Classical Piano (coming top over 32 students).
Thaiki Ono: Gold medal, Highly Commended Certificate & the trophy for Latin American Piano.
Risa Miyata: Bronze medal and Very Highly Commended Certificate for Classical Piano.
Chess Competition: We are very proud to announce our very own Tracy Tang competed at the recent 2021 New Zealand Chess Federation’s Auckland Girls’ Chess Championship. Tracy competed in the Under 10’s Section placing first equal with another student from Diocesan School For Girls.
A record 230 girls aged from 5 to 18 played in the event on Friday 2 July run by the Waitakere Chess Club at the Mt Albert War Memorial Hall.
Congratulations to Tracy Tang and her support team.
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Book Week is here!
 Book Week is underway – a reminder of the special events taking place:
- Book Fair – open Monday-Thursday in the library, including late nights on Wednesday and Thursday. Come and visit to purchase some awesome books!
- Daily – RANDOM READING – when you hear the airhorn sound – drop everything and read for 10 minutes!
- Monday, Tuesday afternoon (1.45-2.45pm) – guest story reading in class. Parents and caregivers, if you would like to come in to read stories to your child’s class, please email their teacher to arrange a visit.
- Tuesday – guest author Sally Sutton visiting Year 1,2 & 3
- Wednesday – guest author Anne Kayes visiting Year 4, 5 & 6.
- Wednesday – bring a soft toy friend to read to.
- Friday – Book Character Dress-up Day and Parade! We can’t wait to see your costumes! Whānau are warmly invited to come and watch the parade from the hall deck. The parade starts 11.00am.
Sharmila Raj, Book Week coordinator, sharmilar@botanydowns.school.nz
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Parent/Teacher Interviews
Please note: bookings for Parent/teacher interviews will close
at midday on Wednesday 7 July
Interviews are taking place this week:
- 3:30 pm – 5.00pm Wednesday 7th July 2021
- 3:30 pm – 8.00pm Thursday 8th July 2021
Mrs K Keenan – ESOL/FFP Teacher
- 1.00pm – 5.00pm Wednesday 7th July 2021
- 1.00pm – 8.00pm Thursday 8th July 2021
Online bookings: to book your interviews, go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code in your browser, and enter the event code 64uzr.
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Book Fair Hours…
Opening Hours: 
Monday-Thursday morning 8.30-9.00am
Monday-Thursday afternoon 2.30-3.30pm
Wednesday evening until 5.00pm
Thursday evening until 8.00pm
** Payments by EFTPOS or cash
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SOCCER LESSONS – TERM 3
HJ Elite Soccer Academy is excited to announce that they will be offering an After School Development Program at Botany Downs Primary; starting in Term 3. The program will be held on Wednesdays at 3:15-4:15pm!!!
Click this link to register: https://enrolmy.com/hj-elite-academy/book-now/25-After-School-Soccer-Development-Program—Tuesdays–Ages-4-11–
This program is geared towards the development of girls and boys of primary school age, who are new to soccer, or would like hone their current soccer skills. Our focus is identifying each child’s skill sets; maximising their age-appropriate development; and most importantly ensuring that each child enjoys the process.
See flier and website www.hjeliteacademy.co.nz for more details!!
We can’t wait to KICK Start the new Term with you!!!
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