16 May
Cross Country is on today :)
Monday 14 May
What a wonderful night at our J Rock performance. I was incredibly proud to be a member of the South New Brighton Community. Congratulations to our students, Emma, Kirsty F, Kirsty M, Hannah and Sophie for an fantastic, awesome show!! You all represented our school outstandingly.
Jenni
Monday 7th May
We have placed the School Charter and School Curriculum under School Information for your interest.
Thanks to our PTA for our wonderful quiz night on Saturday night.
Jenni
Monday 23rd April
Welcome back everyone. Our Principal is obviously on holiday thinking it is Term 3, we are starting Term 2! During the holidays our school has been rewired, we will now have very speedy internet access. The foundations have been laid for our super new playground equipment, it should be installed this week. Welcome to our 9 new students and to our new teacher, Alex Devereux in Room 20. We also have three college interns working in our school, it is great to have their extra help.
First Assembly this term is Thursday 3rd May - 12pm outside Room 5 weather permitting - we love to have parents join us for these.
Anzac Day - no school this Wednesday and no Snippets this week
Our big focus at the moment is the large number of students involved in J Rock - their performance will be in Week 3 - Friday 11th May - we wish all these students the best of luck.
Jenni, Janene and Emma
Sunday 22nd Your 23rd
Just a quick note to say I'm thinking of everyone as term 3 starts. Hope you have all managed to have a relaxing break. We feel a bit out of the loop regards what's happening outside Egypt. The internet is expensive and very slow where we have tried to use it. It takes three quarters of the time to just connect! We are having 2 days spoiling ourselves at Shalm El Sheik before heading to Europe and the cold. It's in the 30deg mark and just finished breakfast. This hotel is 'flash' and has free and fast internet in the lobby so I'm catching up on some things. People are extremely nice and friendly here and are certainly feeling the 60% drop in tourism since last years revolution. We've been through some of the so called hot spots and felt totally safe. Anyway, this will be the last time I post something here, will leave it for school use. I'll leave you with a photo of 'Baby Brighton' doing a spot of surfing in Egypt. - John
4 April
The end of term is upon us with tomorrow being our last day. I would like to thank everyone for all that you have done during the term to help out in and around the school. It has been a challenging but rewarding term and everyone is exhausted, needing the holidays to catch up on some R & R. I will be away next term on my Woolf Fisher Fellowship but will try to drop the odd line back to SNBS. Jenni, Janene and Emma will do a fantastic job in their new management roles and it's a nice feeling being able to go away knowing they are here. Good luck to Hayden in his new job next term, also. Please check out the PTA tab on this site to see the Chairperson's AGM report as well as the Quiz Night. This will be a great night and I'm missing it!!! Finally, have a great holiday and try and get some quality family time together. I'll see you again in term 3.- John
22 March
Congratulations to the following for winning the Wave Rider Whitebait raffle. 1st George Panfilow, 2nd Emma Woodword and 3rd PJ. All have been contacted. Several staff here would be happy to drop off and help you eat it!! - Well done and thanks EVERYONE for supporting the Wave Rider Wellington Camp fundraiser. I had hoped I had bought enough tickets to get a place here... next time! - John
19 March
PTA Fundraiser: A great night is planned for Saturday 5 May in the form of a Quiz Night. Check out the poster under PTA and start getting a team together. It will be a fantastic night with lots of laughs!
Thanks for the positive comments in regard to last week's Snippets, it is always appreciated when you get back to us with your feedback. The Procedure will be up on SchoolDocs, our Policy web site, soon. I have given you directions in how to access this in the past (check your Snippets) and will add a link to it on our website soon. Trust you had a great weekend. The weather was certainly great! Go the Crusaders this coming Saturday night with their first home game in a couple of seasons!
John
14 March
Sorry we didn't get Snippets out today, will be tomorrow. We contacted everyone who has an email reminder and let all the classes know. John
2 March
Holding Hands Together around Sand Art with Peter Donnelly is being held near the Pier THIS SATURDAY 3 March at 9:30 a.m. This is for the children living in Tohoku who were devastated this time last year. If wet check out the Facebook: the sand art project. Come along and help create a sand castle message from the children of Christchurch. - John
28 February
Tomorrow afternoon we have 'Youth Alive Trust 'providing us with a 'Fun Afternoon' similar to what they did last year. It was a fantastic time with a bouncy castle, face painting, etc. There will be a skate school operating so bring along boards, scooters or in-line skates. We would prefer to have these participants wearing helmets. It will start at 12:50 and go through to 3 pm. At 2:30 we will all stop to enjoy a magic show. They will be providing a free BBQ so it is all the fun of the fair and free! Parents are welcome to come along, and if you do, please offer to help out where possible as they would like some more volunteers. See you there.
John
23 February
Yesterday's commemoration at school went very well and it was great to see so many parents and other family members coming down to share in lunch. It was a positive time, once again demonstrating the strength of our community. The flowers in all the road cones and around the school looked great too, and were very uplifting!
This weekend there are some exciting things happening in Brighton. On Saturday there is a 'Wishing Tree' at the I Love New Brighton event at Thomson Park 11 am to 3 pm (Sunday if wet). The Wishing Tree is a great idea to allow you to put ideas on it for New Brighton's future development. On Sunday there is the inaugural Sandcastle Competition near the Pier. Check out this link for further information. - John http://renewbrighton.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/what-would-you-wish-for.html?spref=fb
21 February
With Canterbury commemorating the 1st anniversary of the 22nd tomorrow, as stated in Snippets, we will remember it at school in a positive light with us reflecting on the strength of our community and the relationships, etc. that have evolved. We will all sit together outside Room 3 to have a 'community lunch' before handing out ice blocks as they go to play, the bell going off as normal at exactly the time it hit us a year ago. Families are invited to come along and have a family picnic lunch together. If wet, we will either have lunch in our own or our 'buddy class' . You are still more than welcome to come down and gather your family and join in with one of the classes.
If you chose to spend the day at home as a family, or attend Hagley Park commemorations, please contact the school and leave a message on the answer phone as you would for any absences. All the best for tomorrow, everyone. - John
5 Feb - WHOOPING COUGH
Just after the Snippets had been finished we get the notification of Whooping Cough being in our school. This is a NOTIFIABLE DISEASE so if you suspect this in your family be proactive and seek medical advice straight away. Students can not attend school while they have this and for a period of time after medication. For further information contact your Doctor or Public Health Nurse. I have attached an information letter for your information. - John
14 Feb
Happy St Valentines Day. Hope you are all made to feel special today. Regarding the round-a-bout, Fulton Hogan have agreed to manage a controlled crossing before and after school on Bridge Street while they are working there. Expect this to be for 3 weeks. Work on Estuary Road will hopefully be finished by mid March, fingers crossed. - John
12 Feb
I have had a couple of parents contact me regarding the round-a-bout at Bridge Street and Estuary Road and the confusion there with the traffic. I have been down there and crossing there is certainly more difficult and dangerous. Both the CCC and Police have been made aware of our concerns. We can't relocate a road crossing point there but I was wondering if any parents would be interested in offering to 'donate' some time in the morning from say 8:30 - 9 a.m. and in the afternoon from 3-3:15 p.m. to 'watch over' the intersection. Perhaps we could organise a roster until such time as our roading system is back to normal. With all the redirections and 1 way streets, it certainly is creating more traffic for Estuary Road at this point. Please contact the Office if you can help. Also, please discuss this with your children if you use this crossing point and the need for extra care. Thanks - John
2 February
It has been great to catch up with everyone and hear of all the exciting times during the holidays. Things have been a bit chaotic in the school grounds as our sewer lines have been all checked out and cleaned ready to have repairs undertaken. Great news as they have managed to get some flushing toilets going. Good things take time!!! Please remember to have sun hats each day as well as swimming togs. Also, please use the make shift pedestrian crossing by the main entrance if crossing the road. Many thanks - John
31 January
The pedestrian crossing will be moved to our main entrance as the road is divided down the centre where the existing one is. There is a lot of water on the opposite side so I suggest walking down the footpath on the school side. See you tomorrow. - John
28 January
School opens Wednesday 1st. Be aware Estuary Road is back to 1 way without parking outside the school. Beatty Street is also 1 way so going down Pine Ave you will need to turn down Sandra Street. The best drop off points will be the Hall car park or on Estuary Road between Sandra and Beatty Streets. Looking forward to catching up to everyone. - John
20 January 2012
Hope everyone has had a great Christmas and New Year and still enjoying some quality family time. A reminder that students start back at school on Wed 1st February. Staff have two planned preparation days on 30-31st January. Early enrollments would be appreciated on the 31st, rather than 30th, please.
Looking forward to catching up with everyone and hearing about all the exciting holiday experiences.
John