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2020: TERM 4, Week 2 23/10/2020
FROM THE OVAL
From the Headmaster
Dear Parents, Guardians and members of our community
Our staff and students have embraced the first two weeks
of Term Four with enthusiasm across academic lessons,
cultural activities, sporting endeavors, service opportunities
and in the constant social interaction occurring.
Over the final seven weeks of term we welcome you to
attend and support the following Southwell moments;
Our Super Spring Cricket Bash on Sunday November 1st
starting at 9.30am on the Main Fields.
Our Speech & Drama Recitals in the PAC. Friday 6th of
November. Juniors 4 to 5.30pm and Seniors 6 to 8pm.
Our Itinerant Music Concerts in the PAC through Week 6.
16-19th November inclusive, starting at 6pm.
Our Southwell Athletics Day. Friday 20th of November.
Bring a picnic lunch.
Our Jazz Band Concert on Sunday 22nd of November in
the PAC Foyer starting at 2pm.
Our Year 6 Pantomime. Friday 27th of November, starting
at 6pm in the Auditorium.
Our Evening Christmas Chapel Services through Week 8
as calendared, starting at 6pm in All Hallows.
Our Junior Prizegiving (Years 0 to 4) in the Auditorium.
Wednesday 9th of December starting at 10.30am
Our Senior Prizegiving (Years 5 to 8) in the Great Hall.
Thursday 10th of December starting at 10.30am.
Yours sincerely,
Jason Speedy
Congratulations to the students, staff, parents and wider community members involved in our Opera - Hairspray.
A stunning week of musical theatre that concludes this evening.
Awards, Badges, Special Certificates & Announcements Values Badges & Certificates Mackenzie Briggs, Coco Beasant, Isabelle Freyberg, Georgie Keel, Akain Kuruppuge, Harris Li, Lucas Li, Aria Low, Joey Wang, Kevin Zhang, Terrence Yan, Christopher De’Ath, Austin Du, Jack Ferrar, Gia Huntley, Sacha McIntyre, Joshua Nicholson, Mia Parsons, Anjali Sharma, Oscar Zhu U12 Snow Sport NZ Junior Freestyle Nationals Congratulations to Austin de Leeuw who won the U12 Snow Sport NZ Junior Freestyle National Title. Austin placed 1st= overall, winning the Boarder-Cross, 2nd in the Slopestyle and 3rd in the Halfpipe. Waikato Diving Champs Poppy McKay - Gold Poolside, Silver 1m and 3m Waikato Regional Gymsport Festival Flyers Women’s Artistic (Year 2-6) Novice Poppy McKay - 1st Overall Flyers Men’s Artistic Henry Rushbrooke - 2nd Overall Flyers Women’s Artistic Club Isabella Fleming - 1st Overall Twisters Women’s Artistic (Year 7&8) Novice Georgia Bruton - 1st Overall Flyers Men’s Artistic Trivahn Walker-Riggins - 1st Overall Twisters Women's Artistic Siobhan Yorston - 2nd equal Women's Open Artistic Gymnastics Lani Jarrett - 3rd equal Men's Open Artistic Gymnastics Cooper Smith - 2nd place NZ Water Ski Association Amos Ratuki Sub Junior Champion Trophy, Sub Junior Boys Series trophy, Fish City Most Improved Male Skier Trophy National Maths Problem Solving Challenge 2020 Leon Wu - Achieved a perfect score NZ Chess Federation Level One Badge Vivian Ho, Elsa Xu, Miya Hsieh, Dylan Wang, Alex Poole Level Two Badge Srikar Jandyhala, Jack Ganley, Amba Wood, Finn Ganley
Awards, Badges, Special Certificates & Announcements
Awards, Badges, Special Certificates & Announcements
The below images were displayed on the large screen at Assembly
Who is Enthusiastic? Week 1
Who Shows Composure? Week 2
Awards, Badges, Special Certificates & Announcements
Who Shows Composure? Week 2
Kids’ Lit Quiz
After an extremely tight, tense and nail-biting competition on Wednesday’s Waikato Kids' Lit Quiz heat,
Southwell Team 2 were announced as the winners! Congratulations to Michael Crowther, Conor
McCormack, Evie Sharman and Adam Chapman, who will now travel to Wellington for the National
Final. Congratulations also to Southwell Team 1 who placed fourth equal, by half a point. Well done to
Iona Martynoga, Oliver Jones, Adi Manda and Frances Gregory. Both teams were amazing
ambassadors for Southwell and we are very proud of you all.
Hairspray Snapshots
Hairspray Snapshots
Inspiring Spaces & Student Work at Southwell
From the Performing Arts Department Itinerant Concerts Dear Parents of students involved in the Itinerant Music and/or Speech and Drama lessons at Southwell, Thank you for investing in your child's education by learning a musical instrument at Southwell School. Music and speech and drama tuition can be very rewarding and we hope that all is going well with your child's lessons so far. Every year in Term 4 we celebrate students' instrumental and vocal achievements by holding a concert. We will be holding concerts across five evenings, to enable more children to enjoy the benefits of performing in front of an audience. It is not compulsory for your child to play at these concerts, so during the first few weeks of Term 4, your child’s itinerant music teacher/speech and drama teacher will talk to your child to ascertain whether or not they would like to perform. If your child attends lessons outside of Southwell you are still welcome to play, please contact me to be included in the programme. The concerts will be held over five days. Speech and Drama will be held on Friday 6th November of week 4. Juniors will be 4pm till 5.30pm and Seniors 6pm till 8pm in the PAC. During week 6 of Term 4 we will hold the itinerant music concerts. These concerts will begin promptly at 6pm and students are required from 5.45pm for warming up and tuning. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s music or speech and drama tutor, or myself. Julia McIntyre Director of Music julia.mcintyre@southwell.school.nz
From Performing Arts
Southwell School Jazz Band is excited to be joining with the Hamilton Big Band to perform a public
concert at Southwell School on Sunday 22 November, at 2:30pm. This will be held in the Foyer of the
Performing Arts Centre. Tea and coffee to follow the concert.
From the Library
We are rocking and rolling in the library for the start of Term 4, which will whizz by.
We have stocktake in Week 5, and that is when we hope to
rediscover some of the books which are AWOL. If your child has one
of these AWOL books, cross your fingers that it turns up. If it
doesn't... they will need to keep looking!
Leaving students will be charged for missing books at the end of the
year. Returning students have the holidays to have a really good
look for the book(s) - they often reappear!!
Scan this QR Code to link to the podcast Book Club for Kids and hear
Kitty Felde interview students about the amazing Maniac Magee by
Jerry Spinelli, which we have in our library in the Realistic section and
also on the Wheelers audio platform.
Do you live near the Glenview Library? Head there on Tuesday
afternoons to read to a dog. Click HERE for more info.
And you can celebrate all things Harry Potter at the HCL on November 14. Wave your wand HERE for
more info.Archives Opera Advertising (circa 1960s-70s) Before opera opening nights, Southwell would have lots of big photographs taken (some made into posters) to be used as advertisements. Mrs Irene Sergel (wife of Headmaster Paul Sergel) used to take a huge handful and walk up both sides of Victoria Street putting photos and posters in shop windows.
From the Nurse
Sick Pupil Guidelines
In order for pupils to gain maximum learning they need to be well. Often a pupil who seemed well at
home, can find it difficult to cope with the focus required whilst at school.
Guidelines
1. Parents need to have:
An alternative person available should your child be unwell and unable to care for him/her.
Your alternative person’s contact details should be up to date and given to the Administration
Staff.
2. In consideration of other pupils and staff at Southwell School the following criteria has been
developed:
ILLNESS RECOMMENDED RECOVERY TIME
Vomiting Until 24 hours after LAST vomit
Diarrhoea Until 24 hours after last runny bowel motion
Conjunctivitis Until eye discharge has ceased
Measles For at least four days after onset of rash
Whooping Cough For five days after antibiotic treatment com-
Mumps For nine days or until swelling has gone
Chicken Pox For seven days from the onset of the rash/scabs
are dry
School Sores Until 24 hours after antibiotics started
Streptococcal throat For 24 hours from commencement of treatment
These guidelines have been developed to ensure the pupil is completely well before returning to
school and therefore less likely to become unwell again. The guidelines are also in place to
protect other pupils and the staff at Southwell School.
3. Medication: If your child requires medication to be administered during the school day,
please can you bring it to school in the container it has been dispensed in by the pharmacy (legal
requirement for the School Nurse) – it is helpful if the pharmacy can dispense into two lots (one for
school and one for home). On the first day the medication is to be given at school you will need to
complete a “Medication Request” form – available from the office or the clinic.
4. Nut Allergy: We have pupils who are ANAPHYLACTIC if they have nuts. Some of these
pupils are anaphylactic even if they are exposed to nuts (peanuts in particular). They do not have
a minor reaction, but a serious reaction which they can die from. These pupils all have EpiPens
(pre-packaged adrenaline) at school with them, because of the serious nature of their allergy. We
ask that you avoid sending food to school which contains nuts e.g. mixed nuts, muesli bars, peanut
butter sandwiches, nutella sandwiches etc.
5. Summer Hats: Hats are to be brought to school every day during Terms 1 and 4.
Please keep this for future reference.
Thank you for your supportThe Southwell School Super Spring Cricket Bash Kick off the new Cricket season with a fun day out at the fifth annual Super Spring Cricket Bash. This one-day tournament is free and is purely for fun. Bring the whole family! It’s open to all skill levels and is all about celebrating our school history, utilizing our fantastic grounds and enjoying a day of friendly competition with the wider Southwell community. Teams are sorted into Old Boys and Girls, Teachers, Parents and Students who will square off in Kiwi Cricket style games, with a soft ball and relaxed rules. So don’t worry if you’re not as handy with a bat as you used to be… it’s all about fun, banter and playing to win the coveted Major Gay Medal. Major Gay was an icon of Southwell School, teaching here from 1965-1989. The Major had two great loves: The Army and Cricket. He fought in WWII, was awarded the Military Cross and later played first class cricket in Eng- land. He qualified to teach cricket from the home of cricket, Marylebone Cricket Club, which was a great ad- vantage to cricket players of Southwell School. Upon retirement, the Major was awarded an Honorary membership to the Southwell Old Boys and Girls associa- tion and was made a Fellow of Southwell School. We continue to celebrate his valuable contribution with the Ma- jor Gay Medal Fun Cricket Tournament. To register, please fill in the online registration form via this link
Support Local
Rototuna New World - great
supporters of Southwell
The Southwell Business Directory is a complimentary service created by our SSA in the midst of COVID-19 to support our
wider Southwell community. Southwell families, Southwell Old Boys and Girls and Southwell supporters are encouraged to
promote their businesses (for free) and network with other members of the Southwell Community by using the Southwell
Business Directory.
Inclusion of a listing does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement on the School’s part and all entries are subject
to approval and editing.
To register a business or update an existing listing please complete the Business Directory Registration form via the
following ink: Southwell Community Business Directory Registration Form.
For all enquiries, please email: ssa@southwell.school.nz
To view the Business Directory, click HEREParent Information
School accounts
Please note that unless you are following a payment plan, Term 4 fees are due for payment on 26th October. Please
also ensure to make sure any outstanding Term 3 fees are cleared as soon as possible, as well as any incidental charges.
Changes to payment options
Cash
Due to increased health and safety requirements please be aware that we are no longer accepting cash
payments in the office, if you are wanting to pay your account by cash please make a manual deposit at any BNZ branch. If
you need a deposit slip to do so, please ask in the office.
Cheque
Following banks slowly phasing out the use of cheques, we will not be accepting cheque payments after June 2021, as the
BNZ will no longer be processing cheques from any issuer.
Credit Card
We continue to have EFTPOS facilities in the Management Centre, which accepts all major card carriers.
However please be aware that from July onwards we will be implementing a 2% surcharge on any payments made via credit
card.
Online Payments
Payment portal
We now have a payment portal set up which can be accessed via your monthly statement or directly from the
parent portal. This offers credit card payment which incur a 2% surcharge or account to account payment which do not incur
a surcharge.
Direct Debit
We do offer the ease of Direct Debits, which is equal monthly payments deducted from your bank account on 20th of each
month. If you wish to pay your account by Direct Debit please contact the office for further
information.
Internet banking
If you are making payment by internet banking please make sure to use your correct family reference code, eg SMITH01.
Online Safety for Parents
All social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and YouTube have a minimum age limit of 13+.
While we recommend that young people are not on social media before they are ready, we also know that there is often
pressure for them to become active in these spaces earlier. If they are interacting in these spaces before they are 13, it's
always better that they’re open and honest with you about using an app or site, rather than doing it behind your back. This
way, you can help them make safe and responsible choices online.
Here are Netsafe’s top tips for setting up social media accounts for your child:
Teach the online safety basics:
Make sure you’ve taught them the skills they need to make safe choices online. This includes how to set up a strong
password, what information they need to protect online, what is appropriate online behaviour and what they should do if they
need help or if something makes them uncomfortable or upset.
Help with the set up:
If possible, set up the account together, using your email account and their actual age. This will help to limit the
inappropriate content they see. Pay particular attention to the privacy settings when signing up and put aside time to when
you can both explore the settings and functionality of the platform together.
Set boundaries and expectations:
Sit together and come up with expectations around behaviour, screentime, privacy, who they will connect with and what can
be shared. Let them know that you will be a ‘friend’ or you will ‘follow’ them – it is important to be transparent about this and
ensure this expectation is in place from the beginning. Make sure you help them to have a plan in place should something
not go as expected. What should they do if something happens online that makes them feel uncomfortable?
Check-in:
Research shows that parents are critical to the success of young people becoming safe, confident and capable in their use
of digital technology. Regular proactive conversations at home helps to minimise the damage if things do go wrong online.
It’s important to let your child know that they can talk to you about anything that happens to them online and that you’ll be
there to support them no matter what.
Teach them about the safety tools available:
Most social networks include tools to block, report or remove harmful content. Make sure they know how to use these to
keep themselves safe.
For more information about keeping your children safe online visit netsafe.org.nz/digital-parenting/Snapshots
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