Address: 282 Victoria Avenue, Remuera, Auckland | Telephone: (09) 520 0602
E-mail: [email protected] | web: www.victoriaave.com
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Welcome back. I am back at school after my term 2 sabbatical. It was a great opportunity to sit back, relax, reflect and catch up on personal as well as professional reading. I also worked on my research ‘Leading From the Middle’. A huge thank you to Jane Cameron for her hard work and expertise as acting principal. She was supported by Anne Bridgman and together they made a great team. Huge thanks across the school to all staff who stepped up to fill the gaps as Jane and Anne took on different roles during the term.
I have been roving in classrooms and I am very impressed at how well teachers have hit the ground running at the start of the term. My question to each child I talk with in the classrooms is “tell me what you are learning”. Every single child I spoke with didn’t just tell me the activity they were doing, they told me what they were learning as they did the activity. Top stuff!
Dances for Schools
This week and next week we are very fortunate to have dance teachers from Dances for Schools in school taking all classes for daily dance lessons. This means that over the two weeks, each child participates in ten dance sessions. I went along and observed the year 2 children and their teachers learning the hip hop dance moves. The dance teachers are just so skilled in explaining the moves, every child picked up the dance sequence very quickly. The teachers were very impressive as well! On Friday 4 August we would like to share the dances learnt in two performances. Please check the times below for when your child will be dancing as you are most welcome to come along to the hall and see what they have been learning.
9.10 – 9.50 am
Rooms 9, 10, 12 , 13, 14 & 15
Year 3 classes
Year 5 classes
2.00 – 2.40pm
Rooms 7, 8, 11
Year 4 classes
Year 6 classes
Youth Mental Health
There has been a lot of public discussion about youth mental health recently. The Ministry of Education has asked all schools to let parents know where to find information to support the mental health and wellbeing of their children. Parents are encouraged to regularly check in with their child about how they are doing and the things going on in their lives. You’ll find links to organisations you can contact for help and advice if you are concerned about your child: www.parents.education.govt.nz/mental-health/
Parent Interviews
Parent interviews are being held on 9, 10 August. Please be aware that school closes at 2pm on Wednesday 9 August. Details about booking an interview slot will be emailed to you today. We encourage your child to participate in the interviews.
Playgrounds
You will have seen that some of the playgounds are out of bounds for children. Some of the playgrounds are old and I asked to have a safety inspection undertaken of all the playgounds by a certified playgound inspector. This had not been done for a number of years.
As always, there is a lot happening this term so please read the newsletters and look out for notifications sent via email or the VAS app.
Kind regards
Janice Adamson
We are having a ‘Crazy Hair’ mufti day for KidsCan on Friday 11th August. We would like students to bring a gold coin donation for the charity.

Please donate your second hand uniform to the office. Only items that are in good condition please, no holes or stains.
Au Pair / Nanny Needed Urgently for School Family – Remuera
Must have full, clean drivers licence and good English
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DRAMA/SPEECH LESSONS: Click here for information
MUSIC LESSONS: Click here for information on Musiqhub music lessons
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:
FOR TERM 2 2017
Click here for details on these activities.
Also:
Click here for After School and Holiday Community Based Programmes and Activities for 2017
What’s Ahead?
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR ONLINE CALENDAR
IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES
School Times
School starts: 8.50am
Interval: 10.30-10.50am
Lunch: 12.30-1.25pm
School finishes: 3.00pm
Term Dates for 2017
Term 1: Wednesday 1 February to Thursday 13 April 2017
~ Waitangi Day Monday 6 February ’17
~ Good Friday 14 April
Term 2: Monday 1 May to Friday 7 July 2017
~ Queen’s Birthday Monday 5 June ’17
Term 3: Monday 24 July to Friday 29 Sept 2017
Term 4: Monday 16 October to Friday 15 December 2017
~ Labour Day Mon 23 October ’17
Stationery Sales
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8.30-8.45am
Uniform Shop
– half way up dragon drive in the old dental clinic
OPEN THURSDAYS only: 8.15-8.45am
Orders and payments for uniform can be made online on our website ~ Click hereSave
Lunch Orders
1. ‘Daily Lunch and Catering’ ordered through ezLUNCH: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays – ONLINE ORDERS ONLY
Click here for term 2 menu.
Join ezlunch today and Place an order Sushi is available through Daily Lunch and Catering
2. Pita Pit: ordered through ezLUNCH: Thursdays – ONLINE ORDERS ONLY
Join ezlunch today and Place an order
3. Subway: Wed and Fri – ONLINE ORDERS ONLY
Register to order online at www.subwayrialto.co.nz
School Dental Service
8b Ngaio St Orakei Ph5200603.
The dental team will be posting letters to all new entrants to our school as required.
Remember to ‘like’ Victoria Avenue School on Facebook.
NIT NIGHT TONIGHT!!
PLEASE, PLEASE CHECK FOR NITS – a number of classes have reported nits and if your infected child is not treated then many others will be!
Here is a link from NZ Health for info and treatment.
http://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/conditions-and-treatments/diseases-and-illnesses/head-lice
Reminder school Banking is on every Wednesday
To join go to the ASB display/banking box in the foyer.
To download the app for free on iPhone or Android click this link. http://is.gd/3ffmjc
The Creative Shed
With the weather having been so unkind, The Creative Shed and Loose Parts Play will not resume until later in the term. We still need more loose parts – durable, reasonable sized items that can be used in imaginative play, eg. (but not limited to): wood off cuts, log slices, crates, tarps, pipes…… no tyres please. Contact Anna, 021 217 0261 or [email protected]
- Room 1: Bryn Somervell
- Room 2: Leo Cormack
- Room 3 : Poppy Tingey
- Room 4: Evie Houtman
- Room 5: Jessica Lee
- Room 6: Grace Liang
- Room 7: Miles Clark
- Room 8 : Leo Anderson
- Room 9: James Lethborg
- Room 10: Brayden Gao
- Room 11: George Smith
- Room 12: Joseph Sim
- Room 13: Riley Enright
- Room 14: Max Maire
- Room15: Jessica Schaaf
- Room 16: Emily Fippard-Peacock
- Room 17: Jack Reid
- Room 18: Louie Hogan
- Room 19: Olesya Kozakevych
- Room 19: Olivia Halliday
- Room 20: Craig Rong
- Room 20 : Charlotte Dalziel
Victoria Avenue School Principal Sponsor – Nick Lyus
Marketing Administrator Position
Nick Lyus is growing his successful team and is looking to hire a Marketing Administrator. The successful candidate will have plenty of energy and initiative and a strong customer service focus. You’ll need to be a whiz with the computer, have a good eye for detail, be able to multi-task and be great with people.
Some experience with CRM and databases would be a benefit, as would previous experience with the creation of presentation and marketing materials. Real estate experience would also be an advantage but is not essential.
The role will be part-time role (up to 25 hours a week), school hours and flexibility during holidays. Start date September/October 2017.
You will need to have:
- A great sense of humour and a positive outlook are essential
- Exceptional communication and customer service skills, along with the ability to relate to a wide variety of people
- Social media savvy. Intermediate/advanced computer skills
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with minimum supervision
- A positive, team-focused attitude
Barfoot & Thompson Remuera is a fun team environment and we take immense pride in being market leaders and believe in acting professionally and with integrity at all times.
Please send your application to [email protected] or feel free to call Nick directly if you have any questions 021 998 001.




