Sylvia Park School

🌟 Attendance Matters – Week 9: Finishing the Term Strong! 🌟

As we come to the end of another fantastic term, we want to celebrate the commitment our students and whānau have shown to attending school every day. This week, Sylvia Park School achieved an impressive 93.87% whole-school attendance, with many year levels and classes maintaining excellent attendance rates.

A huge congratulations goes to Ōtāhuhu House, who were our standout performers this week! 🏆

🥇 1st for House Attendance – 94.55%
🥇 1st for Punctuality (Lowest Late Percentage) – 3.1%

What an outstanding achievement! Ōtāhuhu House has shown that being at school every day and arriving on time makes a real difference. Ka mau te wehi! 💛

👏 Congratulations also to our top-performing year levels:
🥇 Year 3 – 95.92%
🥈 Year 7 – 95.44%
🥉 Year 6 – 95.14%

🌟 Top Classes This Week
🥇 Room 7 – 99%
🥈 Rooms 23 & 28 – 98%
🥉 Rooms 9 & 24 – 97%

As we head into the holidays, we encourage all whānau to help their children finish the term strong by attending every remaining day of school. Every lesson counts, every day matters, and every day at school helps our tamariki build the knowledge, confidence, and connections they need to succeed.

Let's aim for a strong finish with no days missed and continue building positive attendance habits that support learning and achievement.

Thank you to all our whānau for your ongoing support throughout the term. Together we are helping our students to:

💙 Attend – Engage – Achieve 💙

Friday Assembly Fun at Sylvia Park School!
Today’s theme: SPACE and MATARIKI

What a fantastic way to finish the week!

A huge congratulations to our wonderful hosts, Room 4 and Rūma 15, who led today’s assembly with confidence, enthusiasm, and plenty of energy. Their amazing presenters kept the audience engaged from beginning to end, showcasing the leadership and mana we are so proud of at Sylvia Park School.

The performances were full of fun, creativity, and school spirit, with students giving their all and bringing plenty of smiles to the hall. It was wonderful to see our tamariki sharing their talents and celebrating their learning together.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to making today’s assembly such a success. Fridays at Sylvia Park School are always special, and today’s assembly was another great reminder of the incredible students, staff, and whānau that make our school community so strong.

Huge congratulations to Ōtāhuhu for winning the week in the house competition. You were here everyday and on time!

Have a safe and happy weekend, everyone! 💙💛

Check out what has been happening in rūma tekau mā rima this week!

Matariki Hunga Nui - Tīhei Mauri Ora

Akomanga 15 - what a busy and rewarding week it has been in our classroom!

The tauira have worked hard preparing for our upcoming assembly, demonstrating leadership, courage and teamwork as they practised alongside our Buddy Class Room 4. We also had the privilege of welcoming a new student to our kura through a pōwhiri, providing an opportunity for our class to show manaakitanga and whanaungatanga while helping our newest junior member of Te Puna Waiora feel valued and included.
Alongside this, students have continued developing and refining their Pakirehua products, exploring their connections to Matariki, Te Whānau a Tamanuiterā, and the wider universe. It has been wonderful to see their creativity, curiosity, and growing understanding shine through their work.

A special acknowledgement to our Environmental Representatives for their leadership and commitment, and to the many other students whose positive contributions, teamwork, and willingness to help others have played an important role in supporting our class's progress and success moving forward.

With Matariki’s Hautapu event on the horizon, the future is certainly looking exciting.

Check out what has been happening in rūma tekau mā rua this week!

This week in Room 12, our tamariki have been busy working on their drawings for our upcoming inquiry game! We are in the publishing phase and everyone is putting in their absolute best effort. These drawings represent the stars of Matariki. For example, for the star Waitā, which connects to the ocean, students have made amazing drawings of food that can be found in there and have labelled in both English and te reo Māori. We can't wait to share, play, and celebrate our final project with other classrooms soon!

Check out what has been happening in rūma rua this week!

This week was a blast! We have been hopping along number lines solving “one more” and “one less” problems, zooming through counting by fives, like 5, 10, 15 ... We also started to learn to read words with four sounds, and design our special Matariki stars!

Community Notice – Road Works Near Sylvia Park School

Please be aware that Vector and their contractor, Dreadnought Civil, will be undertaking electricity infrastructure works on Mount Wellington Highway from 22 June to 30 June 2026.

During this period, families may notice:

• Traffic management in the area
• Temporary parking restrictions
• Footpath diversions
• Construction vehicles and excavation works

We encourage whānau to allow extra travel time and take care when walking or driving near the worksite.

These works are being managed by Vector and Dreadnought Civil. Any questions regarding the works can be directed to the contractor's site representative, Blake Etherington (Dreadnought Civil) on 027 308 6923.

Thank you for helping keep our tamariki safe during this period.

Sylvia Park

12 More School Days Left 🏆
This is when we show heart and knuckle down, making mahi matter, while turning up everyday.

Ki o Rahi Showdown: Staff vs Students!

What an awesome game of Ki o Rahi! Our students have been working hard on their skills during PE lessons, learning the traditions, strategies, and teamwork that make this unique game so special.

Today, they got the chance to put those skills to the test against some very brave staff members!

The students showed incredible speed, skill, and game awareness, while the staff gave it their all with plenty of enthusiasm (and maybe a little bit of competitive spirit!).

It was fantastic to see everyone embracing the challenge, encouraging one another, and having fun together.

A huge ka pai to all of our students for their effort and sportsmanship, and thank you to the staff who stepped onto the field and joined in the fun!

SPS IN THE WEEKEND!

On Sunday the 14th June, Dakota completed in a 2 hour grading for her blue belt in which she had to do line drills, all 3 kata and kumite with other GKR karate members. Well done Dakota!