COMING EVENTS

Saturday 2 February Open Morning 9am

Wednesday 6 February Waitangi Day

Thursday 7 February Open Day

Monday 11 February ID Photos

Monday 11 February MPS 40th Birthday Picnic

Thursday 14 February New School Families Induction

Tuesday 19 February Class 8, 9 & 10 Parent Meetings

Thursday 21 February New Kindy Families Induction

Kia ora tatou

Welcome back to all our returning

families.

School started on Thursday with a

Pōwhiri for all new staff, students and

their families. A huge thank you to

Whaea Andrea for coordinating the event, for all the whānau

that were able to attend and to Greg Turner who, as a parent

with a daughter new to class one, spoke on behalf of the

manuhiri.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of our school opening on

the Amy Road site. On Monday 11th February we will celebrate

this with a birthday picnic lunch from 12:45 – 1:30pm. Parents

are welcome to attend, information will be coming out next

week from class and kaitiaki teachers.

100 years ago, in 1919, the first Waldorf school opened in

Stuttgart. There will be events throughout the year which we

will advertise as they draw nearer. If you haven’t yet watched

the Waldorf 100 video, it is well worth the time. It can be found

at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfec6eF4I_4

Today the YMCA also visited our school to provide information

on the after-school care program that they will operate from

Monday 4th February. Anyone who was not able to attend but

would like more information can contact the YMCA directly on

09 579 4716 or ellerslie@ymcaauckland.org.nz.

Good schools often have a signature that is recognised in the

LOWER SCHOOL DENTAL VAN

Auckland Regional Dental Clinic will be visiting the school 11-15

February 2019 for classes 1-7.

This service is optional for families and only students enrolled in

this service by their families will be seen.

For more information, or to enrol, please contact 09 839 0565

or www.ards.co.nz

FRIDAY FLYER 1 February 2019

Newsletter 1

community. For some it may be sports or results in formal

academic examinations, others may purport to be on the

cutting edge of technology or known for their reputation

around university placements.

Unlike many schools, where students go as right due to the

proximity of their home to the school, parents and students

choose to come to Michael Park. For me this is an important

difference. Every member of our community will have their own

perspective on what resonated with them about Michael Park

and why they have chosen to send their children to us. From

my perspective the differences can be found in the quality of

the relationships, the deep knowledge of the pupils as

individual humans (not only students) and the desire to nurture

those individuals to grow into whole people who are equipped

to understand themselves and the contribution they can make

to society.

In his ground-breaking work entitled Visible Learning, John

Hattie conducted a meta-analysis that led to a summary of 252

factors that impact student learning. His work then ranked the

size of the effect each factor generated. A key finding was that

students generally learn simply by being in school. Our job as

educators is therefore not simply to gauge whether a child is

learning but to consciously assess the impact of our work to

ensure gains are maximised.

Learning for us is not limited to knowledge acquisition but also

covers realms such as skills, attitudes and other human

domains. As a school we have a number of initiatives and goals

for the coming year but our main focus aims to link the

development of the whole child to an explicit focus on what we

do, how and when to maximise the growth of our students

head, heart and hands.

Ngā mihi

Terry Storer

Principal

Dear Michael Park Families,

Would you like an opportunity to support a Steiner

teacher? It is very exciting that Michael Park will be

hosting the 100 years of Steiner Education Conference

this April. Some teachers may be coming from a distance

to join together in your community. Often times

accommodation poses challenges for teachers, whether

financial or due to the distance from the event. To

alleviate this issue as well as to create connections within

our worldwide movement, a new website,

www.steinerbnb.com, has been created by a Steiner class

teacher.

This Airbnb style website is for anyone connected to the

wider Waldorf movement, whether parent, farmer,

eurythmist, Steiner enthusiast or anything in between.

Whether you are looking for conference housing or a

vacation away from it all, Steiner BnB offers numerous

options within the shared values of the Steiner

community. We currently have listings around the world

ranging from a remote stone cottage situated deep in the

heart of a game reserve in South Africa to a getaway on a

biodynamic farm in California.

In order to support the participants of the upcoming

conference on April 13- 15, you can list your home, spare

room, couch or even tent space on Steiner BnB. Should

you want to offer this space only for the conference, you

can easily use the calendar to block off all other dates.

You are also welcome to list your space on an ongoing

basis for anyone looking to visit your area. The choice is

yours.

Simply go to www.steinerbnb.com and register as a user.

The site will walk you through the steps necessary to list

the space you are offering. You will have the chance to

write freely about the space as well as your family or

yourself. Please use this opportunity to share how you

are connected to the Steiner movement.

Guests who are interested in booking your

accommodation will then make a request via the website,

which will be emailed to you. You will have 48 hours to

accept or decline the request. Guests will pay a 10%

booking fee online and they will pay you directly upon

arrival unless you arrange something else ahead of time.

Please reach out with any questions or suggestions as this

is a site dedicated to serving the community and we

wholeheartedly welcome your feedback.

Thank you in advance for considering hosting a visiting

teacher in your home.

Warmly,

Heather - SteinerBnB

LUNCH BAR - NEW MENU

The school lunch bar has a new Term 1 menu available. As

usual, we are offering a discount for whole term pre-orders.

Whenever possible, we are using organic products and this

includes many vegetables. Our philosophy for this lunch bar is

to provide healthy and nutritious food for the children.

Orders for the whole of term 1 are due 9pm Sat 9th Feb

Orders for any week are due the previous Thursday at 9pm

Lunch set price is same as last term. Large is $7 and Regular is

$5 as whole term preorder (at least 2 days a week preorder).

I am also now taking orders for snacks for morning tea, lunch,

after school and take away dinners!

NEW BYO lunch box or disposable option: There is a 50 cent

additional charge on all set prices for a disposable,

compostable lunch box and cutlery. Alternatively you can bring

your own clean, named lunch box to the lunch bar in the

morning.

Week A Mon: Shepherd's pie and Salad (GF, Vegan)

Tue: Onigirazu (sushi) and seasonal vege side dish (GF,

Vegan)

Wed: Summer noodle (Rice noodle or Wheat, Vegan)

Thu: Taco rice (GF, Vegan)

Week B

Mon: Pizza and Salad (GF or Wheat, Vegan or Cheese)

Tue: Curry with Rice (GF, Vegan)

Wed: Tomato sauce pasta and Salad (GF, Vegan)

Thu: Obento of the day (GF, Vegan option)

Snack of the day ($2.50 - $3.00)

Mon: Summer roll (GF, Vegan)

Banana muffin (Spelt flour, Vegan)

Tue: Pan fried Dumplings (Vegan, Wheat)

Orange cake (GF, Vegan)

Wed: Focaccia Banana or Rosemary Olive (Spelt flour, Vegan)

Brownie (Vegan)

Thu: Croquette (GF or Wheat, Vegan)

Regular snacks Rice ball, Pop corn, Chocolate cookie (VE, Spelt), Cereal bar

(Raw, GF, Vegan), Ice cake (GF, Vegan), Smoothie, Ice or hot

chocolate (cow or plant milk), Juicies, Fruits, Granola....

For details on pricing and to order, please visit our website:

www.michaelpark.school.nz/about-us/lunch-bar

www.steinerbnb.com

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

• Greetings Michael Park families and friends. If anyone

knows of any house sit or reasonable price

accommodation from 3-12 February could you please

text me asap :-) We moved with our 4 children to

Auckland from Newcastle Australia on 23rd of January

and are staying in temporary accommodation. We were

just approved for a rental to move in on 12 February.

Our children are in class 4,6 &9 and we are excited to be

welcomed so warmly into another Steiner school.

Lindsay 021 166 0385.

• Family looking for 3 bed house to rent in surrounding

areas to school, up to $620 pw. Please ph or text Jocelyn

0212 357914.

• After kindy childcare. If you need your little one looked after

till you are ready with work or other commitments we are

happy to help. Pickup straight from kindy, we walk home, no

roads to cross, play and entertainment in a home

environment and natural bush setting. Txt or call Nina on 021

2086206

• Dutch classes available for children with a Dutch or

Flemish background. Classes are held every Thursday

during school term. The classes are suitable for children

ages 4-12 and are located at Holland House in

Penrose. For more info please phone 021 206 0214 or

find us on FB: Nederlandse School Auckland.

Contact the editor fridayflyer@michaelpark.school.nz

Guideline 150 characters please. Deadline Thursday lunchtime.

MAORI ONLINE LESSONS

Kia ora koutou,

Due to my workload this year unfortunately I have decided

that I can't take on the community Te Reo lessons that I

wanted to. I am going to start a parent and staff kapa haka

team at the end of term 1 if anyone is interested.

If you are interested in learning Te Reo Māori there are two

options:

1. Te Wananga o Aotearoa Te Ara Reo which is a free course:

https://www.twoa.ac.nz/Nga-Akoranga-Our-Programmes/Te-

Reo-Maori-Maori-Language/Certificate-in-Te-Ara-Reo-Maori-

Level-2?fbclid=IwAR0hZXk1RObL1ktoFp-

rI5iiBIxF4latO6cmOURtNAZz06c7C5MhUVoEQlQ

2. Wheako is an online course run by someone I know. I have

been using it in my teaching. It is $50 a year to join up. Below

is the link if you want to look into this further, or come and

chat to me and I can show you some of the lessons under my

log in. https://wheako.thinkific.com/

Sorry to those that were keen to attend my night classes but I

will look at this again for 2020. We also might be able to get

Te Wananga o Aotearoa to come to the whare weekly in 2020

to teach Te Reo.

Mā te wā

Andrea Gordine