On Friday the 3rd of February the new resource room arrive at Hay Park! Mrs Archer was at school at 3am to watch the building arrive and make sure it went into the right place.
It arrived on the back of a really big truck which then had to be lifted up to get past our fence! Have a look at the photos to see it arrive and be moved into place.
Here it comes along Richardson Road
Around the roundabout!
Followed by the truck waring other drivers
Coming down the drive
Coming through next to the hall - some of the trees needed to be trimmed to fit past
The building was put on the field first so the truck could turn around
In week 1 we had Constable Rob come in and check in with our road patrol monitors. He took us out to Richardson Road where we practiced what we need to do when we are on patrol.
Road patrol is a super important job as it keeps our students safe when they are arriving at school.
When Gabrielle Letele began at her new school this year, her mother was worried. The shy 6-year-old was struggling to learn to read and it was affecting her confidence.
"I used to wonder all the time if she was okay, if she was in classes where teachers didn't pick up on kids that were quiet," Vaimaua Brown-Letele said. "I didn't want her to be behind."
The family decided to move Gabrielle to Hay Park primary, a decile one school in Mt Roskill. Gabrielle was assessed, the school swept into action, and just one term later counts reading as her favourite thing to do with mum and dad.
"We have seen such a dramatic positive change," Mrs Brown-Letele said. "She's much happier to go to school, and she's always got her reading bag out."
The rate of children meeting reading expectations at Hay Park is 30 per cent higher than the decile one average. It also has more than 50 per cent of its students in the highest achievement bracket despite arriving with very low literacy and numeracy levels, and varying experience with early childhood education.
Students from Mt Roskill schools were recently invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday 26 April with the Prime Minister, John Key. Six Hay Park School students went. Vitaraag, Gargee, Bene, Fehi, Shreya and Nikolai were great representatives for our school.
Mr Key spoke briefly about his childhood and spent most of the hour answering questions from the students. Shreya and Nikolai were lucky and had their questions answered.
We were able to get some photos taken with the Prime Minister (one even featured on Mr Key's facebook page!).
A huge thanks to all the adults who accompanied us on our Love Your Coast beach clean up. We had a great day exploring the Onehunga waterfront - cleaning up the lagoon and swimming at the new beach. Thanks also to Sustainable Coastlines for organising the day and sharing their knowledge.
Early this week one of our families had a difficult time when their house burnt down and left them with nothing. The community and school have come together to support the family by donating items for another house and also raising $497. Thank you everyone from the family and the school.
