Parkside School Yearbook 2021

magazine 2021

Tena koutou katoa. Welcome to the Parkside Year Book for 2021.

Through these pages, we celebrate amazing achievements and special moments that make up life at Parkside School.

Covid may have kept us at home at times, leading to postponement of some traditional events. However, we still have so much to celebrate. The following pages reflect the hard work, enthusiasm and motivation of students who embrace their learning every day. A joy to see and a reflection of mahi tahi across the school community.

Our Parkside motto, vision and values are demonstrated throughout every page. Most importantly our unique Parkside School character shines out from students and staff alike.

In 2021 when the world has faced Covid, Parkside School has faced it together, worked through it together and grown stronger together.

Thank you to all students, staff, families and whānau for your dedication to Parkside School and our core values throughout 2021.

Here's to a fabulous 2022. Kia manahau!

Carol Willard
Principal

The Koru symbolises the way life both changes and stays the same, it indicates new life, growth, strength and peace. Combined with the sunrise it symbolises that although life changes students and school can peacefully grow towards a bright new future together.
The three Korus symbolise the students, whānau and community the school serves.
The hands symbolise the staff humbly holding and nurturing students, whānau and community through their mana and aroha. The roots symbolise the bonds through which we can all flourish beyond expectations.
Designed by Patricia Kruger

Parkside Logo

PARKSIDE Motto and Vision

Parkside Specialist School motto

"Na te mārama kahi ka tupu kaha tātou"
"Through understanding, together we grow strong"

Parkside Specialist School Vision

Excellent educational experience for ākonga with the right people in the right seat at the right time
Tautoko tonu i te haerenga ako o ngā ākonga me ngā tangata tika ki te wāhi tika i te waa e tika ana

Parkside Specialist School Core Values

Korero pai
Quality learning
Wellbeing for all
Mahi tahi
Integrity
Whakaute

Parkside Specialist School Karakia

E to matou Ariki
Whakapaingia ō matou rā
Ānei ō tamariki
Homai te aroha
Ariki
Ake
Amine

Parkside Specialist School Whakatauki

He aha te mea nui o te ao
What is the most important thing in the world?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
It is the people, it is the people, it is the people

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Music

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The 2021 Parkside School Music programme has been one of 2 halves with some exciting learning happening both on-site and on-line.

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Whilst our Junior students have enjoyed learning about the elements of music (pitch, dynamics, tempo) through sensory songs, movement, and percussion instruments, students at Intermediate have engaged in learning about the timbre of instruments. Both students and staff enjoyed learning the early skills and techniques of playing the Ukulele.

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Senior students at Te Waka Tapawha persevered and mastered a complex ensemble piece on tuned percussion instruments i.e. xylophone, chime bars, and bass bars. The resulting performance was amazing. Our Parkside Band practiced with commitment and dedication culminating in a performance at the Family Fun Day that was received with enthusiasm and applause.
Megan Conroy, Parkside music teacher

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Special Olympics

The Te Waka Tapawha students enjoyed playing tennis in term 1 and the progress most students have made is remarkable.
The Hill, View Road and Valley hub classes also took part in an indoor tennis programme with lots of laughter and fun learning new skills. We are aiming to extend the tennis programme throughout the junior school in 2022.
To all the wonderful and talented athletes, I am sure we are going to have an awesome 2022 proving once again that Parkside is a force to be reckoned with.
Johan van der Merwe ---Special Olympics Co-ordinator

It has been one of those years that we hope will never be repeated. Due to inclement weather the athletics ribbon day was cancelled, and it left 57 very disappointed students to think about what could have been. In term two we entered 2 teams for the Football ribbon day. The Parkside Blitz team won the Division 1 tournament for the 6th year in a row. WOW! The Parkside Strikers team were entered in Division 2 and after a dramatic final they ended up in 2nd place. FANTASTIC !. Unfortunately, Covid ruined the rest of the year for all our wonderful athletes.

In Valley 1 we enjoy every moment with each other. We play, sing, have morning circle, play on the playground, have mealtimes, read stories and so much more! We have gone to RDA, swimming and the forest on the Host school property.

Valley 1

This year we have enjoyed learning and connecting with our environment. Discovering the forest area, playing on the playground, exploring the sensory garden and developing our mud kitchens.
Every day is our best day.

Valley 2

We have had a busy year at View Rd, concentrating on interactive learning and experiences with nature and have also explored social connections with our classmates and teachers, as well as with our wider Waiuku community.

View Road