Week 5

 

Teacher Only Day - June 7

There will be no school on this day for the children.  If you require child care you can contact Maryanne Rolling on 0211 215599. 

School Uniform

The children are wearing their winter uniform with pride and they look great but I would like to remind them of a few little things that we have noticed.  

• Polar fleeces are to be worn outside the class only.  As it is getting a little chilly, the children may need to make sure they have their red knit jersey.  They are able to put on their polar fleece when they go outside.

• Jewellery - Earrings must be studs, religious and cultural jewellery is acceptable.  No bracelets, anklets etc.

• Nail polish - Nail polish must not be worn to school.

• Shoes - This information is from our Website. 
• In winter, boys wear grey knee high socks with black lace up leather school shoes and girls wear navy blue knee high socks or navy blue tights with black lace up leather school shoes or black Mary-Jane shoes - with a strap across the top of the foot.

We have Mass this week and it is expected that all children are in the correct uniform.

Cross Country

We still have a few parents who need to complete the online form; this is so important because we need to know how transport will work for your child to and from the event. Thank you to everyone who has completed the form. I have contacted parents via e mail  who have said they can help. Please check your email. 

Event overview:

12:45pm - Transporting children from school to the Redwoods Visitor Centre

• 1:10pm 9 yr old Girls      
• 1:20pm 9 yr old Boys
• 1:30pm 8 year old Girls/Boys      
• 1:40pm 10 Year old Girls
• 1:50pm 10 year old Boys      
• 2:00pm 11 year old Girls
• 2:10pm 11 year old Boys        

2:30pm - Transporting those children who catch a bus or require after school care back to school

Children come to school in full uniform and change into P.E. gear for the afternoon events. For the event students will need:

• Running shoes & P.E. gear
• Jersey
• Drink bottle
• Any medication required

Birthday Celebrations

We understand that many children like to celebrate their birthday by bringing in treats to share with their class.  With COVID still having a presence in our school we do not want to be sharing food in this way.   It is also a financial strain on some families who feel they must keep up with the birthday sharing tradition, therefore we would ask you to please not send in birthday treats to be shared at school.

Samoan Language Week

Monday

• Young Vinnie's Talent Show Auditions
• Samoan Language lunchtime activity

Tuesday

• Samoan Language lunchtime activity
• Young Vinnie's Talent Show Auditions

Wednesday

• 9.45am Visiting the Ko Hata Maria, te Matua Wahine o te Atua icon.
• Library
• 12pm - Senior School Mass
• Samoan Language lunchtime activity

Thursday

• Cross Country

Friday

• Whole School Mass 
• Pacifica
• Samoan Language lunchtime activity
• Lunchtime Roller Skating
• House Day Activities - Bring your house colours to change into at lunchtime

Week 4 Learning

 We all enjoyed the new classroom layout our excellent designers created for us as part of our maths learning around mapping and scale models. Thanks to Avantika, Eliza, and Skyrah and their helpers. 

We have enjoyed learning compass direction this week using a strategy called MoveNprove. We have had some good debates about compass points and angles. 

Mr. Men Blackman gave a very informative talk to us about the Matariki star cluster on Tuesday. We hope to see him again as an expert for Project-Based Learning.

Congratulations to all those who got a prize for reading logs today, we were very well represented!

Oral language today was using a 5 finger plan to structure storytelling. This framework structure will also help the students write detailed explanations over the next couple of weeks.

  

Our classroom designers

Have a lovely weekend.

Week 4

 Thanks for supporting Pink Shirt day on Friday. We had a class discussion about the definition of bullying. We spoke about the difference between being rude, being annoying, and being a bully and watched some videos about the origins of Pink Shirt Day. It is a good reminder to be kind to everyone every day, not just for Pink Shirt Day.

Cross Country 

On Thursday 2nd June we will be holding our annual Cross Country for Years 4-6 in the Redwoods. Please could all Parents and Caregivers fill in the form below?

Cross Country form

What's On This Week:

Monday - cross country practice

Tuesday - cross country practice

Wednesday - cross country practice, Ascension liturgy, Library

Thursday - cross country practice, Kapahaka

Friday - cross country practice, Pacifica, Sausage Sizzle Golden TIme, Assembly (reading log draw)

Some Big Ideas in Learning this week:

Maths - Maps and Direction

Level 3 - I can create or read maps using all of the main compass points and am beginning to use angles.

I can describe the features of basic 3D shapes using geometric language and draw nets for them.

I can create and describe Transformations.

I can visualize and draw 3D shapes from multiple perspectives.

Level 4 - I can confidently create and interpret maps using grids, directions, distances, and compasses.

I can describe the features of complex 3D shapes using their geometric properties and draw nets for them.

I can apply my knowledge of shape properties to create and explain transformations.

I can connect 3D and 2D shapes

Matariki - learning different stories about this star cluster from around the world.

Week 3 Learning

 It was lovely seeing so many kids dressed in pink today to support Pink Shirt Day. We even had our fabulous Mr. Macmillan dressing up for assembly!

We have some great designs for classroom layouts for our class to vote on. The students have been making scale drawings for our classroom using a scale of 1:10. They have been busy measuring and drawing scaled furniture templates ten times smaller than in real life. Looks like we have a few budding architects in the class!

We have also been busy learning about Matariki for our Project Based Learning.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone.

Pink Shirt Day

Sorry for the late notice, but we have decided to support this fabulous cause at school.

Students may come to school dressed in pink on Friday to show their support for Pink Shirt Day.

 

Pink Shirt Day 

Join us on Friday 20 May, 2022 as we Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

Celebrated annually around the globe, Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying, after a peer was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. In Aotearoa, Pink Shirt Day works to create schools, workplaces, communities and whānau where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. 

Week 3

Welcome to Week 3. There are a lot of notices this week from Mr. Macmillan.

School Photos are on Monday the 16th.

Please make sure your children are tidy and that their hair is tied back. Would you also please check that school jerseys are named so that if students need to take off their jerseys they won’t get mixed up. 

Structured Literacy Parent Information Meeting. 

Are you curious about the new approach to spelling and reading at school? You may have learned a little about this at your parent conference. 

Come along and learn about the structured literacy approach, what this means for your child and how you can support their learning at home.

Our consultant, Marion Kirby from Learning Matters will give you a brief overview of how the brain learns to read - you may learn a thing or two yourself!

See you upstairs in the Staffroom at 3.15 pm Wednesday the 18th of May. Tea, Coffee, and snacks provided.

Cross Country information for parents of Year 4-6 children 

 Cross Country 2022

On Thursday 2nd June we will be holding our annual Cross Country for Year 4-6 in the Redwoods. Please could all parents and caregivers fill in the form below?

Cross Country form

Teacher Only Day is June 7th.

There will be no school on this day. If you require child care contact Maryanne Rolling on 0211 215599. 

Principal For The Day Raffle

Whaea Lynette on Wednesdays

Your child may have chatted with you about Whaea Lynette teaching in Room 2 on Wednesdays. This term I am filling in for Mrs. Dunckley as Team Leader of Totara as she fills in for Mrs. Cato as Assistant Principal. Whaea Lynette is an experienced teacher and she is enjoying her Wednesdays in Room 2.

What's on this week...

Monday 

• School Photos
• Raffle Ticket sales 

Tuesday 

• Raffle Ticket sales 

Wednesday 

• Library
•  Raffle Ticket sales
• Structured Literacy meeting 3:15

Thursday

•  School Singing
• Kapahaka

Friday 

• Pasifika
• Golden Time
•  Sausage Sizzle
• House Leaders Assembly

The Christmas Holiday Reading Log Draw will be in Week 4's Assembly