Week 4 Update

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Important dates:
1.  Tuesday 29 May - Juniors Cup cake sale
2.  Friday 1 June - PTA Hot Chocolate sale
3.  Wednesday 20 June - Art Extravaganza
4.  Wednesday 27 June - visiting local New World (2 hours in the morning).  Parent help please
5.  Monday 2 July - visiting Ferrymead Heritage Park (Whole day).  Parent help please.

Worm juice is for sale.  Please could you support the children with this authentic learning experience.

We enjoyed baking for you....

The Famous Person presentation was a huge success....thank you for supporting the children

Please let me know if you can assist with either of our two 'field' trips

Ngā mihi nui
Nigel

Famous Person evening/Parents Open night - Wednesday 23 May

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Please could you check your e-mails regarding this important evening next week.  We will start at 5pm in Room 1 by having a look at the Camp slides.  Children will need to come along to the evening dressed as their famous person.  I have included a few camp 'taster slides'!

We were really fortunate this week to have Sarah (Umar's mum) tell us all about Ramadan.

Other events:

Friday 1 June - Hot chocolate day $1

Wednesday 27 June - Visit to New World to learn about food packaging.  We will require parent help for this outing.  Please could you let me know if you can assist from 9am to 11am on that day.

Arohanui

Nigel

Superstar

Lincoln was placed first in a recent Dance competition in Gore.  Well done Lincoln we are very proud of you and Daisy!

Week 1 Term 2

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Lots of action in the first week!

We have been loving our writing and also the opportunity to share and learn off each other

Connor shared one of his passions with the class

The Crusaders visited us

Kate Lundy (ex Southern Sting) presented to us

We made Yoda's with our buddy class (Rm 12)

3 Room 1 students took part in the Rugby Fun day

Important notices

1.  Thank you to all the parents who are helping out in some way with the camp.  Please could all children be at school by 8.30am on Wednesday (9 May).  Children will be back at school by 3pm on Friday 11 May.  Please make sure your child has a polyprop and a jacket.  It will be cold!

2.  Please could you diarise Wednesday 23 May as we will be having a class 'open night' at 5pm to present the photographs from camp.  The children will also be presenting their famous person.

3.  Homework - thank you for signing your child's homework each night.  

We are all really looking forward to camp.

Kia manaakitanga

Nigel

Week 11 Update

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The children put in great effort at the School Cross Country.

On Fridays we have a 'Community service' hour.  One of our tasks is to work around the school grounds.

Wow...the first term has raced by!  The big focus now is on the school camp which will run from 9-11 May (week 2).  The next big event after that will be our Famous Person evening on Wednesday 23 May.  Please could you assist your child in deciding who they'd like to be!  They will need to dress up as their famous person.  Please don't feel you need to spend money on an outfit for your child.

Device Safety
Please could you have a chat to your child about the importance of keeping themselves safe while online.  Device use at school is strictly for educational purposes only.

Homework
Thank you for supporting your child with their homework.  Please could you continue to sign your child's diary each evening.  The children are to bring their diaries to school each day.  The children will need to come and see me when they would like to have a new basic facts brick.

Have a wonderful time with your respective children during the school holiday.  I look forward to seeing them all again on Monday 30 April.

Kia kaha
Nigel

Week 10 in pictures

Both Medha and Ron performed in the rock band.  Medha also did an excellent job promoting the sale of our worm juice.

It was a real treat watching Talumeimua and Dominic go through their Pasifika dance routine

Room 1 were the Walk/Wheel Champions for the week!

Both James and William enjoyed competitng in the Canterbury swimming champs.  James ended up winning the Year 5 boys freestyle!  Top effort

Week 9 Update

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Happy Easter and Happy Passover!  I hope you are all enjoying a relaxing time with your respective families.

Upcoming events
2.15pm Thursday 5 April Medha will be promoting our fertiliser business at School Assembly.  We still have plenty of stock so please get in quick and collect your bottles.  Bottles are just $2.
Friday 6 April School Disco
1pm Tuesday 10 April School Cross Country
2.30pm Wednesday 11 April  Room 1 presents the Senior Team time
3pm Friday 13 April start of the Autumn school holiday
8.55am Monday 30 April start of the second term
9-11 May School Camp

Curriculum
Arts workshop on Friday 6 April.  We will complete our reading unit on Summarising on Thursday 5 April.  We will learn how to make our writing exciting and colourful in week 11.  We are contining to learn about place value in maths.  Our Inquiry focuses in on Wero (Challenge).  We are using the challenges faced by famous people to learn how to overcome challenges presented in our lives.

The week in pictures

Charlotte made a volcano at home and presented it to the class

We are very proud of the 4 children in Room 1 chosen to be Golden Key Mentees

Anya made her own chess set

Week 10 in detail

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18OLLixIncr90pWtHwreLeI6sbPpi76yqIslx8uHrbVs/edit?usp=sharing

Now that the year is very much 'up and running' I will update the blog on a fortnightly basis.

Kia kaha

Nigel