Week 3 Term 4

 Week Three Term 4 2021

Week 3 already! These weeks are flying past. Please keep reading at

home with your children each night and support them with their reading.

Baptism Programme

Thanks so much to the families who joined us at Church yesterday for the

Baptism programme. It was lovely to share the beginning of this journey with

you all.

Early finish for staff professional development

This Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30pm, our staff, along with teachers from

St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional

Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15pm on that day so I

ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. 

If you require after school care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599

RAFFLES: Thank you for your support with the selling of our PTA’s Raffle

Books. The books must be returned  immediately, sold or unsold. We cannot

draw the raffle until all the tickets are in. Thank you.

Friday 12th November. Teacher Only Day. There will be no school on this day.

Swimming

Kakano 1,2 and 3 had a wonderful time in the swimming pool on Friday. We had our Golden Time together. There was lots of laughter and everyone seemed to have fun! Kakano 3 are swimming this week. Kakano 3 will be swimming at 8:45 am each morning. Just get them to come straight in and get changed when they get to school and join us in the pool.

Working Bee

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, November 6th. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. I really appreciate the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children

are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch. I have sent a letter home, if you

are able to help please indicate on the sheet what you can help with and return

the form to school.

This week:

Literacy: Organisation of ideas - how texts are ordered and organised so that

they make sense. You can help by asking simple questions about books that you read together and asking “How do you know?”

Numeracy: Division-sharing out amounts

Religious Education: Welcome - how we are welcomed into God’s family and how we can make others feel welcome. We will also learn what makes something/someone holy. This week Kakano Year 1 and 2 are leading the rosary and will be focussing on the Glorious Mysteries

Mon: 

Tues: Finish School early at 2:15pm for Staff Development

            Kakano 2 Library

Wed:  Kakano 1 Library

Thu:   Kakano 3 Library

            Rosary

            

Fri:

Coming Up:

The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions

2 Nov: All Saints-All Souls day

              Early close for Professional Development

4 Nov: Kakano led Rosary

6 Nov: Working Bee

12 Nov: Teacher Only Day

2 Dec:  Advent Liturgy

7 Dec: Celebration of Learning Day

10 Dec: End of Year Mass

13 Dec: St Mary’s Tryathlon

14 Dec: Prizegiving

16 Dec: Missioning of Year 6

Balance

 

Today we were doing some work on Body Attack. One of the things we were working on was Balance. We put some bricks(lego) on our head and tried to go from a sitting position to our knees. This was a little tricky for some of our tamariki! We tried holding the lego on the back of our hand and walking around, we put some bricks on our head and on our opened palms while walking around- there was lots of laughter as the bricks fell to the ground. Lots of perseverance and kind words encouraging one another to do well. Super effort everyone!

Week 2 Term 4

 Week Two Term 4 2021

Fakamālo atu kia te koutou uma (Greeting everyone). This week is Tokelauan

Language Week. The theme this year is wellbeing and how celebrating language and

culture can add to our spiritual and physical health. 

I'm back at school this week. I fractured my ankle on Wednesday and needed to rest my

foot. I am back at school with a moon boot on for 6 weeks.

Baptism Programme

The Baptism Programme begins next week and we have room for a couple more children.

If you are interested in joining this programme please email your class teacher or the

school office - thanks.

Raffle Books

Thank you for your support with the selling of raffle books for our awesome PTA. Please, return ALL raffle books tomorrow - sold or unsold.

Swimming

Kakano 3 had an absolute blast in the swimming pool last week. Kakano 2 and 1 are swimming this week. The pool is beautifully warm (about 30 degrees) and is very well maintained by our ever patient and hard working caretaker. We are so lucky to have

such a great facility in our school and we do expect that children will have their togs

each day during their swimming weeks. 

Early finish for staff professional development

On Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30pm, our staff, along with teachers from St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15pm on that Tuesday so I ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. 

If you require after school care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme

Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599

Working Bee

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, November 7th. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. I really appreciate the support we get

from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch. I have sent a letter home, if you are able to help please indicate on

the sheet what

you can help with and return the form to school.

This week:

Literacy: Organisation of ideas - how texts are ordered and organised so that

they make sense. You can help by asking simple questions about books that

you read together and asking “How do you know?”

Numeracy: Skip counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to solve simple multiplication problems. You

can help by practicing skip counting at home.

Religious Education: Welcome - how we are welcomed into God’s family and how we can make others feel welcome. We will also learn what makes something/someone holy. This

week Kahikatea and leading the rosary and will be focussed on the Sorrowful Mysteries

Mon: Queen’s Birthday

Tues: PTA Raffle Books Due

            Kakano 2 Library

Wed:  Kakano 1 Library

Thu:   Kakano 3 Library

            Rosary

Cricket with SBOP

Fri:

Coming Up:

The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions

2 Nov: All Saints-All Souls day

              Early close for Professional Development

4 Nov: Kakano led Rosary

7 Nov: Working Bee

12 Nov: Teacher Only Day

2 Dec:  Advent Liturgy

7 Dec: Celebration of Learning Day

10 Dec: End of Year Mass

13 Dec: St Mary’s Tryathlon

14 Dec: Prizegiving

16 Dec: Missioning of Year 6

Fluffy friends

 Today we got to meet some new fluffy friends. Madeline had some new chicks which she asked

 if we would like to see. Everyone got to hold them-they were so cute and fluffy. An awesome 

start to our day.

Week 1 Term 4

 Week One Term 4 2021

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday. You were all growing sooo much in Term 3 that we’re wondering how tall you are now and how many teeth you have left after 2 weeks away.

Term 4 is always a bit busy. We have Rosary, liturgies, sports days, try-athlons, swimming, prizegiving, special end of year events and we’ll be carrying on with our usual exciting days of learning. Some of the organisation depends on covid levels etc so there are likely to be lots of changes to the master plan. Please, read the blog and the newsletters so that you don’t miss out.

 MONTH OF THE ROSARY

October is the month of the Rosary. We will gather as a school (in a Covid friendly way) to pray the Rosary. The Rosary draws its mysteries from the New Testament and each decade refers to an event in the life of Jesus and Mary. The Mysteries of the Rosary give us “thumbnails” of the life of Christ and his Mother.

• The Joyful Mysteries are taken mostly from Saint Luke’s Gospel in the New Testament. They involve the joyful events of Jesus’ childhood.

• The Luminous Mysteries bring a deeper understanding to the public life of Jesus. They fill in the blanks between the childhood of Jesus and His suffering and death on the cross.

• The Sorrowful Mysteries remind us of how much Jesus loves us. They recall how He suffered and died just for us.

• The Glorious Mysteries tell us what happened after Jesus died-His Resurrection, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the love Jesus had for his Mother.

EARLY FINISH FOR PROFESSIONAL. DEVELOPMENT: 

 Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30pm, our staff, along with teachers from St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15pm on that Tuesday so I ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. If you require after school care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599

 WORKING BEE. 

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, October 30th. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. I really appreciate the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch.

SWIMMING

The pool is in perfect condition for swimming. Thanks to Richard for preparing the pool. The water temperature is around 30 degrees, so it is beautifully warm. The pool is a great facility and we expect that children will have their swimming togs with them when their class is timetabled for swimming. Kakano 1 and Kakano 2 start swimming next week and will swim every even week.  Kakano 3 swims this week and every odd week. There may be times that we share/swap so keep watching the notices on our blogs. 

UNIFORMS

Lots of parents have been in to sort out summer uniforms. Students are to start Term 4 in full summer uniform. Our Uniform Shop is open Mondays (8.30-9.00am), Wednesdays (2.30-3.00pm) & Fridays (8.30-9.00am) during term time. We also sell school uniforms via our school website. You can order and pay online and pick up your uniform from the school reception after you have been notified by email that the uniform is ready to pick up. The girls’ summer dresses are currently only available from our school uniform shop. 

Please don’t forget children need to wear the school sun hats in term 4. We have 2-3 spares for emergencies but can not provide hats for everyone. Children will need their own, please. 

Please, please, please make sure that EVERYTHING is named with your child’s name (not a big sibling, cousin or family friend or a random piece of pink cotton).  Getting 20+ small kids dressed before/after swimming is challenging enough without being able to identify uniforms. 

Smores-Golden Time

 

Today for Golden time we had s’mores. Mrs D cooked them until melting point in the microwave. They were delicious and hot. No one complained so they must have been good! It was lovely to share a Golden time with the crew again! Have a wonderful break everyone and stay safe! 
Thanks to Jeanie for all the photos!

Six bricks

 Today we did some work with our 6 bricks. We had to pick a partner and go back to back. Each group named themselves either A or B. A’s made a model and then they had to tell the B’s to follow instructions to complete it without looking at it. Check to see which ones followed the instructions! Jenik was being the leader as we had odd numbers.

 

What learning is happening here?

Learning to listen and follow instructions.

Opportunities and possibilities. What's next?

Develop listening skills. 
Follow instructions.

Be specific when giving instructions.

Cricket skills this week

 

Today we had a fantastic opportunity to learn some cricket skills. We did some throwing and catching using our hands in a w shape to catch the ball. We did some striking skills in teams. It was a great time had by all. 

What learning is happening here?

Learning to throw, strike and catch.

Opportunities and possibilities. What's next?

Learn hand eye coordination skills.

Learn how to catch a ball with w hands.

Learn how to strike a ball using different poses.