Today we went over to the church this morning to see the beautiful Advent wreaths that Fr Thomas and his parishioners have set up. As K1-3 is on Advent Liturgy this week I thought it was a great idea to show the children what they look like and to explain about each one.
Ask your children if they can tell you any information about what we looked at and learned about while we were there. We said a few quiet prayers at the end to say hello to God.
Week 7 Term 4
We have some very tired little workmates, at the moment. The changes in
weather, the heat, the excitement of the coming holidays and a few niggly
worries about moving to Year 3 are playing havoc on our emotions. We are working really hard with our Zones of Regulation but some days it’s really hard
to stay in the green zone. We’ll probably need a little extra TLC and a few early nights over the next few weeks. Please, make sure your child has a water bottle
at school - it really helps.
Magazine
We are publishing a school magazine again this year, and this will be available during the last week of this term. At this stage there are only to be 100
magazines printed. It will be a great memento of 2021. Orders are taken now
with the cost for the magazine being $10.00.
Library
The library is now closed for stocktaking. Once the stocktake is completed,
any outstanding books will be issued with an invoice to replace the book. We
have just been issued with a list of outstanding books - we’ll be in touch if there
are any books for you to keep an eye out for.
Swimming
Kakano 3 are swimming this week. K3 are swimming bright and early so feel
free to come in the gates with the big kids at 8:30am.
Liturgy
Kakano 1, 2,3 are organising the Advent Liturgy, this week. Unfortunately, we
still can’t have an audience but we will share this with you all on Educa.
This week:
Literacy: We will be focusing on using simple and complex sentences, and different sentence starters in our writing. In our reading we will be focusing on noticing where the beginning and end of sentences are, and reading completely
to the end of each sentence so that we understand what we are reading.
Numeracy: We will be focusing on division. We will explore how we can share equally to solve division problems.
Religious Education: The bible is a holy book that helps us get to know God.
It also tells the story of Jesus' life.
Play: We have a Technology focus for the next 2 weeks. There are all sorts of exciting things planned.
Coming Up:
The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions
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 / School closes at 12midday for the year
Week 6 Term 4
It has been great to see our children happily playing in the sun with their
hats on. The days are certainly getting hotter and many water bottles are
being refilled from classroom taps. Lots of water helps keep us hydrated so
that we can learn and play to our full potential.
Library Books
There is no more issuing of books for the rest of this school year. This week classes will visit the library as normal, and will be returning books only. Please have a good hunt around the house for any library books from school. From
week 7, the library will be closed for stocktake. Once the stocktake is completed, any outstanding books will be issued with an invoice to replace the book.
Swimming
Kakano 1&2 are back in the swimming pool this week. Remember to bring
your swimming gear every day.
Assembly
Kakano 1&3 are on assembly this week. Unfortunately due to our level 2 restrictions, we are unable to invite parents and family to join us. We will endeavour to get a link sent out so that you can join us virtually - and so the
kids can see themselves performing.
This week:
Literacy: We will be focusing on using simple and complex sentences,
and different sentence starters in our writing. In our reading we will be focusing
on noticing where the beginning and end of sentences are, and reading
completely to the end of each sentence so that we understand what we are reading.
Numeracy: We will be focusing on skip counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to solve number problems. You can help me at home by skip counting with me. See if
you can get all the way to 50 in 2s, 100 in 5s and 500 in 10s.
Religious Education: We are looking at how God is fair and just to everyone,
and wants us to live like that too.
Mon:
Tues: Kakano 2 Library
Wed: Kakano 1 Library
Thu: Kakano 3 Library
Fri:
Coming Up:
The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions
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 / School closes at 12midday for the year
This week we caused a bit of a stir in the school. We made way too much noise for the
Senior classes and were asked to keep quiet. I think you know me well enough by now
whanau-I am most certainly not quiet and don't believe the children should be either.
We got some buckets and drum sticks and were learning to play a host of rhythms on them.
It was such fun.
This week we got to share some awesome news from Mason, one of our Kakano crew. His Mum
is expecting a baby. Mrs Dwas at the Mount a few weeks ago and talked about how she had
seen a baby reveal. This is where they pop a balloon and let people know if you are having
a boy or a girl depending on what streamers pop out of the balloon. So we did the same.
K1-3 got to share in the news with Mason. It turns out Mum is having a boy.
Fantastic news Mason and family. We wish you all the best.
Week 5 Term 4
Week 5 already! Time is flying by this term. After a few busy weeks, this week is relatively quiet. It has been great to see so many of you remembering your hats every day so that you can play outside. Remember to keep bringing your water bottles, filled with water, as our school fountains are sealed off with Level 2 restrictions.
This week:
Literacy: Structure - how is the book/story made up (Beginning / middle / end). You can help by asking simple questions about books that you read together “What happened at the beginning of the story?” “What happened next?” “Then what happened?” “What happened last?”. This will also help with their understanding of the story
Numeracy: We will be focussing on counting on, or back, from any number in tens e.g. 43 + 30 = 43...53, 63, 73
Religious Education: We are looking at how God is fair and just to everyone, and wants us to live like that too.
Mon:
Tues: Kakano 2 Library
Wed: Kakano 1 Library
Thu: Kakano 3 Library
Fri:
Coming Up:
The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions
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 / School closes at 12midday for the year
Week Four Term 4 2021
Just a reminder this is a 4 day week. Friday 12th November is a Teacher
Only Day. There will be no school on this day. If you require child care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599
On Monday this week Kakano 1,2 and 3 will all be swimming. Year 3-6 students will be away at Athletics so we have the school to ourselves!
This is the only day K1-3 will swim for 2 weeks as Y3-6 teams have a
Swim safety programme.
PTA Raffle Results
Thanks to everyone who bought or returned their raffle tickets. This is
one of the P.T.A.’s biggest fundraisers.
1st Prize Bye Family
2nd Prize Ruden Castillo
3rd Prize Grace Defensor
Winners have been contacted. Thanks everyone for your support.
Working Bee
Thanks to the parents who helped out at the working bee on Saturday.
Lots of jobs were completed. Our school looks great and it is only with your support we can ensure jobs get done.
This week:
Literacy: Structure - how is the book/story made up (Beginning / middle / end). You can help by asking simple questions about books that you read together “What happened at the beginning of the story?” “What happened next?” “Then what happened?” “What happened last?”. This will also help with their understanding of the story
Numeracy: We will be focussing on Strand elements which include: Making patterns, following simple directions and measuring.
Religious Education: We are looking at how God created our beautiful world
and the ways in which we can look after it.
Mon: K1,2,3 Swimming (one day only this week)
Tues: Kakano 2 Library
Wed: Kakano 1 Library
Thu: Kakano 3 Library
Fri:
Teacher Only Day
Gym Competition Migs Gym
Coming Up:
The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions
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
Today we got together with the House Leaders to practice our chants. Everyone tried to out do each
other and see who was the loudest and best. It was a great way to meet up with our House team
mates too!
