Week 7 Term 3 2020

 Week 7 already?! It’s a roller-coaster of a year but you’d never know it when you see the beautiful smiling faces that we are surrounded by every day.  5-7 year olds are not good at seeing how much work goes into supporting them in their sporting, academic, cultural and emotional learning. So, on behalf of Kakano 1, 2, and 3, Thank You!

Fathers’ Day gifts are on sale for $3 this week: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We’ll update and share the poster as soon as we get it.

Our Learning this week:

Religious Education

We are learning how our Parish is a sign of God’s love in the world.  When we do kind things - we are sharing God’s love with others. When we gather as a community to support each other - we are sharing God’s love.

Literacy

Reading and writing use many of the same skills and strategies - sounding out, chunking words (breaking them into bits), making meaning, asking questions… This week we are going to explore how the things we are good at in phonics can be used in reading and writing (and vice versa).

Mathematics

We are learning that the numbers in addition problems can be swapped around to make the maths easier. 3+24 gives the same answer as 24+3 but it’s much easier to put 24 in our heads and count on 3 more rather than the other way around.  We will also be practising counting in ones and tens 0→ 100 and 100→0.

Monday: 

Tuesday: Go4it with Khush

       Library - Kakano 2

Wednesday: Library - Kakano 1

       Gymnastics at lunchtime (bring your shorts)

      Junior chess club at lunchtime

Thursday: Library - Kakano 3

Friday:  Junior chess club at lunchtime

Show Mrs T your water bottle and say ‘Wai’.

Spring has Sprung! Have a great week.  

Pasifika

 On Friday, 2 big girls came to collect our Pasifika kids for their practice. Hayden asked if he could go, too. The big girls told us anyone could try Pasifka group. Before Mrs T could even ask who wanted to go the whole class had jumped up and shot out the door. We had so much fun! Looks like Kakano 3 are joining Pasifika. 

Week 5 in Kakano 1-3

We love starting our day with play.  Our Kakano 1-3 kids can now independently choose their own activity AND they often make up new games or change the rules to make an old game even better.  We are seeing loads of creativity, kindness and perseverance lately, too.  

What a great bunch of learners we have! 

 

Week 6 Term 3

 We remain in Alert Level 2 and look forward to seeing all of you at school on Monday.  If anything changes from Monday’s announcement we will keep you informed.  Remember if you are unwell you must stay at home until you are better. 

Please can you return the home learning packs that were sent home a week ago. Our kids are rocking and rolling with their learning and we would like to make sure that, if we have to go back into lockdown, the resources in these packs are right for your child - thanks to those students who have already brought them back.

While at Alert Level 2 it means early pick up at 2:45.  Thank you for also dropping your children off to school on time, so they are ready to start at 8:45.

Each day we have our fruit and brain break in our morning block. Please pack fruit for this break - it helps their brains and bodies reboot for their learning.

Children MUST HAVE a drink bottle filled with water at school in Alert Level 2. The water fountains have been taped off and cannot be used at any time. We are able to refill your child’s water bottle during the day as needed. 

Kakano 1 have their assembly on Friday. If we are still under Level 2 restrictions we will have a virtual assembly. If the restrictions are lifted then we will be in the hall. Mrs D will keep you informed of what is happening.

Literacy - Our focus is comprehension. In reading we need to be able to understand what we read in our books. You can help me to do this by asking me questions about the book we are reading. In writing I need to make sure that others can read what I have written and it makes sense.

Maths - Our focus is counting accurately. We will be using dice, games and hundred squares to count forwards and backwards with accuracy.  Please help me practice this for numbers to 100.

Religious Education - Our focus is  The Church - we are thinking about the parish we belong to and the key people who are involved within our parish. 

This Week:

Mon -

Tues - Go4it with Khush

• Library - Kakano 2

Wed - Library - Kakano 1

• Gymnastics at lunchtime (bring your shorts)

• Junior chess club at lunchtime

Thurs - Library - Kakano 3

Fri - Junior chess club at lunchtime

2:05 Kakano 1 assembly (assembly will be on in the hall  if  level 2 restrictions are lifted)

Kau mau te wehi-write this on a piece of paper and bring it to Mrs D for a treat.

A few messages from the Young Vinnies Group.

Week 5 Term 3 2020

 We remain in Alert Level 2 and look forward to seeing all of you at school on Monday. Remember if you are unwell you must stay at home until you are better. Please hang on to the packs that were sent home on Friday - remember they are like a Christmas present and we cannot open them until (or if) Jacinda says we are going into Alert Level 3. 

Thank you to all of our parents who have jumped straight back into early pick ups at 2:45. It wasn’t easy having to change mid week and we do appreciate the disruption this may have caused to your daily routines. Thank you for also dropping your children off to school on time, so they are ready to start at 8:45.

Each day we have our fruit and brain break in our morning block. Many children are not bringing fruit to school. Please pack fruit for this break - their brains and bodies need the nourishment, especially with the warmer days we are experiencing. 

Children MUST HAVE a drink bottle filled with water at school in Alert Level 2. The water fountains have been taped off and cannot be used at any time. We are able to refill your child’s water bottle during the day as needed. Warmer days mean the children are desperately thirsty when they come in from their morning tea and lunch breaks and in need of a drink. 

The magic words are 'tena koe'.  Write them on a little piece of paper and ask your child to slip the secret message to Miss Ryan. 

Literacy - Our focus is comprehension. In reading we need to be able to understand what we read in our books. You can help me to do this by asking me questions about the book we are reading. In writing I need to make sure that others can read what I have written and it makes sense.

Maths - Our focus is fast recall of the number after or the number before. This will help us when we are counting forwards and backwards to solve problems. Please help me practice this for numbers to 100.

Religious Education - Our focus is Jesus shows love in different ways. Last week we looked at how we can show love at school and at home, and what makes us a good friend. Please check in with me during the week and ask me how I have been doing this, so I remember to always show love and respect to my friends and family.

This Week:

Mon -

Tues - Go4it with Khush

• Library - Kakano 2

Wed - Library - Kakano 1

• Gymnastics at lunchtime (bring your shorts)

• Junior chess club at lunchtime

Thurs - Library - Kakano 3

Fri - Junior chess club at lunchtime

(no assembly due to level 2 restrictions)

Please, please, please have a hunt for your library books. Some Kakano 3 children have books issued before lockdown or even earlier. Other Kakano 3 kids have managed to score 5 books! (our limit is 2 so Kay is being very generous). With decades of junior experience under my belt I can advise you to check under the bed, on your bookshelf and under car seats - these seem to be the most popular places to lose/hide library books. Our library day is Thursday - lets see if we can get them all back.

Week 4 - Term 3

 Thank you for the lovely Mary MacKillop morning tea (it lasted through morning tea, lunch AND afternoon tea). We were very spoiled and we had a wonderful day!  We hope you all got plenty of sleep during the weekend - it's going to be another busy week.

Reminders:

From Monday, 10 August, please note the following expectations.

Arrival time at school

Students can enter the school grounds from 8:15am each morning. We will try and have a staff member on duty at the Church Carpark gate each morning. 

Classes start at 8.45am and we expect all students in class at that time. There are quite a number of children currently still arriving between 8.45am and 9.00am who will need to arrive at school a little earlier, please.

Departure from school

1) Bus students and students who attend After School Care at Glenholme.Students will continue to be released from class at 2.45pm

2) All other students

Students will be released from class at 3.00pm and are expected to have left school by 3.15pm unless they are involved in a team practice. 

Collecting Bread Tags

Don't forget we are still collecting bread tags as a charitable fundraiser.

The photo shows how many we have collected so far.  Keep them coming - thanks.

Last chance for milo!

The Kakano class with the most orders gets marshmallows in their milo!  

This week:

It’s maths week! 

Here are some ideas to celebrate maths at home.

Mon: 

Tues: 

• Go4It with Kush

• Kakano 2 Library time

Wed:

• Kakano 1 Library time

• Junior gymnastics at lunchtime (bring your shorts)

• Junior chess club at lunchtime

Thurs: 

• 10am Assumption of Mary Liturgy (Led by us!!!!)

• Kakano 3 Library time

• Kapa Haka

Fri:

If you read all the way to the bottom you are an absolute angel! Thank You!!! The magic words are 'tino pai'. Write them on a little piece of paper and ask your child to slip the secret message to Mrs T.

Week 3 Term 3

Week 3 - Term 3

This coming week is Cook Islands Language Week.  We will be including some songs, art work, cooking etc into our week. You can make a food dish at home too and  bring it along to Kakano 6 on Friday.

Thank you to all those parents who booked in with their classroom teacher for Student Led Conferences. It was lovely to catch up with you all. Goals will be displayed on Educa soon.

Well done Kakano 2 for a wonderful assembly on Friday.

Here’s what is on this week:

Mon - 

Tues - Go4it with Khush

- Milo will be on sale again  

Wed - Gymnastics for juniors (lunchtime in the hall)

Thurs - Kakano 3 library day

Fri - Sausage sizzle and juicies $1.50 each

• Mary Mackillop Day. We will be having Mass at 9am. We will be heading over at 8:45 so please ensure your child is at school by this time. It would be lovely to have families join us if you are free. New students will be welcomed into our St. Mary’s family at the end of Mass. Continuing with our celebrations we will be having fun activities across the school for the students. In the afternoon we will be having Tabloid Sports.

Thank you to everyone who supported the two fundraisers last week for the Nicksham’s family.  They were both a great success.  This week the milo will run again, so if the children would like milo on Tuesday please bring a cup and $1 

Bread Tags for Wheelchairs

Thank you to everyone who is sending in their bread bag tags. Keep sending them in. The Young Vinnies are collecting them until the end of term 3. 

Mini Marathon Forms

Everyone came home with a Mini Marathon form last week. This is an event that Kakano 1-3 would like to attend. We will be doing some training at school. Please fill in the form and return with $5 entry fee.

Have a wonderful week everyone.