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.