Week 9 Term 3

 Only 2 weeks to go until the end of term. Our wonderful Kakano children are doing an excellent job of keeping focused with their learning. Please continue to read with your child each night. Also, can you provide them with a water bottle and a fruit snack for our brain break.

This week is Māori Language week. The chosen theme for 2020 is again 'Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’.

‘Kia Kaha’ is well understood in New Zealand with its meaning of ‘be strong’. We often talk about languages as if they are people – talking about language health, strength and revitalisation. So when we say ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’ we’re saying  - ‘Let’s make the Māori language strong'. We will ensure we are continuing to use Te reo throughout our day with an extra emphasis on waiata and phrases throughout the week.

 

A reminder that we have a Teachers’ Only day this week on Friday 18th September. We will be involved in professional development focusing on science and digital technologies. If you need care for your child on this day you can contact Mary-Ann Roling to book a place for your child.(PHONE 0211 215599)

 

Thanks so much to those who have returned the forms regarding class placements for your child for 2021. The information you provide will help us with classroom planning for 2021. Please return your completed form to the blue box in the school office no later than Friday 25 September.

 

If we stay at Level 2 next week then the Mini Marathon will be postponed. We will keep you posted about this event. If you would like to download a passport for the event then click on the link. Mini marathon forms

 

Well done to our gymnastic team who competed well on Friday bringing home many individual medals and the school trophy for ‘best behaved’. Well done to our children. 

Religious Education

We are continuing to learn about privileges and responsibilities in our parish and how this might look for our students and families. We will also be singing a variety of waiata and write our own pepeha.

Literacy

Reading and writing use many of the same skills and strategies - robotting/chunking words (breaking them into bits), making meaning, asking questions.  We will also be adding adjectives and similes to our writing to add interest for the reader.

Mathematics

In maths we will continue being Number Agents in a specialist secret agency who solve problems for clients. Our Kakano students were so excited with this idea last week-ask them about it.

This week:

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:  Teacher Only Day

Have a great week.