Week 1
Welcome back. We all hope you had a lovely break and that the children are coming back refreshed. We have lots of information today so please make sure you read to the end.
This week we welcome Maia, Samuel, Anton, Che’, Ethan, Amaya, Alex, Micah and Maria to our Kakano whanau.
Morning Jobs:
Please remember parents it is important for the children to carry their own school bags, mark their roll and put their Bookbag in the right box on their own. It is great to see our tamariki becoming more independent each day.
Uniform:
This term we change to the winter school uniform, Please make sure everything is named. Also please provide shoes that the children can independently put on, if you have purchased shoes with laces please teach them how to tie these at home.
Boys - Grey woollen shorts, royal blue skivvy and grey knee high socks with black leather school shoes.
Girls - Blue and red tunic, royal blue skivvy, navy blue knee high socks or navy blue tights with black leather lace school shoes, or Mary Jane type shoes with a strap across the top of the foot.
If girls have long hair, this needs to be tied up using natural hair coloured, royal or navy blue, black or red hair ties, this includes hair clips, headbands etc.
In winter students may also wear a school polar fleece in addition to their school jersey, when they come to school or are playing outside. The polar fleece is an optional and additional item and is not to be used instead of a school jersey. Polar fleeces are not to be worn in the classroom or at Assembly, Masses or Liturgies.
Three Way Goal Setting Conferences - These are important, if your child was at school last term we need to see you.
In the first week of term we will have Three-Way Goal Setting Conferences for Parent/Student/Teacher.
Students and their parent(s) need to attend a 10-minute appointment on one of these two days.
Appointments available
Tuesday 4 May 3.10pm - 6pm
Wednesday 5 May 3.10pm - 6pm
How to make a booking
Bookings are now open. How do parents make a booking for their child's Three-Way Conference?
Via the following link and enter the code 63c8b
Via the links button on our School App - select School Interviews - enter the code 63c8b
Please note: If you are late for your appointment you might be asked to rebook for another time. This is because the class teacher needs to consider the bookings made by other families and keep to the times they have booked for. We look forward to seeing you and your child at the conference.
Reading
If your children are reading, twice a week they will bring home a new reading book, these will stay in their book bag until the following Monday, we ask that you get your child to read these every night. Please let me know if your child is not wanting to read at night and I can talk to them about it. This is how we are going to get your child reaching their goals and moving up the reading levels.
It is really important to reread these stories to encourage fluency in your child’s reading and also allows them to develop a comprehension of stories. This is just like when you would read a picture storybook several times and your child can talk about what happens in the book, the characters etc.
Please take the time to fill in the reading logs each day, these also can provide a place to share information between home and school.
Lunches:
Last term we noticed a lot of the children do not have fruit or vegetables that they can eat at brain break, they are then getting very hungry before morning tea at 11:05am. We suggested a range of foods in their lunch box including fruit/vegetables as well as foods from the other food groups, not just all packet food. Here are some amazing lunchbox ideas.
Mother’s Day Gifts
Our wonderful PTA have their little shop set up for the children to buy little gifts for their lovely mother, nanas, grandmothers. Each gift is $3.
Children can give their money to the teachers in the morning and we head over just before lunchtime.
Children’s World Day of Prayer 6th May (Thursday)
What: Celebration of and prayer for all children all over the world
Where: St Mary’s Church
Time : 12:15pm
We invite all students to bring along their national costume to wear to our celebration of all cultures. If your child knows how to speak a few words in their native language, please let Mrs Hall know, so the RE Leaders can organise for them to share and speak at Liturgy, thank you.
All welcome!
Monday
Tuesday
Goal Setting Conferences
Wednesday
Mothers Day Gifts $3
Goal Setting Conferences
Thursday
Children’s World Day of Prayer
Mothers Day Gifts $3 each
Friday
Sausage sizzle and Juicies $1.50 each
Library - We go to the library on Fridays, please have your child’s library bags with books back to school on Friday morning so your child can pick two new stories to bring home and enjoy.
Mothers Day Gifts $3
We have all missed seeing everyone and look forward to tomorrow.
Kakano Teachers
