Week 5 Notices

This week we see the first few days of Autumn.  The Autumn

season is an exciting season and we can't wait to use our

science skills to observe the changes in nature over the

next few months.  

Sunhats:

Even though Summer has officially come to an end, we still

need to wear our sunhats.  Please make sure your child

has a NAMED sunhat with them each day at school. Those

who do not have sunhats have to remain in the shade.

Swimming:

This week Kakano 4, 5 and 6 have swimming.  We are lucky

to have a fabulous pool at our school and it is important

all children learn to swim.  Please make sure your child

has their swimming togs, towel and swim bag each day this

week. Once again, please ensure your child’s belongings

are named.

School times:

A reminder that school starts at 8:45.  The first part of

the day is a great opportunity for children to meet and

greet their friends and teachers.  We appreciate our

wonderful parents spending time with their child in the

morning but ask all parents to farewell their child by

8:45.  This allows all children to settle into their day

without too much fuss.

Gala:

This week is our fabulous Gala.  The Gala is a great

community event and will be taking place this Thursday 4pm

- 7pm.  We thank all our wonderful parents and families

who have been bringing items in for our Gala. 

Please see information below for items to bring in this

week.

DAILY COUNTDOWN TO GALA DAY

Monday 2nd March	Grocery Day - Packet / Boxes day – Bring a packet or box of something e.g. biscuits, cereal, flour, crackers, chips, sultanas, cornflakes, breadcrumbs, Handee towels, jelly, pretzels etc.  Plastic bags appreciated
Tuesday 3th March	White Elephant  Day -Books, toys and Baby Elephant - Board games, children’s sporting equipment, CD's, DVD's, playstation games, jigsaws, homewares
Wednesday 4th March	Mystery Jar Day  A bit like a lucky dip, Fill an empty jar with anything new that children will  like. This could include party favours, bubbles, slime, lollies, chocolates, toy cars etc  Bring these in unwrapped so we can sort into boys and girls. Grocery, fresh fruit and vegetables day - Please bring to school any grocery items, tinned goods or fruit/vegetables from your garden e.g. tomatoes, feijoas, lettuce, zucchini etc
Thursday 5th March	GALA DAY! HOMEMADE Cakes, biscuits, muffins, sweets, fudge, coconut ice, sweets, toffee apples and any fresh produce

All gala contributions to be taken to Hall foyer and placed in class boxes; 

PRIZES FOR 

Most goods donated

Most mystery jars 

Most cakes donated

 Lent Promises:

As we prepare for Easter during this Lent season we can

give our children the opportunity to “Follow in the

Footsteps” of Jesus.  Your child will be bringing home

paper hearts, please write down any thing your child does

that shows love, generosity, kindness or helpfulness for

someone else.  These paper hearts can be returned to

school where we will add them to our Lenten Promise Tree.

Message from Mr MacMillan:

CORONAVIRUS

All schools in New Zealand have been sent further information from the Secretary for Education, Iona

Holsted, regarding a first confirmed case of Coronavirus in New Zealand. This confirmed case was

announced by the Prime Minister on Friday.

Here are the key messages for our school:

- Be alert but not alarmed - there is no cause for panic or worry.

- Chances of any community outbreak remain very low.

- This doesn’t affect what we already are doing and the plans we and health authorities already have in

place.

- Practising good hand and sneeze/cough hygiene is the best defence for any illness.

Travellers:

- Travellers coming from Mainland China and Iran are required to self-isolate for 14 days and report to

Healthline's dedicated Coronavirus line on 08003585453.

- Travellers coming from Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand, who

develop a fever, cough or shortness of breath should contact their GP's office or Healthline on

08003585453.

As always, contact your GP or Healthline 0800611116 (general advice line) if ever you are concerned

about your own or others health.

A very busy week four

What a busy week we have had this week.  

On Tuesday we had Shrove Tuesday, we definitely used all the delicious ingredients up.

Wednesday started with Ash Wednesday liturgy in the church.

On Thursday we had some special visitors, The Vodafone Warriors came to

school.  They talked about how they needed between 9 and 11 hours of

sleep each night and said the children need more as they are still growing. 

They also talked about drinking water and how it helps our body function.

What an exciting golden time on Friday.  For golden time we made Candy

Floss. We saw it change from sugar into soft fluffy floss.  

Week 4

Week 4

We hope you have had a good weekend, wasn't it nice to see the rain.

Shrove Tuesday is this Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent.  This

day is also known as pancake Tuesday. We are going to cook pancakes with

the children and enjoy a pancake or two at lunchtime.  We ask if we can

get a gold coin donation from each child to go towards this.  

Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent. We will be heading to the church at

9am for Ash Wednesday Liturgy .  You are more than welcome to join us.

On Thursday we have a special treat at 10am.  The Warriors will be

visiting our school.

No swimming this week.

We have noticed some children are arriving to school before the

teachers.  It is unsafe for the children to be on school grounds with no

supervision. Teachers will be in their class by 8.30am and we suggest you

aim to have the children to school around this time.  In the morning

teachers have jobs and meetings so can not be responsible for supervising

the children until 8.30am. If you need care for your children before

school please see Maryanne Rowlings, she runs the before and after school

care at Glenholme but she drops off and collects our children.

Healthy Lunches:

It is great to see a rainbow of food in the children’s lunch boxes. A

healthy lunch helps them to have a healthy brain and healthy body for

school.

Brain Breaks:

Brain Breaks have been working well in the first block. Thank you for

providing fruit for their brain breaks. They will be allowed to have chilled

milk from school and a piece of fruit from their lunchbox.

This helps them to keep their brains energised for learning until morning tea time.

Hats:

A reminder that in terms 1 and 4 we wear blue school hats at break times

outside as part of the school uniform. Thank you for making sure your

children have their blue school hats at school everyday and named!  If

your child has lost their hat there is a large pile of lost property by room

6 that you are more than welcome to check through.

Gala

Thank you for all the donations for Gala.  Remember to take them to the

hall so our classes get the class points.  The class with the most donations

wins a special lunch. 

Tomorrow is Mystery Jar day.  These are like a lucky dip. Fill a jar with

exciting things the children will enjoy.  Here are some examples.

GALA - QUICKFIRE RAFFLE VIPs

JUST $100 secures your baton for the night.

We have a limited number available.

Please contact Heidi Symon on 021 911 305.

Payment to the office by the end of school Wednesday 4th March 2019.

BE IN TO WIN PRIZES GALORE!

Gala Sponsors PLEASE.

If anyone/any organisation is able to assist with sponsorship this would also be appreciated. Please contact Heidi on 021 911305.

We look forward to another busy week.

See you tomorrow

Week 3 update

A reminder that tomorrow is our first school mass! Please bring the
children to class at normal time and we will go over to mass after
the second bell rings at 8:45am. Parents and families are welcome
to join mass. It starts at 9AM and we can meet you there as there
is different seating for adults around the school students. New
students will be welcomed at this mass with rosary beads. Families
are welcome to join them in this celebration 🙂

Friday is our library day. Bring library books back to school to make
sure children can get new ones for the week. Library books do not
have to come back to school everyday. They can be kept at home
until Friday.

A big thank YOU to all of the gala stuff that has been
brought in!!!! Keep checking your blue sheet to see what gala items

are being collected tomorrow and next week.

Today we celebrated a student’s birthday in our class!!! To
celebrate birthdays we give the student a cupcake and a candle to
blow out while we sing happy birthday to them. This is a special way
for them to have their birthday recognised at school with their peers.
Thank you for keeping other celebration food or presents at home for
your own special parties. This way all of the children are able to have
the same birthday recognition in our class and those children with
allergies are able to fully participate in the celebration.

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Week 3

We had an amazing first full week in Kakano last week! It is so great
to see how quickly all of the children have settled in and how they
have already learnt the classroom and school routines.

Brain Breaks:

This week all of Kakano will be having a “brain break” halfway through
the first block. They will be allowed to have chilled milk from school
and a piece of fruit. Thank you for providing fruit for their brain
breaks. This helps them to keep their brains energised for learning until
morning tea time.

Hats:

A reminder that in terms 1 and 4 we wear blue school hats at break
times outside as part of the school uniform. Thank you for making
sure your children have their blue school hats at school everyday
and named! 🙂

Swimming:

We are swimming this week!!! Please bring togs and towel everyday
this week.

Healthy Lunches:

It is great to see a rainbow of food in the children’s lunch boxes.
A healthy lunch helps them to have a healthy brain and healthy body
for school.

Mass:

Our first school mass is this week Friday. Mass starts at 9am so we
will be heading over at 8:45am. Thank you for being at school on time
to come over to the church with the class.

Gala:

Our gala is coming up and the children have all brought home a blue
sheet. Thank you for contributing to and helping with the gala collection. 

Looking forward to a great week!

See you tomorrow