Sunday 14 June 2020

Week 10

A reminder that due to the lockdown our term has changed and although it is
now week 10, we still have 3 weeks to go as it is a 12 week term! The children have all been coping so well at school and we encourage you to keep up all of
the great support at home to ensure a smooth finish to this long term.


As we are in level 1 now a number of our school routines are back to normal.
School for ALL year groups starts at 8:45am. The morning roll is completed at
this time so please, if you are late, sign in at the office on your way in to make
sure your child has been marked present for the day. The school gates are
open from 8:15am for students to start being dropped off. The teachers have
been so proud of all the students coming into class on their own so confidently!
We congratulate you as parents for teaching them this independence and we
notice how much more settled they are in class in the mornings from being
able to do this. 


It is important for you to know that the teachers are always welcoming and
available for parent concerns or queries around your children. The mornings
are quite busy and we may not get enough time for discussions as this is time
we need to spend with the class. However, once the school bell has gone and
the children have been picked up at the end of the day we are much more free
to speak with families. So please come and see us! It has been a long time
since we’ve caught up with a lot of you and if you’re able to come into school
for a chat at that time then you are welcome to.


Thank you for keeping your children at home if they are unwell. We are still
working hard to keep good hygiene a priority in Kakano. You can help us by
making sure your children are able to wipe their own noses if they are feeling
sniffly and by coughing/sneezing into their elbows. Our children are already
very good at sanitizing their hands where appropriate.


On Friday we have a liturgy in the hall at 9AM. Our school masses in the
church are not going ahead yet but we will still be coming together as a school
to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart.


Mid-year reporting and conferencing 
We have decided due to the Covid-19 outbreak to do our mid-year reporting a little differently this
year. We are very interested in how your child went while learning from home. We would like to use
this information, as well as our observations from school to set goals around the New Zealand
Curriculum Key competencies. On Friday you received a rubric form to complete, keeping in mind
how your child went while learning from home. PLEASE RETURN THE RUBRIC/REPORT TO
YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER BY WEDNESDAY. Teachers will also complete the school part of the
rubric and this information will be sent home during the first week back next term. In week 2 term 3
we will offer 3 way conferences so that we can set goals with you and your child around these for the
future.


The week ahead brings singing on Thursday and our usual Friday, that is
library day and sausage sizzle/juicy day.

Hope you have a great rest of your weekend and we look forward to seeing the
children tomorrow!

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