Thursday Update

 Wow one more day of the term, everyone is very tired after a very busy term.  I am so proud of all the children and how they become very independent.

The children have really enjoyed all the activities at school.  The Chicks and the Little Garden Club has been a big interest and they have loved writing about these.

Here are some photos of the children busy at work.

Remeber tomorrow is or library day so please help your child remember their books.  Also, sausage sizzle and juicy orders can be placed $1.50 each.

Today the children brought home some reading books for the holidays, Included is also their holiday reading log.  It is important to keep up with their reading over the holidays.  We have many children about to change reading levels and this will support the move.

WEEK 10 TERM 3 2020

Kiaora! 

 

It is the last week of school for Term 3!!  Students (and teachers) have done so well this term. Remember to keep your children to a bedtime schedule and eat healthy food so that we can all last the week!

 

We welcomed two of our little chicks out of the incubator on Friday (Teachers Only Day) and over the weekend. Mrs Thomson has been chick sitting them at her home. We are all so excited for the Kakano children to come and see them tomorrow morning!!! 

 

Mrs Thomson Chick Sitting.

The second chick. born

 

There are exciting Peter Pan auditions this week and next term all of Kakano will get to learn a dance and song as part of the school show. 

 

There will also be School Sports Photographs on Tuesday.  Please remind your children that they need to bring their sports uniforms in a named bag to wear for the photograph only. This is also a good time to return any Winter Sports uniform items to Whaea Leanne, so make sure they are clearly labelled and clean if you wish to do so then.  

Sports Photos Schedule:

Kākano Y0-2 

12.30pm - 12.45pm

1.45pm - 2.30pm

A runner will come to your classrooms at 12.15pm and 1.30pm. 

 

Please note times are approximate only. Runners will come with a list of what teams are needed. Children then get their sports uniform and come to the hall to get dressed. 

 

PRINCIPAL’S MORNING TEA: This is on Wednesday for the children selected in each class. A letter will go home if it is your child this term. 

 

Reminders:

 

Tuesday: Go For It!, Kakano 7 Library.

Thursday: Library for Kakano 8, St Vincent de Paul LITURGY and singing.

Friday: Sausage Sizzle $1.50 / Juices $1.50,  Library for Kakano 4, 5, and 6.

FRIDAY is also the MINI MARATHON day and we have a number of Year 0-4 students running in this.

 

 

Have a lovely week everyone.

 

Nga mihi

Kakano Teachers.

Weel 9

 Kia ora - this week is Maori language a week Te Reo o te Wiki!  Keep your eyes peeled for video clips of the children learning and using Te Reo and waiata in class. 

Reminders for this week:

Tuesday: Go for It 

Friday: Teacher Only Day; school will be closed!

We have a lot going in Kakano at the moment.

We are all busy caring for our little seedlings and are excited to see some have already sprouted.  You may have heard we are now all a part of the secret club called the Little Garden League.  The mission of our club is to encourage our children to grow and taste different vegetables.

Our eggs are not far away from hatching and we can't wait to see how many chicks we can grow.  We were very lucky last Friday to have Julian’s dad visit with the special light so we could see the chicks growing inside the egg.

Our play focus for the remainder of the term is Maths with a specific focus on Position and Orientation.  This will involve children learning to use the language of direction, make maps, follow instructions.  Some of the activities they will have the choice to be involved in are: creating, completing and building mazes, hiding and finding objects, Beebots (using robots in a maze), map making.

As always we have lots of creativity happening in Kakano, the teachers are always so impressed with the persistence and creativity of our students.  We believe that it is not the final product that is important but the process the child undertakes when designing.  Being able to create, design, and build independently without adult intervention is a valuable skill all children are capable of.  We love seeing how proud the children are when they share their precious works of art with the teachers.  Check out some of the creativity that has been happening over the past few weeks.

Week 8

 Welcome to week 8 in Kakano and we hope all our dads and granddads are having a lovely Father’s Day.

Your child may have already shared the amazing news about Xander. He headed back to Starship Hospital on Thursday for surgery. This was very successful and his trache has been removed. Please keep Xander and his family as he recovers in Starship.

Registrations for summer sports are now open.  Parents can register via the google form which can be accessed from our school website under ‘Our Sports - Registration Forms’.  Summer sports offered are touch rugby and cricket.  Registrations close Wednesday 16th September and no late entries can be accepted.

This week is Tongan Language Week.

We have Go4It on Tuesday which all our children are really enjoying and don’t forget your library books on Friday.  Our children love going to the library to choose new books.

I would like to thank Julian and his family for bringing us some chicks for the class last week. The children loved having them in the class and they are very excited about the eggs in the incubator hatching.

Enjoy your Sunday afternoon with your children and we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning.

Fathers Day

 

This week the PTA is selling Fathers Day gifts.  If your child wants to purchase one or more please send them to school with there money.