Week 2

 Everyone had a great week last week and settled back into school routines well.   We also welcomed 4 new children to Kakano. 

Thank you for having the children in their summer uniforms, please remember that the school polar fleece is an extra layer on cold days and they are not allowed to wear this in the classroom, hall or church, they can wear the knitted jersey though.

NO HAT NO PLAY

In terms 4 and 1 it is compulsory for the children to wear the blue school bucket hat in the playground.  From this week the children will be using the no hat, no play rule, the children without a school hat will have to sit in the shade outside the classroom during playtimes. 
Hats can be purchased through the school app, website or from the uniform shop. Please name your childs hat.

Swimming

Last week Kakano 4, 7 and 8 had a wonderful time in the pool.  It is very warm so even on cold days the children were wanting to swim. 

PTA Raffle Books

Thank you to our hard working PT for organising an amazing raffle this year.  Could you please return all raffle books sold or unsold along with money to school by this Thursday.  Thanks to those who have already sold the tickets and returned the money to school.

Loud Shirt Day

On Friday we are having a loud shirt day.  The children can wear a brightly coloured T-shirt and bring a gold coin donation.  The money goes to The Hearing House which supports and provides services to families living north of Turangi and the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme.

Working Bee

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, October 31st. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. We are always amazed at the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch.  For catering purposes please let the office know if you can assist, even if it is just for an hour or two.

Some important dates for this term:

Monday 26th October: Labour Day. Public Holiday.

28th October : Junior Tough Guy

Saturday 31st October: School Working Bee

Thursday 5th November: All Saints/All Souls Day Liturgy

Thursday 5th November: Incredible Years Parents’ meeting 

Friday 13th November Teacher Only Day

Thursday 19th November:  JPC Orientation (afternoon)

Sunday 29th November Weetbix Tryathlon

Tuesday 8th School Production

Wednesday 9th November School production

Monday 12th December: School Tryathlon

Friday 11th December  End of Year Mass

Tuesday 15th December: School Prizegiving

Wednesday 16th December: Missioning and last day of term

Thursday 17th December: Teacher Only Day

We hope everyone has a lovely week.

Welcome Back. Week 1

   Welcome back to Term 4!!

We hope you have all enjoyed the time off school and the children have rested well looking forward to getting back to their classmates and school routine! This term will be a busy one with production, swimming, and end of year celebrations.

COVID UPDATE: LEVEL 1 

Parents are welcome to come into school as has been the case in Level 2. 

(Please continue to use the contact tracing app and QR code placed at all three entrances). There will also be sanitising units at all gates. Please use them. We do however encourage you to drop your child at the gate as this gives students great self-management skills and independence, and enables students before school to engage more fully with other students and teachers.

There are no restrictions on numbers at gatherings, so you are welcome to come to our assemblies.

We will continue to encourage basic hygiene measures such as handwashing and use of sanitiser, cough and sneeze etiquette, regularly cleaning and disinfecting high touch surfaces.

Please keep your child home if they are unwell, or required to self-isolate.

FROM TOMORROW, start of Term 4:

In the mornings from 8.25pm there will be a teacher at the Church car park gate only. There will not be a teacher at the Ranolf or Carnot St gates. School will start at 8.45am. Please ensure that your child is at school prior to this. If for any reason you need to drop your child off later please make sure to come to class via the office and sign your child in.

Children will be permitted to play in the playground before school.

In the afternoon there will be a teacher at all 3 gates. There will be a pick up zone for parents to pick up children without needing to get out of the car in the Church Carpark.

At the end of the day school will finish at 3.00pm for all students, the ONLY EXCEPTION is that bus students need to leave class for the Ranolf St gate at 2.50pm.

 

Swimming!!!

This term we start swimming. Children need to bring their swimming togs and a towel. They can also bring their swimming goggles if they have them.

We swim every day this week and then will be swimming every second week. The pool is set to 30degrees so is nice and warm.

 

Holiday Reading

The holiday reading log draw will be this Friday at assembly!!! Make sure to return your FILLED IN holiday reading log by Thursday. Thank you also for returning the childrens’ holiday book packs to school.

 

Summer Uniform

Now that it is Term 4, the children need to be in summer uniform. The girls wear a different summer dress with black sandals and the boys a different pair of summer shorts with the blue polo and black sandals also. SUNHATS are also part of the summer uniform and the school rule is that if you don’t have a sunhat then you are not allowed to play outside so please make sure the sunhats are in bags!!!

Lots of parents have been in to sort out summer uniforms. Students are to start Term 4 in full summer uniform. Our Uniform Shop is open Mondays (8.30-9.00am), Wednesdays (2.30-3.00pm) & Fridays (8.30-9.00am) during term time. The girls’ summer dresses are currently only available from our school uniform shop. Please don’t forget children need to wear the school sun hats in term 4.

We also sell school uniforms via our school website. You can order and pay online and pick up your uniform from the school reception after you have been notified by email that the uniform is ready to pick up. Hopefully this will be easier for those parents who find it difficult to get to our uniform shop.

Working Bee

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, October 31st. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. I am always amazed at the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch.

Cake Stall

 

Thank you for taking the time to always read the blog notices! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Enjoy the last week of the holidays :)

 

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.