Kia ora,
This week we welcome Brax, Holly, Kaia, Maya, Alexander and Malachi. Welcome to Kōwhai, we are so pleased to have you here. Mr Smith We have been very lucky to have Mr Smith from the Canterbury University of Education working in Kōwhai for the past two weeks. He is learning to be a teacher and has spent his time observing how learning happens in Kōwhai. Mr Smith will be returning to Kōwhai later on in the year to work with some of our children. Mrs Herring Until the end of the term Mrs Herring is helping Mrs Jackson and Ms Riley with their responsibilities as the second Deputy Principal. This will mean that she is out of the classroom in the afternoons. For next week we have Mrs Bowen in for her and in the final week we have Mrs Pengelly. We are hoping to see lots of special extra things for Kōwhai now that we have friends in high places!! School Disco It was great to see so many of the Kōwhai children at the disco having a great time and having a dance with some of the Kōwhai teachers! Be Safe Inquiry We have been so busy learning about how to keep ourselves safe. We have been looking at ways to keep safe at school and all around us. During the week we were lucky to have Constable Rick come in and talk to us about crossing the road safely. He reminded us to use the school crossing when it is operating and when we cross any road to cross with an adult and to look both ways to make sure it is clear before crossing. Today we were lucky enough to visit the Fire Station!! We learnt what to do if there is a fire at our house. Get down, get low, get out and meet in a safe spot. We also talked about the importance of knowing our address if we need to ring for help. At home you might like to decide on a safe spot together and talk about your address. Below we have included some photos of some future fire fighters. If you would like to sing along with our keen firefighters follow the link below! #sorrynotsorry www.youtube.com/watch?v=emv-Yn6g1r4 Wood We have a contact near Wigram that supplies us with wood for our woodwork table. If you think you might be passing by there then come and see us for the address and you could pick up some for us. You will just need a .box to collect it in. Thanks Not long to go until holidays!! Jeanette, Julia, Sonja, Thelma and Jo [email protected]
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This week we welcome Finn and Charlie to Kōwhai, we are so pleased to have you with us!
Student-Led Conferences A big thank you to all of the families that attended our Student-Led Conferences. It was really great to meet with you all and for the students to share their work with you and to set new goals for the next ten weeks. We really value this time to meet so that we can all work together as a team. Inquiry This year we are focusing on 'Being the Best We Can Be'. For this term we are focusing on 'Being Safe' (Check out our safety videos on Seesaw), if you have any expertise or contacts on ways we can share this with our children please let your child's pod teacher know. (We are currently looking at going to the Fire Station later in the term.) School Disco On Friday the 14 June there will be a school disco. This is run by the Friends of West Melton and is a popular school event. It runs from 5 until 6:15. It is $5 entry (which includes water and a packet of chips) and there are usually glow stick products available to purchase. Tickets are available to purchase in the Wharenui on Wednesday and Thursday mornings or Thursday afternoon. You can also purchase tickets on the night! Resources We would love any empty cardboard boxes that you would normally just drop in your recycling please! These are great for our construction table. We would also love any natural resources that you may collect over the weekend (leaves, acorns, shells). Nails We are in desperate need of flat head nails for our woodwork table! If you have any laying around or you would like to donate some we would be very grateful!! The kids are making some amazing things with the woodwork. Parent Help A big thanks to Cam and Olivia who are currently coming in to parent help in Kōwhat, we really appreciate the time that you give up to help our kids. If you would like to come in and help (this can be by helping with play, baking, reading, making playdough, playing an instrument, or sharing an interest with the children) we would love to hear from you. Independence We are noticing a huge difference in the mornings in Kōwhai with children being super independent and coming in by themselves and setting themselves up for the day! Keep up the good work everyone! A short and sweet K.I.T. notice this week. Enjoy the weekend and Go the Black Caps!! Jeanette, Julia, Sonja, Thelma and Jo [email protected] |
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