Kia ora koutou Kowhai parents, It's been another busy week in the Kowhai community and we have lots of tired children (and adults!) at the end of the week. This week Miss Allchurch (Nicole) and Miss Simons (Louise) have been at a Restorative Justice course for three days, as part of our school-wide Professional Development for 2017. We are grateful to Mrs Stott and Mrs Thomson for teaching in their absence, and look forward to welcoming Nicole and Louise back next week. Swimming It looks like the best of the weather is behind us, and we have certainly noticed much cooler temperatures overnight this week. With this in mind, we have decided to finish our swimming programme. Any 'lost' towels, goggles or togs can be retrieved from our class lost property box, and we will spread this out next Friday afternoon for one final time. Following this time, any unclaimed items will be moved to the school lost property box (found in the green bin in Ti Kouka). Library As noted last week, our library times have been confirmed now that swimming has finished. If your child is in Miss Allchurch's, Mrs Buckenham's or Mrs Sands' pod group, they will visit the library on a Tuesday afternoon. If your child is in Mrs Herring's, Miss Simons' or Miss Stuart's pod group, they will visit the library on a Thursday afternoon. Please return your child's library books in their reading packet on the day they are due to visit the library. Can you help? We'd love some more play dough, please! If you are able to help us out by making a batch (or two) in the weekend, please comment below. Thanks in advance! We'd also love any left over boxes you might have from grocery items (for construction). Any size or shape would be great! And we'd love any plastic jars or containers (with lids) that could be repurposed to make musical instruments. You may have heard about our band ('25 minutes to hometime'). We've been working hard to make our own instruments, write our own songs and even managed time for a couple of world tours (around the playground). We've exhausted our supply of 'stuff to turn into instruments', but not our enthusiasm! As always, if you'd like to come and join the fun, you're more than welcome! Have a chat to your child's pod teacher to find out more. School fete The school fete is approaching rapidly and looks to be a great event. There are some fantastic stalls and entertainment planned, and the Fete Committee has been working very hard behind the scenes. Each learning community has been asked to organise a stall to contribute to the fundraising. In the Kowhai Community we thought we would hold a 'Mystery Bottle' stall. We need your help with this, please! We're asking each Kowhai family to donate a bottle of something (beverages, body lotion, a bottle filled with a gift voucher or lollies). The kowhai children will then wrap and decorate these bottles and we'll sell them back to you (or your friends and family) at the fete! Please send your bottle donations along to school next week. If you have any fancy wrapping paper, ribbons or bows that you would also like to donate, that would be fantastic. Finally, if you and your child are able to help us out on the day with selling our magnificent bottles, please comment below. Thanks Our heartfelt thanks to Cam for his on-going Wednesday 'Tool Time' sessions. The children have an absolute blast at the woodwork table making all sorts of amazing creations. We are exceptionally grateful to Cam for organising a donation of tools from Mitre 10 for the children to use. Mitre 10 have also donated some wood for a wood-working table, which Cam and Andrew are currently working on. We'll include some more photos on our blog of the tools 'in action' next week (watch this space!) Thanks Cam! Have a great weekend everyone - winter sports are fast approaching! See you all on Monday
Thelma, Nicole, Jo, Christina, Louise & Natalie kowhai@westmelton,school.nz
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Cam
17/3/2017 09:48:10 pm
Thank you Kowhai team for enabling me to support the kids tool time. It has been fantastic to help the kids with their ideas, their efforts, and witness their pride with tool use or an item made. Some are using tools for the first time, some are proud to show skills they learnt from someone special. I enjoy extending every kids experience when they come to use tools because they come wanting to learn how their ideas can become real through their eyes. I look forward to more fun with tool.
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kowhai team
18/3/2017 08:25:18 am
Sums it up nicely, Cam!
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Andrea
18/3/2017 06:31:08 am
Please put me down to help sell bottles at the fete. Cheers
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kowhai team
18/3/2017 08:21:06 am
Thanks Andrea! Let Nat (your pod teacher) know if you have a preference as to what time you help.
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Cheryl
18/3/2017 09:39:03 am
I can make a couple of lots of play dough.
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kowhai team
18/3/2017 12:47:42 pm
Fantastic! Thanks so much Cheryl!
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Bex S
18/3/2017 11:09:28 pm
Would you like used baby formula tins for musical instruments? They make a fabulous din!
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kowhai team
21/3/2017 09:59:23 pm
Thanks heaps Bex - the tins are a big hit! (haha - see what we did there?!) ;o)
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Amanda
19/3/2017 08:59:29 am
Not sure if I mentioned to you Jo, Andy and I are happy to help on the stall.
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kowhai team
21/3/2017 09:59:55 pm
Brilliant! Thanks very much!
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Sally Stark
19/3/2017 08:22:52 pm
I can also make some fresh play dough on Monday, will bring it in on Tuesday morning.
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kowhai team
21/3/2017 10:00:20 pm
Thanks for the playdough, Sally!
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