Kakano 8 2020

 Kiaora Whanau, WOW! Your little ones have been at school for five-seven weeks! We have had an action-packed term full of learning and settling in, especially with Covid restrictions.  Today your child brought home their normal book bags with a few extra things inside: This week's two x reading books  Holiday reading log - Please fill this in as they read over the holidays as it counts towards a prize draw early next term. Please bring this form in Term 4, Week One.  PTA Raffle fundraiser - please sell this fundraising tickets and return the money and ticket butts to school next term. Only the eldest child in each family brought these home.  ABC learning wall - Our children are good at saying their ABC's now we just need to practice identifying each letter, out of order of our ABC song.  Holiday reading plastic bag of books - bring back in Term Four Week One. Please read with your children and they can also read to you the words they recognise.  ALL READING counts to be recorde

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 this week and ensure that they have some healthy food so that we can all last the distance this 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, s

  Week 9 Kia ora - this week is Maori language 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  Thursday: Library for Kakano 8 - Please bring your library books back before Thursday morning! Friday: Teacher Only Day; school will be closed! We have a lot going on 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 f

  Week 8 Welcome to week 8 in Kakano and we hope all our dads and granddads are having a lovely Father’s Day. 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. Please follow the link below or through the school website. https://www.stmarysrotorua.school.nz/our-sports-/registration-forms/ 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 are to be returned on or before Thursday for Kakano 8 Children. Our children love going to the library to choose new books. Enjoy your Sunday afternoon with your children and we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning. Thanks Mrs Trask