Tabloids

Hi everyone,

We have Tabloids on Thursday this week. Tabloids involves fun filled activities where the children compete team challenges with other members from their house. They can bring a house coloured t-shirt to school to put on before the event. Please send your children in appropriate footwear (and girls may want shorts on under their pinafores). The children's house colours are as follows:

Heathcote - Green
Jessica, Izzy, Rome, Andy, Jai, Valentine

Avon - White
Ava, Saoirse, Tom, Emily

Rakaia - Red
Edward, Charlotte, Lukus, Rory, Mahlee

Waimakariri - Blue
Louie, Marlon, Manu, Jack, Aaliyah, Evaliyah

Junior Showcase

The children did so well during our Junior Showcase this week, especially taking into account this very hot weather. We know we will have a few students very keen to join the Junior Kapa Haka in the future! Ka pai koutou. We are very proud of you.

Birthdays on the Verandah

We have enjoyed celebrating both Ava and Louie's 6th Birthday recently in Room 2/3. Happy Birthday korua! Thank you Louie and Sophie for the yummy cake.

Junior Showcase

It was lovely seeing many of you at our Junior Showcase today! Room 2/3 did so well and we are very proud of the children. Remember that we have our second Showcase tomorrow (7/12) at 2pm in the hall. Feel free to head on in anytime from 1.45pm onwards to get a good seat.

Responsibility ~ Kawenga

Today we learnt about how to show Kawenga in the School Environment by being in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing (being ready to learn).

We thought about:

-       Staying in bounds -       Using words to solve problems -       Thinking about what I’m doing and being organised so that I’m ready to learn -       Giving a great learning message and listening to all adults Check out some of our ideas: "Give 5" - Marlon "Share" - Ava "Don't tackle" - Rome "Listen to teachers" - Valentine and Mahlee "Don't play at mat time" - Edward " Be kind to plants" - Charlotte "Be safe. Stay in bounds"- Izzy "Hands and feet to yourself" - Tom "Be kind to your friends" - Jessica "Be in the right place at the right time" - Saoirse "Don't whisper when the teacher is talking" - Louie

Community Time

We love our Community Time each morning!

Learning Conferences

Kia ora koutou,

This is just a reminder that Learning Conferences are on this week. Please bring your child along to the Learning Conferences along with their Portfolio and goal sheet. We are really looking forward to this opportunity to celebrate your child's learning.

Classes finish at 3pm on Monday and 2pm on Tuesday/Wednesday. Please let Jeanette and I know if you cannot make it in at 2pm on Tuesday or Wednesday. 

There will be no swimming on Tuesday this week.

Nga mihi nui,

Jeanette and Tara 

Trip to Town

We had an amazing Trip to Town. The children loved learning about how early Maori lived (including how they stored food and water). We also spent time in the Botanic Gardens and on the Tram! Thank you to the tamariki who showed Responsibility/Kawenga in the community. A BIG thank you to our parent helpers; you were fantastic. What a fun filled day!

Remember, we are off to Town tomorrow!

2.11.17

Trip to Town

Kia ora Families/Whānau,

We are very excited about our trip to town tomorrow!

Some reminders for the day.

Children need to be at school on time as the bus leaves promptly at 9:15am.

We will be back to school by 3:00pm.

Your child will need:

ü Their school bag (reading folders and library books can stay at home)

ü Correct uniform – including sensible walking shoes, polar fleece and the school hat. We will hand their hats out in the morning

ü A big snack

ü A big lunch

ü A water bottle

ü Please apply sunscreen before school and we will reapply at lunch time

We are looking forward to this great learning opportunity.

Jeanette and Tara

Be Sun Smart

We have been impressed with all of the children who have school hats this term. Ka pai! Remember that you can wear a black cap, black hat or beige hat as part of our school uniform.

Calendar Orders

Thank you for all of the calendar orders!  We have decided to extend the order time, so extra orders or new orders need to be in my Monday the 6th of November. Thank you for all of your support, we're sure the calendar's will make wonderful Christmas presents.

Calendar Art Orders

Calendar Art orders are due tomorrow (Monday 30th October). Feel free to check out the children's calendar art in Room 3. Order forms can be found at the office.

Term 4

It was so great to see everyone again after the Term 3 holidays! We had a great week back and enjoyed getting to know our new classmates. A big welcome to Valentine, Saoirse, Evaliyah and Andy!

Remember that our Trip to Town is happening very soon. Please ensure that you have signed and returned the permission slip so that your child can enjoy this great learning opportunity.

Our value this term is Responsibility ~ Kawenga. This is what we think Kawenga means:

Responsibility means helping friends do things and feeling like I’m trying my hardest. – Izzy

Responsibility means being nice to your friends. – Ava

Responsibility means being kind to your friends. – Lukus

Responsibility means being joyful (to your friends). – Jack

Responsibility means being helpful. – Valentine

Responsibility means being kind to Lukus. – Jai

Responsibility means not littering. – Saoirse

Responsibility means “Giving 5”. – Charlotte

Responsibility means “Giving 5”. – Jessica

Responsibility means keeping your hands and feet to yourself. – Marlon

Responsibility means helping others. – Edward

Responsibility means tidying up. – Rory

Responsibility means tidying up. – Aaliyah

Responsibility means being kind to others. – Rome

Responsibility means walking on the verandah. – Tom

Responsibility means being friends. – Evaliyah

Responsibility means sharing with your friends. – Mahlee

Responsibility means looking after other people. – Emily

Happy Holidays!

Kia ora koutou,

We hope that you are all having a safe and happy (rainy) holiday! We are looking forward to seeing you on Monday! 

Our Term 4 dates this year are Monday 16th October to Tuesday 19th December.

Calendar Art

Please remember to check out our calendar art! Orders need to be returned to the office next term. Check out the information that the children brought home in their reading folders this week.

Learning Celebration

It was lovely seeing many of you during our Learning Celebration on Friday. We hope you enjoyed checking out other classrooms and seeing our learning communities throughout the school. We know the children enjoyed having the opportunity to perform for you in the hall.

Woolston Firefighters visit the Verandah

On Friday we were lucky enough to have the Woolston Firefighters visit Opawa School! They were very impressed with the fabulous Firewise learning that we had already been doing; ka pai verandah! The children were amazing and practised how to "Get Low and Get Out". We even had a turn with the hose. Thank you to the Woolston Crew!

Get Firewise

This week we have been learning about how to 'Get Firewise' during our inquiry time. We have discussed how matches/lighters are "tools not toys" and ways to stay safe around fires, heaters, barbecues and in the kitchen. Today we learnt what to do when a fire alarm goes off at home or at school. You need to 1. get out FAST 2. say "FIRE, FIRE, FIRE" 3. shut the door (if you can safely) 4. go to your safe meeting place. The children all took home a sticker in their reading folders today. It would be great if you can discuss as a family your safe meeting place and add the sticker to this spot. It may be your mailbox or gate. We were very proud of Room 2/3 today and can't wait to share our learning with the firefighters tomorrow!

Fit-a-thon

We had a great time completing the Fit-a-thon on Monday this week. All of the children in Rm 2/3 participated and completed step ups, star jumps, ski jumps, shuttle runs, skipping and burpees. Awesome effort everyone!

Excellence ~ Hiranga

Our value this term is Excellence ~ Hiranga. The children thought about what Excellence means to them. Here are their ideas:

Excellence means doing Quality Work. - Mahlee

Excellence means doing Quality Work. - Rory

Excellence means cleaning the lounge. - Manu

Excellence means cleaning up. - Lukus

Excellence means looking after people who are hurt. – Izzy

Excellence means drawing nicely. – Charlotte

Excellence means doing great reading. – Ava

Excellence means picking up my toys. – Emily

Excellence means doing the dishes. – Jessica

Excellence means Giving 5 on the mat. - Aaliyah

Excellence means playing with Felix. – Jai

Excellence means tidying up. – Rome

Excellence means checking the mail. – Louie

Excellence means loving people. – Tom

Excellence means making sure everything is correct. – Edward

Excellence means playing with Anna at home. – Marlon

Excellence means Giving 5 on the mat. - Jack

We have published our ideas and you'll be able to check these out in Rm 3 this week.

Big Breakfast

Remember that we have our 'Big Breakfast' on tomorrow from 7.45am to 8.45am in the hall. Breakfast food will be provided. Please remember to BYO bowl, spoon and cup. Bacon butties will also be for sale.

Hopefully see you there! 

Term 3 ~ 2017

Our Inquiry theme this term is "Time to Explore… Wā hei Tūhura”.
On Monday the 7th of August Science Alive will be working with Room 2/3 as part of our inquiry. We are really looking forward to finding out more about space and our solar system this term!

Happy Holidays

Have a safe and happy holiday everyone! See you in Term 3.

Wacky Hair Day

Happy Matariki!

The Little Red Hen

We have loved learning the story of the Little Red Hen during our Storytelling this term. It was great to meet real hens during Discovery earlier in the term. Nate and his mum (Jos) brought 2 of their hens to school; they were so friendly. We have created some amazing Story Maps and Piet Mondrian art. We hope you have enjoyed hearing our story at home too!

Charlotte's Innovation Map

 Jessica's Story Map

 Lukus' Innovation Map

 Edward's Story Map

 Mahlee's Innovation Map

 Izzy's Innovation Map

Tom's Story Map