Kahikatea Team: August 2022

Tēnā koutou!

It is incredible to think that we are entering Week 6 already! So much amazing learning has been happening in our hub.

The word of the week

Our word of the week in Week 5 was KINDNESS.

Kindness is "the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate" (Oxford Dictionary)

Some of our beautiful tamariki demonstrated kindness this week by creating a card for a friend or loved one. It was wonderful to see the thoughtfulness that they used.

A video that has a kindness song is below...

Te Reo Māori focus

Over the past two weeks, we have been working on different ways to greet people and also how to say how we feel. During our waiata, we have been singing the 'Ata mārie' song, which has been wonderful to support our tamariki in learning Māori greetings.

Here it is so you can sing along at home...

Book Character Day

Book character dress-up was held on Friday 19th of August and it was amazing to see all of our tamariki proudly strutting their stuff in super fun costumes. Even the teachers dressed up!

We were also lucky enough to have a visit from Sandy. She was dressed in her 'Guess How Much I Love You' pajamas and she read us the story.

Toys at school

We have had a number of toys (including bag toys) make an appearance at school this term. We ask that all toys stay home. We know how special they are to you and we don't want to see them broken or lost. There are lots of awesome things for you to play with at school, including amazing outdoor spaces that the school has.

Shoes

The Kahikatea teachers have been noticing a lot of students walking around the school without shoes on. Shoes are important for keeping our feet safe and clean. Kahikatea students are not to be outside in the playground without their shoes on. When in the hub, the expectation is that the students have shoes on (or slippers) unless their shoes are very wet or dirty.

Cultural Presentations

As part of our fortnightly celebration assemblies, children have an opportunity to share with the junior school their culture via a presentation. These presentations are done in the form of a slideshow, in which the family receives a template to fill in. They require adult input and support.

If your child is interested in getting up and presenting a cultural presentation, please contact your child's homegroup teacher for more information.

Photos

Here are some photos of our amazing tamariki hard at work.

Ma te wa,
Amber, Krystal, Emma, Katie, Lisa, Kerilea, Kate & Jan

Kia ora whanau,

Welcome to Term 3. We hope you were able to have some quality time with your tamariki during the school break and that you are all keeping well.

Our literacy and maths programs are well underway again now. Katie and Amber are working together during maths time and Krystal and Emma are working together during maths time.

Katie now has her homegroup in the Nook, Amber is in the Breakout Room and Krystal is in the Atrium.

New Library Days

Tuesday- Amber and Katie

Thursday- Krystal and Emma

Introducing...

Jan Malcolm

In team Kahiaktea we have so many wonderful teachers and staff who work with our tamariki.

Each week the lovely Jan Malcolm works with Amber's Home Group. Sometimes she is here for the whole day or part of the day. Jan works in other teams across the school too, including Kowhai and Pohutukawa.

⭐Welcome Jan!⭐

Kauri Buddies

Every afternoon on Friday/Rapare our team welcomes students from the Kauri hub (Year 7/8). These children are self-selected, they opt into buddies. They love working with younger tamariki and sharing their skills with them. It is all about building that tuakana-teina relationship. They gain a lot from this experience - organisation skills, communication, greater understanding of group dynamics and being a leader. There is also a lot of gain for the younger children - forming bonds with older children, having an older friend to recognise in the playground.

Playground Time

Train Construction

Monkey Bars

Play Dough Fun

Showing Respect

This week we have had a focus on understanding what Respect looks like, feels like and sounds like:

Respect is an attitude of caring about people and treating them with dignity.

Respect is valuing ourselves and others.

We show respect by speaking and acting with courtesy.

When we are respectful we treat others as we want to be treated.

Respect includes honouring the rules of our family or school,

which make life more orderly and peaceful.

Congratulations! You are practising Respect when you...

Treat others as you want to be treated
Speak courteously to everyone
Take special care of other people’s belongings
Respect the rules of your family, school and nation
Expect respect for your body and your rights

Healthy Lunches

School is a busy place to be and there are a lot of different activities and learning tasks that required our students to be ready for learning and ready to participate and contribute.

Feeding your child a healthy, filling lunch helps our tamariki to get through a busy school day.

During these colder winter days we know children are wanting a bit more kai in their lunchboxes.

Tips for a fabulous lunchbox:

wraps, sandwiches, scrolls, filled rolls or buns,croissants, pizza bread, pizza,scones, yoghurt, hummus, olives, fruit (sliced and ready to eat), proteins (vegetarian and meat), crackers, cheese, pasta, rice, egg (boiled or in a sandwich). Treat foods like chocolate should be included very occasionally.

For more ideas you can check out Nutrition Foundation NZ or Kidspot NZ