We all had such a great time at the disco today! Thank you to all of the parents/caregivers who came along and joined in with the fun, and to our wonderful PTA for organising such an enjoyable event.
Keeping Ourselves Safe
The Kahikatea team will be participating in the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme during Weeks 6 and 7. Your child's homegroup teacher will teach six sessions and Constable Meg will teach two sessions.
What will children learn?
They will learn:
- to work out when their safety is at risk
- how to keep safe when they meet and mix with other people
- who and how to ask for help if they, or someone they know, is being abused
- to go on asking for help until someone does something to stop the abuse
- that it is important to make and follow personal, family, and school safety rules
Children will have some short activities to work through at home with you. Thank you for your support with this.
Please click on this link for more information about Keeping Ourselves Safe.
Lunchboxes
Just a reminder to please not send lollies, chocolate, or drinks other than water to school. Our food-at-school policy aligns with national food and nutrition guidelines.
"Good nutrition is essential for the healthy growth and development of
children and young people. Children and young people eat much of their
food each weekday at school. Good nutrition affects students’ behaviour,
learning, concentration and energy, as well as their physical health. When
students eat a nutritious diet, they find it easier to learn.
Teachers report improvements in students’ attendance, attention,
behaviour and levels of concentration in schools where healthy eating is
accepted practice." (Ministry of Education Healthy Food and Drink Guidance 2020)
Friendships
With inclusion being our word of the week, it might be worth checking in with your child about their friendships at school. In Kahikatea, we always encourage our tamariki to make new friends and get to know other children in the hub and at school. That way, they don't feel like they have to stick to one friend every playtime. Below are some videos you and your child can watch and discuss together.
Gymnastics
The Kahikatea tamariki have been enjoying doing gymnastics at Olympia! We have seen our school values of 'We Love Challenge' and 'We Love Learning' on display during each session. Next week will be our last week of gymnastics. Here are some photos from our sessions.
It was so lovely to see the smiles on the faces of the Kahikatea tamariki as they arrived at school on Monday morning! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday break.
We have an exciting term ahead, with gymnastics, calendar art, House of Science learning, and the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme to look forward to.
Gymnastics
Our first gymnastics session will be next Tuesday, the 25th of July. The following social story has been shared with children. Please take a moment to have a look through it.
Sharing Our Learning - What is a Scientist?
On Tuesday, Katie asked her home group the following questions:
- What is a scientist?
- What does a scientist do?
Children then drew a picture of how they view science in action. Here are some examples. We think they are fantastic!
"My scientist is studying eggs from a bird." - Jess
"The scientist is sharing his potions with the little kid." - Louis
"The scientist is doing tests on a hedgehog." - Poppy
"My scientist is holding a potion and is going to bed." - Rossouw
"She's making potions. She is called Rosie." - Violet
The scientists are inspecting the dogs and the cats." - Zac
"The scientist is studying the animals." - Sailor
Nuts at School
This is another reminder that the Kahikatea team has students with nut allergies, one of these is life-threatening. Therefore, we are asking that nuts and nut-based products are NOT brought to school by your child. Nut-based products include items like Nutella, peanut butter, muesli bars containing nuts, etc.
The team is also aware that some children may have other dietary requirements. Please talk with your child’s Homegroup teacher if this is the case so that they are aware and we can create a specific plan to support your child if need be.
Our policy at school is that children only eat their own food and not share. Teachers are reminding children about this, handwashing, and putting food wrappings in their lunch boxes to take home.
If you have any questions please contact your child's Homegroup teacher.
Thank you for your support as 'We Get There Together'.
Literacy Information
Some children have changed into a new literacy group with a different teacher. It has been lovely getting to know our new literacy groups this week!
Please ensure your child brings their literacy folder to school each day and places it in their literacy teacher's tub. This way, we can make sure that texts are regularly going home for you to enjoy with your child.
Teachers will be sending home updated materials to support children with home learning by the end of Week 2.
Request for Materials
We love being creative in the Kahikatea team! Please continue to send along recyclable materials to school.
