Kakano 5 2021

  Kia Ora Kākano Whānau,  We are almost halfway through the term! We are so proud of how the children have been working and interacting in class and at school. It is awesome to see the clicks and friendships that the students have made with each other over the past few weeks. Please keep encouraging your children to do their jobs in the morning all by themselves! We have a few important notices for this week:  It has been announced that we will be returning to COVID-19 Alert Level Two . That means that there will be a few changes around the school with drop-off, pickups, and school events such as the Gala.  School Gates: Our school gates will not be unlocked until 8:30am during Level 2. Students will not be able to enter the school grounds until 8:30am. Gates will be locked again from 9:00am - 2:45pm. If you need to enter school grounds you will need to use Carnot St Gate. After School procedures: School will finish at 2.45pm for all Kākano students and their siblings. Kakano students

  Wow-what a week we had with the Covid level changes.  We were very proud of how the children adjusted to parents not being allowed in the classrooms. Please embrace the children’s independence and if they choose to walk into class by themselves,  allow them to do so.  The children were very proud of being able to do their morning jobs by themselves before settling into their day. Also, a busy week marking the start of lent, we started with Shrove Tuesday, all the children helped make pancakes before eating them in the afternoon. Ash Wednesday was a little different this year, as we were unable to go to the church, Father Thomas came over to school for the liturgy.  We ended the week with our School Mass. Thank you to all the parents who came along. Our children have been enjoying being outside and are showing interest in building, bugs, and gardens. We are asking if you have anything listed below that you no longer need at home if we could please have it for our outside area. * Ham

Tomorrow we are back at alert level 1! This means that school will finish at the usual time of 3PM. Gala day is in 2 weeks. In their book bags children will have a yellow form with a list of items to bring each day. This starts tomorrow!!! Make sure you check the form every day to bring in the correct items. Thank you again in advance.  This week is our first swimming week! Yay! Thank you for organising their swimming gear to be at school everyday. Here are photos of some of the kids enjoying themselves. A reminder that the school opening mass is this Friday. Families are welcome to come along. Mass is at 9AM in the hall. Have a great rest of the week.

  Week 3 What a wonderful first week we had last week! It was great to see everyone and the children have already settled in well with their new classes and teachers. Thank you for getting your child into school on time ready for the day! This week we start our Easter celebrations with the beginning of Lent.  On Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday and we will be making pancakes with the class. Please bring a plate with your child’s name on it for the pancakes. Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and there will be a school liturgy in the church. Ash Wednesday is the first day of lent and we will be talking about ways the children can show kindness and helpfulness during this time. On Friday we have our opening school mass in the church. All are welcome to attend this. It starts at 9AM. Please drop your child at the class as usual and make your way to the church to get a seat. Children will walk over with their classroom teacher. New students and families will be welcomed and blessed at this mass. New stud

 Everyone has settled well into school this week!!  A reminder that it is mufti day tomorrow and the theme is to dress up in your house colour. The children have all come home with their house colour. Please bring a gold coin donation with mufti tomorrow. This money is going to Apanui school who had a huge part of their school burn down. Thanks to those of you who have got your stationery this week! We will be sending book bags home as of next week. Enjoy the weekend and check out some photos from what we've been doing in class.

 🌸 Welcome to the new school term! It was lovely to meet with you all last week and share the exciting learning we have planned in Kakano 4, 5, 6 and 7. This week is week 2 (crazy, we know), our first week of school was where the children and parents were able to meet with the teachers prior to school starting.   Term 1 is an 11 week term, you can check out the term dates on the school app. The teachers will spend the first few weeks getting to know the students in our classes, setting clear expectations and having fun. Start of the day reminders: It is expected all children will be at school by 8:45, as this is the official start time of school.  It is always a busy morning in Kakano with lots of parents and family members so we ask whanau to leave by 8:45.   This will allow the children to settle into their school day. We remind you all to encourage your child to be independent; this means they carry their own school bags and do their own morning roll.  You can support your child to

Welcome to Kakano 5!!! I hope you've all had a great break. A little bit about me: My name is Sany-Joy Mareroa. I have been at St Mary's for 2 years now and look forward to my third year here with this new class as Kakano 5! I grew up in Rotorua with my parents and younger sister. I really enjoy the outdoors, traveling and walking! I went to Dunedin to study teaching then worked in Auckland. I am so happy to be back here in Rotorua after 10 years and working at this amazing school!! Please don't hesitate to contact me during the year if you have any questions or concerns. I am always here to help. This blog will be updated every single week during the school term! Here are a few important reminders: SCHOOL APP 📱 We have a new school app. We suggest you install and set this app from School Apps NZ then search for St Mary's Catholic School Rotorua. Make sure you set up for the notifications you wish to receive. Alternatively, you can go to this link https://schoolappsnz.