Term 2 Week 10

- July 04, 2021

Kia Ora e te Whanau,

We hope you have had an awesome weekend enjoying the sunshine and possibly looking out for our Matariki Stars in the early hours of the morning.

We are so close to the end of term that we only have 4 more school days left! How did time fly so quickly. This week children need to be at school from Monday – Thursday as Friday is a Teachers Only Day. Please contact Mary-Ann Roling from Glenholme Afterschool on 347 0709 or 0211 215599 if you need childcare on this day.

We would like to congratulate all the children in Kākano 4, 5, 6, and 7 for the amazing assemblies that they have done for the school in the last 3 weeks. You were all so brave and confident and we are so proud of you. Also a big thank you to all our parents and whanau that came along to these assemblies, your presence was felt by the children and the school!

We have a very busy and action packed week ahead with things happening before, during and after school.

In the mornings we have our play provocations set up ready for the children to start learning and interacting with others. It is important that children arrive at school at the correct time. School Starts at 8:45am. We want our children to be actively engaged in the play provocations that are set up for them in the morning as well as allow them time to settle into school and get their jobs done. If children arrive after 8:45am, they will need to go to the office to get marked as present for the school day.

During school this week we have our Junior School Cross Country and Our Matariki Soup Meal.

We have our Junior school Cross Country this Thursday starting at 11:45am. Our children have been training for this over the last few weeks and are getting very excited for the cross country. If you are available to help out as a supportive marshall on the day please let your child's teacher know before Thursday please. We would love parent/whanau support and we are sure that the children would love to see you there too!

Here is the notice that was sent home on Friday with all the information, if you have any further questions please email or pop in and see any of the Kākano Teachers.

We also have our Matariki Soup Meal on Thursday. Children will need to bring a gold coin donation, a bowl and a spoon. We are doing this to celebrate the Matariki New Year with the tamariki in Kākano. Matariki is a very important time and it signals a time of remembrance, joy and peace. It is a time for people to come together and celebrate.

After School this week we also have our Matariki – Star Themed Disco

Our Matariki- Star themed Disco is a very fun night and we would love to see you all there. It starts at 5pm and ends at 7pm and is on the last school day for the children of term two. What better way to celebrate all the hard work the children have been doing. It is a $2 Entry and is themed Matariki / Stars... so come dressed up as a literal star, your favourite movie star, pop star, sports star etc. The notice is attached below with all the information needed.

On Thursday children will be sent home with a holiday learning pack to get their brains pumping with all the learning we have been doing in class over the last few weeks. Please check their book bags and school bags to see what they have brought home for the holidays.

There will also be a few changes made to our classroom spaces in the holidays so children will get a bit of surprise at the start of Term 3 once we have moved things around.

We are also wanting to create some more realistic learning spaces for children to engage in throughout the day. We want to revamp our family area so that it looks like our homes. We will be starting with a new kitchen for the children to play with. If you have anything of good use at home that is no longer in need, please feel free to bring it in. At the moment we have a kitchen sink, stove and microwave. We are still on the hunt for more things to make our kitchen into a KITCHEN. The children love cutlery, plates, cups, pots, pans, bowls, etc.

The R.E Leaders would like us to remind children and whanau that there is a R.E annual art competition with some great prizes up for grabs. Below is the information you need to know about this competition: