Week 3 Term 2 Newsletter

Learning Conferences 

Thank you very much to all the parents that attended learning conferences last week. It was wonderful to see the children speak so confidently about their learning, celebrate their achievements so far, and discuss their next steps. We really value the partnership between home and school and it is great to have such a supportive and enthusiastic community of parents. Thanks for all that you do!

Cross Country

As part of our Physical Education programme, the children will be participating in Junior School Cross Country later in the term. At present the children are practicing for this as part of fitness time. We look forward to our Cross Country event which is on Thursday 16th June from 11:00am - 12:30pm. More detailed information will be sent home leading up to the event. In the time being, please ensure your child is wearing suitable shoes to school each day so they can participate in developing their running skills.

Reminder

Just a reminder that as we come into the cooler weather the school grounds become much wetter. We would like to encourage the children to bring water proof jackets and gumboots to school on wet days and wear extra layers to keep nice and 'toastie' on cooler days.

We have noticed over the past year, that many children have only worn their t-shirts and polar fleeces during winter and have often been cold. When it isn't raining the children are expected to play outside so wearing extra layers like black thermals under their t-shirts will not only help to keep them warm, but also help them to not get any chills. Children can also bring slippers to wear in the classroom. Thanks for your assistance. 

Parent Help

We have been receiving a huge amount of parent help in our classrooms across the team. Thank you so much for volunteering your time to help the children as this extra support boosts learning and self confidence. If you would like to help support our children with their learning please see your child's teacher. We greatly appreciate all your help!

Blog

Teachers and children are working hard to keep our blog up to date. We would love to see comments from anyone at home to help the children reflect on their learning. Thank you for supporting us with this.

Up and Coming Events

Here are some dates to pencil in your diary:

Monday 6th June Queens Birthday (No school Monday)

Tuesday 7th June Teacher Only Day (No school Tuesday)

Thursday 23rd June Matariki Performance by the Court Theatre 

Thursday 16th June Junior School Cross Country

Enjoy your week and keep warm!

Kowhai Teaching Team 

Gayle, Paulette, Anna, Mike and Rebekah