Waterfight Alert!!!
When? Wednesday afternoon.
What do we bring? Togs or clothes that can get wet, towel, water guns if you have them, wet sponges work well too.
Who with? Team Kahikatea - so Room's 12, 14, 15, 16 & 17!
We will also have the water slide operating to add to the fun and it will still happen even if it is raining.
Sounds like a blast!!!
Well, it's the final week of the term and Christmas is only 2 weeks away. Thank you to all parents, caregivers and extended whanau for all the work you have put in this year to assist with the learning and progress of your child. School finishes for the year at 12pm on Thursday.
Week 9 at a glance...
No Swimming this week. Please return any library books that are at home.
Monday - End of year School Mass 9am, Children meet their 2023 teacher in the afternoon.
Wednesday - Prizegiving for all classes 9am - 11:30
Thursday - Last day of school for the year. Missioning of our Year 6s. The day ends at 12pm.
Letter to Santa
Mr Macmillan has said that If children would like to write a letter to Santa, he will set up a letterbox in the hall foyer and children can put their letters in there. There is also a letterbox in the student foyer.
School Magazine
We are publishing a school magazine again this year, and this will be available during the last week of this term. At this stage, there are only to be 100 magazines printed. It will be a great memento of 2021. Orders are taken now with the cost for the magazine being $10.00.
Have a fabulous Sunday and we look forward to a great last week of learning and
What!? It's Week 8 of Term 4 already?!!!
Week 8 at a glance...
Swimming every day this week. Please return any library books that are at home.
Monday - Big Day In - Mufti, swimming gear, $5 for lunch.
Tuesday - Tryathlon - bring either a bike or scooter to school if you have one.
Wednesday - Swimming, Principal's Luncheon, Library. Kapa haka practice.
Thursday - Swimming,
Friday - Swimming, Assembly.
Last week was super exciting in school with the highlight for some of our tamariki being the disco and our newest member in class - the Elf on the shelf. We are waiting for there to be an answer to the question of whether they are a boy or a girl. I just hope that they have better manners than my previous Elf visitors have had!
Mr Macmillan has said that If children would like to write a letter to Santa, he will set up a letterbox in the hall foyer and children can put their letters in there. There is also a letterbox in the student foyer.
On Tuesday Kakano and rooms 15, 16 &17 students will have their Tryathlon. Children need to bring their bikes or scooters for this event if they have them.
We are publishing a school magazine again this year, and this will be available during the last week of this term. At this stage, there are only to be 100 magazines printed. It will be a great memento of 2021. Orders are taken now with the cost for the magazine being $10.00.
End of year FUN DAY
To our wonderful whanau,
Next Monday the 5th of December, the Year 0, 1, 2, 3’s will be having an end of year fun day at school. We will be having some fun outdoor activities, some water play, and Christmas crafts. We will also be having an organised lunch together.
Outdoor Activities
We will have a camp-like setting for these.
Activities include hut making, campfire, roasting marshmallows, burma trail.
Water Play
Pool and slip and slide
Lunch
Rooms 15, 16 and 17 will be sharing their lunch together.
We will have hot chips and hotdogs, ice blocks, and treats for the christmas crafts.
Please bring $5 each.
What to bring
Children can come to school in mufti on this day.
Swimming gear - togs and towels.
School sun hat.
Water bottle.
A small morning tea to eat.
Money for our lunch.
The only food children will need to bring that day is their usual morning tea. The teachers will collect the money and organise the food. Thank you for bringing in your money ON or BEFORE Monday.
We look forward to sharing this fun day with the children!
Year 0, 1, 2, 3 teachers.
Junior Tryathlon
Year 0-3 will have their Junior Tryathlon on Tuesday 6th December at 11:15 a.m. What to bring: bike/scooter, helmet, sneakers, togs. If Parents are available to help please contact your child's teacher.
Wow! It's December this week already and only 3 weeks to go till the end of the school year. The children have been pushing themselves to "finish the year strong". We had a wonderful time swimming in the rain last week as well as an introduction to Street Racket which the children all enjoyed. We have another session of Street Racket this week.
We are encouraging our children to have a go at something different during learning through play. All three classes have enjoyed working with the House of Science kits over the last two weeks. We are looking forward to the next kits to work through.
TERM 4 DATES.
Monday 5th December Year 0 - 3 BIG DAY IN Year 0 to 3 at school
Tuesday 6th December Junior Tryathlon 11.00 am Year 0 to 3 at school
Thursday 8th December Tryathlon/Swimming Sports for Years 4 to 6 at Aquatic Centre
Monday 12th December End of year Mass. 9.00 am
Tuesday 13th December Big Day In (Y6)
Wednesday 14th December Prizegiving - 9:30-11:30
Thursday 15th December Missioning - 11-12:00
Thursday 15th December Last Day of the termBonjour tout le monde and welcome to week 6. I hope you are all enjoying a relaxing weekend despite all the mixed weather we are getting in late Spring. Only 4 weeks are left until the end of the term and the school year. The last day of the year is Thursday 15th December.
Swimming
This is a reminder that all Year 3 classes are swimming again this week. It is an expectation that all children swim unless they have a note with a legitimate reason, as swimming is a part of our Health and PE programme. Please help your child to remember their togs every day.
Hats
Quite a few children are not coming to school with hats. It is compulsory to wear a hat outside during term 4. We only have a very limited number of spare hats and some children are trying to use a class one every day. This is unfair to those who forget occasionally and actually need to use a spare hat as a one-off thing.
Learning
We will be continuing our learning programme right up to the last day. Please encourage your child to continue trying hard during organised learning until the last day.
Monday 5th December Kakano Big Day In
The Senior / Totara team has their camps this week in Taupo. I hope the weather plays ball and they are able to participate in all the planned activities. Please keep the team in your prayers over the week so that they have a safe and joyful camp.
The group of children who were baptised a week or so ago are being Confirmed and will make their First Holy Communion today. Please keep these children in your prayers also.
Events to note for Week 6:
Swimming - Every day
Monday - Street Racket PE programme
Friday - Pasifika, Choir, Roller Skating at lunchtime
Term 4 is an extremely busy term and events can pop up at short notice, so please keep checking the school app and this blog to ensure that you are up to date with the happenings at school.
TERM 4 DATES.
Tuesday 6th December Junior Tryathlon 11.00 am Year 0 to 3 at school
Thursday 8th December Tryathlon/Swimming Sports for Years 4 to 6 at Aquatic Centre
Monday 12th December End of year Mass. 9.00 am
Tuesday 13th December Big Day In (Y6)
Wednesday 14th December Prizegiving - 9:30-11:30
Thursday 15th December Missioning - 11-12:00
Thursday 15th December Last Day of the termLorette Tiedt and the Kahikatea Team Teachers.
