Kia ora e te whānau,
We have had a wonderful start to the year in the Kahikatea team. Time has flown! We have loved seeing tamariki settling in so well and coming to school with smiles on their faces.
Learning Through Play Highlights
We love Learning Through Play in the Kahikatea team!
"I like putting in water for water play!" - Jacob
"I like being outside and water play!" - Emily
"My favourite activity is dress-up." - Maryam
"I like being on the swing." - Henri
"I love playing outside." - Archie
"We love playing with the Duplo." - Kura and Mia
Learning Through Play Resources
Kahikatea is on the lookout for toys and resources for Learning Through Play. If you have toys, games, puzzles, or dress-ups that your family no longer needs or uses, we would happily take them off your hands! He waka eke noa, we get there together.
House Games
We will be having House Games on Mondays during weeks 4 (19/2/24), 6 (4/3/24), and 8 (18/3/24) this term. Your child is welcome to wear their house shirt.
Library
We will begin our weekly library visits next week (Week 4). The library is also open during morning tea and lunch play times - children are welcome to go to the library to return books, issue new ones, or browse books during this time.
Library Days
Tuesdays - Amber and Ella's home groups
Thursdays - Quynh and Sarah's home groups
Literacy
We began working with our literacy teachers this week. It has been lovely to see children showing 'We Love Learning' during literacy time. Your child's literacy folder tub is kept in the pathway. We encourage children to bring their literacy folder to each literacy lesson.
Whānau Photo Wall
One of our kaiako, Sarah, had a wonderful idea of putting whānau photos up on the wall in Kahikatea. If you have photos of your family that you would like to contribute to this, please feel free to email Sarah (sarah.angelo@beckenham.school.
Netball Sessions
