Kia ora e te whānau,
It was so lovely to see the smiles on the faces of the Kahikatea tamariki as they arrived at school on Monday morning! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday break.
We have an exciting term ahead, with gymnastics, calendar art, House of Science learning, and the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme to look forward to.
Gymnastics
Our first gymnastics session will be next Tuesday, the 25th of July. The following social story has been shared with children. Please take a moment to have a look through it.
Sharing Our Learning - What is a Scientist?
On Tuesday, Katie asked her home group the following questions:
- What is a scientist?
- What does a scientist do?
Children then drew a picture of how they view science in action. Here are some examples. We think they are fantastic!
"My scientist is studying eggs from a bird." - Jess
"The scientist is sharing his potions with the little kid." - Louis
"The scientist is doing tests on a hedgehog." - Poppy
"My scientist is holding a potion and is going to bed." - Rossouw
"She's making potions. She is called Rosie." - Violet
The scientists are inspecting the dogs and the cats." - Zac
"The scientist is studying the animals." - Sailor
Nuts at School
This is another reminder that the Kahikatea team has students with nut allergies, one of these is life-threatening. Therefore, we are asking that nuts and nut-based products are NOT brought to school by your child. Nut-based products include items like Nutella, peanut butter, muesli bars containing nuts, etc.
The team is also aware that some children may have other dietary requirements. Please talk with your child’s Homegroup teacher if this is the case so that they are aware and we can create a specific plan to support your child if need be.
Our policy at school is that children only eat their own food and not share. Teachers are reminding children about this, handwashing, and putting food wrappings in their lunch boxes to take home.
If you have any questions please contact your child's Homegroup teacher.
Thank you for your support as 'We Get There Together'.
Literacy Information
Some children have changed into a new literacy group with a different teacher. It has been lovely getting to know our new literacy groups this week!
Please ensure your child brings their literacy folder to school each day and places it in their literacy teacher's tub. This way, we can make sure that texts are regularly going home for you to enjoy with your child.
Teachers will be sending home updated materials to support children with home learning by the end of Week 2.
Request for Materials
We love being creative in the Kahikatea team! Please continue to send along recyclable materials to school.
That's all for now,
Team Kahikatea
katie.mcfarlane@beckenham.school.nz
amber.donovan@beckenham.school.nz
krystal.hunt@beckenham.school.nz
quynh.nguyen@beckenham.school.nz
lisa.collier@beckenham.school.nz
