Talofa 'aiga,
We have had another busy week in the Kahikatea team, with our particular focus on Space (Planet Earth and Beyond). The writing and experimenting that the children have been involved in has demonstrated to us their enormous interest and motivation in this subject. We shall continue to publish samples of writing here on our Blog, but please do check out your children's writing books in the classrooms as well.
Next week is going to be very busy for us all:
- teachers are involved in a Teacher Only Day on Tuesday, focusing on the teaching of writing
- on both Wednesday and Thursday, teachers will be involved in teaching and observing each other, as we continue our focus on the teaching of writing
- on Wednesday, we have our hockey 'festival' session between 9:30 and 10 a.m.
- and on Thursday, we are having the second of our Arts Extravaganza days, with children rotating through 4 different sessions, which will include Drama/Dance, visual art (2 different sessions), and music.
As a result of not only the above, but also the fact that next week is a short week anyway, our Home Learning is going to have a different look. Teachers will be in touch with you regarding the type of approach that their Home Learning will take.
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A reminder about upcoming events:
- Matariki will be starting on June 6th and will run throughout the following month
- the Koru and Kahikatea teams cross country will be held on Thursday, June 16th (another newsletter reminder will be coming out about this at the start of Week 7); this event will be starting very promptly at 9:30, so perhaps arrive a few minutes earlier!
- Science Alive's Space Discovery Dome will be coming to Beckenham School on Monday, June 20th - another event to look forward to!
- the Court Theatre will be coming on Thursday, June 23rd to present their performance of Matariki for us.
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| The rising of the Matariki star cluster signals the celebration of the Maori New Year in New Zealand |
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| Matariki Kite Day celebrates the symbolic connection of heaven and earth |
We hope that you all have a wonderful long weekend, and look forward to seeing the children again next Wednesday.