Well, hasn't it been wonderful to finally see the sun again! The start of June thus far has been a bit dreary and we hope that the sunshine continues!
Sleep Research:
Recently we have been learning about the benefits of getting a great sleep and what factors contribute to sleeping well. We are now entering the sleep science phase. This involves the children recording the time they switch their light out to sleep and the time they wake up in the morning.Over the next few days, your child will be bringing home sleep slips to fill in, along with a small clock, which is theirs to keep. The sleep slips are part of the sleep inquiry we are working on at the moment, which comes under the bigger umbrella of 'sustaining our well being'. The students are required to fill out three consecutive slips in order to analyse their sleep patterns and formulate a goal to do with sleep. We would love these slips to be returned to school the next day so that each child has a record of how they slept and how they felt when they woke up.
Here is a link to a video which explains how to programme the sleep clock.
Here is a copy of the sleep slips for your reference.
Literacy Learning
Across the team, the children have been inspired by both Rudd and Riley's visit last Friday. This has resulted in many children learning about insects and caring for the environment. Some of the children have been creating short movies during literacy to share their findings. There are more clips to view on google classroom, however here are a select few.
Bugs- By Quinn, Fergus and Freya
Insects- By Cleo, Zoe, Emma and Taylor
Bugs- By Vida and Dahlia
Insect Art- Mikes Home Group
Reminder: Tuesday 26th June - School will close for formal instruction at 12:30pm
Due to the Paid Union Meeting for teachers in Christchurch that will be happening on the afternoon of Tuesday 26th June, we will be skeleton staff (Principal and Teacher aides only) from 12:30pm due to our teachers all needing to attend the union meeting. We are requesting that you pick up your children at 12:30pm that day, or contact the office to let us know they will be staying at school so we can arrange supervision.
Bringing Toys/PE Gear to School
We have started to notice an increasing number of children bringing toys and sports equipment with them to school each day. Please be assured we have plenty of sports equipment for your children to play with. When a child's ball or toy goes missing it can be very upsetting. To avoid this happening, we are asking that all toys and sports gear stay at home. If your child forgets this rule we will store the item in our "think tank" and it can be retrieved at the end of the day. Thank you for your support.
That's all for this week. Make sure you scroll through the blog to see other posts about our Art Extravaganza Day and our Friday Sport.
Have a wonderful week ahead!
Kōwhai Teaching team