Principal's Patch
Kia ora koutou
What a busy and long term this has been! Thank you to all of the staff for their huge commitment to our tamariki, and especially to our teacher for the massive week they have put in this week with Learning Conferences going into the evening on both Monday and Wednesday. Thank you too to all of the children and whānau who participated in Learning Conferences. The information sheets that you received at learning conferences are the first report of this year. We are expecting the next report to be through our new digital platform - HERO - during Term 3.
Great to see continued progress on our new classroom blocks.
School Website - Literacy Learning Page
We have updated our website with a new section on Literacy Learning. We will continue to add resources and information to this page.
New Staff for Term 2
Next term we will be welcoming three new staff to the school.
Chelsea Carmichael will be joining the Koru (New Entrant) Team where she will start the third home group of new entrants who start next term. Chelsea is a Highlanders fan from Mosgiel and has been teaching in Melbourne for the past 10 years.
We also will be welcoming two new teaching assistants to the school - Sonya Watson and Charmaine Pedersen. (photos to come next term!
Ngā mihi nui
Sandy Hastings
Tumuaki - Principal
Important Dates
Upcoming Events
Fri 16 Apr: - Last day of Term 1
School Holidays
Term 2, Week 1:
Fri 7 May - Welcome Assembly
Fri 7 May - Welcome Assembly
Week 2:
Tue 11 May - Whole School Cross Country
Thu 13 May - Cross Country (postponement date)
Week 3:
Mon 17 May - Show Quest Year 7 & 8
Thu 20 May - 12-3pm - South Zone Winter Sport
Fri 21 May - Staff Only Day (School Closed)
Tue 11 May - Whole School Cross Country
Thu 13 May - Cross Country (postponement date)
Week 3:
Mon 17 May - Show Quest Year 7 & 8
Thu 20 May - 12-3pm - South Zone Winter Sport
Fri 21 May - Staff Only Day (School Closed)
Term Dates
Click here to view 2021 term dates.Citizen of the Week
Cassia Turner-Germon - Year 4
Cassia, you are amazing. You have a growth mindset and tackle challenges with a positive attitude! Ka pai! This makes you a role model for others in our kura. You are kind and caring, and always there for others. You show initiative in the way that you volunteer to help out and find different ways of problem solving. We look forward to seeing your lovely smile each day. Keep being your fantastic self.School Notices
Are you planning a big clean up during the holidays?
If so, you may have some items you might like to donate to our Koru Team to use in their Learning Through Play.We would love…
Old toy cars and vehicles
Sandpit toys including buckets, watering cans, spades, dump trucks, diggers etc.
Old baking equipment you no longer need for our mud kitchen
Bits of downpipe, guttering or other plumbing parts to use in the sandpit
Dolls clothes (to fit 41cm dolls or prem size babies), prams etc.
Pop up tent
Knights and dragons for our castles
Lego or Duplo
Surplus craft supplies
Plastic animals
If there is anything else you come across that you think may be suitable, please see or email one of the Koru Team.
Showquest
Show Quest rehearsals are in full swing and the children are responding really positively to the challenge. Below is information about purchasing tickets to the show and important costuming information. Our performance date is Monday May 17th. On this day the children will be at the Town Hall from 10am until after their performance in the evening.
Tickets
Please visit Ticketek to order your tickets. If you can't make the show, there will be a video.
Sports News
Cross Country
Our whole school cross country is coming up at the start of next term. This will be held on Tuesday the 11th of May in the afternoon.
Seniors will have an earlier lunch and start first. The Junior students will start later in the afternoon. Timings will be confirmed during Week 1 of the term and sent out to you via the school newsletter.
We encourage all the students to embrace our school value "We Love Challenge" and to try their very best. While for the majority this will be participating as a runner, there will be additional ways to make sure all our tamariki are involved in the event. Teams have started our practises already and will continue during the first week of Term 2. We know that some children will enjoy practising over the holidays. Happy running!
Congratulations
Congratulations to our own Paul McKinnel who, with his team, won the Canterbury Club Championship, the Watson Shield, last weekend. We wish Paul and his team all the best for the National Club Championships this coming weekend!
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| Paul (in the blue cap, centre of the photo) |
Community Notices
(Notices placed here are contingent on space and do not reflect the views or opinions of the school.)
The Big Little Theatre Company
There are 2 shows in Christchurch, 1 at the Little Andromeda Theatre on the 22nd of April, and 1 at the Isaac Theatre Royal on the 23rd of April.
So what is the show about you ask? It’s a comedy of falsehoods, wit and questionable societal norms, Big Little Theatre Company's reimagining of Oscar Wilde's the Importance of Being Earnest will have you laughing out loud and hungry for a muffin.
Jack is in love with Gwendolen. Algernon is in love with Cecily. Cecily is Jack's ward. Gwendolen is Algernon's cousin. Jack told Gwendolen his name was Earnest. Algernon told Cecily his name was Earnest. Neither Jack nor Algernon are actually called Earnest but of course Gwendolen and Cecily both think their love is called Earnest. Maddie and Morgan can't find Earnest anywhere on Instagram, someone misplaced a baby and Quin is just happy to be here.
Confused? Good. You’ll just have to come along for a fun filled evening out to make sense of just who Earnest is and why he is so important.