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Kia ora e te wh\u0101nau,<\/span><\/p>

We can't believe we are nearly halfway through Term 2! There has been lots happening over the last few weeks, and our tamariki have been doing some pretty cool things in the hub. This blog post will cover a few notices, our writing focus, our te ao M\u0101ori focus, and what we have been learning about in cyber safety. <\/p>

Notices<\/b><\/h3>

School Closed:<\/b> Please remember Friday 29th May (Week 6)<\/b> is a Staff Only Day, and the following Monday 1st June (Week 7)<\/b> is King's Birthday. School will be closed on these days. <\/p>

Nut Reminder:<\/b> A reminder we are a Nut Free Hub. This includes anything containing any sort of nut (e.g. nut muesli bars, nuts in slices, peanut butter, nutella, scroggin mixes etc.) We thank you for your understanding and help with this. <\/p>

Welcome to Kathryn<\/b><\/h3>

As you may be aware, Georgia will be leaving soon to go on maternity leave. Her last day of teaching will be on Friday 12th June (Week 8). We are very excited for this new chapter ahead for Georgia. <\/p>

We are also excited to share that Kathryn Sutherland will be taking over Georgia's homegroup, and will begin with the class on Monday 15th June. Kathryn is an experienced teacher, having taught both in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and has recently been working at Oaklands School. <\/p>

Kathryn will be coming in on Wednesday 27th May (Week 6) to spend the day with Georgia's homegroup as well as with everyone in the hub. We are looking forward to having Kathryn join the K\u014dwhai team!<\/p>

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Narrative Writing<\/b><\/h3>

This term, we have been working on writing narratives. Our tamariki are developing their skills in planning, organising, and editing their own narratives, while also using descriptive language to make their writing more detailed and engaging for their readers. It has been awesome to see our tamariki showing our school kete values 'We Love Challenge' and 'We Love Learning' in the hard work and effort they have put into their writing.<\/p>

Te Ao M\u0101ori<\/b><\/h3>

Recently, we have been focusing on k\u014dwhaiwhai patterns. We have learnt what different patterns there are, the colours of these patterns, where we might find these patterns, and we have also been having a go at drawing the k\u014dwhaiwhai patterns. Below is some information about our k\u014dwhaiwhai patterns:<\/p>

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