Hi all

I hope you had a good weekend. Today Cherie Livingstone is teaching in Kauri.

There is school assembly on Wednesday at 2.30, hosted by Kowhai. 

In maths this week, we will look at money: Recognising, ordering and adding. In phonics we are learning about all the long sounds for 'u'. Writing is personal recount and retelling narratives. 

The children have been very good at looking after their hats and playing in the shade if they leave their hat at home.

Have a great week.

Karen

Kia ora Kawakawa whanau,

We have another short week ahead.  With it currently being 'hay fever' time, we seem to be going through a lot of tissues and we are using the last box that I had stored in the cupboard.  If you are able to supply us with another box that would be wonderful and this should get the class through to the end of the year.  Can all the  permissions slip for our Big Day Out please be returned back to school by Tuesday.  There has been a great response with being able to help with transport for our Big Day Out.  In previous years when we have had so many offers for transport to save taking 1/2 full  cars we have doubled up parents. So please let me know if there is another person who you would be happy to travel with.   This means when Liz and I work out travel arrangements we can put you in the same car.

We have a whole school assembly on Wednesday, Kōwhai are hosting this.

In Keeping Ourselves Safe we are moving onto the focus area of My body is my own and Unwanted behaviour or touch.  We will be naming parts of the body and discussing touch we like, touch that hurts and confusing touch we want to stop.  I have just got to laminate houses that we have done then I will send them home to go on your fridge. So look out for them in book bags during the week.

In maths we are starting financial mathematics, this is a new area of learning in the maths curriculum.  We will be learning about recognising, sorting, counting and calculating with notes and coins,  In the world we live in now, we handle a lot less cash but the class need to understand the value of notes and coins and ways they can make different values.  Also how to use the addition strategies  that they have to add amounts of money.

In writing we will be continuing with our stories about the Day the Dinosaurs Came to Wakanui School.

Have a great week,  I might see some of you at assembly on Wednesday, if not have an enjoyable  long Canterbury Anniversary weekend.

Nga mihi nui,

Julia

We are expecting the Y 7/8 camp children to be back at school by approx. 3:45pm