19 Apr 2026

Welcome back to everyone.  I hope you have all had a fantastic break and everyone is ready to be back at it tomorrow.

This week we officially welcome Denver, Jed and Tyler to our Kōwhai whānau.

This week in Phonics, we are looking at the sounds that J & U make.

In Maths we are looking at comparing numbers (more and less).

We will also be looking at ANZAC across the week.

Looking forward to seeing all the little faces tomorrow.

Gayle

19 Apr 2026

Good afternoon Kauri families,

I hope you all had great holidays and enjoyed the fine weather. I stayed around home and caught up with family and friends, which was lovely. 

For the next 8 weeks, we have Miss Gray in Kauri. Miss Gray has been a teacher aide for 6 years and was a social worker before that. She is now doing her teacher training. We welcome her and look forward to having her in our Kauri class whanau. Mrs Livingstone is in Kauri on Thursdays from 8.45-12.45. This is my release time so I am usually still on site. 

This term is 11 weeks and winter season too. To stop the spread of virus', please keep your child home if they are unwell.

This term is winter uniform. Children can bring slippers to wear inside. We will be practising for cross country starting tomorrow, so please ensure your child has suitable footwear. If they wear gumboots to school on wet days, please put in a pair of shoes to run in too as the weather often clears up enough to run. Girls may like to wear black leggings to run in and can wear them under their kilts.

This term remains the same with reading. Books come home Monday-Thursday with you signing their notebook. Please make sure your children put the reading books in their reading folders to protect them. Poetry books come home Friday for the weekend. Our library day is still Friday. 

In Maths this week, Year 1 are learning about Length height and area. Year 2 are learning about Length and Perimeter. In Writing we will all be doing recounts of our holidays and reports about Anzac day. In Phonics this week some are learning 'tch, wh, dge' and 'ff, ll, ss, zz'. Others are learning about 'magic e'.  In Topic we are learning about ANZAC.

I look forward to seeing your child tomorrow and hearing all about their holidays.

Have a great week.

Regards,

Karen

 

19 Apr 2026

Kia ora Kawakawa whanau,

I hope that you have all had an enjoyable holiday break and that everyone is feeling refreshed and ready for the term ahead.  We are delighted to have a new student, Carter, joining  our class. Carter is in Year 4 and he is coming to us from Borough School.  I am sure that everyone will make Carter and his family feel welcome as they settle into Wakanui School.

With going into the cooler months, your child is welcome to bring a pair of slippers to have at school.  I will also get some more hooks put up in the cupboard for coats to be put on.

Mrs Livingstone will be teaching in Kawakawa on Tuesday when I have my CRT release.

Our reading programme will be running as usual. There will be reading books coming home each night, so please record that the story has been listened to at home in your child's notebook. I won't be hearing some groups read each day so they can choose something from home to read instead and record this in their notebook.  On Monday we are all going to be reading about Torty the Tortoise, everyone will bring home a sheet with a cartoon version of this story to read.  Please help your child with reading this if they find some of the words tricky.

From this term we will also have 5 spelling words to practice at home during the week.  These are based on the phonics pattern that we are learning about.  This week Year 3 are doing the 'floss' pattern and Year 4 spelling of words ending in 'y' when a suffix is added.

In maths both Year 3 and Year 4 are learning about area.

For topic we are learning about Anzac Day, what is it, and why do we celebrate/commemorate it.  Our writing will also link in with this.

We have cross country in week 4 so we will be doing training for this most days.  Please be mindful of this and have suitable footwear for your child to be running in, and for girls having tights under kilts is a great option so that they don't have to run in their kilt.

I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow and hearing about holiday happenngs.

Nga mihi nui,

Julia

 

19 Apr 2026

Kia ora Koutou,

This term we will continue our Friday Singing of the Mass Choir Songs for the Mid Canterbury Schools Music Festival. Singing for all the classes is part of our music programme.
Our Year 5,6,7 and 8 students are specifically those that make up the School Choir. This term we will also be learning the two songs that we perform as our School item. All students in Year 6,7 and 8 are part of this group. In addition, Year 5 students are also welcome to share this experience. (I am hoping all will) If your Year 5 child is unable to attend the festival and you do not wish them to be part of the group, please email me no later than Friday 24th April.
 
The festival takes place June 16th,17th, and 18th. Wakanui School will perform on one of those dates yet to be confirmed- this includes a morning rehearsal and an evening performance with other schools.

Ngā mihi

Trena

trena@wakanui.school.nz

19 Apr 2026

Kia ora Koutou,

Welcome back to Term 2! I hope you have all enjoyed some fun over the last couple of weeks. If you stayed local it was definitely great to enjoy some warmer days.

As we head into the winter term a reminder to wrap up –( jackets, hats ,gumboots etc..) to help prevent some of the bugs that will inevitably head our way. This is the link to the uniform page on our website:

https://www.wakanui.school.nz/information-for-parents/uniform/

These are the main term events for Term 2  2026 which  are also on the Skool Loop calendar.  Please note that dates do get changed sometimes and other things added, so it is always a great idea to keep your eye out for the Skool Loop notices for updates and more details.

·      Monday 20th April – first day of Term Two

·      Monday 27th April – Anzac day observed- school closed

·      Monday 4th May- Parent Support Meeting 7pm all welcome

·      Wednesday 6th May- School Assembly- 2:30pm

·      Thursday 14th May- School Cross Country with St Joseph’s School

·      Friday 15th May- Pink Shirt Day- Mufti Day to ‘Sprinke Kindness’ against bullying

·      Friday 15th May- School Disco- ‘Pink Out’ 6:00pm

·      Monday 18th May- Cross Country postponement

·      Wednesday 20th May- Kōwhai Open Afternoon

·      Thursday 21st May- Mass Choir Practice Y 5-8

·      Tuesday 26th May- Zone Cross Country

·      Wednesday 27th May- School Assembly-2:30pm

·      Thursday 28th May- Zone Cross Country postponement

·      Monday 7th June- King’s Birthday- school closed

·      Tuesday 8th June- Teacher Only Day for Professional Development- school closed

·      Tuesday 9th June  NYLD (National Young leaders Day) Y7/8

·      Friday 12th June- Junior Celebration of learning and assembly from 2pm

·      16,17 or 18 June- School Choir festival (which date tbc) Y5-8

·      Wednesday 17th June- School Assembly 2:30pm

·      Epro 8 team events 29, 30 June or 1 July  y5-8 for selected students tbc

·      Thursday 2 July- Matariki Celebration- in the evening tbc

·      Friday 3 July- Last Day of Term Two- Reports to be emailed home

 

Concrete area timetable for week One Term 2 is attached>

I am looking  forward to the term ahead and seeing you all tomorrow!

Ngā mihi

Trena

 

 

 

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