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Week 7

 

Week 8

We have had a busy week of Assessment which we look forward to sharing with you soon. Next week will be a week full of art and Christmas celebrations.

We seem to have Headlice in our team. Please check and treat your child if needed.

Next week:

Monday: 

Tuesday: 

Wednesday: Culture celebration day, 2pm celebration of learning inquiry

Thursday: 

Friday: Report links sent out on Hero, fish and chips, service assembly

Togs need to be at school and named each day. Clothing needs to be named also, with the child name that is wearing it. We are having a few issues with children not knowing if a top is theirs. Please support us to make this a non-stressful time. 

Just a few reminders:

We ask that all parents wear a mask when entering the school grounds and team spaces. 

SCHOOL IS OPEN from 8:30am, please don't send your child before this time as staff are often in meetings and are not available to supervise. This is a health and safety issue.

If your child is going home with another parent after school please can you email and let us know this. Because of the way the end of the day now works we need clear guidance around who is leaving with who.

Let’s celebrate our culture….! We want to end our year celebrating each of us and our culture.  Culture can be seen in so many ways like the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.  It’s about what makes us who we are.  This could be the food we eat, a tradition you do within our family,  your nationality.  We want to celebrate your story and who you are.  So we invite you to bring costumes, food, treasures that celebrate your culture and your families history. We will do this on Wednesday 8 December. We invite your child to bring things that celebrate who they and you are.  Please get in touch if you would like more information!

We hope you all have a lovely weekend break.

Ngā mihi nui

Paula, Holly and Lynn

Week 6

 

Week six

We have had a busy week of Assessment, Coding with Hōpara and Art, we look forward to sharing this with you soon.

We seem to have Headlice in our team. Please check and treat your child if needed.

Next week:

Monday: 

Tuesday: Hōpara camp pie fundraiser, orders and payment to Michelle Berg in Hōpara between 8:30-9am (see more information below).

Wednesday: 

Thursday: 

Friday: Culture time day

Togs need to be at school and named each day. Clothing needs to be named also, with the child name that is wearing it. We are having a few issues with children not knowing if a top is theirs. Please support us to make this a non-stressful time. 

PIE FUNDRAISER

A notice will have gone home this week for purchasing pies. Each pie is $8, and a percentage of every pie sold will be credited back to help with the cost of Hōpara camp 2022. If everyone could please return their forms and money on Tuesday 30th of November (Michelle will be in Hōpara until 9 am to collect these). The delivery date is the 10th December and will be available for collection after school.

Just a few reminders:

We ask that all parents wear a mask when entering the school grounds and team spaces. 

SCHOOL IS OPEN from 8:30am, please don't send your child before this time as staff are often in meetings and are not available to supervise. This is a health and safety issue.

If your child is going home with another parent after school please can you email and let us know this. Because of the way the end of the day now works we need clear guidance around who is leaving with who.

Let’s celebrate our culture….! We want to end our year celebrating each of us and our culture.  Culture can be seen in so many ways like the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.  It’s about what makes us who we are.  This could be the food we eat, a tradition you do within our family,  your nationality.  We want to celebrate your story and who you are.  So we invite you to bring costumes, food, treasures that celebrate your culture and your families history. We will do this on Wednesday 8 December. We invite your child to bring things that celebrate who they and you are.  Please get in touch if you would like more information!

We hope you all have a lovely long weekend break.

Ngā mihi nui

Paula, Holly and Lynn

Week 5

  Week 5, look alive

It has been a busy week for our team this week, as we begin to do our end of year assessment on the children. The children have been reflecting on their progress over the year, which is a lovely process as they have all come such a long way. It was a shame we couldn't have pet day but we have had a few pets pop in from the Ag Club this week and we have had some lovely photos and information about students pets. We have also had some really great grow projects too, so thank you for those. 

Next week:

Monday: 

Tuesday: 

Wednesday: 

Thursday: Sausage sizzle - Hōpara 2022 Camp Fundraiser, more info to come.

Mana Ake drop in - get in touch with Juliana if you want to take advantage of this.

Friday: Assembly, subway

Just a few reminders:

We ask that all parents wear a mask when entering the school grounds and team spaces. 

School is open from 8:30am, please don't send your child before this time as staff are often in meetings and are not available to supervise. This is a health and safety issue.

If your child is going home with another parent after school please can you email and let us know this. Because of the way the end of the day now works we need clear guidance around who is leaving with who.

Named togs to be at school each day.

We hope you all have a lovely long weekend break.

Ngā mihi nui

Paula, Holly and Lynn

Week 4

Week 4

Please note: This post was meant to go out last Friday. In the excitement of the long weekend, we forgot to post it. Hope you all had a great weekend.

It's hard to believe that we are halfway through term 4 already. We ran a really successful bake sale this week, so thank you to the people who donated baking and who brought a gold coin donation. It all helps for year 4's future camp. 

We are doing a lot of work on devices this term so if your student has their own device please encourage them to bring it to school each day.

This week:

We are doing an art project at school this week the uses collage. We would really appreciate it if you were able to send your child to school with any old magazines (appropriate magazines only please) you have lying around your home that you don't mind being cut up. :)

Monday: Swimming is starting, please send your child with NAMED togs and towel each day. Please bring in any old magazines. 

Tuesday: Milo and Cookie fundraiser

Wednesday: Sushi

Thursday: Ag flower projects due, Animal judging

Friday: Sausage sizzle

Just a few reminders:

We ask that all parents wear a mask when entering the school grounds and team spaces. 

School is open from 8:30am, please don't send your child before this time as staff are often in meetings and are not available to supervise. This is a health and safety issue.

If your child is going home with another parent after school please can you email and let us know this. Because of the way the end of the day now works we need clear guidance around who is leaving with who.

We hope you all have a lovely long weekend break.

Ngā mihi nui

Paula, Holly and Lynn

 

Week 3

 

Week 3 Already....!

We have had a great week in Tūhura this week and the children have gelled together even more after our camp. 

We had some children in our team who were having bad dreams during the night, which is very normal for this age and so we decided to make dream catchers in class. The students will bring these home to hang at their window or beside their beds.

Next week:

Monday:  

Tuesday: Hōpara Bake sale for camp next year, PTA meeting 6:45pm all welcome

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday: Canterbury Anniversary day so NO SCHOOL

Bake sale:

Bake sale Tuesday at morning tea and lunch. All items will be between $1 and $3.

Yr 4/5 CAMP 2022 BAKE SALE - Please bring all baking to Hōpara on TUESDAY morning for our bake sale! It would be helpful if the baked items could be sold/wrapped individually.  

Just a few reminders:

We ask that all parents wear a mask when entering the school grounds and team spaces. 

School is open from 8:30am, please don't send your child before this time as staff are often in meetings and are not available to supervise. This is a health and safety issue.

Ngā mihi nui

Paula, Holly and Lynn

Week 2

 Camp done and what a camp it was!

Thank you to all our amazing parents for helping to make this the best camp we have ever run in Tūhura. 

We are so proud of every student as you all stepped up and pushed yourself in so many ways. We are super impressed!

Check out the photos below:

Ngā mihi nui

Paula, Holly and Lynn :o)

Week One

It has been a great start to Term 4! We have spent some time settling back into routines and preparing your children for camp. On Wednesday we had school athletics day. This was a brilliant day and we were so proud of all our Tūhurians for getting out there and giving it a go. We also had some really great results in our team which we will celebrate in class. It was a shame that in this covid world you could not come and watch but we took lots of photos and there was a professional photographer taking photos as well.

As you know our Tūhura camp is NEXT WEEK on TUESDAY 26th and WEDNESDAY 27th. We are really looking to this camp as it is a fantastic growth opportunity for the children. We are aware that some children are feeling a wee bit anxious about going on camp and this is completely normal. We are talking lots about the fun activities and exciting things to look forward to at camp in class. You can also do this at home by looking at the programme below. 

Just a few updates before camp next Tuesday.

It has been strange not seeing you all leading up to camp, so please get in touch if you want to know anything.

On Tuesday your child will need to have a backpack with a packed lunch, drink and sunhat. If the weather is not great we will not leave school until 12, as this is when we can use the camp facilities.

Timetable:

• Be at school by 9am - we leave via cars at 9:30

• Drop cars and gear at camp and walk down to the domain for games and morning tea

• Walk back to camp, have lunch and set up bunks

• Camp rotation programme starts (see programme below)

• Leave camp by 2pm on Wednesday, back at school for the end of day pick up

Programme: If you want to know more about these go on the Woodend Christain Camp website.

Please be mindful that we are only away for two days and one night, so each child should only need a small bag of clothing as we need to be able to fit these into the cars.

Next Week:

• Monday: Labour Day (no school)
• Tuesday: Camp - leave 9:30am
• Wednesday: Camp - return 2:15pm
• Thursday:
• Friday: Sausage Sizzle, Assembly

Mihi Ngā Paula, Holly and Lynn