Term 2 Week 1

 Week 1

Welcome back! We hope you have had a wonderful break and got plenty of rest and relaxation along the way. We are looking forward to seeing your tamariki tomorrow in their winter uniforms and hearing all about their holidays. 

Welcome to our new families joining St. Mary’s. We are looking forward to getting to know your tamariki and developing relationships with them and yourselves. There are lots of new friends to make that will be starting school on the same day and I’m sure there are children they may already know in our kakano space.

Three Way Conferences

These are happening on Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th after school - this is in week 2. Please ensure you book a time to come, with your child, to discuss their progress and their next learning steps. Thank you to those parents who have already made a booking. 

You can still make bookings by doing one of the following:

1) Go to the School App and then the Links section then School Interviews. Enter the code akwma

2)  Go to www.school interviews.co.nz and enter the event code akwma

Library

The library is one of the many rooms in the school that was recarpeted during the holidays. The contractors were on a tight time schedule to get the carpeting done. As a result, the library will be closed until it is able to be reset.  Library days are likely to be affected - we will keep you updated throughout the week.

Holiday Reading Logs

Bring these back to school this week to help your class go in the draw to win pizza and chips for lunch. The classes with the most reading logs returned are eligible to go in the draw. Remember - if mum/dad/aunty/grandpa etc have read you a book during the holidays, this counts as one of your entries. If you have lost your reading log, write down on a piece of paper what you have read or what has been read to you. PLEASE make sure that your NAME and CLASS are written on your reading log. I have spares if your child forgot to bring it home.

Reminders / Changes

• School starts at 8.45 am for all students. There will not be staff at the gates in the morning and students will be permitted to come into school as they arrive. We do ask that you drop your child off at a reasonable time.

• School finishes at 3.00 pm for all students except bus students who will leave their classrooms at 2.50 pm.

• Students are to sanitise their hands as they come through the school gates

• If your child is late to school they must report to the office before they go to class.

• If your child needs to isolate because they have Covid they must isolate for 7 days, effectively 5 days of school. There will no longer be a Home Learning programme offered to students who are absent. Children should just focus on getting well.

• Winter uniform is to be worn. We do appreciate that some uniform items are unavailable at the moment.

 

Mother’s Day Gifts

Our wonderful PTA have organised Mother’s Day Gifts for your children to purchase. These are available this week from Wednesday to Friday. The gifts are $3 each if you are wanting to purchase one or more.

The week ahead

Monday: Gym at lunchtime - girls bring a change of clothes

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday: Sausage Sizzle & Juicies $1.50 each

               Rollerskating club

Upcoming events

Week 2 - Tuesday 10th = 3:15-6:45 & Wednesday 11th = 3:15-5:45 - Three Way Conferences

Week 3 - Monday 16th - School Photos are being taken. More information will come home closer to the day.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday

Mrs D and the Kakano teachers

Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

 Week 2 Term 2 Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

We have Three-Way Conferences (for Parent/Student/Teacher) scheduled for Tuesday 10 May and Wednesday 11 May. Families can choose the day that will work best for them. 

Students and their parent(s) need to attend a 10 minute appointment on one of these two days. Details are provided below for how to make an appointment.  

Appointments available

Tuesday 10 May 3.15 - 6.45pm

Wednesday 11 May 3.15 - 5.35pm

How to make a booking

Bookings are now open. How do parents make a booking for their child's Three Way Conference?

There are a number of ways bookings can be made. Either:

1) Go to the School App and then the Links section then School Interviews. Enter the code akwma

2)  Go to www.school interviews.co.nz and enter the event code akwma

Week 11 Term 1

 Kia Ora! 

What a beautiful day today. I'm so enjoying the glorious sunshine with my family. Thanks for all the lovely birthday wishes, I have had a wonderful day.

Wow, we have come to the end of the term, Our last school day is Thursday.  We have

managed to fit it a lot of learning and fun despite the rough start of Covid, lets hope the next

three terms have less interruptions

We continue to be safe in and around our classroom to ensure everyone feels comfortable every day in Kākano.

Please remember if your child is unwell they need to stay at home. 

Holy Week

Today marks the start of Holy Week.  With today being Palm Sunday.  We will continue to learn about the events that take place during this week.  We have a Liturgy on Thursday that we will attend in our classes.

There are Masses taking place this week and next weekend. Unfortunately, we still cannot attend Mass as a school, it would be great to see families attend Mass together. 

After the holidays, children are expected to be in their winter uniforms. Please note that boys can now wear long sleeve polo shirts instead of the skivvy. Our uniform hours are Monday and Friday from 8.30 to 9.00 am and Wednesdays from 2.30 pm to 3.00 pm. You can purchase uniforms online by going to the school website. Once the online order has been put together, you will be able to pick up your uniform from the School Office.

Swimming

The week ahead:

Monday - gymnastics in the hall (bring shorts)

Tuesday -Normal Day

Wednesday - Normal Day

Thursday - Last Day Of School!

Enjoy this lovely weather tod

Stations of the Cross

 

Today we went out onto the field to take part in the Stations of the Cross. Year 3&4 had prepared each station with a prayer and reflection. We chose a different child to hold and carry the cross to a different station. It helped us to reflect on the journey Jesus had to endure before his Crucifixion.

Week 10 Term 1

 Week 10

Kia ora whānau

There are only two more weeks left of this school term and it is so great to see nearly all of our students and staff at school and well! We continue to be safe in and around our classroom to ensure everyone feels comfortable every day in Kākano.

Easter

We have some special learning happening for the children to help them prepare for Holy Week next week. Firstly they will be told the Palm Sunday story and we will have a sort of donkey parade to celebrate this. We will also be talking about The Last Supper, the Washing of the Feet and the Stations of the Cross over this time.

It is important to teach all of our tamariki about what the week leading up to Easter Sunday is really about. This video could be very helpful to show your children and help you remember what the HOLY WEEK is about and why it is important that we recognise and celebrate the days leading up to Easter Sunday. 

https://youtu.be/cZ4gQniUVO8

Swimming

Kākano 1 are swimming this week.  Please bring your togs every day.

House Tug of War

On Friday we will be having our annual Tug of War competition. Please can your child bring clothes to school on Friday to change into their house colours in the afternoon.

The week ahead:

Monday - gymnastics in the hall (bring shorts)

Tuesday - normal school day

Wednesday - normal school day

Thursday - normal school day

Friday -  sausage sizzle and juicy day $1.50 each, house tug of war, roller skating club (bring roller skates.

Looking forward to a great week ahead.