Kakano 8 2021

Welcome to the middle of another week!  It is hard to believe that we have now been in lockdown for 2 whole weeks! Again, thank you for all you are doing at home supporting your child’s learning.  The teachers are loving the updates you are providing. The Google chats are proving very successful and it is great for the children to see their friends and maintain relationships. Please click on the link below to vote for what we should call our 2 No-Name Chicks.   Vote for the chicks names! We hope all is well with you and your families, The Kākano Teachers PS - If you would like to keep a collection of your child's work that they have done in lockdown in a pile, I am happy to stick it all into one of their books at school when we return. This is not compulsory, just an option. :-)

  Kia Ora Kākano Whanau I have just finished a lovely bike ride with my family. What have you been up to today? Welcome to week 6!! Well done on making it through lockdown so far. Thank you so much for all of your support during this time. It is so important to us, the teachers, that you are all well and safe at home. We are not judging families on how much school work they are getting done during these uncertain times. Please make sure to fill in this survey by Monday (30th August) 9AM.  Link to survey: https://www.smore.com/h16yb-covid-level-3-update?ref=email Teachers will be following up with families who have not completed it by then. The survey gives us important information on who needs to be at school during Level 3. Mr James has created a virtual assembly to make up for the assembly we didn’t share together on Friday, as we usually do during normal school. Click the link below to watch the assembly and find out who the superkids are this week!!! Here is our week 5 Virtual Asse

I would like to thank you all so much for participating in our online learning with your child.  I have loved seeing the pictures, videos and work that your child is doing whilst at home.  Again, if you need anything please feel free to email me janet @stmarysrotorua.school.nz The children were so amazing yesterday during our chat, making sure their microphones were on mute, and using the ‘hand raise’ button when they wanted to share with the group.  I was so impressed with how fast they picked up the idea of a group video chat and how quickly they learned to use the video chat tools. We will have another Google chat this Friday at 11am. I said Thursday but I think Friday will be better!  This chat will be a Crazy Hat Chat so come wearing a hat that you have made or one you have around home!  We will also have another game to play! As a staff we are aware that Lockdown can cause many families stress and anxiety, if you know of any families who are in need of a food parcel please let m

  Kia Ora Kākano Whanau Welcome to a very different Week 5.  Please see information below on how to support your child’s learning whilst at home.   Parent Meeting: You will receive an email invitation to meet with me tomorrow.  This is an opportunity for parents to ask questions and for me to offer support as we head into online learning.  Please note this meeting will be for all parents to attend.  I will set up a time to meet with students later in the week. Educa All children have an Educa account.  Teachers will be sharing daily tasks for you to complete alongside your child.  This could include maths, early literacy activities, reading, writing, RE, physical challenges.  At the start of the week you will receive a Bingo Board which will give you some ideas on activities your child could complete.  If you do not have access to Educa already please email me janet@stmarysrotorua.school.nz Y ou can share what your child is getting up to with me via Educa.  Check out the link to find

 K ia Ora Kākano Whanau I am missing you all very much! We were just really starting to come together as a class! I hope that you are surviving Lockdown with your families! Regardless of how grateful we know we are in New Zealand, remember it is normal to have mixed feelings and emotions while in Lockdown. Feel free to contact me if need be. Here are a few photos from Mrs Trasks first couple of days in lockdown: Below is a message from Mrs Thomson regarding our precious first chick and and update about the eggs in the incubator! "When we received the news a bout lockdown we were very worried about the eggs in the incubator that were due to hatch.  Mrs Mareroa and Mrs Thomson decided to head to school to collect them.   Luckily we did because the Thomson family woke to a very excited Alana and three new chicks.  When we took these chicks out to join fuzzy wuzzy (the 1st chick to hatch) we noticed another starting to crack through.  We will keep you informed if we get another chick

  ki Wha - Week 4 Kia Ora Koutou, happy Rātapu(Sunday) We hope you have been enjoying your weekend and have been enjoying the sunshine when it has decided to pop out from behind the clouds.  Welcome to Sophia who starts in Kakano 8 tomorrow! School Start Time:  Please remember school starts at 8:45am.  The teachers mark the roll at this time and if your child is not here at this time they are marked as absent. If they do get dropped off after 8:45am they will need to go to the office to be marked present for the morning.  Keeping Ourselves Safe:  We will be starting our Keeping Ourselves Safe Learning in Kākano this week and for the next few weeks as well. We are very excited to continue and strengthen the childrens’ learning from Harold with the help of our New Zealand Police, keeping ourselves safe programme. If you do have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to email or drop in and chat to one of the teachers in our space.  Assumption of Mary Liturgy This week we ha

 Kiaora Whanau: A few reminders:  Thursday: Nalu day!  Friday: Sausage Sizzle and Juicies $1.50 each / Golden time / School preschool visitors / Mass and Mary MacKillop Day - Please bring house colour clothes for the games portion of the day. Wear normal school uniform to school.  Nga mihi Mrs Trask  Remember: Friday: School Mass at 12pm, all are welcome to celebrate with us. Sunday: School Mass, we welcome you all to celebrate the Sunday Mass at 10am. 

  Week 3 Today is the  Feast Day of Mary MacKillop and we will be celebrating this on Friday.  We celebrate this with  Mass on Friday at 12pm.  Parents and families are welcome to join us.  We have other fun activities to celebrate with the children during the day. Please remember school starts at 8:45am.  The teachers mark the roll  at this time. If your children arrive after this time they need to go to the office as they are late. A reminder too that students need to arrive after 8.15am in the morning. Keeping Ourselves Safe There is a community hui at St Mary's School on Monday 9 August, 5.15-6pm, in Room 14, where I will explain what the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme entails, and share some tips about keeping your young ones safe. You are encouraged to attend. Next Sunday, the parish has a Māori Miha (Māori Mass) at 10.00 am followed by a procession carrying the Statue of Mother Mary around the Church and our school. All students from the schools are invited to join the pr

Kiaora Whanau A few reminders for the rest of the week: Thursday - Please bring $3 for a Hot Milo for our fundraiser for Caleb who is a senior student currently in Starship Hospital! Nalu will be in class all day Thursday! Friday: - Library - Please bring your books back in your library book bag. Sausage Sizzle and Juicie day! ($1.50 each) Pre-School Visitors Golden time! We are having a wonderful week!

Kia Orana, this week is Cook Island Language Week. To celebrate this we are learning a prayer and some basic sayings in Cook Island Maori. Here is a video of the Pasifika leaders saying the prayer: We had such a great week last week and all students seem to be settling in well! I have been impressed at their willingness to try new things and their behaviour has been exemplary!! This week all of the classes are seeing Harold the giraffe in the Life Education truck. We are learning about our bodies and how to look after them. If you would like to buy some merchandise see the form below: From the senior school: Here is the week ahead… Monday: Life Education visit #2 with Harold!- We welcome Doris to our Kakano 8 class! Tuesday: Normal school day, - We welcome Lola to our Kakano 8 class. (Parent/Student/Teacher conferences for Years 1-6, not Year 0) Wednesday: Normal school day, (Parent/Student/Teacher conferences for Years 1-6, not Year 0) Thursday: Hot Milo fundraiser day $1 /