Kakano 7 - 2021

  Week 5 -  Kia Ora Kākano Whānau,  We are almost halfway through the term! We are so proud of how the children have been working and interacting in class and at school. It is awesome to see the friendships that the students have made with each other over the past few weeks. Please keep encouraging your children to do their jobs in the morning all by themselves! We have a few important notices for this week:  It has been announced that we will be returning to COVID-19 Alert Level Two . That means that there will be a few changes around the school with drop-off, pickups, and school events such as the Gala.  School Gates: Our school gates will not be unlocked until 8:30am during Level 2. Students will not be able to enter the school grounds until 8:30am. Gates will be locked again at 9:00am - 2:45pm. If you need to enter school grounds you will need to use Carnot St Gate. After School procedures: School will finish at 2.45pm for all Kākano students and their siblings. Kakano students wil

Kākano Seven We would like to welcome our new student, Sophia Hodge. She has settled into our class amazingly well and well done to all the other students who have been good friends and helped Sophia feel welcome in Kākano 7. Well, we have had a busy week of learning this week. The children have been doing a lot of phonological awareness learning and number knowledge learning. Our children have been enjoying our outdoor learning with bug finding, gardening, and building. We are asking if you have anything listed below that you no longer need at home if we could please have it for our outdoor area.  Hammers Nails Saws Anything useful on our carpentry table Sheets, Blankets, Large Pieces of Fabric Bug catchers and containers Butterfly nets Gala Day Collection   Thank you so much to the families that have contributed to our School Gala by bringing in things from home. This is what is still to come this week for the Gala...   Thursday 25th February  Bottle Day: Please bring a bottle or j

Wow, what a week we had with the Covid level changes.  We were very proud of how the children adjusted to parents not being allowed in the classrooms. Please embrace the children’s independence and if they choose to walk into class by themselves,  allow them to do so.  The children were very proud of being able to do their morning jobs by themselves before settling into their day. Also, a busy week marking the start of lent, we started with Shrove Tuesday, all the children helped make pancakes before eating them in the afternoon. Ash Wednesday was a little different this year, as we were unable to go to the church, Father Thomas came over to school for the liturgy.  We ended the week with our School Mass. Thank you to all the parents who came along. Our children have been enjoying being outside and are showing interest in buildings, bugs, and gardens. We are asking if you have anything listed below that you no longer need at home if we could please have it for our outside area. Hammers

Kia Ora Kākano whānau,  We have been busy little beavers this week!  The children have been having a blast in our school swimming pool, it is awesome to see them so excited to get in the water and give everything a go! Kākano Seven is getting so good at getting ready for swimming and looking after their own things! Today our whole class was changed after swimming in 5 minutes! Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday and we got to make and eat some yummy pancakes so that we could use up all of our yummy ingredients before the season of Lent. They all had a go at flipping pancakes, so they could be able to help you out in the kitchen when pancakes need flipping! Today was Ash Wednesday and we attended a Liturgy in the Hall. We learned about Ash Wednesday before heading up to Father to get the ashes on our foreheads.  We’ve started looking at rhyming words. We saw that lots of rhyming words sound almost the same and even have some wording endings that look the same - c at - b at - f at - m at . 

What a wonderful first week we had last week! It was great to see everyone and the children have already settled in well with their new classes and teachers. Thank you for getting your child into school on time ready for the day! This week we start our Easter celebrations with the beginning of Lent.  On Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday and we will be making pancakes with the class. Please bring a plate with your child’s name on it for the pancakes. Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and there will be a school liturgy in the church. Ash Wednesday is the first day of lent and we will be talking about ways the children can show kindness and helpfulness during this time. On Friday we have our opening school mass in the church. All are welcome to attend this. It starts at 9AM. Please drop your child to class as usual and make your way to the church to get a seat. Children will walk over with their classroom teacher. New students and families will be welcomed and blessed at this mass. New students will bri

Kia Ora Whānau,  This week is going along so quickly, how is it already Wednesday?  The children have settled in nicely and it is awesome to see them learning and interacting with each other.  In Kakano 7 this week we have: Literacy Starting practising writing our names Started looking at Syllables by clapping out words Mathematics Counting to 10 Statistics: how many boys and girls, who wore socks and no socks, who had a banana or apple in their lunch box and who wore shoes and who wore sandals. Religious Education Learnt a few new prayers Learnt how to do the sign of the cross when we pray The Arts Engaged in Art Activities like painting, drawing and colouring in.  Important Notices:  Friday 12th February 2021 - THIS FRIDAY! Our school assembly on Friday is now at 1:30pm! - Feel free to come along! We will be having a school mufti day ! We ask that the children come dressed in their house colours and bring a gold coin donation. In the weekend, the Apanui School Community in Whakatane