Kakano 7 - 2021

  Week 5 (rima) Talofa Kākano Whānau.  This week is Samoan language week. Did you know that samoan is the third most spoken language in New Zealand.   Another busy week in Kakano last week, on top of our normal week we also ran the Pentecost Liturgy.  We are so proud of how all our children participated in this.    We have been donated a large amount of craft resources and the children have had loads of fun creating some amazing spider webs outside.  It was great to see the children working alongside each other to create this.  If someone got stuck in the web they would work together to get them free. We also had a large amount of buttons and the children have been making their own jewellery. If you are having a clear out at home and have anything you are disposing of please have a chat with one of the teachers, because your junk could be an amazing resource for the children. The week ahead: Monday - normal school day. Mrs Mines and Mrs Mareroa are away Tuesday - normal school day. Mrs

  Week 4 (whā) Kia Ora Kākano Whānau, We had a great week last week with the children. The teachers set up some awesome provocations that relate to our learning this term. The overall theme is Wellness and we are looking at the social sciences curriculum area. Children have been involved in making butter, making peanut butter, learning about different types of shelters, keeping warm, eating healthy, and feeding animals. This week we are running the Pentecost liturgy. Children who are involved in the speaking parts will bring home some words on Monday to practise at home. Thank you for helping them with this. All families are welcome to attend!! It is on Thursday at 12:15 in the HALL. The children are still really enjoying making the toast in the morning. A reminder that we provide the bread but rely on the generosity of our parents to bring in spreads. Thank you so much for bringing these in. The week ahead: Monday - normal school day Tuesday - normal school day Wednesday - normal sch

Ahiahi Mārie Kākano Whitu Whānau,  Welcome to Kākano Whitu: We would like to welcome Luke to Kākano Whitu. We are so excited that you are here with us and we can't wait to spend the rest of this year with you and were so lucky to have you at school for your birthday on Monday! We have a few reminders of what is still to come this week... Thursday      -     Ascension Liturgy at 12:15pm in the school hall.                                  If you are free we would love for you to join us! Friday     -     Sausage Sizzle and Juicie Day ($1.50 each) and Library Day                        Library - We visit the library every Friday.                        Please make sure your child has their library books ready to return on Fridays!

  Week 3 (toru) Kia Ora Kākano Whānau,  Welcome to the start of another busy week. Start of the day: It is great to see all our children arriving at school happy and ready to learn.  We love our Mums and Dads visiting the classroom in the mornings, however we ask that you say your goodbyes by 8:45 so the children can settle into their day. Reminder: Children can wear their school polar fleece when playing outside, however when indoors we ask the children to remove their fleece as the classrooms are heated. This is what this week looks like at a glance…  Weekly Overview:  Monday:  Parish Mass at 9:00am - Parents and Family are welcome. Please send a plate of food to share at morning tea time! Tuesday: Normal School Day  Wednesday: Normal School Day  Thursday: Ascension Liturgy 12:15 in the school hall - we would love it if you could join us   Friday: Library, Sausage Sizzle and Juicie Day! We hope you have had a great weekend and we look forward to seeing all the children at school tomo

 

Kia Ora Kākano Whānau,  Happy Mother’s Day to all our mums today! We hope you are having an amazing day and the kids are spoiling you! We had such an action packed week. We celebrated all of our Teachers' Birthdays and Penelopes with bouncy castles, candy floss and cake!  We also celebrated World Prayer Day on Thursday. Thank you to all the children for coming dressed up in their national costume. It was so cool to see all the different nationalities and hear all the different languages at our liturgy. Our school is so lucky to have such a culturally diverse school! This week we will be sending our R.E (Religious Education) Books home! Please have a look through this with your children and fill in the whānau feedback form. Once you have filled it in please send it back to school so we can continue adding to them! Morning Jobs :  Please remember parents it is important for the children to carry their own school bags, mark their roll and put their Bookbag in the right box on their ow

Good Evening Kākano Whitu Whānau! Thank you to all of you that attended our goal-setting conferences this week. It was so good to get back in touch with you all and update you on their learning and co-construct some goals to work towards.  We would like to welcome our 3 new members of Kākano Whitu. Maria, Alex, and Micah. We are so lucky to have you in our classroom and can't wait to see what this year holds for you! This week we still have some exciting days coming up. Here are our mid-week reminders:  Thursday / Friday: If you missed out on Mother's Day Gifts today there is still time... For $3 your child can pick a gift for Mother's Day Gift for Mum, Grandma, Aunty, or for any important mother figure. This is available on Thursday and Friday this week!! Thursday : Children’s World Day of Prayer 6th May (Thursday) What: Celebration of and prayer for all children all over the world  Where: St Mary’s Church Time : 12:15pm Children are invited to bring their traditional

Welcome back. We all hope you had a lovely break and that the children are coming back refreshed.  We have lots of information today so please make sure you read to the end. This week we welcome Maia, Samuel, Anton, Che’, Ethan, Amaya, Alex, Micah, and Maria to our Kākano whanau. Morning Jobs: Please remember parents it is important for the children to carry their own school bags, mark their roll and put their Bookbag in the right box on their own.  It is great to see our tamariki becoming more independent each day.  Uniform: This term we change to the winter school uniform, Please make sure everything is named. Also please provide shoes that the children can independently put on, if you have purchased shoes with laces please teach them how to tie these at home.  Boys - Grey woollen shorts, royal blue skivvy and grey knee high socks with black leather school shoes. Girls - Blue and red tunic, royal blue skivvy, navy blue knee high socks or navy blue tights with black leather lace schoo