Fabulous sharing today Junior Team. Awesome songs and singing. Well done!!

The Year 0-1 team has been learning about performing and what makes an effective performance. We have also been learning how to be a good audience.

 On Tuesday 10th December the Year 0-1 team will be having a sharing morning from 11:00am-12:00pm

This will be held in the school hall where each class will perform a Christmas song.

At 12:00pm children, parents, and whanau are invited to join us on the field (weather permitting) for a 

Packed Lunch Picnic

Children and parents can bring along a yummy packed lunch (in lunch boxes) and we will sit together under the trees on the field to celebrate the end of the year.

We thank you for your support this year and we

wish you all a safe and happy Christmas.

Room 19 notice

For our Christmas song your child is welcome to wear a Christmas themed hat. 

Today Mrs Bird bought us some new sandpit toys. Mrs Ward let us play with them for a while. Now we are writing stories about our new toys. Come in and read them some time.

Well done to Irene and Lily who read their fabulous stories in assembly this morning. Also to Ethan our "star" of the week. Over this past year your reading has improved so much. Kia ora guys!!

Wow!!! Exciting news in Room 19. Two of our students have lost a front tooth. We are learning to write stories using the Ipad. Here are their stories about losing their front tooth. Great work Azheemah and Cadi!!

GREATS and GRANDS’ day

 

A big welcome to all grandparents on Friday 25th October

PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY

9.15 - 10.15am- In classes

Meet your grandchild in their room. Enter the school through the school office where maps are available. Senior students will be ready to welcome and guide you. If you have more than one grandchild to visit, please feel free to move between classes in this time.

10.15am- Morning Tea

Tea and Coffee provided in the hall for our Greats and Grands. Children will show you to the hall, and then will go back to class. Due to the large numbers of Greats and Grands, the children will eat and play outside as usual.

10.45am- Special Feature Tours-You may join our gully guides to see our Education for Sustainability projects around the school. Alternatively, you may view and learn about our eco classroom- The Living Room, complete with landscaping and a beehive!  This year we also offer an Arts and Authors tour, where you can see some of the exciting displays around the school. These tours will leave in groups from the hall after morning tea. If you are unable to participate in these tours, please feel free to remain in the hall while the school band warms up.

11.25am- Return to the hall to enjoy our Kapa Haka, Choir, Jump Jam group, Ukelele group and School Band. Please be seated by 11.30am.

12.30 pm- You are welcome to have a family picnic (weather permitting) on the field if you wish. Please be sure to inform the class teacher and the office staff if your grandchild is leaving school after lunch.

Greats and Grands Club- If you are interested in helping children at school by listening to them read on a regular basis please add your name to the list in the office on your way out, and we will be in contact.

Note: The school book fair will be open all day in the library- a great idea for Christmas presents!

Have a great day!

Megan Bird

Deputy Principal.

Congratulations to our two class finalists in this years writing competition. We are so proud of you. Esmee also placed third. Below are their wonderful stories.

Mmm!!!

By Zach Jones

Aged 5

Room 19

Today we had something.

 It was very pink and yummy.

It smelt like strawberry.

 It felt very bouncy and it tasted like jelly.

 It was a marsh mellow, very rubbery and quite delicious.

The Silly Bee

By Esmee Hearfield

Aged 5

Rm 19

There was a silly bee, who flew into room 19. It could not find a way out. A small girl came in and saw the bee and she let the bee out.

 It found a gully of flowers. They were pink and purple, orange, red and other colours of the rainbow as well.

Oh no! He got stuck in a purple flower. He found a door inside the flower. He went through the door. It locked behind him. He tried to open it but he couldn’t open it. He found heaps of doors. At the last door he saw a hole in the leaf but there were spider webs and there were spiders on it. He got stuck in the cobweb. The spiders were helpful. They had claws. They cut the webs and the bee flew out of the flower. He said “I’m free I’m free.” The bee flew home.

Keeping Ourselves Safe

Keeping Ourselves Safe Information

This term all classes will be involved in this programme starting in week 3.

Parents who are new to this programme are welcome to attend an information session next Tuesday 22 October at 2.30 pm in the staffroom.

You are able to view, download and print the 

Keeping Ourselves Safe Home Book 

by following this link...

Keeping Ourselves Safe Booklet and Information Link

This book is designed to help you understand what learning has been taking place at school. It will also help you to reinforce the messages about keeping safe that are being taught at school.

Year 0-1 Item –

Production Update 2013

12 August 2013

Dear parents/caregivers,

Reminder: Your child will be performing in our Hukanui School Production. The show runs for two nights- Wednesday the 25th September, and Thursday the 26th September.

Because performing in a show takes a lot of energy, the Year 0/1 classes will perform on

1 night only. Students will only be required to attend the night where they are actually performing.

The day that each class will be performing are as follows-  

• Wednesday the 25th- Rooms 25, 21, 22 and 27
• Thursday the 26th- Rooms 19, 20 and 26

Because we need to get the children seated and finalise their costumes we ask that your child be at the Clarence Street Theatre at 6:00 PM

The show starts at 6:30PM and will run for 1 ½ - 2 hours

You and your family can purchase tickets to watch the show from:

http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=REWIND2013

Purchasing the tickets from Founders Theatre or a Ticketek outlet will incur less charges.

To find Ticketek outlets go to:

http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/Content/Outlets/agencies_nth.aspx

After their item, the children will be seated in a backstage room. This is where we will stay for the remainder of the show. Your child is welcome to bring along reading books, colouring books, or any other games that they can enjoy quietly. Please ensure that these are named and kept in a named bag.

We will be having rehearsals in week 9, one of which will be a full dress rehearsal at the theatre If you haven’t signed and sent back the bus permission slip please do so.

We ask that your child please wear the following as part of their costume:

Costume requirements: For sharks  and submarine Black shirt and black trouser/pants. Please send these to school in a named bag by Monday 23 September so we can have dress rehearsals in class. Please ensure your child arrives wearing this clothing on the night of the production so we can easily and quickly fit their costume pieces.

 

Please do not hesitate to ask the classroom teacher if you have any further questions.

Regards,

Holly Sattler (Year 0-1 Team Leader)

Jeanette Ward, Chloe Yates, Mary de France, Kirstin Humphrey, Margaret Shepherd and Taylor Kells