Bullying, knowing about it can help.

 We discussed identifying bullying as  bullying as the following:

Whether bullying is physical, verbal, or social (relational), four widely-accepted factors can be used to identify it:

• Bullying is deliberate - harming another person intentionally

• Bullying involves a misuse of power in a relationship

• Bullying is usually not a one-off - it is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated over time

• Bullying involves behaviour that can cause harm - it is not a normal part of growing up.

This is from the Bully free NZ website. 

 Here is a short video we watched in class.

Continue the discussions. The best we can do is to educate and inform. As parents we should always be ready to listen and where possible teach through positive experiences, even when it might be tough. 

MOre information can be found here. 

Pink Day this Friday

 On Friday we are wearing pink to show our support for stopping bullying. Please bring a gold coin donation. 

In R4 we will start the learning tomorrow by exploring what makes us unique and how we all have our own superpowers. 

Today James, Tamba and Lennox cooked some waffles with Grandma Gail. Apparently they did very well and even cleaned up after themselves.  

 

Week 3 Term 3 Notices

 It was nice hearing students update whanau on their learning goals last week. If you weren't able to make it, or have not yet made an appointment please contact Mr J to make a time to meet. This is an important step in student learning journeys. 

This week:

Monday

School Photos

Cross country training, bring PE gear. We'll run after we've had our photos taken. 

Fun gym at lunchtime

Tuesday

Cross country training, bring PE gear

Wednesday

Cross country training, bring PE gear

Chess with Mr G at lunchtime

Thursday

Cross country training, bring PE gear

Library - bring books to exchange

Book club at lunchtime

Friday

Cross country training, bring PE gear

Sausage sizzle 

Roller skating in the hall at lunchtime

Coming up: 

Cross Country June 2 (see below)

Teacher only Day June 7

Structured Literacy Parent Information Meeting. Here is the information to put on your blogs.

Are you curious about the new approach to spelling and reading taking place at school? You may have learnt a little about this at your parent conference this week. 

Come along and learn about the structured literacy approach, what this means for your child and how you can support their learning at home.

Our consultant, Marion Kirby from Learning Matters will give you a brief overview of how the brain learns to read - you may learn a thing or two yourself!

See you upstairs in the Staffroom at 3.15 pm Wednesday the 18th of May. Tea, Coffee and snacks provided. 

Cross Country information for parents of Year 4-6 children 

 Cross Country 2022

On Thursday 2nd June we will be holding our annual Cross Country for Year 4-6 in the Redwoods. Please could all parents and caregivers fill in the form below?

Cross Country form

Principal for the day raffle. 

Winners

We are runners-up in a Sunflower competition growing competition. Students who are currently in our class and were also with us last year have been helping Mr G. in the gardens a lot. 

We have won two worm farms and a gift voucher for $150 which we will use to buy more items for our school gardens. 

The students below have also entered a pumpkin growing competition. 

 

Week 2 Term 2 Notices

 Remember - bookings made for 3-way conferences on Tuesday are transferred to the same time on Thursday. Wednesday bookings are unaffected. 

If you still need to book a 3-way conference time here are the details:

 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 akwm

Monday

Cross country training - bring PE gear. 

Tuesday

Cross country training - bring PE gear. 

Wednesday

Cross country training - bring PE gear. 

Chess and indoor bowls in the hall at lunchtime. 

3-way conferences after school, parents and students to attend. 

Thursday

Cross country training - bring PE gear. 

Library - bring books to exchange

3-way conferences after school, parents and students to attend. 

Friday

Cross country training - bring PE gear. 

Sausage sizzle

Coming up:

Monday 16 May - School photos. 

Cross Country

On Thursday 2nd June we will be holding our annual Cross Country for Year 4-6 in the Redwoods. Please could all Parents and Caregivers fill in the form below

Cross Country form

Viv said these two were awesome on the bbq. 

Week 1 has flown by

Lost: A student lost his grey school shorts today. Can parents of boys in R4 please check school bags to check they aren't at your house. Thanks. 

We have crammed in a lot this week, our class has been super busy and everyone has been doing some fantastic learning.

We have made some manu tukutkuku (Maori kites) to help us learn about the Maori legend of Hatupatu and the Birdwoman. 

 

We chopped up our giant pumpkin and we are giving it away. We have kept some seeds to plant next year as well.

 

Leonardo shared a wonderful piece of art that he has been working on at home.  

We continued our waffle making with Grandma Gail, maybe some Mums will get waffles on Sunday?

Alex shared some videos of him flying with his Grandad, which the class were very interested in. 

Week 1 Term 2 Notices

 Welcome back for Term 2.

A few reminders:

• Students should be wearing winter uniforms. Items can be purchased here. 
• PE gear is required every day as we are training for the Crosscountry. 
• We are wearing masks in class, see Mr Macmillan's notice about this here. 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Library - bring books to exchange. 

Friday

Sausage sizzle

A notice from Mrs Bye:

My Mother is helping organise a container of items to be shipped to Ukraine. They are wanting toiletries and clean used warm clothing. If you have anything you would like to donate you would need to bring it to me on Monday as everything is being collected next Tuesday or Wednesday.

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 akwm