17 Aug 2025

HI Everyone,

An exciting week ahead, here is what you need to know.

Tuesday - gym trip to New Lynn Gymnastics. Wear appropriate clothing for jumping, rolling and balancing. We will take a water bottle and brainfood with us, please make sure this is in a separate container. 

Thursday- no library today - classes are doubling up for Union meeting.

Friday - Disco. This starts at 4:30. At our school this is how disco's work. You drop your child to the hall. There are teachers and volunteer PTA members inside supporting children with food, buying things and having a good time. Throughout the disco there are also teachers on the door to make sure no one leaves. If your child is not enjoying the disco and wants to go home early, we will ring you. At the end of the disco parents are allowed into the hall to collect their child. Please do not be offended if we stop your child on the way out- sometimes they run ahead- and we will just be checking that they have a parent with them. This is a fun experience, where children get to socialise with their peers in a safe place. 

This week I will be sending home a QR code to join Numbots. The school has paid for this math programme and you are able to support math skills at home through fun games and challenges. We use this programme in class too. I have added the link to the Ministry of education portal for Math for added information about what we teach at school and how you can support at home.

https://www.education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/parent-portal/guide-for-the-new-zealand-curriculum-years-0-to-8/year-1-new-zealand-curriculum/maths-and-statistics-in-year-1

See you all Monday.

Jen

 

 

 

14 Aug 2025

Kia ora koutou,

Some of our talented choir students are currently rehearsing for the Whiria te Tangata Kāhui Ako Music Festival being held on Wednesday 3rd September 7pm. They are sounding incredible! See the flyer below for more details and to purchase tickets to this incredible event featuring 10 local primary schools.

Link to purchase tickets: https://moshtix.co.nz/v2/event/whiria-te-tangata-k-hui-ako-music-festival-2025/182459

13 Aug 2025

Kia ora!

Here is a video of this term's Lost Property which was left out for our tamariki to view today. There are still many unclaimed items so please have a close look to see if you spot anything that belongs to your household. At the end of today, all items will be put back in the Lost Property Box in the seats outside The Hub (Room 12 and 13).

Many thanks to the whànau who name their children's clothing. It makes reuniting lost property with the rightful owners much easier!

Please let your child's teacher know if anything belongs to you.

Kind regards,

The Lost Property Fairies