A great day

Kowhai kids had a great day yesterday. First up was the Kath B show - some kids were lucky enough to be chosen to help Kath up the front.

Then for the rest of the day Mrs Cornford from Red Cross taught us first aid. We learnt HEAPS!

Week 9

Hi everyone,

Week 9 is underway...

This Thursday is going to be an exciting day. We have the Kath B show in the morning (still a few people to pay please, $3.50) then Kathy from the Red Cross will be spending the rest of the day in Kowhai delivering a People Savers course. It should be a great day. 

Please put the Term 2 Reflection Assembly in your diary next week, Friday 12th July, 9:15am in the hall. We looking forward to seeing you then, if not before. 

Ti Rakau stick games

We have been enjoying doing rakau this week...

Cross country photos and Week 7

Hi,

We had a very successful cross country yesterday afternoon - the mud and rain couldn't stop us! Some photos of Kowhai kids are below - many more are on the Solway Facebook page. The Inter-school event is next Friday at Rathkeale College. A note will come home on Monday with those selected to compete. 

We are starting to explore volume and capacity next week for maths. Please could you send an empty bottle or plastic container to school on Monday? We're after as many shapes and sizes as possible. 

Thanks,
Sarah

Toys and games

A big thank you to Paul Reid who visited Kowhai today to talk about toys and games from the past. The kids loved hearing about Hornby trains, old bikes and toys that were typically made of wood or steel rather than the plastic toys we see often today. 

Week 5

Kia ora,

Hope you all had a lovely long weekend!

A short week this week! Please keep sending the sneaker to school - cross country training is going really well, the kids are really motivated to improve their running times. 

Well done to those who participated in the Kids for Kids Everything is Ka Pai concert - I loved it! Check out the photos on the Solway Facebook page. 

Below are a couple of photos from Folk Dancing last week - we're into the last week of it this week

Week 4

We had a super board game afternoon on Thursday. Some great games turned up at school – I too enjoyed learning some new board games! We will get stuck into the inquiry unit this week.

Thank you to those who came along to Learning Conferences during the week – the chance to meet you and your child together was very valuable for me, and I hope you found it as useful. We will work very hard on achieving the goals we set together over the next 7 weeks.

Cross Country training begins this week in preparation for the Solway Cross Country June 14^th at the Solway Showgrounds. Please make sure your child brings suitable running shoes each day.

We also have the 7 a-side winter sports tournament for the Kowhai Year 5s on Wednesday afternoon.

Yet another busy week ahead of us!

Ma te wa,

Sarah