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 

Week 3

Kia ora,

A busy week ahead of us...

* Learning Conferences are to be held this Tuesday and Wednesday from 1.30pm. A reminder that school closes at 1pm for all children on each of these days. It's super to see so many whanau booked in. I'm looking forward to discussing the learning of your child with you and your child. 

* A note will go home tomorrow about the Tararua board game afternoon this Thursday. This is the introduction to our Toys and Games Inquiry Unit. It would be fantastic if you could send a board game from home along to school for the day. 

Sarah

Week 2

Kia ora Kowhai whanau,

We had an exceptional week last week - everyone seems happy to be back into school life and routines. 

We enjoyed our session with Constable Susan on Wednesday. The kids came up with a great list of questions to ask about road safety. We will finish this unit this week, winding up with Wheels Day on Friday. Fingers crossed for another beautiful day!

Booking forms were sent home on Friday for the upcoming Learning Conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday of Week 3. Please return these ASAP to secure a time to meet. Looking forward to seeing you all and discussing your child's learning and setting some goals for the rest of the term. 

Welcome to Term 2!

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Hope you have all had a lovely holiday and are rearing to go again for the next 10 weeks!

Sarah 

Last week of term

Hi all,

Wow, what a great week we've had. The kids have really got into the meaning behind ANZAC Day and have really enjoyed reading and writing about it. We had a real treat today when Rebecca brought along the medals from her great, great uncle - very special. 

Next week is the last week of term - we will have a normal week until Friday when we have our reflection assembly in the hall at 9:15am. Please come along and support us! Also on Friday will be a spelling test - a random selection of 20 words from this term. Special prize for anyone who gets 20/20!

Enjoy the last week and of course the holidays together!

Sarah

Week 11

Hi everyone,

It was a treat to have a short week last week, and only 2 full weeks to go before the holidays. Please put  the end of term reflection assembly in your diary now - Friday 19th April, 9.15am in the school hall.

We are going to start looking into ANZAC Day this week - reading and writing about it as well as some art work related to poppies.

We finished our tapa cloth art last week - it looks AMAZING! Check out Josh's and Crystal's tapa cloth below.

Sarah