Term 1, Week 1 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 1 of Term 1, our first week of the school year.   We hope you have had a lovely break from the school routine.  The staff in Hōpara this year are Chris Goldsack, Nick Burson, and Lynn Moffitt.

If you have misplaced your stationery or packing list, these are on the blog.

SWIMMING
We hope to swim most days each week.  If your child is unable to swim, can you please let us know (email, note, in person). Thanks.

MATHS
Hit the button is a fantastic game to help your children learn their basic facts.  They can select the multiplication or division tables they want to learn, or do all of them at once.  We expect all children to recall their basic facts by the end of Year 6 (this is with speed).  Please help them with this, as it also helps with their computation in all maths areas.

Basic facts game - a fun game that can be done at any level.

DIGITAL SAFETY
We have had some parents asking about how to keep their children safe online.  There is a product from Norton, that is a possibility.  Below is a link to this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RoRsTmofeA

CALENDAR FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

Week 1
* Goal setting day - Monday 28th January
* School (full days)  - Tuesday 29th January onwards

Week 2
* Waitangi Day - Wednesday 6 February
* Hōpara parent camp meeting - 5pm, Thursday 7 February

Have an awesome week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Hanmer Springs Camp Packing list

HANMER SPRINGS CAMP Packing List

Please do not underestimate the importance of this camp list. The weather in Hanmer Springs can change in an instant.

Items such as Polypropylene, waterproof jackets and woollen jumpers, are put on the list for a VERY specific purpose. These items MUST be included in your child’s gear bag.

Absolutely ESSENTIAL -

• Warm sleeping bag
• Pillow
• PJ’s
• Toiletries
• Insect repellent
• Beach towel AND Bath towel
• Plate, cup, bowl and cutlery and a NAMED tea towel in a ROBUST carry bag please
• Bags for wet/dirty gear
• WATERPROOF raincoat
• Warm polar fleece or woollen jumper
• T-Shirts / sweatshirts
• Shorts / track pants (both are essential)
• Socks and underwear
• Thermals / Polypro  
• Togs
• WARM hat (Beanie)
• Sunhat
• Sunscreen / sunglasses
• Sneakers (recommend 2 pair)
• Torch
• Daypack with morning tea and lunch for Day 1 in lunch box.
• Water bottle
• HOME BAKING in a named container

OPTIONAL:

• Camera – NOT cell phones or iPods with cameras.

NOT REQUIRED and if found will be confiscated -

• Cell phones, iPods, devices, or any electronic games or toys
• Money
• Jewellery
• Pocket knives

Contact Phone Numbers during Camp

Hanmer Springs Forestry Camp – (03) 315 7202

Hōpara Stationery List - 2019

Dear Parents/Caregivers

This is a list of stationery items required for Hōpara.  You can order these online at

OfficeMax, or you can buy separately from any stationer’s shop.

Any books of the same type which are still largely unused, may be reused rather than

buying new.  We do not operate a shared use system, so we will be relying on parents

and children to ensure that the correct gear (pencils, pens, glue sticks, rulers, etc) are

at school and ready to use at all times.

Please name all of these items clearly with your child’s name and the name of the

subject of the book, before bringing the stationery to school.

Stationery may be brought to school on Goal Setting Day (28 January, 2019), however

this must be at school by 30 January, 2019. We cannot stress enough the importance of

clearly naming every item, as it can be impossible to track the owners of unnamed bits

and pieces.  Please note that your child is also responsible for any other stationery items

they choose to bring.

Quantity	Type	Subject
5	1B5	Reading Writing Spelling ChILL Inquiry
1	QB	Maths
1	14B5	(Refill Pad)
2	20 page clear files	1. Pathways (to be kept at home) 2. Organisation File
1		Ruler (30cm) Eraser Pencil Sharpener Felts and/or Coloured Pencils Whiteboard marker Small headphones/earphones - for quiet device listening
2 each		Pencils (HB) Blue biros Red biros Gluesticks Highlighters
1	Stationery Storage Box	To use the one from 2018 is fine - please ensure it is clean and is not graffitied or broken.  If you choose to purchase a new one, please ensure it is the same as the one pictured.

A cost of approximately $5 will be added to your account for Hapara (online file

management that interacts with google drive).

A Mathletics cost will also be charged to your account when this cost has been finalised.

Kind regards,

Chris and Nick