Term 1, Week 2 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 2 of Term 1.  We have slotted back into the school routine quickly, and it has been lovely to see everyone collaborating together.  The whakatauki above is so true, and we value your support and assistance.

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.

HANMER SPRINGS CAMP
A notice will be coming home next Friday with reminders of camp.  For the parents who are assisting us on camp, we will have a parent meeting on Thursday at 5pm in Hōpara.  The packing list was sent home last year, and we have also put this on the blog.  We ask that you have appropriate clothing - i.e. tee-shirts and long sleeved shirts, shorts and track pants, sneakers, hats, etc.  Singlet tops are inappropriate due to sunburn and other weather conditions.

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.

LUNCH
Hopefully you have heard of the changes to our lunch time.  This has been sent home in the newsletter this week - please read.  Our children are also working very hard at getting as many tokens into our jar, so they can be rewarded for being in the right place at the right time.

CALENDAR 

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

Week 3
* Hōpara Hanmer Springs Camp - Wednesday 13 - Friday 15 February
* Assembly - Friday 15 February 1:40pm (Note the change of time)

Have a brilliant week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn