Week 2 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 2 of Term 3. What a huge learning week we have had around Blogs.  Thanks for your patience while we get these all sorted.  These Blogs are where children are keeping a record of their learning and reflections, which you will see on Seesaw throughout the term.

TIMETABLE
Over the last few years, we have often integrated Literacy in with our Inquiry as much as possible (which meant that we were doing Literacy and Inquiry during the mid and last sessions of the day).

We will be fully integrating our Literacy, Mathematics and Digital Technologies programmes, into the great 'Youtube/Website Company Challenge!' Hōpara and Matawara will be combining their talents, in across team groups of 5 students, and will be  creating their own company. Each company will need to develop their vision and focus, and create content for their website that others will want to learn from or view. We can't wait to see what the kids come up with!

This programme will run Monday - Wednesday from 9:15am - 12:30pm and some time on a Friday, and will incorporate our core curriculum subjects, in addition to Leadership and our Pastoral Care programmes. Each student has their own 'home teacher' (not necessarily their 'team' teacher) who will be guiding them through this exciting learning, in addition to the associated assessment within it.

NOTE - you may receive Seesaw posts from teachers other than your child's team teachers this term.

DATES TO NOTE AROUND THIS - 

The following are workshops that will run to inform you about the processes we are following for this learning. Feel free to attend all!

* Attitude (from the Parenting Place) - coming to Launch the idea of an Online Company, and the responsibility within this to all of the students of ASPLORE - FRIDAY week 2 at 9:30am. 
* After the Attitude presentation, if you have any questions about how to access your child's Blog via Seesaw, then please come and see us, and we will help you through this.  OR, email us so we can make some changes from our end.

* Parent information Evening - 14 August - 5pm

DEVICES AND APPS
If your child has a device that they can bring to school, this would be beneficial, as the use of devices will be huge amongst our teams.  The following apps or programmes would be helpful to have: Doink greenscreen and animation, stopmotion, imovie, google slides, google docs, google email, google drive.

FIELD PLAYING
Due to our winter conditions, if your child wants to play on the grass, they will need a change of mufti.

CALENDAR 

Week2
* Year 8 Pizza fundraiser - Friday 2 August
* Attitude - Talk with Yr 5-8 - Friday 2 August
* Assembly - Friday 2 August (afternoon)

Week 3
* North Canterbury Cantamaths - Wednesday 7 August
* Assembly - Friday 9 August
* Disco - Friday 9 August  (6pm)

Week 4
* St John workshops this week
* Fish and Chips - Thursday 15 August
* Assembly - Friday 16 August
* Star Jump Jam - Friday 16 August

Have a super week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Term 3, Week 1 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 1 of Term 3. We hope you had a lovely rest from the school routine, and we look forward to another term of great learning.

TIMETABLE
Over the last few years, we have often integrated Literacy in with our Inquiry as much as possible (which meant that we were doing Literacy and Inquiry during the mid and last sessions of the day).

We will be fully integrating our Literacy, Mathematics and Digital Technologies programmes, into the great 'Youtube/Website Company Challenge!' Hōpara and Matawara will be combining their talents, in across team groups of 5 students, and will be  creating their own company. Each company will need to develop their vision and focus, and create content for their website that others will want to learn from or view. We can't wait to see what the kids come up with!

This programme will run Monday - Wednesday from 9:15am - 12:30pm and some time on a Friday, and will incorporate our core curriculum subjects, in addition to Leadership and our Pastoral Care programmes. Each student has their own 'home teacher' (not necessarily their 'team' teacher) who will be guiding them through this exciting learning, in addition to the associated assessment within it.

NOTE - you may receive Seesaw posts from teachers other than your child's team teachers this term.

DATES TO NOTE AROUND THIS - 

The following are workshops that will run to inform you about the processes we are following for this learning. Feel free to attend all!

* Attitude (from the Parenting Place) - coming to Launch the idea of an Online Company, and the responsibility within this to all of the students of ASPLORE - FRIDAY week 2 at 9:30am. 

* Parent information Evening - TBA

DEVICES AND APPS
If your child has a device that they can bring to school, this would be beneficial, as the use of devices will be huge amongst our teams.  The following apps or programmes would be helpful to have: Doink greenscreen and animation, stopmotion, imovie, google slides, google docs, google email, google drive.

LIFE EDUCATION
We are very lucky to have Life Education working with us over the first week, and we have selected these goals to learn about:

• Why is it important to show empathy towards others?
• Students explore the concept of empathy, and how we can respond to others.
• What is peer pressure and how can we deal with it?
• Peer pressure has both physical and emotional effects. Students explore what those are, relate them to different real-life situations, and formulate strategies to deal with them.
• How do the choices I make online affect me and others?
• Our online behaviour affects others as well as ourselves. How can we make good choices in a digital environment? What differences are there between our behaviour in a digital environment compared to a physical one?

FIELD PLAYING
Due to our winter conditions, if your child wants to play on the grass, they will need a change of mufti.

CALENDAR 

Term 3, Week 1
* Life Education visits this week
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 26 July

Week2
* Year 8 Pizza fundraiser - Friday 2 August
* Attitude - Talk with Yr 5-8 - Friday 2 August

Week 3
* North Canterbury Cantamaths - Wednesday 7 August
* Assembly - Friday 9 August

Have a brilliant week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 10 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 10 of Term 2. This is our last week of a very busy and great learning term.  Thanks for your support throughout this term.

LEARNING CONFERENCES
We look forward to the learning conferences, where your child gets to spend approximately 20 minutes with you and share their learning.  At 15 minutes, our phone timer will go, to indicate that we need to finish within the next few minutes.  As we have back-to-back conferences, we do need to stick to our times.  Please have phones on silent.  Thanks for your consideration with this. You are welcome to come in and wait at the opposite end to where we are holding our conferences, to escape the cold.

Please take note of the early closure on Wednesday 3 July.

Learning conferences will be held:

Week 10

Tuesday 2 July             3.10pm – 7.30pm

Wednesday 3 July       1.30pm – 5.30pm

FIELD PLAYING
Due to our winter conditions, if your child wants to play on the grass, they will need a change of mufti clothes from now on.

SILVERSTREAM

Dear Parents

We are planning a trip to Silverstream Reserve on Tuesday 2 July from 10am – 12.30pm. We will travel to and from the Reserve by bus and there is no cost for families.

Children are encouraged to come to school in warm mufti clothes with gumboots or strong shoes. Bringing a uniform to change into afterwards would be ideal.

We would love some parents to accompany us on this trip. Please let your team teachers know if you are available to help out. 

Ngā mihi nui

Juliana Rae

Tumuaki/ Principal

CALENDAR 

Week 10
* Learning conferences - Tuesday-Wednesday
* Whole school trip to Silverstream - 10:00am Tuesday
* Early closure for conferences - 12:30 Wednesday 3 July
* Make a wish mufti day - Friday 5 July
* Year 8 Pizza Fundraiser - Friday 5 July

Term 3, Week 1
* Life Education visits over the next two weeks
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 26 July

Week2
* Year 8 Pizza fundraiser - Friday 2 August

Have a super week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 9 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 9 of Term 2. What an awesome trip we had on Thursday - finding wildlife in the river, and searching for markers around the Groynes (orienteering). Thanks again to those that were available to help.

LEARNING CONFERENCES
We look forward to the learning conferences, where your child gets to spend approximately 20 minutes with you and share their learning.  At 15 minutes, our phone timer will go, to indicate that we need to finish within the next few minutes.  As we have back-to-back conferences, we do need to stick to our times.  Please have phones on silent.  Thanks for your consideration with this. You are welcome to come in and wait at the opposite end to where we are holding our conferences, to escape the cold.

Please take note of the early closures on Monday 24 June and Wednesday 3 July.

Learning conferences will be held:

Week 9

Monday 24 June         1.30pm – 5.30pm

Tuesday 25 June         3.10pm – 5.10pm

Wednesday 26 June    3.10pm – 5.10pm

Thursday 27 June        3.10pm – 7.30pm

Week 10

Tuesday 2 July             3.10pm – 7.30pm

Wednesday 3 July       1.30pm – 5.30pm

FIELD PLAYING
Due to our winter conditions, if your child wants to play on the grass, they will need a change of mufti clothes from now on.

OPTIONS/SPORTS
This started in Week 4, and we value your children being prepared with the right gear for what they are involved in. Our last session will be Week 9, this next week.

SILVERSTREAM

Dear Parents

We are planning a trip to Silverstream Reserve on Tuesday 2 July from 10am – 12.30pm. We will travel to and from the Reserve by bus and there is no cost for families.

Children are encouraged to come to school in warm mufti clothes with gumboots or strong shoes. Bringing a uniform to change into afterwards would be ideal.

We would love some parents to accompany us on this trip. Please let your team teachers know if you are available to help out. 

Ngā mihi nui

Juliana Rae

Tumuaki/ Principal

CALENDAR 

Week 9
* Learning conferences begin - Monday through to Thursday
* Early closure for conferences - 12:30 Monday 24 June
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 28 June
* Winter Sport/Options (last one) - Friday 28 June

Week 10
* Learning conferences - Tuesday-Wednesday
* Whole school trip to Silverstream - 10:00am Tuesday
* Early closure for conferences - 12:30 Wednesday 3 July
* Make a wish mufti day - Friday 5 July
* Year 8 Pizza Fundraiser - Friday 5 July

Term 3, Week 1
* Life Education visits over the next two weeks
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 26 July

Have a fabulous week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 8 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 8 of Term 2.  Learning Conferences times are filling up fast.  Please check your emails for details on how to book.  These are a valuable insight into your child's learning and what they are proud of. 
Please take note of the early closures on Monday 24 June and Wednesday 3 July.

Learning conferences will be held:

Week 9

Monday 24 June         1.30pm – 5.30pm

Tuesday 25 June         3.10pm – 5.10pm

Wednesday 26 June    3.10pm – 5.10pm

Thursday 27 June        3.10pm – 7.30pm

Week 10

Tuesday 2 July             3.10pm – 7.30pm

Wednesday 3 July       1.30pm – 5.30pm

NEXT INQUIRY TRIP
You received a notice and an email last week for our Inquiry trip into the Groynes.  We will need at least 10 parent helpers or more for this trip to happen.  Thank you in advance for your assistance.

FIELD PLAYING
Due to our winter conditions, if your child wants to play on the grass, they will need a change of mufti clothes from now on.

OPTIONS/SPORTS
This started in Week 4, and we value your children being prepared with the right gear for what they are involved in. Our last session will be Week 9.

MATARIKI BREAKFAST



SILVERSTREAM

Dear Parents

We are planning a trip to Silverstream Reserve on Tuesday 2 July from 10am – 12.30pm. We will travel to and from the Reserve by bus and there is no cost for families.

Children are encouraged to come to school in warm mufti clothes with gumboots or strong shoes. Bringing a uniform to change into afterwards would be ideal.

We would love some parents to accompany us on this trip. Please let your team teachers know if you are available to help out. 

Ngā mihi nui

Juliana Rae

Tumuaki/ Principal

CALENDAR 

Week 8
* Matariki breakfast - Wednesday 19 June
* Canterbury Cross Country Championships - Wednesday 19 June
* Hōpara - Groynes water testing trip - Thursday 20 June
* Assembly - Friday 21 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 21 June

Week 9
* Learning conferences begin - Monday through to Thursday
* Early closure for conferences - 12:30 Monday 24 June
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 28 June
* Winter Sport/Options (last one) - Friday 28 June

Week 10
* Learning conferences - Tuesday-Wednesday
* Whole school trip to Silverstream - 10:00am Tuesday
* Early closure for conferences - 12:30 Wednesday 3 July
* Make a wish mufti day - Friday 5 July
* Year 8 Pizza Fundraiser - Friday 5 July

Have a super week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

NZ Playhouse Show

NZ Playhouse Show coming to Clarkville

For the last two years we have had NZ Playhouse visit the school to perform for us in the MPF. Their performances are of a high quality and have had us all laughing in our seats.

We are pleased to welcome back New Zealand Playhouse for their show The Tortoise and the Hare.

After beating the Gingerbread Man in the finals of ‘Who’s the Fastest Of Them All?’ everyone knows The Hare is the undisputed ‘Master of Faster’ and if they don’t they soon will thanks to the Hare’s boasting and gloating about their momentous momentum. In fact, the only creature the harebrained Hare hasn’t beaten in a race is the Tortoise, but why bother when everyone knows it would be a walk-over and a run-over. Or maybe not.

New Zealand Playhouse will be coming to us on Wednesday 12 June at 1.50pm. The cost is $5 per student and this amount will be added to your account.

Any parents who would like to join in the fun would be very welcome. The show will finish just before the end of the school day. There is no cost for parents but we would appreciate you arriving before 1.50pm to avoid interrupting the show.

Thank you for your support.

Ngā mihi nui

Juliana Rae

Tumuaki/ Principal

Week 7 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 7 of Term 2.  Learning Conferences times are filling up fast.  Please check your emails for details on how to book.

NEXT INQUIRY TRIP
A notice should have come home yesterday about our next Inquiry trip, and this has also been emailed.  Information will need to be returned to us.  We will need at least 10 parent helpers or more for this trip to happen.  Thank you in advance for your assistance.

FIELD PLAYING
Due to our winter conditions, if your child wants to play on the grass, they will need a change of mufti clothes from now on.

OPTIONS/SPORTS
This started in Week 4, and we value your children being prepared with the right gear for what they are involved in.

MATARIKI BREAKFAST



SILVERSTREAM

Dear Parents

We are planning a trip to Silverstream Reserve on Tuesday 2 July from 10am – 12.30pm. We will travel to and from the Reserve by bus and there is no cost for families.

Children are encouraged to come to school in warm mufti clothes with gumboots or strong shoes. Bringing a uniform to change into afterwards would be ideal.

We would love some parents to accompany us on this trip. Please let your team teachers know if you are available to help out. 

Ngā mihi nui

Juliana Rae

Tumuaki/ Principal

CALENDAR 

Week 7
* NZ Playhouse Performance whole school - Wednesday 12 June
* Subway - Thursday 13 June
* Year 8 Pizza fundraiser - Friday 14 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 14 June

Week 8
* Matariki breakfast - Wednesday 19 June
* Canterbury Cross Country Championships - Wednesday 19 June
* Hōpara - Groynes water testing trip - Thursday 20 June
* Assembly - Friday 21 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 21 June

Week 9
* Learning conferences begin - Monday through to Thursday
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 28 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 28 June

Have a super week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 6 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 6 of Term 2.  We hope you are starting to see Seesaw posts that are coming through about the children's learning.  Thanks for your comments on their posts.

INQUIRY TRIP - we still need more helpers please.
You should have received a notice home about our Inquiry trip for Wednesday 5th of June plus an email copy. This will connect with our learning about native plants.  If you have not put your name down for parent help, and you can assist us on this trip, we would really appreciate it.

MUSICAL BINGO

Musical Bingo is next Friday night, 7 June.

Have you got your tickets yet?

$20 per person, 7pm start, a fun night guaranteed!

Click here to buy tickets :
https://events.humanitix.co.nz/clarkville-school-musical-bi…

OPTIONS/SPORTS
This started in Week 4, and we value your children being prepared with the right gear for what they are involved in.

EGGS
Please remember that we have a child who is highly allergic to eggs, so just a reminder that we request no eggs at school (e.g egg pie).  However, there can be eggs in baking.

CALENDAR 

Week 6
* Queen's Birthday - Monday 3 June
* Inquiry trip - Hōpara - Wednesday 5 June (pp. Thursday 6 June)
* Famine after school - Thursday 6 June
* Famine morning tea - Friday 7 June
* Assembly - Friday 7 June
* Musical Bingo - Friday 7 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 7 June

Week 7
* NZ Playhouse Performance whole school - Wednesday 12 June
* Subway - Thursday 13 June
* Year 8 Pizza fundraiser - Friday 14 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 14 June

Week 8
* Matariki breakfast - Wednesday 19 June
* Canterbury Cross Country Championships - Wednesday 19 June
* Hōpara - Groynes water testing trip - Thursday 20 June
* Assembly - Friday 21 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 21 June

Have a brilliant week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 5 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 5 of Term 2.  Have a chat with your child about how they are choosing to be more with their learning.  Some possible discussion ideas could be: why is learning about soil and plants so important, what is something you have learned in Maths this week and can you show me, what is the persuasive argument you are writing about, and why do you believe in your statement, etc.

INQUIRY TRIP - We really nearly more parent help please
You should have received a notice home about our Inquiry trip for Wednesday 5th of June plus an email copy. This will connect with our learning about native plants.  If you have not put your name down for parent help, and you can assist us on this trip, we would really appreciate it.

TEACHER ONLY DAY
Below is an excerpt from the newsletter that was sent out last week (Skids will be open if you need to enrol your child):
In addition to these events, our Community of Learning (Kahui ako) will meet
at a teacher only day on Friday 31 May. This will involve 9 Kaiapoi schools and provide
teachers with professional development alongside those from neighbouring schools. We
hope this will offer families the opportunity for an extra long weekend when combined with
the Queen’s Birthday holiday on Monday 3 June.

TEACHER STRIKE DAY + TEACHER ONLY DAY
Kia ora koutou
Our Kāhui Ako or Community of Learning has 9 schools and we want to collectively put out a letter to our school whanau about the upcoming strike and Teacher Only Day. As you will be aware there is a teachers’ strike planned for Wednesday 29th May. In addition to this, Kātote Schools Kāhui Ako have a Teacher Only Day planned for Friday 31st May.

The date for the Teacher Only Day was set last year so all schools could commit to it and allow us to
book keynote speakers and presentations. With the strike day being set now on Wednesday 29th we
understand the disruption both days falling in the same week may cause some families. Some schools
will be able to offer OSCAR programmes on one or both of these days, however our schools will all
be closed for instruction on both days. The exception is St Patrick’s who have been able to staff
their school with non union teachers on Wednesday 29th May.We greatly appreciate your support as we aim to ensure our schools are better resourced for teachingand learning and continue to provide opportunities for the professional development of our staff.

OPTIONS/SPORTS
This started in Week 4, and we value your children being prepared with the right gear for what they are involved in.

CALENDAR 

Week 5
* Whole school water education (at school) - Tuesday 28 May
* Pegasus Cross Country - Wednesday 29 May (may be changed)
* Teacher Strike Day - Wednesday 29 May
* Teacher Only Day - Friday 31 May

Week 6
* Queen's Birthday - Monday 3 June
* Inquiry trip - Hōpara - Wednesday 5 June (pp. Thursday 6 June)
* Famine after school - Thursday 6 June
* Famine morning tea - Friday 7 June
* Assembly - Friday 7 June
* Musical Bingo - Friday 7 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 7 June

Week 7
* NZ Playhouse Performance whole school - Wednesday 12 June
* Subway - Thursday 13 June
* Year 8 Pizza fundraiser - Friday 14 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 14 June

Have an awesome week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 4 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

We can't believe that we are into Week 4 of Term 2.  We are so proud of our team who got to teach a younger team how to Scratch code this week.  It was great to hear them reflecting on how their teaching went, and we look forward to more teaching opportunities.  Have you tried their game?

INQUIRY TRIP
We are in the midst of organising an Inquiry trip for Wednesday 6th of June.  This will connect with our learning about native plants.  As soon as we have had quotes returned, we will send the notice home via email/paper.

INQUIRY
This term, we are looking at what are the best conditions for native plants to grow at Silverstream, and how we can produce native seedlings to thrive in this environment.  We have already started with pH testing of different liquids, before we move onto soil.

TEACHER ONLY DAY
Below is an excerpt from the newsletter that was sent out last week:
In addition to these events, our Community of Learning (Kahui ako) will meet
at a teacher only day on Friday 31 May. This will involve 9 Kaiapoi schools and provide
teachers with professional development alongside those from neighbouring schools. We
hope this will offer families the opportunity for an extra long weekend when combined with
the Queen’s Birthday holiday on Monday 3 June.

CALENDAR 

Week 4
* School Cross Country - Monday 20 May (postponement Tuesday 21)
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 24 May
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 24 May
* Assembly - Friday 24 May

Week 5
* Whole school water education (at school) - Tuesday 28 May
* Pegasus Cross Country - Wednesday 29 May (may be changed)
* Teacher Strike Day - Wednesday 29 May
* Teacher Only Day - Friday 31 May

Week 6
* Queen's Birthday - Monday 3 June
* Inquiry trip - Hōpara - Wednesday 5 June (pp. Thursday 6 June)
* Famine after school - Thursday 6 June
* Famine morning tea - Friday 7 June
* Assembly - Friday 7 June
* Musical Bingo - Friday 7 June
* Winter Sport/Options - Friday 7 June

Have a super week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 3 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 3 of Term 2.  It is great to see the effort that the children are putting into their learning - we are going to have some great future debaters.  Hopefully you got to see our awesome assembly item.  We say goodbye to Kai next week, as he makes a big shift, and wish him all the best in his next chapter of his life story.

DEAR
Thanks for helping your child have a chapter book in their bag to read.  This could also be non-fiction (if that is what they enjoy reading).

WACKY HAIR DAY
As part of Bullying Free Week, we will be holding a 'Wacky Hair Day' on Wednesday.  There will be no cost, however we ask that children think of something kind that they could do for someone on that day.

INQUIRY
This term, we are looking at what are the best conditions for native plants to grow at Silverstream, and how we can produce native seedlings to thrive in this environment.  We have already started with pH testing of different liquids, before we move onto soil.

TEACHER ONLY DAY
Below is an excerpt from the newsletter that was sent out last week:
In addition to these events, our Community of Learning (Kahui ako) will meet
at a teacher only day on Friday 31 May. This will involve 9 Kaiapoi schools and provide
teachers with professional development alongside those from neighbouring schools. We
hope this will offer families the opportunity for an extra long weekend when combined with
the Queen’s Birthday holiday on Monday 3 June.

CALENDAR 

Week 3
* Mother's Day - Sunday 12 May
* Wacky Hair Day - Wednesday 15 May
* Fish and Chips - Thursday 16 May
* Pizza Fundraiser (Year 8) - Friday 17 May

Week 4
* School Cross Country - Monday 20 May (postponement Tuesday 21)
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 24 May
* Winter Sport - Friday 24 May
* Assembly - Friday 24 May

Week 5
* Whole school water education (at school) - Tuesday 28 May
* Pegasus Cross Country - Wednesday 29 May
* Teacher Only Day - Friday 31 May

Have a brilliant week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 2 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 2 of Term 2.  We have dived straight back into learning - persuasive arguments, pH testing, Flamingo Boy, new ChILL assignment, etc.

TEACHER UNION MEETING
A notice came out via Facebook with information about this.  Teachers will be attending a  meeting on Thursday 9 May at 1:30pm, that was postponed from last term.  We would really appreciate it if you could pick your child/ren up at 1:00pm on this day.  If this is impossible, can you please let Kathryn know by emailing her at: admin@clarkville.school.nz
Thanks for your co-operation in this important matter.

SEESAW
Over the holidays, you should have received three rubrics on Seesaw (Writing, Reading and Mathematics).  This week, we have sent out a Values and Inquiry document.  We will be working with these during Term 2, and any Seesaw posts coming home about these curriculum areas will refer to these rubrics/documents.

DEAR
This term, we are planning to have DEAR (drop everything and read) most days.  We would appreciate if your child has a chapter book to read, in their school bag (hopefully one that they are reading at home as well).

INQUIRY
This term, we are looking at what are the best conditions for native plants to grow at Silverstream, and how we can produce native seedlings to thrive in this environment.  We have already started with pH testing of different liquids, before we move onto soil.

CALENDAR 

Week 2
* PTA meeting - Monday 6 May - 6:45pm
* NZEI teacher meeting - Thursday 9 May - afternoon
*Assembly - Us sharing - Friday 10 May - 1:40pm
* Mother's Day - Sunday 12 May

Week 3
* Fish and Chips - Thursday 16 May

Week 4
* School Cross Country - Monday 20 May (postponement Tuesday 21)
* Sausage sizzle - Friday 24 May
* Winter Sport - Friday 24 May
* Assembly - Friday 24 May

Have a brilliant week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Term 2, Week 1 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 1 of Term 2.  We hope you had a lovely break from the school routine and ready for a wonderful term of learning.

SEESAW
Over the holidays, you should have received three rubrics on Seesaw (Writing, Reading and Mathematics).  We will be working with these during Term 2, and any Seesaw posts coming home about these three curriculum areas will refer to these rubrics.

DEAR
This term, we are planning to have DEAR (drop everything and read) most days.  We would appreciate if your child has a chapter book to read, in their school bag (hopefully one that they are reading at home as well).

INQUIRY
Last term, we looked into the meanings of ecosystems and biodiversity, and how they related to us and Silverstream Reserve. This term's Inquiry focus will come out in the next few weeks. Here is a link that leads to an ecosystem game that is rather awesome (have a look around at the other games too): https://pbskids.org/plumlanding/games/ecosystem/feed_the_dingo.html.  

CALENDAR 

Term 2
Week 1
* School starts for Term 2 - Monday 29 April

Week 2
* PTA meeting - Monday 6 May - 6:45pm
* NZEI teacher meeting - Thursday 9 May - afternoon
*Assembly - Friday 10 May - 1:40pm
* Mother's Day - Sunday 12 May

Week 3
* Fish and Chips - Thursday 16 May

Have an awesome week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn

Week 11 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 11 of Term 1, our last week of the term.  Thank you for all of your support throughout these last 10 weeks.  We farewell Emma our student teacher at the end of this week, and we wish her well in her last year at University.

PATHWAYS
There is only one week left of our term.  Children are expected to have done at least 2 pathways by the end of this term.   Please keep having discussions with your child about what pathways they are doing.

INQUIRY
This term, we are looking into the meanings of ecosystems and biodiversity, and how they relate to us and Silverstream Reserve.  Ask your child what they have learned.  Here is another link that leads to an ecosystem game that is rather awesome (have a look around at the other games too): https://pbskids.org/plumlanding/games/ecosystem/feed_the_dingo.html.  

SEESAW
By the end of the term, you should have seen 2 reflections from your children and teachers.  Please take time to read these with your child.  They love getting your comments.

CALENDAR 

* Daylight Savings ends - Sunday 7 April - 3am fall back to 2am
Week 11
* Mufti Day - colourful day - Wednesday 10 April
* Subway - Thursday 11 April
* Assembly - Friday 12 April - 1:40pm
* Last day of Term 1 - Friday 12 April

Term 2
Week 1
* School starts for Term 2 - Monday 29 April

Week 2
* PTA meeting - Monday 6 May - 6:45pm
*Assembly - Friday 10 May - 1:40pm
* Mother's Day - Sunday 12 May

Have a lovely week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn, Emma

Week 10 Home Communication

Whiriwhiria kia eke panuku! 

(Choose to be more!)

Kia Ora, 

Welcome to Week 10 of Term 1.  We can't believe how fast the term is flying, and how much learning that is happening.

PATHWAYS
There are only 2 weeks of our term left.  Children are expected to have done at least 2 pathways by the end of this term.   Please keep having discussions with your child about what pathways they are doing.

INQUIRY
This term, we are looking into the meanings of ecosystems and biodiversity, and how they relate to us and Silverstream Reserve.  Ask your child what they have learned.  Here is another link that leads to an ecosystem game that is rather awesome (have a look around at the other games too): https://pbskids.org/plumlanding/games/ecosystem/feed_the_dingo.html.  

HEAD LICE
Just a reminder to continue checking your child's hair often and treat if necessary, so we can eliminate all head lice.

SEESAW
Over the next couple of weeks, you should see reflections from your children and teachers.  Please take time to read these with your child.  They love getting your comments.

CALENDAR 

Week 10
* Canterbury Swimming Championships - Thursday 4 April
* Huxter Bike Race - Friday 5 April
* Daylight Savings ends - Sunday 7 April - 3am fall back to 2am

Week 11
* Subway - Thursday 11 April
* Assembly - Friday 12 April - 1:40pm
* Last day of Term 1 - Friday 12 April

Have a super week!

Chris, Nick, Lynn, Emma, Dwayne