Week 1 - 2

 

  

Congratulations everyone! Week 1 was a bit of a challenge when it came to finding somewhere dry to eat outside and remembering to pop our masks on whenever we were inside but we did it! During the week we learned a lot about each other, completed our whare which is now on the classroom wall (photo will be added tomorrow) and we learned the kawa of care for our chromebooks. Each child has their own school email address and a special password so they  can access their work from school and home - exciting!

Thank you to everyone who has organised their stationery.
We will begin using our books this week. Please do not feel obliged to buy new if you still have stationery from last year.

Happy Valentines Day everyone! Kindness is one of the best presents we can give ourselves and other people. Our class will be looking at ways we can show kindness towards others this week.

On Thursday we have a dress up event to help promote our Superheroes theme for 2022. Please support your child in creating their own superhero costume for Thursday. It can be as simple or                        as creative as you like. Repurposing old clothes or dress up toys is                        a great idea which was mentioned to me. "Not all superheroes wear                     capes." On Thursday we will also be having a tabloids afternoon for                     Puriri Team. Each class will remain in its own bubble in its own                            space. Watch for photos in our next post.

This week we also start reading as part of our home learning. My expectation is that the children read for between 10 minutes and 20 minutes a night either to someone or with someone (share the reading). Book bags will be sent home with a levelled reading book from group choosing boxes or a library book they have chosen themselves. More able readers can opt to read chapter books or non fiction books they have at home. Books can be swapped daily or your child may continue reading the same book all week. Reading logs will be checked Friday mornings.

Please feel free to comment or ask questions at the bottom of this post and I will reply asap.                                                                                Have a great Week 2 everyone!!                                      Maria