Pounamu Newsletter
Week 4- Term 3 2022
Kia ora e te whānau,
We have all been enjoying our inquiry into the oceans. Different classrooms have gone into different directions as to what they are learning. These include learning about ocean topography, tides and currents, the water cycle, ocean animals, the importance of the ocean as part of the world's ecosystem and the effects of pollution.
This coming week we will all be making a piece of artwork that will be used as calendar art and available for purchase as a calendar or note book. Keep warm and dry!
Ngā mihi,
Pounamu Teachers.
Relationship and Sexuality Education - Monday
We have started our Relationship and Sexuality Education programme.
The topic this coming Monday is as follows:
Y2s -Learning outcomes
• Students will discuss the changes in their bodies from birth to
adulthood.
• Students will identify things that they can do now and set goals to
work on.
The focus is on how the people can do different things at different ages such as crawling, walking, running.
Y3s -Learning outcomes
• Students will recognise the ways that they look different to
each other.
• Students will identify the things that they like about their own
bodies
The focus is on positive body image.
For those of you who were unable to come to the parent meeting the link to our presentation is here.
If you have any questions please contact Amanda at amanda@paparangi.school.nz.
Stationery
We sell all the books needed at school and can add the cost to your account for you to pay later. We will send you an email to let you know we have done this. Most of the books are about $3.
Let us know if you would prefer to provide your own.
Thanks
Reading at home
We find that reading consistently with children is the best way to help them progress, especially when they are first starting to learn to read.
Try to keep if fun, be positive, and make it a time for you to have some quiet time with your child.
To support reading you can also login to Sunshine online and Epic books. They have online reading and activities you can do. Sunshine online is login paparangi password - school. Epic is a site you can login yourself.
If you need any help contact amanda@paparangi.school.nz
Library times
What's happening in Term 3
Week 1 - School starts at 8.55
Wednesday - Playhouse theatre production in the hall.
Week 2 - Cook Islands Language Week
Tuesday 5.30 - Relationship and Sexuality Education information evening.
Week 3 - Maths week
Week 5 - 23.8.22 - New Entrant information evening
Week 8 - Te wiki o te reo Maori
Team Pounamu are:
R3 - Sam Diggins sam@paparangi.school.nz
R4 - Marilyn Daly and Leah Fuimaono
R5 - Amanda Newbery amanda@paparangi.school.nz (Assistant Principal)
R5 - Carolyn Collis (Part time teacher)
We are also supported by our hardworking teacher aides. They are Meerza, Tanya, Angela, Caroline, and Selu.
Email: office@paparangi.school.nz
Website: paparangi.school.nz
Location: 57 Beazley Ave, Paparangi, Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: (04) 478 6617