An amazing picture drawn by Max Wassell (with dad ) - wow, how impressive :) a number of papers sellotaped together to make a giant montage of WW1 and WW2 machinery and forces deployment on beaches and in forests.

Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. Mr McDonald has been working with a small group of students this term to delve into this area of study. Feel free to check out the semiotics display in our school office foyer.

Tech is not on this week due to Good Friday and school holidays.

Thank you to Te Aroha Countdown and Four Square for donating the eggs and to everyone for supporting the raffle.

Farewell Mr McDonald and Mrs Hodgetts! Thank you from the TAPS Students and Staff.

We have made it to Week 11 and a well deserved holiday for everyone! The children have shown resilience as they have coped with so many changes while adapting to school and becoming a learner. Thank you to all whanau for their support this term.

We are finishing off the term with an Easter theme for all our work and a Waihou Hub Easter Workshop on Wednesday where we will get to visit all three classes to do some craft activities. Story writing books come home today to share with whanau. Please feel free to write a comment to your child in the book. They are very excited to share the progress they have made this term. Books must be returned to school TOMORROW please.

We say goodbye to Blake on Wednesday as he moves on to the next stage of his learning journey in Room 2. We look forward to welcoming all of our class members back in Term 2 as well as three new students who are joining our class.

Have a good Easter break !

Wow, we have made it to week 11. It has been an interesting term and I am so proud of how well the children have coped with the ups and downs of this term.

To finish off the term we will be concentrating on saying the sounds and blending words in reading. Making groups to 10 and number formation will be the focus in maths. In writing we will be moving on to use 'the' as a sentence starter. I am looking forward to the Waihou Hub Easter workshop.

Enjoy the holidays.

Kia ora koutou!

Week 11! It has been an incredibly different term by any means but I am super proud of the resilience shown in room 3 with all the disruption. Well done team!

This week will see us finishing off activities, writing about how to catch the Easter bunny and enjoying our Waihou Hub Easter workshop.

I hope you all have a safe and happy Easter break and enjoy a well deserved rest!

You can contact me via Seesaw or email mswan@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Have an amazing week! 😊

Wow it’s Week 11 already!

A very crazy term with not having a full class for many weeks. I am proud of the way Room 6 have coped with so many changes. This week we will be finishing our Life Cycles work and having some fun around Easter. We will also be learning about ANZAC also. I am looking forward to a better term next term and hopefully getting to do all the learning activities planned.

Have a great holidays Room 6, I look forward to seeing you ALL next term.

Here we are in Week 11!

Room 8 students, along with all of the TAPS students have shown resilience and perseverance in this very interesting term and the day to day changes we have adapted. This week brings us finalising and finishing up a few topics such as our class novel - Gangsta Granny, and our Topic Inquiry Life Cycles. We will be digging into some fun Easter crafts and looking into ANZAC day with a theme around short writing pieces and some games. This should be enjoyed by all.

I want to thank you all for all the contact, messages and help this term, it has been well appreciated. I wish you all a good break and am looking forward to a hopeful uninterrupted and smoother term two.

Nga mihi, Mrs McKenzie and Mrs Ginever.

Mrs Armstrong

Kia Ora Koutou,

We made it to week 11! What a crazy term to start 2022. We are so proud of all our tamariki and what they have achieved considering the constantly evolving landscape. Everyone has shown resilience and perseverance!

This week we will be finishing up a few tasks around our life cycle topic study. Our main focus will be ANZAC completing a number of online and offline learning tasks. Be sure to keep an eye out on our see saw this week as we will be using these last few days to update our whānau of our learning.

A special mention to our amazing Kaiako Mrs H as she ventures off to her new school next term. We will miss her sense of humour, her smile and of course, the aroha she shares with our tamariki. Room 9 will not be the same without her. Thank you Mrs H, for everything you do, your passion and dedication to Room 9 is admired and you will truly be missed.

Mrs Hodgetts

Thanks: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Room 9 for the privilege of being their teacher. I have loved every minute of working at Te Aroha Primary and am sad to say goodbye. As you know I will be leaving the Room 9 team at the end of this term. I am grateful for the amazing relationships I have developed with not only staff, tamariki, but also parents. I wish you all the best for the rest of 2022 and look forward to hearing and seeing the great things Room 9 will get up to. A special mention to Whaea Aniwa who I am so lucky to have worked alongside this term.

Arohanui Mrs H.

Kia ora koutou - welcome to the last week of term.

Well done Rm 10 - so proud of you. It has been quite a term, with lots of change to teaching and learning as well as coping with disruption and yet, you have stayed focused, shown resilience and worked hard. KA MAU TE WEHI!

This week, we will have an ANZAC theme, incorporating both digital and unplugged tasks. We will also be making sure we have completed our learning tasks in writing and for our Topic Inquiry on the Cycle of Life. Make sure you check out Seesaw at the end of the week as some of this work will be shared.

Parents and whānau - thank you for your support. It has been most appreciated. A massive thank you to our teaching staff, who have done a tremendous job this term - taking on extra responsibilities and adapting teaching and learning programmes with not only their own class, but blended classes throughout the term.

So here’s to Term 2 - have a safe, happy and relaxing holiday everyone.

Kia tu, kia toa, kia mau.

Arohanui - Mrs B dp@tearohaprimary.school.nz

School Lunches

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