The Library Comes To Us

Kohara enjoyed meeting Denise from Papanui Library. We heard the legend about Tane and the Stars which was a nice follow up to Matariki.

The children's favourite would have to be the story about how the whale got it's spout especially when the whale squirted the children with real water!!

Denise also brought along a korowai (cloak) that other children visiting the library had helped create and we had fun creating our own crayon prints to design a korowai for our class. 

Week 4 (10-14 August)

Library Visit
What a shame our Library trip had to be cancelled and even more so when the sun eventually decided to shine! However, it was bitterly cold and the last thing we wanted was to get stuck in the rain having to walk back. Luckily Denise from Papanui Library came to us instead and we enjoyed some Maori legends, some songs and the chance to have a go at some printmaking. These are going to be turned into a korowai, so stay tuned to see this in the coming days!

Papanui High School Visit
Fingers crossed the sun will shine for us on Friday - however we do have a back up postponement date of Friday 28th. Please send children with a warm jacket and hat (many turned up for the walk on Monday with no jacket!!!)

Classroom Release
Tuesday morning - Room 19 have PE with Mr Lukes

Library day: Friday Remember your books!

Poetry day: Friday Please bring poem folders to school. Many children are still not bringing these back to school.

Staffing Update
This week we continue to have Ms Kelk relieving in Kohara with Mrs Hull relieving on Friday.
Mrs Campbell says thank you for all the kind messages of support and has enjoyed reading letters and cards from the children.

LIBRARY TRIP CANCELLED

Due to the weather and the amount of coughs and colds around at the moment, we have decided to cancel the walk to the library today.

However, the lady from the library is going to visit us at school today instead which is fantastic as that means the children will still get some of our planned learning experiences.

Fingers crossed we get better weather on Friday for our next trip!

Library Trip: Monday 10th August

We will make the final call on our trip a bit later this morning and will advise parent helpers via text if it does not go ahead.

At this stage please pack a warm jacket and hat for the children.

Trip to Papanui High School

Next Friday 14th August is our class trip to look at Art at Papanui High School. Thank you to the large number of parents who have volunteered to accompany us - we now have plenty of helpers!!

We will leave school at 10.30am, returning by approximately 12.30pm.

Children will need a warm jersey and jacket on the day.

We look forward to an interesting visit :)

Visit to Papanui Library

We are looking forward to visiting the Papanui Library on Monday 10th August. Thank you to all our volunteers - we now have enough helpers.

We will leave school at 10.30am and walk to the library via the cycleway, returning to school by approximately 12.30pm.

In the event of bad weather, the trip will be cancelled as the library will be closing for repairs for a couple of months.

Can children please make sure they have a warm jersey and jacket at school to wear.

Meatballs by Honour

Meatballs

Yesterday after school me and my brother Niko and our Dad we helped Dad to make spaghetti and meatballs. We put in garlic, onions and breadcrumbs and this red sticky stuff. We made a lot of meatballs. We put the meatballs in the pan. When the meatballs were finished Dad put them in the sauce and Dad put the pasta in hot water in a pot.

By Honour

Hide and Seek by Juhwan

Hide and Seek

Last night I played hide and seek with my little brother and my little sister and my Dad. I was in so I counted and I was going to find them. They were in the big cupboard but my little brother wasn't there so I looked in the bathroom and behind the curtains but he wasn't there. Then I asked my Mum "Have you seen him?" and then Mummy said "He is out side" so we looked outside and he was there.

By Juhwan

The Beach by Willem

The Beach

I went to Okarito because my Grandma asked. I made a hut at the beach. I found a tree and some branches. Me and my cousins leaned them against the tree. We had to make it bigger and we did because my G & G could not fit!  We got more branches and then G & G could fit by crouching and then we took a photo and then we went home. Then we played a game of soccer. Me and my cousin Felix we won the game and then we went to bed.

By Willem

P.S.  G & G means Grandma and Grandad!

My Dogs By Odette

My Dogs

I love my dogs. The dominant one is Maisie. The oldest one is 91 and he still hasn't died. Gracie the dog has a patch around her eye. She plays with me. She loves me so much and she's lovely. She doesn't jump up. She has dry little barks.

By Odette

Week 3 (3-7 August)

Welcome to Week 3!
Mrs Campbell is still away recovering for the next two weeks and Ms Kelk will continue relieving in Kohara during this time.

Class Trip - Papanui High School Art Visit
The children were given a notice on Friday about our upcoming walk to Papanui High School on Friday 14th August to explore their artworks and to see some artists in action. We do need some parent helpers for this (approximately 7 helpers) so if you are available please send the slip back to school as soon as possible this week. If wet, the postponement date is Friday 28th August. We will be leaving at 10.30am and returning to school by 12.30pm.

Reading Roster
A huge thanks to our fabulous Mums who have helped out returning books over the last two weeks - we appreciate your time very much!

Classroom Release
Room 19 have PE with Mr Lukes on Thursday 11-12.30pm this week.

Spelling Group
Please remember to have notebooks at school on Fridays.

Library Day - Friday

Kapa Haka - Friday

Poetry Folders - please have these at school every day!

Sewing Club - Tuesday lunchtimes for children who are keen to pop along.

Upcoming Dates for your calendar...
School Photos - Thursday 10 September

Have a great week :)

Hi Kohara  Kids and Families
Mrs O has been keeping me up to date with all the news from Kohara and thank you for those lovely cards. I'm improving very slowly!! Please remember to look in your bag for the note that Mrs O gave you today. Enjoy your weekend. Love Mrs Campbell

Week 2 (27-31 July)

Maori Language Week
Kia ora! This week is Maori Language Week. We will be exploring some new te reo words during the week in Kohara and practising some we already know. It was lovely to start the week with our senior kaka haha group performing at Monday Meet Up. We also learnt how to say Waimairi correctly - if you want tips on how to remember, just ask the tamariki!

Welcome
Kohara would like to welcome Kyran to our class. He joins us from Canada and it is so lovely to see the children welcoming him and being friendly. We hope you enjoy being at Waimairi School Kyran.

Mrs Campbell
Mrs Campbell is improving but is still away this week. A big thanks to Ms Kelk for joining us again in Kohara this week - it is lovely to have the consistency of the same person relieving in our room and the children really enjoy having Ms Kelk.

Spelling
This began last week for our group of spellers. These children must have their notebooks at school every Friday so they can be tested and get their new words for the following week.

Classroom Release
This Wednesday Room 19 have PE with Mr Lukes from 11-12.30pm.

Professional Development
Mrs O is attending staff professional development on Thursday so Mrs Hull will be relieving in Kohara during the afternoon.

Reading Folders
Lovely to see many more reading folders appearing at school. Thanks to the families who have encouraged their children to bring these each day.

Poetry Folders needed for Friday.

Library day is Friday.

Stationery
Thanks to the families who have sent along whiteboard pens and pencils - it is great to replenish our stationery supplies!

Have a great week :)

Honour's Pillow

Honour had shown great perseverance and has finished her fabulous pillow. Doesn't it look comfy! Honour sewed this herself with a needle and thread and then sewed on shapes to add detail. We think it will look great in her room. 

Term 3 - All About The Arts

What a great welcome back to Term 3 with Sport Suzy and some fabulous musicians to kick start our Arts term. The Arts include music, dance, drama and visual arts and this term Waimairi is looking at how the Arts connect us to our community. 

If you or anyone you know have a connection with the Arts let us know. We'd love to make connections and share our community talents with Kohara.

 

Mariam Celebrates Eid

Look at the gorgeous henna designs on Mariam's hands. She has been celebrating Eid with her family which signals the end of Ramadan. First Mariam's family fast, then when fasting is finished it is Eid and Mariam got treats and drinks at her mosque.

Mariam used her henna designs to practice her sketching on the whiteboard.  We loved the details and enjoyed hearing about the celebrations in Mariam's culture. 

Week 1 (20-24 July)

Welcome back Kohara!! We hope you have all had a restful and relaxing break over the holidays. So great to see all your smiley faces back at school this week and looking much healthier!

Mrs Campbell
Unfortunately Mrs Campbell wasn't so lucky in her holidays. She hurt her back and will be away for the first few weeks of term. We welcome Ms Kelk to Kohara while Mrs Campbell is away.

Stationery
Thank you to all the wonderful families who have sent along 3 writing pencils and 3 whiteboard pens for us to replenish our class supplies. We're starting to think the children are eating these as they seem to constantly disappear!! Either that or we have a stationery monster on the prowl!! These supplies can be sent along any time but we would appreciate it if we could have them by the end of this week.

Professional Development
Mrs O'Sullivan will be out of the classroom for part of Friday to attend staff professional development. Mrs Hull will be relieving during this time.

Library
Library day every Friday. Books can be returned to class any time - there are library containers at each end of Kohara.

Junior Kapa Haka
Kapa haka continues every Friday for the junior school.

Reading Folders
Lots of children do not appear to have reading folders at school or else are not using them. Please encourage your child to keep their books in their reading folders and return these each day. On Monday mornings the children need to put their books from the week before in the grey container for book returns.

Reading Returns
There is a roster outside Kohara on the noticeboard - if you can help during the term with putting our books away in the reading room please add your name. As yet there is no one for Week 1 or 2. Thanks in advance!

Poetry Folders
These need to be at school every day and most importantly on Fridays. Children

Have a great week Kohara!!

My Holidays by Ollie

Here is Ollie's great story about his holiday. He used his writing chart to help him spell lots of words!

I went to Wellington with my brothers to see Gordy and Nana. We went to a cafe and I had two hot dogs. Gordy had darts.
By Ollie

Term 3 Stationery

Please remember to bring 3 pencils and 3 whiteboard pens to school the first week back. These do not need to be named as they are all shared by our class. Whiteboard pens can be any colour.

Thanks also to the families who sent a box of tissues along at the end of last term - these are most appreciated especially with all the sickness we had last month.

Many thanks :)

CONGRATULATIONS KOHARA

Mrs O told me that you were awesome at the celebration. I just know your families would be very impressed with your learning. I hope you all have a lovely holiday and look forward to seeing you all next term. Love Mrs Campbell