Week 6 (25-29 May)

Wow, halfway through the term already!! Gosh, this term is positively flying by!

Lava Lava Lei Day
Talofa! This Thursday 28 May we are celebrating Samoan Language Week by inviting the children to wear either a lava lava (sarong style wrap) or a lei (flower garland around their neck) to school. No money required.

Illness
There is quite a bit of sickness around at the moment with coughs and colds and also vomiting and stomach bugs. A reminder that if your child has been vomiting they should not return to school for 48 hours to avoid spreading illness to others.

Waka Workshop
On Wednesday 27 May, any Kohara children who have a younger sibling in Room 3 or Room 6 are invited along to help make a waka with their brothers or sisters. This will be in the afternoon. It sounds like lots of fun!

Friday Relievers
On Friday morning both Mrs Campbell and Mrs O'Sullivan will be attending a professional development meeting so there will be relieving teachers in Kohara until 11.45am.

Book Return Roster
HELP we are desperate for some names on our reading returns roster. If you can spare a few minutes either before or after school to help us with this, we would really appreciate it (and it makes it much less of a job for the following week!). You can find the roster on the noticeboard outside Kohara or if you'd prefer you can email us with a day/week that suits. A huge thank you to our fabulous Mums who have helped us out in the last few weeks.

Lost Property
The teachers are getting a bit grumpy with all the left behind jerseys and jackets we are finding left behind in Kohara each day! We are encouraging ALL children to remember to put these INSIDE their school bags when they take them off or to HANG their jackets on their hooks under their school bag so they are not left lying on the ground. We are trying to make a conscious effort to keep our cloakroom area much tidier as this is part of our learning space during the day. If you could remind your children when they are hanging up their bag in the morning too, we'd appreciate the shared message! On that note, we have also had a bit of a change around of where the children hang their bags so please check the cloakroom labels from Wednesday onwards.

Remember...
*Poetry folders should be returned to school on Mondays (children to put these in their tote trays)
* Library Day is Friday
* Weekly reading books should be returned to the grey container under the teachers chair in Room 18 at the start of each week - please encourage the children to do this.
* A warm jacket (named) for these colder days.
* Queen's Birthday on Monday 1 June - School CLOSED

Upcoming Dates
Friday 12 June - Quiz Night for parents. A great night out - grab your friends and make a team of up to 6 people. Tickets available at the office. 7.20pm.

Friday 19 June - School Disco. 6-7pm for juniors.

Have a great week :)