Week 5 (26 Feb-2 Mar)

Welcome to Week 5 :)

Junior Swimming Sports
On Wednesday 28 Feb from 11.45-12.30pm Kohara will be having our junior swimming sports - a mix of water confidence games, swimming demonstrations and our favourite - the Pyjama race at the end. Feel free to pop along and join us at the school pool from 11.45am.
Children will need their togs, goggles, 2 towels and a pair of pyjamas/nightie/shorts and t shirt to put over their togs at the end for the PJ race.

Swimming
Please send the togs on Monday, Tuesday and Friday for normal class swimming lessons and on Wednesday for swimming sports. There is also an optional lunchtime swim on Monday lunchtime for our Year 1/2 children if they wish.

Classroom Release Time
The Room 19 children have Art with Mrs McHaffie and the Room 18 children have PE with Mr Lukes on Wednesday afternoon. Due to swimming sports as well on Wednesday, the children will not have a reading book for homework on Wednesday night.

Catch the Vibe
Our social studies inquiry this term is centred around the theme of 'Catch the Vibe'. We have been talking with the children about the kind of vibe we would like in Kohara and how we can make this happen. We all agreed that we want Kohara to have a friendly and welcoming vibe. We are working on making people feel welcome by introducing ourselves to new people (including parents and visitors), smiling at people, using friendly words and actions and helping others. We have learnt that is is extra nice to greet people by name and we can ask them if we are not sure who they are. We are practising in many ways - greeting the teachers by name in the morning, smiling and talking to other children and their parents before school, and getting to know our older buddies in Ara Atu and Kahukura who make upour Rakaia River team.

PTA Meeting
This is now taking place this Tues 27th Feb at 7.30pm in the school library. You are most welcome to pop along and see what it's all about.

Did you know that all proceeds from the 4 Rivers cafe and the Friday Hot Dogs go to the PTA to help purchase resources for the school. Every cuppa and hot dog you buy directly benefits the children. You can also purchase reuseable coffee cups from the coffee shop - Julie and Vanessa will name these and children can return them to the coffee shop when they have finished with them and they will store them there until the next time they need them.

Reading Returns Roster
Thanks to everyone who has put their name beside a week this term to help re-shelve our reading books. We really appreciate your time - thanks so much :)

Library day is Friday
Kapa Haka day is Tuesday.

Upcoming Dates
One for the diary - Cross Country is coming up on Thursday 22 March.

Have a great week.