Thursday Hockey Club

Don't forget to pack the mouthguard for hockey club at lunchtime for those who signed up to participate.

Wheels and Wood Wanted

If anyone has any spare wheels (scooter or similar size wheels) that could be used for a go-kart project, we have a couple of boys who would be very grateful. They are also after some planks of wood to make the base and sides. All donations welcome :)

Olympic Watch!!

This week Kohara would like to wish Hayden Roulston (Moses' Dad) all the very best for his Olympics qualifying race on Friday 12 August in the Cycling 4000m Team Pursuit (8.23am). The following round for qualifiers is on Saturday at 7.52am.

Good luck Hayden from Moses and all of us in Kohara!

Week 3 (8-12 August)

Welcome to Week 3 :)

Welcome
This week we welcome Julie Reece to Kohara as she joins us for a four week teaching placement. Julie is a familiar face around Waimairi School - some of you may know her as one of our Learning Support teachers. We hope Julie enjoys her time in Kohara.

Book Week
This week Waimairi is celebrating Book Week. During the week the children will get to enjoy some special Book Week activities including time with an author! Why not celebrate at home as well by re-reading and enjoying some old favourites off the book shelf. The O'Sullivan household is currently enjoying reading The Twits by Roald Dahl - we've read it so many times but we continue to love the humour!!

Staff Professional Development
As some of you will be aware, we have both been part of an ongoing teacher inquiry this year on mathematics teaching, along with a few other teachers from across the school, working with a group of students from within Kohara. This Thursday 11th August, we will both be released to begin the process of writing up our research findings. Jess Uru and Chris Jenkins will be relieving in Kohara all day.

Hockey Club
Last week hockey club was postponed due to poor weather. Fingers crossed for this Thursday lunchtime for those children involved. If your child signed up for this club, please remember to pack the mouthguards.

Sewing Club Tuesday lunchtimes
Chess Club Wednesday lunchtimes
Kapa Haka Friday
Library Day Friday

Poetry Folders
Please return these to the green containers in Room 19 at the beginning of the week. We often use these throughout the week as well as on Fridays and it is difficult when children don't have their poems/folder at school to use as part of their learning. It also helps prevent poems being left behind loose in tote trays or getting scrunched up in the bottom of school bags.

Warm Jackets
Please ensure your child has a named weather proof jacket at school. In case of any emergencies, children may be required to be outside for a length of time and a warm jacket would be essential.

Have a great week :)

Pizza and Pies

Please remember that all pizza and pie orders must be collected from the hall between 2.30-3.30pm today (Thursday 4 August). Unfortunately we don't have the facility to store these overnight so please arrange for someone to collect them on your behalf if you are unable to pop in and collect them.

Thanks for supporting our PTA's fundraiser :)

Thursday Hockey Club

Just a reminder for those children who have opted in to the lunchtime hockey club being organised by the senior girls - this starts tomorrow lunchtime from 12.45pm out on the back field. If your child is involved please remember to pack their mouthguard - as they must have a mouthguard to join in. All other gear is provided.

SCIENTISTS WANTED!

This is our science term and we were wondering if anyone has science background to their job or know of anyone that would be happy to speak to us about being a scientist. We are looking at things that Pop, Froth and Fizz. We would love to hear from you.

Orana Park by Jacob

Two days ago my family went to Orana Park because it was Ben's birthday and his birthday present was a lot of presents! His birthday present was a giant gorilla and we saw the gorillas. They are just like chimpanzees because they put the stick in the ant hole and then they pull the stick out and eat the ants. We only got to see the gorillas because we had visitors coming.

By Jacob

Amelia's Travel Cushion

Amelia had a go at making a travel cushion after seeing the great job that Amy and Sophie had done with theirs. We think Amelia has done really well at getting the shape of her cushion just right. What a great job tracing the template so carefully. This will be fantastic for long car trips!

Juliah and Sophie the Bakers

Baking is a great learning opportunity in Kohara. Lots of practise at measuring, reading measurement and fraction symbols, taking turns and following a sequence of instructions. Sophie and Juliah ended up with these colourful cupcakes which they said tasted very yummy!

Johnny's Pyramid

Wow look at Johnny's pyramid. He was really keen to create a large model of an Egyptian pyramid along with a sphinx statue. Johnny thought hard about his project. He wasn't happy with his first model so he had another go and was much happier with his second attempt. We love the way he didn't just give up but kept on trying until he was happy. Well done Johnny - that really is showing a growth mindset.

Connell's Sewing Project

Look at Connell's sewing project. He named it Lowdy. We love the details he drew on after he sewed it on the sewing machine. What a fabulous toy to play with!

Khori and Grace Make Sundaes

Making ice cream sundaes is a neat way to practice following a recipe in sequence. Khori and Grace made some delicious looking sundaes - what would you choose for a topping if you made one?

Teamwork

In Kohara we are really great at working cooperatively with our classmates. Today there was lots of teamwork in action...

Brock and Noah were working together to create a cushion seat for their go kart project. 

Connell and Jacob were cooperating and playing Uno. Lots of turn taking, strategies and number and colour matching!

Matthew, Leon and Hannah were enjoying taking turns at our hopscotch. A great way to sneak in some maths - identifying and counting numbers forwards and backwards. 

Poi Dancing With Lily, Ruby & Izzy

What a treat last week! Kohara was treated to an awesome poi dance by Lily, Ruby and Izzy. Not only did they do a great job at learning the poi moves but they also made their own poi and organised costumes and music.

Myan's Robot

Myan has been working really hard on his robot over many many weeks. We love the way he has persevered to solve the problem of how to keep the arms on but allow them to move freely. You've done a quality job Myan. Well done.

Conall's Weaving

Check out this cool placemat that Conall made. He wove strips of paper into his triangle shape, decorated it and then laminated it to protect it. Now Conall's Dad can use it for dinner time!

Lucie and Rosalie - Cake Decorators

Lucie and Rosalie had a great time creating characters on cupcakes last week. They used marshmallows and icing to make poodles on the top of their cupcakes. They used the leftovers to make flowers! They looked really cute and we bet they tasted good too. The girls did a fabulous job following the instructions in the recipe book.

Ski Team Opportunity

Canterbury Primary Schools Ski Races. 

Waimairi School will again be entering a team this year. Any child can be in the team, as long as they can make their way to the skifield! It is great fun and an amazing day out.

This fun skiing event consists of a dual slalom course for boys and girls of all age groups from Year 1 to Year 8. No previous ski-racing experience is necessary, merely sufficient skill to ride a T-bar ski lift and groomed, easy slopes.

There will be medals for individual performance, plus an overall team trophy for both primary and intermediate school teams. The emphasis is on fun and introducing children to the excitement of ski-racing. Most of the children's time will be spent just skiing freely and enjoying other activities on the day.

Dates to note

- RACE DAY - Sunday 21st August

- Alternate Race - Sunday 28 August

Registration forms are to be found on the Cheeseman website - http://www.mtcheeseman.co.nz/p-and-i-school-ski-race/

Please bring entry forms and registration fee to the School Office. Entries close at school on 9 August, so that the team entry can be compiled for the 12th August cut off date.

Week 2 (1-5 August)

Gosh, week 2 already! It will be spring before we know it!

Classroom Release
Room 18  have PE with Mr Lukes and Room 19 have Art with Mrs McHaffie on Tuesday from
11-12.30pm.

Foodwrap Fundraiser
These have now arrived and can be picked up from classrooms.

Pizza and Pie Fundraiser
These arrive on Thursday 4 August and must be collected between 2.30-3.30pm from the hall. If you can't make it during that time, please arrange for someone to collect it on your behalf as we have over 800 pizza and pies arriving!

Library Day
Thanks to those remembering to have their library books at school for our Friday library time. This is part of our weekly reading programme so it's great to see so many children being able to select new books.

Kapa Haka
Junior Kapa Haka is on Fridays.

Lunchtime Clubs
A reminder that we have a few optional lunchtime activities if the children wish to join in...
Chess Club in R21 on Wednesday lunchtimes from 12.45pm
Sewing Club in the little room off the library on Tuesday lunchtimes from 12.45pm
Hockey Club (for those with permission & mouthguards) on Thursday lunchtimes from 12.45 on the field

Have a great week :)