Kia ora whānau,

Welcome back to Term 2. I hope you all had a restful break and that the tamariki are feeling refreshed and ready for the term ahead.

This term, our class is now located in the middle block of the school. We are still in the process of setting up our new space, so please bear with me over the first few days as we get everything organised and running smoothly.

This term is an 11-week term, and we have a lot of exciting learning planned.

Learning Overview

Our inquiry focus this term is Curiosity – exploring how asking questions helps us understand the world around us. We will be linking this across our learning areas, including:

ANZAC learning in the first few weeks
Matariki, including stars, stories, and reflection
Science inquiry, where students will investigate their own questions
In literacy, we will be focusing on writing to inform, persuade and entertain. Our shared class novel this term is Charlotte’s Web, which we will use to support reading, discussion and writing.

Weekly Programme Highlights

Art: Tuesday afternoons
Sport with Claudia: Wednesday afternoons
Kapa Haka: Wednesday after lunch
News: 3 students per week - Thursday afternoons 
Homework check in: Thursday Mornings

Homework and Reading

Homework and reading books will begin in Week 2. Homework has been designed to be fun, manageable and independent, while linking closely to what we are learning in class. Students will receive a booklet and can complete two pages per week (1 maths/ 1 literacy).

Important Dates

Week 1: Science Alive – Thursday 23rd April - STEM programme: Big Reactions: Fire & Ice
Week 2: Monday is the ANZAC Day public holiday
Cross Country: Wednesday 29th April (Week 2) at the Lagmhor site. We will be travelling by bus in the morning

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.

Ngā mihi,
Anna Davies

Term 2 News Sharing Roster

Week 2 - Darien, Kasanita, Maddox
Week 3 - Charlie, Grace, Hudson
Week 4 - Keeley, Satisi, Aman
Week 5 - Jackson, Marleigh, Mueez
Week 6 - Olive, Ronin, Steve
Week 7 - Antillea, Emily, Roman
Week 8 - Amaia, Dainel, Henry
Week 9 - Lyra, Vindiv

What Kind of News Can I Share?

Your news is something you want to tell the class about. It should be something real, interesting, and important to you.

Kia Ora e te whanau,

Just a reminder for our year 8s that tech will start again on Mondays this term. Be at school for the bus as it leaves school by 8.45am.

Enjoy your weekend. 

Hinehau and Gemma.  

Kia ora, 

I hope everyone has had a relaxing break, I just want to send out a reminder Skoolloop about Cross Country that is happening this term.

Location: Lagmhor School
Date: Wednesday 29th April - Week 2

There will be a timetable on when each year level will be running very soon. 

Enjoy the last couple of days in the sunshine! 

Ella Shapland 

What an fantastic way to finish our first term of 2026.  The kids were just amazing and we all had the best time during our overnight camp and trip to Timaru the following day.  A special thanks to all our parent helpers.  We are so lucky to have such a supportive community.  Thank you to all the families who contributed some baking and a HUGE thank you to the amazing team from the Lagmhor Community Society for feeding, not just the students,  but our wider school community at the BBQ on Wednesday night.  I believe we had around 80 people in total.

If anyone has any photos from the two days, feel free to add them to the following Google Drive folder.  For privacy reasons, please don't post any photos to social media if they include children from other families.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1792bIpoIs_oSG0B9jzcoHeYkVoG_nRSN?usp=drive_link

We hope you all have an enjoyable break and looking forward to seeing everyone in term 2.

As Mrs P mentioned in today’s newsletter, you are now able to book a time for conferences with you, your child and their teacher. These run for two afternoons/evenings and are 15 minutes in length. If you feel you will need longer or the days do not suit please contact the class teacher for a separate appointment. If your child has more than one teacher, both teachers should be present at interviews, but only one teacher’s name is on the booking form. If your child goes to Whaea Kirstin for maths/literacy acceleration, you are welcome to book a time with her as well as their usual class teacher. 
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. 

Bookings are made here on Skool Loop under the ‘bookings’ tab.