Good afternoon everyone,

Happy last week of term. The kids have a well deserved break coming up!

Sausage sizzle- please make sure orders are in by tomorrow.

HERO reports- These will be posted on Wednesday. Please make sure you have access to the Hero app to view these, if not please let me know. 

As we are getting some new students from Mapou, we are losing some students to Rimu class. Ayva, Azielle, Shivansh, and Shanaya, we wish you all the best with Ms Clements!

Have a great holiday break!

Ngā Mihi

Eirinn

eirinn.maclean@ashborough.school.nz

Upcoming dates:
3rd July- Last day of Term 2.

20th July- First day of Term 3.

Good afternoon, 

Thank you to all families for supporting Swim Week in Week 9. Students participated well throughout the week and had the opportunity to develop their swimming skills and water confidence. Thank you for ensuring swimming gear was brought to school each day.

Please remember to return your Year 6 camp notice if you have not already done so. I would also appreciate it if you could let me know if you do not wish your child to participate.

Important Dates:

Wednesday 1st July -School Reports published (they will be on Hero in the reports section)
Friday 3 July – Last Day of Term 2

Year 6 Camp: Wednesday 2nd September - Friday 4th September 

Ngā mihi,

David Usher

Tawa Class Newsletter – End of Term 2

Kia ora whānau,

It has been a very busy Term 2 in Tawa! The Tawa students have worked incredibly hard and achieved many of the goals set at the beginning of the term. It has been great to see so much progress and commitment to learning.

Learning Highlights

In Maths, we have just completed a successful unit on patterns, with a special focus on the patterns of the stars during Mātariki. This has helped build important foundations for future algebra learning.

In English, students have been retelling, adapting, or reimagining myths connected to Mātariki and the story of the Seven Sisters.  This week, students will publish their work using Book Creator, where they can illustrate, decorate, and then present their stories to the class.

School Reports

Mid year reading, writing and maths reports have been written and are ready to be published on Wednesday. They will appear on your HERO app in the reports section. Please take the time to go over your child's report with them. Celebrate their positives and discuss their next steps. There is also a How to Help at Home section, so that you can help to reinforce learning in the real world. Please let us know if you cannot access this.

Options Reflection

To finish off our Term 2 options, students will be completing a self-reflection on their learning. This will be shared as a HERO post so you can see what they have been working on and how they felt about their progress.

Term 3 Options - are all based around Creativity and will produce skills and products for our Week 9 school production. Here is the link to the Google Form. Please take the time to discuss the options with your child and select their first and second choices. We will do our best to place all students in something that they will enjoy. 

Ashburton Museum Trip

We are looking forward to our upcoming trip to the Ashburton Museum and Art Gallery this week.

• Most Year 8 students will attend on Wednesday afternoon
• Most Year 7 students will attend on Thursday afternoon
• Students will explore the Mātariki exhibition and take part in an art activity where they will create a waka to contribute to the display. We will be walking to and from the venue. Please let us know if you do not want your child to attend.

Technology – Term 3 (Year 7 Students)

Next term, our Year 7 students will begin attending Technology classes at the Mid Canterbury Technology Centre every Monday, starting Week 1 (20th July).

Students can:

Be dropped directly at the Tech Centre, or
Travel there independently (bike/scooter), or
Catch the school bus leaving at 8:45am sharp
If your child is catching the bus, they must be at school before this time.

Please ensure all permission slips are returned as soon as possible. If you need another copy, let us know.

Camp – Term 3

We are also preparing for our Term 3 camp, and we currently only have a small number of permission slips returned. As we are beginning to confirm bookings, it is very important that we know numbers soon.

We are also keen to organise some fundraising opportunities, so please get in touch if you have any ideas or would like to help.

Holiday Message

As we reach the end of a full and busy term, everyone is feeling quite tired! We encourage you to take time over the holidays to rest, relax, and recharge, ready for another exciting and creative Term 3.

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support.

Ngā mihi nui,
Jackie Brown and Angela Winchester

Good morning, 

I hope you have had a great weekend.

Don't forget the sausage sizzle on Friday- orders in by tomorrow.

As it is the middle of the year, and we are getting lots of new students at the beginning of next term, Māpou is losing some students to Rāta class. Charlie, Tarver, Irhaa, Jayveer, Kumi and Harlow- good luck with Miss MacLean.

We are also losing Matai this week- he heads off with his family to Auckland. We will miss you!

School Reports are out on Wednesday- please make sure you have access to the Hero app to view these. Some students will not get a formal report as they have not been at school for 20 weeks. There will be a Learning story for them. Please ask if you are unsure or if you are having trouble viewing your child.

Have a great holiday break, see you in a few weeks.

Anna

anna.harper@ashborough.school.nz

Upcoming dates:
3rd July- Last day of Term 2.

20th July- First day of Term 3.

Kia ora,

I am just sending out a post in regards to sausage sizzle tomorrow, I am wondering if anyone is free to help cook the sausages from 11-1. The person who was is now unavailable. Please flick me an email if you are able to help out!

Thanks 

Ella 

ella.shapland@ashborough.school.nz