Kia orana and welcome to Cook Islands language week!

We are beginning Banqer in Manuka to help support our wonderful support with financial literacy. Each student will have a specific job role in Manuka City and will of course have various expenses. This is a new trial of the software program which we are fortunate to be involved in. 

Production - Wharangi and Manuka are busy working on their script and learning their lines. The students are coconstructing the development of the production with their teachers.  

Bringing toys to school - Please can students only bring news items if they directly relate to our news topic for the week. We are having a lot of other items arriving that are becoming a distraction.

NED - If you would like to purchase a yoyo from the NED show, order forms can still be brought along to school this week.

Ngā mihi,
Jason

Upcoming dates:

21st August - Winter Tournament 

24th August - Teacher Only Day

2 - 4th September Year 6 Camp to Living Springs 

Whārangi – Term 3, Week 3
Kia ora whānau,

Toys
A reminder that toys do not belong at school. Please keep toys at home to help minimise distractions and prevent special items from being lost or damaged.

Subway Fridays
A reminder that Subway lunches are available every Friday. Orders are placed online through:

subwaylunches.co.nz

Lucky Book Club & Pie Fundraiser
Lucky Book Club orders are due by 28 August.
Pie fundraiser orders are due back by 21 August.

There seems to be a persisting cold virus going around, so take care.

Have a wonderful week!

Ngā mihi,

Anna Davies

Kia orana,

Toys: Bringing toys to school - Please can students only bring news items if they directly relate to our news topic for the week. We are having a lot of other items arriving in class that are becoming a distraction.

Ooshies: These should not be brought to school at the moment to trade. Staff are looking at how we can manage the trading of these. 

NED: If you would like to purchase a yoyo from the NED show, order forms can still be brought along to school this week.

News topic for the next couple of weeks:
Week 3 - Would you rather be able to fly or breathe underwater? Give two reasons why.
Week 4 - What is the best gift you have ever received?
Week 5 - Would you rather be in winter all year long, or be in summer all year long? Give two reasons why.
Week 6 - Something that is blue.

Have a great week!

Meitaki ma’ata,

Amy

amy.wederell@ashborough.school.nz 

Upcoming dates:
18 August - Junior Assembly - Kōwhai - 2.30pm
24 August - Teacher Only Day
21 September - Junior Assembly - Mapou - 2.30pm

Tawa Class Newsletter – Term 3, Weeks 3–4

Kia ora whānau,

We have another busy and exciting fortnight ahead in Tawa Class, with lots of learning, opportunities, and events coming up!

What’s Coming Up

Tomorrow evening, we have the Aoraki Maths Competition, where a group of our Year 7 and Year 8 students will be representing our school at Tararua Boys’ High School. A special mention to Joel and Annie from Tawa Class. We wish them all the very best as they take on some challenging maths problem-solving tasks!

This Friday afternoon, we have a fantastic opportunity to give back to our community. We will be heading down to the river track to plant native trees, continuing the great work we started last year as part of the William Pike Challenge. Students will be able to see how much the trees they previously planted have grown and help plant the next 500 natives. If you would prefer your child not to participate, please let us know and they will remain at school.

Reminders

• Camp permission slips – Thank you to those who have returned these. We are still waiting on a few, so please send them in as soon as possible.
• Winter Tournament (21 August) – If your child has been selected for a team, please ensure permission slips are returned promptly

Technology (Year 7)

Technology sessions continue to go really well. Students are currently working on sewing projects and further developing their skills using digital tools, including creating vinyl stickers. It’s great to see their creativity and confidence growing in this space.

Learning Focus

In Mathematics, we are continuing our learning around triangles. It has been a challenging unit, with lots of new concepts. This week, we are focusing on the area and perimeter of triangles, building on what we have already learned.

In Reading, students are working hard on improving their fluency — reading more accurately, with better expression, and increasing their reading speed. They have been enjoying practising in pairs and supporting each other.

We are also continuing to build towards our school production (Week 9), with more elements of our class play starting to come together.

In Writing, we are beginning our speech writing unit. Students will be learning how to structure and present effective speeches, with the goal of presenting to the class in Week 5. This is a fast-paced unit, so some students may need to do a little extra work at home to prepare.

Events & Opportunities

• LDA Dance Performance – Good luck to our dancers performing next Tuesday! They have been working incredibly hard, and we are excited to see them shine on stage.
• NED Show – Last Friday, we enjoyed the NED Show (Never Give Up, Encourage Others, Do Your Best). As part of this, yo-yos are available for purchase. If your child is interested, they may like to earn some money at home to buy one. Orders are being collected this week.

Ooshies 

We have noticed that Ooshies have become very popular at school! While it’s great to see students engaged, they are becoming quite a distraction and a valuable trading item. For now, we recommend that students keep their ooshies at home. We will be putting some clearer guidelines in place soon and may organise a designated trading day at school. Thank you for your support with this.

Ngā mihi,
Tawa Team

Kia orana and welcome to Cook Islands language week!

Welcome - Last week we welcomed Atlas to Rimu class. Atlas is from the Philippines and has settled into our class well.

Board games - If you have any traditional/simple type board games at home that our class can borrow for a few weeks that would be great. We are looking for some to help us with ideas for making our own. Simple roll the dice, move the counter types ones are best - the less set up and components the better : )

Bringing toys to school - Please can students only bring news items if they directly relate to our news topic for the week. We are having a lot of other items arriving in class that are becoming a distraction.

Ooshies - These should not be brought to school at the moment to trade. Staff are looking at how we can manage the trading of these. 

NED - If you would like to purchase a yoyo from the NED show, order forms can still be brought along to school this week.

Rimu Reporters/News Days:

We have a specific topic or focus each week as below. Students are encouraged to be giving details about their choices.

Week 3 - Would you rather live in a treehouse or boat? Give at least two reasons.

Week 4 - What you like to do at home

Week 5 - Superhero - Draw a picture of you as a superhero. What would your name be? What would your super power be?

Week 6 - What job would you like to do when you are older?

Week 7 - An after-school activity that you do eg swimming, gymnastics, rugby or share about what you would like to do as an after-school activity 

Week 8 - Something that is red

Week 9 - Your favourite food

Week 10 - Mystery Eggs 

Monday - Blaine, Cassie, Cole, Shivansh

Tuesday - Emily, Ioana, Irihapeti-Paranihi, Isla

Wednesday - Keziah, Lincoln, Lydia, Shanaya

Thursday - Nathan, O’Katalina, Phineas, Pierson

Friday - Sameeha, Sione, Azielle, Ayva, Atlas

If you have any questions or concerns, please make contact via email rebekah.clement@ashborough.school.nz

Ngā mihi,
Rebekah

Upcoming dates:

18 August - Junior Assembly - Kowhai - 2.30pm

24 August - Teacher Only Day

21 September - Junior Assembly - Mapou - 2.30pm