Ngā Ara Mātauranga (Place based curriculum) - Week 5 Term 2

Week 5 this term, our learning context across the curriculum will be based on our awa Ngaruroro and how its physicality transforms, from small springs of fresh water, small streams and eventually the river flow that carries itself to the sea.  Did you know that the actual name of the Ngaruroro awa is, ‘Ngaruroro Moko-tū-ā-raro ki Rangatira’

We will also unpack how water affects change in ourselves and some of the physical changes that happen to us as people as we grow, develop and change, and how these changes impact on the relationships that we have with each other.

Ka rere ana te awa o Ngaruroro mai i te wāhi tapu o ngā pae maunga o Kaimanawa ki te moana nui a kiwa.  We acknowledge and appreciate our awa Ngaruroro which flows from within the Kaimanawa ranges to the sea.

Enrolments

If you have a child or know of someone looking to enrol their child who is turning 5 this year and haven’t yet pre-enrolled them, please make contact with our school office 8788757. Our office is open from 8am every morning. Alternatively you can go onto our school website and download an enrolment form.

https://www.frimley.school.nz/MAKE-IT-HAPPEN/ENROLMENT-FORM

Reporting to Whānau

Thank you to the whānau who engage with their child’s seesaw. This platform is hugely important for a number of reasons. Not only is it how kaiako (teachers) and school communicate important messages with whānau, but also how the kaiako REPORT TO WHĀNAU ON THE PROGRESS BEING MADE ACROSS THE YEAR. 

It is great to read the whānau comments being made to the learning progress that kaiako are sharing with whānau.. Progress happens EVERY DAY not just twice a year, and so our kaiako work hard to report progress and success with whānau. If you are not connected, please see your child’s classroom teacher(s).

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

MESSAGE FROM NURSE WENDY

Please ensure ALL UNIFORM IS NAMED CORRECTLY.

With the weather getting colder PLEASE ensure your child is coming to school with their school jersey and appropriate footwear everyday.

If you are aware that we are still waiting on forms to be signed or any other documentation such as birth certificates and immunisations, please get these to the office ASAP. We are still waiting on some forms from 2023/2024! Any borrowed uniform also needs to be returned.

Please remember to send a water bottle and a piece of fruit for brainfood with your child every single day.

IF your child are unwell, please keep them home and let the office know either by text: 027-351-9488 or leaving a message on the absentee answer phone: 878-8757, press 1 to leave a message. PLEASE do this before 8.50am.

Covid is still in the community so please test your children if they are unwell.

Attendance

Every minute of the school day is important to your child's learning and more importantly to their relationships with their kaiako and classmates. Therefore it is important we work together to ensure our tamariki are at school every day. 

If your child is sick or is going to be away from school, please contact the school office 8788 757.

Staff Only Day

We are holding our Staff Only Day this term on Friday 30th May (adding on to King’s Birthday weekend). As a staff we will be undertaking Professional Learning within the new Mathematics Curriculum.