Week 10! Where did this term go?

Kia Ora whanau,

It is hard to believe that it is the end of the term already... Time flies when you are having fun! 

Kendall Skelton is away on her Honeymoon this week and we have the lovely Gillian Hardy in for her with L3.

Just a couple of things you may want to know:

Library
Due to swimming all of Year 2 will be going to the library on Friday morning, feel free to bring books to be returned any day during the week.

Hats 
Please remember that in Term 4 hats MUST be worn when the children are outside, so it maybe a good idea to dig these out over the holidays to have ready for Monday Week 1. 

Shoes 
Hopefully all that wet weather is behind us! Term 4 will be a normal term for shoes, meaning that they will be able to be worn inside so slippers will not be needed.

Assembly 

Due to swimming there will be no Timatanga assembly today and Year 2 will not be able to attend the whole school assembly on Friday.

Inquiry

Here is a reminder of a notice that should have already received via email, earlier today:

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We have begun planning for our Term 4 Inquiry, which follows on from our Change Makers focus this term.

Next term, we will follow an Inquiry path with the context of Myths and Legends.

To ‘spark’ this Inquiry in Week 1 next term, we plan to begin with a viewing of the modern day classic of Disney’s “Moana”.

This movie is rated PG, so we are asking you for permission for your child to watch it with the team. We know that many of the children have already seen the movie (and love it) but we are confident that many connections to traditional myths and legends will be able to be illustrated and discussed if they watch it again. The movie has been described as “a welcome return to old fashioned story telling” which is in line with our aims for this Inquiry.

Please let your Home Base teacher know if you do not give permission (before the start of term 4) to watch “Moana” in Week 1, Term 4.

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Timatanga Home Base teachers

Swimming
As you will know we have been very busy at swimming these past two weeks, a huge thank you to all the parent helpers that have given up their time to either help us on the bus or at the pool it has been hugely appreciated!

Please remember on Friday that your child will need to bring along their PJ's as well as their togs.

Reminder of swimming times:

L1 will be leaving school at 12.30pm, Swimming at 1pm

L2 will be leaving school at 1pm, Swimming at 1.30pm

L3 will be leaving school at 1.30pm , Swimming at 2pm

Below are some photos of what we got up to incase you couldn't make it!

We hope you have a safe and relaxing holiday and look forward to seeing everyone in Term 4!

Swimming Update

Timatanga Swimming

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help on the bus for swimming. We now have helpers for each day which is fantastic. If you are keen to help but haven't managed to put your name down that is great aswell. The more hands the better! You are welcome to join us on the bus or meet us at the pool. 

L1 will be leaving school at 12.30pm 

L2 will be leaving school at 1pm

L3 will be leaving school at 1.30pm

If you are travelling on the bus, please meet the children and teacher at the Year 2 Learning Space 5 minutes before the bus is due to leave. 

If you have any more questions, please contact one of the Year 2 teachers.

Kelly Sport

Kelly Sport

On Tuesday we got to spend some time with the Kelly Sport coaches who introduced us to some of the sports they play during their sessions. 

We got to have a go at T-Ball and practice our hitting skills, then we did some running with the rugby balls and finally we practiced our jumping with the hurdles. 

Kelly Sport runs on a Monday lunchtime on the school field. If you are interested in joining or would like more information please follow the link below;

https://www.kellysports.co.nz/events

Term 3 Week 7 and Week 8

Cricket

We were lucky enough to get out into the sun last week and learn some cricket skills. We practiced throwing, fielding and batting. 

It was a beautiful day to be outside!

Tennis

On Tuesday this week we had tennis lessons! Our coach Matt helped us with some skills.

Swimming

Swimming starts on Monday 18th September (Week 9) and runs for two weeks. A notice should have come home yesterday with the costs and timetable. Payment needs to be made at the office before swimming begins. A copy of the timetable is below.

We will require some helpers on the bus and in the changing rooms. If you are able to help, there is a signup sheet in our Year 2 Space.

Week 7 Dates:

• Monday: 
• Timatanga Assembly at 2.20pm
• Tuesday: 
• Library Day
• Tennis - All of Timatanga will have a session playing tennis
• Wednesday:
• Mr Scurr is out of the class until 12.30, Mrs C-B is in L1

Week 8 Dates:

Book Fair in HB0 - will be open until Friday morning.
Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori 

• Monday: 
• Timatanga Assembly at 2.20pm (L3 Hosting)
• Tuesday: 
• Library Day
• Kelly Sport - All of Timatanga will have a session trying out some ball sports
• Wednesday:
• Mr Scurr is out of the class until 12.30, Mrs C-B is in L1
• Thursday:
• Sushi Day
• Friday: 
• Hangi