Kia Ora and welcome to Week 5
Remember to book for your Mid-Year Face-To-Face Discussions: Week 7 or Week 9
Please follow this link for more information.https://hail.to/thorrington-
Teacher Strike Day:
Trash Lab:
This week primary and secondary teachers will be going on strike on Wednesday 29th of May. Please be prepared for the school to be closed on this day. Please understand that we fully appreciate that this is an inconvenience for you, but we are fully committed to our passion for providing every child with the opportunities and quality education they deserve. We have tried so many other avenues with no success, that strike action is now one of few avenues left for our voices to be heard.
Parent volunteers are desperately needed to help with the lunchtime Trash Lab. The Trash Lab is well loved by the children and we need your help to keep it running. This involves being at school once a month or even once a term from 12.30-1.30pm. We will work in with what best suits you.
To go on the roster, if you have any questions, or would like to pop down one lunchtime to see what it’s all about please email thorringtontrashlab@gmail.com
School Mihi Competition:
We are very excited to announce that Thorrington School will be holding its first ever Mihi Competition this coming Matariki (Week 8, Term 2)! The purpose of the competition is to encourage the confident speaking of Te Reo Māori and to promote it as one of New Zealand’s three official languages! A mihi (otherwise known as a pepeha) is a formal way of introducing yourself in Māori, and can include details such as the names of family members and where one is from. Students at Thorrington School have spent time during Term 1 learning their own mihi, and will be asked to speak it in front of their Homebase during Week 6. Finalists from each Homebase will speak their mihi in front of the whole school during Week 8, and prizes will be awarded for displaying confidence, proper pronunciation and detailed content. It would be great if you could encourage your child to start practising their mihi at home as much as possible. The website https://pepeha.nz/ provides a neat way to formulate a personalised mihi if your child is unsure of what their mihi is. Whether excited or nervous, we encourage all students to do their best and know that they will grow in confidence from this experience.
Some key dates to be aware of:
Library Day is each Tuesday
Teacher Strike Day - 29th May
Teacher Strike Day - 29th May
Cluster Teacher Only Day - Friday 31 May. The school will be closed on this day.
Monday 3rd June- Queens Birthday- the school is closed.
TLC Mufti day Wednesday 5th June- Gold coin Donation towards Ronald McDonald House
Mrs. Booth is out of class this week on Thursday on a Reading recovery training day, and both Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Moore will be on CRT release on the Tuesday following Queens Birthday weekend.
Year Two learning
We are continuing to do some great learning within the team- please come and look around our walls at what we have been up to!
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We would suggest you ask your child about the letter we received from Mrs. Wishy Washy! It was a very exciting arrival in the post! This was a photo of all the children agreeing to help with her by looking after the chicken eggs she found!.
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We would suggest you ask your child about the letter we received from Mrs. Wishy Washy! It was a very exciting arrival in the post! This was a photo of all the children agreeing to help with her by looking after the chicken eggs she found!.
Have a happy week
Wendy, Andrea and Sarah.
