Week 4

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Well done to the children that participated in the zone cross-country this week. We continue to run every afternoon to prepare for the school cross-country in week 5 (Monday 17th August).

Week 4

Monday

• Cricket

Thursday

• Library
• Cross-country rehearsal

Friday 

• Poetry day (please return the poetry book on Monday)
• Sausage Sizzle
• Whole school assembly 2-2:45pm

This week to continue our preparation for Wearable Arts we looked at pictures and decided whether they were art or not and started to form a definition of what art is. Then we looked at different types of art and working in groups we classified them into similar types of art. 

The children worked very well together in groups to debate whether their picture was the same type of art or not. Your child can show you our learning on the whiteboard and posters we made.

We hope you have a lovely week.

Wendy, Anna and Sarah

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Another successful week at Thorrington! What a way to end the week with a fantastic Pyjama Day. The children have had lots of stimulation this week with continued visits to Life Education, a visit to the river to sketch the flora and fauna of our natural habitat, Buddy Reading starting up again, a Hangi and of course the treasured sausage sizzle!


Dates to be aware of for next week are:


Thursday 6th August

• Library Day

Friday 7th August

• Sausage sizzle
• Timatanga Team assembly (hosted by Year 1) 11.50a.m start.

In preparation for our Wearable Arts focus later in the term, we took our students down to our local river habitat to sketch their observations. We had a great time.

We hope you all have a lovely  weekend!

Kind regards

Wendy, Sarah and Annan

Week 2

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Well, Week 1 is done and dusted already and the children have all settled back into school easily. Unfortunately, it is a bit cramped in the L space at the moment due to the toilet renovations, but the children have been great and we are making it work as smoothly as we can. It has been a busy week with Matariki celebrations,  school-wide discovery, and visits to the Life Education Bus. Please see below for more information on these.

Week 2
Thursday- Library day
Friday - Poetry ,   Hangi lunch and also Pyjama Day. This is an event run by two of our senior students who are trying to raise funds for Cure Kids. Please send your child in their PJs , with a gold coin donation.

MATARIKI WEEK AT THORRINGTON

This week Thorrington had their own Matariki week. Matariki is the marker of the Māori New Year, signalling a new season, new crops and new life, so we thought it fitting to begin Term 3  in the same way - celebrating renewal and fresh beginnings.

Throughout the week the tamariki read, sung, listened to and watched different materials about Matariki. Today they enjoyed a Whole School Matariki Discovery Day with many creative activities on offer, including whai (string games), kite making, star creations, tī rākau (stick games), weaving, and other things.

Ask your children to share with you what they have learnt - it could be a fact about the stars, what different celebrations happen during Matariki, what Matariki actually means, or one of the kupu hōu (new words). Here is a timetable of the different daily tasks and learning that they explored throughout the week. We hope you enjoy!

	DAILY KUPU HŌU (New Word)	Matariki Learning / Activity
MONDAY	whetū - star	Te Iwa o Matariki (Video) There is different information about Matariki because it differs from iwi to iwi. Each iwi shares different kōrero (talk) regarding Matariki. Some are unable to see Matariki from their rohe (region), while some iwi herald the new year with a star named Puanga.
TUESDAY	pātaka kai - storage house	Matariki Breakfast (Text - click the button to download the PDF or click the to listen to audio)
WEDNESDAY	whenua - land	Matariki Poem
THURSDAY	hakari - feasts	Have a singalong of this Matariki Waiata (Song) together. The lyrics are also on this same page.
FRIDAY	whakapapa - ancestry	Matariki Star Facts (Website) Matariki Quiz (Junior) Matariki Challenge (Senior)

HANGI LUNCH

Our annual Hangi Lunch day is next Friday 31st July. Today some order forms have been sent home. If you wish to order a hangi, please fill out the form and return to the dropbox in the office no later than Wednesday 29th July at 9am.

Life Education visit- we have had a fabulous series of visits with Harold in the Life Education van. We have learned about how we are all unique, how our brains control our personality and how we can interact positively with our friends.   Below is a range of options that your child can do if they find themselves in a  situation of conflict at school or in play.

Have a happy weekend.
Kind regards

Anna, Sarah and Wendy

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Just a quick "Welcome back to Term 3"! It promises to be a very busy term, but also one filled with great opportunities for our children.

Unfortunately, our toilet renovations are not quite complete yet. It will take another couple of weeks in order to finish all the plastering and painting. This does mean that we cannot use our normal exit for the children by the playground.
Hence all L Space children will be exiting by the front door for the next couple of weeks.

 We are also very lucky to have the Life Education  Trust visiting our school at the moment. Over the next couple of weeks, all of our children will be partaking in this, with a focus on relationships and friendships.

We are also celebrating Matariki this week, with a school-wide Discovery day this Friday based around Matarkiki, and a hangi on Friday 31st July.



Library day is still Thursdays
Poetry is Friday

Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards

Sarah, Wendy and Anna.

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 Many thanks to everyone who came along to our Learning Conversations. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet with you all and talk about your children in more detail.
We are continuing to work in our regular learning groups for our core subjects in the mornings, but we are now also working collaboratively across our Timatanga team again in some of our learning areas such as Art and Discovery. It is wonderful to be able to mix freely again and the children are thoroughly enjoying reconnecting with old friends and teachers again!

Some key dates to remember.

• Thursdays- Library day
• Poetry- Friday
• .Sausage Sizzle- $2 per sausage

• Full school assembly will be held in Week 11  Friday 25th June at 2p.m

 Any queries, please do come and see us. Have a happy weekend.

 Kind regards

Wendy, Anna and Sarah

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 Our apologies for missing the blog last week. I think we are all starting to feel the length of our winter school term post Covid 19! We are noticing a lot more tiredness within the children, and the occasional meltdown over very small incidents. If your child is getting " beyond it all", please do keep them at home for a rest day if you can- we all know that sometimes you just need to take a breath and recover, in order that you can carry on for the rest of the term.

• We welcome Miss Kelsey Shiels into our L space. She is a Graduate Diploma student with the University of Canterbury, who is doing her final placement before teaching We know she will be a valuable addition to the team.

• Thursdays- Library day
• Poetry- Friday

• Friday 12th-   Wacky hair/ Crazy Hair day. No donation required. Please note this is NOT a Mufti day.

• Thank you to all those parents who have booked for our Learning Conversations next week. If you haven't yet booked please do so via the office or your Home Base teacher.                       

• Now that we are in Level 1 again- you are welcome to come into the school grounds before and after school. We will not be releasing the children early anymore though- thus please arrange pickups to be at 3.

• Full school assembly will be held in Week 11  Friday 25th June at 2p.m

 Any queries, please do come and see us.

 Kind regards

Wendy, Anna and Sarah

Kia ora whānau,

Welcome to Week 7. It was lovely having the children back last week. The very quickly and happily settled back into the school day and class routines. You can continue to use studyladder at home as a resource if you wish to. Some children seemed to be missing their poetry books. If this is the case, could you please help your child look for it.

All Poetry books are to be returned ready for Friday's new poem - there is a poetry box behind the counter for your child to pop their book. A reminder, that no hats are needed this term.

Learning conferences:
Please remember to book your time for your learning conference.

Booking appointments for Learning Conversations

1. Go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz

2. Click MAKE A BOOKING

3. Enter the code: z9eaz

4. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete your booking

If you have any issues with the booking please email sandy.vallance@thorrington.ac.nz.

Reminders for Week 7
Friday:
Poetry Day
Library Day
Sausage Sizzle