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Kia ora whānau,
Kia ora whānau,
A warm welcome back to term 3. We would like to extend a very special welcome to our new learners and their whānau who are joining our Junior Team this term. We would also like to welcome Ruth Bale and Pauline Howie who are joining the teaching team in Hub 5.
It has been great to have the learners back at school, and to catch up on their exciting holiday news. It sounds like they all enjoyed the break and are refreshed for the exciting term ahead.
Concept Learning
Concept Learning
Our term 2 concept about ‘Diversity’ was very engaging and a huge success. We would like to thank you for your support with helping your Hub 1 and 2 children prepare for their taonga presentations. We would also like to thank the whānau who took time out of their busy schedules to come in and talk to our learners about their culture and interests.
This term, we look forward to delving into our concept learning about ‘Community’. The learners in Hub 5 will be learning about our local community, and how we can all support one another. The learners in Hubs 1 and 2 will be looking at clubs and interest groups in our community, and they will be discussing the clubs they are passionate about and belong to. They will then move on to learning about the key components of a community, what they will need to set up their own unique community in space and what they will need in their community for survival.
We are eager to hear about any action your child might support you with in your local community e.g. helping a neighbour in need, donating toys etc to a charity group, raising money for a cause, helping out at church or other religious centres, being involved in a food drive. If you and your child are involved in any kind of community action, please ask your child to share this with their hub.
Matariki
Matariki
Our learners performed with so much confidence and pride at our Matariki Festival.
Thank you to the whānau who helped with the festival, and to those who participated in our Matariki Hīkoi. The hīkoi was a fantastic way to start the last day of the term and it was nice to see many eager learners walking up Maungarei (Mount Wellington) so early in the morning. The learners were really engaged in our learning about Matariki. They listened to and responded to the story of the nine stars, and were immersed in a variety of Matariki activities. It was a wonderful way to end term 2.
Term 3 Reminders
Term 3 Reminders
Home Learning
Home Learning
Kindly visit the Learning at Stonefields School site for ideas on how to support your child with learning the sight words, spelling words and basic facts.
Uniform
Many learners wear their uniform with pride. However in recent times we have noticed that some learners are
not wearing the correct uniform. Can you please support us by ensuring that your child is dressed correctly.
Uniform
Many learners wear their uniform with pride. However in recent times we have noticed that some learners are
not wearing the correct uniform. Can you please support us by ensuring that your child is dressed correctly.
Girls
Girls
school polo shirt
school bootleg pants or skort with black tights or black or white socks (please no leggings under the skorts)
black shoes or sandals with a strap
school polar fleece jacket
Boys
Boys
school polo shirt
school shorts or trousers
white or black socks
black shoes or sandals with a strap
school polar fleece jacket
Accessories that are acceptable to be worn to school are:
Accessories that are acceptable to be worn to school are:
blue or black plain hair ties/bands
stud or small hooped earrings only for those with pierced ears
watches
jewellery of cultural significance only
Please clearly label all items of uniform with your child’s first and last names.
Book Bags
Kindly remind your child to bring their book bag and readers to school every day.
Kindly remind your child to bring their book bag and readers to school every day.
Lunches and Food
We are pleased to see such a variety of lunches that the learners are bringing to school. We talk to the children about eating a balance of food types for nourishment. We would appreciate your support in ensuring your child does not bring any lollies, chocolate etc to school.
We are pleased to see such a variety of lunches that the learners are bringing to school. We talk to the children about eating a balance of food types for nourishment. We would appreciate your support in ensuring your child does not bring any lollies, chocolate etc to school.
Many children have trouble opening the seal of suckie pouches e.g. yoghurt suckies. It would be helpful if you could please break the seal and loosen the top slightly when you pack a suckie in your child's lunchbox. This will give your child the independence to unscrew the top of the suckie when they need to.
Many children have trouble opening the seal of suckie pouches e.g. yoghurt suckies. It would be helpful if you could please break the seal and loosen the top slightly when you pack a suckie in your child's lunchbox. This will give your child the independence to unscrew the top of the suckie when they need to.
The learners' birthdays are always acknowledged and celebrated in hubs with singing happy birthday and clapping etc. We encourage you to kindly not send party bags or sweet treats to school, to celebrate your child’s birthday.
The learners' birthdays are always acknowledged and celebrated in hubs with singing happy birthday and clapping etc. We encourage you to kindly not send party bags or sweet treats to school, to celebrate your child’s birthday.
We have some learners with nut allergies and we request that you avoid sending any food items with nuts in them.
We have some learners with nut allergies and we request that you avoid sending any food items with nuts in them.
Once again, a sincere thank you for your support last term and we look forward to our ongoing partnership this term.
Should you wish to contact us, our hub email addresses are as follows:
hub5teachers@stonefields.school.nz
hub1teachers@stonefields.school.nz
hub2teachers@stonefields.school.nz
Anita Unka is our Leader of Learning. Please feel free to contact her if you need to at anita.unka@stonefields.school.nz
Ngā mihi nui,
The Year 0-2 Teaching Team
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