Carlton Pānui

Friday 19th June

Principal's Message - Te Karere a Te Tumuaki

Kia ora e te whānau, Bonjour, Greetings, Salam alikoum, Ceud mìle fàilte, Talofa lava, Dia daoibh, Sin sibh, Annyeong haseyo, Guten Tag, Tēnā koutou katoa, Kumusta, Choum reap sor, สบายดี Sabaidee, Ni sa bula vinaka, Nǐ hǎo ma 你, Namaste, Sawubona

What a great vibe we have had around the school today. It was awesome to see so many of our community join us early this morning for our Puanga celebrations. Acknowledging Matariki/Puanga together as a school whānau is always a highlight, and today was no exception. I want to extend a huge thank you to Robin Ohia and Hayley Collins for their mahi behind the scenes to ensure today was such a success.

The rest of today is focused on Kotahitanga/Community. We have two groups, our Year 1-3s and our Year 4-6s, out and about on a hikoi through our local community. They will be learning some local history while also rolling up their sleeves to tidy up an area of need. It’s a wonderful way for our tamariki to give back to the community that supports them.

It was so good to see all our many diverse cultures and nationalities represented last Thursday. Our Football World Cup Cultural Celebration was a huge success. It was fantastic that so many whānau were able to come along and join us for lunch. Seeing our multicultural community thrive and celebrate together is exactly what makes Carlton School so special.

A shout-out to our Inter-School Hockey team who showed they had what it takes to knock out some great games at the Whanganui Schools Tournament last Tuesday. They played with great sportsmanship and determination. A big Congratulations to Mathayus, Lena, Enoch, Wren, One, Kianu, Awanui, Amaia-Jai, Tema, Kahurangi, and Charlie. Ka pai te mahi.

Behind the classroom doors, it has been a very busy year as we adjust to, and plan for, the newly refreshed Mathematics and English Curricula. Our teachers have done a fantastic job of adapting and managing their own professional development, all while maintaining teaching programmes for our kids. I want to personally acknowledge all the additional, often unseen work that these amazing kaiako do to ensure the best learning outcomes for our children. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated team.

Mid-year reports are now published to the eTap @school app. These reports give you a clear picture of where your child is currently at with their learning. Please note that the Ministry's new standards for achievement are significantly more demanding than in previous years, which has resulted in a very diverse range of results across the board.

Because of this, our upcoming Learning Conversations on Monday and Tuesday next week are more important than ever. This is a valuable, face-to-face time to discuss your child’s progress, celebrate their wins, and look at where their next learning steps are. If you have any questions or concerns about the new reporting standards, please bring them along to discuss with your child’s teacher.

Thank you all for your continued partnership and support with your child’s learning journey. Enjoy the weekend, and we look forward to catching up with you all on Monday and Tuesday.

If you have any concerns or queries I can be contacted at 0278562962 or gjohnston@welearn.school.nz . Additionally, all our teachers can be contacted through their work emails, which are available on our school website.

Mātai ki te Rangi, tērā ko Puanga, te tohu mō te tau hou - Gaze towards the heavens, there is Puanga, heralding the new year.

Mā te wā, See you soon.

Gary Johnston

Whānau Learning Conversations

Please use the @school parent app to make a booking with your child's teacher on either Monday 22nd or Tuesday 23rd June. Please email Hayley in the school office if you would like to book in a time with either Mr Johnston (Principal) or Mr Ohia (Te Whare Manaaki Kaiako).

Hell Pizza Reading Challenge

Our tamariki are excited about earning a free pizza! We've enrolled in the Hell Pizza Reading Challenge. All students need to do is read a book, write a short review (our juniors can do this orally), have a pizza wedge signed off by a teacher, and once they've read 7 books they can exchange it for a FREE PIZZA! A big thanks to Hell Pizza Whanganui for supporting this.

Term 2 End Date

This term ends on Friday 3rd July and Term 3 begins Monday 20th July.

Keeping Warm

As the weather is cooling down, please make sure your child is coming to school wearing their school fleece. We have a small supply of KidsCan warm jackets at school. Please email Hayley if you are in need of one for your child and we can arrange one.

Toys at School

Please discourage your child from bringing toys and squishies to school. There is no need to bring these and they can cause issues as they get broken, lost etc.

Name Your Belongings

A reminder to make sure all of your child's items are named. All uniform items, as well as swimming bags, school bags, shoes, jackets - everything! It makes it so much easier to return lost items when they are named.

Compost Bins

A huge thanks to the Whanganui District Council's Climate Change Action Fund for supporting us to purchase some new tools for the garden and two great compost bins! Some keen tamariki helped Whāea Mel put these together earlier this week!

Lunchtime Fun at Carlton

Duffy Certificate Winners

Congratulations to the following tamariki who have recently been awarded in class Duffy certificates celebrating all their hard mahi:

Ayva Beri, Kobe Morehu, Isaac Kauika, Scarlett Takarua, Rebecca Swinburne, Mikaere Tepu, Hadley Henderson, Ivy-Moon Bardell, Belle Beijeman and Rayleigh O'Brien.

Cup Winners - Term 2, Week 8

Academic Cup🏆

Olivia Avison - for confidently applying her mathematical knowledge to solve problems and clearly explaining her thinking.

Perseverance Cup 🏆

Hāmanu Hina - for showing courage, resilience, and a positive attitude during recent testing.

Sportsmanship Cup 🏆

Lily Whibley - for joining in and giving class fitness activities her best shot.

Cup Nominations - Week 10

Here are all our wonderful cup nominees for our next assembly on Monday. Everyone is welcome to come along - 2:30pm in the school hall.

Academic Cup 🌟

Te Rau Kaua - for using his letter sound knowledge to write and read words at literacy time.
Emily Eaton - Emily is working hard to use her sounds when reading and writing words. She is taking her time and thinking carefully before she writes what letter she needs and is becoming more successful with her reading and writing.
Reign Marshall - for working super hard in Reading and Handwriting producing his mahi to a great standard . It has been wonderful to see him engaging and successful.
Quin Hopper - for working hard during our Maths lessons and showing great progress in his two times tables.
Travis Whitehead - for progress in spelling - improving his last iDeaL test by 400%!
Imogen Baxter - for displaying curiosity and resilience towards tricky Maths challenges. Ka pai, Imogen!
Mia Punzalan - Mia seeks out challenge and extension and displays a growth mindset - beautifully done, Mia!
C.J Kaweka-Gedye - for using his times table knowledge to help solve problems and make sense of new learning.
Karlee Hayward - for asking the right types of learning questions to take her own learning further.

Perseverance Cup 🌟

Zodiak Haami-Raerae - for persisting and doing his best during all school activities.
Izzy Conder - for working hard with her reading and writing. She has now moved up groups in both subjects. She is so proud of herself.
Bhavika Chand - for persisting in every subject she does. Bhavika tries her very best and keeps going until she gets it finished.
Tiāre Hemi - For working hard at staying focused during learning time on the mat.
Kyla Campbell-Hunia - for participating in class to the best of her ability and maintaining a positive mindset.
Roze Te Aho - by being an actively engaged student, Roze is making pleasing progress, particularly with his maths.
Emmarose Dalby - Emmarose used a lot of feedback to enhance her story, making sure that she worked hard to set the scene, and not rush into the exciting part of the story.
Ivory-Rose Takarua - for showing persistence in maths by using what she already knows to help solve new problems and sticking with challenges even when they are tricky.
Harper Wernham - making great decisions socially and surrounding yourself with good people.

Sportsmanship Cup 🌟

Kenzo Elli - for becoming more confident to swim with his class and having fun.
Austin Thomson - for being great at supporting his peers with the equipment they need at fitness time and for the smart moves activities.
Umar Ali - for realising his potential and ability as he becomes more confident in the pool. No more hanging onto the side! He can use a noodle to help him float on his front and back, and is able to support his peers in the pool.
Peityn Edwards - Peityn is always making sure everyone has a fair go whether in class activities or outside in sports or playground activities.
Leo Hartell - for trying his best and giving all activities during our fitness and swimming lessons a go.
Archer Ciora - for always being a kind and respectful member of the class - willing to help others and our classroom.
Charlee Pearce - Charlee consistently treats others with patience and respect. He invites others to join him in games and he role-models active participation in all learning.
Lyla Robinson - Lyla did a wonderful job working as a team during our class challenge on Thursday - she communicated well, delegated, and compromised.
Jed Penrice - for his sportsmanship, always giving his best, playing fairly, and showing a genuine enjoyment of sport.
Cole Edwards - joining in and having a go when the class go out for exercise.

Lunchtime Netball Sessions

Over the last two Thursdays, Yasmin from Netball Whanganui came to show our senior students some netball warm-up activities and teach them some new skills. They loved playing the activities. Next, they got into a netball game and played well in their teams to get the ball down the court to their shooters. We look forward to Yasmin coming again next Thursday for her final session with us.

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