Have a go Sailing
Once again our students have had the opportunity to take to the sea in ships, small ones albeit. A mixed group of our 4, 5 and 6 students went to the Sandspit Yacht Club and [...]
Juniors Visit the Library.
On Monday 2 March out Juniors walked, in the sunshine, to the local library through Goodall Reserve. They had a great time there and the lovely Librarians shared stories and information with them. On the [...]
Water Safety
Well our Water Safety program has finished for another year. The Year 5s and 6s finished in style with swimming in their clothes and duck diving down to retrieve items from the seabed. There are [...]
Stories from Kauri 1.
Kauri 1 has been busy writing new stories with our new class. Enjoy! Look at our school I like School
NEW PARENTS MORNING TEA
A morning tea will be held for all new and/or prospective parents of New Entrant students this THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY from 9:30am-10:30am in the STAFF ROOM at school. All welcome.
Visiting the new Babies
Today, as a surprise, Nikau 1 got to walk to Highfields Reserve to see the baby donkeys. Here are some of their thoughts on the donkeys. They were like marshmallows, Lizzie said, Soft, white and [...]
VCOP and what it means.
VCOP Writing In Nikau 1 we use 4 VCOP Superheroes to help us with our writing: VICTORIA VISUALISER • Victoria has the power to help people really see how things look. • She holds [...]
Number Bond Helpers
Here are some Internet sites that can help your child improve their number knowledge of Number bonds to 10, 20 and 100. Number bond ideas Websites: Online practise: http://fun2think.com/maths/number-bond-games/ http://www.mathszone.co.uk/number-facts/number-bonds-to-20/ http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html http://www.mathplayground.com/PartPartWhole.html http://www.mathplayground.com/number_bonds_10.html http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/numberskills.html http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths [...]
Reading at Home with Senior Students
Parents often wonder how they can help to develop the reading skills of children who are already fluent readers. The best way is to continue to share books with your child, regularly listening to them [...]
Homework
Nikau 1 students will be given homework on a Monday and it will be returned the following Monday. Children will be expected to read at least 5 times a week at home for 15 [...]