Week 3/4

 Week 3 / 4 

Well done to our Team 7/8 hui certificate winners during week 3, which had a focus on one of our school values, Respect.  It is great to see so many of our learners starting the year with a positive, respectful manner! It was pleasing to see that this was acknowledged by the bus drivers to and from technology as well.

Also well done to Maotua on his special recognition for his hard work in maths and to Nico for completing a science badge in only week 3!

Learning Programmes 

Week 3 means that our learning programmes are up and running. During the week our learners have been completing some assessment so that learning programmes can be catered to their learning gaps. 

Mr Rodger and Mr Malins's literacy class were able to draw on Mr Rodger’s gunge making experience as a starting point for their writing. The facial expressions say it all! 

    

Our swimming groups have been focussing on developing their scientific knowledge and thinking about clouds in the afternoon. One of the groups made some time lapses of some clouds and made some water cycles in a bag. This was a great way to increase our vocabulary. 

Swimming 

It is great to see that our learners have been really organised during the week for swimming and have been making the most of their lesson time.  If your child is unable to swim during the week, can you please either send a note or email to your child’s teacher.  Hopefully the great weather continues! 

Week 4 Reminders 

• Swimming all of this week 

• Technology on Tuesday 

• If you have not yet returned your camp form, please get this in this week, even if your child will not be attending. Payment plans may be set up in the office - please see Mrs Honeybone about this.

• Mrs Moore’s birthday on Thursday!!!

Book Character Dress Up Day (from the newsletter) 

Friday the 5th of March (week 5)  is our Avonhead School Book Character Dress up Day. Your child may dress up as their favourite character from a book for the day.

We will be having a School parade at 9:10am to show off our amazing costumes. You are welcome to stay and watch this.

We know many children are already well underway with preparing their costume/ outfit for the day. Your child might like to bring along the favourite book whom their character comes from to share with their teachers and friends.

We thank family and caregivers for your continued support.

Week 2 - It's Leadership Week in Team 7/8!

This week we have a leadership focus for our Year 7/8 students.  We have 5 guest speakers booked in to share pearls of wisdom with us about what leadership is all about and the key attributes that we can all work on to grow our leadership skills and be a great leader.  Have a chat to your child about the guest speakers and what they've learnt from them over dinner this week!

Home rooms continue to focus on team building and building class culture this week.  There have been lots of fun games, activities and challenges both in and out of the class.  We've been impressed with the students' maturity, co-operative skills and the budding leadership we have spied.

On Wednesday the entire team went to experience Kapa Haka with Matua Steve, our group's tutor, who comes and works with our Senior Kapa Haka each week.  As of next week, keen and interested students can join our weekly Kapa Haka meetings and work towards preparing for concerts and shows in 2021.  We would love your child to be part of the group!

Reminder!  Reminder!  Reminder!  Reminder!

Next week we start swimming at Kings Swim School on Main South Road.  As discussed in the 'meet the teacher' interviews.  Your child needs to bring togs, towel, goggles and a swimming cap in a carry bag to take back and forward next week.  We've also talked to the students about bringing a rain jacket or umbrella if the weather forecast predicts rain.  We walk in all weather so being prepared will be essential.

Kia Ora and welcome to Term 1 for 2021!

 

Hi everyone.  We hope you have had an enjoyable summer with family and friends.  The teachers have had a couple of teacher only days planning and preparing for your arrival and we are really looking forward to seeing you and meeting the new faces we haven't yet seen!  We have lots of exciting things planned for Term 1 and beyond.  We look forward to seeing you all on the 'meet the teacher' days on Monday and Tuesday of Week 1 of the term - 1st and 2nd of February.  If you haven't booked a time with your 2021 teacher, just check the email sent home to parents as it has all the booking information on it.

See you soon!

The Team 7/8 Teachers

Assembly Week 5 2020

Our Year 7/8 leadership roles were announced in assembly on Friday.  Congratulations to our house captains (Arthur from Rata was absent) seen here after receiving their official house hat...

...and our Student Council...

...and well done to Holly and Josh for MCing the assembly.

Swimming Sports 2020

Our annual swimming sports were held last Thursday at Wharenui Pool.  We were so impressed with the number of students competing, especially those who were pushing themselves out of their comfort zone to take part.  Congratulations to everyone who placed - official results will be announced in an upcoming assembly.  And congratulations to Rata house for winning the Year 7/8 relay!

Thank you to Mr Rodger for organising the event; to Kirsten for collating all the results and helping the house captains to choose their relay teams; to the parents and grandparents who helped time keep; the house captains for being poolside to support those who needed help; and to all the participants for supporting each other!  All the best for those who will represent Avonhead School at the NW Zones.

Top Team - Week 2 2020

During our Leadership Week, we had different speakers come in and talk to us about being a great leader and what leadership means to them.  We also had Top Team come in and run a series of challenges with us.  We tried to put into action things we'd learnt from all the speakers such as encouraging others, listening to other people's ideas, letting other people go first, suggesting ideas to complete each challenge etc.  It was a really hot day and we loved the water activities.  Here are some photos and videos of what we got up to...

Flagathon Event

Well done to all of the HQ students that are gathering sponsors for our school wide flagathon fundraising event.  EVERYONE in the HQ is currently learning the 52 flags given to us to learn and some classes are having a mini comp to see who can learn the most.

Shivam has made this Kahoot to help you learn them:

Flagathon Kahoot Quiz

We are also have mini flag quizzes during team hui every now and then and have matching games set up, flash cards and posters.  Try your best to learn as many as you can.

If you AREN'T collecting sponsors, you and your family might like to bring along a gold coin or $5 note donation as a contribution to this fundraising event.  This can be given to the classroom teacher.  Every little bit counts!

Have a great week everyone!