Hōpara - Explore Blog 2020

 Kia ora e te Whānau  I hope your children have come home this week excited about their role in the upcoming production?! I know we are all excited for you to see it in action. Nick and myself have been sick over different days this week, we are lucky to have such an amazing class who behave for whoever is in front of them #grateful! As the next two week commences our core learning programme will get thinner due to the time frames we have, we are also mindful of not adding any extra stress to your children at this busy time!  Head-lice:  Let's keep on top of it until the end of the year with nightly checks - much appreciated Nick and Ashley  Sun Hats:  Could all parents please make sure their child has a blue bucket sunhat, the consequence now for not wearing a hat is sitting under the shade sail for the entire break time. We really want to encourage our tamariki to be "sun safe".  Dates to consider:  WEEK 8 -  Production Practices ALL Week! ...

Kia ora e te whānau  All I can say is PRODUCTION, PRODUCTION PRODUCTION! Our whole group practices are now well underway and props and costumes are beginning to trickle in! Hopefully your child has given you some idea of what they require. Core learning remains in the morning although we have had many interruptions this week which has hindered our time!! This time of the year is just so incredibly busy!! Agricultural club judging has begun, well done to those students who entered. Mr B and I look forward to visiting a few gardens next week!  Save the date... Thursday 3rd December - PRODUCTION EVENING!  Head-lice:  There are a few head lice notices that still need to come back. In order for us to keep on top of it we need to know that Hōpara students have been checked.  Sun Hats:  Could all parents please make sure their child has a blue bucket sunhat, the consequence now for not wearing a hat is sitting under the shade sail for the entire break time. We rea...

Kia ora e te whānau  Once again this week has just flown by! Our core learning is still a major focus as we draw closer to the end of the year (you should have been notified of a blog post today which contains Wk3-4 learning).  Production is also now a huge focus, most days next week it will take place in the middle and end block to ensure we are ready for Week 7!  Pathways are due Thursday next week at the latest! We will be marking them every morning next week from 8:30am.  Save the date... Thursday 3rd December - PRODUCTION EVENING!  Head-lice:  There are a few head lice notices that still need to come back. In order for us to keep on top of it we need to know that Hōpara students have been checked.  Sun Hats:  Could all parents please make sure their child has a blue bucket sunhat, the consequence now for not wearing a hat is sitting under the shade sail for the entire break time. We really want to encourage our tamariki to be "sun safe"....

Kia ora e te whānau  From our students.....Another week has flown by! The students this week have been working hard on their core learning. All students have been getting stuck in to learning some more language features  for poetry and working with fractions. Chill clubs are going great, the students are all delving into their club. There is great progress being made across the class! A special week in Hōpara this week as the students took on a leadership role and worked alongside Tūhura. They guided them with a coding task, which was amazing!   We all got started on production practice this week which is very exciting. Hōpara are spending the afternoons with their production group spread out across the school. They are helping the senior students to lead their groups and are setting fabulous example for the younger students. Head-lice  - There are a few head lice notices that still need to come back. In order for us to keep on top of it we need to know that Hōpara s...

  Kia ora Hōpara whānau  Another week has flown by in Hōpara! It was lovely having Monday off as a holiday, it gave us a the extra refresher that we need at this time of the term! This week we really delved deep into our core learning, our major focus for maths this term is fractions and in literacy we are really trying to build our language feature knowledge within poetry. Chill clubs has been busy this week, we have students recreating childhood games in digital forms on scratch, sport coaching, fashion design and academic studies. The children continue to be highly engaged with these projects which is exciting to see!  Head-lice  - There have been a few emails late this week regarding head lice. Today your child will have come home with a notice asking you to check your child's hair. This really requires a team effort to get on top of it - please return the notice Monday next week and treat where needed.  Production:  The children have select which "scen...

Kia ora Hōpara whānau  Wow this week has been very eventful with students in Hōpara competing in the Duathlon and our annual athletics day. It was wonderful to see all of our team giving every event their best shot, encouraging each other and striving for personal excellence. Thank you to all of the parents that attended, this makes the day so much more special for the children!  I would also like the opportunity to introduce our two student teachers Zara Toohey and Ashley Nuttall. They are both 1st year students and have slotted into our space perfectly - we feel very lucky to have them with us for the next couple of weeks.  Production:  This has been underway with staff over the last few weeks and we are now at the stage where students will be selecting their "team item". Today they would have heard a "pitch" from each team, in which they will choose in connection to their interest and passions. There will also be a number of "main roles" that will be an...