Explorers 2 had a fantastic time at Rapaki Marae

How to draw a tiki

Room 8 have been learning how to draw a tiki head.  Here are the instructions so we can practise at home.  Bring your drawing along to school!
How to Draw a tiki head

Super rugby trophy

Welcome back to Term 4.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We are excited to get back to school and are looking forward to a jam-packed Term 4.

Mrs Charlotte Bates joined our team at the end of Term 3, and is teaching the New Entrant
class in Room 23.  We are very pleased to have her return to the Explorers team.

Welcome also to the new children in our syndicate.

In week 3 we will visit Rāpaki Marae. We will be learning about tikanga   

Māori and some of the history of Rāpaki Marae and the local area.  You

will receive a permission/parent helper form in the next day or two.  

Please can you complete and return to your child’s home room teacher

ASAP.

In Mathematics along with Numeracy our strand focus is Measurement.  

We will be learning about capacity, length and area.           

In Physical Education we will continue with our usual

fitness programme and we will also focus on specific skills for

our Athletics Sports.  More information about this

later in the term.

It is compulsory for children to wear a uniform hat at school this term.

Please ensure your child has a clearly named hat every day.

If you would like to personalise your child’s hat to make it easier for them
to identify that would be great.

If your child is scheduled to have a reporting conference this term you
will receive a letter outlining the time and booking details.  
Keep an eye out for this in the next week.

Ngā mihi nui

Explorers Teachers

Stage blacks for Seussical

Just a reminder to bring in black pants, trousers or footless tights and a black long or short sleeved t-shirt please.  Can all clothes be named and brought to school in a named bag by Monday 17th.

Tickets for our amazing show are now on sale.

If you are able to help us walk down or back on the Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of week 10 please come and talk to us.

Thank you for your support.

Calendars

There is still time to order your calendars, cards, diaries, mouse pads and sketch pads with your child's amazing Monet inspired art!  They make great Christmas presents.

Orders are due by Monday 17th September.

Seussical update from Miss Rowe

Tena koutou whanau, caregivers of nga tamariki of St Martins School.

We are 3 weeks away from our extravaganza of Seussical Jr. The school is a-buzz with all things Seuss! Seussical inspired writing, Seussical raps, Seussical artwork, costuming, acting, musical theatre, singing.....it is all about Dr Seuss!
We are performing at Hillview Christian School, and using their amazing auditorium facility. It is so great that we can use this great venue, and it is in our local community area.
We will be walking to and from Hillview from school for rehearsals - so your child will need a raincoat and or/umbrella, in their bag, all week, as we will be walking down, rain or shine.
As our production is a full school production, it is expected that your child will perform both nights - so that they can shine on stage!
Tickets will go on sale at the beginning of Week 8 (next week). Our amazing office team will be attending to the box office sales. Get in quick - as tickets will be limited to 500 per night. There will be four shows - two matinees and two night performances
Ticket prices are still to be confirmed - this information will be out for the end of this week - Week 7
Here is a “what you need to know about information letter about Week 10 - which is performance week”

Tuesday 25th September:
9am - Main cast, technical crew, HoDs and Specialist Dance crew - with Miss Rowe at Hillview Early lunch at school
12 noon - whole school will come down to Hillview - for 12.30 start Orientation of the performance space, expectations and a stage walk through
1.30 - full run through on stage and a technical run through. 2.30 - Walk back to school, ready for dismissal at 3pm.

Wednesday 26th September:
9am - Main cast, technical crew, HODs and Specialist Dance crew - with Miss Rowe at Hillview. Rest of school at school until walking down for Dress rehearsal.
Early lunch for the school

12.00 noon - school walks down to Hillview

1.30 - Dress rehearsal and Matinee performance start
Doors will open at 1.15pm
7.00pm - SHOWTIME
Students to be at Hillview by 6.15pm Doors open 6.45pm

Thursday 27th September:
9am - Main cast, technical crew, HODs and Specialist Dance crew - with Miss Rowe at Hillview.
10am - leave school for Matinee performance
11.30am - Matinee performance Doors open at 11.15am
Afternoon at school for lunch and regrouping for the night performance.
7.00pm - SHOWTIME

How can you help?
You might like to help with walking us down and back from Hillview as we will be needing adult to student ratios to be met.
You might like to help us with taking props and set down on the afternoon on Monday 24th September.
You might like to help us set up the stage space on the Tuesday 25th September morning. You might like to help us pack out on the Thursday 27th September evening.
If you can help in anyway, please let your child’s classroom teacher know. We are super excited and so ready to hit the stage!
Creative regards
Trudy Rowe
HOD Performing Arts

Suessical

We have all been given our parts for the school production and Explorers 2 are going to be fish!  So over the next few weeks we are going to be busy practising songs and making our costumes.  We are needing a lot of plane blue fabric.  So if you have any old plain blue sheets or pillowcases we would love for you to bring them to school so we can start creating, thank you. 

All children will be required to wear black clothes under their costume.  These can be jeans, thermals, track pants, leggings, t shirts or sweatshirts.  Skirts and tights are not recommended.  If you have a garment with a picture on, it can be worn inside out (no one will know).  These are not needed until dress rehearsals in week 9 and 10, just something you might want to start thinking about.

Oral Language

This term we are sharing our mihi's for Oral Language.  Children have glued the mihi template into their Home Learning books.  We ask that you please complete the mihi together and practise at home.  Please feel free to use another family member, other than father or mother if applicable.  For example a Grandfather, Uncle, Grandmother or Aunt.

Term 3 Newsletter

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We look forward to Term 3 being an exciting term with

our whole school Performance of Seussical Junior.   

                     

In Mathematics along with Numeracy our strand focus is Measurement.  

We will be learning about time.            

In Physical Education we will continue with our usual fitness programme and we will also focus on ball skills.
The children will be writing and orally presenting their own mihi later in the term.            

If your child is scheduled to have a reporting conference this term you will receive a
letter outlining the time and booking details.  Keep an eye out for this in the next week.

Thank you to all those parents who come and help in the classroom.  We are always grateful for an extra set of hands, eyes and ears.  If you would like to help with either reading at 9.10 or writing at 10.10 please let either Helen or Michelle know.

Ngā mihi nui

Explorers Teachers

Dear Parents and Caregivers in the Junior Pods

We have a child in Room 22 (old library) who has a major allergic reaction to eggs, peanuts and cows milk. They know that they are not to eat or share other people’s food and they have an epi pen should any such reaction occur.

The reason for informing you is that should they come in contact with someone that has been eating eggs ( hard boiled or egg sandwiches) or nuts, they will have a reaction requiring the use of an epi pen.

We acknowledge that this could be difficult in a school situation but want to alert parents as we really hope that such a situation will not occur. We are sending this information to the whole of the Junior school as they eat together.

Thank you

Explorers Teachers

New members of Explorers 2

Welcome to our 9 tiny tadpoles.

What has got Explorers 2 so excited!

Kia ora koutou 

My name is Luke Millar and I am a student from the New Zealand Graduate School of Education. This term I have the privilege of teaching the wonderful tamariki of Room 8 and 9 alongside the fantastic Michelle Parsons. I'm very excited to have the opportunity to get involved in the St Martin's school community.
I look forward to meeting with more of you over the coming weeks. 
Feel free to contact me at any time on luke.millar@nzgse.ac.nz
Ngā mihi 
Luke Millar

ASB Bank came to visit and told us all about money and saving!

Swimming Photos

We have a very talented parent who has taken some pictures of Explorers 2 in action at Pioneer Pool.  Use the link below to view the photos.

https://garage.webber.co.nz/apps/gallery/s/JyKrgxwpGeb6Gdx#

Water Safety

Please can your child bring a long sleeved pyjama top and bottom, along with
their togs to school on Friday.

No onesies please or short sleeved pyjamas.

Thank you

Welcome back to Term 2.

          Explorers 1 and 2 Newsletter

                                 Term 2 Week 1 2018

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to Term 2 in Explorers 1 and 2, we hope you have had a restful and enjoyable break.  We are looking forward to a busy term with a variety of learning experiences planned.

We have a new New Entrant class starting in Room 6A in Week 3 and this class will be taught by Ms Peta Berry.

Focus for learning this term:

This is a brief outline of the learning programmes.

Literacy and Numeracy:

These essential learning areas form the basis of all class programmes throughout the year.  The strand focus for Mathematics will be Geometry and Measurement.

Physical Education and Health:  

In Health we will continue to develop our Kia Kaha programme.  

As you may already know all children at St Martins will be attending a water safety week at Pioneer Pool in Term 2.  Explorers 1 and 2 are scheduled to do this in Week 3. This will be a valuable learning experience and we will spend time in Week 1 and 2 preparing the children for the Pioneer Pool visit.

In PE we will continue with our usual fitness programme and we will also be developing the children’s coordination with a focus on skipping skills.

Inquiry - Science:

Life Matters-Looking at the habitats of living things.

Arts:

The Visual Art theme is Sculpture, 3D modeling/carving.  

All students attend two dance and drama days per term with Trudy Rowe and Helen Murray.  We will also have a visit from the Court Theatre later in the term.

Te Reo:

Days of the week and counting.

Water Safety Week: Week 3 14th - 18th May

If you have not already done so, please return permission slips this week. If you have volunteered to help with supervision your child’s homeclass teacher will be in contact with you.

Just to remind you:

Your child will need named togs and a named towel in a sturdy swimming bag.

If your child requires any medication (eg asthma inhaler) or has any medical issue we should know about please let home class teacher know immediately. Please note if your child has had diarrhoea or vomiting in the 2 weeks before swimming, or has open sores or wounds, we cannot allow them to enter the water.

Lunches:

Keep up the great work with trying to use less packaging in your child’s lunchbox. This makes a difference to the rubbish in and around our playground. It has been pleasing to see that some children have no plastic or paper wrap at all.

Punctuality:

Please ensure that your child is at school on time.  The children are able to go to their classrooms at 8.30am when the first bell goes, and must be ready to start their day by 8.45am.  

It is important with the building work beginning this term that children are not on the school grounds before 8.15.  This is a safety issue, especially with large machinery and deliveries of building supplies.

Reporting Conferences:

If your child is scheduled to have a reporting conference this term you will receive a note outlining the time and booking details.  Keep an eye out for this in the next week.

Please do not hesitate to see your child’s teacher/s if you have any queries or concerns.

Ngā mihi nui

Explorers Teachers

See below a summary of the Term costs-this will also be sent to you via school links.

Year 0/2 Term costs - Term 2     2018	Cost
Water Safety – Pioneer Pools	$30.00
Court Theatre	$5.00
Total compulsory costs	$35.00
Photocopy Donation	$5.00
School Donation ($100 per year or $25 per term - please disregard if you pay in full)	$25.00
Total including Donations	$65.00