Matariki 2014.

This week marks the start of Matariki.  Matariki marks the beginning of the Maori new year and a time to remember those that have passed as well as new life.  Matariki is the name of the Pleiades star cluster and the season of its first rising in late May or early June each year.  

There are some great things to learn about Matariki on the Kiwi Kids News website and plenty of stories of Matariki on youtube.  

It looks like Wednesday will be the best evening for viewing the stars of Matariki in our skies.  

I hope you have fun learning about Matariki.  We will be continuing this during the week at school too. 

From Ms. Grant. 

Tiana's Cheerleading competition

Tiana had her very first cheerleading competition this weekend and she came first!  I think she did really well, what do you think?  Im sure she would love to hear some positive comments from her peers about what you think.


Tiana's Cheerleading Competition

Supporting your child at school

Here is a link to the Ministry of Educations, Supporting your Child's Learning document.
I hope you find it useful and gives you some ideas for ways to help your child at home.
Gina.

Loom Band Ideas

 A few of the kids (ok, a LOT) have expressed an interest in loom bands, so here is a link to a bunch of ideas on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lQa6X63J9bbgWdoIhQdRi1To_GbhtWH