Kia ora - this week is Maori Language Week - Te Reo o te Wiki! I have posted a video on Educa of the children learning a song in Te Reo. I will post another one later in the week.
Reminders for this week:
Tuesday: Go for It and Library Day - don't forget your library books
Friday: Teacher Only Day: the school will be closed!
We have a lot going on in Kakano at the moment.
We are all busy caring for our little seedlings. You may have heard we are now all a part of the secret club called the Little Garden League. The mission of our club is to encourage our children to grow and taste different vegetables.
Our provocation focus for the remainder of the term is Maths with a specific focus on Position and Orientation. This will involve children learning to use the language of direction, making maps, and following instructions. Some of the activities they will have the choice to be involved in are: creating, completing, and building mazes, hiding and finding objects, Beebots (using robots in a maze), map making.
As always we have lots of creativity happening in Kakano, the teachers are always so impressed with the persistence and creativity of our students. We believe that it is not the final product that is important but the process the child undertakes when designing. Being able to create, design, and build independently without adult intervention is a valuable skill all children are capable of. We love seeing how proud the children are when they share their works of art with the teachers.
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