Ngā Puna 2020

 Kia Ora Whanau. Welcome to the end of the 2020 school year. What a year it has been! It has been our absolute pleasure to teach your young ones this year. Our sincere thanks to all of you for your support and kind words over the months. It is all appreciated. A few reminders for the remainder of the week This Thursday - Meet the Teacher - children visit their 2021 classes Friday 11:45 - Final End of Year assembly Friday 12:30 - School finishes for 2020 Wednesday February the 3rd 2021 - First day of Term 1 Here are some Christmas songs we have been practising together if you would like to have a 'singalong' at home. Apologies in advance for the 'Santa Shark' song! It truly is catchy! Santa Shark S-A-N-T-A The Christmas Tree Song Pop Bang Crack Aotearoa Christmas Dancing Christmas Tree Silly Santa We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas with a well deserved break full of family time. Meri Kirihimete Whanau  Warmest wishes. Ngā Puna teachers. 

 Kia Ora Whanau. Tomorrow please send your Nga Puna children straight to the hall for the beginning of the day. We are welcoming next years 2021 New Entrant children  for their school visit. Fiona, Sue and Anne will be at the hall to greet your children. Fun activities are organised for the morning. We will all be back in Nga Puna again at 11:00am. Thanks for your understanding with this. Nga Puna teachers.

 Kia Ora Whanau. Welcome to Week 9 of our 10 Week Term. We are doing lots of reading and checking in class this week so reading folders will not be coming home each day. A reminder to continue to bring togs to school daily, particularly as the weather seems fabulous! Welcome to Hazel Ware who starts in Nga Puna this week. Lovely to have you with us Hazel you big 5 year old! A few reminders.  Friday - hotdog day, the last one for the year! Friday - bike day Togs daily Last day of school 18th of December 12:30 Term 1 starts on Wednesday February the 3rd Easter holiday is April 2 till April 6 incl. Friday April 16 is a Staff only day and the beginning of the holidays Term 2 begins on May 3 July 9 is a staff only day and the beginning of the holidays Term 3 begins on July 26 October 1 is a Staff only day and the beginning of the holidays October 18 is the start of Term 4 December 16 is the final day of the 2021 school year Have a lovely week all. Almost there!

 Kia Ora Whanau. Welcome to week 8 of our 10 Week Term! Can't believe we are in December already after what seems like a rather surreal year! 3 weeks of school left before Christmas holiday time. Here are a few reminders of upcoming dates and events. Thursday the 3rd of December - Gold coin donation mufti day, wear bright colours! Money collected will be passed on to the Salvation Army Friday the 4th of December - School Disco, 5:30 - 6:30 for Juniors, 6:45-7:45 for Seniors Friday 18th December  - Last day of school. School finishes at 12:30 Thanks to those parents who offered to help on our school trip to the Botanical Gardens. A shame the weather didn't play ball! There will be another trip before the Term is out. More details to follow soon! Here are a few snapshots of our week.  As usual, any questions or queries, come and see us. We are here to help. Murphy the dog is on the "Our People, Our Place' wall in Ngā Puna The library being jacked up and moved away No tri

 Greetings families. Welcome to week 7. It was so lovely to get into the pool last week while the weather was warm. Our regular slots are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, however if togs are brought to school everyday we may be able to sneak in another few swim sessions here or there when the pool is free. We do not go swimming unless the outside temperature is 16 degrees or above.  We really enjoyed hanging out with the older Waimairi year 5 children in Nga Puna this afternoon. They came across to show leadership in small group settings. They read poems with us, helped us to make connections through conversations and helped our younger children with the cutting and colouring activities they had set out. Tuakana Teina is shown when an older child supports, guides and helps a younger child. We love seeing this in action in Nga Puna. Upcoming dates and events Tuesday - Kapa Haka Friday - hotdog day and bike day Everyday - swimming togs to school please Monday 30th November - Tina, Sue and V

 Kia Ora Whānau. Welcome to Week 6. We hope you all had a wonderful long weekend and managed to enjoy the extra day at home with some sunshine. Loving this Summer feeling! Togs, Togs, Togs Speaking of hot weather and Summertime fun, our School pool is up and running, ready to go for our school swimming slots. We are so fortunate to enjoy our heated school pool. From here on in please bring named togs and towels to school daily This way if there are any free slots we can sneak in a few more sessions.  Most of our kids have hats now. If you haven't already done so please make sure your child has a hat at school daily. The weather was very hot today, consequently those without hats needed to play under shaded areas. We sunscreen children before lunch play and always have sunscreen readily available in Ngā Puna.  Photo time! This Thursday the 19th, Tina, Lynley and Fiona's Ora children are having their Class Photos taken. Come as you are. We always look gorgeous in Ngā Puna. Have a

 Kia Ora everybody. Welcome to week 5 of our 10 week Term. A big Waimairi welcome to Darcy who is joining us in Ngā Puna this week. Happy birthday Darcy and welcome to school. We are thrilled to have you with us. Tomorrow (Tuesday morning) Fiona and Lynley's Ora groups will be departing school for our 'Worm Farm' trip to the Curator's house in the Botanical Gardens. We will leave promptly at 9:00am by bus. Also, a reminder each child needs a 1.5 or 2 litre plastic bottles to make a 'mini worm farm' Sensible walking shoes Raincoat Wide brimmed sun hat 2x morning tea snacks Drink bottle Sue, Vanessa and Tina's Ora children are remaining at school tomorrow. Their trip is coming up later in the term. Communication will be sent home closer to the time via notices in reading folders with reminders on the blog. It was all go at school today! The demolition has started on the old buildings  - cue the excavators! We loved seeing this up close. Have a lovely week all.