Week Two - Taking Advantages of all Learning Opportunities and Growing our Knowledge of Swim Safety

Kia ora whanau and caregivers,

With it being a short week, this week has been jam packed and full of excitement for all of the learners!

Not only did they get to enjoy swimming, in our explanation writing, the students also got to make and eat chocolate chip cookies!  Their hard work and dedication in writing is evident and they can't wait for you to see their new writing samples for Term 4.

The students have really been focusing in swimming and have learned a number of new techniques and skills to keep them safe in the water. The students last day at swimming is Friday, so if any whanau or caregivers from Room 5 would like to attend, please feel free to come along to AquaGym.

The photos below show the awesome learning which we have completed this week!

Nga mihi,

Nicholas Shimasaki

Week One - Welcome Back!

Kia ora whanau and caregivers,

Welcome back to Term 4!  It will be great to see you all next week and I can't wait to hear about all of the exciting things which the students have done over the holidays!

This term is going to go exceedingly quickly and the students have a lot of fun activities coming up which means Room 5 needs to be really organised! The first of these activities will be swimming. This is beginning the first day back of Term 4 and requires the students to be at school ready with their swim gear prior to 9am. Please don't forget that the students will need a swim cap to participate! There are only a very limited number available to borrow from AquaGym.

If there are any queries regarding this please don't hesitate in contacting me.

Again, have a wonderful last day of the holiday and I look forward to seeing you all next week!

Nga mihi,

Nicholas Shimasaki

Week Ten - End of Term and Swimming for Term Four

Kia ora whanau and caregivers,

Thanks for a wonderful term!  It has been an amazing opportunity to grow the students understanding of their learning and work towards the goals which they set at the end of Term Two.  The students are showing great progress against their learning and we are currently building the students knowledge in the areas which they require growth in to meet National Standard.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday and I look forward to seeing you all again in Term Four!


Nga mihi,

Nicholas Shimasaki