Epuni Primary School

2018
Monday 24th September Sharing our news with the School Community
Namaste, Hola, Kia Orana, Bonjour, Talofa Lava,
Konnichi wa and Kia Ora,

To celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori our students

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Looking Ahead…
Tuesday mornings
9am-11am Gardening
Each class has 1/2 hour in the
Unity Garden. Everyone is
welcome to join us (if fine).
Tuesdays
9.15am-9.30am Public
Health Nurse visits our school.
A free service for our families to
use. Please ask at the office to
book with her.
Tuesday 25th September
5.30pm Board of Trustee’s
meeting.
Thursday 27th September
Whānau Meeting.
8.30am in the staffroom.
rotated around 5 different activities in their Whetū
groups. There was quite a buzz in each group as our tamariki
participated in a te reo Māori quiz, a scavenger hunt, an outside
game and some activities around Māori legends. Check out the
fantastic art work of Māui and the Sun in the hallway outside the
staffroom that all our tamariki contributed to. It’s always a lot of fun
contributing a little to create something big together.
Over the past week kaiako (teachers) and tamariki have been
sharing with whānau some of the amazing learning they have been
doing. I have loved hearing the great progress students are making
and how many tamariki are really taking ownership for their own
learning. Being able to celebrate this and talk about next steps is
always empowering for students and families.
A huge thank you to whānau members that helped with our Garage
Sale. It was wonderful seeing the community come together to
support fundraising for our Year 5/6 camp later in November. What
a lot of stuff we had donated which has been recycled. Ko te rāpihi
o kotahi o tetahi tangata ko te taonga o tetahi atu tangata (one
person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure).
Lastly, enjoy the time over the holidays with your tamariki. It’s
always great to be less rushed, as life is busy. I love going for walks
with my boys as it is a great way to find out what they have been
doing and to just spend some time together.
Ngā mihi mahana
He Kurī book created for Kahikatea class
Janet Evans by —Rm 3
Principal

Friday 28th September

9.10am Whānau Time—
Celebration of Learning hosted
by Room 3.

Friday 28th September

School Holidays. Last day of
school for Term 3 is Friday 28th
September, finishing at 3pm.
Term 4 starts on Monday 15th
October at 8.55am.
 Rm6 – Whaea Karen
Kahikatea
Kahikatea wrote signs to remind people to dispose
of their rubbish responsibly. We walked to the
Remakery with our signs held high.
Rm1 – Whaea Ancey
Kowhai
Kōwhai Students have been busy doing their PAT
(Maths test) and e-asTTle (Reading) tests this week.
Rm3 – Ms Dunseath & Mrs Stewart
Tawhairauiki
This week Isabelle shared some new
feelings in te Reo Māori with us. We
can use these in response to the
question, ‘Kei te pēhea koe?’
(How are you?)
Rm5 – Mrs Hall
Rimu
In Rimu we have been lucky enough to have
Mr Patel teaching us about how to have
waste free lunchboxes. Last Wednesday he
showed us how we could get plain yoghurt,
put it in little containers that we can reuse
and add yummy flavours like berries, jam
and honey. What a treat!!!
The sun is shining and the bees
are buzzing, the garden is
springing to life and we are
harvesting heaps of silverbeet
and kale. We have sown our beans
- red, yellow, green and purple
ones - and we're waiting for them
to germinate (Now we have to
build something for them to climb
up!). It's a true joy spending time
with our lovely tamakiri in their
vegetable garden, where they
make all sorts of discoveries and the little ones
continue to be absolutely fascinated by
worms! They are all growing in their understanding
of why we must take care of our earth, so it can
take care of us. Hopefully, you at home are also
thinking about sowing a couple of things that you can
eat this year - maybe some beans, zucchini, a tomato
plant, some herbs? If you aren't sure what to grow,
maybe your kids have some ideas? That way they
can continue the learning - and sharing - at
home. Families and kids of all ages are very welcome
to pop by to our Saturday morning group too, and
this is an easy way for a beginner gardener to get
ideas on what to grow at home. The next time we
will be at the school garden will be on Saturday
29th September from 10am-12pm. Newbies wel-
come- come on down, have a look around, and find
out what your kids get up to every Tuesday morning!
Rachel
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Ph: 021 058 7675/021449598
School Holiday Programme Email: rainbow.kidz.start@gmail.com
Online Enrolment: www.rainbowkidz.co.nz
Fees: $40 (up to 10hrs) / $35.00 (up to 6hrs) Location:
Extra for trips and events in the centre Hutt Central School
Oscar & MSD Approved Railway Avenue Lower Hutt
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Week One Week Two
Monday 1st October Monday 8th October
Tye Dying Rainmakers
Walk to Hutt River Fruit bowls
Tuesday 2nd October Tuesday 9th October
Rolling Skating – Picnic Maidstone Park $15 Eco-friendly reusable beeswax food wraps
Gratitude Card Making
Wednesday 3rd October Wednesday 10th October
Goldi-snow-errella-hood Touring Show $5 Friendship Bracelets
Rainbow Calming Jars Wheels Day Challenge Course
Thursday 4th October Thursday 11th October
Wildflower Seed Bombs to grow in your garden Ten Pin Bowling $10
Lamington making Bath paints to use in your bath
Friday 5th October
Friday 12th October
Neon Gratitude Stone decorating
Bring a healthy plate of food to share for lunch
Gratitude Scavenger Hunt
Movie/Popcorn day in the Centre