A Warm Welcome to Term 2

Term 2 has started with great enthusiasm, with students excited to reunite with their friends and teachers.

As the weather begins to cool, we kindly remind families to dress students appropriately for the changing conditions. Please ensure your child has a warm school jersey or jacket on hand to stay comfortable throughout the day. We also recommend our new softshell jackets—they are both warm and stylish.

A big thank you to all the parents who have been labelling their children’s clothing. It really helps us return lost items more easily.

iDeal Structured Literacy in the Junior School

We are excited to be implementing the iDeal Spelling programme across our Junior school classrooms (with the exception of Room 7). This programme forms part of our Structured Literacy approach, which our teachers are actively developing through professional learning with the iDeal team.

This professional development will continue throughout much of the year, supporting our staff to deliver consistent, evidence-based literacy instruction to our students.

Kai Warmer Service for Terms 2 and 3

We’re pleased to announce that the Kai Warmer will be in operation during Terms 2 and 3. A large tub will be placed outside Room 7 where students can drop off their food. The food will then be warmed up and delivered to each classroom at lunchtime, ensuring your child’s meal is warm and ready to enjoy.

Term 2 Learning Focus

This term, our main focus is Science, and it will be explored in different ways across the Junior School. Some classes will be diving into topics like Space and Matariki, while others will explore Energy and Electricity, or even Food Science. We encourage you to chat with your child to find out what exciting science topics they’re learning about this term!

For the first 4 weeks of the term in Maths, our focus is on Number and Algebra. In the second half of the term, we will be learning about Measurement with a focus on length, mass, volume, area and perimeter.

Melissa McLellan
Assistant Principal

Important Dates

June 2nd - King's Birthday - No classes

June 10th - Year 1-10, 3-Way Conferences #1

June 18th - Year 1-10, 3-Way Conferences #2

June 19th - Jump Jam Extravaganza 

June 20th - Matariki Public Holiday - No classses

June 26th - Year 1-10, 3-Way Conferences #3

Junior Assemblies 

Junior assembly will start on Wednesday, 7th May.  This will be in the Theatre at the Event Centre at the same time as last term at 2:30 pm. 

See below for the timetable for the term. Each class has a turn at leading the Junior Assembly.