1. Welcome to Piwakawaka Team
We’re going to have a great year together!

2. Meet the Piwakawaka Teaching Team.
Sheryl Riceman, D.P. Piwakawaka Team leader, Team Teacher in Room 2.
Catherine Cawston, D.R.S. Team Teacher in Room 4.
Sarah Mellon, Teacher in Room 5.
Kara-Leigh Jones, Team teacher, mornings in Room 3
Rachael Quinney, part time in Room 2.
Trish Gouder, part time in Room 4.

3. Piwakawaka Team Organisation.
Room 5 NE/Year1/0 nest with Sarah Mellon
Room 2, Year 2 nest with Sheryl Riceman ( Rachael Quinney .3 release)
Room 3, Year 1 nest with Kara Leigh Jones ( working til 12 each day)
Room 4, Year 2 nest with Catherine Cawston ( .2 release)
8.55 – 9.15
Roll and prayer in Nests
literacy groups
Flexible, cross classroom literacy groupings to meet student needs
9.15 – 11am
numeracy groups
Flexible, cross classroom numeracy groupings to meet student needs
Sarah to continue with Year 1/0 nest
Catherine and Sheryl to continue with the Year 1 and 2 group teaching other curriculum areas ( Religious Education, P.E, Arts, Inquiry etc)
12 – 1
And
2- 3pm

4. Punctuality Children can get upset if they arrive .after the bell
Please arrive at school with plenty of time for your child to prepare for the day and socialise before school starts.
Remember that the bell goes at 8.55am!
Children can get upset if they arrive .after the bell
Book bags are to be put in Reading nest rooms.

5. Independence grows confidence
Your child can…
Carry and unpack their own school bag
Look after their possessions
Hand in their book bag to reading nest
Come into class / school on their own sometimes
Put on their own shoes / tie laces
Get themselves changed at swimming time

6. Reignier students wear their uniforms with pride!
Tie up shoulder length hair
Wear uniform coloured clips, hair bands and hair ties
Only plain studs for pierced ears
Year 0-2 wear their shoes at all times
Hats & sunscreen must be worn in summer

7. Newsletters / Assembly
Newsletters are ed every Tuesday
Please read carefully
Junior assembly – 11.25am on Fridays and we will endeavour to notify you in advance if assembly is cancelled

8. Fun, Essential Learning!
Swimming
A part of our P.E programme
Happens daily, weather permitting. Teachers will use their discretion
Please send togs regardless of the weather
Fun, Essential Learning!

9. Homework - suggestions
Homework – why?
To practice, reinforce and consolidate learning
To share learning with you
Set up a good routine to encourage a positive experience
15-20 minutes a night in total
Give encouragement and praise
Remember to send homework back to school every day!
Homework - suggestions

10. Homework Reading Writing Maths R.E Practise basic words
Books will be easy and familiar
Practise fluency, phrasing, expression
and known strategies to work out
words
Writing
Provide opportunities to write
Practise handwriting, basic words in writing,
writing numbers and making sentences
Remember spaces, capitals and full stops
Maths
Number recognition and writing
numbers
Counting
BASIC FACTS
R.E
From time to time R.E homework will be sent home.
This is usually done together with an adult.

11. How can you help? Join our awesome PTA
Offer to help in the classroom-ask your child’s teacher (discretion and confidentiality are essential)
Help with sports days / sports teams /
admin tasks / class trips
Encourage and support your child!

12. Reporting.
In the Piwakawaka Team we have 2 different report forms, an interim and a full anniversary/end of year report.
For Years 0-3 a full anniversary report will be written as close as possible to the students birthday. This will be sent home and then an interview time will be arranged for progress to be discussed face to face. Mid way between birthdays an interim report will be written and once again there will be time to meet and discuss progress face to face.
Young Year 4 students ( Feb, Mar, Apr birthdays) will receive their 2 reports – an interim/mid year report and at the end of year 4 (we realise this will be a long space between full reports but we will make ourselves available to parents for an update as requested)
Students with birthdays in December and January will have full reports done by the teacher who has had them for the year. This will be just prior to their anniversary.

13. Upcoming Events
Art Deco Picnic and fun activity afternoon – Wednesday 22nd February
Sunday 26th February – School Mass.
Wednesday 1st March– Ash Wednesday Mass
Friday 24th Mar – St Joseph’s day Mass followed by a school Powhiri for new families and a fun afternoon.
Easter break starts with Good Friday on 14th April

14. Thank you for your support -we couldn’t do it without you!
If you have any queries or concerns please don’t hesitate to come in and see us.
Thank you for your support -we couldn’t do it without you!