Team Koru

Swimming

Thursday 1st April 2021
This term we did two weeks swimming at Aqua Gym.
We went swimming with our buddy classes everyday and the students learnt how to float on our fronts and backs, kick and stroke with their arms. They also went in the big pool to learn about water safety.
On the last day it was a fun day where everyone created a whirl pool.
Take a look at the photos!

Our Learning

Monday 1st March 2021
This term has been amazing so far!
Some of our Year 3 students have joined Mini Ball and play on a Thursday night.
Last week the Christchurch East Rockets took home their first win! See some photos below.
We have swimming next week (8th of March-19th of March) don't forget your togs!

Here are also more photos of our learning too!

Welcome to Term 1!

Friday 5th February 2021
Welcome to Team Koru 2021!
So far we have had a great first week at school, we have met new friends, started Reading and Pataitai.

Team Koru Teachers 2021:
Te Piko 1: Ib Glover
Koru 1: Sonia Cushing / Bridget Hansen
Koru 2: Sam Watkins
Koru 3: Danielle Aldersley

Important dates for this Term:
8th March-19th March: Swimming
2nd April-6th April: Easter (No school)
12th-16th April: Cultural Week
17th April-2nd May: School Holidays
3rd May: School starts for Term 2

Enjoy our photos from the start of Term 1!

2021

Half way through Term 4!

Tuesday 10th November, 2020

Term 4 is always a busy term and this year is no exception! Already we have had a Hangi, a visit from the Fire Department, Athletics Day and Rooms 3 & 4 visited Tūranga the city library. Around all these exciting events, we have continued to provide our normal learning program and this will continue up until the end of the term.

IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE TERM 4 - from the most recent newsletter

Friday 6 November Whole School Learning Celebration
Thursday 12 November Teacher Only Day - school closed
Friday 13 November Canterbury Anniversary Day - school closed
Friday 20 November Whole School Learning Celebration
Friday 4 December Final Whole School Learning Celebration 12pm -1pm
Wednesday 9 December Last day of school 2020

Please ensure you read information about any other events or school updates via HERO and Skool Loop.

Team Koru during their regular waiata sessions.

This year for Athletics Day the children tried the long jump - great fun to experience a new event!

Best action shot from Athletics Day! Learning how to jump onto the high jump mat.

Whew!! What a term!

Monday 6th July, 2020

School holidays have started after a challenging term 2. One thing which all the staff in Team Koru agree on is how resilient the children are under unusual circumstances. We are all very proud of how they have managed to adjust to the changes we put in place and which continue across the school. We are all looking forward to an exciting term 3 and some warmer weather!

The school is holding 3WLC (Three Way Learner Conferences) in week 2 of term 3. Information has been sent out via the Skool Loop app and below is some information incase you missed it:

28th and 29th July - 3WLC
book online at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
use the code j3u3v

There will be an early finish day, so please ensure you complete the form on Skool Loop to advise us of your early pickup plans on that day. The earlier you book, the more choice of suitable times you have to choose from.

Enjoy some photos from term 2....

Klara has taken a photo on the iPad of her 'Nature in a Frame' creation during Pataitai

Taerangi and Tane created a 'Space Race' game then enjoyed playing against each other.

Exercising busy fingers as the children made Matariki stars with wool and cardboard disks.

Nearly half way through Term 1!!

Sunday 1st March, 2020

In Team Koru we continue to explore during Pataitai and we have observed the children making new friendships as they try new activities. So far during our Inquiry about Relationships we have discussed and shared information about families and friendships.

Starting next week, for two weeks we have our swimming program. Please see the information attached and check with your child's homeroom teacher if you have any further enquiries.

Click here for swimming information.

Welcome back to Term 1, 2020!

Sunday 2nd February 2020

Welcome back to Term 1. It was great to meet so many of our families at the Personal Learning Plan (PLP) meetings
on Monday and Tuesday. So many of the children were excited to return to school after such a long summer break.
We have enjoyed observing them re-connect with friends and make new friends as they explore their classroom spaces. This has been particularly obvious during Pataitai where through play the children have explored, shared, used their imaginations and shown a wonderful Sense of Community towards one another.

Our school wide Inquiry this term is Relationships and Team Koru will be focusing on friendships. This is a great topic to start the year off as we all get to know each other.

Later in the term we have swimming (weeks 7 & 8) and cross country will be after that. More information will come out closer to the time.

Please put the Skool Loop app on your phones as this is a quick way to communicate information and also to update the school for absent children.

We all look forward to an exciting term 1!

Sonia Cushing - Room 1
Ib Glover - Room 2
Bridget Hansen - Room 3
Sam Watkins - Room 4

Term 4 Events

Sunday 1st December 2019

Even though the year is coming to an end, we haven't slowed down at all in Team Koru. So far this term we have visited Turanga library, participated in Athletics and the Christchurch East Outdoor Ed Day, enjoyed a visit from the Circus and a NZ Author, had some fun with Dirt Car's...not to mention all the learning we have had in class!

One of the highlights was our trip to Turanga Library. The students were treated to a song and some story-telling by the lovely librarians, we had a tour of some areas of the library and got to do some dancing and exercises with a robot! The students also got to explore the children's area. Many students hadn't been to the new library yet and they absolutely loved our short visit. It's such a great facility, free of charge, and all the students said they would love to keep coming back in their summer holidays!

Team Koru Athletics!!!

Friday 1st November 2019

This week, Team Koru participated in an Athletics Day, with activities specifically designed to suit their age and abilities. The students spent the first couple of weeks of the term having afternoon practice runs and we discussed key areas such as:

- the importance of giving things a go and trying your hardest, even if you're nervous.
- encouraging and supporting others.
- showing resilience and strength, even if you don't come first.

Thank you so much to all the parents who came to support their children, to our amazing Senior students who ran all the activities and to Ms Hansen and Mr Young who organised the whole day!
We had a great morning out in the sun!

Cultural Week Celebrations

Tuesday 1st October 2019

At the end of Term 3, Christchurch East celebrated the many cultures in our school with a parade, concert and shared lunch. Team Koru celebrated alongside the rest of the school, dressing up in our cultural dress for the parade and taking a lot of pride in our countries as we marched through the city. The students also bought along food from their culture and family to share with the rest of Team Koru and we had a great feast together, celebrating our diverse community!

Throughout the term, Team Koru students continued to learn about their identities and had different ways of sharing and displaying what they had learnt about themselves. After a long term of gathering information, Hub 2 completed their "Identity Boxes" in time to share for their community walk-around. They were so proud of what they had created and loved sharing their work with each other and their families.

Term 3 Inquiry

Monday 2nd September 2019

For Inquiry this term, Team Koru have been focusing on "Our Identity" and "Who Am I?" Identity was a hard concept for the children to grasp but they have started to really engage with it as we have explored family, languages, where we are from, favourite food, sport, place and aspects of culture such as food, dress and traditions and customs. Students have been bringing in things from home to share with the class, so others can share in their culture and identity.
In Hub 2 we have been working hard on our "Identity" boxes (out of shoe boxes) for the children to share at the end of the term. It has been great to engage with parents and families about their culture and learn more about the diverse community we live in!
Below are some photos of things the children have bought in to share.