Term 2 Week 5

 Tālofa lava!  This week is Samoa Language week.

Samoa Language Week celebrates the identity, language, and culture of students from Samoa and students whose families are from Samoa.  Throughout the week there will be activities children can participate in during class time as well as lunch breaks.


Why not try learning some words or phrases to use at home this week…

  • Tālofa lava: Hello (formal)

  • Mālō le soifua: Hello/Good health

  • ‘O ā mai 'oe? How are you? (to one person only)

  • Manuia fa‘afetai: Good, thank you

  • Manuia le aso: Have a great day

  • Tōfā soifua: Good bye (formal)


Our Learning

This week sees our morning play change to a different curriculum area.  Over the next two weeks children will have the opportunity to develop their skills as scientists.  Teachers will be supporting the children to use the science capabilities such as observing, inferring, and gathering data while conducting simple science experiments.


We continue to be impressed with the perseverance of all our children in their reading and writing.  It is always a pleasure to see children trying their best and working hard to achieve their own personal learning goals.


This term, in maths, we continue to develop our knowledge around place value. As already mentioned to a lot of you at the parent/teacher conferences at the beginning of the term, this is to help them move up to the next maths stage. It is important for the children to apply their place value knowledge to solve harder addition, subtraction, and even multiplication problems. We are also looking at measurement.


Ko Hāta Maria Icon

We are incredibly lucky to have the icon Ko Hāta Maria - Holy Mary in our parish.  All children in Kākano will visit and learn about this beautiful icon during the week.  


Pentecost Mass

This Friday, 9am, Kākano children will be running our whole school Mass.  All families are welcome to join us in the church.  It will great to have our community celebrate Mass with us again.  We also have two of our Kākano teachers, Mrs Thomson and Mrs Mareroa being invited into the Catholic church.

Pentecost is a special time in our church and is known as the Birthday of the Church.  Our learning in RE this week will be about Pentecost and the gifts we receive from the Holy Spirit.


The week ahead

Monday: Gym at lunchtime - girls bring a change of clothes

Tuesday: Book Club at lunchtime, Kākano 2 LIBRARY day

Wednesday: Kākano children visit the icon (11:15 - 11:45)

Thursday: Normal School day

Friday: Pentecost Mass (9am in the Church) / Sausage Sizzle & Juicies $1.50 each / Rollerskating club at lunchtime


Teacher only day

Tuesday 7th June is a Teacher Only Day. The Teachers at St Mary’s will be joining John Paul College for this day’s focus of ‘Matariki’. There will be no school for children on this day. If you require childcare you can contact Maryanne Rolling on 0211 215599.


Have a lovely Sunday and enjoy your week.

Tōfā soifua,

The Kākano Teachers


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