24 Mar 2025

Hi Bayswater Whanau

Save the date for our Bayswater School Clothing Share Friday 9 May 2:30-5:00pm!

The clothing share is for all seasons – winter and summer clothes are welcome to be dropped off.

- Please make sure that all donations are clean and in good condition. 
- Please only drop off clothing (and outerwear), shoes and bags. 
- Please do not drop off undergarments, linens (towels, blankets, sheets), accessories or toys.
 

Please drop neatly folded items in boxes or bags outside the school office.  If possible, could you please sort into adult and children's items before dropping off.

For new family members - this share is all about our community.  You do not have to have dropped items off in order to get items.  If you are unable to come to the share please feel free to ask myself or other members of the school to look for items for you/your whanau.

I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you there!

Thanks

Anna

anna_vonroy@yahoo.com

0211940497

21 Mar 2025

Kia ora e te whānau,

We have had another busy week in Whānau Puna (Rooms 9, 10, 7/8). 

Children are enjoying their learning in literacy this week. Please ensure your child has their book bag everyday. Sounds, words or books will come home on Thursdays and library books on Fridays. 

Room 10 had a fantastic STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) session on Tuesday with Jo. 

We are still looking for helpers for our trip to Te Taua Moana Marae/The Navy Marae. Please let your child’s teacher know if you would like to come as a helper with us on the bus.

We will leave school at 9.15am and travel by bus to the marae.  The return trip will leave at 11.30am, so we will be back at school before 12pm.

Whānau Puna (years 1-3) will visit the marae on Tuesday the 1st of April.

 

Well done to some of our Year 3 children who are part of the Year 3 and 4 basketball team. The children were very excited to be playing their first game of the season.

Bayswater School is an Enviro School. It is great to see so many children coming to school with rubbish-free lunches. Many children have small containers with their brain snack. Small containers or lunch boxes with dividers are helpful for reducing glad wrap and other wrappings on food.

In maths this week we have been (see below for each class)

Room 7/8 - Counting forwards and backwards. Understanding numbers to five.

Room 9 - Addition with renaming

Room 10 - Adding by counting on and completing number sentences

Reminders

Book bags everyday
Sun hats everyday and please put sunscreen on your child before school
Next week swimming will be on Wednesday and Thursday

Whānau Puna team

Tracy, Sasha, Gerry, Wendy, Bev and ClaireS

 

21 Mar 2025

Kia ora koutou,

It has been another busy week in Whānau Kokoru.

Thank you to everyone who attended the whānau picnic last night, it was great to see so many people out enjoying the lovely evening.

Rūma 2 had their taster Waterwise session today and had a great time - a big thank you to Norah for taking them. Rūma 4 has their session next Friday. We are hoping they have the same great weather we had today!

We have our marae trip coming up on Thursday April 3rd, which we are all very excited for. We need whānau support to enable this to go ahead. If you are available and can help please get in touch with your tamariki's kaiako. We will be leaving school at 9:15am on the day and returning by 12pm, via bus.

Finally a reminder that ākonga still need their pōtae (hat) every day please. They also still need togs and a towel on Wednesday and Thursday.

Ngā mihi,
Whānau Kokoru - Maddy, Grace, and Brad