Well here we are moving back into our original classroom and it certainly feels like the end of the term. The students are excited about moving up to the next year level and welcoming a new teacher to work with our Yr 3/4 akonga. All the students were outstanding during the Christmas pantomime and now we are busy getting ready for the Christmas Parade this Saturday. Rain is forecast, but with the weather like it has been, it is hard to imagine it will ever rain! Ruma Kokako welcomed Akbar and Bilal into the class last week. Bilal will be staying with the Year 3 students next year, and Akbar will be joining the Year 5 class. The brothers have quickly made themselves at home and the Ruma Kokako are showing real Whanaungatanga looking after them. As this is our last post, I would like to wish all te whanau o te Kura te Tuatahi o Hokitika all the very best for the Christmas holidays.

Arohanui, Ruma Kokako.

We have had a fabulous week getting into the Christmas spirit. We are singing our Christmas carols loud and proud, we are sounding fantastic.  We have also made Christmas stockings. They are hanging in our library corner and we would love for you to come and have a look!

Swimming this week has been so refreshing. At the moment we are getting used to being back in the water. Next week we are looking forward to kicking our feet and working on our stroke.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Miss Reid, Linda and the Children of Ruma Kokako.

Kia ora parents and whanau,

How fantastic was that Wearable Art’s Show? Thanks to all the parents that came and well done to all the tamariki that WOWed us with their creations. A big congratulations also to all the students that participated in the Junior Athletics. I was impressed with the strong and sensible decisions you were all making. This week we were so happy to welcome back Harlem, Atawhai and Isley into Ruma Kokako. They fit right  in as if they have never been gone from HPS. We now have 25 wonderful tamariki in Ruma Kokako, which keeps me on my toes but makes life much more interesting with all the great individual qualities everyone bring to the class. I am looking forward to having some fun and rewarding experiences with these tamariki before the end of the term. Hope you’re all enjoying this beautiful weather while it lasts.

Ruma Kokako.

Wow, this term is already rolling by so fast and we have got some really exciting events still to come!

Ruma Kokako have been busy decorating their hats for the Wearable Arts display planned for Week 3.  They are all looking amazing, so parents and whanau it would be great to see you there to see all the hard work the tamariki have been doing. This week we were lucky enough to have an Education Officer for St Johns in to do some training with all the classes. Kokako learned all about how to be ‘Emergency Ready’. Parents please help your child to learn their address and phone number so they will be able to give clear instructions if they ever do have to deal with an emergency. This term  we have welcomed Brooke into Ruma Kokako. She has come from Victory School in Nelson and is already fitting nicely into our school whanau. Here are some pics from our training…….