Week 8 - and Safety is our theme this week.

This week we have been lucky enough to have Diane from New Zealand Swimming in to teach our students some water safety skills. We have had an emphasis on keeping ourselves safe in a variety of waters. With swimming coming to an end in the next couple of weeks (weather dependent) Diane has brought in a variety of equipment for our students to practise their skills with. The children particularly enjoyed using the lifejackets and The students also had a go at towing each other on dry land, remember ‘Get low, to tow’.

Thank you to Diane for providing this opportunity for our students.

As the weather gets cooler we will notify you when we have finished swimming and students no longer need to bring their togs, for now please send your children with them each day.

We got to float in the water using life jackets- Lily A3

We made waves and we had to swim on our backs in the life jackets- Neo A2

We floated on our backs with the life jackets and the girls were making waves- Jacob A1

Floating with the lifejackets was fun - Sakula M3

I liked the lifejackets because they helped us float -Jaxon M1

I liked learning how to put on a lifejacket in the water in case I am in a boating accident - Cobi M4

Road Patrol

On another safety note, we would like you to meet some of this term’s Road Patrollers.

These students give up their time before and after school to help us all cross the road safely. They have all been trained by the New Zealand Police to ensure we safely cross the road.

“Please stand behind the cones” - Ben

“Wait until our arms have dropped before crossing” - Hamish

Thank you for your patience while we are using the new Isleworth Rd entry point.  

Senior Team Assemblies

Tino pai rawa atu to our Team Awa and Team Moana Awardees at our Assemblies in Week 7.

Awa 1

Jed Van Noord

Awa 2

Astrid Burch

Awa 3

Lucy Begley

Team Awa  

Keilim McCausland

Moana 1

Damian Adams

Moana 2

Lucy Kedge

Moana 3

Jayah McGiffin

Moana 4

Ethan Hamer

Team Moana

Ashton Clarke

Hybrid-learning

As part of our response to the ever-changing Covid environment a Hybrid-Learning Model has been developed. This approach to learning has been adopted to allow all students and staff affected by COVID19/Omicron either as COVID positive or a household contact to participate in learning from home.

On our school website there is a tab labelled Hybrid Leaning and a link to Senior Hybrid Learning - Year 3-6 which takes you to the week's learning slides. This will be updated weekly and aligns as much as possible with what we are doing in the classroom at school to provide consistency for our students.

You can go straight to the website here http://www.isleworth.school.nz/a/KszMzJ7

Reminders

Sweatshirts - As the weather is getting colder and we have to have the doors open for ventilation students will need to wear a school sweatshirt (available from the Office for a fee) Please note that Team Moana has a large number of these in their lost property. Please make sure the sweatshirt is named so we can ensure it goes back to the right student.

Sunhats - The children need a hat to wear at Playtime and Lunchtime please. If there’s a problem or a hat has been misplaced, please speak (email) your child’s teacher.

Swimming - As this is part of our New Zealand Curriculum, please ensure that your child is prepared to swim each day.

Ngā mihi nui

Senior Team - Michael, Leanne, Anita, Vicky, Sam, Mark, Tracy, Aaron, Lagan, Sandra, Trish, Rachel, Gail, Tracey, Heather & Bonnie