Tuesday 6 December 2016
Thursday 17 November 2016
Meeting
Parents of English Language Learners at Oaklands
November 2016
Dear Parents
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 rd November from 9.00
– 9.30am in the staffroom. Mrs Martin will be at the meeting to discuss the Multicultural Celebration
in Term 1 2017. If you have any ideas for discussion please be prepared to share them. We will also mention the school gala. We have several new families that have joined the Oaklands community, so if you and your family are new to our school, please feel free to come long and meet other families.
Preschool children are welcome to come with you.
Please sign in at the office before you come to the staffroom.
Mrs Martin and I look forward to meeting you all.
Kind regards
Kathleen Kingston
Teacher Aide
November 2016
Dear Parents
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 rd November from 9.00
– 9.30am in the staffroom. Mrs Martin will be at the meeting to discuss the Multicultural Celebration
in Term 1 2017. If you have any ideas for discussion please be prepared to share them. We will also mention the school gala. We have several new families that have joined the Oaklands community, so if you and your family are new to our school, please feel free to come long and meet other families.
Preschool children are welcome to come with you.
Please sign in at the office before you come to the staffroom.
Mrs Martin and I look forward to meeting you all.
Kind regards
Kathleen Kingston
Teacher Aide
Friday 23 September 2016
Farewell
Thank you to all those parents and children who have wished me well in my retirement. I have enjoyed my time at Oaklands and although I leave today, I will always remember the parents, staff and children that I have met and worked with. It has been a highlight getting to know so many new families through our parent meetings and I know you will continue to support your children and their schooling. Enjoy the holidays with your children. My very best wishes to you all.
Wednesday 14 September 2016
Raising children bilingually - free public lecture
Thursday 15 September 5.30 - 7.00 pm.
I am sorry that this is such late notice but I only heard about this meeting today. It is a free lecture and discussion for parents and caregivers who are raising children with two or more languages. You do not have to register. Refreshments will be supplied. It will be held at the College of Education, Dovedale Campus, Otakaro Building L1.
Check out:
http://www.education.canterbury.ac.nz/languages/ or una.cunningham@canterbury.ac.nz
Wednesday 7 September 2016
Many, many thanks
This morning I was very privileged to be farewelled by the wonderful parents of our English language learners. Thank you for the wonderful card and all the kind messages and gifts - I appreciate them very much. I was also humbled by the speech that Kathleen gave - the fact that she spoke completely in Maori was incredible, but I know how hard she has been studying Te Reo. I felt very honoured.
As you all know, I will be retiring at the end of this term - I will miss you all - but it is time for me to spend more time with my family and pursue some of my other interests. I appreciate the support you have given me, Kathleen, and your children by attending our meetings, being such a big part of our Multicultural Day and supporting our school in the many ways that you do.
Some of you have talked to me about your child's class for next year. Please check today's school newsletter, as there is an item in there that will give you some important information.
As you all know, I will be retiring at the end of this term - I will miss you all - but it is time for me to spend more time with my family and pursue some of my other interests. I appreciate the support you have given me, Kathleen, and your children by attending our meetings, being such a big part of our Multicultural Day and supporting our school in the many ways that you do.
Some of you have talked to me about your child's class for next year. Please check today's school newsletter, as there is an item in there that will give you some important information.
Friday 26 August 2016
Our final meeting for Term 3 will be on Wednesday 7 September
It is hard to believe that we are already thinking about our final meeting for this term! As the parents who were at our last meeting know, this next meeting will be my final one as I am retiring at the end of the term after nearly five years at Oaklands School. I would love to say good bye to as many of you as possible, so please come along to the meeting in R14 from 9.00 am on Wednesday 7 September. It has been a privilege to meet and work with so many of you and I appreciate all the ways in which you have supported your children, me, Mrs Kingston and everyone here at Oaklands School.
The following note is from Michiko Ward - she has asked that it be included on our blog. It is a lovely note and I really appreciate her writing to you all. We thought it best to include it on our blog so that as many of you as possible know about what Michiko and other parents are organising.
The following note is from Michiko Ward - she has asked that it be included on our blog. It is a lovely note and I really appreciate her writing to you all. We thought it best to include it on our blog so that as many of you as possible know about what Michiko and other parents are organising.
Hi everyone,
As you all know, this will be the last ESOL parents meeting with Chris.
Hope lots of you can join in to have a good chat with her as well as to enjoy shared morning tea.
Please bring a small plate of food if you can. (Don't feel like you have to. The most important bit is to come and see her!!)
To those who are new to school, Chris has been an amazing teacher and supporter for both kids and parents.
And we couldn't make the Multicultural Day so successful without her (and Kathleen, of course!)
You will also find a great group of parents at the meeting who came from all sorts of back grounds, so come and join in!
Looking forward to seeing you there :)
Kind regards
Michiko (Mother of Leo Rm 8 & Luke Rm 16)
Monday 1 August 2016
Term 3 will be another busy term.
Term 3 promises to be another busy term. The school calendar is full, so make sure you check what's on in the weekly newsletter which comes out every Wednesday.
Flags
As you know, we like to acknowledge all the different countries that our students come from by flying the flag of the country's national day. This term we will be very busy flying flags from 12 different countries. Where possible, Victor and Honor, our cultural ambassadors, fly each flag on the exact day, but sometimes this is not possible because of holidays, weekends, or two countries sharing their national days. Below is a list of the national days being celebrated this term:
The first meeting this term for the parents of our English language learners will be held on Wednesday 10 August in R14 from 9.00 - 9.45 am. Please join Mrs Kingston and I for a chat and a cup of tea or coffee, and, as always, pre schoolers are welcome. Don't forget to sign in at the Office before you come to R14. Several new families have joined our Oaklands community, so please feel free to come along and meet other people. You are all welcome.
Flags
As you know, we like to acknowledge all the different countries that our students come from by flying the flag of the country's national day. This term we will be very busy flying flags from 12 different countries. Where possible, Victor and Honor, our cultural ambassadors, fly each flag on the exact day, but sometimes this is not possible because of holidays, weekends, or two countries sharing their national days. Below is a list of the national days being celebrated this term:
- 4 August - Cook Islands
- 14 August - Pakistan - the flag will be flown on Thursday 11 August
- 15 August - South Korea - the flag will fly on Friday 12 August
- 15 August - India - the flag will fly on 16 August
- 17 August - Indonesia
- 19 August - Afghanistan
- 24 August - Ukraine
- 2 September - Vietnam
- 7 September - Brazil
- 30 September - Botswana - this is in the holidays so the flag will fly on 21 September
- 1 October - China - this is in the holidays so the flag will fly on 22 September
- 3 October - Germany - this date is also in the holidays so the flag will fly on 23 September
The first meeting this term for the parents of our English language learners will be held on Wednesday 10 August in R14 from 9.00 - 9.45 am. Please join Mrs Kingston and I for a chat and a cup of tea or coffee, and, as always, pre schoolers are welcome. Don't forget to sign in at the Office before you come to R14. Several new families have joined our Oaklands community, so please feel free to come along and meet other people. You are all welcome.
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