Canterbury Chess Tournament

This week 6 students from KNS represented our school at The Canterbury Chess Tournament at 'Te Hapua' in Halswell.
Not only did they have fun playing 5 rounds of chess, they learned a lot about competitive rules, new strategies and the challenge of playing under time pressure.
They showed perseverance, determination, skill and fair play.
Well done team!

If you would like to learn to play chess or play with other people, Chess Club is on every Thursday lunch time in Room 19.

Matariki Star Dome

This week our students were able to check out the Star Dome by Science Alive.
They learnt about some of the Māori stories around the stars. They were fascinated by their experiences!

We are also celebrating Māori language week.

Term 3: Week 7-8 - Be aware of our actions and impact on others.

Focus: Be aware of our actions and impact on others.

How: Teacher lead - Apologising for mistakes Teacher lead - Manage our own behaviour Some student led ideas from in class.

Term 3: Week 6 - Celebrating the achievements of others

Focus: Celebrating the achievements of others

How: Teacher lead - congratulating others successes and effort Teacher lead - Positive encouragement and comments to others Some student led ideas from in class.

Teacher  Model: -clapping for children and teachers where appropriate -Positive praise and reinforcement with peers

OUR NEW LEARNING SPACE!!!

Check out our new space. It's still a work in progress but our students are settling in so well! We are super impressed :)

You can see the dirt is still a barrier but hopefully the warmer weather will encourage the grass to grow faster.

Our new building name is TIWAI

Miss Ludemann looking chuffed in our new space

The art/wet area is still a work in progress...

The large breakout room for "quiet" work

The smaller breakout space...

We all fit into the main meeting area pretty well. Smiles all round (well nearly) :)

Te Ao Kori

This term we are learning traditional māori games such as taiaha, poi and rakau sticks. 

Term 3: Week 4-5 Accepting Change

Focus: Accepting Change

How: Teacher lead - Adapting to new routines Teacher lead - scaffolding through new routines.  Going slowly through set ups / expectations Some student led ideas from in class.