A couple of weeks ago we held our first ever CTK Fun Run and what an event it was.
It is with great graditute to our community for their amazing efforts in raising $4000 towards Sports and Stem equipment.
Thank you also for that great number of parents that turned up, even in the rain to watch and support.
Can not wait till CTK Fun Run 2025
Parent - Teacher Meetings - Thursday 11th April
On Thursday 11th April - 6pm to 8:30pm we will be holding our Term 1 Parent-Teacher Meetings to discuss your child's start of year data.
Please make your booking through the @School app. Details have been emailed to all parents.
Special Guest - Mr Matt Skeen
At our assembly on Wednesday we had Mr Matt Skeen as a special guest to hand out our 100% certificates. Mr Skeen was an old CTK Pupil and current Assisstant Headmaster at St Peter's College.
Term 1 - 100% Certificates
Special Character
Margaret Whyburd
This Is My Body (Mark 14:1-15:47)
When we hear the words of Jesus at the Last Supper, we remember our Eucharist: Take, this is my body. But originally the words implied more than a ritual offering. Jesus offered his real flesh and blood to friends and persecutors alike. He surrendered his life in that hour. Nothing could be more generous, or gentler. Yet those who seized his body and took his life were far from gentle. There is violence buried in the word “take.” They took his body; and they slapped, spat at, mocked, whipped. pierced, and murdered him.
Today we look up at our sacrament and hear benevolent words: This is my body. The crucifix reveals the violence in those words, but all trace of it is gone from our bread and wine. What was sacrifice is now food. What was suffering is salvation. What was meant to destroy has become the source of life. Jesus died on the cross, but nothing was lost there. God gathered up the fragments of that great offering and made eternal food. When we take the body of Jesus now, it is with great reverence.
Curriculum
George Tyrell
Talofa lava to you all. We are nearly at the end of term 1! This term has seen some rich learning experiences which have linked really nicely across the curriculum. Our junior classes have been learning about various life cycles such as the water cycle, the life cycle of plants, butterflies and frogs which they shared at our whole school assembly this week. So thank you to rooms 2 & 3 for sharing your new learning with us.
Music
Over term 1, we have been learning about differences between beats and rhythmic patterns. This is where some play and keep a steady beat (the beat stays the same), and others create a rhythmic pattern. Our juniors have also tried using syllables within words such as fruits and their own names by clapping the number of syllables. Then they use their new knowledge by learning to play the syllables using drumsticks and buckets.
Recently during music our whole school has been learning a beautiful song called ‘A gift to You (Everything I Am). This song is linked to our focus for terms 1 & 2 around ‘Taonga’ (Treasure). It is a song about being a gift and giving thanks to all God has given us (Taonga - God has made each person, so every life is important)
You can ask your child what they think represents different types of taonga and why.
Here is the link to the song we have been learning at school which they can sing and learn at home too. ‘A Gift to You: (Everything I Am).
Physical Education/Health
Over the last few weeks we have focused on how we can brainstorm with others as a team player by understanding and testing possible solutions. This also includes describing how cooperative activities benefit their well-being. Below are some photos of fun activities our tamarki engaged in over the past couple of weeks.
Mathematics
Like our last newsletter in week 6, below are some helpful mathematics websites that you can explore with your child/children at home or can be used for extra homework as well.
