New Lynn School
Rimu Team Newsletter Term 2 2025
Kia ora e te whānau!
Welcome to Term 2 of 2025! We hope you had a relaxing term 1 break. Term 2 is full of new learning and exciting tasks for our tamariki.
Rimu Syndicate homework will commence in Week 1. This will be sent home with a spelling list and some activities at the beginning of each week and is due back on Fridays. Students will also bring home a reader each day, except Fridays. Please read with, or listen to your child read every day. You can help them sound out any tricky words, then talk to them about their opinions of the characters and what they learned from the book. Homework can be completed in their homework book or uploaded onto Seesaw.
Our topics of study this term are:
Topic: Science - Natural Disaster integrated with Histories in NZ curriculum- Matariki
PB4L: Social Skills, Bully Free, Fair Play, Cooperative learning skills, Mitey Wellbeing programme
Maths: Number: Fractions, weeks 1- 6 Strand: Geometry, weeks 7- 9
Writing: Transactional writing- Explanation, Flow charts, Science Reports, Procedures, Letters
Key competencies: Relating to Others, Managing Ourselves, Participating and Contributing
Phys Ed: Cross-country, setting personal goals, ball skills: passing, throwing, bouncing, sportsmanship, Matariki games
I.C.T: developing our digital capabilities, creating content using our devices, internet safety and Seesaw (for storing and sharing work with our families)
Art: connected to the Science programme
Important Dates for Term 2
Kelston visit - 6 May (Tuesday, Week 2)
Pink Shirt Day - 16 May (Friday, Week 3)
School Cross-country - 23 May (Tuesday, Week 4)
Healthy Eating - Week 7
Winter Field Day - 18 June (Wednesday, Week 8)
Matariki - 20 June (Friday, Week 8)
King's Birthday - 3 June (Monday, Week 6)
Science fair - 6 June (Thursday, Week 9)
Last day of Term 2 - 27 June (Friday, Week 9)
School Day
Our school starts at 8.55am. We encourage children to arrive no earlier than 8am as teachers are not available for supervision before this time.
Breakfast Club
Our Breakfast Club is open from 8am most mornings in the Learning Centre next to the office. They are always looking for volunteers, so please let us know if you are free to help out.
Absences
It is very important your child attends school every day so they will not miss out on any learning. If your child is away please contact the school office prior to 9am on (09) 827 4382 or notify the school office via the Skool Loop app. If this is not possible please send a note the next day. If you need to take your child out of school during the day you will need to sign them out at the school office before collecting them.
Uniform
Please make sure that all uniforms are clearly named. Please remind your child about putting clothing straight into their bags when they take something off. Check clothes regularly as names do come off in the wash! With summer around the corner, students are encouraged to bring a hat to school each day. School hats can be purchased from the school office or NZ Uniforms. Any unnamed lost property that is found around the school will be sent to our lost property bins in the learning centre.
Lunches
A reminder that we are a water only school, so please - no juice, hydration drinks (e.g. Powerade, Prime), fizzy drinks or flavoured milk drinks.
Kind regards,
Kusum Singh (Team leader), Neelesh Desai, Ji Gao, Bridget Gavigan and Ryan Meng