Old and Young Gather to Celebrate Christmas

Senior students from Team Wairere walked to Bethesda Rest Home recently to share some Christmas spirit with the residents.

Santa Parade - Senior Kapa Haka Performance

Isleworth has been invited to participate in the Santa Parade for a second year. If your child would like to be part of this wonderful event they need to be available from 1:15pm to 3:15pm on Sunday 3rd December. Depending on the size of our truck, numbers may be limited. Notices were sent home today. Please return permission slips asap before Tuesday 28/11. 

Grandparents/Grandfriends Day

School Calendar Order Forms

2017 Calendar Art — by Sonya Harris

School Calendar Order Forms

2017 Calendar Art — by Sonya Harris

Connor T, Our What Now Spelling Whiz

Watch What Now this Sunday, (15th Oct) to see Connor T in the Spelling Bee — by Fiona Smallridge

Last week, Connor filmed a segment for What Now, which will be shown this Sunday.

We're off to "Creepytown" tomorrow!

Breens Intermediate is performing their production, "Creepytown" tomorrow and our Year 6's will be in the audience.

Video: Isleworth - Hereora Cultural Celebration

Video: Isleworth - Hereora Cultural Celebration — by Phil Mardon

Isleworth Speech Competition Finalists

Mihi and Speech Competitions

Video: Isleworth Tongan Language Week 2017

Video: Isleworth Tongan Language Week 2017 — by vkalauta

Kapa Haka and Pasifika Group - Upcoming Performances

Please put the following dates in your diaries. Hereora Cultural Festival: Mon/Tues 11-12th September Junior and Senior Kapa Haka and Pasifika Groups, 6pm at the Aurora Centre.  Tūhono Kapa Haka Competition: Fri 22nd September Senior Kapa Haka Performance Group, 4pm at Hillview Christian School. Tickets and performance details for the Hereora Festival will come home next Thursday, and the following Thursday for Tūhono. Please look out for these in your child’s bag, as tickets will be limited. Ngā mihi Rachel, Viola and Janet, Cultural Team 

Orchards in Schools Programme

Today the Nature Ninjas worked with Mary and Richard from the Horticultural Society to plant the trees they donated to our school. We have plum, pear, plum cot and apple trees. We also have some feijoa shrubs to plant. We look forward to having the whole school on board learning and working in the orchard. Big mihi to the staff and children who helped make this happen. 

Roopu Rima Math practice

Follow the link below to re-cap how to solve multiplication problems using our 2x, 5x and 10x tables.

A little bit more, a little bit less.

Care Catchers

Isleworth School launches a new initiative, celebrating the value of caring....  

Reading Together Workshop

2017 Reading Together Workshop — by Sonya Harris

Buddy Reading

Buddy Class - 4V and 7 - Buddy Reading — by Eden Russell

A change up of the buddy classes means we have some new buddies to read to this term.

Cultural Festival Tickets

Pre-booked tickets are now available for an adult to pick up from the office.

Wheels Day

We are excited to invite our Isleworth students to bring their wheels for a fun day in the playground next Tuesday, (August 8).

Isleworth Kapa Haka perform at the opening of Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre

Well done to those who braved the weather to attend the opening of the new Bishopdale Library. 

Isleworth School Reading Together Workshops Term 3

We are pleased to offer a series of workshops for parents and caregivers with practical suggestions to help your child's reading at home.       

Cultural Festival Practise

Shared Kai -End of Term Friday

As it is the end of the term on Friday and the end of our Matariki celebrations, our whānau classes are going to host a lunch with shared kai. Please bring donations of food to your child's whānau class on Friday in the morning before school. (Please keep in mind, we will not be able to heat anything).

REMINDER Matariki Mufti tomorrow, Thursday 6/7. Dress up as super star. Gold coin donation. For those who have ordered a cookie and Milo, please remember to bring your own plastic mug. 

'Experience Breens'

Our Year 6 students had a very successful afternoon at our local intermediate school yesterday.

Cultural Festival

Isleworth School are performing on Thursday, 17 August 12:30-2:30. A notice will be sent home with performing students on Friday 15/6, please look out for it. The office will be taking ticket orders up until Friday 30/6.

Matariki

As part of our Matariki Inquiry we have been learning about Māori traditions.

Isleworth Nature Ninjas

This week we received some fruit trees to celebrate Abor Day. Thank you to Linda from Keep Christchurch Beautiful for organising this. The children are now busy deciding on the best place to plant them. 

Weekly Winter Sport

Sausage Sizzle on 2nd June

PTA Sausage Sizzle 2nd June — by Sonya Harris

Wairakei Garden Visit

Enviro group head to Wairakei School for inspiration.

Kapa Haka Practise - Anei Ra

2017 Rhythm Interactive Performance

2017 Rhythm Interactive Visigt — by Sonya Harris

School Disco 19th May 2017

Ka pai Kane who won Player of the Day for his Nomads Soccer Team.

Kapa Haka Practise

Whiti te Marama practise

Kapa Haka practise

Tena Whakarongo

Kapa Haka practise

Ko te Whirika actions

In the Pumpkin Patch

Nature Ninjas harvest the pumpkins.

Team Wairere Assembly Item

Team Wairere will be presenting their item this week. Come along and join us at 9am on Friday.

Team Wairere Assembly Item

Team Wairere will be presenting their item this week. Come along and join us at 9am on Friday.

Bearded Dragon loose in Wairere!

Teachers, Jonathan Ritchie and Whaea Debbie try their hand at lizard-wrangling.

Upgraded Website

We now have an updated website.

Duathlon Bravery @Ruapuna

A wet, wet day but smiles all round.

Senior Camp at Living Springs 2017

We left Isleworth School last Wednesday, full of anticipation, excited to participate in the challenges of camp.

What a day!

Al that activity at Living Springs. We are so hungry, but well fed! Having a great time.

Lunchtime update from Living Springs

Having a great time mum and dad. Don't worry about us. Weather is beautiful.

All set for a new challenge

Breakfast before a big day of activities. Everyone is having a great time @Living Springs

Camp all set to go

Loading up and we're off to Living Springs!

Living Springs Camp reminders!

Living Springs Camp 2017 — by Jonathan Ritchie

Just a few reminders for Wednesday.

Camp Update

Camp week is almost upon us and we are super excited. 

Buddy Class Time

Room 9 and 4V made Chinese fortune tellers and Nian monster masks to mark Chinese New Year, at buddy class this morning. 

Waitangi Inquiry

Today our students began sharing their learning around the Treaty of Waitangi by reenacting scenarios leading up to the signing of the Treaty. If you haven't already, join us on Class Dojo to see some short video clips.

Reminder: Meet the Team

We would love to see you at one of our "Meet the Team" sessions on Monday.  Choose from either 3:15 or 3:50 to hear about our Wairere Way.
Looking forward to seeing you there.

Sāsā Practise

Talofa lava, kia orana, bula, malo e lelei! Pasifika group started up today. Students please practise the sāsā in your own time, so we can be māfaufau (fantastic) for Vira when she returns next Wednesday.