Kaikorai Primary School: N e W S L e T T e R
19 February 2016
KA IK OR A I P R I MA R Y
SCHO O L
N
PRINCIPALS MESSAGE
Dear Parents,
It has been a very busy and productive start
to the year and as you can see from the
upcoming schedule, school will continue to be busy in the
upcoming days and weeks.
Most of these activities are either fully funded or heavily
subsidised through the school donation and to a smaller
extent the parent group. We greatly appreciate the
financial support that our community provides as this
allows us to provide an interesting and varied
programme.
Thank you also to the many parents who attended the
Meet the Teacher evening. You can find details about
the Parent/Teacher interviews inside this newsletter
where you will be able to discuss your childs needs in
greater detail.
Kind regards,
Simon Clarke
Principal
Wright St, Roslyn
4640065
www.kaikorai.school.nz
Important Dates
February 23 - Room 1 and 2
at Art Gallery - (ST)
February 23 - Room 3 and 5
at Aquarium - (ST)
February 23 - Information
meetings regarding
Keeping ourselves safe,
Year 6 camp and Religious
Education
February 24 - Room 3 at
Aquarium - (ST)
February 24 - Kaikorai Kiwis
February 25 - Room 2A and
4 at Art Gallery - (ST)
February 25 - Room 1 at
Urban Farm - (ST)
March 1 - David Elliot
talking to Juniors (ST)
March 4 - Room 7 Assembly
March 8,9,10 - Parent
Teacher Interviews
March 11 - Room 9
Assembly
March 11 - Next Newsletter
home
March 15-18 - Year 6 camp
March 21 - Anniversary Day
March 25 - Easter Friday
March 29 - Easter Monday
March 30 - Easter Tuesday
April 15 - Last Day of Term
SYN D ICA TE N EWS
Junior News
Welcome back to school. It is great to see how settled and ready to learn the children are. Our
big concept for this term is RELATIONSHIPS.
We have been talking about our KAIK values and learning about being kind and what we
need to do to be Bucket Fillers. Building class relationships and learning how to make friends is
our priority to ensure happy classes and happy children.
This week we began a 2-week focus on Terrific Teeth. We are learning about how we need to
care for our teeth and what happens when we dont.
Things coming up this term are a visit from author David Elliot, swimming from 14th March
for 8 days and a trip to the aquarium in April so it is going to be an exciting term. Thank you
to all the parents that took the time to come to our meet the teacher evening on Wednesday.
The teachers really appreciated being able to share their programmes and routines with you.
Happy learning, we will see you at our parent interviews in March.
Middle News
Welcome back, it has been a great start to the year so far. The Middles classes have enjoyed getting
to know each other in their classes and also in the syndicate. The children have coped well with
the hot weather, may we remind you that we do have sunscreen at school but it is wise to apply
some before leaving the house. Children are welcome to bring shorts to school to change into as
well.
We have had Rohan, Lewis, and Tom teaching Futsal skills which the children have really enjoyed.
Those who play will be able to apply these skills next week when games begin, and we wish them
luck. Children have shown great perseverance during these lessons and also during our fitness
times.
Reminder: Room 3 and 5 are visiting the aquarium next Tuesday and Room 6 will be visiting on
Wednesday. Please remember that on all school trips children are expected to wear their Kaikorai
top, and on this trip they will also need covered shoes (no sandals etc).
Senior News
The weather has been very kind to us over the first part of Term 1 (sometimes a little too kind),
and we have managed to be outside for our daily PE and fitness activities. A special highlight
has been the futsal lessons with our visiting experts. The senior classes are continuing to settle
into their class routines. The classrooms are all looking more interesting as the childrens work
in mathematics and art has been put up on the walls. The maths statistical investigations have
all centred on our main concept of Relationships, and these have provided excellent
opportunities for us all to build our class friendships and broader working relationships. Our
art work has focused on developing skills in the use of line and proportion, and colour
blending in portraiture. We are all looking forward to our class trips to the Art Gallery next
week, where we will work with John Neumeggen to view some of the gallerys collection of
portraits. We will then make our own art works in the workshop there. We hope the good
weather continues to allow us to walk down to the Art Gallery.
SCHO O L N EWS
Parent Teacher Conference
You are warmly invited to attend the mid-year Parent Teacher Conference to discuss
your child's progress and achievement. The conferences will be available on:
Tuesday 8th March, Wednesday 9th March and Thursday 10th March
Conference Bookings
We will once again be using the School Interviews website to coordinate bookings.
Bookings can be made at:
http://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
using the School Code 752wh
Although the vast majority of parents will be able to access the web from a home
computer, a friend's computers or a workplace computer, our office staff are available
to assist any families having difficulty with the booking process.
We advise parents to book early to confirm their preferred time.
Online bookings will close Monday 7th March at 5.00 p.m.
Scholastic Book Orders
Once again the school is offering parents the opportunity to purchase books at a
reasonable price from Scholastic Books. Usually the booklets will go home on a
Monday and the orders and money will be collected on Friday. Once again books
can also be ordered and paid for on line and the order will be sent to the school with
the schools order. The school also receives Reward Points which we use to purchase
books for the Library. If you have any concerns or problems please contact me
before or after school.
Dale Blackie
School Tops
You may have noticed a bold ST in the up coming events section. This
stands for school top is compulsory to be worn for this event. Additional
school tops can be purchased from the office.
The school hats have also arrived and it is expected that all children will
be wearing the correct school hat by the end of next week.
Information Meetings
On Tuesday the 23rd we will be holding an information meeting regarding;
Keeping Ourselves Safe programme - 5.30pm in the hall
Year 6 Camp - 6pm in the hall
Religious Education - 6pm in R11
The Keeping Ourselves Safe programme is run in conjunction with the New Zealand
Police and is focused on a range of community safety issues that children face such as
bullying, stranger danger and cyber safety and is tailored specifically for each age group.
This meeting is intended for parents of children in all age groups.
Religious Education is provided in all classes in years 3-6. This meeting will provide
information on what is involved in the programme.
Parent Group
Parents Group AGM will be
held on Thursday 25 Feb at
2pm in the school Staff Room
followed by a regular Parents
Group meeting. We desperately
need new members, a lot of our
members have/are moving on
this year and the following roles
will be vacant President,
Treasurer, and Fair Coordinator(s). This an important
fundraising year for Kaikorai
Primary with the School Fair
being held in Term 3. The
money raised by the Parents
Group ensures the school can
purchase equipment and
resources that enhance your
children's learning. Being part
of the parents group is a great
way to meet other parents and
become more involved in your
school.
If you have any queries or would
like more information about the
Parents Group, then please
email pg@kaikorai.school.nz
Kaikorai Kiwis
Kaikorai Kiwis has
b
begun for the year. We
o
would love to see you there if
your child is due to start school in the next
6 months. Please find details on the school
web site. If you know of any children in
zone who may be coming to Kaikorai
please encourage them to come in to
school and enrol.
Road Patrol
This year the road patrol is operating on Wright
Street, directly outside the school gate, before school
(8.30am-8.55am) and after school (3.00pm-3.15pm).
Please follow the instructions of the volunteer and
cross close to the orange cone.
For those parking and driving on Wright Street, be
aware of this crossing when making your way in the
area. Note that the crossing at the traffic lights on
Highgate is no longer patrolled.
We still require six volunteers to ensure that
the crossing is operating for the full term.
Please email Vanessa at
roadpatrol@kaikorai.school.nz if you can help one
week per term.
PLEA SE SUPPO RT O UR SPO N SO RS
www.sortedpm.co.nz
Ph: (03) 467 7204
Mob: 021 277 5554
Shona Cumming
Business & Property Lawyer
03-477-2262
www.downiestewart.co.nz
CO MMUN ITY N EWS
Fun French Beginners Classes Years 2-6: We are once again offering our popular 8 session
French taster course this term, conveniently based at school, at a time to suit those interested.
The major emphasis is on communicating orally through the interactive use of fun games, song,
role-play and real life activities. For more information, please email admin@Lpa.co.nz or
contact us on 022 358 2211. Cest si bon!
FREE
Bagpipe
and
Snare
Drumming
lessons
To enrol or
for more
details
contact:
Mark McNoe,
Text 0275
314875, or ph
489 1650, or go
to
www.ospd.org.nz
Classes are suitable
for Primary and
Intermediate School
