2028...is the year that my daughter Isla and the other Year 1s will gradu-ate College (assuming they stay until Year 13). Scary...I thought so! What will our world look like in the year 2028? What jobs and career pathways will there be for young people emerging into the adult world? It is highly likely that a lot of the jobs they (Isla and her contemporaries), will enter into do not even exist today! How then can we educate the children of today for their future tomorrow? These are questions that myself, along with Ngaire Harris of Hauraki Plains College and many of the other contrib-uting school principals are grappling with. Collectively we are hoping to work together to begin to prepare an answer to this and the hundreds of related questions that will evolve from it. One things seems to be certain. It will be thinking and learning skills (combined with foundation knowledge), as opposed to straight knowledge, that the students of tomorrow (and actually today) need to be successful. We live in a time of significant educational change, with schools exploring flexible learning spaces, large learning groups with multiple teachers, and the influence of technology. At Kaihere School, we believe that a significant first step towards future thinking educational practices is that students are helped to be aware of their learning journey, where they sit on that journey, and where to go to next on their journey to self-improvement. Building student self-awareness of successful learning skills, goal setting, time management, collaboration and communication with others and through a variety of mediums are just some of the skills that we hope that our students leave Kaihere School with as they continue their educational journey at College. At yesterdays National Young Leaders Day in Auckland (attended by myself, Simon Main and our Year 8s), we listened to a lot of motivational speakers. Although all the speakers had slightly different messages, one thing came though strongly from all of them: success comes from being self-aware and self-motivated. Creating a learning environment that fosters these attitudes within our students is clearly also a priority for meeting the needs of our students. All in all it is an exciting time to be in education, especially for those willing to embrace change with an open-mind. Terry

Week 5 Term 2 2015

Very Many thanks to Bob and Jo Richardson for the donation of books to the school library! Thanks also to the Trevithick family for donations of books and also Robyn Hill for the Big rope and tools. A reminder we are still looking for donations of treated round and half round posts big enough to construct our fitness trail with. Heavy duty rope, galvanised chain etc. Quiz night tonight. Its not to late to get a team together or come along and join the staff or Board team 7pm at the hall $10pp. Licensed bar, sober driver van, auctions etc. DONT MISS OUT! Assembly winners from the last two weeks Mangawhero Room Molly Burge for great responsibility with younger students Brooke Aitchison for great responsibility with younger students Ngarua Room Taylor Hamilton for his descriptive writing Abby Yeandle for excellent work with editing her writing Torehape Room Riley Hamilton for his improved effort in reading Emily Mays for enjoyment and effort in reading A reminder that school assembly is every fortnight on odd weeks of the term, Thursdays at 2.15 in Mangawhero room. All welcome.

A S S E M B L Y

To be the best we can be

UPCOMING EVENTS:

22nd May Quiz Night 1st June -Queens Birthday 9th-10th JuneLife Education caravan at school 18th-19th JuneMangawhero room at Kerepehi 19th JuneKi O Rahi tournament for Years 7 & 8 4th July - Cryptic Dinner-Wild West Theme

P R I N C I P A L S P I E C E( A . K . A . M Y S O A P B O X )

T H A N K S

D O N T F O R G E T !

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C O M M U N I T Y N O T I C E S

REMINDER

Please support the school by paying your paper levies $10.00 per child per term.

Many thanks

HOME AND SCHOOL NEWS Events for 2015

22nd May Quiz Night (Raising funds for new school sport shirts)

4th July - Cryptic Dinner Wild West Theme Remember to calendar these events!

contact Rosie on 07 8878944/ 027 8108304.

The Home and School are wanting you all to clean out your wardrobes to make room for all those winter clothes. If you have any clothes from babies to adults that you do not want any more the Kaihere Home and School would love you to donate them to us so that they can be used for an up coming fundraiser. We also would love puzzles, books and any old toys. Any donations can be dropped off at the school office.

Would you like to sponsor the NEW Kai-here School sports uniform ?? Please contact the school office if you would like your business name on the new Kaihere school sports uniform. Lots of coverage throughout the year at different events around the Thames Valley area. What a great way to support your school and advertise.

HAURAKI PLAINS LIONESS CLUB Coffe & Dessert Evening

Friday 22nd Many @7pm Ngarea Memorial Hall All proceeds to Hauraki Plains St John

There will be an auction of sponsored prizes Entry $20 per person:Tickets from Jill Ph

078677373 All Welcome

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

Thank you to those who have returned their orders or the books, Please remember to send

these back to school as soon as possible.

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C O M M U N I T Y N O T I C E S

Contact Amanda at mischewski91@gmail.com if you are interested.