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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 EducationFebruary 24 - Room 3 at Aquarium - (ST)February 24 - Kaikorai KiwisFebruary 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 AssemblyMarch 8,9,10 - Parent Teacher InterviewsMarch 11 - Room 9 AssemblyMarch 11 - Next Newsletter homeMarch 15-18 - Year 6 campMarch 21 - Anniversary DayMarch 25 - Easter FridayMarch 29 - Easter MondayMarch 30 - Easter TuesdayApril 15 - Last Day of Term

KAIKORAI PRIMARY SCHOOL

N e w s l e t t e r

PRINCIPALS MESSAGEDear 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 ClarkePrincipal

SYNDICATE NEWS

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).

Junior NewsWelcome 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.

Senior NewsThe 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.

SCHOOL NEWS

Scholastic Book OrdersOnce 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 TopsYou 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.

Parent Teacher ConferenceYou 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.nzusing the School Code 752whAlthough 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.

Information Meetings

On Tuesday the 23rd we will be holding an information meeting regarding;Keeping Ourselves Safe programme - 5.30pm in the hallYear 6 Camp - 6pm in the hallReligious 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 GroupParents 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 Co-ordinator(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.

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.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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