Kaurihohore School Week Two, Term Four 2026
Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua," Let our past guide our future
Manaaki te katoa - be kind to all.
Respect - Empathy - Kindness
Kia ora whānau, welcome back to a new term.
Term four always rushes by with so much to do. It has been great to see children return to school settled and ready for learning. Unfortunately we do have a few bugs still making the rounds, so if children are sick, please keep them home. Otherwise make sure they are at school every day possible. Regular attendance makes a huge difference, not just to academics, but to social and emotional growth too. Classes are covering a lot of learning each day and when children are away, they can feel really disconnected from what is going on and miss out on crucial aspects of learning.
Over the holiday break Paul Macdonald volunteered to complete vital work that will extend the life of our bike shed. We are incredibly grateful to Paul for giving up his time to do this for the school and would also like to thank Kauri Oxborough and Rocco Sands for also giving up their time to assist him. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou mō ā koutou pukumahi!
I would like to wish our kapa haka rōpū all the best as they head off to Hurupaki to take part in their festival. It is fantastic to be able to bring kapa haka back to our kura and to see such enthusiasm in taking part.
Now we are working with Te Aroha and Reo as a whole school, we are excited to see what opportunities we can offer in the future.
On the 16th of November we have a teachers only day, please note this down on your calendar if you have not done so already. This day is allocated by the Ministry of Education to allow teachers to keep up with all of the changes that have been made and continue to be made to the curriculum.
Please remember that children must have a sunhat this term and wear it when outside, keep caps at home.
Ngā Manaakitanga
Leslee
Golf Tournament Fundraiser - Enter your team now!
Team entries are open today, $150 for teams of three, teams can be entered on Kindo or via a hard copy at the office. Get involved and help us to have a successful fundraiser!
We are very grateful to Croft Poles & Timber for being the main sponsor for this event. We are still seeking hole sponsorships for $100; you can find out more by speaking to Dianne or Shelley.
Please share with your networks so we can make this day as successful as possible.
Planning for 2027 and Beyond
If your child will not be attending our school next year, please get in touch with your child’s teacher and the school office as soon as possible. This assists us greatly in our planning for 2027. If you know of any families living in our zone that may have children attending our school from 2027 to 2023 to get in touch with us if they have not already added their child to our waiting list. This helps us to predict our roll accurately and to know how many out of zone places we have to offer.
Teachers Only Day - Note This Date Down
This will be held on November the 16th, this day will be used to assist teachers to review the curriculum and make any changes for 2027. Please make arrangements for your children on this day as school will be closed for instruction.
School Athletics Day - 4th November
More information will be sent home soon regarding this. The Year 3-6 event will take place from 9am - 11am and the Year 0-2 event will run from 11.30am for the hour.
End of Year Prizegivings - 11th December
This year we have decided to hold the junior(year 0 -3) and senior (year 4 - 6) prizegivings on the same day. More details will come home about this but we will hold the senior prizegiving portion from 12.30pm and the juniors from 1.45pm. There will be a break in the middle
Kaurihohore School - 150th Jubilee
Our school celebrates its 150th anniversary next year! We have set the 23rd of October as the date for this celebration and will provide more information as planning progresses. If you or anyone you know would like to help plan this event, please speak with Shelley. Please also help us spread the word to past families to save the date.
After School Care
Any enquires or if you would like an enrolment form either contact the office or email kaurikidsasc@gmail.com.
Donations
We know that some people prefer to give a donation and you can do this via KINDO. If you are not sure how to do this, please see Dianne or Shelley in the office.
Parent Information Blog
This can be found linked to our main school blog site https://kaurihohoreschool.blogspot.com/
Included on this site are articles and links that you may find helpful. I will be making some videos over the year to help you understand how best to assist children get started with their journey in literacy and numeracy because the first three years are such an important foundation for later progress.
https://kaurihohoreparentinfo.blogspot.com/
Contacting Us
You can find all staff emails on our blog page under the tab ‘our staff,’ however the best
The way to contact your child’s teacher is via seesaw message. Teachers will endeavour to
answer when they have time during the day, however please don’t expect replies to
messages or emails after 5pm. We will respond the next day as soon as we can.
Please refrain from using Facebook messenger, or our personal phone numbers
to contact us.
Office contact emails are:
Shelley: admin@kaurihohoreschool.co.nz
Enrolments: kaurienrolments@gmail.com
Reporting Absence: kauriabsences@gmail.com
Our school blog is kaurihohoreschool.blogspot.com you can find old newsletters etc here.
If you have questions or concerns, please direct these to your child’s teacher as soon as
you can, so we can nip anything in the bud before it becomes a bigger issue.
KINDO
Kindo is an app that allows online payments for items at school like pizza days etc. If
you go to the links below to either create an account, or log in. These links are also at
the top of our school blog site.
Create and account.
https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/flow_join.shtml
Log in
https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/index.html
School Bank Account Details
Account 12-3093-0200709-00
Kaurihohore school board of Trustees
Term Four - Known Dates
22nd October: Kapa Haka wananga at kura
23rd October: Hurupaki Kapa Haka Festival
26th October: Labour Day - School Closed
29th October: Teachers appreciation day
4th November: School Athletics (year 3-6 9-11 and Year 0 - 2 from 11.30am)
16th November: Teachers only day - school closed
25th November: Class swap #1
27th November: Empty Classroom Day
1st December: Class swap #2
4th December: End of term awards 2.10pm
8th December: Class swap #3
11th December: Senior and junior prizegiving (12.30 onwards starting with seniors followed by juniors at 1.45)
15th December: Last day of school midday finish
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Back to school for 2027 - February 3rd
Food For Thought
