Week Nine News

Kaurihohore School Week Nine, Term Two News 

Manaaki te katoa - be kind to all. 

Respect - Empathy - Kindness 

He whakatauki. Ehara tāku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.

Success is not the work of one but the work of many.

Kia ora koutou 

We are on the home stretch to the holidays. For some of you it will seem that the holidays have only just

been, however yes, it is week nine and next week is the last week of term. 

It has been a good term, if not a little cold and dreary as you would expect in Winter.  We have a lot

of tired children trying to bounce back from various viruses going around.  We hope they get time to rest and recharge over the holidays.

2022 and Year 2 Places 2021

We are currently reviewing our roll for 2022.  If you know of anyone who may be sending their

child to our school, but may not have let us know, we would really appreciate you giving them a

nudge in the right direction.  A call to the office, or an email to me or Chrissie would be great just to

help with planning.  This helps us know how many actual places we have on offer for 2022,

at this stage there looks to be quite a few out of zone positions on offer for new entrants in 2022,

however we like to be as accurate as possible.  We also have a few places for in

or out of zone Year 2 children at the moment, if you know of anyone looking to move

their child and wanting to enrol with us, get them to make contact. 

At this stage, this is solely for Year 2 children.

Thank you to Croft Poles and Timber

We are very grateful for the continued support of Croft Poles and Timber for our environmental projects. 

They are currently sponsoring trees for our manuka, kanuka planting in support of our bees, bigger

bark for the mulch for these gardens and playground bark that will replace what we currently have

under the small pole hut and monkey bars.  They have also sponsored timber to have these areas

reframed.  This is part of Rūma Piwakawaka’s beautification project.  This totals thousands of dollars

worth of support which we are incredibly grateful for, the playground bark alone is worth $2500.

Their support is making it possible to bring many projects to fruition that we would not have been able

to do for some time.  We are working on a number of these projects on Empty classroom day and

would love your help if you have any time.

Thank You!

Our children have been out and about at many events over the term, from gymnastics to league to

Winter sports,  to chess to science roadshows they have been able to make the most of every

opportunity this term.  We are grateful for the support that you provide by transporting and supervising,

we couldn’t do it without you.

Awards Assembly - Friday 9th July 2.30pm

At the end of Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3 we hold an awards assembly. 

Teachers will recognise three children from their class who have embodied our school values. 

We will also announce the overall Good Citizen as voted by the children at this assembly. 

This will be held on the courts (as long as it is fine) at 2.30pm on the last day of school. 

If it is not fine we will hand the certificates out in class and let you know the assembly is not going

ahead.

Real Time Reporting

At the end of this term teachers will send home a short Term 2 update in your child’s cumulative report. 

For some children, much of the information contained in the term one comment will remain the same,

so there will just be a short update in the Term 2 box.  For others this comment may be a little longer in

regards to dispositions and what may have been worked on, changed or progressed.

Also by the end of this term you will have received a blurb for your child in reading, writing and maths. 

This may have come home via seesaw last term, or your teacher may be sending it out this term. 

Either way, by the end of this term you will have information about where your child is working in maths,

writing and reading and through the report know a little about their dispositions as a learner.

If you are unsure of the curriculum levels and expectations, please have a watch of the video I made

and shared on facebook, this hopefully will clarify expectations for you.

We know that the report will appear very small on your device.  Simply open it and click on the

original version, it will then open as a PDF document.  This is easier to view on a computer or laptop. 

If you are having great difficulty viewing, please ask and we will print a copy out for you.  

Over the next week of school, if there is something you would like to query regarding your child,

please make an appointment to see your child’s teacher.

Tahi Bee Friends Program

We are very lucky to be part of the Tahi Bee Friends Program starting up again in August 2021.

Thank you to Tahi Honey and to Judy Dempster for hosting the bees.

Nanette Brown will be our Bee Friends Educator delivering the Bee Friends Program on behalf of Tahi.

In the first week of term 3 I will meet with all year 5 students that are interested. We will then select

10 students to be part of this program. They must be year 5 students as the program will run from

August 2021 to April 2022.

We have our honey from last season for sale at the school office for $10 for a 500g pot.

Michelle Douglas

Parking 

We are still noticing people parking on the yellow lines outside school at the beginning and end

of the day.  Parking here is dangerous at these busy times of day.  Please do not do it.  It is also

really unsafe to collect your child from the courtyard and walk up the main exit, while cars are also

trying to exit this area, please don’t do this.

We are also noticing people are still parking out on the main road, blocking visibility for those

exiting our car park.  This is simply not a place we want you parking, it is dangerous and creates a

hazard for everyone, please stop!

Gala Sponsorship

The PSG are currently looking for monetary sponsors and goods sponsors for the gala. If you know

of a business that would be able to sponsor goods or money we would really appreciate it.

Please contact Janet Hammond for more information or let Dianne in the office know and she

will pass this information on.

Empty Classroom Day

This will be held on Thursday the  8th of July.  This is the second to last day of term. 

Children self-direct their play outside and will need warm layers.  They will also need two or

three changes of clothes and a towel in case they get wet or muddy.  We have a number of environmental

projects scheduled for that day as well that we would love your help with if you have any time. 

We will be moving bark, weeding, cleaning up and planting on this day.  If you have time and a

wheelbarrow or spade, we would love your help.  Children can also get involved with these projects

so might like to bring a spade and wheelbarrow along to school.  Every class has environmental

projects on the go and this is a great day to make some headway on these jobs.

PSG Pizza Orders

Order forms will come home today for pizza orders.  This will be for the last day of school. 

Look out for this form if you are wanting to order your child pizza lunch on this day. 

This is a PSG fundraiser and was well received last time.

Term Dates

Please note that all dates and other information are kept as up to date as possible via our school

blog, you can access this at kaurihohoreschool.blogspot.com

Term Two

Ends 9th of July

8th of July - Empty Classroom Day (everyone welcome to come and join in we would love your help)

Term Three

Begins 26th July

Ends 1st October

Within this term will be Cross Country and Sponsored Run (dates yet to be set)

Term Four

Begins 18th of October

Gala - 20th November

Athletics day will also be held within this term (date yet to be set)

Prize giving - 10th December 1pm

Term Ends - 12.00 December 14th

2022 - Return Date 2nd of February

Recommended Reading

Our staff development in terms of working with children with challenges revolves around the work

of Ross Greene.  He is the author of a few books which are recommended reading for all parents,

but particularly parents who have children they would describe as challenging.  

Those children that struggle to manage frustration, transition and problem solving and find it hard to

self-calm and self manage their emotions.  

His work is amazing and as a staff we are currently learning about his collaborative and proactive

solutions.  The books below are worth a read.

Food for thought... 

The way we look at behaviour needs to change.  Children do well if they can.  If they can’t there is a

reason for it, they are lacking the skills to do so and it is these skills that we as adults need to help

them develop.  Time invested now means success later on for everyone.

Noho ora mai - stay well, look after yourself and look out for others!

Leslee Allen