Week Five News

 

Kaurihohore School Week Five, Term Two News 2022

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,  

Halfway through the term already, wow!  It was great to see our Year 4-6 children able to travel to Winter sports last week.  Thank you to our incredible band of merry helpers who raised $1500 for the school by running the BBQ and selling food at Winter sports.  A massive thanks to all that baked, even if their child is not yet old enough to attend.  We have this spot secured for next year and will need more helpers on the day, please consider doing this as it is a great fundraiser for our school and many hands make light work.

 

It is great to see the canopy getting a great deal of use, it is going to be a great asset to our school.  The turf will need replacing very soon, any fundraising we do, over and above what supports the curriculum will go towards this.

 

COVID is still working its way through our school, with some families onto their second round.  The senior classes are currently being hit quite hard, please be diligent and watch for any symptoms.  Come in and pick up a box of tests if you don’t have any.  If your child does test positive for COVID, please let us know so we can be aware and then don’t need to ring you every day to see where they are.

 

E hara taku tao

i te toa takitahi

he toa takitini

My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective.

Coming Soon - Board of Trustees Elections

These are coming up later this year.  A Board of Trustees is in charge of the governance of the school, looking at the big picture in terms of property, strategic goals and finance.  Our board has always remained committed to retaining the special nature of our school while setting strategic targets that continue to drive this forward.  Time commitment is two evening meetings a term and a job here and there relative to the position held.   If interested in what this entails, you could talk to Emma Campbell, Richard Smales, Kasey Hindrup or David Pilkington and get more information.  

You can find some useful information here…with some lovely short videos to listen to.

https://www.schoolboardelections.org.nz/becoming-a-board-member/

Matariki - Memorial Garden

You may have noticed the area next to the native garden has been sprayed and roped off.  We are planning a Matariki-Memorial garden for this area.  It will form an extension to our native garden and eventually link to a junior sandpit.  Crofts are donating the mulch, which will be added to the area and then all going well we will plant our next empty classroom day.  This area will be planted as a way to mark Matariki, but will also be a memorial to the time during the first World War, that the school grounds, along with property from several surrounding farms, were requisitioned by the Army, which stationed the Maori Battalion and the 2nd Hauraki Regiment.

If you would like to help with, or support this garden (or future sandpit) in any way you can email Michelle.  michelle.douglas@kaurihohoreschool.co.nz

Planting will happen on our next empty classroom day (last day of term) then the area will remain out of bounds while plants get established.  We will formally open this area of the native garden later in the year.

Thomas Online Fundraiser - From now, through the month of June

Our next fundraiser is being held in conjunction with Thomas Online.  The school will get the profits from any purchase you make using the details below.

Head over to our website www.ThomasOnline.co.nz, use coupon code KAURIHOHORE SCHOOL, receive Free Shipping and all profits of your order will be sent back to the school. All orders received will be sent directly from us at Thomas Online to your requested address on the overnight courier.

Thank you so much Kylie for your fabulous support of our school!

MATARIKI SCHOOL DISCO

It’s time to bust out the sparkles and dancing shoes! We can finally hold another disco….

*Friday 17th June 5-7pm, Hikurangi Rugby Club

*$5 per student paid in cash to Dianne please. *Tickets will be handed out the week of the disco.

Sausage sizzle, baking, ice blocks and drinks will be available to purchase.

Only current students sorry, we would’ve loved to include last year's year 6’s that missed out due to Covid but due to venue capacity we simply can’t facilitate this.

Also no siblings or friends from outside of the school are able to attend this event, just children currently attending.

Empty Classroom Day - Matariki Celebration

Our empty classroom day will be the 8th of July (last day of term.)   Set the day aside if you can, come in, do some planting, check out our canopy, buy some food, play some games, we’d love to see as many of you as possible on this day!  All whānau welcome.

 

Mud

We have had a bit of wet weather and the school grounds are now quite muddy.  Many of our children love the mud.  Please ensure that your child has one or two changes of clothes and a wet bag to put them in.  If they do not have a change of clothes, they should avoid the mud as we do not have any changes at school for them.  If you do not want your child playing in the mud, please make this clear to them. 

 

Pizza Lunch

This closes on the 3rd for orders and will be served on the 10th of June.  No late orders accepted.  Thanks to Renee Pilkington for taking charge of this.

Term Two - Known Dates

6th June - Queen's Birthday

10th of June - Pizza lunch

17th June - Disco 5-7pm

24th June - Matariki

8th July - Last day of term and Empty Classroom Day - Matariki planting

School Bank Account Details

 Account 12-3093-0200709-00

Kaurihohore school board of Trustees

Food for thought... 

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

Leslee Allen