Kaurihohore School Week One, Term Four 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,
It is great to be back! Term four promises as always to be super busy, the weeks will fly by, as they always do.
Please remember children need a sunhat (not a cap) to wear each day if they want to play in the sun. They also need to start bringing their togs, check with your child’s teacher on their swimming days. A massive thank you to Paul Allen for all the extra unpaid hours he has put into getting the pool ready and thank you to those that have volunteered to be on our pool roster, we couldn’t operate the pool without you.
Hopefully you have had a chance to read the latest instalment of your child’s report. As this report is cumulative, by the end of the year, you will have a lovely reflection of their year as a learner. In term four, we will update academic levels, but if you have questions, or would like to know how to help, please make time to sit down with your child’s teacher. We are only too happy to meet with you and discuss your child and their specific needs.
Here’s to a fantastic term!
E iti noa ana, nā te aroha
Although it is small, it is given with love
Leslee Allen
Junior Sandpit
We are currently planning a sandpit area that will be connected to our native garden. The Mountain Lions have very kindly offered their support to get this in place. However we need a bit of a design. Landscaping and design is not my forte, so Paul Allen would love someone's help to plot out what the design for this area may look like. This would just be conceptual, drawing out what it would look like and measuring it out. We need to get on to this urgently, so if you feel you could work with Paul on this, please email paul421allen@gmail.com
Drop off/Pick Up
Please do not drop off children before 7.45am and make sure they are picked up by 3.15pm in the afternoon 3.20pm at the latest.
Avos to Go School Fundraiser For Books
Orders are now open till the 23rd of October.
Gumboot Friday - Friday 4th of November
We are encouraging children to get their gumboots on and bring a donation along on the 4th, to support Gumboot Friday. 100% of the money raised goes towards paying for counselling for kiwi kids and young people, this is a very worthy cause, so gumboot up!
If children do not have gumboots, they may like to wear fancy socks, or something else that makes a bold statement.
Fundraisers - Sponsored Run - Coming Very Soon!
Please make sure children are gathering sponsorship, this event is a lot of fun, we would love to see you dress up and join in!
This year our 'Sponsored Run' will take place on Tuesday 8th November, children can dress up for this event, but keep in mind, they will get quite warm.
Sponsorship forms will get sent home with the tamariki today. Any amount would be greatly appreciated!
We are aiming to raise around $3000 from this fundraiser, so please get behind us and encourage children to seek sponsorship on this day. This fundraising will go towards the
$12 000 we still need to raise for the curriculum, so we are hoping to make a massive dent in this big number!
Calendar Art
A massive thank you for getting behind this fundraiser, we managed to raise $2450…we will let you know when they have arrived for pick up. Thank you Yvette for your work sorting this.
Halloween Fundraiser
This is now sold out! That is 400 people that we need to cater for. Thank you so much to those that have offered help, if you are able to help, but have not volunteered, please let us know.
To make maximum profit, we need every family to assist us with baking. A message about this has been out on seesaw and facebook. Please leave baking in the breakfast room Monday morning (31st Oct) so we can gauge exactly what we have and assess whether we need more in plenty of time before our gates open. Thank you so much!
A massive thank you to Kim for taking the lead on this and to our small committee for being brave enough to take a fundraiser like this on!
Life Education Caravan
The children loved this experience as usual and your fabulous donations helped us to cover the full cost of the visit…$800. I am so grateful to you all!
Active Attitude - After School Pick Up Option
Active Attitude offers a school pick-up and sports tuition opportunity (child can either do swimming or gymnastics) on Wednesdays and the child can stay at Active Attitude up until 5:30pm. Further information can be found here:https://www.activeattitude.co.nz/products/after-school-care or contact (09) 945 4876
Term Four -Dates
24th of October - Labour day, school closed
31st of October - Halloween Walk - 5pm - 7pm
1st November - 3rd November - Bikes in schools
8th November - Sponsored Run
16th of November - Year 2-6 Athletics
23rd of November - Year 0-1 Athletics
15th of November - School market day 2pm - 4pm
9th December - Junior Prizegiving Years 1 - 4 2pm
13th of December - Senior Prizegiving Years 5 and 6 1.30pm
14th of December - Last day (half day)
School Bank Account Details -
Now that the PSG has come under the umbrella of the school, we only have one bank account for all payments.
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
