School News Week One

  

Kaurihohore School Week One, Term Three 2023

Manaaki te katoa - be kind to all. 

Respect - Empathy - Kindness 

He aroha whakatō, he aroha ka puta mai

“If kindness is sown, then kindness is what you shall receive”

Kia ora e te whānau,

Welcome back to a new term.  To all of our new families, nau mai, we look forward to getting you know you and your tamariki better over the next two terms

We are looking forward to a busy, productive term and have our fingers crossed for sunny weather.

Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua. 

I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past. 

Leslee Allen

Pick Up Arrangements For Children

It is very important that if anyone different from usual arrangements is picking up your child, that we are told.  Please phone the office and let us know so we can write this on our duty board.

It is very important for safety purposes that we know these arrangements have been made by you.  Please assist us in this, it is not a very nice feeling to have a parent come to pick up a child, when they have gone with someone else and shouldn’t have done so,

Attendance:

Children must be at school unless they are unwell.  If they are unwell for three days or more, we will need a medical certificate from a doctor who has actually physically examined your child in the clinic.

  If we are concerned about your child’s attendance after five days we will refer them to attendance services so they can help you get them back to school.  Please remember children are legally required to be attending school and it is really hard for teachers to assist them with their learning if they are not at school regularly.  Even one day a week off school equates to two weeks of learning missed.   You will be able to see your child’s overall attendance on their latest school report.  90% attendance is considered regular attendance, anything below this is considered of concern.

We understand that it is cheaper to travel overseas outside of the school holidays, however when considering a trip overseas, please take into account your child’s learning and any impact this may have.  If you are intending on overseas travel in term time, please understand we need a letter from you regarding this.  Even with a  letter this travel will still be marked unjustified, which is a truancy code.

Matariki Ceremony - 

This will be held on Friday.  We will be unveiling our Matariki native bush garden. This garden was created to acknowledge and show gratitude to Mr. Hugh McKenzie who donated the land for our kura.  The opening of this garden is a nod to the past as we recognise the start of schooling at Kaurihohore and a merging of the now with our school whakatauki as we move forward into the future.  If you know of any past members of our school who would like to join us, please let them know.  We will assemble as a school at 10.20am with a start time of 10.30am.  This will be the first opportunity to hear our school song that has been written based on your voices and your children’s voices, specifically about what makes our school special.  Children will also be taking part in Matariki based activities on this day, working in teams of mixed ages.

At 2.30pm we will come to the courtyard to sing some songs together and you are welcome to join us at this time.

We understand the forecast is for rain, but we have to go ahead and make accommodations where we are able to hold the majority of the ceremony under the canopy.

We understand that this time of day is difficult for most whānau to get to, so you are more than welcome to join us for the singing of our waiata at 2.30pm in the courtyard and then go for a wander through the new garden at this time.

Messaging Teachers

If you are wanting to message your child’s teacher, please do so on seesaw or via email.  Please do not use facebook messenger, or on teachers personal phone (unless by prior agreement.)

 When messaging, please understand that we will try our best to attend to messages sent between 8am and 5.00pm.  Anything outside of these hours, will be attended to on our next day of work.

Staffing

Laura Stanners will be taking maternity leave towards the end of this term.  We are currently working on finding someone to take over from Laura and will inform you in due course who this will be. 

Contacting Us

You can find all staff emails on our blog page under the tab  ‘our staff,’ however the best 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 to contact us.

Our school blog is kaurihohoreschool.blogspot.com

Office emails are: 

Chrissie - admin@kaurihohoreschool.co.nz

Dianne - reception@kaurihohoreschool.co.nz

Chelsea/Enrolments - kaurienrolments@gmail.com

Leslee - principal@kaurihohoreschool.co.nz

Reporting Absence - kauriabsences@gmail.com

School Apps

Please take the time to ensure these apps are on your device and that notifications are on, so that you don’t miss anything.

Skool Loop - On this app you can view newsletters, report attendance and book parent/teacher conferences.

Seesaw - This app is where we share with you about your child’s learning, it is where we will report to you, It is a way we can send you messages, and you can also easily message us.  Newsletters and notices are also shared via seesaw.

Kindo - This is a payment app where you can easily purchase items for school without having to have cash.  Over time most payments will be taken in this way.

Please note, teachers can help you with seesaw, but if you need help with Skool Loop or Kindo, you will need to see the school office as teachers do not have access to this.

Whānau Conferences (Parent/Teacher Interviews)

On the 3rd of August, we will hold parent teacher conferences. This will be an early school finish, with children picked up by 1.15pm and conferences starting from 1.30pm.  This is to allow us to get through all the conferences in one day.  If you are unable to make this date, but want an appointment at another date, you need to contact your child’s teacher directly.  

Whānau conferences are a time to catch up with your child’s teacher about how they are going at school.  Children in year 5 and 6 are welcome to come along to these conferences, but they are not required to come and you may prefer not to bring them.  Children are welcome to play outside while they are waiting for you.  We do provide a lot of information with you on seesaw, so you may feel that you do not need to come and see your child’s teacher, this is absolutely fine, your child’s teacher will specifically request you come if they feel there is something that needs to be talked about.  The interview is a very short amount of time, so please come ready with the specific queries you would like to talk about.

Bookings will close on the 1st August 2023 and must be made via Skool Loop, which is super easy to download.  Teachers do not have access to this app, so if you are unable to use it, you will need to check in with the school office.

Fundraisers - Please support us if you can

I will update you with the total raised so far this year, when I have all of this information.

Disco

This will be held on the 1st of September from 5-7, more details will come out closer to the date.

Pizza Fundraising

We will be holding several of these fundraisers this term.

Halloween Event

Again we will hold it on Halloween which is more fun for our tāmariki Tuesday 31st October.

We will need your help to make this happen!

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Term Three

21st of July - Matariki ceremony - 10.30am (assemble at 10.20)

3rd of August - Whānau conferences 1.30pm - 7pm (early finish of 1pm) Book on Skool Loop App

14th of August - Year 6 Visiting Kamo Intermediate

16th of August - School Cross Country

14th of August - New Entrant Open Evening

30th of August - WPSSA cross country for those that qualify

31st of August - School Photos

1st of September - School Disco 5pm-7pm (tickets will be sold prior)

13th of September - Shave for a cure

19th of September - Empty Classroom Day

21st of September - Awards Assembly 2.15pm

Term Four - 

24th of November - Teacher Only Day

Last day 15th of December 12.00pm

School Bank Account Details - 

All payments now go through the one account.

Account 12-3093-0200709-00

Kaurihohore school board of Trustees

Food for thought…

Noho ora mai -

Leslee Allen