Cross Country Results- 2020

Year 0	Girls	Boys
1st	Belle	Grayson
2nd	Susana	Jackson
3rd	Sophie	Angus
Year 1	Girls	Boys
1st	Ruby	Liam
2nd	Brooklyn	Amos
3rd	Harper	Weston
Year 2	Girls	Boys
1st	Amelia	Kodie
2nd	Charlotte	Ari
3rd	Shizaya	Damon
Year 3	Girls	Boys
1st	Pippa	Mack
2nd	Sophie	Braxton
3rd	Elvera	Toby
8 Yrs	Girls	Boys
1st	Penny	Tawa
2nd	Abby	Izzy
3rd	Mya	Grayson
4th	Ella	Cory
5th	Hannah	Riley
6th	Paige	Ollie
9 Yrs	Girls	Boys
1st	Ashleigh	Lucas
2nd	Kayla	Cooper
3rd	Mia	Ollie
4th	Julia	Harry
5th	Petina	Taylor
6th	Emma	Dylan
10 Yrs & over	Girls	Boys
1st	Stellar	Ali
2nd	Jorjie	James T-W
3rd	Tayla	Samuel
4th	Allazay	Luke
5th	Xevania	James F
6th	Aaliyah	Ollie

Next Steps - Native Garden Development

The progress already has been huge.  Paul has been working hard on this area.  The paths already look great.  Room 8 helped out this week, finding rocks around the school and moving them so they could be used to mark out garden areas.  This is a work in progress.  A group of senior boys have worked really hard with Paul during break times, thanks Luke, Ben, Taylor and Dylan...doing this all off their own bat, just becuase they want to.💗

The children are already loving the new playing spaces the paths have created.  They are also enjoying engaging with Paul in the work he is doing while they are on their breaks, or at play-based time.

Next gap 30 lime chip (cartage donated by Avoca) will be put down on the paths and wood chip added to the areas that we want to plant. 

We will make some decisions on the best plants to plant in each area, but if you would like to be part of this project, you are more than welcome.

We think it is a great way to reinforce Kaitiakitanga in a pratical and authentic way. 

The boys also plan to build a small bridge with Paul and we will look at other exciting things we could add to this space.

A place to play and a place to plant.  Kaimahi in action.  😍

Reinvigorating our Native Bush

Our native bush area was first planted in 2004. A gift from Mrs Timoko's class.  It was a huge effort and took lots of planning and hard work.

It has been an absolute asset to our school, however with play-based learning children have been allowed over the last few years to use it as a play space.  Meaning many of the original plants died and areas were damaged.

We want to breathe life back into our Native bush area, by now creating play spaces, and no play spaces.  Clearning out, cleaning up and replanting areas that the children then look after in with their tuakana teina class.  

Paul Allen has done a huge amount of work clearning the spaces we want to set up as 'no play' spaces, moving rocks and forming edges.  We then want to bark these areas, eventually form usable paths and plant trees that will happily exist under the current canopy.

On Empty classroom day we plan to move the wood chip we currently have (from the tree that was cut down.)  We will then need more rocks and start planting areas.  This project will allow children to put kaitiakitanga into practice in our own backyard.  

It is a work in progress.  If you feel there is anything you may be able to help with to contribute to this project, we would gladly assist your assistance.  

Before

During...

Forming our local curriculum

Hi everyone, as part of our gathering voice process, children were asked recently what they say as important for their learning here at Kaurihohore. This involved all classes and the answers are written as they were said by the children. These will then be turned into common big ideas that as a school we think all children deserve to 'grapple' with in their learning in primary school, this then forms part of our local curriculum here at school. Have a read and let us know if you think they have missed anything.


Student Voice - What is important for you in your learning here at Kaurihohore?


Doing maths, practising and persisting, subtraction and problem solving. Know strategies so we grow up smart. Different levels of problems.

Doing some homework to help us get better at stuff.


Writing. Rich language (similes) so people understand what we want to say. Using pictures and words. Creativity, imagination.


Learning to respect others and nature.


Being kind to each other/Bucket filling.


Learning to read for understanding and enjoyment. Helps us to learn. Helps us to imagine. Make connections. Makes us confident.


Learning to share.


Learning phonics to help us with reading and writing.


Doing arts and crafts and making a mess.


Doing Kapa Haka and learning to speak Māori. It is NZ culture, it is all around us, so we can recognise Te Reo.


Playing to grow your brain and to make new friends.


To help people when they are hurt.


To help new people.


To have time with the teacher.


Listening, being able to listen to instructions.


Challenges.


Following rules.


Persisting and persevering.


Climbing trees grows your brain like a muscle.


Striving for accuracy, trying your best.


Spelling (essential words)


Swimming.


Getting along with others.


Play based learning.


Respect. How to manage yourself.


Upstanding.


Problem solving.


Friendships, how to be a good friend.


Growing in self confidence.


Caring for myself and others.


Self-talk


Reading help.


Space, History.


Being brave and courageous.


Peer support.


Tools and resources available.


Growth mindset. Try new things, keep going, be happy about learning.


Whānau support.


Good attitude.


Managing emotions.


Mantle of the Expert. It is a fun way to learn. We learn about different stuff. Builds confidence. Uses maths and literacy. Because we do business stuff and work collaboratively.


Looking at others points of view.


Using imagination.


Express ideas in art.


Science.


Sport. We need to be strong, fit and healthy. Uses teamwork. Good for healthy competition and learning fair play. Builds determination and is fun. P.E and the outdoors.


Art uses maths and it is a fun way to learn.


Language conventions.


Skim reading for information.


ICT work.


Social skills.


Cooking.


KiVa.


Kaitiakitanga.


The environment, aware of native plants and animals. Know about life cycles and discover permaculture.


Learning about our brains and making pathways.


Working with others and compromising.


Manaakitanga.


Learning in the bush.

Whanaungatanga.

End of Year/Start of Year Information

It is that time of year again.  Below is your crucial, need to know information.

Prize giving is on the 17th at 1pm.  If postponed it will be the 19th at 1pm.  This is held outside on the field and will run unto 3pm.  If we are unable to have this due to weather, we will livestream an abridged version from 1pm in our facebook school group.

School finishes at 12.30pm on the 20th this year.  Children can be picked up from 12.00pm.  This day is a bit of a tidy up and sort out day, so if you are able and willing to have your children home, they are most welcome not to come to school on that day.

Stationery lists will come home this Friday with class lists.  The online link is www.myschool.co.nz/kaurihohore you will just need to click on your child's class number.  Room One children who are returning, do not need a new lot of stationery. 

School returns 9am on Wednesday the 5th of February and the last day of 2020 is the 16th of December.

The school office will be open from 9am - 3pm from the 28th of January if you need to come in for anything.

If you have moved into our zone and are wishing to enrol your child the best email to contact us on is principal@kaurihohoreschool.co.nz, I will be able to assist you from there or alternatively pop into the office when it opens again on the 28th to start the enrolment process.


Have a great Summer!

Leslee Allen

Thank you to Pub Charity

A huge thank you to Pub Charity for their recent donation.  This donation has been used to support the purchase of decodable readers for our school.  These play a vital role in supporting the learning of reading and we couldn't purchase these without donations such as this!

Supported by the following venues:
Onerahi Tavern
Poroti Tavern
The Grand Hotel (Whangarei)

2019 Cross Country

Thank you to John Cook for capturing this day in photos.