Term 3, Week 5 — School news, upcoming dates and notices
Upcoming Events
| Y5/6 Camp Information Evening 6.30 pm Rms 22/23 | Wed, 22 Aug |
| Kings' Band Festival | Wed, 22 Aug - Thu, 23 Aug |
| Otago Problem Solving | Thu, 23 Aug |
| Y7/8 Mathex Teams 6.00 pm Selwyn College | Thu, 23 Aug |
| School Assembly 1.45 pm | Fri, 24 Aug |
| Team and Staff Group Photos | Tue, 28 Aug |
| Sibling and Team Photos | Wed, 29 Aug |
| Walking School Bus Lunch 11.25 am in the Hall | Thu, 30 Aug |
| PTA - Blokes Breakfast | Fri, 31 Aug |
| Y5 Sustainability Challenge | Fri, 31 Aug |
| House T-Shirt Day | Fri, 31 Aug |
| Y0-3 Life Education Trust | Mon, 3 Sep - Fri, 7 Sep |
| PTA Meeting 7.00 pm | Mon, 3 Sep |
| Y4 Arataki Education Centre | Tue, 4 Sep |
| Y5 Arataki Education Centre | Wed, 5 Sep |
| School Assembly 1.45 pm (incl Intermediate Band) | Fri, 7 Sep |
| PTA - Soiree and Auction | Sat, 8 Sep |
| Maori Language Week | Mon, 10 Sep - Fri, 14 Sep |
| Y0-3 Life Education Trust | Mon, 10 Sep - Fri, 14 Sep |
| House T-Shirt Day | Fri, 14 Sep |
| Conservation Week | Sat, 15 Sep - Sun, 23 Sep |
| School Production | Mon, 24 Sep - Thu, 27 Sep |
| END OF TERM 3 | Fri, 28 Sep |
| House T-Shirt Day | Fri, 28 Sep |
| SCHOOL HOLIDAYS | Sat, 29 Sep - Sun, 14 Oct |
| Y4-5 Swimming | Mon, 15 Oct - Thu, 18 Oct |
| PTA - Calendar Art | Mon, 15 Oct |
| START OF TERM 4 | Mon, 15 Oct |
| BOT Meeting 6.30 pm | Mon, 15 Oct |
| Calendar Art Week | Mon, 15 Oct - Fri, 19 Oct |
A Message from our Student Leaders
School Disco
On Friday 17th we had our annual school disco. We, the student leaders, organised the whole event including, decorations, photo booth, photo-taking, drink and snack purchasing, ticket selling and the design of both the posters and tickets – phew! We supported the junior disco, by making sure everyone had someone to dance with and that they had fun. It went smoothly and I think everyone, including us, enjoyed it. This year we had two themes which were: for the junior disco we had Neon and for the senior disco we had 21st Century. We hoped by having a different theme for the senior disco we would encourage/motivate more people to come. DJ Dave did multiple activities and the juniors and seniors were given prizes for winning the activities. The songs he played were also age appropriate. Thank you to the parents and teachers who helped us take all the decorations down at the end of the Disco, you really helped us out. We are already looking forward to the 2019 Disco and hope the students who took away the balloons had a great time with them.
School Cross Country
On Thursday 16th, our annual cross country took place at Madills Farm. This year the Year 7&8’s were first to run the race, which meant the senior helpers had more energy for their own race. I like Madills Farm better because everyone can see the runners all the way around the course, we knew how far we had to run and could pace ourselves, and we had more Year 8’s running around with the younger runners, which meant more encouragement all the way around the course. Two of our Teacher Aides ran the course with students, which showed a real commitment on the day. It was great to hear all the cheering, House chants and encouragement from students throughout the day. Some of us found the course so long and others found it went really quickly. I finished 2nd this year other student leaders also did really well: Natan 1st, Henry 7th, Maddie 4th and Zoe 5th. Thank you to all the parents and teachers for their support, especially Mrs Drefers who organised the day for us.
By Alice
The Kohimarama Way – Respect
“Respect means you care enough to think about others’ feelings before you act.”
“Respect is a two way street, if you want to get it, you’ve got to give it.” – R.G. Kirsch
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men/women.” – Frederick Douglass
“The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.” – Jane Blaustene
News
Sibling Portrait Photos – Wednesday 29th August
Photolife Studios will be at school on Wednesday 29th August to take Sibling Portraits.
If you wish to have a sibling photo taken, please come to the School Office to collect a sibling form. Please complete the form and return to the Office before 9.00 am on Tuesday 28th August.
On the 29th August, Photolife photographers will send for the students in class order but please bear in mind they will only send for the children who have completed a form. A shoot key will be sent to the school for all photos taken. All orders/ payments are done online.
Uniform Shop – New Hours
Effect from this Friday, 24th August, the Uniform Shop will only open on Friday mornings 8.00 am – 9.00 am, as a trial for the rest of the Term. Online deliveries will continue as usual.
Cross Country Results
| Year 1 Girls 1st – Madison Armstrong 2nd – Eva Shepherd 3rd – Juliet Queale |
Year 1 Boys 1st – Miles Wilson 2nd – Ryder Heslop 3rd – William Bangs |
| Year 2 Girls 1st – Esther Comber 2nd – Bella Pavelin 3rd – Alexandra Smart |
Year 2 Boys 1st – Alexander Grant 2nd – Theodore Pinter 3rd – Harley Scott |
| Year 3 Girls 1st – Eden Moyle 2nd – Isabel Oomens 3rd – Coco Poole |
Year 3 Boys 1st – Xavier Henwood 2nd – Conrad Clark 3rd – Ashton Jamieson |
| Year 4 Girls 1st – Frida Comber 2nd – Mischa McLister 3rd – Farrah Blyth |
Year 4 Boys 1st – Chad McLullich 2nd – Xavier Freitag 3rd – Samuel Duder |
| Year 5 Girls 1st – Isabella Jarvie 2nd – Mackenzie Roxburgh 3rd – Mieke Thompson-Pain |
Year 5 Boys 1st – Benjamin Woodhams 2nd – Cormac Pepper 3rd – Harley Bell |
| Year 6 Girls 1st – Sienna Moyle 2nd – Lucy Hargreaves 3rd – Isabella McLullich |
Year 6 Boys 1st – T J Duder 2nd – Matthew Wright 3rd – Hadley Queale |
| Year 7 Girls 1st – Amelia Marsh 2nd – Leanne Clifford 3rd – Maia Zwitser |
Year 7 Boys 1st – Natan Chadzynski 2nd – Callum Blyth 3rd – Lou Marniquet |
| Year 8 Girls 1st – Elani Richards 2nd – Alice Lee 3rd – Ella Ross |
Year 8 Boys 1st – Max Duder 2nd – Noah Shirley 3rd – Rowan Kensington |
Total House Points:-
1st Atkin 1485
2nd Colenso 1400
3rd Patteson 1355
4th Selwyn 1085
Congratulations to Atkin! Well done! Thank you to everyone for all your help!
– Sonia-Jane Drefers
Production Update
We are on our five week countdown now.
As the production draws closer, the students who have a lead role will be working harder and be involved in a different kind of learning than the normal school programme. Remember to let the teachers know if the homework load and school workload is causing stress for your child at this time and we can accommodate that.
You will receive emails from the teams with information regarding the segment that your child will be in and the requirements for that. Please do not go out and spend heaps of money on costumes. We would prefer that we make or reuse. If a purchase is desired by you then that is of course your choice.
A reminder about the make up that you need to be getting together for your child as per last week’s newsletter. Posters will be up around the school soon and tickets will also be available soon.
The excitement continues to lift as we get closer to performance dates.
Weekly Results
Basketball Results
Y3 Kohi Breakers, Won 16-8, POD Caleb
Netball Results
Y4 Kohi Lightning, Lost 4-5, POD Farrah B
Flippaball Results
Y3/4 Kohi Kinas, Won 2-0, POD Indiana
Y3/4 Kohi Jellyfish, Won 14-0, POD Alexander
Y5/6 Kohi Narwhals, Lost 1-2, POD Juliet
Community Notices
