School Newsletter – 25 February 2020

Term 1, Week 4 — School news, upcoming dates and notices

A Message from the Principal

Please take time to have a look at the Recognition of Cultural Diversity Policy which is due to be reviewed. Instructions follow on how to have your say.

Questions and Answers

Q: Are students allowed to bring cellphones to Kohimarama School

A: Yes. As long as you have permission from the principal to do so. Further down in the newsletter you will find a Phone Permission section which has a link to the form needed to complete.

The Kohimarama Way – Commitment

News

Teacher Only Days

Please be aware of Teacher Only Days for this year. Tuesday 2nd June & Tuesday 27th October.

Roll Return 2020

Twice a year, in March and July, all schools in New Zealand are required to furnish to the Ministry of Education a return detailing all students enrolled at their schools.  This return determines our funding and staffing for the remainder of the school year.  If your child is going to be absent or late for any reason on Monday 2nd March the office will require a letter or email from a parent/guardian justifying the student’s absence from school. This correspondence is to be provided to the school office, at office@kohimarama.school.nz no later than Wednesday 4th March by 9.00 am. Thank you in advance.

Phone Permission

We do not recommend that students bring cellphones to school. Cellphones are not necessary to have during the day. However, we understand that some parents like their children to have a phone to communicate with them after school. Cell phones may be confiscated if a child does not have permission to have the device at school or if they are not following the school guidelines. To complete the phone permission form, please click here.

Senior School Swimming Sport (Years 5-8) Thursday 5th MarchICAS Assessments

Kohimarama School will no longer be offering ICAS assessments for our students.  These assessments were ‘extra’ for students and the results from these were not used for future learning with our students.  We believe that PAT (Progress and Achievement tests)  give valuable and more useable information about our students.  These tests are nationally normed and specific for New Zealand students.  Kohimarama students sit these tests from Year 3 to Year 8 twice a year, from this data we are able to see where our students’ knowledge is now, and where the gaps are and at the end of the year we are able to see if students have improved.  The information from these tests are used by our teachers in their class programmes, specifically for students learning.

We warmly welcome you to come and support our first sporting event for 2020. Our swimming sports will be held at Sacred Heart indoor pool (244 W Tāmaki Rd, Glen Innes).

Students will need to be at school no later than 8.20am on Thursday 5 March. We will then depart Kohimarama School at 8.30am via buses. Students are expected to travel to and from our swimming sports by bus and remain at school till 3pm as usual. Cones will be placed along Rāwhitiroa Road so the buses are able to park.

Swim Races 9.00am—1.30pm-ish. Please find the order of events listed below. We are unable to give you accurate times for each event.

We require some parent helpers on the day. Please email Anna-Lena Lockie, alockie@kohimarama.school.nz if you are able to help.

Class Certificates

Congratulations to these outstanding students:

Walking School Bus

Imogen W, Hugo T, Maddie D, Zoe B, Cara SP

Road Patrollers of the Week

Caught being Good – Greenies

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Sports Results

Flippa Ball Results

Community Notices