School Newsletter – 17 November 2020

Term 4, Week 6 — School news

A Messsage from Kiri Team

Week 6 already! Thank goodness we have had some rain, Kiri gardens were looking very dry. The rain has helped and now our flowers are looking spectacular! We are very excited about our seedlings growing outside the classrooms. These were planted last term, have been growing well and will be transplanted into our Kiri gardens shortly. The plants are unlabelled, so who knows what will emerge! 🍓

Kiri Team have been learning about animal habitats and the common elements they have: shelter, water, food and space needed for survival. We have been investigating the different characteristics of animals. ‘Hands on Creatures’ will be visiting our classes November 25th, this is an interactive experience where the children can get up close with creepy crawlies and learn about their habitats and behaviours. 

Discovery Learning has continued to be a worthwhile platform for providing opportunities for exploration, creativity and collaboration.  The variety of equipment and resources that have been sourced and donated has certainly supported this learning. The nice weather has allowed us to spend Discovery Time down at the bottom field again where we have been exploring with loose parts. We have noticed how much the Spring weather has changed the bottom field and are excited to see all the worms, ants and new plants sprouting.

The Kohimarama Way this term is Honesty and children have been learning what this means to them through role play, stories, and pictures. They know being honest with their friends is the way to build trust, an important basis for all relationships. 

We hope you enjoyed Room 5 and 3’s Animal themed assembly:

Haere rā
Kiri Team

The Kohimarama Way – Honesty

News

The very popular Kohimarama School Year Book is now on sale.
The yearbook is a 64 page, full-colour book and has a page featuring
each class.  It also showcases the highlights of the academic, sporting
and cultural year for the school.
Prior yearbooks can be viewed at the school office.  

Costs: Hard-copy magazine $25, Digital version $10, 
            Hard-copy & Digital Package $30
Orders close: Friday 27th November 2020
Distributed: 10th-11th December to classrooms

Make your orders through the Online Shop – https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/q2.shtml
                       
Any queries, please email Anna Crow
acrow@kohimarama.school.nz

School Assembly Changes for Term 4

Due to the increase in school roll size, we are now required to split our school assemblies into two. Therefore our Senior School Assemblies (Snell and Hillary) will be held at 9.15am on Fridays fortnightly and Junior Assemblies (Cowley and Kiri) will be held at 10.15am on the same fortnight. These are also listed on the school calendar.

Student Fundraiser – This Friday

This term we are raising funds for Our Seas Our Future (OSOF), this charity protects New Zealand’s coastal and marine ecosystems.  Since we all use the oceans for either swimming, boating or fishing the student leaders wanted to support them in their work.  We are asking students to bring $2 and come in mufti.  They might want to come in sea colours of green and blue.

Band Sign Up Forms

Please return all Band Sign Up forms to the school office by the end of this week so we can ensure those who want to be part of the school Bands can be accommodated.

2020 Year 3 and 4 Students – Parent Meeting

As outlined in the letter sent on 30th October, all parents of Year 3 and 4 students are invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday 17th November from 6.30pm-7.30pm in Rooms 19 and 20.

New Entrant Parent Information Session

Parents of Year 1/0 New Entrants who have started in 2020 and not yet had the opportunity to attend one, are invited to a Parent Information Session.

These sessions would normally be held each term, but have not been held regularly throughout this year due to COVID-19.

This will be held on Wednesday 2nd December in the Hall from 10.00am-11.00am.

If you would like to attend, please email to register your attendance to knathan@kohimarama.school.nz

EPRO8  year 7 and 8

We had two teams qualify for the EPRO8  year 7 and 8 semi-finals and they competed on Friday at Stanhope Road School.  Well done to Thomas, Sofia, Margo and Trixie in year 8 and to Theo, Carlos, Enya and Reuben in year 7 who made it through to the finals.

 

National Optimist Sailing Competition

Oli S and Finn D have returned from competing in the National Optimist Sailing Championship in Wellington.  Strong winds prevented sailing on 2 of the scheduled 4 days.
In a fleet of 70 boats Oli finished 3rd overall, another ex Kohi Student, Sean Kensington, took first place.

Class Certificates

Athletics