School Newsletter – 11 May 2021

News

Parent Help Needed for Road Patrol – Wednesday morning

We need a parent to support our students crossing Kohimarama Road safely on Wednesday mornings, please.  Are you able to give us 30 minutes on a Wednesday morning before school to supervise our Road Patrollers?  If so please contact Meegan mhill@kohimarama.school.nz   Thank you.

Sick Children

If your child has any sign of cold symptoms or sore tummies please keep them home.

Absences

If your child is away due to sickness please ensure you make contact before 9.30am. This can be done by phone (930-9826), email (office@kohimarama.school.nz) or by filling in the website absence form. Please include your childs name and class and the reason for their absence ie. tummy bug. This needs to be done each day they are away.

If your child is absent because of a holiday, please apply for leave by emailing (office@kohimarama.school.nz). You will need to include the dates you will be away, your childs name and class and the reason for their absence ie. holiday

Bluelight PCT Challenge

Congratulations to Asher, Amy, Simi, and Zachary who represented us brilliantly at the Year 7 and 8 Police PCT Challenge on Monday.  They were very fortunate to take part in the physical and mental aspects of the qualification process to become a Police Officer – our students did a simulation of this.  Students were involved in the squeeze test, jumping as high as they could, push-ups, fitness course that involved pushing a trailer, jumping through a window, over a fence and a wall, along a balance beam, dragging a bodyweight, and crawling under low hurdles.  Then they had to ‘solve a crime’, each had a different role and together through listening, teamwork and ‘sheer determination’  the blindfolded policeperson had to listen to instructions from the Dispatcher, who was being given written instructions from the Call centre, who was receiving information from the witness!  Thank you to Elise who supported our students with transport and to the Police for the challenge that gave our students a peek into what being a Police Officer entails.

On Friday students and staff were involved in ceremonies to raise the special flag representing our Centennial Year.  Ask your child to show you the flag and tell you about the ceremony which included a dedication, karakia and singing of the school song and  a discussion around the significance of the Centennial Year and the singing of the school song.

Each morning students will put up the flag as a reminder to us and the Kohimarama community of the very special year we are celebrating in 2021.

Student Alumni

If you are a parent of a current student and you attended Kohimarama School we would like to hear from you.  Please email centennial@kohimarama.school.nz and let us know what years you attended.  We also have a number of students who have grandparents who attended Kohimarama School.  Please send us their details.  We would especially like to know if any of these Grandparents will be attending our Greats and Grans day on Friday 4th June.  We would love to hear their stories.

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