Wow, it's hard to believe that it is the end of week 6 today, the term is flying by very quickly!
Welcome Since our last KIT note we have welcomed Finn, Ethan, Kora and their whanau to Kowhai. We are really happy to have you as part of our community. Athletics This afternoon we had our own mini athletics. We hope you enjoyed watching your children participate as much as they enjoyed taking part in all the activities and having lots of fun. Walk-a-thon On Friday 27 November (Postponement date is Monday 30th November), we will be participating in the whole-school walk-a-thon from 11.30-12.30pm. The aim of the walk-a-thon is to raise funds for school reading materials. Your child was sent home with a letter explaining the event and a sponsorship form last week. Show week spectacular This was a great success and we hope that the children shared many of the activities with you eg, the whanau jump jam competition, watching the Kapa Haka, choir and hip-hop groups perform as well as the final of West Melton’s Got Talent. I think a lot of Kowhai children will be prepared to take part next year. Lastly, the main event; Pet Day. It was awesome to see so many parents and extended whanau come along to this event. Thank you, for your support in making sure that your child(ren) had entries in some of the creative sections. We were very impressed with the quality of their work. Missing Items Unfortunately, we continue to have a few wee magpies in our classroom that like to take shiny things. Can you please keep an eye on your child’s bag to see if any extra things appear and return them to Kowhai! Thanks for your help with this! Sergeant Neal popped in today to have a chat with the children about making sure they are doing the right thing at the right time to help alleviate this situation. Linked to this, can you please also ensure that your child(ren) is not bringing toys, jewellery etc to school as it is very upsetting when they get lost (or even taken), or broken. We wish good luck to all the children who are performing in the ballet, Alice and Wonderland this weekend especially Holly and Poppy who have a soloist role. Lastly, we wish Mrs B good luck for her event at the Queenstown marathon. I believe she is in the new hybrid walk/run event. If you’re going down there and you see her, you’ll be able to ask her about it. Take care everyone, thank you, for your ongoing support and have an awesome weekend! Kōwhai Teachers - Thelma, Nicole, Sonja, Jo and Janette [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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This term is already flying by. It is a massive term as well with lots on!
Today we have the school disco, we hope that everyone who is going has a great time. Show week spectacular Next week we are having a show week spectacular. A programme should have gone home yesterday with the oldest or only child in the family. This gives you an outline of what is happening during the week. Parents and Grandparents are invited to come along and watch the Jump Jam competition on Monday or the many performances on Tuesday or for the Pet Day Extravaganza on Thursday. On Thursday there will be chances to view the pets and craft entries from 9:00 - 12:30 and then if you would like to stay on you are welcome to stay for a shared lunch afterwards. If you are bringing along a pet you would have received a notice about what they will be judged on. Every child is asked to bring along one or two craft entries on the morning of Thursday and then they will go straight to the Wharenui where you will find the Kowhai table and label your child’s entry. (all the information around this went out in the last school newsletter) The Friends of West Melton will be there on the day selling ice blocks, they have also organised a coffee cart for the adults and are taking pre-orders for chips and mini hotdogs. The forms for the pre-orders went out with the children this week and are due back to school on Tuesday. DON’T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR WHANAU COLOURS ON MONDAY!! Athletics On Friday 20th November, we will be having our Junior Athletics. Ti Kouka and Manuka will be in the morning and Kowhai will have theirs in the afternoon. There will be more information to follow. Teacher Only Day Just a reminder that school will be closed on Show Day and then on the following Monday (16 Nov) for Teacher Only Day. Busy Bumbles are running a programme for the day if you need child care and details for this were in the last newsletter. Sun hats Just a reminder that sun hats are compulsory for term 4. Missing Items We seem to have a few wee magpies in our classroom that like to take shiny things. Can you please keep an eye on your child’s bag to see if any extra things appear and return them to Kowhai! Thanks for your help with this! Spare clothes We have had some children who have had some “accidents” at school and we have now run out of spare shorts and undies. If we have loaned some out to you can you please return them to us or if you have any spare that you can donate to us we would really appreciate them. Have a great weekend Kōwhai Teachers - Thelma, Nicole, Sonja, Janette and Jo [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
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