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Important Dates
July 5 - Mid Year Reports go homeJuly 9-11 - Mid Year
InterviewsJuly 12 - Choir, Ukulele and Orchestra Concert at
Kaikorai Primary School 2-3pm July 12 - Last day of Term 3July 29 -
Term 3 Begins
KAIKORAI PRIMARY SCHOOL
N e w s l e t t e rA very special welcome to Ada Rutherford,
Jonty Ellis, Bailey
Hitchens, Holly Fawcett, Toby Ollerenshaw and their families to
Kaikorai Primary School!
PRINCIPALS MESSAGESuccess is the theme for this newsletter! It
has been extremely
pleasing to learn of all of the achievements of our students
outside of school as they pursue their sporting, academic
and
cultural interests. You will find all of the details inside this
newsletter. Please
let us know if your child has done something exceptional so that
we can
recognise them in future newsletters.
Well done to the PAL leadership team who recently won the Sport
Otago
Winter Sports Extravaganza and also to all of our teams who are
competing in
our local competitions.
It has been a pleasure reading your childs mid year report and
you will get a
chance to discuss these at our mid year interviews on July 9-11.
We will once
again be using the online booking system at
www.schoolinterviews.co.nz, please
use the code EHURC.
Thank you to the Board of Trustees and to the Parent Group
for
completing our interactive whiteboard project. Every classroom
in
the school will have access to a IWB in Term Two. Finally,
congratulations to Ken Cochrane who was reelected chair at the
last
Board of Trustees meeting.
Kind regards,
Simon Clarke
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SYNDICATE NEWS
Senior News
In all classes the children have been working on developing
their ideas to make a short clip for our school movie. Skills have
been taught and practised through first making short
advertisements; including scripting, writing jingles, camera
angles, and camera movement. Drama exploration, facial expressions
and use of voice, have all been important parts of these
developments. It is a lot of fun creating something quite unique.
Skills of interdependence have also been a major focus, with the
children working in teams, listening, sharing, trialling, giving
and receiving critical feedback, and negotiating with each other.
There is a lot of highly creative thinking happening, with some
classes starting to film this term, and some starting next
term.
Middle News
Te Wiki o te Reo Mori 2013Next week is Maori Language week and
the theme is Ng ingoa Mori, Mori names. The Middle Syndicate
children will be revisiting their mihi and learning more about Mori
names, including place names and names of people we may know. We
have been singing songs that fit with our school values, including
many that incorporate Mori language. Children have been exploring
mid winter traditions, including Matariki and learning more about
Mori myths and legends.
Movie making is on the agenda and were all talking about film
making techniques. Children may come home talking about types of
film shots such as mid shot, close up and makingcomments about the
music and sound tracks.
Junior NewsMovie making is the big focus as we script our ideas
and very soon film our parts of the movie. It is an exciting time
and one we cant wait to share with you. This focus covers drama,
music, dance, writing, science and social science as well. What a
wonderful way to see the curriculum in action. Brrrr what a wet and
cold month we have had. With so much wet weather we are having lots
of falling in puddles and muddy accidents. We try and have a supply
of clothes at school to change children into but we are short of
track pants for boys and tights or leggings for girls. If you have
any spare winter clothes for us we would gladly accept them. It is
not a bad idea to have a spare set of clothes in your childs bag in
case of accidents.If your child wears gumboots to school please let
them bring a pair of slippers or soft shoes to wear in the
classroom.Thank you to all the parents who have helped this term
with PMP, Fun Friday and gymnastics. We will need your help again
in Term 3. The dates will be confirmed early in the new term.Please
make sure that your child is at school no earlier than 8.30. We
have a bell that goes at 8.30 that allows the children into the
classrooms. It is not fun for them to have to wait in the freezing
cold. Also thank you to the parents who wait outside the rooms to
collect children before 3.00 this helps the teachers to pack up
without interruptions.
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SCHOOL NEWS
School MovieProduction is about to start with the first classes
due to go on location soon! As mentioned in the last newsletter
a
number of students have been taking part in enrichment
activities involved with moviemaking. Congratulations to
Catherine Mason who will be the Director, Liam Black (Camera),
Oliver Bamford (Sound), Elliot Alloo (editor),
Cathy Zeng (Editor), Kieran Black and Oliver Rohtmets (technical
assistants). Well done also Thomas Greenaway
and Georgia Ward from the drama group who will be the lead
characters in the movie. Please put in your diaries
now October 30th for the one off showing at the Regent Theatre
of this years movie!
Spelling QuizCan you spell meringue? The three teams who
participated in the Extra Newspaper Spelling
Quiz certainly can.
Well done to all of our spelling teams who consisted
of Dana Ballantyne, Sammy Johnson and Cathy
Zeng (Kaikorai 1), Zach Scott, Tobias Devereux,
George Bates (Kaikorai 2), Emily Cochrane, Maia
Hunter and Alex Reid (Kaikorai3).
Congratulations!Well done to the following students who have
made representative teams or achieved other outstanding success
over the last few weeks.Lily Hornal performed in Taieri Musicals
Les Miserables as Fantines daughter Cosette. A number of teachers
went along and had a fabulous night, watching Lily and the fabulous
cast. It ended with a well deserved standing ovation. Here are some
of our thoughts:Mrs Paehua I was absolutely blown away that a
person of Lilys age can perform at such a high standard. It was
worthy of an Oscar!Mrs Kumar I was so proud of Lily and in awe of
her confidence on stage!Mrs Graham Lily I thought your performance
was fantastic and I was so proud of you! You looked like Cinderella
in rags. I felt sorry for Cosette.
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate National ChampionshipsKeegan Hall - 2nd
in New Zealand!Year 6 Otago A Netball TeamSophie Miller, Mykayla
Hawker, Tamara Huch11th Grade Otago Soccer TeamGeorge BatesUnder 13
Otago Basketball TeamMichael Ruske , Josh Reeves, Elliot Alloo, Max
Walker, Jacob Whitty, Emily Cochrane, Dana BallantyneUnder 12 Otago
Waterpolo TeamEmily Cochrane
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SCHOOL NEWS
KPSTV Episode 2The second episode of KPSTV for 2013 is online
now. It can be found on the schools website main page or here
http://tiny.cc/w378yw
PARENT GROUP NEWS
TOILET PAPER FUNDRAISERA huge thank you to everyone who
supported the Toilet Paper Fundraiser this year. A total of $2,362
was raised.
PARENTS GROUP FUNDSThe Parents Group has just contributed $1,500
towards subsidising EOTC (Education Outside The Classroom)
activities and has agreed to pay a third of the cost of purchasing
Interactive White Boards (IWBs) for Room 7 and Room 11. This means
that every classroom will now have an IWB.
END OF TERM SAUSAGE SIZZLEThere will be a Sausage Sizzle on the
last day of the term, Friday 12 July, at lunchtime. Order forms
will be sent home on Monday 1 July, but if you would prefer you can
email your childs order to Tor (email address below) and pay via
the internet (Parents Group account # 03 0905 0043005 00). Sausages
are $2 each as usual and gluten free/vegetarian options are
available. Other family members are also very welcome to join us
for the Sausage Sizzle. Sausage orders are due by Friday 5
July.
If you have any questions or you would like more information
about the Parents Group, then please contact Tor Devereux
(453-1108, 027-635-1512, [email protected]).
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Lunch Time Programme RequestA passive play area is being
established outside Room 12 at lunchtimes on fine days. This is an
area for children of all ages to get together and play quietly or
be involved in quieter playground activities. Much creative and
imaginative play takes place in this space. While we do have some
equipment, we could use more! If you have any toys that you no
longer require at home, Mrs Larkins would happily receive them. We
could use things like:
toy cars, trucks or any other vehicles a train set a car track
dolls house wooden toys and/or blocks
Winter Sports ExtravaganzaOn Wednesday 16 of our top Kaikorai
sportsman took part in the Sport Otago Winter sports Extravaganza
at the Edgar Centre.Our two Kaikorai teams, comprising 8 girls and
8 boys, took part in twelve round robin games each of miniball,
netball, football and Rippa rugby league.The afternoon saw semi
finals and a grand final match of Rippa rugby league. Kaikorai 1
was the eventual winner of the final and was awarded the trophy for
2013. We are proud of both our teams and wish to thank the parents
who transported children to and from Edgar and Dave and Jo Menzies
who managed a team.
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Basketball Otago Holiday Programme
COMMUNITY NOTICESHoliday Camps at CYC Waihola
This year CYCWaihola has been running 'sweet as' holiday camps
for kids and teenagers for 50 years!!! I am pleased to email you
about our up-coming July camps at CYCWaihola - all these camps can
be found on our newly designed website at www.cycwaihola.org.nz
If you could make these events known to your students and
parents through your school newsletter that would be excellent.
Many campers enrolling at our camps have indicated they heard about
our camps through school, so thank you if you have published our
camp details previously. Our camps provide a life changing holiday
through adventure based activities, themed activities and fun camp
activities.
Our promo video shows a lot more of what we have to offer and
can be watched at http://youtu.be/pXty3ABaJRs
Enrolments forms can be downloaded from our website -
www.cycwaihola.org.nz or requested from our office on 03 417
7120.
Basketball Otago is proud to produce another school holidays
program that will include basketball skills & other fun
activities. Come and see if you like basketball or continue to hone
your skills.
Camp 1: Tue 16th, Wed 17th, Thu 18th July, 9am-1pm Edgar
Centre
Camp 2: Mon 22nd, Tue 23rd, Wed 24th July, 9am-1pm, Edgar
Centre
Cost $92pp for one camp ($161 for two children from the same
family)
Cost $161pp for both camps ($299 for two children from same
family to attend both camps)
Daily Rate $45pp is also available
Please note that the camp will be run subject to numbers.
Westpac Dunedin North Branch - Proud to support Kaikorai Primary
School.
Any new Home Loan customers that mention they are friends of
Kaikorai Primary would see the school receive a donation of $250,
as well as receive a $250 payment themselves.
Leon Beaman
Customer Banking Consultant
Dunedin North Branch - (Free car parking available)
Tel : +64 3 4748034
Email :[email protected]
Address : Cnr George & Frederick Sts
CYBER SPACE: Are Your Kids Safe
Tuesday 21 August, Otago Boys Auditorium
Free tickets are available from all Dunedin Secondary School
Offices to listen to Matt Taylor, an expert in cyber safety.
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