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School Cross Country

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Our whole school cross country is next Tuesday afternoon, May 11th. 

We would love to invite whānau to spectate this event. 

Senior school races kick off the afternoon with the Year 8s starting shortly after 1:30. We then work down the year groups.  
Junior races will not start before 2:15. 

The children have been out practising this week and are becoming familiar with the course they will run. We are also having conversations around developing a positive mindset around participation in cross country. Success can look like many different things depending on the individual. We encourage the children to set goals for themselves based on running their own best race. This is something that you might like to discuss at home. Some potential goals could be:
- finishing the course
- maintaining a run for the whole way round
- pacing themselves so that can finish feeling strong

Children can wear their housetop on this day or may race in their red school polo. Wearing shoes that are comfortable to run in will be beneficial.

After their race, the children can see you for a quick celebration of their efforts and then should head back to their team's area to be supervised by a teacher. We would appreciate it if you can support the children in remembering this step. 

If you are coming to spectate, please leave dogs at home as some children may be afraid of dogs.   

Kauri Whānau Weekly Update: Term 2 Week 1

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  • Camp photo books - one more chance
  • ShowQuest
  • Quiz Night
  • Winter Sport
  • 40 Hour Famine
  • Kitchen closed
  • High School Info.


Camp photo books

I have placed the order for 40 camp photo books and have since had requests from more parents. The form is open again. If you would like a book and have yet to order, please do so by Friday.


ShowQuest

This Thursday, we would like the children to bring any costume that they have already organised to school. We know that some children may still be organising this. We are not expecting children to be in full costume. We have some clothing items and accessories at school that we can lend out. If you are having trouble sourcing anything, please ensure that your child has let us know so that we can try to match them up with what we have available. 

Thanks to those who have filled in the form offering to help. We have decided to keep the evening meal easy and go with pizza. Our greatest need is hair and makeup helpers; this could be older sibblings. Please fill in this form if you can help.

If you would like to purchase tickets to see the show click here to go to Ticketek.  


Quiz Night

Many thanks to everyone who has offered to help with Quiz Night. If haven't checked out the helping options yet, please click here. Our greatest needs at this stage are, a person to coordinate ticket sales / promotion, a few more supper plates and some prize donations.


Winter Sport

Winter sport starts in Week 5 of this term. 

We would love to be able to provide every child who wants to participate in competitive winter sport a place in a sports team. To make this possible, we are still looking for adults to accompany teams. Ideally, this adult would be comfortable having a go at refereeing a game. This is something we can support you in learning how to do if you are new to it. If you are not comfortable refereeing but would be available to support a team, please do still get in touch. The most important thing we need is for the children to be adequately supervised.  

At the moment we do not have enough adults for competitive winter sport to go ahead this year. 

Currently, we are still looking for:

  • Netball: 2 x year 5/6 and 2 x year 7/8
  • Hockey: 2 x year 5/6 and 1 x year 7/8
  • Football: 1 x year 5/6 and 1 x year 7/8 40 

Please fill in this form if you can help.


Hour Famine and World Vision

Congratulations to our 2021 World Vision Leaders. These students will be attending a Leadership Conference on 13th May to learn valuable skills on how to promote the 40 Hour Famine to the Year 5-8 students at Beckenham. This year the 40 Hour Famine starts at 8pm on Friday 25th June and ends midday Sunday 27th June 2021. This is the weekend of Week 8. We look forward to hearing how you plan to contribute to a wonderful cause.

World Vision Leaders: Alex Walker, Lauren Maule, Zoe-Arianna Clarke and Maxwell Page


Kitchen Closed

Life as a teacher in our intermediate hub just keeps getting busier. We have been looking at changes we can make to keep things more manageable. Something we are going to action straight away is closing our hub kitchen for lunch preparation, as this requires teacher supervision every day.


High School Info.

It is the term of high school open nights. As we get emailed info from high schools, we will pass it on to you. This week we have info from Cashmere High and Hagley College.


Hagley College

Thinking about Hagley for Year 9 2022? 10 key points about us:

  • We're a Designated Character School. To join us, you must agree to engage with our culture and our values of Whakamarumaru (Responsibility), Mana (Respect), Whakawhirinaki (Trust) and Tika (Integrity). We also need to be confident that Hagley has the resources to support you in your learning, that there is a programme that will meet your needs, and that there is a place for you in that programme. 
  • We are a restorative school. 
  • We have an inclusive and diverse learning environment. 
  • We offer a connected curriculum. 
  • All Year 9 students have two hours of Te Reo Māori, three hours of Health and two hours of PE each week. They also all take English, Maths, Social Sciences and Science. Students also choose from a wide range of Kete Wana courses to complete their programmes. 
  • Social action and student leadership are actively promoted and celebrated. 
  • Our Targeted Learning class is very small. Only 2-3 places will be available for new students in 2022 due to returning students. 
  • GATE students are able to excel in their specialty fields. 
  • Enrolment for Year 9 2022 opens on 10 May 2021 and closes on 25 June 2021 at midday. It is essential to apply during this time. 
  • There are only 125 places available in Year 9 for 2022. A ballot is usually required and will occur on 8 July 2021. Notifications re places occur by 16 July 2021. Criteria for priority enrolment for those with family/whānau links to Hagley is on our website. 

 


Our website has more information: https://www.hagley.school.nz/enrolment/year-9-enrolment/

Kauri Whānau: Holiday Update

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  • ShowQuest 
  • Quiz night help
  • Winter sport / Cross country
  • Learn, Create, Share

ShowQuest 

This is just a friendly reminder to check how you are going with sourcing a costume for your child to wear during our ShowQuest performance. The details were in our end of term 1 post. If you are struggling to find a costume for your child, please send us an email and we will see how we can help. 

We are in need of some parent / older sibling help at different times of the day May 17th (the day of ShowQuest). Please click here to see what is involved and let us know how you can help.

Quiz Night

We have a target of $5000 to raise to cover the costs of camp last term. Our cheese roll fundraiser brought in $2500, so we are halfway there! We hope to raise the rest at our Quiz Night on Saturday, May 29th. Many hands make light work, so please click on this link and let us know how you can help. We will be asking every family to donate a 'luxury' supermarket item so that we can make up hampers. 

Winter Sport and Cross Country

We are still in need of parent help on the day of the cross country and with our local winter sport competition. We are particularly short on netball and football coaches. Please click here to find out more and indicate if you can help.

Learn, Create, Share

One of the highlights of the week for many Kauri children is 'Learn, Create, Share', where their learning follows a personal passion. On the last day of term 1, we had our first sharing session. The children worked hard to create an object or presentation so that they could share their learning. We were impressed! Below is a slideshow to give you a glimpse into the learning that took place. We look forward to repeating this process and hope to open the next sharing session up to whānau.

Showquest Important Information for Everyone

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Showquest

ShowQuest rehearsals are in full swing and the children are responding really positively to the challenge. Below is information about purchasing tickets to the show and important costuming information. Our performance date is Monday May17th. On this day the children will be at the Town Hall from 10am until after their performance in the evening. 

Tickets

Please visit Ticketech to order your tickets. If you can't make the show, there will be a video.


Show Quest Costumes


We are asking each child to source their own costume, with your help. The children know which dance they are in. If you don't have anything suitable, we encourage you to check out op shops and recommend ... If you have items that would be suitable for a dance that your child is not performing in, please contact us so we can match children up with whatever you have. If you get stuck, please get in touch with us early on.

All dancers are bare feet.

20’s - Flapper Dance

  • Knee-length dress (plain colour)
  • Dark trousers or shirt
  • Accessorise with beads/ boa/ bow tie/ headband
  • Plain colours, blacks, greys or pale colours

30’s - Singing in the rain

  • Dark trousers or leggings
  • Shirt and tie or raincoat
  • Bowler hat
  • Long umbrella
  • Dark colours

50’s - Jail House Rock


  • Hooped skirt (we have a number of these)
  • Plain coloured T-shirt
  • Dark jeans and denim jacket with plain or striped T-Shirt
  • Plain/ stripped or checkered

60’s - Lets Twist Again (longer skirts)

AND

60’s Dancing in the Street (more of a hippy vibe)


  • Short skirt/dress
  • Trousers
  • Variety of prints and colours or plain

70’s - You Should Be Dancing

  • Short dress
  • Flared trousers would be amazing (not essential)
  • Bright shirt
  • Bright patterns and colours, shiny material and sparkles are ideal.

80’s - What a Feeling

  • Leggings
  • Leg warmers
  • Off-shoulder t-shirt (bright and bold are best, could have a graphic or slogan, can be an old shirt with the neck cut out).
  • Accessorise with headbands, 80’s style jewellery
  • Bright and loud!

90’s - Everybody Dance Now

  • Blue jeans (on the bigger side is preferable) with cuffs turned up or denim dungarees
  • Bright, plain T-Shirt or sweatshirt
  • Denim jacket or shell suit jacket (optional)

  • Baseball cap worn sideways or backwards
  • Demin combined with bright colours